THE SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2015

 

COMMITTEE ON HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Chair

Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair

 

 

Sen. Lorraine R. Inouye

Sen. Sam Slom

Sen. Donna Mercado Kim

 

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

 

Sen. Mike Gabbard

Sen. Laura H. Thielen

Sen. Gilbert Kahele

Sen. Sam Slom

Sen. Donna Mercado Kim

 

 

COMMITTEE ON OCEAN, MARINE RESOURCES, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Kaniela Ing, Chair

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen

Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Feki Pouha

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Karl Rhoads, Chair

Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Rep. Richard P. Creagan

Rep. Gregg Takayama

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

TIME:

1:00pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The purpose of this informational Briefing is to report on the status and progress of the implementation of House Concurrent Resolution 217, Requesting the Judiciary to Convene a Task Force to Examine Establishing Hawaiian Language Resources for the State of Hawaii Judiciary.

 

The Task Force convened to:  Conduct a feasibility study to examine the scope and cost of implementing Hawaiian language resources on the Judiciary’s public website; develop a plan to ensure that information contained on the website contains accurate, appropriate and authentic Hawaiian language; identify resources necessary to effectuate the measure; and conduct any other necessary business to carry out the measure.

 

Presentations on the Report will be made by the following Task Force members:

 

Judge Richard T. Bissen, Second Circuit Court, Task Force Chair

Rodney A. Maile, Administrative Director of the Courts, Task Force Vice Chair

Dr. Larry Kimura, Associate Professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo,

               Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikōlani College of Hawaiian Language

Dr. Puakea Nogelmeier, Professor, at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa,                

               Kawaihuelani Center

Nathan Aipa, Esq., Hawaii State Bar Association

Moses Haia, Esq., Access to Justice Commission

Sterling Wong, Public Policy Manager, Office of Hawaiian Affairs

 

Click HERE to view the Task Force report.         

 

 

No public testimony will be accepted.

 

If you require auxiliary aids or services to participate in the informational briefing (i.e. ASL or foreign language interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the briefing so that arrangements can be made.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-7793. 

 

 

 

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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran

Chair

 

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Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

Chair

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Rep. Karl Rhoads

Chair

 

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Rep. Kaniela Ing

Chair

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Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Speaker of the House

 

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Senator Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate