HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
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Rep. Mark M. Nakashima, Chair |
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Rep. Jarrett Keohokalole, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Daniel Holt |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson |
Rep. Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto |
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Rep. Roy M. Takumi |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 |
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9:00 AM |
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Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO MOVIE THEATRES. Makes permanent the requirements that a public accommodation that owns, leases, leases to, or operates a motion picture theater in more than two locations in the State must under certain conditions provide open movie captioning, and audio description upon request of any motion picture that is produced and offered with audio description.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO BUSINESS. Authorizes the organization of low-profit limited liability companies as business entities for the accomplishment of charitable or educational purposes and not for the significant purpose of production of income or appreciation of property.
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EDB, CPC |
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RELATING TO FROZEN FOOD PRODUCT LABELING. Requires that the words "previously frozen" on labels for frozen food products must be not less than 75% of the size of the font used for the main text of the label.
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EDB, CPC |
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RELATING TO FUNDING FOR CREATIVE MEDIA AND FILM DEVELOPMENT. Amends section 201-113, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to expand funding sources to support creative industries development within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; and repeals sections 201-111, 201-112, and 201-114, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT. Adopt a more explicit definition of "small business," clarify the powers of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, increase the number of board members from nine to eleven, and clarify when reporting by the agencies is required for submission to the board and for submission by the board to the Legislature.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO COMMON INTEREST AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES. Establishes common interest agricultural communities.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Permits farmers' markets and food hubs on lands in an agricultural district.
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AGR, EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO LABOR. Establishes the Hawaii Economic Security Working Group within DBEDT to analyze and make recommendations regarding economic health and stability in light of future automation, globalization, and disruptive innovation. (HB1572 HD1)
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LAB, EDB, JUD |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Proposed HD1: Establishes within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism a broadband coordinator to create the state broadband plan. Requires report to legislature. Appropriates funds.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PLAN. Proposed HD1: Makes the goal of the State to provide housing to households with extremely low- to above moderate- income households. Makes a technical amendment to the state goals of the Hawaii State Planning Act
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EDB, FIN |
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Copies of the Proposed HD1 are available in room 309 and on the Legislature's Web site: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· The date and time of the hearing; and
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________________________________________ Rep. Mark M. Nakashima Chair |
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