‘Aha Kenekoa ‘Aha‘ōlelo Iwakāluakumamāiwa
THE SENATE
OF THE
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
Moku‘āina ‘O Hawai‘i
STATE OF HAWAI'I
‘Ākoakoa Kūmau MH 2017
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
Lā Kanahākumamāwalu
FORTY-EIGHTH DAY
13 ‘Apelila 2017 - Po‘ahā - Hola 11:30 A.M.
April 13, 2017-Thursday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.
Papahana O Ka Lā
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Kāhea Papainoa
ROLL CALL
‘Āpono Mo‘olelo O Ka Puke Hālāwai
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
Ho‘olauna Mea Kipa
INTRODUCTIONS
Ho‘olauna Ma Ka ‘Ākoakoa Nui
RECOGNIZING AND HONORING COACH DAVE SHOJI. (Senators Kahele and Taniguchi)
Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ke Kia‘āina
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR: Nos. 835-836
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Letter dated 04-11-2017, correcting the spelling of the Gubernatorial Nominee's last name on GM806 (name amended to ANACLETO ALCANTARA, JR.). |
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Informing the Senate that on 04-11-2017, the Governor has withdrawn DAVID LOVELACE, Gubernatorial Nominee to the Board of Electricians and Plumbers, from consideration by the Senate (GM770). |
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Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Nā ‘Oihana
DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS: None
Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka Hale
HOUSE COMMUNICATION Nos. 546-584
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Returning the following Senate Bills which passed Third Reading in the House on April 11, 2017, in an amended form: |
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546 |
"MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY FOR HAWAII COUNTY."(Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for Hawaii County; Career Criminal Prosecution Unit; Subsidy; Appropriation) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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547 |
"RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' FRINGE BENEFITS."(ERS; EUTF; Experience Studies; Valuation Reports) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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548 |
"RELATING TO TUBERCULOSIS TESTING."(Tuberculosis Testing; Department of Education; Department of Health) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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549 |
"RELATING TO EMPLOYEES."(Appropriation; Collective Bargaining Cost Items; Maui Region Hospitals Transfer; Credited Service; EUTF; Separation Benefits; Repeal) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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550 |
"RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGY."(School Psychologists; Licensure; Board of Psychology) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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"RELATING TO SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES."(Self-service Storage Facilities; Owners; Occupants; Notice; Towing) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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552 |
"RELATING TO INFORMATION CHARGING."(Criminal Procedure; Crimes; Information Charging; Felonies) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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"RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS."(Condominiums; Associations; Board of Directors; Condominium Owners; Violations; Retaliation; Prohibition) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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"RELATING TO THE UNIFORM EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT."(Online Privacy; Employees; Applicants; Students; Prospective Students) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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"MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU."(Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Grant-in-Aid; Career Criminal Prosecution Unit; Appropriation) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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"RELATING TO HEALTH."(Limited Service Pregnancy Centers; Disclosures; Privacy; Remedy) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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557 |
"RELATING TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE."(In Vitro Fertilization; Required Insurance Coverage) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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558 |
"RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS."(Festival of Pacific Arts; Temporary Commission; Appropriation) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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559 |
"RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE."(Climate Change; Paris Agreement; Hawaii Climate Commission; Appropriation) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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560 |
"RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY."(County Lifeguards; Attorney General; Defense) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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561 |
"RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION FEES."(Motor Vehicles; Registration Fees; Disabled Veterans) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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"RELATING TO CORRECTIONS."(Corrections; Correctional Facilities; Administrative and Disciplinary Segregation; Oahu Community Correctional Center Relocation; Report) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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563 |
"RELATING TO TAXATION."(Taxation; Sales; Out-of-State Retailers or Vendors; Notification; Reporting) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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564 |
"RELATING TO EDUCATION FUNDING."(Education Surcharge; Residential Investment Properties; Visitor Accommodations) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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565 |
"RELATING TO VACATION RENTALS."(Vacation Rentals; Taxation; Transient Accommodations Brokers; Tax Collection Agents; General Excise Tax; Transient Accommodations Tax) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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566 |
"RELATING TO PUBLIC REAL PROPERTY."(State Property Cleanup Program; Sheriff Patrol Program; Appropriation) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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567 |
"RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY."(Independent Verification and Validation of Information Technology Projects; Chief Information Officer) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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568 |
"RELATING TO THE STATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION."(Risk Management and Insurance Administration; Department of Accounting and General Services) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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569 |
"RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION."(High Technology Development Corporation; Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Repeal Hawaii Software Service Center) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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570 |
"RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT."(Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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"RELATING TO ENERGY ASSURANCE."(Energy Assurance; Energy Resources; Energy Emergency Preparedness; Petroleum Shortage) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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572 |
"MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT."(Emergency Appropriation; Department of Human Resources Development) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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"RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT."(Uniform Controlled Substances Act) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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"RELATING TO THE ESTATE AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAXES."(Estate and Generation-skipping Transfer Tax) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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575 |
"RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION."(Transportation; Bridges; Exemptions) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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576 |
"RELATING TO AERONAUTICS."(Aeronautics; Administrative Rules; Penalties) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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577 |
"RELATING TO TAXATION."(County Surcharge on State Tax) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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578 |
"RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY."(Technology; Broadband; Counties; State Functions and Responsibilities) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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579 |
"RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING."(Affordable Housing Units; Transfer; Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; Qualified Nonprofit Housing Trusts) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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"RELATING TO PRIVATE TRADE, VOCATIONAL, AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS."(Private Trade, Vocational, and Technical Schools; Licensing; Licensing Fee; Appropriation) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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581 |
"RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX."(Transient Accommodations Tax; Allocation; Homelessness; Resorts; Tourist Areas) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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582 |
"RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HIGHER EDUCATION."(UH; Health Sciences; Native Hawaiians; Pacific Islanders; Appropriation) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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583 |
"RELATING TO RETIREMENT."(Retirement; Pension; Judges; Employees' Retirement System) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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Informing the Senate that on April 11, 2017, the House disagreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: |
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584 |
"RELATING TO THE NURSING FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM."(Nursing Facility Sustainability Program; Extension; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET."(State Budget) |
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"RELATING TO COFFEE BERRY BORER BEETLE."(Coffee Berry Borer; Subsidy Program; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO TAXATION."(Earned Income Tax Credit; Income Tax Rates; Refundable Food/Excise Tax Credit; Appropriations) |
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"RELATING TO DARK NIGHT SKIES PROTECTION."(Light Pollution; Dark Night Skies Protection Advisory Committee; University of Hawaii) |
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"RELATING TO MOVIE THEATRES."(Motion Picture Theater Accommodation; Closed Captioning; Open Movie Captioning; Audio Description) |
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"RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD."(Hawaii Teacher Standards Board; Staff; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE LOANS."(Water Infrastructure Loans; Water Infrastructure Loan Program) |
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"RELATING TO THE ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET."(Rose-ringed Parakeet; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS."(Condominiums; Condominium Association Members; Board Members; Board Meetings; Notice) |
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"RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION."(Mark Licensing Agreement; Department of Education) |
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"RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII."(University of Hawaii; Research; Center for Commercialization; Appropriation ) |
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"RELATING TO EARLY INTERVENTION."(Early Intervention; Department of Health; Web-based Data System; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO TEACHER INCENTIVES."(Charter Schools; Teacher Incentives; Teacher Bonuses; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING."(Executive Office on Early Learning; Family-Child Interaction Learning Programs; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS."(World War II Filipino Veterans Monument; State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES."(University of Hawaii; Hawaii Ant Lab; Little Fire Ant; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS."(Charitable Organizations; Attorney General; Reports; Enforcement) |
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"RELATING TO PROCUREMENT."(Procurement; Subcontractor Listing) |
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"RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST MAUIGROWN COFFEE, INC."(Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Maui; MauiGrown Coffee, Inc.) |
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"RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS."(Procurement Code; Construction; Federal Requirements; Analysis) |
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"RELATING TO BIOSECURITY."(Department of Agriculture; Biosecurity Program; Import Replacements; Appropriations; Clift Tsuji Act) |
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"RELATING TO LIVESTOCK HARVEST FACILITIES."(Livestock Harvest Facilities; Department of Agriculture; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS."(Public Lands; Redevelopment; Redevelopment Districts; Boundaries; Planning Committees; Powers and Duties; District Redevelopment Plans; Designated Redevelopment District Revolving Funds; Establishment; Lease Restrictions; Appropriations; Waiakea Peninsula Redevelopment District, Planning Committee and Revolving Fund) |
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"RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS."(Condominium Associations; Contracts; Resident Managers; General Managers; Operations Managers; Site Managers; Owners; Board of Directors; Mixed-use Projects; Elections; Board Members) |
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Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa
SENATE COMMUNICATIONS: None
Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ka ‘Ao‘ao Ho‘okolokolo
JUDICIARY COMMUNICATIONS: None
Palapala Hō‘ike Na Nā Kōmike Kūmau
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT Nos. 1600-1602
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Western Interstate Commission For Higher Education, Gubernatorial Nominee, CAROL LEE, for a term to expire 06-30-2020."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Medical Education Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARK MUGIISHI, for a term to expire 06-30-2019."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Sister State Committee, Gubernatorial Nominee, DEBRA NAKAMA, for a term to expire 06-30-2019."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Sister State Committee, Gubernatorial Nominee, KAHO'OKELEHOLU HANNAHS, for a term to expire 06-30-2017."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Sister State Committee, Gubernatorial Nominee, KAHO'OKELEHOLU HANNAHS, for a term to expire 06-30-2021."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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Papahana O Ka Lā
ORDER OF THE DAY
A‘oa‘o A ‘Ae
ADVISE AND CONSENT
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JDL |
"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the District Court of the First Circuit, Judicial Nominee, BRIAN A. COSTA, for a term to expire in 6 years." |
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JDL |
"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the District Court of the First Circuit, Judicial Nominee, DAROLYN LENDIO HEIM, for a term to expire in 6 years." |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the District Court of the First Circuit, Judicial Nominee, TRISH K. MORIKAWA, for a term to expire in 6 years." |
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Heluhelu ‘Ekolu
THIRD READING
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"RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII." - (JDL)
(Code of Ethics; University of Hawaii; Technology Transfer Activities) |
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Ho‘ouna Kōmike Ho‘olohe A Ho‘ouna Hou Paha
REFERRALS AND RE-REFERRALS
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RE-REFERRALS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2017 |
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REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR EDUCATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Requests additional funding for education from the United States Department of Education.) (EDU, WAM) |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROYAL MAUSOLEUM AT MAUNA ‘ALA TO ONE OR MORE APPROPRIATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. (Royal Mausoleum at Mauna ‘Ala; Working Group) (HWN/WTL, WAM) |
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ENCOURAGING STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT WORKSITE WELLNESS PROGRAMS. (Worksite Wellness Program; Department of Human Resources Development; State Departments and Agencies) (GVO/CPH, JDL/WAM) |
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REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN-CULTURE-BASED HOOPONOPONO SERVICES. (Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Criminal Justice; Culture) (HWN/PSM, WAM) |
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Ho‘oka‘a‘ike ‘Ē A‘e
MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS: None
Hana ‘Ē A‘e
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Ho‘olaha
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Papamanawa Ho‘olohe Palapala
· Committee Hearing Schedule:
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HWN |
4/13/2017 1:15 PM |
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HWN |
4/13/2017 1:16 PM |
016 |
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HWN |
4/13/2017 1:17 PM |
016 |
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TRE |
4/13/2017 1:20 PM |
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ETT/TRE |
4/13/2017 1:45 PM |
414 |
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ETT/PSM |
4/13/2017 2:00 PM |
414 |
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ETT |
4/13/2017 2:15 PM |
414 |
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TRE/PSM |
4/13/2017 2:30 PM |
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HOU |
4/13/2017 2:45 PM |
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INFO-GVO |
4/13/2017 2:45 PM |
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IAA |
4/13/2017 3:00 PM |
229 |
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INFO-GVO |
4/13/2017 3:00 PM |
224 |
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WTL |
4/17/2017 2:45 PM |
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JDL |
4/18/2017 9:30 AM |
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WAM |
4/18/2017 9:30 AM |
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HRE |
4/18/2017 1:15 PM |
414 |
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HRE |
4/18/2017 1:30 PM |
414 |
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WTL |
4/26/2017 2:45 PM |
224 |
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Ke Pani ‘Ana
ADJOURNMENT