HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

 

COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson, Chair

Rep. Stacelynn K.M. Eli, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Sean Quinlan

Rep. Lisa Kitagawa

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Rep. Lauren Matsumoto

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 14, 2019

TIME:

9:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 558, HD1

(HSCR189)

Status

RELATING TO KEKAHA KAI STATE PARK.

Appropriates funds for the employment of lifeguards and for life-saving equipment at Kua Bay in Kekaha Kai State Park on Hawaii Island.  (HB558 HD1)

 

WLH, LAB, FIN

HB 713, HD1

(HSCR188)

Status

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Establishes a 3-year Homeless Employment Grant Program that provides homeless individuals with work opportunities and connects them with service providers.  Requires the Department of Human Services to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the 2020 Regular Session.  Appropriates funds.  (HB713 HD1)

 

HSH, LAB, FIN

HB 1154, HD1

(HSCR215)

Status

RELATING TO THE OWNER-BUILDER EXEMPTION.

Requires owner-builders to provide proof of withholding taxes and workers' compensation insurance.  Amends fines for failure to comply with statute.  (HB1154 HD1)

 

IAC, LAB, FIN

HB 1582

Proposed HD1

Status

RELATING TO CONCESSIONS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

Proposed HD1:  Exempts from the bidding requirements of Chapter 102, HRS, concessions on public property whose operations provide historical and cultural information, goods, and services within the State Capitol District.

 

LAB, FIN

 

 

 

Copies of the proposed HD1 are available in room 436 and on the Legislature's Web site:  http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  Testimony should indicate:

·    Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·    The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·    The date and time of the hearing; and

·    Measure number. 

 

While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER: 2 copies (including an original) to Room 324 in the State Capitol;

FAX:     For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-8469 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or

WEB:    For testimony less than 20MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website.  This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-9470, or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson

Chair