HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen, Chair

Rep. Tina Wildberger, Vice Chair

Rep. Sharon E. Har	Rep. Ryan I. Yamane
Rep. David A. Tarnas	Rep. Cynthia Thielen
Rep. Chris Todd

CORRECTED NOTICE OF HEARING

The hearing has been cancelled.

DATE:	Thursday, March 19, 2020
TIME:	9:00AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

Please be advised that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines recommending the avoidance of group meetings larger than 50 people. Due to concerns for public health, legislative hearings have been temporarily suspended.  

HCR 198 / HR 179 / Status / Status	PROMOTING A "GREEN CHRISTMAS" BY ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO SELECT PLANTABLE NATIVE TREES FOR HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS TO HELP ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS.	EEP, FIN
HCR 181 / HR 160 / Status / Status	DESIGNATING APRIL AS TREE AWARENESS MONTH IN HAWAII.	EEP, JUD
HCR 10 / HR 8 / Status / Status	URGING THE STATE TO BAN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC GOODS AND PLASTIC BAGS AND TO SET A SUSTAINABILITY EXAMPLE BY ELIMINATING THE USE OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC TABLEWARE AT STATE DEPARTMENT MEETINGS AND FUNCTIONS.	EEP, JUD
HCR 62 / HR 46 / Status / Status	DECLARING A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND REQUESTING IMMEDIATE AND ACCELERATED ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND LIMIT GLOBAL WARMING TO 1.5 DEGREES CELSIUS.	EEP, FIN
HCR 56 / HR 41 / Status / Status	URGING EACH COUNTY TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING DOWNDRAFT GASIFICATION TO CONVERT WASTE INTO FUEL AND BIOCHAR.	EEP, FIN
HCR 3 / HR 2 / Status / Status	URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND UNITED STATES NAVY TO RENEW FUNDING FOR THE KANEOHE WAVE ENERGY TEST SITE.	EEP, FIN
HCR 76 / HR 59 / Status / Status	URGING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO EXPAND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ATTRACT COMMUNITY‑BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPERS BY EXPANDING THE COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM, REMOVING OR INCREASING CAPS ON CAPACITY, AND ENSURING THAT THE PROGRAM ACCOMMODATES A VARIETY OF PROJECTS, MODELS, AND SIZES.	EEP, CPC
HCR 90 / HR 71 / Status / Status	REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHEN REVIEWING THE POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF HAWAII GAS BY AN EXTERNAL ENTITY.	EEP, CPC

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 327 in the State Capitol;

FAX:     For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-8529 (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 586-8453 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. Nicole E. Lowen

Chair