THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, March 24, 2022 |
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9:30 AM |
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Conference Room 229 & Videoconference |
PHOTO ID AND PROOF OF 1) FULL VACCINATION OR 2) A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST TAKEN WITHIN
72-HOURS REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE TO THE STATE CAPITOL BEGINNING ON MARCH 7, 2022
BUILDING HOURS: 7AM TO 5PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY
This policy is subject to change and may be adjusted based on evolving COVID-19 guidelines.
Please check the Legislature’s website for updates www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
Effective March 7, 2022, the Legislature will accept written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.
A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.
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REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS' DIVISION OF CONSUMER ADVOCACY, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO CREATE A HAWAII LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH PAYING FOR THEIR HOME ENERGY.
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REQUESTING PUBLIC UTILITIES TO PROVIDE A FIFTY PERCENT RATE DISCOUNT TO RETIRED SENIOR CITIZENS.
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REQUESTING THE HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO DEVELOP AN EFFICIENT AND STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR REVIEWING ELECTRIC UTILITIES' REQUESTS TO PROVIDE "MIDDLE MILE" BROADBAND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF EXPANDING BROADBAND SERVICES FOR HAWAII RESIDENTS IN UNDERSERVED AND UNSERVED AREAS.
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PILOT PROGRAM THAT GRANTS PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY TO QUALIFIED PSYCHOLOGISTS IN THE COUNTIES OF KAUA‘I, MAUI, AND HAWAI‘I.
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND CONDUCT CAREER-ORIENTED PRESENTATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN THE STATE REGARDING PROFESSIONS SUBJECT TO LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION BY THE PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING DIVISION.
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REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD INCLUDES AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS WITH EXPERTISE IN SPECIALTY STRUCTURAL CONTRACTING.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
All testimony received by the Hawai‘i Senate is posted on the Hawai‘i Legislature's website, which is accessible to the public. Please do not include private information that you do not want disclosed to the public.
Please go to the Legislature's website, www.capitol.hawaii.gov, to submit written testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Create a free account on the website, or sign in to an existing account, then click on the "Testimony" icon on the home page to get started. While submitting your written testimony, you will be prompted to indicate if you would also like to testify at the hearing in-person or remotely via videoconference.
Please note the following:
· The number of oral testifiers and/or time allotted to each testifier may be limited by the Chair when necessary to adhere to the committee hearing schedule. We may not be able to accommodate everyone who requests to testify orally.
· Testifiers for this hearing will be limited to 2 minutes each.
If you wish to testify via videoconference during the hearing, please review the detailed step-by-step instructions for testimony procedures before you submit your written testimony. Here's a direct link to the instructions: https://capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/testimonyinstructions2022.pdf
For general help navigating the committee hearing process, please contact the Public Access Room at (808) 587-0478 or par@capitol.hawaii.gov. You can also visit their website at https://lrb.hawaii.gov/par/.
For special assistance: The cable TV broadcast and/or live stream of this meeting will include closed captioning. If you require other auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., interpretive services (oral or written) or ASL interpreter), or are unable to submit testimony via the website due to a disability, please contact the committee at CPNcommittee@capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.
For amended notices: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-6070.
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_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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