THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2022

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, April 8, 2022

TIME:

9:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229 & Videoconference

 

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A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

GM 624

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Private Detectives and Guards, Gubernatorial Nominee, PAUL FERREIRA, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 630

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Dentistry, Gubernatorial Nominee, STAPHE FUJIMOTO, for a term to expire 06-30-2025.

 

 

CPN

GM 631

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Dentistry, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOY SHIMABUKU, for a term to expire 06-30-2025.

 

 

CPN

GM 655

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects, Gubernatorial Nominee, BRIAN FUJIWARA, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 656

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARK BAKER, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 657

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Pest Control Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, TERRANCE MANAGO, for a term to expire 06-30-2025.

 

 

CPN

GM 658

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Board of Public Accountancy, Gubernatorial Nominee, CHRISTOPHER LEE, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 706

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects, Gubernatorial Nominee, JAY ISHIBASHI, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 707

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Board of Veterinary Medicine, Gubernatorial Nominee, LISA WOOD, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 736

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Board of Nursing, Gubernatorial Nominee, DIANA RIGGS, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 754

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Public Utilities Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, NAOMI KUWAYE, for a term to expire 06-30-2028.

 

 

CPN

[Measure deleted on 04-04-2022]

GM 755

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Naturopathic Medicine, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOY KIMURA, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 762

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaii Medical Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, REBECCA SAWAI, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 763

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Acupuncture, Gubernatorial Nominee, ROBERT LAREAUX, for a term to expire 06-30-2024.

 

 

CPN

GM 766

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Cable Advisory Committee, Gubernatorial Nominee, SCOTT WONG, for a term to expire 06-30-2024.

 

 

CPN

GM 767

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Real Estate Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, RUSSELL KYONO, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 768

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Real Estate Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOHN LOVE, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 769

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Board of Public Accountancy, Gubernatorial Nominee, GARY MIYASHIRO, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 791

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects, Gubernatorial Nominee, BENEDICT LEE, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 792

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Gubernatorial Nominee, DENBY RALL, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 800

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Physical Therapy, Gubernatorial Nominee, MICHELE CHEE, for a term to expire 06-30-2023.

 

 

CPN

GM 812

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Electricians and Plumbers, Gubernatorial Nominee, NATHAN OLANDA, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 813

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOHN CAUDELL JR., for a term to expire 06-30-2023.

 

 

CPN

GM 814

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, Gubernatorial Nominee, MICHAEL BASTA JR., for a term to expire 06-30-2025.

 

 

CPN

GM 834

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Real Estate Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, SEAN GINOZA, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 835

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Real Estate Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, RICHARD EMERY, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 836

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Contractors License Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOHN POLISCHECK JR, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

 

 

 

 

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