THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair |
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Senator Lynn DeCoite, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 |
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TIME: |
1:00 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
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.
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A G E N D A
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URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ESTABLISH A POLICE STATION IN LEEWARD OAHU TO PROVIDE ENHANCED POLICE SERVICES AND IMPROVED LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE FOR LEEWARD OAHU COMMUNITIES.
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PSM |
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URGING THE ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO INCREASE POLICE PRESENCE ON THE WAI‘ANAE COAST AND THE CREATION OF A NEW POLICE DISTRICT FOR WAI‘ANAE THAT IS SEPARATE FROM KAPOLEI AND ‘EWA.
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PSM, WAM |
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REQUESTING THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT TO UTILIZE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAPPING TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED MAP OF COMPLAINTS AND INCIDENTS ON OAHU RELATED TO ILLEGAL FIREWORKS USE.
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REQUESTING THE HAWAI‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PRIORITIZE AN INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE IN OCEAN VIEW AND COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON LOCATING A POLICE SUBSTATION IN HAWAIIAN OCEAN VIEW ESTATES.
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PSM |
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URGING THE COUNTIES TO MORE EFFECTIVELY AND MEANINGFULLY COORDINATE THEIR POLICE ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC AWARENESS EFFORTS WITH THE STATE AND WITH HUMANE SOCIETIES AND OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNING THE DANGERS POSED BY UNLEASHED DOGS TO HUMANS AND TO OTHER ANIMALS IN PUBLIC AREAS.
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REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY DRAFT EVACUATION PLAN FOR THE AREAS WITHIN LAVA ZONES 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 6.
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PSM |
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REQUESTING THAT THE GOVERNOR CREATE A CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FEDERAL AFFAIRS.
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PSM |
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EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE NAMING OF A UNITED STATES NAVY SURFACE COMBATANT SHIP AFTER FIREMAN SECOND CLASS AND CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT TELESFORO TRINIDAD.
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SUPPORTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I'S EFFORTS TO PURSUE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM FUNDING FOR THE RESTORATION OF KAHALU‘U BAY IN HAWAI‘I ISLAND.
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PSM |
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REQUESTING THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO CONVEY DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD TO THE STATE OF HAWAII.
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PSM |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO FUND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT PROGRAM DIRECTOR POSITION, ONE FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER POSITION, AND COSTS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A FULL-TIME STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL OFFICE.
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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 1 minute 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 PSMcommittee@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) 586-6970.
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_____________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair |
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