THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

       COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
               Senator BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair
             Senator BRIAN TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Tuesday, April 20, 1999

        TIME:    9:30 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 016
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A


GM 296   GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PUBLIC
        CPN
        EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND
        James H. Yasuda, term to expire 6-30-2000
        Robert S.J. Hu, term to expire 6-30-2003

GM 290   GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEES TO BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERSCPN
        Jay A. Cambra, D.D.S., term to expire 6-30-99
        Jay A. Cambra, D.D.S., and Stanwood H. Kanna, terms to
        expire 6-30-2003.

GM 313   GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS CPN
        IN OPTOMETRY
        Barbara J. Dirks, O.D., Franklin Y.P. Lau, O.D., and
        Ernest K. Oshiro, O.D.,
        for terms to expire 6-30-2003.

GM 320   GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF VETERINARY  CPN
        EXAMINERS
        Richard M. Fujie, D.V.M., Ph.D., and Lissa W.G. Kam,
        D.V.M.,
        for terms to expire 6-30-2003.

GM 293   GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEES TO THE ELEVATOR MECHANICS CPN
        LICENSING BOARD
        Clifford R. Smith and James P. Chung, for terms to
        expire 6-30-2003.

GM 311   GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEES TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRYCP
        N
        LICENSING BOARD
        Buster M. Komori, and David D.S. Chun, for terms to
        expire 6-30-2003.

 


 
GM 312   GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEES TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR CPN
        INDUSTRY BOARD
        Rudolph E. Ahlo, and Dawn L. Hirai, for terms to
        expire 6-30-2003.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GM 315   GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEES TO THE SMALL BUSINESS    CPN
        REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD
        Memito N. Ablan, June J. Nakamura, & Maile V.O.
        Romanowski,
        terms to expire 6-30-2001
        Isoo Oshima, Kenneth T. Ono, Andrew L. Nickles, and
        James E. Coon,
        terms to expire 6-30-2002
        Roy Shimonishi, Denise Walker, Ann B. Leighton, and
        Timothy Moore,
        terms to expire 6-30-2003.


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

The following GMs are for decision making only (deferred from 4-
8-99).  Testimony will not be accepted.

GM 193   GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEE TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
        COMMISSION                                      CPN
        Gregory G.Y. Pai, Ph.D., term to expire 6-30-2000.

GM 218   GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES,  CPN
        EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
        Richard L. Humphreys, term to expire 1-01-2005.

GM 236   GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES,  CPN
        HAWAI'I PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND
        Clifford T. Uwaine, and Donna L. Kekauoha, terms to
        expire 6-30-99
        Bruce Y. Nakamura, term to expire 6-30-2000
        Clifford T. Uwaine, and Donna L. Kekauoha, terms to
        expire 6-30-2003.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 202, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less
than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at
586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at
least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please
indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and
time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for
submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for
shared use by members of the public.

 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
6830.



_______________________________      _______________________________
Senator Brian Kanno                  Senator Brian Taniguchi
Co-Chair                             Co-Chair