HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

     COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
               Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair
             Rep. Nestor R. Garcia, Vice Chair

  Rep. Romy M. Cachola          Rep. Roy M. Takumi
  Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho           Rep. Colleen Meyer
  Rep. Brian Schatz             Rep. Cynthia Henry Thielen

             NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

        DATE:    Monday, February 22, 1999

        TIME:    9:00 A.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 312, State Capitol


                        A G E N D A

THE PURPOSE OF THIS INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING IS TO HAVE THE
FOLLOWING COMPANIES, WHO SUPPLY HAWAII'S ENERGY NEEDS, DISCUSS
HOW THEY ARE PREPARING FOR Y2K, AND THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF Y2K
ON CONSUMERS:

        THE GAS COMPANY        HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY
        TESORO HAWAII          CHEVRON USA

EACH COMPANY WILL BE GIVEN 20 MINUTES FOR THEIR PRESENTATION,
FOLLOWED BY A 10 MINUTE QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION.

THIS BRIEFING WILL BE TELEVISED AT A LATER DATE FOR PUBLIC
INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES.

NO TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR
SERVICES TO ATTEND THIS INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING (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.



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                               Rep. Hermina M. Morita
                               Chair