HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE

Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki, Chair

Rep. Jerry Chang, Vice Chair

Rep. Lei Ahu Isa

Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga

Rep. Ed Case

Rep. Joe Gomes

Rep. Ezra Kanoho

Rep. Mindy Jaffe

Rep. Hermina Morita

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

Rep. Blake Oshiro

Rep. Colleen Meyer

Rep. Joe Souki

Rep. Paul Whalen

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

Rep. Lei Ahu Isa

Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga

Rep. Ed Case

Rep. Emily J. Auwae

Rep. Jerry Chang

Rep. Joe Gomes

Rep. Ezra Kanoho

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

Rep. Hermina Morita

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Joe Souki

Rep. Paul Whalen

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Monday, February 25, 2002

TIME:

1:30 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 1723

(HSCR4-02)

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.

Exempts a person involved in an accident during the normal course of their employment from the security and suspension requirements of chapter 287, HRS.

TRN, CPC/JHA

     

HB 2642

HD1

(HSCR140-02)

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOME LOAN PROTECTION ACT.

Creates the Hawaii Home Loan Protection Act to protect the homes and equity of individual borrowers. (HB2642 HD1)

HSH, CPC/JHA

     

HB 2655

RELATING TO CAPTIVE INSURANCE.

Requires all, not only financial, records of a captive insurance company to be treated as confidential by the insurance commissioner.

CPC/JHA

     
 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 
 

DECISION MAKING ALSO ON THE FOLLOWING DEFERRED CPC/JHA BILLS

(AS THESE BILLS WERE PREVIOUSLY HEARD, NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED):

HB 1946: Relating to Motor Vehicle Franchises (2/4)

HB 2207: Relating to Insurance Fraud (2/4)

HB 2412: Relating to Insurers (2/4)

 

CPC ONLY:

HB 2806

HD1

(HSCR336-02)

RELATING TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION.

Permits registered pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives. (HB2806 HD1)

HLT, CPC

     

HB 2413

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES.

Authorizes an association of apartment owners of a partially converted condominium to acquire the remaining lessor's interest upon written approval of 75% of the lessees in the project; requires association to sell remaining portion of the lessor's interest only to lessees of apartments to which the interest is appurtenant, or to the permitted assigns, heirs, or successors of the lessees.

CPC

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

DECISION MAKING ALSO ON THE FOLLOWING DEFERRED BILLS

(AS THESE BILLS WERE PREVIOUSLY HEARD, NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED):

HB 1842: Relating to the Practice of Pharmacy (from 2/21)

HB 2056: Relating to Social Work (2/21)

HB 2258: Relating to Marriage and Family Therapy (2/21)

HB 2845: Relating to Dental Licensing (2/21)

HB 2641: Relating to Restrictive Employment Covenants or Agreements (2/21)

HB 2681: Relating to Condominium Property Regimes (2/21)

HB 1712: Relating to Condominium Property Regimes (1/24)

HB 2833: Relating to Condominium Property Regimes (2/7)

HB 2351: Relating to Public Access Cable Television (2/4)

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 50 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY FOR THE JOINT CPC/JHA HEARING, AND 35 COPIES FOR THE CPC-ONLY HEARING, AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING, TO: (1) THE CPC COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 435, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL. IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET. ORAL TESTIMONY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE CPC COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6180.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

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Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa

Chair

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Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki

Chair