THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAII

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

 

FORTY-FOURTH DAY

April 1, 2003-Tuesday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation by Father Allen DeLong

President, St. Louis School

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

  1. Messages from the Governor No(s).: 257-259
  2. G.M. NO.

    TITLE

    REFERRAL

         

    257

    Letter dated March 28, 2003, transmitting proposed changes to the General Appropriations Act, H.B. No. 200.

    FILE

         
         

    258

    Letter dated March 28, 2003, transmitting proposed changes to the General Appropriations Act, H.B. No. 200.

    FILE

         
         

    259

    Letter dated March 28, 2003, requesting the Senate to restore budget adjustments to H.B. No. 200 made by the House of Representatives.

    FILE

         
         

     

  3. Departmental Communication No(s).: 29
  4. D.C. NO.

    TITLE

    REFERRAL

         

    29

    From the State Auditor dated March 28, 2003, transmitting its 2002 Annual Report.

    FILE

         
         
  5. House Communications: None
  6. Senate Communications: None
  7. Judiciary Communications: None
  8. Standing Committee Report No(s).: 1240-1252
  9. 1240

    (One Day Notice)

    (TMG)

    S.C.R. No. 5

    "EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAII IN ITS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL STATIONED IN HAWAII."

    (Recommends Adoption)

         
         

    1241

    (One Day Notice)

    (TMG)

    S.C.R. No. 27, S.D. 1

    "REQUESTING THE HAWAII CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO ASK THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO CONSIDER THE REPORT WHETHER HAWAIIAN AND ALOHA AIRLINES CAN DISCUSS FLIGHT SCHEDULING TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE TRAVELERS."(AMENDED TITLE)

    (Recommends Adoption)

         
         

    1242

    (One Day Notice)

    (TMG)

    S.R. No. 16, S.D. 1

    REQUESTING THE HAWAII CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO ASK THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO CONSIDER THE REPORT WHETHER HAWAIIAN AND ALOHA AIRLINES CAN DISCUSS FLIGHT SCHEDULING TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE TRAVELERS."(AMENDED TITLE)

    (Recommends Adoption)

         
         

    1243

    (One Day Notice)

    (TMG)

    S.C.R. No. 29

    "URGING THE STATE, COUNTIES, AND PARTICIPATING PRIVATE ENTITIES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM IN HAWAII."

    (Recommends Adoption)

         
         

    1244

    (One Day Notice)

    (TMG)

    S.R. No. 17

    "URGING THE STATE, COUNTIES, AND PARTICIPATING PRIVATE ENTITIES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM IN HAWAII."

    (Recommends Adoption)

         
         

    1245

    (HMS/LBR)

    S.C.R. No. 130, S.D. 1

    "ESTABLISHING AN AWARDS PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE BUSINESSES WITH PARENT-FRIENDLY POLICIES."

    (Recommends referral to WAM)

         
         

    1246

    (One Day Notice)

    (HMS)

    S.C.R. No. 94, S.D. 1

    "DECLARING APRIL 9 AS "SAFE RETURN DAY" FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII."

    (Recommends Adoption)

         
         

    1247

    (One Day Notice)

    (CPH)

    S.C.R. No. 31

    "REQUESTING THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII TO INVESTIGATE AND QUANTIFY ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE WORKING POOR AND FAMILIES ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN FEDERAL LOW INCOME HOUSING."

    (Recommends Adoption)

         
         

    1248

    (One Day Notice)

    (CPH)

    S.R. No. 19

    "REQUESTING THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII TO INVESTIGATE AND QUANTIFY ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE WORKING POOR AND FAMILIES ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN FEDERAL LOW INCOME HOUSING."

    (Recommends Adoption)

         
         

    1249

    (One Day Notice)

    (HMS)

    S.C.R. No. 154, S.D. 1

    "REQUESTING THE REVISION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FORMULAS."(AMENDED TITLE)

    (Recommends Adoption)

         
         

    1250

    (One Day Notice)

    (HMS)

    S.R. No. 102, S.D. 1

    "REQUESTING THE REVISION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FORMULAS."(AMENDED TITLE)

    (Recommends Adoption)

         
         

    1251

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (CPH)

    H.B. No. 731, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION."

    (Recommends passage on Third Reading)

         
         

    1252

    (HMS)

    S.C.R. No. 114

    "REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO RESEARCH OPTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING A DEDICATED FUNDING MECHANISM TO IMPLEMENT THE PUBLIC PURPOSE AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS SPECIFIED IN ACT 77, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1997, RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE."

    (Recommends referral to WAM)

         
         
         

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ORDER OF THE DAY

  10. Deferred Matters - Referrals
  11. HSE. COM. NO.

    Informing the Senate that on March 27, 2003, the following House Concurrent Resolution(s) were Adopted in the House:

    REFERRAL

    303

    H.C.R. No. 62, H.D. 1

    "REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION ON THE STATE OF HAWAII, AND REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS CALLING FOR FURTHER REVIEW OF THE MIGRATION ISSUE AND FOR INCREASED AID FOR THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE COMPACT, AND ANY NEWLY RENEGOTIATED COMPACT, ON THE STATE OF HAWAII."(Compact of Free Association; Micronesian Students; Federal Funds)

    TMG

         
         

    HOUSE COM. NO.

    Informing the Senate that on March 28, 2003, the following House Concurrent Resolutions were adopted in the House:

    REFERRAL

         

    305

    H.C.R. No. 43

    "REQUESTING THE EXPLORATION OF OPTIONS FOR REDESIGNING THE BENEFIT LEVELS OF "A" STATUS PLANS DEFINED UNDER HAWAII'S PREPAID HEALTH CARE ACT."(Requesting the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Hawaii's health plan carriers to explore options for redesigning the benefit levels of "A" status plans defined under Hawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act.)

     
         

    306

    H.C.R. No. 58

    "REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE REVIEW OF THE REGULATION OF CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION MANAGERS."(Condominium Association Managers, Regulation, Sunrise Review)

     
         
  12. Advise and Consent
  13. 1219

    ECD/TSM

    G.M. No. 14

    "Submitting for consideration and confirmation as Director, Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Gubernatorial Nominee TED LIU, for a term to expire 12-04-06."

         
         
         
  14. Adopt Resolutions
  15. 1220

    CPH

    S.C.R. No. 62

    "REQUESTING A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF THE REGULATION OF CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION MANAGERS."

         
         

    1221

    CPH

    S.C.R. No. 106

    "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO RECOGNIZE ON-LINE COURSES FROM ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS."

         
         

    1222

    CPH

    S.R. No. 74

    "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO RECOGNIZE ON-LINE COURSES FROM ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS."

         
         

    1223

    CPH

    S.C.R. No. 96

    "SUPPORTING THE HAWAII HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER."

         
         
         
  16. Miscellaneous Communications: None
  17. Miscellaneous Business
  18. Announcements
  19. Adjournment