COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

 

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

2:00 p.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 159

 

RELATING TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

Appropriates funds for the establishment of post-high school vocational education programs in Pahoa and Ka'u, in the county of Hawaii.

 

HED/LAB, FIN

HB 1011

RELATING TO UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES.

Requires the public disclosure of proposed compensation or compensation changes for administrative positions in the University of Hawaii system.

 

HED/LAB, JUD

HB 1012

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Provides funding to the University of Hawaii to design, research, and develop an interactive searchable web-base database.

 

HED/LAB, FIN

HB 1013

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.

Appropriation to the University of Hawaii; $75,000 for research and development of a statewide web-based database of experiential learning opportunities; $10,000 for study to identify barriers to businesses and organizations volunteering to provide experiential learning opportunities to K-12 and post-secondary learners.

 

HED/LAB, FIN

HB 1869

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Requires the net general fund appropriation to the University of Hawaii for each fiscal year to be at least 10% of the total general fund appropriation to the executive branch.

 

HED, FIN

HB 953

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Establishes and appropriates funds for a textbook lending library program at each UH community college to assist students in need.

 

HED, FIN

HB 586

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for distance training in public health.

 

HED, FIN

HB 1533

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for additional positions to support a joint effort between the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education and Leeward Community College to recruit, train, and retain more teachers.

 

HED, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

 

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

2:00 p.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 1656

RELATING TO SERVICE OF PROCESS.

Establishes who may serve civil process, standards and procedures for registering civil process servers, and an office of civil service process commission to regulate civil process servers.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 1023

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 1, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE AGE QUALIFICATION FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FROM THE AGE OF THIRTY YEARS TO THE AGE OF TWENTY‑FIVE YEARS.

Amends the constitution to change the age qualification for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor from the age of thirty years to the age of twenty‑five years.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 1132

RELATING TO ELECTION DAY POLL WATCHERS.

Requires each county to submit its list of poll watchers not later than 4:30 p.m. on the forty-fifth day prior to any election.  Requires anyone serving as a poll watcher to receive instruction and certification from authorized instructor.

 

JUD

HB 1135

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS.

Appropriates funds for the election commission to properly carry out its duties and responsibilities.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 371

RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.

Authorizes and directs the governor to enter into an interstate compact requiring the State to certify electors of the same political party as that of the winner of the national popular vote in a presidential election.

 

JUD

HB 1131

RELATING TO THE PRIMARY ELECTION DATE.

Moves the date of the primary election from the second to the last Saturday in September to the second Saturday in August of every even numbered year.

 

JUD

HB 1133

RELATING TO ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION.

Authorizes voter registration on election day.  Requires office of elections to develop an election day registration system.  Makes appropriation.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 392

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Changes the age from which persons may pre-register to vote from seventeen to sixteen years of age.

 

JUD

HB 1041

RELATING TO ELECTIONS BY MAIL.

Establishes an election by mail voting system for state, federal, and county primary, special primary, general, and special elections; creates procedure and process for this method of voting.  Makes appropriation.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 764

RELATING TO VOTING.

Allows eligible voters to apply for permanent absentee voter status.  Permits permanent absentee voters to cast a vote at the polls on election day; provided that the person has not previously voted by absentee ballot.  Makes appropriations.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 389

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Prohibits candidates for public office from appearing in public service announcements from the time of filing nomination papers until the time the person is no longer a candidate.

 

JUD

HB 1513

RELATING TO ELECTION OFFENSES.

Increases the financial penalties levied against those who are found guilty of an election fraud.

 

JUD

HB 1130

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Revises various campaign spending reporting deadlines.  Amends definitions of "contribution" and "expenditure".  Increases amount that may be spent per voter for state and county elections and adds prosecuting attorney as an election subject to spending limitation per voter.

 

JUD

HB 661

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Creates comprehensive public funding for elections to the state house of representatives; establishes qualifications, limitations on funding and use of funds, reporting requirements, amends chapter 11, part XII to reflect changes.

 

JUD, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

 

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

8:15 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 34

(HSCR7)

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Prohibits the employees' retirement system from acquiring securities of companies that have active business operations with Sudan.

 

LAB, INT, FIN

HB 1281

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Establishes the Office of International Affairs in DBEDT. 

 

INT, EDB, FIN

HB 1634

RELATING TO OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.

Establishes and funds the office of international relations.

 

INT, FIN

HB 804

RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Provides for the funding and operation of the Office of International Affairs.

 

INT, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

Decision making only:

HB 1547

RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Short form bill relating to international affairs.

 

INT

 

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS

 

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

8:15 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 30

RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS.

Requires legislative consent to bind State to international trade agreements.  Creates legislative points of contact to serve as liaisons with the federal government.  Creates office of trade enforcement to monitor, analyze, and assess trade and creates citizens' commission on globalization to make recommendations.

 

INT/EDB, FIN

HB 31

RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT.

Prohibits state officials from binding the State to government procurement rules of an international trade agreement without legislative action.

 

INT/EDB, FIN

 

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE AND COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

8:30 a.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 567

RELATING TO MOTOR SPORTS FACILITY.

Requires department of accounting and general services to conduct a study to determine the cost of developing an all-purpose motor sports facility in the State, including acquisition of land, construction, and cost of start-up, maintenance, and operation.

 

TAC/WLH, FIN

HB 659

RELATING TO TARO.

Establishes the taro plant as the state plant.

 

TAC/WLH, JUD

HB 1169

RELATING TO HISTORIC SITES.

Requires landowner of a potential native Hawaiian historical site on private property to obtain prior approval of the department of land and natural resources before conducting certain activities on the land; specifies procedures; defines "potential native Hawaiian historic site."

 

TAC/WLH, JUD, FIN

HB 249

RELATING TO HUNTING TOURISM.

Provides for a fee of $50 for a 3-day hunting license on a private or commercial shooting preserve with a licensed guide.

 

WLH/TAC, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 


COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE AND COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS

 

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 572

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.

Requires construction of all transient accommodations to be in compliance with the International Building Code.

 

TAC/EDB, WLH

HB 609

RELATING TO CULTURAL IMPACT STUDY.

Authorizes state historic preservation division of department of land and natural resources to require, for any proposed land developments, a comprehensive cultural impact study that recognizes, conserves, and develops the historic and cultural heritage of the State as an important asset for the enrichment of all of the State's residents.

 

EDB/TAC, WLH, FIN

HB 610

RELATING TO CULTURAL IMPACT STUDIES.

Triggers requirement of conducting a cultural impact study whenever an environmental impact statement is also required for land development.

 

EDB/TAC, WLH, FIN

HB 1018

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

Establishes a condominium hotel class of liquor license.

 

EDB/TAC, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 


COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE

 

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

9:30 a.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 282

RELATING TO THE ALOHA STADIUM.

Authorizes: (1) disposition of Aloha stadium and surrounding lands that are part of the stadium; (2) acquisition of land in Ewa plains or central Oahu upon which a new stadium may be built.

 

TAC, WLH, FIN

HB 1230

RELATING TO SALARIES.

Establishes a salary for the Aloha Stadium Manager that is equivalent to the deputy comptroller's range.

 

TAC, LAB, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

 

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

8:30 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

 

­­AGENDA:

 

The purpose of this information briefing is to update the Legislature on the Hawaii Harbor Users Group's (HHUG) Activities.

 

 


COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

 

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

9:30 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 256

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS.

Appropriates funds for the department of transportation to plant trees along the center median of Kahekili Highway.

 

TRN, FIN

HB 957

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE "ROADS IN LIMBO" PROGRAM IN HAWAII COUNTY.

Appropriates $2,000,000 to maintain and repair roads in the "roads in limbo" program in Hawaii county.

 

TRN, FIN

HB 1425

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS.

Allows the DOT and other agencies to consider nighttime maintenance of our highway system and other highway maintenance improvements.

 

TRN, FIN

HB 1374

RELATING TO NOISE.

Regulates nighttime and weekend construction activities with permits rather than variances.

 

TRN, EEP

HB 333

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS.

Direct city and county of Honolulu to submit report to legislature setting forth a detailed description of the task and cost of determining the ownership of all private highways, roads, and lanes in the urban core of Honolulu.

 

TRN, FIN

HB 894

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS' LICENSES.

Allows drivers 18 years of age or older to qualify for a commercial driver's license for intrastate commerce.

 

TRN, JUD

HB 1126

RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.

Prohibits any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds from traveling in the left lane of a multi-lane roadway or street except when turning or passing.  Exempts public mass transit vehicles and school buses using zipper lanes and high occupancy vehicle lanes.

 

TRN, JUD

HB 1100

RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSES.

Increases from two years to four years after the date of issuance, the length of time before a driver's license expires for drivers seventy-two years of age or older.

 

TRN, JUD

HB 1154

RELATING TO CHAPTER 291, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Clarifies penalties for violating state motor vehicle operation and equipment requirements.

 

TRN, JUD

HB 1175

RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS.

Repeals government agency's joint and several liability in tort claims relating to maintenance and design of highways; limits liability to percentage share of damages attributable to the government agency.

 

TRN, JUD

HB 394

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.

Requires motor vehicle insurers to reduce the rates of senior citizens who successfully complete a driver improvement course.

 

TRN, CPC

HB 1925

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.

Requires stickers on motor vehicles as proof of effective no-fault insurance policy.

 

TRN, CPC/JUD

HB 1605

RELATING TO TRAFFIC CONTROL.

Appropriates funds for the design of a Maui traffic control center.

 

TRN, FIN

HB 1560

RELATING TO TRANSIT.

Establishes the Honolulu transit community development district.  Provides guidance policies for the development of a community development plan for the district.

 

TRN, WLH, FIN

HB 724

RELATING TO COUNTY SURCHARGE ON STATE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Reduces annual reimbursement by city and county of Honolulu to the State from gross proceeds of the county's surcharge on the general excise tax from 10% to 5% or $5,000,000, whichever is less.

 

TRN, FIN

HB 1414

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION COUNTY SURCHARGE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS.

Authorizes an emergency appropriation ($4,500,000) for the costs incurred in administering the county surcharge on state general excise tax.

 

TRN, FIN

HB 1428

RELATING TO TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND.

Transfers $36.4 million from the general fund to the State Highway Fund in each of the FY 2007-2008 and  2008-2009.

 

TRN, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

9:30 a.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

 HB 839

RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO BEACHES.

Appropriates funds for the department of land and natural resources to survey and map all existing public access ways to shoreline areas.

 

WLH, FIN

 HB 845

RELATING TO SHARK FEEDING.

Expands ban on shark feeding to include all other commercial activity (including soliciting and advertising) in the State related to shark feeding.

 

WLH, JUD

 HB 1028

RELATING TO WALKING TRAILS.

Designates the Pi'ilani walking trail from Makena to Kapalua on the island of Maui as a Hawaiian coastal cultural heritage corridor and appropriates funds to improve the trail.

 

WLH, FIN

 HB 1029

RELATING TO BEACHES.

Requires DLNR to develop a comprehensive plan to improve lateral access between beaches, especially on the neighbor islands.  Amends the definition of "trail", as used in chapter 198D relating to the Hawaii Statewide Trail and Access System, to include those that connect one beach to another.

 

WLH, FIN

 HB 1037

RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.

Extends shoreline setback to not less than 150 feet and not more than 200 feet.

 

WLH

 HB 1388

RELATING TO THE HAWAII OCEAN AND COASTAL COUNCIL.

Provides statutory authority to continue the Hawaii Ocean and Coastal Council.

 

WLH, FIN

 HB 1516

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT AND THE RELOCATION OF HONOLULU MARINE, INC. TO KEEHI SMALL BOAT HARBOR.

Makes an appropriation to make improvements at Keehi small boat harbor for the relocation of Honolulu Marine, Inc. from Kewalo basin.

 

WLH, FIN

 HB 1578

RELATING TO OCEAN RESOURCES.

Requires DLNR in adopting rules regulating fishing to consult with native Hawaiian practitioners and further imposes conditions on the rule making process regarding prohibitions or limitations or fishing in any area open to public fishing.

 

WLH, FIN

 HB 1848

RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES.

Prohibits any fishing prohibition or limitation unless certain standards and procedures are adhered to; establishes the Hawaii fishery policy advisory task force; makes an appropriation for operations of the task force.

 

WLH, FIN

Decision making to follow.