HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Karen Leinani Awana

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Karl Rhoads

Rep. Gene Ward, Ph.D.

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

 

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Joey Manahan

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

 

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Rep. John Mizuno

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

TIME:

11:00 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A #  2

 

HB 839

(HSCR549)

Status

 

(Email Testimony)

 

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 2704, HD1

(HSCR568-08)

Status

 

(Email Testimony)

 

RELATING TO HA`IKU VALLEY.

Establishes the Ha‘iku Valley cultural preserve commission to exercise policy and management oversight of the Ha‘iku Valley cultural preserve. 

 

WLH, FIN

HB 3175

(HSCR565-08)

Status

 

(Email Testimony)

 

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MARINE FISHING REPORTS.

Amend the title of section 189-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from "monthly catch" to "commercial marine fishing reports" to more accurately reflect that reports will be filed on a "per catch" basis.

 

WLH, FIN

HB 3088, HD1

(HSCR439-08)

Status

 

(Email Testimony)

 

RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE PRACTICES.

Appropriates funds for the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to administer and enforce amendments to the law on mortgage brokers and solicitors.

 

CPC/JUD, FIN

HB 3410, HD1

(HSCR633-08)

Status

 

(Email Testimony)

RELATING TO BIODIESEL.

Provides various market stimulation incentives for the development of biodiesel, including making state agricultural lands available for biodiesel fuel crops; establishing a state biodiesel feedstock crop and biodiesel fuel purchasing program; and creating tax exemptions for oil seed crushing facilities and lands used for biodiesel feedstock crops.

 

EEP/WLH/AGR, FIN

HB 2792, HD1

(HSCR500-08)

Status

 

(Email Testimony)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the Board of Education to provide wage adjustments for substitute teachers comparable to the wage adjustments negotiated for teachers in collective bargaining unit 5.  Allows BOE to adjust hours, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment for substitute teachers. 

 

EDN, LAB, FIN

HB 2929, HD1

(HSCR232-08)

Status

 

(Email Testimony)

 

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Requires independent medical examinations and Permanent Impairment Rating Examinations to be performed by mutually agreed upon physicians.  Effective 07/01/2059.

 

LAB, FIN

HB 2974, HD1

(HSCR509-08)

Status

 

(Email Testimony)

RELATING TO LABOR.

Certifies entities as exclusive representatives absent an election where no other representatives are certified as the exclusive representatives.  Requires immediate collective bargaining between parties once entities are certified as exclusive representatives.  Effective 07/01/2059. 

 

LAB, FIN

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING BILL PREVIOUSLY HEARD

 

Heard on Friday, February 23, 2007, Agenda # 8:

 

HB 1745, HD2

(HSCR688)

Status

 

(Email Testimony)

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Establishes job security requirements upon the sale, merger or other transfer of a business establishment that employs 100 or more persons.  Establishes penalties paid into the Employment and Training Fund and used for training and employment programs.  Enables certain employers that acquire a business to also acquire its predecessor's unemployment insurance contribution assessment rate through December 31, 2007.

 

LAB, EDB, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The date and agenda no. of the hearing;

·     Measure number;

·     If you will be testifying in person or submitting written testimony only;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:   2 copies to Room 306 in the State Capitol.  It is required that the copies be on one side of an 8˝ " X 11" sheet;

FAX:        For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-6001 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (Neighbor Islands);

   OR

EMAIL:   For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to [email protected].  Please include the            measure number, date of hearing, and agenda no. in the subject line or click on the appropriate "Email Testimony"   link above.

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair