THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND PUBLIC HOUSING

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TAXATION

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair

Senator Will Espero, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2838

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Allows income tax refunds to be electronically deposited in a maximum of three checking or savings accounts, by request of the individual taxpayer.

 

HSP/EDT, WAM

SB 2840

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to establish, update, and define the self-sufficiency standard.

 

HSP/EDT, WAM

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  Any testimony received after 6:00 PM the day before the hearing will not be distributed to the Committee or available to the public until after the hearing ends.  As a result, the Committee will not be able to consider written testimony received after 6:00 PM in its decisions.

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 216, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Legislature's Public Access Room at [email protected].  Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Please note:  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7135.

 

 

 

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Senator Carol Fukunaga

Chair

 

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair