‘Aha Kenekoa ‘Aha‘ōlelo Iwakāluakumamāwalu

THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

Moku‘āina ‘O Hawai‘i

STATE OF HAWAI'I

‘Ākoakoa Kūmau MH 2015

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

 

 

Lā Kanahākumamāono

FORTY-SIXTH DAY

 

14 ‘Apelila 2015 - Po‘alua - Hola 10:00 A.M.

April 14, 2015-Tuesday-10:00 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

 

Papahana O Ka Lā

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Kāhea Papainoa

ROLL CALL

 

‘Āpono Mo‘olelo O Ka Puke Hālāwai

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

 

Ho‘olauna Mea Kipa

INTRODUCTIONS

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ke Kia‘āina

MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR: None

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Nā ‘Oihana

DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka Hale

HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa

SENATE COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ka ‘Ao‘ao Ho‘okolokolo

JUDICIARY COMMUNICATIONS: None

 


Papahana O Ka Lā

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

 

DEFERRED MATTERS – AGREE / DISAGREE

 

HSE. COM. NO.

 

REFERRAL

 

 

 

349

S.B. No. 388, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS."(County Police Departments; Domestic Violence Policies; Standards of Conduct)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

350

S.B. No. 1113, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS."(Background Checks; Employees, Prospective Employees, Applicants, or Operators of Healthcare Facilities and the State Department of Health)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

359

S.B. No. 2, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO PILOTAGE."(Pilotage; Port Pilots; Liability; Vessels)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

360

S.B. No. 550, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO HEALTH."(Powdered Alcohol; Prohibition)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

361

S.B. No. 987, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION."(Post-Secondary Education; Authorization; Administrative Hearing)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

362

S.B. No. 1131, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT."(Uniform Controlled Substances Act)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

364

S.B. No. 320, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS."(Agricultural District Lands; Composting)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

365

S.B. No. 434, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

"RELATED TO AGRICULTURE."(OHA Package; Agriculture; Hawaii State Plan)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

430

S.B. No. 211, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION."(Crime; Forensic Identification; DNA Testing; Felons)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

431

S.B. No. 214, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION OF THE DISTRICT COURT."(Small Claims Division of the District Court; Jurisdiction)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

432

S.B. No. 218, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO ORDER OF SUCCESSION."(Order of Succession; Lieutenant Governor)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

433

S.B. No. 223, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC GUARDIAN."(Office of the Public Guardian; Powers; Appointment; Financial Assets)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

434

S.B. No. 419, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS."(Neighborhood Boards; Public Meetings; Permitted Interactions)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

435

S.B. No. 1219, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY."(Employment Security; Independent Contractor; Guidelines; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Ōlelo Ho‘oholo E Koho Pāloka ‘la

ADOPT RESOLUTIONS

 

1472

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

EDU/GVO

H.C.R. No. 224, S.D. 1

"NAMING THE NEW WAIMANALO ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BUILDING IN HONOR OF AL LEWIS."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heluhelu ‘Ekolu

THIRD READING

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1422)

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 683, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE HAWAII CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION." - (JDL)

 

(Hawaii Civil Rights Commission; Investigation and Conciliation of Complaint)

 

 

 

 

(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1423)

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 287, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT." - (JDL)

 

(Judiciary Package; UIPA; Government Records)

 

 

 

 

(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1424)

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 290, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY." - (JDL/WAM)

 

(Judiciary Package; Budget; Appropriations)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1431

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 746, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY." - (WAM)

 

(Hawaii Cybersecurity, Economic, Education, and Infrastructure Security Coordinator; Secretary; Civil Service Exempt; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1432

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 293, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES." - (WAM)

 

(Liquor Licenses; Delinquent Taxes; Certificate of Vendor Compliance)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1433

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1005, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT." - (WAM)

 

(Veterans Treatment Court; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1436

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1268, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION." - (WAM)

 

(Vocational Rehabilitation; Public Employees)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1438

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 119, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HEALTH." - (WAM)

 

(Hawaii ABLE Savings Program; Individuals with a Disability and Families)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1440

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 768, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY." - (WAM)

 

(Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Disposition of Abandoned Property)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1441

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1377, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO CHILD HEALTH." - (WAM)

 

(Keiki Caucus; Child Health; Early Intervention; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1442

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1236, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES." - (WAM)

 

(Working Disabled Adults Pilot Program; Medicaid Buy-in Program for Workers with Disabilities; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1443

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1025, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION." - (WAM)

 

(Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Executive Director Salary)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1445

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 971, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO ALOHA TOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION." - (WAM)

 

(Aloha Tower Development Corporation; Board of Directors)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1446

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 774, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS." - (WAM)

 

(Small Business Regulatory Review Board; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1448

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 582, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE NURSING FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM." - (WAM)

 

(Nursing Facility Sustainability Program; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1450

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 261, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION." - (WAM)

 

(Drug Formulary; Posting Requirements; Insurers; Health Plan)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1451

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 139, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST ANAERGIA INC." - (WAM)

 

(Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Renewable Energy; Anaergia Inc.)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1453

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 58, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS." - (WAM)

 

(Protective Order Card Pilot Program; Protective Orders; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1455

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 207, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO TRAINING." - (WAM)

 

(Office of Hawaiian Affairs Package; Native Hawaiian and Hawaiian Rights; Training Course)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1456

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 440, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES." - (WAM)

 

(Forest Conservation and Access; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1457

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 457, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII." - (WAM)

 

(University of Hawaii; Appropriation; Title IX and VAWA Compliance)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1458

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 461, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES." - (WAM)

 

(OIP; LG; DAGS; Transfer; Administrative Attachment; Attorneys; Civil Service)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1459

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 503, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO DROUGHT MITIGATION." - (WAM)

 

(Drought Mitigation; Appropriations for County Projects )

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1460

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 600, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES." - (WAM)

 

(Community Care Foster Family Homes; Private-Pay Clients; Medicaid Clients)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1461

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 821, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION." - (WAM)

 

(Early Childhood Education; Housekeeping)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1462

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1251, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS." - (WAM)

 

(State Public Charter Schools Commission; Facilities Funding; Appropriation; General Obligation Bonds)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1463

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 467, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HEALTH." - (WAM)

 

(Pulse Oximetry Screening; Congenital Heart Defects; Birthing Facilities; Newborns)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1464

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1296, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO ENERGY." - (WAM)

 

(State Hydrogen Implementation Coordinator; Working Group)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1465

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1478, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY." - (WAM)

 

(Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Program; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1466

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 436, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES." - (JDL)

 

(Emergency Vehicles; Move Over Law; Civil Defense)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1467

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1153, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO VETERANS." - (WAM)

 

(State Vehicle Registration Fee; Veterans; Exemption; Report)

 

 

 

 

(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1468)

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 26, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES." - (JDL)

 

(Compensation of Trustees)

 

 

 

 

(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1470)

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1182, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO TAXATION." - (WAM)

 

(Income Tax Credit; Expenses for Household and Dependent Care Services Necessary for Gainful Employment)

 

 

 

 

(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1471)

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1168, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE BOATING SPECIAL FUND." - (WTL/WAM)

 

(DLNR; DOBOR; Boating Special Fund; Hiring of Exempt Positions)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1473

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1412, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO EDUCATION." - (WAM)

 

(Department of Education; Fiscal Operations; Housekeeping)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1474

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 823, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL THEFT." - (WAM)

 

(Agricultural Theft Pilot Project; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1475

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1063, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE." - (WAM)

 

(Emergency Medical Care; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1476

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 481, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HEALTH." - (WAM)

 

(Emergency Medical Services; Advanced Life Support Ambulance)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1477

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 464, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HEALTH." - (WAM)

 

(Ambulance Unit for Kakaako; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1478

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 277, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE." - (WAM)

 

(Infrastructure; Community Facilities Districts)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1479

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 158, S.D. 1

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI." - (WAM)

 

(Department of the Prosecuting Attorney; County of Maui; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1480

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 206, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HAWAIIAN PLANTS." - (WAM)

 

(OHA Package; Hawaii Plants; Public Landscaping)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1481

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 213

"RELATING TO JURY DUTY." - (WAM)

 

(Jury Duty; Transportation Costs; Bus Fare)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1482

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 515, H.D. 3, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO REMNANTS." - (WAM)

 

(Public Lands; Remnants; Definition; Disposition)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1483

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 676, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING." - (WAM)

 

(Collective Bargaining; Nurses; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Unit (9))

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1485

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 252, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS." - (CPN/WAM)

 

(Pharmacy Benefit Manager; Maximum Allowable Cost; Contracting Pharmacy)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1489

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1292, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO PROCUREMENT." - (WAM)

 

(Procurement Code; Past Performance; Task Force)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1490

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 444, H.D. 3, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO BEACH PROTECTION." - (WAM)

 

(Transient Accommodations Tax; Special Land and Development Fund; Beach Restoration and Conservation Plan; Beach Restoration and Conservation Special Fund)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1492

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1349, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO TEACHER TENURE." - (WAM)

 

(Teacher Tenure; Department of Education)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1493

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 716, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO INNOVATIVE BUSINESS INTERACTION." - (WAM)

 

(Innovative Business Interaction Program; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Tourism Authority; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1494

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 831, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS." - (WAM)

 

(Public Charter Schools; Financial Insolvency; Closure)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1495

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 871, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO BIOSECURITY." - (WAM)

 

(Department of Agriculture; Biosecurity Program; Objectives; General Actions; Program Charges; Private-Public Partnerships; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1496

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1394, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO WATER RECLAMATION." - (WAM)

 

(Water Scalping; Feasibility Study)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1502

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 278, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE DWELLING UNIT REVOLVING FUND." - (WAM)

 

(Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund; County Subaccount; County Projects)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1503

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1042, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS." - (WAM)

 

(Important Agricultural Lands; Counties; Grants-in-Aid; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1504

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 966, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO SECTION 237-23, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES." - (WAM)

 

(General Excise Tax; Nonprofit Organizations)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1505

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 894, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE ENHANCED 911 BOARD." - (WAM)

 

(Enhanced 911 Board; Hiring of Employees)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1506

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 611, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE DIGITIZATION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION RECORDS." - (WAM)

 

(Digitization; Historic Preservation; DLNR; Special Fund; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1507

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 573, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HAWAII GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES." - (WAM)

 

(Department of Agriculture; Hawaii Good Agricultural Practices Program; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1511

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 438, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE KAHO‘OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION." - (WAM)

 

(Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission; Self-sufficiency Plan; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1514

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1282, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY." - (WAM)

 

(Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Laser Communications Ground Station Initiative; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1515

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1332, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO IRRIGATION." - (WAM)

 

(Peekauai Ditch Irrigation System; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1516

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1345, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO AGRICULTURE." - (WAM)

 

(East Kauai Water Users' Cooperative; Agriculture; Irrigation; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1517

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1489, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR NATIONAL PARKS." - (WAM)

 

(Special License Plates; Haleakala National Park; Hawaii Volcanoes National Park)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1520

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1343, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY." - (WAM)

 

(Business Recovery Center; Natural Disaster; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1522

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 858, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE." - (JDL)

 

(Landlord-Tenant Code; Domestic Violence; Residential Rental Agreements; Early Termination)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1523

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 805, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO VETERANS DISABILITY BENEFITS." - (JDL)

 

(Veterans Disability Benefits; Attachment; Exemption)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1525

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 538, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE." - (JDL)

 

(Domestic Violence; Wireless Plans; Wireless Telecommunications Service Providers; Contractual Release)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1527

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 850, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE." - (WAM)

 

(CTAHR Cooperative Extension Service; Position Funding; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1529

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 501, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO AGRICULTURE." - (WAM)

 

(Agriculture; Water, Electricity, and Freight Transport Preferential Rates; Public Utilities)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1532

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1127, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO PROCUREMENT." - (JDL/WAM)

 

(Procurement; Procurement Officers; Education and Training; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1534

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 696, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT." - (JDL/WAM)

 

(Hawaii Healthcare Workforce Advisory Board; Socio-cultural Health Advancement; Health Care; Workforce Advisory Boards; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1535

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 508, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO AGRICULTURE." - (JDL/WAM)

 

(Qualified Producer and Feed Developer Grants; Livestock Revitalization Program; Local Feed Source Survey; Industrial Hemp; Agriculture; Pilot Program; Appropriations)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1538

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 851, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HEALTH." - (WAM)

 

(Emergency Medical Services; Advanced Life Support Ambulance; Puna; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1539

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 874, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM." - (WAM)

 

(Ka Papahana Kaiapuni; Hawaiian Language Assessments; Report; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1541

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1180, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO PROCUREMENT." - (WAM)

 

(Procurement; Performance Database; Procurement Database; Compliance Audit Unit; Procurement Task Force; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1543

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 482, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO AGRICULTURE." - (WAM)

 

(Coffee Berry Borer; Pesticide Subsidy Program; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1544

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 697, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO STATE FACILITIES." - (WAM)

 

(Auditor; Department of Accounting and General Services; Leases; Facility Agreements; Inventory; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1545

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 782, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE CYTOMEGALOVIRUS." - (WAM)

 

(Cytomegalovirus; Newborn; Infants; Pregnancy; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1546

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 832, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO EDUCATION." - (WAM)

 

(Public Charter Schools; Public School Service Area)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1547

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1112, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION." - (JDL/WAM)

 

(Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Audit; Collective Bargaining; Transition; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1551

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 581, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM." - (WAM)

 

(Hospital Sustainability Program; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1552

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1214, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE STATE-COUNTY FUNCTIONS WORKING GROUP." - (WAM)

 

(Auditor; State-County Functions Working Group; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1554

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 540, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM." - (WAM)

 

(University of Hawaii; Accounting; Fiscal Management)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1555

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 10, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO EDUCATION." - (WAM)

 

(Administering of Auto-injectable Epinephrine; Students with Anaphylaxis; Testing and Management; Students with Diabetes)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1556

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1440, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO EDUCATION." - (WAM)

 

(Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn; Department of Education; Appropriation; Matching Funds)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1559

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1354, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO HOUSING." - (WAM)

 

(Appropriation; Housing Omnibus; Affordable Housing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDINARY CALENDAR

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1428

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 525, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO STATE PARKS." - (JDL)

 

(State Park System; Smoking or Use of Tobacco Products Prohibited)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1429

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 209, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS." - (WAM)

 

(OHA Package; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Appropriations; Budget)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1430

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 896, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES." - (WAM)

 

(Appropriations; Claims Against State)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1434

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 943, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY SPECIAL FUND." - (WAM)

 

(Civil Monetary Penalty Special Fund; Medicare Penalties; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1435

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 242, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING." - (WAM)

 

(Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Seawater Air Conditioning Projects)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1437

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1325, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT." - (WAM)

 

(Stormwater Management; Counties; User Fees)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1439

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 174, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HEALTH." - (WAM)

 

(Health Insurance; Orthodontic Treatment; Orofacial Anomalies)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1444

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1010, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE COMMUTER BENEFITS PROGRAM." - (WAM)

 

(Commuter Benefits; Counties)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1447

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 621, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." - (WAM)

 

(Health; Environmental Protection; Synthetic Plastic Microbeads; Marine Life)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1449

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 346, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE CIVIL PROCESS." - (WAM)

 

(Service of Civil Process Fees)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1452

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 11, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO TEACHERS." - (WAM)

 

(Teachers; Incentives)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1454

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 148, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT." - (WAM)

 

(Crime; Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment; Innocence Redress)

 

 

 

 

(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1469)

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1491, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING." - (JDL)

 

(Campaign Spending; Noncandidate Committees)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1484

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 940, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS." - (CPN)

 

(Regulation of Tobacco Products)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1486

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1069, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY." - (WAM)

 

(Small Business Innovation Research Awards; Technology; Hawaii Manufacturing Capital Grant Program; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1487

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1432, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE INTERIM ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT SPECIAL FUND." - (WAM)

 

(Human Services; Interim Assistance Reimbursement Special Fund; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1488

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 391, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO WAGES AND HOURS ON PUBLIC WORKS." - (WAM)

 

(Overtime Compensation; Public Works)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1491

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1509, H.D. 3, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO ENERGY." - (WAM)

 

(University of Hawaii; Energy; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1497

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1360, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION." - (WAM)

 

(Transportation; Harbors; Antenna)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1498

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 820, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO PUBLIC EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION." - (WAM)

 

(Executive Office on Early Learning Prekindergarten Program)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1499

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 578, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO EDUCATION." - (WAM)

 

(Education; Physical Examination; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1500

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 576, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE STATE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT INNOVATION WAIVER." - (WAM)

 

(Affordable Care Act Waiver; State Innovation Waiver Task Force; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1501

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 547, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII." - (WAM)

 

(University of Hawaii; Graduation Pathway System; John A. Burns School of Medicine; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1508

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 586, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND E-CIGARETTES ON HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION PREMISES." - (WAM)

 

(Tobacco Products; Electronic Smoking Devices; Prohibition; HHSC Facilities)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1509

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 541, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TUITION AND FEES SPECIAL FUND." - (WAM)

 

(University of Hawaii; Special Fund)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1510

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 496, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT." - (WAM)

 

(Family Leave)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1512

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 318, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS." - (WAM)

 

(Naming Rights; Sponsorship; State and County Buildings; Facilities)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1513

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1167, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TAX CREDIT." - (WAM)

 

(Tax Credits; Capital Infrastructure; Honolulu Harbor)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1518

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1344, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO MITIGATION OF HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS." - (WAM)

 

(Department of Defense; Mitigation of Hazardous Situations; News Media Access; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1519

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1140, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO CESSPOOLS." - (WAM)

 

(Income Tax Credit; Cesspool Upgrade, Conversion, or Connection)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1521

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 142, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS." - (WAM)

 

(Hawaiian Home Lands; Affordable Housing Credits)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1524

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 631, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF BIRTH." - (JDL)

 

(New Birth Certificate; Sex Designation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1526

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1513, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO ENERGY." - (WAM)

 

(Alternative Energy Research; Grants; High Technology Development Corporation; Office of Naval Research Matching Grant; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1528

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 553, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING." - (WAM)

 

(Collective Bargaining Units; UH Graduate Students)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1530

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 365, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO POLICE." - (WAM)

 

(HPD; Body Cameras; Appropriation; Grant-in-aid)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1531

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1467, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH CONNECTOR." - (JDL/WAM)

 

(Hawaii Health Connector; Insurers; Large Group Coverage; Transitional Renewal Policies; Notification; Small Employers)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1533

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 819, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO BULLYING." - (JDL/WAM)

 

(Bullying; Child Safety; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1536

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 448, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE." - (JDL/WAM)

 

(Women's Legislative Caucus Package; Domestic Violence Fatality Reviews; Department of Health; Address Confidentiality Program; Address Confidentiality Program Surcharge Fund; Department of the Attorney General; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1537

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 830, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY." - (WAM)

 

(DLNR; Historic Preservation; Review; Private Residence)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1540

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1356, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO UNFUNDED LIABILITIES." - (WAM)

 

(EUTF; Investments)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1542

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 169, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO TAXATION." - (WAM)

 

(Transient Accommodations Tax; Increase; Resort Time Share Vacation Units)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1548

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1075, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO HEALTH." - (JDL/WAM)

 

(Maui Regional System Facilities; Public-private Collaboration; Transition to New Private Nonprofit Corporation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1549

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 321, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA." - (JDL/WAM)

 

(Medical Marijuana; Dispensaries; Special Sales Tax; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1550

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 124, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO ELECTIONS." - (WAM)

 

(Elections; Voting; Elections by Mail; Absentee Voting; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1553

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 145, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO TAXATION." - (WAM)

 

(Tobacco Products; Large Cigars; Excise Tax; Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1557

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1366, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO STATE ACQUISITION OR DEVELOPMENT OF REAL PROPERTY." - (WAM)

 

(State Acquisition; Real Property; Appropriation; Alii Place; DLNR; DAGS)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1558

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1471, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE FUNDING OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS." - (WAM)

 

(Environmental Response Revolving Fund; Invasive Species Study; Appropriation; Lapse)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1560

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 134, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO TAXATION." - (WAM)

 

(Public Transit; County Surcharge on State Tax)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ho‘ouna Kōmike Ho‘olohe A Ho‘ouna Hou Paha

REFERRALS AND RE-REFERRALS

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike ‘Ē A‘e

MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Hana ‘Ē A‘e

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

 

Ho‘olaha

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

            Papamanawa Ho‘olohe Palapala

·         Committee Hearing Schedule:

 

COMMITTEE

DATE & TIME

ROOM

HSH

4/14/2015 1:15 PM

016

TRA

4/14/2015 2:45 PM

229

JDL

4/15/2015 9:00 AM

016

JDL

4/15/2015 9:30 AM

016

JDL

4/15/2015 10:00 AM

016

EDU

4/15/2015 1:15 PM

229

HTH

4/15/2015 1:15 PM

414

HWN

4/15/2015 1:15 PM

224

HEA

4/15/2015 1:30 PM

211

EDT

4/15/2015 2:45 PM

016

TSI

4/15/2015 2:45 PM

225

WTL

4/15/2015 2:45 PM

224

WAM

4/16/2015 9:00 AM

211

GVO

4/16/2015 1:15 PM

414

HSH

4/16/2015 1:15 PM

016

PSM

4/16/2015 1:15 PM

229

GVO

4/16/2015 1:30 PM

414

HEA

4/16/2015 1:30 PM

224

HEA

4/16/2015 2:00 PM

224

ENE

4/16/2015 2:45 PM

225

CPN

4/17/2015 8:30 AM

229

EDU

4/17/2015 1:15 PM

229

HTH

4/17/2015 1:15 PM

414

WTL

4/17/2015 2:45 PM

224

JDL

4/20/2015 9:30 AM

325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ke Pani ‘Ana

ADJOURNMENT