HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
COMMITTEE ON VETERANS, MILITARY, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, & CULTURE AND THE ARTS |
Rep. Ken Ito, Chair |
Rep. James Kunane Tokioka, Vice Chair |
Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Takashi Ohno |
Rep. Romy M. Cachola |
Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi |
Rep. Isaac W. Choy |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
Rep. Lynn DeCoite |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami |
Rep. Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto |
Rep. Sam Satoru Kong |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Monday, March 21, 2016 |
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9:00 a.m. |
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Conference Room 312 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
URGING UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES TO IMMEDIATELY RESUME BIOMETRIC INTAKE AND INTERVIEWS ON THE COUNTIES OF HAWAII, MAUI, AND KAUAI.
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VMI, JUD, FIN |
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REQUESTING THAT THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PROVIDE EIGHT-PERSON FIRING PARTIES (SEVEN MEMBERS AND THE FIRING PARTY NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE) AT THE FUNERALS OF ALL AIR FORCE VETERANS AND RETIREES WHO WERE DISCHARGED OR RELEASED UNDER CONDITIONS OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE.
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VMI, FIN |
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REQUESTING RECOGNITION AND CELEBRATION OF THE FESTIVAL OF DIWALI IN HAWAII.
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VMI |
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REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ORDER THAT WHENEVER THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES IS FLOWN ON A PERMANENT FLAGPOLE IN FRONT OF THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF FAMILIES' POW/MIA FLAG SHALL BE FLOWN ON THE SAME HALYARD.
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VMI, FIN |
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ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO PLAN AND COORDINATE THE CELEBRATION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAWAII STATE CAPITOL.
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VMI, LMG, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE/PROVINCE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PROVINCE OF AKLAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
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VMI, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO RENAME A SECTION OF KAPULE HIGHWAY IN THE COUNTY OF KAUA‘I AS THE KAUA‘I VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
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VMI, TRN |
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REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A SURVEY AND EVALUATION OF ARTIST RELOCATION PROGRAMS AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR CREATION IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.
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VMI, FIN |
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DESIGNATING JUNE 27, 2016, AS "POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS AWARENESS DAY" TO ENCOURAGE ALL PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND MILITARY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CONTINUE EDUCATING SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, VICTIMS OF ABUSE, CRIMES, AND NATURAL DISASTERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, AND TREATMENT FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURIES.
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VMI |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MONUMENT IN HILO ON STATE LAND IN HONOR OF THE LATE SENATOR GILBERT KAHELE.
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VMI, WAL, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO COMPLETE THE MAKUA VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, HALT ALL ACTIVITIES IN MAKUA VALLEY, AND INITIATE CLEAN UP TO RETURN MAKUA VALLEY TO FAMILIES WHO LOST THEIR HOMELANDS GENERATIONS AGO.
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VMI, FIN |
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URGING APPROPRIATE STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES TO COLLABORATE TO ISSUE MULTI-DESIGNATION SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES TO PERSONS WHO QUALIFY FOR MORE THAN ONE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE.
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VMI, TRN, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Ken Ito Chair |
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