‘Aha Kenekoa ‘Aha‘ōlelo Iwakāluakumamāwalu
THE SENATE
OF THE
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
Moku‘āina ‘O Hawai‘i
STATE OF HAWAI'I
‘Ākoakoa Kūmau MH 2016
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
Lā Kanakolukumamāhā
THIRTY-FOURTH DAY
22 Malaki 2016 - Po‘alua - Hola 11:30 A.M.
March 22, 2016-Tuesday-11:30 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‘olauna Ma Ka ‘Ākoakoa Nui
COMMENDING AND HONORING THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION. (Senator Baker)
Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ke Kia‘āina
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR Nos. 696-728
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Letter dated March 10, 2016, correcting the name of the board on GM695, Gubernatorial Nominee to the Center For Nursing Advisory, Susan Young for a term to expire 06-30-2020, board name amended to the Center For Nursing Advisory Board. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Commission To Promote Uniform Legislation, Gubernatorial Nominee, KEVIN SUMIDA, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Commission To Promote Uniform Legislation, Gubernatorial Nominee, PETER HAMASAKI, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board Of Directors Of The Hawai'i Strategic Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, HERBERT BRIAN MOORE, for a term to expire 06-30-2019. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board Of Directors Of The Hawai'i Strategic Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, JAMES MOONIER, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board Of Directors Of The Hawai'i Strategic Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, JON WALLENSTROM, for a term to expire 06-30-2019. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board Of Directors Of The Hawai'i Strategic Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, KEIKI-PUA DANCIL, for a term to expire 06-30-2019. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board Of Directors Of The Hawai'i Strategic Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARK TSUDA, for a term to expire 06-30-2017. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board Of Acupuncture, Gubernatorial Nominee, MIKE HASHIMOTO, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board Of Physical Therapy, Gubernatorial Nominee, NEIL SHIMABUKURO, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board Of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, And Landscape Architects, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOEL KUROKAWA, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board Of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, And Landscape Architects, Gubernatorial Nominee, KEN OTA, for a term to expire 06-30-2017. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board Of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, And Landscape Architects, Gubernatorial Nominee, KEVIN KATAYAMA, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board Of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, And Landscape Architects, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARC VENTURA, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Real Estate Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, BRUCE FAULKNER, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Real Estate Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, SCOTT ARAKAKI, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Health Planning Council, Honolulu Subarea, Gubernatorial Nominee, ALICIA LAU, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Health Planning Council, Honolulu Subarea, Gubernatorial Nominee, CRAIG NAKAMOTO, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Council On Developmental Disabilities, Gubernatorial Nominee, CHRISTOPHER TOYAMA, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, ANN LEMKE, for a term to expire 06-30-2019. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, HOWARD LESSER, for a term to expire 06-30-2016. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, HOWARD LESSER, for a term to expire 06-30-2019. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, JODI ASATO, for a term to expire 06-30-2019. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOHN KUWAYE, for a term to expire 06-30-2016. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOHN KUWAYE, for a term to expire 06-30-2019. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, SCOTT MURAKAMI, for a term to expire 06-30-2016. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, SCOTT MURAKAMI, for a term to expire 06-30-2019. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, SHIRLEY SYPERT, for a term to expire 06-30-2016. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, SHIRLEY SYPERT, for a term to expire 06-30-2019. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Natural Area Reserves System Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, ARTI MICHELLE CLARK, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Natural Area Reserves System Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, JONATHAN PRICE, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Natural Area Reserves System Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, ROBIN NEWBOLD, for a term to expire 06-30-2020. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Natural Area Reserves System Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, THOMAS RANKER, for a term to expire 06-30-2018. |
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Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Nā ‘Oihana
DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS: None
Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka Hale
HOUSE COMMUNICATION Nos. 363-364
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Returning the following Senate Bill which passed Third Reading in the House on March 21, 2016, in an amended form: |
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"RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE."(Sexual Conduct; Promotion of Child Abuse; Obscenity) |
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Returning the following Senate Bill which passed Third Reading in the House on March 21, 2016: |
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"RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS."(Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems; Board of Directors Membership) |
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Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa
SENATE COMMUNICATIONS: None
Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ka ‘Ao‘ao Ho‘okolokolo
JUDICIARY COMMUNICATIONS: None
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT Nos. 2939-2988
Palapala Hō‘ike Na Nā Kōmike Kūmau
(TRE) |
"RELATING TO ENERGY." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to CPH) |
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(TRE) |
"AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR SUNSTRONG LLC, A RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPER SERVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(TRE) |
"AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST PQ ENERGY LLC." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(PSM) |
"RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(PSM) |
"RELATING TO VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(PSM/JDL) |
"RELATING TO MILITARY SERVICE." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(PSM/JDL) |
"RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(EET) |
"RELATING TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(EET/PSM) |
"RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(PSM) |
"RELATING TO FIREARMS." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL) |
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(PSM) |
"RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL/WAM) |
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(PSM/WLA) |
"RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(PSM) |
"RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL/WAM) |
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(PSM/TRE) |
"RELATING TO VETERANS." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(HMS/CPH) |
"RELATING TO AGING." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(HMS/CPH) |
"RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL) |
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(HMS/CPH) |
"RELATING TO ORAL HEALTH." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(HMS/CPH) |
"RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(TRE/PSM) |
"RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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"RELATING TO THE KONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(TRE) |
"RELATING TO CROSSWALK SAFETY." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL) |
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(TRE) |
"RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL) |
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(TRE) |
"RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(TRE) |
"RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL) |
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(TRE/CPH) |
"RELATING TO ENERGY COOPERATIVES." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(TRE/CPH) |
"RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(WLA/EET) |
"RELATING TO THE MACADAMIA FELTED COCCID." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(WLA/EET) |
"RELATING TO BIOSECURITY." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(WLA/EET) |
"RELATING TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(WLA) |
"RELATING TO THE ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(WLA) |
"RELATING TO AGRICULTURE." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(WLA) |
"RELATING TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE LOANS." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(EDU) |
"RELATING TO EDUCATION." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL/WAM) |
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(EDU) |
"RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(EDU) |
"RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(EDU) |
"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR EARLY LEARNING." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(EDU) |
"RELATING TO EDUCATION." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(EDU) |
"RELATING TO BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to CPH) |
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(EDU) |
"ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROMOTE INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM." (Recommends referral to PSM) |
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(EDU) |
"ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROMOTE INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM." (Recommends referral to PSM) |
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(EDU) |
"ENCOURAGING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE COMMITTEE ON WEIGHTS AT LEAST ONE MEMBER WHO IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION COMMUNITY." (Recommends referral to WAM) |
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(CPH) |
"RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM/JDL) |
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(CPH) |
"RELATING TO MEDICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY THE REGULATED INDUSTRIES COMPLAINTS OFFICE." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(CPH) |
"RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM) |
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(CPH) |
"RELATING TO LAND COURT." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL) |
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(CPH/EDU) |
"REQUESTING A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS." (Recommends referral to WAM) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, WREN WESCOATT, III, for a term to expire 06-30-2019."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"ESTABLISHING A SISTER STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE STATE OF GOA OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA." (AMENDED TITLE) (Recommends Adoption) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"REQUESTING THE STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GRANTING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR ADULT LEARNERS." (Recommends Adoption) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"REQUESTING THE STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GRANTING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR ADULT LEARNERS." (Recommends Adoption) |
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Papahana O Ka Lā
ORDER OF THE DAY
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
Ho‘olauna Ma Ka ‘Ākoakoa Nui
COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING ROCKNE FREITAS ON HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND THE STATE OF HAWAII. (Senator Kidani)
HONORING TEACH FOR AMERICA ON ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY. (Senators Kidani and Kim)
Papamanawa Ho‘olohe Palapala
· Committee Hearing Schedule:
COMMITTEE |
DATE & TIME |
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EET/GVO |
3/22/2016 1:15 PM |
414 |
GVO |
3/22/2016 1:15 PM |
414 |
GVO/EET |
3/22/2016 1:15 PM |
414 |
HMS |
3/22/2016 1:15 PM |
016 |
PSM/HOU |
3/22/2016 1:15 PM |
229 |
WLA/GVO |
3/22/2016 1:15 PM |
414 |
JDL/GVO |
3/22/2016 1:17 PM |
414 |
GVO |
3/22/2016 1:20 PM |
414 |
PSM |
3/22/2016 1:20 PM |
229 |
GVO/PSM |
3/22/2016 1:25 PM |
229 |
PSM |
3/22/2016 1:25 PM |
229 |
HEA |
3/22/2016 1:30 PM |
224 |
HWN/HEA |
3/22/2016 1:30 PM |
224 |
WLA/PSM |
3/22/2016 1:30 PM |
229 |
PSM |
3/22/2016 1:35 PM |
229 |
PSM/TRE |
3/22/2016 1:40 PM |
229 |
HEA/PSM |
3/22/2016 2:30 PM |
224 |
EET/HOU |
3/22/2016 2:45 PM |
225 |
GVO/PSM/CPH |
3/22/2016 2:45 PM |
414 |
TRE |
3/22/2016 2:45 PM |
229 |
GVO/PSM |
3/22/2016 2:50 PM |
414 |
HOU |
3/22/2016 2:50 PM |
225 |
TRE/WLA |
3/22/2016 2:50 PM |
229 |
TRE/HMS |
3/22/2016 3:00 PM |
229 |
TRE |
3/22/2016 3:20 PM |
229 |
TRE/EET/CPH |
3/22/2016 3:30 PM |
229 |
PSM/TRE |
3/22/2016 3:35 PM |
229 |
EDU/TRE |
3/22/2016 3:40 PM |
229 |
EET/TRE |
3/22/2016 3:45 PM |
229 |
JDL |
3/23/2016 9:00 AM |
016 |
CPH |
3/23/2016 9:15 AM |
229 |
WAM |
3/23/2016 9:15 AM |
211 |
CPH |
3/23/2016 9:30 AM |
229 |
WAM |
3/23/2016 10:00 AM |
211 |
EDU |
3/23/2016 1:15 PM |
229 |
EET |
3/23/2016 1:15 PM |
414 |
WLA/TSI |
3/23/2016 2:45 PM |
224 |
CPH |
3/24/2016 9:00 AM |
229 |
WAM |
3/24/2016 9:00 AM |
211 |
EET/HEA |
3/24/2016 1:15 PM |
224 |
HMS/HOU |
3/24/2016 1:15 PM |
016 |
PSM |
3/24/2016 1:15 PM |
229 |
HMS |
3/24/2016 1:20 PM |
016 |
HEA/GVO |
3/24/2016 1:25 PM |
224 |
HEA |
3/24/2016 2:00 PM |
224 |
PSM |
3/24/2016 2:00 PM |
229 |
EET/TRE |
3/28/2016 1:15 PM |
414 |
HWN/WLA |
3/28/2016 1:15 PM |
016 |
TRE/EET |
3/28/2016 1:15 PM |
414 |
WLA/HWN |
3/28/2016 1:15 PM |
016 |
HWN |
3/28/2016 1:16 PM |
016 |
HWN/CPH |
3/28/2016 1:30 PM |
016 |
EET/WLA |
3/28/2016 2:45 PM |
224 |
WLA/EET |
3/28/2016 2:45 PM |
224 |
WLA |
3/28/2016 3:00 PM |
224 |
CPH |
3/29/2016 9:00 AM |
229 |
HMS |
3/29/2016 1:15 PM |
016 |
TRE |
3/29/2016 2:45 PM |
229 |
JDL |
3/30/2016 9:30 AM |
016 |
WLA |
4/4/2016 2:45 PM |
224 |
WLA |
4/4/2016 2:55 PM |
224 |
HWN |
4/15/2016 1:15 PM |
016 |
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Ke Pani ‘Ana
ADJOURNMENT