THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

             COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
             Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair
               Senator Jan Yagi Buen, Chair

          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
            Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair
              Senator Randy Iwase, Vice Chair

                  NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

     DATE:       Wednesday, March 31, 1999

     TIME:       1:30 p.m.

     PLACE:      Conference Room 224
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A


SCR 50  REQUESTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE     ECD/HHS, WAM
     POTENTIAL OF ESTABLISHING A MEDICINAL
     HERB INDUSTRY IN THE STATE
     (Iwase)

SCR 164 URGING THE STATE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH,   ECD/HHS, EDU
SR 72 AGRICULTURE, AND EDUCATION TO FURTHER 
     ENCOURAGE CONSUMPTION OF FIVE OR MORE 
     FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DAILY
     (Fukunaga)

SCR 18  REQUESTING THE INCORPORATION OF ASSISTIVE  HHS/ECD, WAM
     TECHNOLOGY CONSIDERATIONS IN ALL APPROPRIATE
     ADMINISTRATION MEASURES
     (Ihara B/R, Chun B/R)


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 single-sided, stapled
copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 201, State
Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also 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 whom the testimony is being submitted, the
date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies
needed for submittal.

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

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-
7335.



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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye               Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
Chair                                    Chair
Committee on Economic Development        Committee on Health and Human
                                      Services