THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAII

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

 

ELEVENTH DAY

January 31, 2003-Friday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation by Reverend Hiroyoshi Oeda

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

  1. Messages from the Governor: 128-133
  2. G.M. NO.

    TITLE

    REFERRAL

         

    128

    Letter dated January 28, 2003, as provided in Section 9, Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, requesting immediate consideration and passage of S.B. No. 1330, which appropriates funds to enable staffing of the Offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor from January 2003 through June 2003.

    FILE

         

    129

    Letter dated January 28, 2003, as provided in Section 9, Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, requesting the immediate consideration and passage of S.B No. 1353, which makes an emergency appropriation for Medicaid.

    FILE

         

    130

    Letter dated January 28, 2003, as provided in Section 9, Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, requesting the immediate consideration and passage of S.B. No. 1358, which is necessary to pay for start-up and remediation costs to comply with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

    FILE

         

    131

    Letter dated January 28, 2003, as provided in Section 9, Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, requesting the immediate consideration and passage of S.B. No. 1359, which is necessary to ensure that the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation can pay its contributions to the Employees' Retirement System and Health Fund for the employees of the corporation.

    FILE

         

    132

    Letter dated January 28, 2003, as provided in Section 9, Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, requesting the immediate consideration and passage of S.B. No. 1381, which makes appropriations to provide funding to open and operate the Kapolei Public Library.

    FILE

         

    133

    Letter dated January 30, 2003, transmitting proposed changes to the General Appropriations Act, S.B. No. 355.

    FILE

         
         
  3. Departmental Communications: None
  4. House Communications: None
  5. Senate Communications: None
  6. Judiciary Communications: None
  7. Introduction of Measures
  8. ORDER OF THE DAY

  9. Referrals and Re-Referrals
  10. REFERRALS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2003

    S.C.R. NO.

    TITLE

    REFERRAL

         

    2

    REQUESTING THAT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BE RECITED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FLOOR SESSION OF THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE.

    (Recital of Pledge of Allegiance)

    JHW

         

    3

    URGING THE GOVERNOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION TO REPLACE CURRENT THIRTY-DAY REVOCABLE LEASES OFFERED TO FACILITIES AT THE STATE'S SMALL AIRPORTS WITH MARKET STANDARD LEASES.

    (Market Standard Leases at Hawaii's Small Airports)

    TMG

         

    4

    REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE "WEIGHTED-GRADE SCALE" POLICY FOR RIGOROUS CLASSES TAKEN BY STUDENTS IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS.

    (Requesting the Board of Education to Adopt a Statewide Weighted-Grade Scale Policy)

    EDU

         

    5

    EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAII IN ITS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL STATIONED IN HAWAII.

    (Military Affairs Council; Support)

    TMG

         

    6

    REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF BIG BOX RETAILERS ON LOCAL SMALL AND MEDIUM RETAIL BUSINESSES.

    (Big Box Retailers; Study)

    ECD/LBR

         

    7

    URGING THE GOVERNOR TO RENAME THE H-3 FREEWAY TUNNELS IN HONOR OF TETSUO HARANO.

    (Rename the H-3 tunnels for Tets Harano )

    TMG

         

    8

    EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A WOMEN'S HEALTH PLATFORM THAT RECOGNIZES SERIOUS INEQUITIES IN THE HEALTH PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF WOMEN, AND CALLS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THESE INEQUITIES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF WOMEN IN HAWAII.

    (Women's Health; Prevention and Treatment; Eliminate Inequities)

    HTH/HMS

         

    9

    REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO STUDY THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL IMPACT OF MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EXAMINATION FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.

    (Mandatory Health Coverage; Sexually Transmitted Diseases)

    CPH/HTH, WAM

         

    10

    REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED.

    (Developmental Disabilities; Audit)

    HMS

         

    S.R. NO.

    TITLE

    REFERRAL

         

    3

    REQUESTING THAT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BE RECITED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FLOOR SESSION OF THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE.

    (Recital of Pledge of Allegiance)

    JHW

         

    4

    URGING THE GOVERNOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION TO REPLACE CURRENT THIRTY-DAY REVOCABLE LEASES OFFERED TO FACILITIES AT THE STATE'S SMALL AIRPORTS WITH MARKET STANDARD LEASES.

    (Market Standard Leases at Hawaii's Small Airports)

    TMG

         

    5

    REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF BIG BOX RETAILERS ON LOCAL SMALL AND MEDIUM RETAIL BUSINESSES.

    (Big Box Retailers; Study)

    ECD/LBR

         
         

    RE-REFERRALS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2003

         

    S.B. NO.

    TITLE

    RE-REFERRAL

         

    958

    RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY.

    (Emergency Contraceptive Prescriptions; Keiki Caucus) (CPH)

    CPH/HTH

         

    1152

    RELATING TO THE REPRESENTATION OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS ON BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND ADVISORY BODIES.

    (OHA) (JHW)

    WLA/JHW

         

    1188

    RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES.

    (Gas Cap Repeal) (CPH/TMG, WAM)(CPH/TMG/ENE, WAM)

    CPH/TMG, WAM

         

    1193

    RELATING TO ENERGY.

    (Energy; "wheeling") (CPH)(ENE, CPH)

    CPH

         

    1280

    RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES.

    (Energy Resources) (CPH/TMG)(ENE/TMG, CPH)

    CPH/TMG

         

    1520

    RELATING TO THE KAKAAKO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

    (Kakaako Community Development District; Diamond Head Boundary) (WLA/TMG)

    WLA

         

    1537

    RELATING TO GASOLINE DEALERS.

    (Gasoline Dealers; Divorcement Law; Repeal) (CPH)(ENE, CPH)

    CPH

         

    1548

    RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

    (Public Utilities Commission; Electricity; Profits) (CPH)(ENE, CPH)

    CPH

         

    1696

    RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUND.

    (Employment and Training Fund; Individuals as Recipients) (LBR, WAM)

    LBR/ECD, WAM

         

    1697

    RELATING TO TRANSITION TO WORK.

    (School-to-Work; Transfer from DOE to DLIR) (EDU/LBR, WAM)

    LBR/EDU/ECD, WAM

         
         
  11. Miscellaneous Communications: None
  12. Miscellaneous Business
  13. Announcements
  14. Adjournment