HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-FOURTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2008

 

 

May 1, 2008

 

 

60th Day

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -   Representative Joey Manahan

 

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

                        Days 46 to 55.

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

                        See Addendum

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

                        See Addendum

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Unfinished Business

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 139-08

H.B. No. 3377, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

(Highway Safety; Ignition Interlock Systems; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 140-08

H.B. No. 2531, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE WEST MAUI TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN.

(West Maui Transportation Access Plan; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 141-08

H.B. No. 357, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.

(Pedestrian Safety; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 142-08

H.B. No. 2843, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

(Invasive Species; Fees; Freight)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 143-08

H.B. No. 3120, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ANIMAL QUARANTINE FACILITIES.

(Animal Quarantine)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 145-08

H.B. No. 3352, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AN AUDIT OF THE HAWAII DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER.

(Hawaii Disability Rights Center; Audit)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 146-08

H.B. No. 2863, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

(Renewable Energy Facility Siting Process)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 147-08

H.B. No. 2505, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENERGY.

(Energy Resources; Renewable Energy; DBEDT)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 148-08

H.B. No. 2507, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION.

(Greenhouse Gas Task Force; Positions)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 150-08

H.B. No. 2704, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HA`IKU VALLEY.

(Ha‘iku Valley)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 165-08

S.B. No. 2850, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.

(Invasive Species; Biosecurity Program; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 166-08

S.B. No. 156, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO VOTING.

(Elections; Absentee Voting)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 167-08

S.B. No. 3174, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

(Affordable Housing; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 168-08

S.B. No. 3252, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

(Teacher Recruitment and Retention; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 169-08

S.B. No. 644, S.D. 3, H.D. 3, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES.

(Solar Energy Devices; Water Heating; Residential; Tax Credit)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 170-08

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

 

RELATING TO FOOD WASTE RECYCLING.

(Food Waste Recycling; Solid Waste)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 171-08

S.B. No. 2082, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

(Public Safety; Women Prisoners; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 172-08

S.B. No. 1804, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE TRAUMA SYSTEM SPECIAL FUND.

(Trauma System Special Fund; Surcharges)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 173-08

S.B. No. 2083, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION OF ADULT OFFENDERS.

(Adult Offenders; Transfers; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 174-08

S.B. No. 2423, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION.

(Turtle Bay Acquisition)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 175-08

S.B. No. 2915, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TARO.

(Taro Security and Purity Task Force; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 177-08

S.B. No. 2646, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

 

RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

(Agriculture; Important Agricultural Lands)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

            Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 178-08

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

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION'S BENEFITS-FUNDED REVENUE-GENERATING COMPUTER INITIATIVES.

(Department of Taxation; Special Fund; Electronic Filing)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 


 

 

 

 

H.B. No. 2293, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 2

 

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

(Galbraith Estate; Agricultural Lands; Agribusiness)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

 

H.B. No. 2872, S.D. 2, C.D. 2

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

(Department of Land and Natural Resources; Recreational-Residence Use Leases)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

 

S.B. No. 2198, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 2

 

RELATING TO LAND CONSERVATION.

(Tax Credit; Land Conservation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

 

S.B. No. 2499, H.D. 1, C.D. 2

 

RELATING TO TARO.

(Taro; Kalo; State Plant)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

 

S.B. No. 6, H.D. 2, C.D. 2

 

RELATING TO OPIHI.

(Conservation and Resources; Resource Management; Opihi)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 

 

 

S.B. No. 2262, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 2

 

RELATING TO HEALTH.

(VEBA Trusts; Sunset Extension; State Auditor Study)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING               

 


 

6.         Final Reading

 

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1755, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

(General Excise Tax; Service-to-Service Transactions)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                            

 

 

 

 

H.B. No. 2387, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

(Workers' Compensation; IME Working Group)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                            

 

 

 

 

H.B. No. 2605, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE ARMED SERVICES.

(National Guard and Reserve; Vehicle Tax Exemption)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                            

 

 

 

 

H.B. No. 2710, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO THE RE-EMPLOYMENT OF RETIREES.

(Public Employees; Re-Employment of Retirees)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                            

 

 

 

 

H.B. No. 3150, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT.

(Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                            

 

 

 

7.         Announcements

 

 

 


Addendum

 

Messages from the Governor

 

Received message number 343.

 

Received message numbers 337 to 340 informing the House that the following House Bills and Senate Bill were signed into law on April 29, 2008:

 

S.B. No. 3004, S.D. 2, H.D. 2     Act 041

H.B. No. 3197,  S.D. 1                 Act 042

H.B. No. 3140, S.D. 2                  Act 043

H.B. No. 2301, H.D. 1, S.D. 1    Act 044

 

Received message numbers 345 to 350 informing the House that the following House Bill and Senate Bills were signed into law on April 30, 2008:

 

S.B. No. 2956, S.D. 1, H.D. 1     Act 046

S.B. No. 3005, S.D. 2, H.D. 2     Act 047

S.B. No. 2569, H.D. 1                  Act 048

S.B. No. 3228, H.D. 1                  Act 049

S.B. No. 3240, S.D. 1, H.D. 2     Act 050

H.B. No. 2254, H.D. 2, S.D. 1    Act 051

 

Received message numbers 341 and 342 informing the House that on April 29, 2008, the following House Bills were vetoed:

 

H.B. No. 2263, S.D. 1

H.B. No. 2045, S.D. 1

 

Received message number 344 informing the House that on April 30, 2008, S.B. No. 3200, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, became law without the Governor's signature as Act 45.

 

 

Senate Communications

 

Received communication returning H.B. No 2168, H.D. 1, having passed Third Reading in the Senate.

 

Received communications returning the following House Concurrent Resolutions, all having been adopted in the Senate:

 

H.C.R. No. 20, H.D. 1

H.C.R. No. 25

H.C.R. No. 51

H.C.R. No. 240, H.D. 1

H.C.R. No. 277, H.D. 2

 

Received communication informing the House that the following Senate Bills passed Final Reading in the Senate:

 


H.B. No. 94, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 118, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 523, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 660, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 661, H.D. 1, S.D. 3, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 931, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 1153, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 1356, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 1365, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 1832, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2062, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2139, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2204, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2245, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2253, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2255, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2272, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2346, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2366, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2372, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2386, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2388, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2438, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2450, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2486, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2492, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2500, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2511, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2519, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2520, H.D. 3, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2550, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2557, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2661, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2697, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2700, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2727, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2730, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2739, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2761, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2763, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2772, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2781, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2810, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2847, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2920, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2953, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2972, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 2977, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3002, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3040, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3126, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3173, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3174, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3175, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3177, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3178, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3179, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3249, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3331, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 2

H.B. No. 3383, S.D. 1, C.D. 1

H.B. No. 3386, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 69, S.D. 2, H.D. 3, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 988, S.D. 2, H.D. 3, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 1035, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 1337, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 1487, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 1526, S.D. 2, H.D. 3, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 1793, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 1802, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 1891, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 1961, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2004, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2041, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2054, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2055, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2080, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2146, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2150, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2157, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2163, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2170, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2196, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2212, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2218, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2245, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2293, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2314, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2334, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2341, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2345, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2365, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2373, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2396, S.D. 1, H.D. 3, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2434, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2449, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2456, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2459, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2542, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2546, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2644, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2652, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2663, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2668, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2730, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2768, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2785, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2803, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2824, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2825, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2826, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2827, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2830, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2833, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2838, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2840, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2843, S.D. 2, H.D. 3, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2849, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2867, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2876, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2878, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2879, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2895, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2933, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2961, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 2977, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3001, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3008, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3009, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3023, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3051, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3061, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3069, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3076, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3087, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3092, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3102, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3166, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3171, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3203, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3227, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

S. B. No. 3255, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1

 


 

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has reconsidered action in passing H.B. No. 1832, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1 on Final Reading and has recommitted said bill to the Conference Committee.

 

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has discharged all conferees to S.B. No. 1491, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.