THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Senator J. Kalani English, Chair

Senator Will Espero, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Will Espero, Chair

Senator Michelle Kidani, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, March 21, 2011

TIME:

1:16 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 261, HD1

        (HSCR812)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

Provides rulemaking authority to semi-autonomous county public transit agencies, thus allowing them to function as semi-autonomous agencies in their respective counties.  Effective January 7, 2059.  (HB261 HD1)

 

PGM/TIA, JDL

HB 1435, HD2

        (HSCR747)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Clarifies recommendations of the ignition interlock implementation task force.  Allows repeat intoxicated drivers to install ignition interlock devices in any vehicle they operate by eliminating the requirement to surrender motor vehicle registrations and license plates.  Makes housekeeping amendments to chapter 291E.  Allows persons who have had licenses administratively revoked for a lifetime to be eligible to participate in the ignition interlock program.  Establishes time frames for installation of ignition interlock devices on motor vehicles for those who have had a lifetime revocation.  Effective January 7, 2059. (HB1435 HD2)

 

TIA/PGM, JDL

HB 505, HD2

        (HSCR839)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO FLOOD MITIGATION.

Appropriates funds for flood mitigation on Farrington Highway between Maili and Nanakuli and in the area of Lualualei Valley.  Effective July 1, 2030.  (HB505 HD2)

 

TIA/PGM, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at [email protected] .  Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 205, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may 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 which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally.  A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing. 

 

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

 

Please note:  All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website.  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6903.

 

 

 

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Senator Will Espero

Chair

 

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Senator J. Kalani English

Chair