HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

 

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS, MILITARY, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, & CULTURE AND THE ARTS

Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti, Chair

Rep. Beth Fukumoto, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Romy M. Cachola

Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi

Rep. Isaac W. Choy

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Takashi Ohno

Rep. Gene Ward

 

CORRECTED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

Time changed to 10:15 A.M.

 

DATE:

Friday, March 23, 2018

TIME:

10:00 10:15 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 429

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HCR 173 / HR 145 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO CONDUCT A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CREATIVE DISTRICTS IN HAWAII.

 

 

VMI, FIN

HCR 104 / HR 90 /

Status / Status

STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION TO CLARIFY THE STATUS OF MIGRANTS UNDER THE COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION FOR PURPOSES OF THE REAL ID ACT OF 2005 TO PROMOTE FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW.

 

 

VMI, FIN

HCR 109 / HR 97 /

Status / Status

URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO GRANT FULL VETERANS BENEFITS TO FILIPINO VETERANS WHO FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II BUT WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DENIED THE BENEFITS TO WHICH THEY WERE ENTITLED.

 

 

VMI, FIN

HCR 175 / HR 147 /

Status / Status

URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO RESTORE THE PRESUMPTION OF A SERVICE CONNECTION FOR AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE TO UNITED STATES VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE WATERS DEFINED BY THE COMBAT ZONE AND IN THE AIRSPACE OVER THE COMBAT ZONE IN VIETNAM.

 

 

VMI, FIN

HCR 129 / HR 116 /

Status / Status

RECOGNIZING APRIL 7 THROUGH APRIL 13, 2019, AS VOLUNTEER WEEK IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

 

 

VMI, JUD

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  Testimony should indicate:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·     The date and time of the hearing; and

·     Measure number. 

 

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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  10 copies (including an original) to Room 333 in the State Capitol;

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WEB:     For testimony less than 20MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website.  This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6080 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti

Chair