HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

         COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
                Rep. Paul T. Oshiro, Chair
              Rep. Eric Hamakawa, Vice Chair

  Rep. Romy Cachola             Rep. Jerry Chang
  Rep. Nestor Garcia            Rep. Kenneth Hiraki
  Rep. Sol Kahoohalahala        Rep. Marilyn Lee
  Rep. Hermina Morita           Rep. Roy Takumi
  Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga      Rep. Cynthia Thielen
  Rep. David Pendleton          Rep. Emily Auwae
  Rep. Paul Whalen

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Friday, February 12, 1999

        TIME:    2:00 P.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 325, State Capitol


                        A G E N D A

HB 706 HD1    RELATING TO HOMESTEAD LEASES            WLU,JHA,FIN
           Suspends the succession provision of homestead
           leases under mortgage, for the duration of the
           loan.

HB 955        RELATING TO CRIME                               JHA
           Makes it a class B felony to take sexual
           photographs or videotapes of a person without
           consent and when the person expects privacy.  
           Makes it a misdemeanor to possess such materials.

HB 727        RELATING TO TAX PENALTIES AND INTEREST      JHA,FIN
           Amends sections 231-34, 231-35, and 231-36 to
           provide for probation as a tax penalty.

HB 1609       RELATING TO PROCUREMENT                     JHA,FIN
           Prohibits the State from contracting with foreign
           entities that have been convicted of, or pleaded
           nolo contendere to, any crime involving an act of
           fraud or dishonesty, including bribery or bid
           rigging, in any jurisdiction of the United States.
           Voids such contracts based on the foreign person's
           misrepresentation.

 
HB 1118       RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF DEPARTMENT    HSH,JHA,FIN
           OF HUMAN SERVICES' RECORDS
           Amends confidentiality statutes to allow the
           department to adopt rules to reflect change, as
           they are made, in federal statutes and regulations.
           Allows disclosure of child abuse and neglect to
           comply with law.

HB 1125       RELATING TO RECOVERY OF MEDICAL         HSH,JHA,FIN
           PAYMENTS
           Clarifies and standardizes the provisions regarding
           the reimbursement rights of the Department of Human
           Services (DHS) in third-party liability situations.

HB 1121       RELATING TO THE SUNSET CLAUSE IN ACT    HSH,JHA,FIN
           128 SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1997
           Allows the state to continue to "opt out" from
           Federal benefits prohibitions to ensure the
           continued availability of treatment programs.

HB 4          RELATING TO POLICE ROADBLOCK PROGRAMS       TRN,JHA
           Provides that failure to comply scrupulously with
           police procedures that exceed the minimum statutory
           roadblock requirements will not invalidate a
           roadblock that otherwise meets the minimum
           statutory criteria.

HB 45         RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER            TRN,JHA
           LICENSING
           Makes driving with an expired license a violation,
           but a lesser one than driving without ever having
           obtained a driver's license.

HB 5          RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE      TRN,JHA
           Prevents persons with outstanding traffic bench
           warrants to obtain or renew a driver's license or
           to register or transfer a motor vehicle.


                 DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF
THEIR TESTIMONY 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO:  (1)  THE
COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 332, STATE CAPITOL; OR (2)  THE
HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE
CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT.  TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE
HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT:  586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859
(NEIGHBOR ISLANDS).  WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE

 
 
 
 
 
TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING,
AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2"
X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP.  FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE HOUSE JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6360.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR
SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE
STATE HOUSE (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.



                               _______________________________
                               Rep. Paul T. Oshiro
                               Chair