T H E   S E N A T E

                                  OF THE

               TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

                          REGULAR SESSION OF 2000


                                                                          
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                             TWENTY-FIRST DAY

             FEBRUARY 17, 2000 - THURSDAY - 11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

                                                                          
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                             ORDER OF BUSINESS


      Invocation by Pastor Norman Okasako
                    Senior Pastor, Mililani Missionary Church
      
      Roll Call
      
      Approval of the Journal
      
      (INTRODUCTIONS)
      
      Messages from the Governor - Nos. 177 - 179
      
      Departmental Communications - None
      
      House Communications - None
      
      Senate Communications - None
      
      Introduction of Concurrent Resolutions and Resolutions
      
      
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NOS.

       2137           (JDC)       S.B. 2523, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO FEES"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2138           (JDC)       S.B. 2690, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO PROBATION"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


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       2139           (CPN)       S.B. 2200
                                  "RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
                                  COMMISSION"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2140           (CPN)       S.B. 2280, S.D. 1
                                  "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO QUANTIFY
                                  BENEFITS OF UNDERGROUNDING UTILITY
                                  LINES"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2141           (CPN)       S.B. 2289, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO PREPAID TELEPHONE CALLING
                                  SERVICE"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2142           (CPN)       S.B. 2296
                                  "RELATING TO UNIFORM DISCLAIMER OF
                                  PROPERTY INTERESTS ACT"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Judiciary)


       2143           (CPN/HHS)   S.B. 2976, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO NURSING HOME
                                  ADMINISTRATORS"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2144           (HHS)       S.B. 2075
                                  "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE GOOD
                                  BEGINNINGS ALLIANCE"(Recommends passage
                                  on SECOND READING and referral to Ways
                                  and Means)


       2145           (HHS)       S.B. 2443
                                  "RELATING TO FAMILIES"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Transportation and Intergovernmental
                                  Affairs)


       2146           (HHS)       S.B. 2457, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
                                  MONEYS"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


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       2147           (HHS)       S.B. 2493, S.D. 1
                                  "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SUBSTANCE
                                  ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2148           (HHS)       S.B. 2496, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
                                  MONEYS"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2149           (HHS)       S.B. 2875, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO CRITICAL ACCESS
                                  HOSPITALS."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2150           (HHS)       S.B. 2878, S.D. 1
                                  "MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR
                                  THE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH
                                  DIVISION."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2151           (HHS)       S.B. 3019
                                  "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HEALTHY
                                  START PROGRAM"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2152           (LRE/ECD)   S.B. 2746, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO PESTICIDES."(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2153           (TIA)       S.B. 2096, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER
                                  LICENSING"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Judiciary)


       2154           (TIA)       S.B. 2143, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


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       2155           (TIA)       S.B. 2189, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO PARKING
                                  CITATIONS"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Judiciary)


       2156           (TIA)       S.B. 2193, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS IN
                                  SCHOOL ZONES"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to
                                  Judiciary)


       2157           (TIA)       S.B. 2300, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO HARBORS"(Recommends passage
                                  on SECOND READING and referral to Ways
                                  and Means)


       2158           (TIA)       S.B. 2308, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO TAXATION"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2159           (TIA)       S.B. 2318, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE REVOCATION
                                  OF DRIVER'S LICENSES"(Recommends passage
                                  on SECOND READING and referral to
                                  Judiciary)


       2160           (TIA)       S.B. 2403, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO ABANDONED MOTOR
                                  VEHICLES"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2161           (TIA)       S.B. 2504, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO TRAFFIC
                                  OFFENSES"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Judiciary)


       2162           (TIA)       S.B. 2686, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO VEHICLES"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2163           (TIA)       S.B. 2760, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO LITIGATION INVOLVING
                                  HIGHWAYS."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Judiciary)


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       2164           (TIA)       S.B. 2766, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY
                                  REGIMES."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Government
                                  Operations and Housing)


       2165           (TIA)       S.B. 2950, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO HIGHWAYS."(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2166           (TIA)       S.B. 3082
                                  "RELATING TO UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL OF
                                  PROPELLED VEHICLES"(Recommends passage
                                  on SECOND READING and referral to
                                  Judiciary)


       2167           (TIA)       S.B. 3104, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2168           (WLH/ECD)   S.B. 2005
                                  "RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2169           (WLH/ECD)   S.B. 2741
(One Day Notice)                  "RELATING TO THE STATE WATER
                                  CODE."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and placement on the calendar
                                  for Third Reading)


       2170           (WLH)       S.B. 2917, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO THE WATER RESOURCE
                                  MANAGEMENT FUND."(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2171           (WLH/ECD)   S.B. 2984, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO OCEAN LEASING FOR
                                  COMMERCIAL TELECOMMUNICATION
                                  USES"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


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       2172           (WLH)       S.B. 3163
                                  "RELATING TO HAWAIIAN CULTURAL AND
                                  EDUCATIONAL FACILITY"(Recommends passage
                                  on SECOND READING and referral to Ways
                                  and Means)


       2173           (ECD)       S.B. 2482, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS
                                  TAXATION"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2174           (ECD)       S.B. 2709, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO TAXATION"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2175           (ECD)       S.B. 2748, S.D. 1
                                  "MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR
                                  THE DEPARTMENT OF
                                  AGRICULTURE."(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2176           (ECD)       S.B. 2779, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE
                                  ZONES."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2177           (ECD)       S.B. 2781, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO TAXATION."(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2178           (ECD)       S.B. 2910
                                  "RELATING TO THE COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
                                  SPECIAL FUND."(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2179           (ECD)       S.B. 2912, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO STATE BOATING
                                  FACILITIES."(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


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       2180           (ECD)       S.B. 3005
                                  "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE
                                  AQUACULTURE DISEASE PREVENTION
                                  PROGRAM"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2181           (ECD)       S.B. 3015, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
                                  IMPROVEMENTS"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2182           (ECD)       S.B. 3018, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO TAXATION"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2183           (ECD)       S.B. 3064
                                  "RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL
                                  PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR PROCESSING
                                  ENTERPRISES"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2184           (LRE)       S.B. 2782
                                  "RELATING TO BIOLOGICAL
                                  MATERIALS."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Commerce and
                                  Consumer Protection)


       2185           (LRE)       S.B. 2868, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
                                  DISPOSAL SURCHARGE."(Recommends passage
                                  on SECOND READING and referral to Ways
                                  and Means)


       2186           (LRE)       S.B. 2869
                                  "RELATING TO SAFE DRINKING
                                  WATER."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Judiciary)


       2187           (LRE)       S.B. 2880, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
                                  REVOLVING FUND."(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


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       2188           (LRE)       S.B. 2956
                                  "RELATING TO HAZARDOUS
                                  MATERIALS."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Transportation
                                  and Intergovernmental Affairs)


       2189           (LRE)       S.B. 3054
                                  "RELATING TO CARBON
                                  SEQUESTRATION"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2190           (WAM)       S.B. 2925
                                  "RELATING TO THE FUEL TAX."(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Judiciary)


       2191           (WAM)       S.B. 2941
                                  "PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII,
                                  SECTION 3, OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO
                                  PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A TAX
                                  REVIEW COMMISSION EVERY TEN
                                  YEARS."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Judiciary)


       2192           (JDC)       S.B. 2353, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION
                                  PRACTICES"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2193           (JDC/HHS)   S.B. 2484, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO MEDICAID
                                  RECOVERY"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2194           (JDC)       S.B. 2522, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO OFFICE OF INFORMATION
                                  PRACTICES"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2195           (JDC/HHS)   S.B. 2763, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE
                                  TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
                                  AGREEMENT."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


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       2196           (JDC/HHS)   S.B. 3154, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO HEALTH CARE
                                  INFORMATION"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2197           (CPN)       S.B. 2345, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY
                                  RESOURCES"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2198           (CPN)       S.B. 2561, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO INSURANCE"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2199           (CPN)       S.B. 3043, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO THE STATE RISK MANAGEMENT
                                  AND INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)



                               ORDER OF THE DAY



THIRD READING

S.B. 2885                         "RELATING TO SANITATION."
                                  (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2135 - HHS)


















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