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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                            THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY

              MARCH 22, 2000 - WEDNESDAY - 11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

                                                                          
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                             ORDER OF BUSINESS


      Invocation by Lieutenant Richard Pease
                    Central Oahu Corps, Salvation Army
      
      Roll Call
      
      Approval of the Journal
      
      (INTRODUCTIONS)
      
      Messages from the Governor - None
      
      Departmental Communications - None
      
      House Communications - None
      
      Senate Communications - None
      
      


STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NOS.

       2834           (JDC)       GOV. MSG. NO. 155
(One Day Notice)                  "DANA S. ISHIBASHI," Gubernatorial
                                  Nominee to the Defender Council

                                  (Recommends Senate Consent to
                                  Nomination)


THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY
MARCH 22, 2000
PAGE 2

       2835           (HHS)       H.B. 1275, H.D. 1, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO HOSPITAL
                                  VIOLENCE"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Judiciary)


       2836           (HHS)       H.B. 1387, H.D. 2
                                  "RELATING TO NURSES"(Recommends passage
                                  on SECOND READING and referral to
                                  Commerce and Consumer Protection)


       2837           (HHS)       H.B. 2534, H.D. 2
                                  "RELATING TO CRITICAL ACCESS
                                  HOSPITALS"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2838           (HHS/LRE)   H.B. 2511, H.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2839           (HHS)       H.B. 2513, H.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO UNCLAIMED
                                  CORPSES"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2840           (JDC)       H.B. 2022
(One Day Notice)                  "RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION:
                                  AMENDING, REENACTING, OR REPEALING
                                  VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED
                                  STATUTES AND THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII
                                  FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND
                                  REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND
                                  DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY
                                  PROVISIONS"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and placement on the calendar
                                  for Third Reading)


       2841           (WAM/HHS)   H.B. 2551, H.D. 1
(One Day Notice)                  "RELATING TO THE CORRECTION OF THE
                                  APPLICABLE FISCAL YEAR FOR THE
                                  APPROPRIATION TO BE EXPENDED BY THE
                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN SECTION 6 OF ACT
                                  304, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII
                                  1999"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and placement on the calendar
                                  for Third Reading)


THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY
MARCH 22, 2000
PAGE 3

       2842           (ECD)       H.B. 1969, H.D. 2
                                  "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO MATCH
                                  FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
                                  MANUFACTURING EXTENSION
                                  PROGRAMS"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2843           (ECD)       H.B. 1994, H.D. 2, S.D. 1
                                  "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR
                                  AGRICULTURE"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2844           (ECD)       H.B. 2406, H.D. 1, S.D. 1
(48 Hrs. Notice)                  "RELATING TO AGRICULTURE"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and placement
                                  on the calendar for Third Reading)


       2845           (ECD)       H.B. 2407, H.D. 1, S.D. 1
                                  "MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR
                                  THE DEPARTMENT OF
                                  AGRICULTURE"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2846           (ECD)       H.B. 2569, H.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO THE COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
                                  SPECIAL FUND"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2847           (ECD)       H.B. 2607, H.D. 2, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2848           (ECD)       H.B. 2801, H.D. 2, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO AGRICULTURE"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


 
 
THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY
MARCH 22, 2000
PAGE 4

       2849           (ECD)       H.B. 2802
                                  "RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL
                                  PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR PROCESSING
                                  ENTERPRISES"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2850           (ECD)       H.B. 2996, H.D. 2
                                  "RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL
                                  LOANS"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2851           (ECD)       H.B. 2997
                                  "RELATING TO AQUACULTURE
                                  LOANS"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2852           (LRE)       H.B. 2528, H.D. 2
                                  "RELATING TO SAFE DRINKING
                                  WATER"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Judiciary)


       2853           (LRE)       H.B. 2529, H.D. 2, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO SAFE DRINKING
                                  WATER"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2854           (LRE)       H.B. 3021, H.D. 1, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO GASOLINE"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2855           (JDC)       H.B. 2410, H.D. 1, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO THE RELIEF OF CERTAIN
                                  PERSONS' CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE AND
                                  PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS
                                  THEREFOR"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2856           (JDC)       H.B. 2423, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS
                                  REPORT"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY
MARCH 22, 2000
PAGE 5

       2857           (JDC)       H.B. 2646, H.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO TRUSTS AND
                                  ESTATES"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)



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