SPEAKER'S OFFICE
                      TWENTIETH STATE LEGISLATURE

                          COMMITTEE REFERRALS


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              NO. 33  31ST LEGISLATIVE DAY  MARCH 14, 2000
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Committee Abbreviations:

AGR - Agriculture                     HLT - Health
CAR - Culture & the Arts              HSH - Human Services and Housing
CPC - Consumer Protection &           JHA - Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
      Commerce                        LAB - Labor & Public Employment
EDB - Economic Development &          LMG - Legislative Management
      Business Concerns               OMR - Ocean Recreation & Marine
EDN - Education                             Resources
EEP - Energy & Environmental          PSM - Public Safety and
      Protection                            Military Affairs
FIN - Finance                         TRN - Transportation
HED - Higher Education                TSM - Tourism
                                      WLU - Water and Land Use

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                    HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

Referrals                                                    Committee
H.C.R. NO                       Subject                      REFERRAL

  35     URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROVIDE
         FILIPINO VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II AND THEIR
         DEPENDENTS IMMEDIATE INTERMENT PRIVILEGES AT
         VETERANS CEMETERIES.                                PSM

  36     REQUESTING A STUDY OF THE APPLICABILITY OF THE
         "SUNSHINE LAW" TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS' COMMITTEE
         ACTIVITIES                                          JHA,LMG,FIN

  37     REQUESTING THE SUPPORT OF THE TWENTIETH
         LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII FOR THE
         RESPONSIBLE USE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR
         THE BENEFIT OF HAWAII'S PEOPLE                      AGR

  38     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND
         CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO EXAMINE WAYS TO INCREASE THE
         NUMBER OF LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS IN HAWAII          HLT,CPC

 
                                   1
  39     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL
         RESOURCES TO WORK WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE
         DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DETERMINE A REASONABLE
         RENTAL FEE TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE
         WAIMANO TRAINING SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL GROUNDS        WLU,FIN

  40     REQUESTING THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND
         CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO WORK TOWARD ALLOWING
         FILIPINO-AMERICAN VETERANS TO BE BURIED IN
         NATIONAL OR STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES               PSM

  41     SUPPORTING FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF A HAWAIIAN
         NATION                                              JHA

  42     DEVELOPING A STATE WEB SITE ENTITLED "FOR THE
         SAKE OF THE CHILDREN" FOR PUBLIC ACCESS
         INFORMATION PURPOSES                                HSH,JHA,FIN

  43     REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF THE
         GUARDIANS AD LITEM FEES                             JHA,LMG,FIN

  44     URGING THE HAWAII NURSES' ASSOCIATION AND THE
         HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII TO BEGIN
         DISCUSSIONS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND PROVIDE
         SOLUTIONS FOR ACUTE-CARE ISSUES RELATING TO
         PATIENT SAFETY, NURSING CARE, AND THE POTENTIAL
         NURSING SHORTAGE                                    HLT

  45     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO
         STUDY THE ADVISABILITY OF REQUIRING ALL LICENSED
         GUARD AGENCIES, LICENSED GUARDS, AND UNLICENSED
         AGENTS, OPERATIVES, AND ASSISTANTS OF LICENSED
         GUARD AGENCIES TO COMPLETE A STANDARDIZED
         TRAINING PROGRAM IN PRIVATE SECURITY                CPC,LMG,FIN

  46     SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE UNITED STATES
         GOVERNMENT TO FREE THE WOMEN OF AFGHANISTAN FROM
         THE OPPRESSION OF THE TALIBAN REGIME                JHA

  47     SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE WORLD HEALTH
         ORGANIZATION AND WARIS DIRIE TO END THE HARMFUL
         TRADITION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION              JHA

  48     CALLING FOR THE REPORTING OF ALL ONGOING AND
         PLANNED WORK WITH GENETIC ENGINEERING IN THE
         STATE OF HAWAII                                     HED/EEP/AGR,JHA

  49     REQUESTING THE MEMBERS OF HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL
         DELEGATION TO SEEK THE AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL
         CAPITAL PUNISHMENT LAWS TO EXEMPT HAWAII AND THE
         OTHER STATES THAT HAVE ABOLISHED THE DEATH
         PENALTY FROM THE COVERAGE OF THOSE LAWS             JHA

 
                                   2
  50     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE,
         WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
         BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, AND
         THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION, TO REPORT TO THE
         LEGISLATURE IN SPECIFIC AND DETAILED MANNER THE
         EFFECT, IF ANY, OF THE INCOME TAX CUTS ADOPTED IN
         ACT 157 OF THE NINETEENTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR
         SESSION OF 1998, HAS HAD ON THE ECONOMY             EDB,FIN

  51     REQUESTING THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND
         DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO REQUIRE DETAILED
         JUSTIFICATION FROM THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS
         CORPORATION IN ANY CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROPOSAL
         TO REDUCE LONG-TERM CARE BEDS                       HLT/HSH,FIN

  52     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
         FACILITATE AND ASSIST EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN AND
         EVALUATE EXISTING STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS       EDN,FIN

  53     ENCOURAGING THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF
         LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH A
         COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSISTENCE FISHING AREA AT
         HA'ENA ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI                       OMR,WLU,FIN

  54     ENCOURAGING THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE OF HAWAII
         TO ADOPT THE STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
         IN THE MODEL ENERGY CODE TO APPLY ALL NEW
         RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY                           EEP

  55     REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
         AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE A STATUS REPORT ON THE
         RELOCATION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU'S
         BASEYARD FACILITIES FROM THE KAKA'AKO MAKAI AREA    WLU/TRN

  56     ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE THE
         FEASIBILITY OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY INCREASING
         THE OPERATIONAL WORKLOAD AND EMPLOYMENT OF PEARL
         HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD                               PSM/EDB,FIN

  57     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO
         CONDUCT A STUDY CONCERNING CRIMINAL HISTORY
         RECORD CHECKS                                       JHA,LMG,FIN

  58     REQUESTING THAT THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU
         ANALYZE, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM OF
         COLLECTION, COMPILING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF
         REQUIRED ANNUAL REPORTS FOR THE LEGISLATURE OF
         THE STATE OF HAWAII                                 LMG,FIN

  59     REQUESTING THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND TO
         ESTABLISH A LOW COST LOAN FUND AND TO ESTABLISH A
         GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP HOMEOWNERS                    CPC,FIN

 
                                   3
  60     REQUESTING THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL
         RESOURCES AND EACH COUNTY TO ENTER INTO LONG-TERM
         LEASES AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH HAWAIIAN
         CANOE CLUBS THAT DESIRE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO
         THEIR EXISTING TENANCIES                            OMR/WLU,FIN

  61     SUPPORTING LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES TO MITIGATE
         ECONOMIC COMPETITION AMONG STATES THAT HAS
         RESULTED FROM THE ADOPTION OF TARGETED BUSINESS
         INCENTIVE PROGRAMS                                  EDB,FIN

  62     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO
         CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
         INSTITUTING A LIVING WAGE FOR ALL PERSONS
         EMPLOYED BY A PRIVATE COMPANY UNDER A STATE
         CONTRACT                                            LAB,LMG,FIN

  63     REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO
         INTRODUCE APPROPRIATE MEASURES IN THE UNITED
         STATES CONGRESS CALLING FOR AN APOLOGY TO THE
         PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
         FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY MARSHALL ISLANDERS AS A
         RESULT OF UNITED STATES NUCLEAR TESTING, AND
         INCREASED FUNDING IN THE RENEGOTIATED COMPACT OF
         FREE ASSOCIATION AS JUST COMPENSATION FOR
         NUCLEAR-RELATED INJURIES AND DEATHS AND EXPANDED
         MEDICAL CARE FOR AFFECTED MARSHALL ISLANDERS        JHA

  64     URGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO RELOCATE FROM
         THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO AND RETURN THE
         LAND TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF VIEQUES FOR CIVILIAN
         USES                                                PSM,JHA

  65     REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO STUDY THE NEED FOR
         REGULATING THE ALARM INDUSTRY                       CPC,LMG,FIN

  66     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO
         CONVENE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE INTERAGENCY GROUP TO
         EXAMINE WAYS TO ADVOCATE THE CAPTURE AND
         MAXIMIZATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT HAWAII'S
         HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS                  HSH/HLT,FIN

  67     REQUESTING THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
         CORPORATION OF HAWAII TO ADMINISTER THE LOW
         INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM IN A MANNER
         THAT IS NOT UNDULY RESTRICTIVE FOR BOND FINANCED
         PROJECTS AND TO CONSIDER THE HOUSING NEEDS OF
         MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDENTS             HSH/PSM,FIN

  68     URGING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO
         COMMEMORATE "2000, THE YEAR OF THE ALOHA SHIRT"
         BY ALLOWING LEGISLATORS TO WEAR ALOHA ATTIRE FOR
         FLOOR SESSIONS                                      LMG

 
                                   4
  69     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND
         EDUCATION TO REINSTATE THE HEARING AND VISION
         PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN PRIOR TO THEIR ENTRY INTO
         KINDERGARTEN OR THE FIRST GRADE                     EDN/HLT,FIN

  70     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
         SERVICES TO STUDY HOW HAWAII WOULD RESPOND TO AND
         SUPPORT FEDERAL ACTION TO AMEND MEDICARE BENEFITS
         TO INCLUDE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE TO THE
         ELDERLY AND DISABLED                                HSH/HLT,FIN

  71     ADOPTING AND ACHIEVING A POLICY GOAL THAT BY THE
         YEAR 2004 NINETY PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN PUBLIC
         ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS READ AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL
         BY THE END OF THE THIRD GRADE                       EDN,FIN

  72     EXPEDITING THE FINAL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
         OF ACT 367, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII, 1989            HSH/EDN,FIN

  73     URGING COMMUNITY AND CHILDREN'S ATHLETIC
         ORGANIZATIONS TO REFRAIN FROM SCHEDULING SPORTS-
         RELATED ACTIVITIES ON SUNDAYS                       JHA

  74     URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
         THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO CONDUCT AN
         INVESTIGATION INTO THE "PETER BOY" KEMA CASE        JHA

  75     URGING THE COUNTIES TO INCORPORATE INTO THE
         COUNTY BUILDING CODES PROVISIONS FOR DISABILITY
         ACCESSIBILITY                                       HSH,CPC

  76     REQUESTING THE DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION
         ACCESS BOARD TO CONDUCT A STUDY FOR A
         COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW TO ASSESS SERVICES FOR DEAF,
         HARD-OF-HEARING, AND DEAF-BLIND POPULATIONS         HSH/HLT,EDN/HED,
                                                             FIN


                          HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

Referrals                                                    Committee
H.R. NO                         Subject                      REFERRAL

  43     URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROVIDE
         FILIPINO VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II AND THEIR
         DEPENDENTS IMMEDIATE INTERMENT PRIVILEGES AT
         VETERANS CEMETERIES.                                PSM

  44     REQUESTING THE SUPPORT OF THE TWENTIETH
         LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII FOR THE
         RESPONSIBLE USE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR
         THE BENEFIT OF HAWAII'S PEOPLE                      AGR

 
                                   5
  45     REQUESTING THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND
         CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO WORK TOWARD ALLOWING
         FILIPINO-AMERICAN VETERANS TO BE BURIED IN
         NATIONAL OR STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES               PSM

  46     SUPPORTING FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF A HAWAIIAN
         NATION                                              JHA

  47     DEVELOPING A STATE WEB SITE ENTITLED "FOR THE
         SAKE OF THE CHILDREN" FOR PUBLIC ACCESS
         INFORMATION PURPOSES                                HSH,JHA,FIN

  48     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO
         STUDY THE ADVISABILITY OF REQUIRING ALL LICENSED
         GUARD AGENCIES, LICENSED GUARDS, AND UNLICENSED
         AGENTS, OPERATIVES, AND ASSISTANTS OF LICENSED
         GUARD AGENCIES TO COMPLETE A STANDARDIZED
         TRAINING PROGRAM IN PRIVATE SECURITY                CPC,LMG,FIN

  49     SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE UNITED STATES
         GOVERNMENT TO FREE THE WOMEN OF AFGHANISTAN FROM
         THE OPPRESSION OF THE TALIBAN REGIME                JHA

  50     SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE WORLD HEALTH
         ORGANIZATION AND WARIS DIRIE TO END THE HARMFUL
         TRADITION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION              JHA

  51     CALLING FOR THE REPORTING OF ALL ONGOING AND
         PLANNED WORK WITH GENETIC ENGINEERING IN THE
         STATE OF HAWAII                                     HED/EEP/AGR,JHA

  52     REQUESTING THE MEMBERS OF HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL
         DELEGATION TO SEEK THE AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL
         CAPITAL PUNISHMENT LAWS TO EXEMPT HAWAII AND THE
         OTHER STATES THAT HAVE ABOLISHED THE DEATH
         PENALTY FROM THE COVERAGE OF THOSE LAWS             JHA

  53     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE,
         WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
         BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, AND
         THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION, TO REPORT TO THE
         LEGISLATURE IN SPECIFIC AND DETAILED MANNER THE
         EFFECT, IF ANY, OF THE INCOME TAX CUTS ADOPTED IN
         ACT 157 OF THE NINETEENTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR
         SESSION OF 1998, HAS HAD ON THE ECONOMY             EDB,FIN

  54     ENCOURAGING THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF
         LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH A
         COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSISTENCE FISHING AREA AT
         HA'ENA ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI                       OMR,WLU,FIN

 
                                   6
 
  55     ENCOURAGING THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE OF HAWAII
         TO ADOPT THE STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
         IN THE MODEL ENERGY CODE TO APPLY ALL NEW
         RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY                           EEP

  57     REQUESTING THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL
         RESOURCES AND EACH COUNTY TO ENTER INTO LONG-TERM
         LEASES AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH HAWAIIAN
         CANOE CLUBS THAT DESIRE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO
         THEIR EXISTING TENANCIES                            OMR/WLU,FIN

  58     REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO STUDY THE NEED FOR
         REGULATING THE ALARM INDUSTRY                       CPC,LMG,FIN

  59     URGING THE HAWAII STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
         TO COMMEMORATE "2000, THE YEAR OF THE ALOHA
         SHIRT" BY ALLOWING LEGISLATORS TO WEAR ALOHA
         ATTIRE FOR FLOOR SESSIONS                           LMG

  60     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND
         EDUCATION TO REINSTATE THE HEARING AND VISION
         PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN PRIOR TO THEIR ENTRY INTO
         KINDERGARTEN OR THE FIRST GRADE                     EDN/HLT,FIN

  61     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
         SERVICES TO STUDY HOW HAWAII WOULD RESPOND TO AND
         SUPPORT FEDERAL ACTION TO AMEND MEDICARE BENEFITS
         TO INCLUDE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE TO THE
         ELDERLY AND DISABLED                                HSH/HLT,FIN

  62     ADOPTING AND ACHIEVING A POLICY GOAL THAT BY THE
         YEAR 2004 NINETY PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN PUBLIC
         ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS READ AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL
         BY THE END OF THE THIRD GRADE                       EDN,FIN

  63     EXPEDITING THE FINAL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
         OF ACT 367, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII, 1989            HSH/EDN,FIN

  64     URGING COMMUNITY AND CHILDREN'S ATHLETIC
         ORGANIZATIONS TO REFRAIN FROM SCHEDULING SPORTS-
         RELATED ACTIVITIES ON SUNDAYS                       JHA

  65     URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
         THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO CONDUCT AN
         INVESTIGATION INTO THE "PETER BOY" KEMA CASE        JHA

 
                                   7
 
 
 
 
 
 
  69     REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO
         INTRODUCE APPROPRIATE MEASURES IN THE UNITED
         STATES CONGRESS CALLING FOR AN APOLOGY TO THE
         PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
         FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY MARSHALL ISLANDERS AS A
         RESULT OF UNITED STATES NUCLEAR TESTING, AND
         INCREASED FUNDING IN THE RENEGOTIATED COMPACT OF
         FREE ASSOCIATION AS JUST COMPENSATION FOR
         NUCLEAR-RELATED INJURIES AND DEATHS AND EXPANDED
         MEDICAL CARE FOR AFFECTED MARSHALL ISLANDERS        JHA

  70     URGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO RELOCATE FROM
         THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO AND RETURN THE
         LAND TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF VIEQUES FOR CIVILIAN
         USES                                                PSM,JHA


                            SENATE BILLS

Re-referrals                                                 Committee
S.B. NO.                        Subject                      RE-REFERRAL

 445     RELATING TO FUNDS                                   WLU,HED,EDN,EDB,
                                                             FIN

2062     RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE                          HSH/CPC,LMG,FIN

2108     RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST                   JHA,WLU,FIN

2166     RELATING TO ETHANOL                                 EEP/AGR/EDB,FIN

2830     RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND
         VICE PRINCIPALS                                     EDN/LAB

 
                                   8