THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAII

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

 

THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY

March 20, 2003-Thursday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation by Pastor Bill Stonebraker

Calvary Chapel, Honolulu

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

  1. Messages from the Governor No(s).: 243

    2. G.M. NO.

    TITLE

    REFERRAL
         

    243

    Dated March 13, 2003, transmitting the Foreign-Trade Zone No. 9's Annual Report for Federal Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2002.

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  2. Departmental Communications: None
  3. House Communication No(s).: 297
    4.  

    Informing the Senate that on March 19, 2003, the following Senate Bill passed Third Reading in the House:

    REFERRAL
         

    297

    S.B. No. 460

    "RELATING TO DUNE BUGGIES."(Special Interest Vehicles; Registration; Dune Buggies)

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  4. Senate Communications: None
  5. Judiciary Communications: None
  6. Standing Committee Report No(s).: 1064-1077

    7. 1064

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 297, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO DRUGS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    1065

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 756, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO ELECTIONS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    1066

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 1255, S.D. 1

    "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    1067

    (CPH)

    H.B. No. 75, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    1068

    (CPH)

    H.B. No. 1511, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    1069

    (CPH)

    H.B. No. 475

    "RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    1070

    (CPH/SAT)

    H.B. No. 473, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    1071

    (ENE)

    H.B. No. 10, H.D. 2

    "RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to CPH)
         
         

    1072

    (ENE)

    H.B. No. 196, H.D. 1

    "RELATING TO A GEOTHERMAL-TO-HYDROGEN TAX CREDIT."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    1073

    (One Day Notice)

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 1276, H.D. 1

    "RELATING TO ELECTIONS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    1074

    (TSM/ECD)

    H.B. No. 662, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE HAWAII SPORTS HALL OF FAME."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         
         

    1075

    (EDU/TMG)

    H.B. No. 620, H.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    1076

    (EDU/JHW)

    H.B. No. 631

    "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAIIAN IMMERSION PROGRAM."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    1077

    (One Day Notice)

    (WAM)

    H.B. No. 1077, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR."

    (Recommends passage on Third Reading)
         

     

    ORDER OF THE DAY

  7. Deferred Matters – Referrals

    8. HOUSE COM. NO.

    Informing the Senate that on March 13, 2003, the following House Concurrent Resolutions were Adopted in the House:

    REFERRAL
       

    TMG/JHW

    290

    H.C.R. No. 20

    "AFFIRMING THE LEGISLATURE'S COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND ALL PROTECTIONS GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF HAWAII, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL CHARTERS AND COVENANTS."(Civil liberties; human rights)

    		  
         

    291

    H.C.R. No. 22, H.D. 1

    "STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO CONSIDER PROPOSALS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE UNITED STATES' NATIONAL INTERESTS AND ARE RESPONSIVE TO HOMELAND SECURITY CONCERNS TO RELAX THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE GRANTING OF NONIMMIGRANT VISAS TO NATIONALS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUSINESS, TOURISM, AND STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES."(Temporary Visas; People's Republic of China; Ease Restrictions)

    TMG/JHW
         

    292

    H.C.R. No. 28

    "REQUESTING CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT AND INVOLVE WOMEN AS FULL AND ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN THEIR NATIONS."(Millennium Challenge Account; Funding and Involvement of Women)

    TMG/HMS
         

    293

    H.C.R. No. 35

    "SUPPORTING THE PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL AND ENCOURAGING IT TO MAINTAIN ITS HEADQUARTERS IN HAWAII."(Expressing support for the Pacific Basin Economic Council.)

    ECD
         

    294

    H.C.R. No. 52, H.D. 1

    "ESTABLISHING A SISTER STATE-PREFECTURE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE EHIME PREFECTURE OF JAPAN."(Sister state-prefecture relationship with Ehime prefecture.)

    TMG
         
         

     

  8. Third Reading

    9. (See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1031)

    H.B. No. 1302

    "RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS." - (JHW)

    (Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Monetary Grants)
       
       

     

  9. Miscellaneous Communications: None
  10. Miscellaneous Business
  11. Announcements
  12. Adjournment