THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAII

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

 

THIRTY-EIGHTH DAY

March 29, 2004-Monday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation by Pastor Cal Takara

Kaimuki Christian Church

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

  1. Messages from the Governor: No(s).: 423

    2. G.M. NO.

    TITLE

    REFERRAL
         

    423

    Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, Gubernatorial Nominee DORVIN D. LEIS, for a term to expire 06-30-08.

    CPH
         
         
  2. Departmental Communications: None
  3. House Communications: None
  4. Senate Communications: None
  5. Judiciary Communications: None

    6. ORDER OF THE DAY

  6. Deferred Matters - Referral

    7. HSE. COM. NO.

    Informing the Senate that on March 23, 2004, the following House Concurrent Resolutions were Adopted in the House:

    REFERRAL
         

    291

    H.C.R. No. 21, H.D. 1

    "ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING THE SPIRIT OF HAWAII GOODWILL AND FRIENDSHIP COASTAL KOREA VISIT AND URGING THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT JAE KWON LEE AND JONATHAN COWLES ON THEIR JOURNEY TO NORTH KOREA."(Spirit of Hawaii Goodwill and Friendship Coastal Korea Visit)

    		  
         

    292

    H.C.R. No. 23

    "APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE-PROVINCE RELATIONS OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PROVINCE OF THUA THIEN-HUE OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM."(Province of Thua Thien-Hue, Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

    		  
         
         
  7. Third Reading

    8. (See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3056)

    H.B. No. 2206, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES." - (JHW)

    (Controlled Substances; Precursor Chemicals)
       
       

    (See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3057)

    H.B. No. 2251

    "RELATING TO CHAPTER 291E." - (JHW/TMG)

    (Driving While License Suspended or Revoked; Penalties)
       
       

    (See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3058)

    H.B. No. 2280, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO STATE BONDS." - (WAM)

    (State Bonds)
       
       

    (See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3059)

    H.B. No. 2337, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO NAME CHANGES." - (WAM)

    (Name Changes; Filing Fee)
       
       
       
  8. Advise and Consent

    9. 3064

    CPH

    G.M. No. 180

    "Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Credit Union Advisory Board, Gubernatorial Nominee TIMMY L. ALBAO, for a term to expire 06-30-07"
         
         

    3065

    CPH

    G.M. No. 209

    "Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board, Gubernatorial Nominee JAMES P. CHUNG, for a term to expire 06-30-07"
         
         

    3066

    CPH

    G.M. No. 333

    "Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Examiners in Optometry, Gubernatorial Nominee FRANKLIN Y.P. LAU, OD, for a term to expire 06-30-07"
         
         

    3066

    CPH

    G.M. No. 334

    "Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Examiners in Optometry, Gubernatorial Nominee JERE HU ENG LOO, OD, for a tem to expire 06-30-07"
         
         

    3066

    CPH

    G.M. No. 335

    "Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Examiners in Optometry, Gubernatorial Nominee ERNEST K. OSHIRO, OD, for a term to expire 06-30-07"
         
         

    3067

    JHW

    J.C. No. 3

    "Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the District Court of the Second Circuit, State of Hawai`i, Judicial Nominee SIMONE C. POLAK."
         
         
         
  9. Adopt Resolutions

    10. 3061

    ECD/TMG

    S.R. No. 18

    "ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING THE SPIRIT OF HAWAII GOODWILL AND FRIENDSHIP COASTAL KOREA VISIT AND URGING THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT JAE KWON LEE AND JONATHAN COWLES ON THEIR JOURNEY TO NORTH KOREA."
         
         

    3062

    ECD/TMG

    S.C.R. No. 30

    "ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING THE SPIRIT OF HAWAII GOODWILL AND FRIENDSHIP COASTAL KOREA VISIT AND URGING THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT JAE KWON LEE AND JONATHAN COWLES ON THEIR JOURNEY TO NORTH KOREA."
         
         

    3063

    HTH/CPH

    S.C.R. No. 37

    "REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF REQUIRING HEALTH INSURERS TO OFFER COVERAGE FOR COGNITIVE REHABILITATION."
         
  10. Re-Referrals

    11. RE-REFERRALS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004
         

    H.B. NO.

    TITLE

    RE-REFERRAL
         

    1261, H.D. 2

    RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

    (Counties; Rockfall Hazards; Duty to Remove or Mitigate Dangers) (WLA/TMG, JHW)(TMG/WLA, JHW)

    JHW
         

     

    S.C.R. NO.

    TITLE

    RE-REFERRAL
         

    67

    REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN WITH REGARD TO THE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY CLUSTERS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF LABOR SUPPLY AND DEMAND MATRICES, AND THE EXPANSION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE SUBSEQUENT TO THE ENACTMENT OF ACT 148, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2003.

    (DBEDT; WDC; Report on Actions Taken with Regard to Industry Clusters, Labor Demand Matrix, and Educational Pipelines) (ECD, LBR)

    ECD/LBR
         

    S.R. NO.

    TITLE

    RE-REFERRAL
         

    31

    REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN WITH REGARD TO THE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY CLUSTERS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF LABOR SUPPLY AND DEMAND MATRICES, AND THE EXPANSION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE SUBSEQUENT TO THE ENACTMENT OF ACT 148, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2003.

    (DBEDT; WDC; Report on Actions Taken with Regard to Industry Clusters, Labor Demand Matrix, and Educational Pipelines) (ECD, LBR)

    ECD/LBR
         
         
  11. Miscellaneous Communications: None
  12. Miscellaneous Business
  13. Announcements

    14. Committee Hearing Schedule:

    COMMITTEE

    DATE

    TIME

    ROOM

    EDU

    Hearing

    Monday, 03/29

    1:15PM

    212

    HMS

    Decision Making

    Monday, 03/29

    2:30PM

    016

    TMG

    Hearing

    Monday, 03/29

    2:45PM

    229

    JHW / WAM

    Hearing

    Tuesday, 03/30

    9:00AM

    211

    WAM

    JHW

    Hearing

    Tuesday, 03/30

    9:30AM

    229

     

  14. Adjournment