HOD 04-25-05

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2005

 

April 25, 2005

 

54^th Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Invocation - Mr. Edmond Suka

Roll Call

Reading of the Journal

Messages from the Governor

Received message numbers 210 to 212 informing the House that the following House Bills and Senate Bill were signed into law on April 22, 2005:

S.B. No. 842, S.D. 1 Act 23 H.B. No. 684, H.D. 1 Act 25

H.B. No. 624, S.D. 1 Act 24

Senate Communications

See Addendum

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

Reports of Standing Committees

Higher Education
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1744	S.C.R. No. 174 REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO WORK WITH THE LYON ARBORETUM COMMUNITY STEERING COMMITTEE AND TO SUBMIT A REPORT REGARDING ITS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS AT THE LYON ARBORETUM. FOR ADOPTION
Higher Education
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1745	S.C.R. No. 68, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FOLLOW-UP AUDIT OF AND ADDRESS VARIOUS MATTERS RELATING TO THE ADEQUACY OF THE MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MAUNA KEA SCIENCE RESERVE. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Human Services
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1746	S.C.R. No. 44 URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES CONGRESS, AND CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES TO PRESERVE THE AMOUNT OF MEDICAID COVERAGES AND AMOUNT OF BENEFITS. FOR ADOPTION
Education
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1747	S.C.R. No. 66 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS AND ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL CHANGES. FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1748	S.C.R. No. 191, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVES WHEN CONTRACTING WITH EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR SCHOOL RESTRUCTURING UNDER THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Energy & Environmental Protection
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1749	S.C.R. No. 135, S.D. 1 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO SHARE ITS FINDINGS AND THE STATUS OF ITS ACTIVITIES REGARDING THE CREATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE VOG EMISSIONS MONITORING SYSTEM FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1750	S.C.R. No. 92, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND MEASURES THAT ARE INTENDED TO CONTAIN AND ERADICATE INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES IN HAWAII AND PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES INTO HAWAII. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1751	S.C.R. No. 140, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER, TO DEVELOP AND PROMULGATE A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON INCLUDING PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN ALL PHASES OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 343, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Health/Human Services
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1752	S.C.R. No. 63 DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. FOR ADOPTION
Judiciary
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1753	S.C.R. No. 200, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 REQUESTING A STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO THE FEASIBILITY OF STEM CELL RESEARCH FOR HAWAII. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1754	S.C.R. No. 141, S.D. 1 REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE TO DETERMINE WHETHER CLASSIFICATION OF THE OFFENSES OF ASSAULT AND TERRORISTIC THREATENING BASED ON THE OCCUPATION OF THE VICTIM IS STILL NECESSARY. FOR ADOPTION
Finance
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1755	S.C.R. No. 7, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE STRATEGIC PLAN TO PROMOTE OBESITY PREVENTION AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. FOR ADOPTION
Finance
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1756	S.C.R. No. 48 REQUESTING THE OAHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF INGRESS TO AND EGRESS FROM MILILANI MAUKA. FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1757	S.C.R. No. 79, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A TASK FORCE TO FACILITATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VIABLE NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES. FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1758	S.C.R. No. 96 REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FURNISHING SENIOR TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS IN THEIR COUNTY. FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1759	S.C.R. No. 100 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM. FOR ADOPTION
Finance
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1760	S.C.R. No. 183, S.D. 1 REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII IN THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE STATE. FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1761	S.C.R. No. 195, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE BARRIERS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE ON THE NEIGHBOR ISLANDS AND IN RURAL OAHU. FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1762	S.C.R. No. 227, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 CREATING A PLANNING TASK FORCE FOR THE HEALTHY START PROGRAM. FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1763	S.C.R. No. 132, H.D. 1 REQUESTING A FINANCIAL PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Water, Land, & Ocean Resources
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1764	S.C.R. No. 143 REQUESTING PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERAL PROGRAM TO ASSIST STATES IN OBTAINING SCRAPPED FEDERAL SHIPS TO USE AS ARTIFICIAL REEFS IN THE WATERS OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1765	S.C.R. No. 177, S.D. 1 URGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATE OF HAWAII, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO WORK COOPERATIVELY TO PROTECT KAWAI NUI MARSH. FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1766	S.C.R. No. 137, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OF THE OFFICE OF PLANNING TO COORDINATE THE UPDATING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HAWAII OCEAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1767	S.C.R. No. 207, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION TO WORK WITH THE MOLOKAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM WATER USERS ADVISORY BOARD AND THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO STUDY THE SPECIFIC CONCERNS AND NEEDS OF HOMESTEAD USERS ON MOLOKAI. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Water, Land, & Ocean Resources
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1768	S.C.R. No. 147, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1769	S.C.R. No. 134, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF SUBMERGED LANDS AT KEEHI SMALL BOAT HARBOR FOR REDEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND OPERATION BY HONOLULU MARINE, INC., FOR A COMMERCIAL SHIP REPAIR FACILITY. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Legislative Management
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1770	S.C.R. No. 95 URGING KOKUA COUNCIL TO CONVENE THE 2005 MODEL LEGISLATURE. FOR ADOPTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1771	S.C.R. No. 106, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 CONVENING A JOINT LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE TO REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. FOR ADOPTION
Tourism & Culture
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1772	S.C.R. No. 40, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 requesting the Department of BUsiness, Economic Development, and TOurism to study the possible impact of non-extension of the deadline for biometrically-enabled passports and to provide any data and findings to hawaii’s congressional delegation, AND THE U.S. DepartmentS of State, commerce, and Homeland Security to assist efforts in extending the deadline, for visa waiver program countries, for compliance with the requirement for issuance of biometrically-enabled passports. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Tourism & Culture/International Affairs
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1773	S.C.R. No. 155, S.D. 1 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO CONVENE A WORK GROUP OF INTERESTED PARTIES TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF HOSTING AN INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC ASIAN YOUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT IN THE STATE. FOR ADOPTION
Tourism & Culture/Water, Land, & Ocean Resources
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1774	S.C.R. No. 42, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION TO ENFORCE THE COLLECTION OF THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX ON VACATION RENTALS AND BED AND BREAKFAST HOMES; AND REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO DETERMINE AND ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATIONS OF VACATION RENTALS AND BED AND BREAKFAST OPERATIONS. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Housing
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1775	S.C.R. No. 21 URGING FEDERAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR GRANDPARENT-HEADED AND RELATIVE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS. FOR ADOPTION
Housing/Water, Land, & Ocean Resources
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1776	S.C.R. No. 186, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 URGING THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS TO WORK TOWARD MORE HUMANE ALTERNATIVES TO RELOCATING HOMELESS PEOPLE FROM PUBLIC AREAS. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Agriculture/Economic Development & Business Concerns
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1777	S.C.R. No. 208, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 URGING THE LEGISLATURE AND ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE HAWAII'S AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS TOWARD SUCCESSFUL CO-EXISTENCE AMONG ITS SECTORS AND TO RECOGNIZE THE ECONOMIC, HUMAN, AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF SUCH CO-EXISTENCE IN A DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Hawaiian Affairs/Housing/Water, Land, & Ocean Resources
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1778	S.C.R. No. 178, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 OPPOSING THE TRANSFER OF THE WAIAHOLE VALLEY AGRICULTURAL PARK AND RESIDENTIAL LOTS SUBDIVISION BY THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Transportation
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1779	S.C.R. No. 27, S.D. 2 REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY AND EVALUATE EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH KONA AREA OF HAWAII AND PREPARE A TRAFFIC SOLUTION PLAN TO MINIMIZE EXISTING AND FUTURE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. FOR ADOPTION
Transportation
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1780	S.C.R. No. 221, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO UPDATE THE HAWAII COMMERCIAL HARBORS 2020 MASTER PLAN; ESTABLISH A CENTRALIZED STATEWIDE CARGO AND PASSENGER SHIP ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE SCHEDULING SYSTEM TO COORDINATE AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF SHIP MOVEMENTS AMONG THE HARBORS OF THE STATE; AND CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED HARBOR USES ON OAHU TO IMPROVE HARBOR EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Judiciary
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1781	S.C.R. No. 197, S.D. 1 REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A MEDICAL MARIJUANA WORKING GROUP TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE HAWAII'S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM. REFER TO Finance

Announcements

Addendum

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has appointed conferees to the following House Bill:

H.B. No. 1462, S.D. 1

Taniguchi, Chair; Baker, English, Hanabusa, Trimble

 

Received communication returning House Bill No. 555, having passed Third Reading in the Senate.

 

Received communications returning the following House Concurrent Resolutions, both having been adopted in the Senate:

H.C.R. No. 113 H.C.R. No. 273, H.D. 1