THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAII

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

 

ELEVENTH DAY

February 4, 2005-Friday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation by Senator Gary L. Hooser

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

  1. Messages from the Governor: No(s). 314-320

    2. G.M. NO.

    TITLE

    REFERRAL
         

    314

    Dated January 12, 2005, transmitting a Report on the Progress of the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation in Addressing the Auditor's Concern in the 1998 and 2001 Audits of the Management of State Boating Facilities, prepared by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, pursuant to S.C.R. No. 168 (2004).

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    315

    Dated January 14, 2005, transmitting the Annual Report on the Special Fund for Rabies Quarantine, prepared by the Department of Agriculture.

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    316

    Dated January 20, 2005, transmitting the Department of Taxation's Report Regarding the Department's Goals and Objectives, pursuant to Act 100, SLH 1999.

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    317

    Dated January 27, 2005, transmitting the Annual Report that Outlines the Status of the Special Fund, Including the Amount of Monies Deposited Into and Expended From the Fund, and Sources of Receipts and Uses of Expenditures, prepared by the Department of Health pursuant to Section 321-1.4, HRS.

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    318

    Dated January 31, 2005, transmitting the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Status Report Relating to the Task Force on Beach and Water Safety, pursuant to Act 190, SLH 1996, as amended by Act 101, SLH 1999, as amended by Act 170, SLH 2002.

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    319

    Dated February 2, 2005, transmitting a Report on Establishing the Primary Health Care Incentive Program and the Primary Care Roundtable, prepared by the Department of Health pursuant to Act 41, SLH 1992.

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    320

    Informing the Senate that on February 4, 2005, in accordance with the provisions of Title II, Chapter 17, Section 4 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Governor has appointed D. Mele Carroll to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Sol Kahoohalahala, Thirteenth District, House of Representatives, Twenty-Third Legislature, State of Hawaii.

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  2. Departmental Communications: None
  3. House Communications: None
  4. Senate Communications: None
  5. Judiciary Communications: None
  6. Introduction of Measures

    7. ORDER OF THE DAY
  7. Re-Referrals

    8. RE-REFERRALS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2005
         

    S.B. NO.

    TITLE

    RE-REFERRAL
         

    96

    RELATING TO INSURANCE.

    (Insurance Fraud Investigations Branch; Established) (CPH/LBR, JHW)

    CPH/LBR, JHW/WAM
         

    134

    RELATING TO POCKET BIKES.

    (Pocket Bikes; Prohibition; Grant-in-Aid) (BED/WLA, JHW)

    TGO/IGA, WAM
         

    452

    RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT.

    (Uniform Athletes Agents Act; Registration) (CPH, JHW)

    CPH/JHW, WAM
         

    454

    RELATING TO THE OMBUDSMAN.

    (Ombudsman; Expand Jurisdiction; Private Contractors) (TGO, JHW)

    TGO/JHW, WAM
         

    455

    RELATING TO ELECTRONIC WASTE.

    (Computer and Electronic Waste; Recycling) (EIA)(EIA, WAM)

    EIA/MAT, WAM
         

    470

    RELATING TO THE COLLECTION OF DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID FOR THE DNA REGISTRY.

    (DNA Registry) (JHW)

    JHW, WAM
         

    491

    RELATING TO THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION COALITION TASK FORCE.

    (Obesity; Physical Activity and Nutrition Coalition Task Force) (HTH/HMS)

    HTH/HMS, WAM
         

    503

    RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES.

    (Water Resources) (WLA/IGA, WAM)

    WLA/IGA, JHW
         

    504

    RELATING TO LAND USE.

    (State Land Use Commission) (WLA, JHW)

    WLA/JHW, WAM
         

    506

    RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

    (PUC; Ground Transportation) (CPH)

    CPH, WAM
         

    507

    RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

    (PUC; Water Transportation) (CPH)

    CPH, WAM
         

    516

    RELATING TO FUEL TAX.

    (Fuel Tax) (TGO, WAM)

    TGO/EIA, WAM
         

    539

    RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

    (Fireworks; Regulations) (MAT/IGA, JHW)

    IGA, JHW
         

    550

    PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ADD AN ARTICLE TO CREATE A STATEWIDE TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

    (Statewide Transit Authority; Constitutional Amendment) (TGO, JHW)

    TGO/JHW, WAM
         

    749

    RELATING TO THE ASIA-PACIFIC RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (Asia-Pacific Risk Management and Insurance Program) (HRE/CPH)(HRE/EIA)

    HRE/CPH, WAM
         

    759

    RELATING TO INSURANCE.

    (Relating to insurance.) (CPH, JHW)

    CPH/JHW, WAM
         

    769

    RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION.

    (Relating to cable television.) (CPH, WAM)

    CPH/MAT, WAM
         

    782

    MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.

    (Emergency appropriation) (HTH, WAM)(HTH/EDM, WAM)

    HTH, WAM
         

    870

    RELATING TO INSURANCE.

    (Insurance; External Review Procedure) (HTH/CPH, JHW)

    HTH/CPH, JHW/WAM
         

    871

    RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.

    (Abandoned Children; Immunity from Prosecution) (HMS/HTH, WAM)

    HMS/HTH, JHW
         

    906

    PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES X AND XVII OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CREATE A SEPARATE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGES, CREATE SELECTION COMMISSIONS FOR EACH BOARD, AND ESTABLISH TEN-YEAR TERMS FOR MEMBERS OF EACH BOARD.

    (UH; BORs; Selection Commission; Community Colleges; Const. Amend) (HRE, JHW)

    HRE/JHW, WAM
         

    928

    RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.

    (Coastal Zone Management; Shoreline Location) (WLA, JHW)

    WLA, WAM
         

    963

    RELATING TO HIGHWAYS.

    (State Highways; Transfer to Counties; Task Force) (TGO/IGA)

    TGO/IGA, WAM
         

    992

    RELATING TO JUDGES.

    (Per Diem Judges) (JHW)

    JHW, WAM
         

    1008

    RELATING TO DRUG REHABILITATION HOMES.

    (Drug Rehabilitation Homes) (CPH, JHW)

    CPH/JHW, WAM
         

    1077

    RELATING TO RECYCLING.

    (Cathode Ray Tubes; Disposal) (EIA/HTH)

    EIA/HTH, WAM
         

    1111

    RELATING TO PARENTAL NOTIFICATION BEFORE AN ABORTION MAY BE PERFORMED ON CERTAIN MINORS.

    (Abortion; Parental Notice) (HTH/HMS, WAM)

    HTH/HMS, JHW
         

    1141

    RELATING TO TIME SHARE PLANS.

    (Time Shares; "Developer" Defined) (CPH/TSM)

    TSM/CPH
         

    1209

    RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

    (Prescription Drugs; Pharmaceutical Cost Management Council) (HTH, CPH)

    HTH/CPH, WAM
         

    1247

    RELATING TO FAMILY.

    (Premarital Education; Marriage License Fees, Mandatory Kids First Program) (HMS, WAM)

    HMS/HTH, WAM
         

    1249

    RELATING TO EDUCATION.

    (School-to-Work; Executive Council) (EDM, WAM)

    EDM
         

    1250

    RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.

    (Substitute Teachers; Per Diem Pay Rate) (LBR, EDM, WAM)

    LBR/EDM, WAM
         

    1251

    RELATING TO EDUCATION.

    (Advisory Salary Commission; Substitute Teacher Classification and Compensation Plan) (LBR, EDM, WAM)

    LBR/EDM, WAM
         

    1265

    RELATING TO BOATING.

    (Ocean Recreation; Taxation) (WLA, WAM)

    WLA/BED, WAM
         

    1284

    RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

    (Public Assistance; Medicaid; Preauthorization) (HTH, CPH)

    HTH/HMS, WAM
         

    1326

    RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES.

    (Office of Information Practices; Boards and Commissions) (JHW)

    JHW, WAM
         

    1351

    RELATING TO HUMAN STEM CELL RESEARCH.

    (Human Stem Cell Research) (HTH, JHW)

    HTH/MAT, JHW
         

    1374

    RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

    (China/Hawaii Economic Strategic Plan 2020) (BED/EIA)(BED/EIA/MAT)

    BED/EIA, WAM
         

    1383

    RELATING TO HYPNOTHERAPY.

    (Hypnotherapy; Hypnotherapists) (HTH, CPH)

    HTH/CPH, WAM
         

    1425

    RELATING TO GENETIC ENGINEERING.

    (Genetic Engineering; Bioprospecting) (WLA/EIA, JHW)

    WLA/MAT/EIA, JHW
         

    1441

    RELATING TO NURSING.

    (Nursing Shortage; Operation Nightingale) (HTH, CPH)

    HTH/CPH, WAM
         

    1482

    MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HUMAN SERVICES.

    (Appropriation; Bay Clinic Inc.) (HTH, WAM)

    HTH/HMS, WAM
         

    1505

    RELATING TO COMPUTER RECYCLING.

    (Computers; Electronic Waste; Schools; Recycling) (EDM/EIA, WAM)(EDM, WAM)

    EDM/MAT, WAM
         

    1516

    RELATING TO KEWALO BASIN.

    (Boating; Kewalo Basin) (WLA, JHW)

    WLA/JHW, WAM
         

    1533

    PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

    (BOE; Constitutional Amendment; Apportionment) (EDM, WAM)

    EDM/JHW, WAM
         

    1547

    RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.

    (State Government; Fair Access Commission) (MAT/TGO, JHW)

    MAT/TGO, JHW/WAM
         

    1554

    RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

    (Emergency Environmental Workforce) (EIA/HRE, WAM)

    EIA, WAM
         

    1565

    RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.

    (Contractors; Complaints and Investigations) (CPH)

    CPH, WAM
         

    1610

    RELATING TO THE KAKAAKO WATERFRONT.

    (Piers 1, 2, 4; Kakaako Community Development District) (WLA, TGO)

    WLA/TGO, WAM
         

    1677

    RELATING TO LIQUOR TAX.

    (Liquor Tax) (IGA, JHW)

    IGA/JHW, WAM
         

    1692

    RELATING TO BIOPROSPECTING.

    (Bioprospecting; Advisory Commission) (MAT/WLA, WAM)

    WLA/MAT/EIA, WAM
         

    1701

    RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION INDUSTRIES.

    (Targeted Business Development Project; Appropriation) (BED, WAM)

    MAT/BED, WAM
         

    1721

    RELATING TO A STATE CULTURAL PUBLIC MARKET.

    (State Cultural Public Market) (MAT, WAM)

    BED/MAT, WAM
         

    1727

    RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

    (Hawaii Tourism Authority; Coordination of Marketing) (TSM)

    TSM, WAM
         

    1778

    RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.

    (Contractors; RICO; Complaints) (CPH)

    CPH, WAM
         

    1787

    MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO ESTABLISH UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WEST OAHU UNIVERSITY CENTER.

    (UH; West Oahu University Center; Appropriation) (HRE, JHW)

    HRE, WAM
         

    1792

    MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR PROGRAM.

    (International Business and Technology Incubator) (BED/MAT, WAM)

    MAT/BED, WAM
         

    1799

    RELATING TO INSURANCE.

    (Insurance Fraud Investigations Branch; Qui Tam) (CPH, JHW)

    CPH/JHW, WAM
         

    1856

    RELATING TO STATE PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS.

    (Solid Waste Management; State Parks; Recycling) (EIA/WLA)

    EIA/WLA, WAM
         

    1877

    RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING.

    (Offc of Planning; Dept of Bus, Economic Development, and Tourism) (WLA, BED, JHW)(WLA, JHW)

    WLA, WAM
         
         
  8. Miscellaneous Communications: No(s). 8

    9. M.C. NO.

    TITLE

    REFERRAL
         

    8

    From the Hawaii Tourism Authority dated February 1, 2005, transmitting the Hawaii Tourism Strategic Plan 2005-2015.

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  9. Miscellaneous Business
  10. Announcements

    11. Committee Hearing Schedule:

    COMMITTEE

    DATE & TIME

    ROOM

    EDM

    2/4/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    TGO

    2/4/2005 1:15 PM

    224

    BED

    2/4/2005 2:45 PM

    229

    HTH

    2/4/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    LBR

    2/4/2005 2:45 PM

    229

    WLA

    2/4/2005 2:45 PM

    212

    JHW

    2/7/2005 9:00 AM

    229

    EDM

    2/7/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    TGO

    2/7/2005 1:15 PM

    224

    TGO/IGA

    2/7/2005 1:15 PM

    224

    EDM-EDN

    2/7/2005 2:00 PM

    309

    HTH

    2/7/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    BED

    2/7/2005 3:30 PM

    224

    JHW

    2/8/2005 9:00 AM

    229

    JHW

    2/8/2005 9:45 AM

    229

    MAT

    2/8/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    MAT/BED

    2/8/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    MAT/TSM

    2/8/2005 1:15 PM

    229

    EIA

    2/8/2005 1:20 PM

    224

    HRE

    2/8/2005 2:15 PM

    212

    HMS/IGA

    2/8/2005 2:30 PM

    016

    HMS

    2/8/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    HMS/HTH

    2/8/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    JHW

    2/9/2005 9:00 AM

    229

    HTH

    2/9/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    EIA/WLA

    2/10/2005 1:15 PM

    224

    WLA/EIA

    2/10/2005 1:15 PM

    224

    HTH

    2/14/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    TSM/IGA/BED

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    229

    HMS

    2/15/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    HTH

    2/16/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    JHW

    3/14/2005 9:00 AM

    229

    JHW

    3/15/2005 9:00 AM

    229
         

  11. Adjournment