THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAII

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

 

EIGHTEENTH DAY

February 15, 2005-Tuesday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation by Pastor O. W. "Dub" Efurd

Mililani Baptist Church

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

  1. Messages from the Governor: None
  2. Departmental Communications: None
  3. House Communications: None
  4. Senate Communications: None
  5. Judiciary Communications: None
  6. Introduction of Measures

    7.  

     

     

     

  7. Standing Committee Reports: No(s). 49-100

    8. 49

    (IGA)

    S.B. No. 584, S.D. 1

    "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EXPENSES OF THE 2005 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION IN HONOLULU."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    50

    (IGA)

    S.B. No. 637, S.D. 1

    "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-EMERGENCY REPORTING SYSTEM, KNOWN AS 3-1-1."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    51

    (IGA)

    S.B. No. 1060

    "RELATING TO COUNTIES."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    52

    (IGA)

    S.B. No. 1548

    "RELATING TO COUNTY ETHICS COMMISSIONS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    53

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 20, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    54

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 73

    "RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY."

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

    55

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 74

    "RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to CPH)
         
         

    56

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 76

    "RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to CPH)
         
         

    57

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 77, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to CPH)
         
         

    58

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 80

    "RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to CPH)
         
         

    59

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 664

    "MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR ELECTRICITY PAYMENTS STATEWIDE."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    60

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 694, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF VEHICLES, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFT."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    61

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 843, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    62

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 845, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    63

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 846, S.D. 1

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    64

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 850, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO TRAFFIC OFFENSES."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    65

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 851, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    66

    (TGO/HRE)

    S.B. No. 1038, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE HAWAII PROCUREMENT INSTITUTE."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    67

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 1876, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO HIGHWAYS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    68

    (IGA/TGO)

    S.B. No. 449, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO COUNTIES."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    69

    (IGA/TGO)

    S.B. No. 1478, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    70

    (IGA/JHW)

    S.B. No. 604

    "RELATING TO SUBPOENAS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    71

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 426

    "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO INSTALL A SECOND ACCESS ROAD TO LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    72

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 903

    "RELATING TO KAHEKILI HIGHWAY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    73

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 988

    "RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS."

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

    74

    (TGO/IGA)

    S.B. No. 1366, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO TAXATION."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    75

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 1400

    "RELATING TO TRAFFIC."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    76

    (TGO/IGA)

    S.B. No. 1731, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO TAXATION."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    77

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 1732

    "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A LOCAL FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM FOR LAKE WILSON."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    78

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 1887

    "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HIGHWAY ACCESS IMPROVEMENT IN PUNA."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    79

    (MAT/TSM)

    S.B. No. 575

    "RELATING TO THE KING KAMEHAMEHA CELEBRATION COMMISSION FUND."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    80

    (MAT/TSM)

    S.B. No. 967, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE MUSEUM OF HAWAIIAN MUSIC AND DANCE."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    81

    (CPH)

    S.B. No. 1132, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    82

    (CPH)

    S.B. No. 1117, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST UTILITIES SERVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    83

    (CPH)

    S.B. No. 1345, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    84

    (CPH)

    S.B. No. 1347, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    85

    (CPH)

    S.B. No. 1778, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO CONTRACTORS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    86

    (CPH)

    S.B. No. 1412, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO UNCLAIMED PROPERTY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    87

    (EIA)

    S.B. No. 1262, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE WAIANAE COAST."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    88

    (EIA)

    S.B. No. 1003, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO NET ENERGY METERING."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to CPH)
         
         

    89

    (EIA)

    S.B. No. 1556, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to CPH)
         
         

    90

    (LBR)

    S.B. No. 294, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and recommittal to LBR)
         
         

    91

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 48

    "RELATING TO THE USE OF SAFETY HELMETS BY MINORS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    92

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 427, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    93

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 428, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    94

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 453, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    95

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 614

    "RELATING TO TRAFFIC OFFENSES REQUIRING IMPOSITION OF INCREASED PENALTIES FOR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    96

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 844, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    97

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 1040, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTALS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)
         
         

    98

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 1224

    "RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    99

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 1240

    "RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         

    100

    (TGO)

    S.B. No. 591, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO TRAFFIC OFFENSES."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)
         
         
         

    ORDER OF THE DAY

  8. Re-Referrals

    9. RE-REFERRALS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
         

    S.B. NO.

    TITLE

    RE-REFERRAL
         

    294, S.D. 1

    RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

    (Minimum Wage Law; Unemployment Law) (LBR)

    LBR, WAM
         
         
  9. Advise and Consent

    10. 41

    JHW

    G.M. No. 77

    "Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Circuit Court of the Second Circuit, State of Hawaii, Gubernatorial Nominee, RICHARD THOMAS BISSEN, JR., for a term of ten years."
         
         
         

     

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

    13. Committee Hearing Schedule:

    COMMITTEE

    DATE & TIME

    ROOM

    CPH

    2/15/2005 9:00 AM

    016

    CPH/IGA

    2/15/2005 9:00 AM

    016

    CPH/MAT

    2/15/2005 9:00 AM

    016

    HTH/JHW

    2/15/2005 9:00 AM

    229

    JHW

    2/15/2005 9:00 AM

    229

    WAM

    2/15/2005 9:00 AM

    211

    JHW

    2/15/2005 9:30 AM

    229

    BED/MAT

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    EDM/HRE/WLA/HTH

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    212

    EIA/JHW/CPH

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    224

    EIA/WLA/MAT

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    HRE

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    212

    HRE/TGO/EDM

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    212

    MAT

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    MAT/BED

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    MAT/TGO

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    TSM

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    229

    TSM/BED

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    229

    TSM/IGA/BED

    2/15/2005 1:15 PM

    229

    EIA

    2/15/2005 1:30 PM

    224

    EIA

    2/15/2005 2:00 PM

    224

    EDM/HMS

    2/15/2005 2:30 PM

    016

    HMS/LBR

    2/15/2005 2:30 PM

    016

    CPH/IGA

    2/15/2005 2:45 PM

    225

    HMS

    2/15/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    IGA

    2/15/2005 2:45 PM

    225

    EIA/EDM/TGO

    2/15/2005 3:30 PM

    224

    EDM/WLA/IGA

    2/15/2005 3:45 PM

    225

    BED/EIA/MAT

    2/15/2005 4:00 PM

    224

    CPH/EIA

    2/15/2005 4:00 PM

    224

    EIA

    2/15/2005 4:00 PM

    224

    HTH/CPH

    2/15/2005 5:00 PM

    224

    HTH/HMS/CPH

    2/15/2005 5:00 PM

    224

    JHW/LBR

    2/16/2005 8:30 AM

    229

    CPH

    2/16/2005 9:00 AM

    016

    CPH/HTH

    2/16/2005 9:00 AM

    016

    CPH/IGA

    2/16/2005 9:00 AM

    016

    CPH/JHW/WLA/HMS

    2/16/2005 9:00 AM

    016

    WLA/TGO

    2/16/2005 9:00 AM

    212

    JHW

    2/16/2005 9:15 AM

    229

    TGO

    2/16/2005 9:30 AM

    224

    EDM/TGO

    2/16/2005 1:00 PM

    224

    EDM

    2/16/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    EDM/JHW

    2/16/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    TGO

    2/16/2005 1:15 PM

    224

    TGO

    2/16/2005 1:30 PM

    224

    TGO

    2/16/2005 2:00 PM

    224

    TGO/IGA

    2/16/2005 2:00 PM

    224

    BED

    2/16/2005 2:45 PM

    224

    BED/CPH

    2/16/2005 2:45 PM

    224

    BED/EIA

    2/16/2005 2:45 PM

    224

    HTH

    2/16/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    HTH/HMS/MAT

    2/16/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    LBR

    2/16/2005 2:45 PM

    229

    WLA

    2/16/2005 2:45 PM

    212

    WLA/MAT

    2/16/2005 2:45 PM

    212

    WLA/IGA/CPH

    2/16/2005 4:00 PM

    212

    CPH

    2/17/2005 9:00 AM

    016

    HRE/MAT

    2/17/2005 1:15 PM

    212

    EDM

    2/17/2005 1:30 PM

    225

    EDM/MAT

    2/17/2005 1:30 PM

    225

    HMS/JHW

    2/17/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    HMS/HRE

    2/17/2005 3:00 PM

    016

    JHW

    2/18/2005 9:00 AM

    229

    HAW-JHW

    2/19/2005 9:00 AM

    325

    MAT

    2/22/2005 1:15 PM

    225

    HMS

    2/22/2005 2:45 PM

    016

    HRE

    3/1/2005 1:15 PM

    212

    JHW

    3/14/2005 9:00 AM

    229

    JHW

    3/15/2005 9:00 AM

    229

  13. Adjournment