THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAI'I

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

 

TWENTY-NINTH DAY

 

March 12, 2007-Monday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Invocation by    Mr. Albert Mier, Minister

                        Soka Gakkai International

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

RECOGNIZING kanoe kamana‘o.  (Senator Sakamoto)

 

 

1.      Messages from the Governor: No(s). 510-511

G.M. NO.

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

510

Dated March 2, 2007, transmitting a Report on the Status of all Capital Improvement Projects for FY2006-2007 Appropriated Funds Under Halawa Correctional Facilities, prepared by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to Act 160, Section 93.1, SLH 2006.

FILE

 

 

 

511

Letter dated March 8, 2007, transmitting proposed changes to the Executive Supplemental Budget for FY 2007 for various budget items for the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Department of Transportation.

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.      Departmental Communications: None

3.      House Communications: No(s). 467

 

Informing the Senate that on March 9, 2007, the following House Concurrent Resolution(s) was adopted in the House:

 

REFERRAL

 

 

 

467

H.C.R. No. 42, H.D. 1

"STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED NATIONS TO RECOGNIZE BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION THE MILLIONS OF LEGALLY UNREGISTERED CHILDREN IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA KNOWN AS THE HEI HAIZI."

(United Nations GA Resolution; Hei Haizi "Black Children")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.      Senate Communications: None

5.      Judiciary Communications: None

6.      Introduction of Measures       Senate Concurrent Resolution No(s).:  59-64

                                                   Senate Resolution No(s).: 35-38

 


7.      Standing Committee Reports: No(s). 1032-1034

 

1032

(One Day Notice)

(IGM)

S.R. No. 13, S.D. 1

"OPPOSING THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REAL ID ACT OF 2005."

(Recommends Adoption)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1033

(One Day Notice)

(IGM)

S.C.R. No. 31, S.D. 1

"OPPOSING THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REAL ID ACT OF 2005."

(Recommends Adoption)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1034

(One Day Notice)

(IGM)

G.M. No. 493

"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board on Veterans' Services, Gubernatorial Nominee, ANNE V. STEVENS, for a term to expire 6-30-2008."

 

(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1034

(One Day Notice)

(IGM)

G.M. No. 494

"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board on Veterans' Services, Gubernatorial Nominee, PATRICIA ANN WIELAND, for a term to expire 6-30-2009."

 

(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

8.      Advise and Consent

1030

WAM

G.M. No. 268

"Submitting for consideration and confirmation as Director of the Department of Budget and Finance, Gubernatorial Nominee, GEORGINA K. KAWAMURA, for a term to expire 12-6-2010."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.      Adopt Resolutions

1031

EDU

S.C.R. No. 18, S.D. 1

"REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO WORK WITH APPROPRIATE ENTITIES TO EXTEND THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL DAY TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASED PHYSICAL EDUCATION, ART, AND MUSIC REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND COMPETITIONS."

(AMENDED TITLE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.  Re-Referrals

RE-REFERRALS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2007

 

 

 

H.B. NO.

TITLE

RE-REFERRAL

 

 

 

1950, H.D. 1

RELATING TO HOUSING.

(Housing Project Approvals; County Councils; Land Use Commission)

(IGM, CPH)

IGM/WAH, CPH

11.  Miscellaneous Communications: None

12.  Miscellaneous Business

13.  Announcements

·         Committee Hearing Schedule:

COMMITTEE

DATE & TIME

ROOM

JDL

3/12/2007 10:00 AM

229

TIA

3/12/2007 1:00 PM

224

IGM

3/12/2007 1:15 PM

229

EDU-HED

3/12/2007 1:30 PM

225

TIA

3/12/2007 2:00 PM

224

WAH-IGM

3/12/2007 2:45 PM

414

WAH-TIA

3/12/2007 2:45 PM

414

JDL

3/13/2007 9:00 AM

229

EDT-EDU

3/13/2007 1:15 PM

224

HSP

3/13/2007 1:15 PM

016

TSG

3/13/2007 1:15 PM

229

JDL

3/13/2007 3:00 PM

229

CPH

3/14/2007 9:00 AM

016

JDL

3/14/2007 9:00 AM

229

EDU

3/14/2007 1:15 PM

225

HTH-HSP

3/14/2007 1:15 PM

016

EDU

3/14/2007 2:45 PM

225

TIA

3/14/2007 2:45 PM

224

WAH

3/14/2007 2:45 PM

414

CPH

3/15/2007 9:00 AM

016

JDL

3/15/2007 9:00 AM

229

HSP-HSH-PBS-PSM-JDL-JUD

3/15/2007 1:15 PM

016

EDT-WAM

3/16/2007 9:30 AM

211

CPH

3/16/2007 10:00 AM

016

PBS

3/20/2007 2:45 PM

225

EDT

3/27/2007 1:15 PM

224

HSP

4/3/2007 1:15 PM

016

 

 

 

 

14.  Adjournment