THE SENATE
OF THE
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
STATE OF HAWAI'I
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
FORTY-FIRST DAY
March 31, 2008-Monday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Invocation by Pastor Frank Diehl
The Tree of Life Christian Center
Roll Call
Approval of the Journal
Introductions
CONGRATULATING THE LEILEHUA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM ON BECOMING THE 2007 HAWAI‘I HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONS. (Senator Bunda)
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Dated March 28, 2008, transmitting the Employees' Retirement System's Criteria to determine the Funding Level of Hawaii Private Placement Investments, pursuant to Act 260, SLH 2007. |
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Dated March 28, 2008, transmitting the Report on the Temporary Hawaii Inter-Island Ferry Oversight Task Force, prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Act 2, Second Special Session 2007. |
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Letter dated March 25, 2008, transmitting proposed changes to the Executive Supplemental Budget for FY 2009 for the Department of Transportation. |
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Letter dated March 27, 2008, transmitting proposed changes to the General Appropriations Act for the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, the Department of Public Safety, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources. |
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Informing the Senate that on March 28, 2008, the following House Concurrent Resolutions were adopted in the House:
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"SUPPORTING THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF SMOKE DETECTORS IN EVERY HAWAII HOME BY 2010."(Smoke Detectors for Low-income Families in Hawaii) |
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"REQUESTING THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CREATE A REDEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN FOR KUKUI GARDENS AND MAYOR WRIGHT HOMES."(Kukui Gardens and Mayor Wright Homes; Development; Master Plan) |
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407 |
"URGING THE GOVERNOR TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS "BRAIN ANEURYSM AWARENESS MONTH"."(Designates the month of September as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month" in Hawaii.) |
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"ENCOURAGING THE COUNTIES TO IMPLEMENT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S DESIGN GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON INTEGRATING BICYCLING AND WALKING WHEN BUILDING THEIR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER FOR ALL HAWAII RESIDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO WALK OR BICYCLE TO DO SO SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY."(Bicycling and Walking; Urge Counties to Implement Federal Guidance) |
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"REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO USE THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THEM UNDER SECTION 342D-70, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, AND ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT STANDARDS FOR THE REUSE OF RESIDENTIAL GRAY WATER FOR SUBSURFACE LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION."(Counties; Adoption of Standards for Reuse of Gray Water) |
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Informing the Senate that on March 28, 2008, the following Senate Bill passed Third Reading in the House: |
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"RELATING TO OSTEOPATHY."(Osteopathy) |
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Informing the Senate that on March 28, 2008, the House disagreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House Bills:
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"RELATING TO OUTDOOR ADVERTISING."(Outdoor Advertising) |
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"RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS."(Planned Community Associations) |
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"RELATED TO TOWING."(Towing Fees; Towing Companies) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Gubernatorial Nominee, NICHOLAS G. OPIE DC, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Examiners in Naturopathy, Gubernatorial Nominee, MICHAEL L. TRAUB, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Board of Nursing, Gubernatorial Nominee, PATRICIA A. LANGE-OTSUKA, for a term to expire 6-30-2011."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Physical Therapy, Gubernatorial Nominee, HARRIETT CHRISTINA BAXENDALE, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, DONALD L. DYMOND, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, DORVIN D. LEIS, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, MICHAEL C. L. YEE, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Hawai'i Strategic Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, BLENN AKIRA FUJIMOTO, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Hawai'i Strategic Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, VINCENT A. PIEKARSKI, for a term to expire 6-30-2009."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Hawai'i Strategic Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, ERIC BRANDON YEE, for a term to expire 6-30-2008."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Hawai'i Strategic Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, ERIC BRANDON YEE, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the High Technology Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, CRAIG I. NAKANISHI, for a term to expire 6-30-2011."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Civil Defense Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, MYRON N. DOBASHI, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, KYOKO Y. KIMURA, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Natural Area Reserve System Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, TRAE MENARD, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Commission on Water Resource Management, Gubernatorial Nominee, LAWRENCE H. MIIKE MD, JD, for a term to expire 6-30-2012."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"REQUESTING THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING A MASTER PLAN FOR LONG-TERM CARE FOR LEAHI HOSPITAL." (Recommends Adoption) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"REQUESTING THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING A MASTER PLAN FOR LONG-TERM CARE FOR LEAHI HOSPITAL." (Recommends Adoption) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO PROCLAIM JUNE 8TH OF EVERY YEAR AS WORLD OCEAN DAY." (AMENDED TITLE) (Recommends Adoption) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO PROCLAIM JUNE 8TH OF EVERY YEAR AS WORLD OCEAN DAY." (AMENDED TITLE) (Recommends Adoption) |
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"RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading) |
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"RELATING TO GIFT CERTIFICATES." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading) |
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(48 Hrs. Notice) |
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"RELATING TO DISPENSING OPTICIANS." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading) |
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(48 Hrs. Notice) |
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"RELATING TO HARBORS." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"RELATING TO THE UNIFORM LAND SALES PRACTICES ACT." (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"RELATING TO WATER RATES." (Recommends passage on THIRD READING) |
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ORDER OF THE DAY
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S.B. No. 1035, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 "RELATING TO MAKAHIKI DAY COMMEMORATION."(Makahiki; Commemoration) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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S.B. No. 2441, H.D. "RELATING TO HIGHWAYS."(State Highways; County Subdivision Ordinances; Exemption) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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S.B. No. 2849, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 "RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS."(Agricultural-energy Facilities; Agricultural Districts) |
AGREE/DISAGREE |
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"CREATING AN ADVISORY GROUP TO RE-ENGINEER THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES." (AMENDED TITLE) |
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"REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A PILOT PROJECT TO ALLOW A SCHOOL COMPLEX TO IDENTIFY CRITICAL DEPARTMENT RULES AND POLICIES THAT IMPEDE EFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING, ADMINISTERING, AND TEACHING AND TO OPERATE FREE OF THOSE RULES AND POLICIES." |
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"REQUESTING KAUAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO WORK WITH THE KAUAI POLICE DEPARTMENT TO EXPLORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE." |
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"REQUESTING TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING AND TREATMENT FOR RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING AND EMERGENCY TRANSITIONAL SHELTER HOUSING." |
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"REQUESTING TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING AND TREATMENT FOR RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING AND EMERGENCY TRANSITIONAL SHELTER HOUSING." |
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"URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ASSIST THE BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES IN BECOMING A MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND ACCOUNTABLE OPERATION, AND DEVELOP STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR THE BUREAU." |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3210)
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"RELATING TO CONDITIONAL LICENSE PERMITS." - (TIA)
(Conditional License Permits; DUI) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3211)
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"RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION." - (TIA/IGM)
(Highways; Counties) |
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"RELATING TO TAXATION." - (WAM)
(Taxes; Intrastate Aviation; Foreign Trade Zone; Exemption) |
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"RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING." - (CPH/HSP)
(Housing; Rental or For-Sale Developments) |
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RE-REFERRAL FOR MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008 |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION'S BENEFITS-FUNDED REVENUE-GENERATING COMPUTER INITIATIVES. (Department of Taxation) (EDT, WAM) |
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HONORING AND RECOGNIZING NATIONAL LUPUS ALERT DAY FOR BRINGING OUTSTANDING AWARENESS TO LUPUS AND REACHING OUT TO THOSE AFFECTED. (Senator Hemmings)
HONORING KUALOA-HE'EIA ECUMENICAL YOUTH (KEY) PROJECT'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY. (Senator Hee)
HONORING THE SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS OF THE NEUMANN COMMUNITIES FOR THEIR LEGACY OF CARING AND DARING FOR 125 YEARS. (Senator Chun Oakland)
· Committee Hearing Schedule:
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AHW |
3/31/2008 1:15 PM |
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AHW/IGM |
3/31/2008 1:15 PM |
229 |
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HTH |
3/31/2008 1:15 PM |
016 |
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AHW/WTL/IGM |
3/31/2008 2:45 PM |
414 |
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WTL |
3/31/2008 2:45 PM |
414 |
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WTL/IGM/ENE |
3/31/2008 2:45 PM |
414 |
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CPH |
4/1/2008 9:00 AM |
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CPH/WAM |
4/1/2008 9:00 AM |
229 |
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HTH/JDL |
4/1/2008 10:00 AM |
016 |
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JDL |
4/1/2008 10:00 AM |
016 |
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WAM |
4/1/2008 10:00 AM |
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WAM |
4/1/2008 10:15 AM |
211 |
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EDT |
4/1/2008 1:15 PM |
224 |
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HSP |
4/1/2008 1:15 PM |
016 |
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HSP/EDU |
4/1/2008 1:15 PM |
016 |
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HSP/IGM |
4/1/2008 1:15 PM |
016 |
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HSP/IGM/EDU |
4/1/2008 1:15 PM |
016 |
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HSP/PBS |
4/1/2008 1:15 PM |
016 |
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TSG |
4/1/2008 1:15 PM |
229 |
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TSG |
4/1/2008 1:30 PM |
229 |
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AHW |
4/1/2008 2:45 PM |
224 |
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ENE |
4/1/2008 2:45 PM |
414 |
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ENE/EDT |
4/1/2008 2:45 PM |
414 |
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ENE/EDU |
4/1/2008 2:45 PM |
414 |
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ENE/TSG |
4/1/2008 2:45 PM |
414 |
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HTH |
4/2/2008 1:15 PM |
016 |
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AHW/EDT |
4/2/2008 1:30 PM |
225 |
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EDU/AHW/EDT/WTL |
4/2/2008 1:30 PM |
225 |
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AHW/TSG |
4/2/2008 1:45 PM |
225 |
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PBS/AHW |
4/2/2008 1:45 PM |
225 |
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AHW/ENE |
4/3/2008 1:15 PM |
414 |
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EDT |
4/3/2008 1:15 PM |
224 |
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TSG |
4/3/2008 1:15 PM |
229 |
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AHW |
4/3/2008 2:45 PM |
224 |
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ENE |
4/3/2008 2:45 PM |
414 |
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PBS |
4/3/2008 2:45 PM |
225 |
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PBS/JDL |
4/3/2008 2:45 PM |
225 |
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HTH/HSP |
4/4/2008 1:15 PM |
016 |
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PBS-PSM |
4/5/2008 9:00 AM |
225 |
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HSP |
4/8/2008 1:15 PM |
016 |
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EDT |
4/9/2008 1:00 PM |
016 |
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EDT |
4/10/2008 1:15 PM |
224 |
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