HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-FIFTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2009

 

 

March 20, 2009

 

 

33rd Day

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -   Reverend Arthur J. Kaufman

                        Aiea Hongwanji

 

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Floor Presentations

                       

H.R. No. 287          COMMENDS AND CONGRATULATES LEIMOMI MO'OKINI LUM FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICES IN PERPETUATING HAWAII'S ANCIENT CULTURAL HERITAGE.

 

 

H.R. No. 288          CONGRATULATING UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 2008-2009 CHEER SQUAD CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONS OF RAH! PAULA ABDUL'S CHEERLEADING BOWL.


 

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            Transportation

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1023

S.B. No. 442, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

(County Infrastructure Development Revolving Loan Fund)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Housing/Water, Land, & Ocean Resources                                              

 

            Legislative Management

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1024

S.B. No. 477

 

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RETENTION OF ATTORNEYS.

(Attorneys; Governmental Retention)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                  

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1025

S.B. No. 1215, H.D. 1

 

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

(Elections; Candidates; Residency Requirements)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1026

S.B. No. 602, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO THE ARTS.

(Culture and Arts; Works of Art)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Hawaiian Affairs                                                 

 

            Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1027

S.B. No. 1334, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN MUSIC AND DANCE.

(Culture; Museum for Hawaiian Music and Dance; Appropriation)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Hawaiian Affairs                                                 

 

            Human Services

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1028

S.B. No. 774, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SCHOOLS.

(DOE; Non-School-Hour Programs; Safe Haven; TANF Funds; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Education                                          

 

            Agriculture

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1029

S.B. No. 1223, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HAWAII MADE PRODUCTS.

(Hawaii Made Products)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1030

S.B. No. 1179, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(Department of Education; Farm to School Program)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Education                                          

 

            Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1031

S.B. No. 178, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FOOD WASTE RECYCLING.

(Food Waste Recycling; Solid Waste; Appropriation)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Energy & Environmental Protection   

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1032

S.B. No. 799, H.D. 1

 

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CLARIFY THE SELECTION OF THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

(Board of Education; Student Member)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1033

S.B. No. 733, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(DOE; School Impact Fees)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources                             

 

            Consumer Protection & Commerce

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1034

S.B. No. 121, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PRUDENT MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS ACT.

(Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

            Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1035

S.B. No. 427

 

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAXATION.

(General Excise Tax; Health Care; TRICARE Program; Exemption)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs                                                   

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1036

S.B. No. 230, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS.

(Victims Rights; Department of Health Notification)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                  

 

            Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1037

S.B. No. 301, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII REGISTERED AGENTS ACT.

(Hawaii Registered Agents Act)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

            Human Services

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1038

S.B. No. 190, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOME.

(Human Services; Community Care Foster Family Home; Private Pay Clients)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Health/Human Services

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1039

S.B. No. 1140, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

(Health Plan Payments; Critical Access Hospitals; Federally Qualified Health Centers)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

            Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1040

S.B. No. 1676, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO HEALTH.

(Telehealth; Medicine and Surgery; Expansion of Services)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary                                         

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1041

S.B. No. 1263, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TATTOO ARTISTS.

(Tattoo Artists; Regulation; Licensure; Permits; Temporary License)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary                                         

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1042

S.B. No. 1332, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEALTHCARE.

(Respiratory Care Practitioners; Licensing)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary                                         

 

            Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1043

S.B. No. 1137, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEALTH.

(Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Criminal History Record Checks)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1044

S.B. No. 585, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO REMOTE DISPENSING.

(Remote Dispensing Pharmacy; Health Insurance; Prescription Drugs; Remote Areas)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1045

S.B. No. 43, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT.

(Physician Workforce Assessment and Planning)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Higher Education/Consumer Protection & Commerce                                

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1046

S.B. No. 169, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH CORPS.

(Hawaii Health Corps Program; Physician Shortage; Health Care)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Higher Education                         

 

            Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1047

S.B. No. 1205, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TEMPORARY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS.

(Health Insurance)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Labor & Public Employment    

 

            Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1048

S.B. No. 389, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

(Capital Improvement Projects; Allotment; Memorandum of Understanding)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Legislative Management           

 

            Higher Education/Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1049

S.B. No. 1129, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ATHLETIC TRAINERS.

(Athletic Trainers; Registration; Licensing)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

            Housing

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1050

S.B. No. 754, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

(Affordable Housing; LRB Review)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Legislative Management           

 

            Housing

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1051

S.B. No. 910, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF HOMELESS PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.

(Homeless Programs)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Public Safety

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1052

S.B. No. 560, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

(Public Safety; Task Force; Study of Disparate Treatment; Native Hawaiians)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Hawaiian Affairs                                                 

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1053

S.B. No. 212, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

(Public Safety; Freedom of Information; Out-of-State Prisons)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                  

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1054

S.B. No. 231, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

(Adult Offenders; Transfer Fees; Probation Services Special Fund)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                  

 

            Public Safety

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1055

S.B. No. 619, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO VOTING.

(Voting Rights, Incarcerated Persons)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                  

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1056

S.B. No. 1147, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO STATE DISASTER RELIEF.

(Civil Defense; Disaster; Governor's Declaration)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1057

S.B. No. 967, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

(Controlled Substances)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary                                         

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1058

S.B. No. 1148, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE OFFENDER REENTRY SYSTEM.

(Corrections; Offender Reentry)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Legislative Management           

 

            Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1059

S.B. No. 614, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.

(Family Leave; Military Deployment)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Labor & Public Employment    

 

            Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1060

S.B. No. 896, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

(Hawaii National Guard Adult Programs)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Labor & Public Employment    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1061

S.B. No. 623, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE.

(National Guard; Tuition Assistance)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Higher Education                         

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1062

S.B. No. 1276, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.

(Small Business Regulatory Flexibility)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Labor & Public Employment

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1063

S.B. No. 1568, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.

(Unemployment Insurance)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Human Services                                                                                                                                                          

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1064

S.B. No. 1203, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO COMMUNITY SERVICE.

(Community Service)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Human Services                                                                  

 

            Labor & Public Employment

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1065

S.B. No. 905, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.

(Office of Community Services)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Human Services                             

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1066

S.B. No. 667, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO WHISTLEBLOWERS' PROTECTION.

(Employment Practices; Whistleblowers' Protection)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Labor & Public Employment/Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military             Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1067

S.B. No. 782, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.

(Employment Security; Domestic Violence)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Hawaiian Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1068

S.B. No. 1108

 

RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS.

(Aha Kiole Advisory Committee; Report)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources                             

 

            Hawaiian Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1069

S.B. No. 579, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.

(Hawaiian Language; Letterhead; Symbols; Emblems)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources/Judiciary                                       

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1070

S.B. No. 1085, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CEDED LANDS.

(Ceded Lands; Public Land Trust; Management)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources/Judiciary                                       

 

            Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs/Agriculture

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1071

S.B. No. 1248, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.

(Enterprise Zone Program; Agricultural Producers and Manufacturers)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Energy & Environmental Protection                                                             

 

            Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1072

S.B. No. 687, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

(Procurement; Bid Protest; Inadvertent Errors; Administrative Proceedings)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1073

S.B. No. 1680, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

(Hawaii Broadband commissioner; Broadband Regulation; Broadband Franchising; Broadband Permitting)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

            Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1074

S.B. No. 420, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE.

(Naturopathic Medicine; Naturopathy; Parenteral Therapy)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

            Energy & Environmental Protection

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1075

S.B. No. 1260, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION FEES.

(Air Pollution; Fees)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1076

S.B. No. 242, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING.

(Enterprise Zones; Seawater Air Conditioning Cooling System)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs                                                   

 

            Energy & Environmental Protection

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1077

S.B. No. 606, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

(Condominiums; Solar Energy; Wind Energy)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce        

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1078

S.B. No. 868, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES.

(Energy Resources; Power Generation Utilities, Transportation Fuels; State Energy Resources Coordinator)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1079

S.B. No. 1671, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FOSSIL FUELS.

(Fossil Fuel; Electric Generation; Renewable Energy; PUC)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1080

S.B. No. 605, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO NOISE.

(Noise; Decibel Weighting)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary                                         

 

            Energy & Environmental Protection/Water, Land, & Ocean Resources

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1081

S.B. No. 1173, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

(Energy-Efficiency)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

            Energy & Environmental Protection/Housing

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1082

S.B. No. 1338, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HOUSEHOLD ENERGY DEMAND.

(Solar Energy, Clotheslines, Household Energy Demand)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Energy & Environmental Protection

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1083

S.B. No. 1202, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION ENERGY INITIATIVES.

(Transportation; Energy Efficient Vehicles)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Transportation/Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs                                                                      

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1084

S.B. No. 1258, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

(Renewable Energy)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

            Hawaiian Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1085

S.B. No. 995, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

(Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Public Land Trust)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources/Judiciary                                       

 

            Energy & Environmental Protection/Housing

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1086

S.B. No. 390, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES.

(Energy Resources; Solar Water Heating)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

            Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1087

S.B. No. 1164, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN.

(Education; Military Children)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs                        

 

 

 

 


7.         Announcements

 

Committee Referral Sheet No. 35

Committee Referral Sheet No. 36

 

                        Floor Presentations for Monday, March 23, 2009:

 

RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING LEILEHUA HIGH SCHOOL MULES BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2008 HONOLULU MARATHON/HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

 

CONGRATULATING BEBI DAVIS AS THE 2009 HAWAII STATE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, AND GLENN LEE, PEGGY ANN PAVAO, RAMONA TAKAHASHI, JOHN CONSTANINOU, ROBERTA KOKX, AND MARY LARDIZABAL AS THE 2009 HAWAII STATE DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.