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
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RELATING TO TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. (County Infrastructure Development Revolving Loan Fund)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Housing/Water, Land, & Ocean Resources |
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Legislative Management
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RETENTION OF ATTORNEYS. (Attorneys; Governmental Retention)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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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 |
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Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs
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RELATING TO THE ARTS. (Culture and Arts; Works of Art)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Hawaiian Affairs |
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Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN MUSIC AND DANCE. (Culture; Museum for Hawaiian Music and Dance; Appropriation)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Hawaiian Affairs |
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Human Services
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RELATING TO SCHOOLS. (DOE; Non-School-Hour Programs; Safe Haven; TANF Funds; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Education |
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Agriculture
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RELATING TO HAWAII MADE PRODUCTS. (Hawaii Made Products)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (Department of Education; Farm to School Program)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Education |
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Education
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RELATING TO FOOD WASTE RECYCLING. (Food Waste Recycling; Solid Waste; Appropriation)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Energy & Environmental Protection |
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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 |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (DOE; School Impact Fees)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources |
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Consumer Protection & Commerce
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PRUDENT MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS ACT. (Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Health
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RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAXATION. (General Excise Tax; Health Care; TRICARE Program; Exemption)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs |
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RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS. (Victims Rights; Department of Health Notification)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII REGISTERED AGENTS ACT. (Hawaii Registered Agents Act)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Human Services
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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 |
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Health/Human Services
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. (Health Plan Payments; Critical Access Hospitals; Federally Qualified Health Centers)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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Health
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RELATING TO HEALTH. (Telehealth; Medicine and Surgery; Expansion of Services)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary |
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RELATING TO TATTOO ARTISTS. (Tattoo Artists; Regulation; Licensure; Permits; Temporary License)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary |
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RELATING TO HEALTHCARE. (Respiratory Care Practitioners; Licensing)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary |
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Health
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RELATING TO HEALTH. (Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Criminal History Record Checks)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO REMOTE DISPENSING. (Remote Dispensing Pharmacy; Health Insurance; Prescription Drugs; Remote Areas)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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RELATING TO PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT. (Physician Workforce Assessment and Planning)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Higher Education/Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH CORPS. (Hawaii Health Corps Program; Physician Shortage; Health Care)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Higher Education |
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Health
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RELATING TO TEMPORARY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS. (Health Insurance)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Labor & Public Employment |
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Education
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (Capital Improvement Projects; Allotment; Memorandum of Understanding)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Legislative Management |
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Higher Education/Education
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RELATING TO ATHLETIC TRAINERS. (Athletic Trainers; Registration; Licensing)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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Housing
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RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. (Affordable Housing; LRB Review)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Legislative Management |
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Housing
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RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF HOMELESS PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. (Homeless Programs)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Public Safety
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. (Public Safety; Task Force; Study of Disparate Treatment; Native Hawaiians)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Hawaiian Affairs |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. (Public Safety; Freedom of Information; Out-of-State Prisons)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. (Adult Offenders; Transfer Fees; Probation Services Special Fund)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Public Safety
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RELATING TO VOTING. (Voting Rights, Incarcerated Persons)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO STATE DISASTER RELIEF. (Civil Defense; Disaster; Governor's Declaration)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. (Controlled Substances)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary |
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RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE OFFENDER REENTRY SYSTEM. (Corrections; Offender Reentry)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Legislative Management |
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Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs
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RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. (Family Leave; Military Deployment)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Labor & Public Employment |
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Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs
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RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE LAW. (Hawaii National Guard Adult Programs)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Labor & Public Employment |
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RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE. (National Guard; Tuition Assistance)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Higher Education |
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RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Labor & Public Employment
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RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. (Unemployment Insurance)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Human Services |
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RELATING TO COMMUNITY SERVICE. (Community Service)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Human Services |
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Labor & Public Employment
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. (Office of Community Services)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Human Services |
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RELATING TO WHISTLEBLOWERS' PROTECTION. (Employment Practices; Whistleblowers' Protection)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Labor & Public Employment/Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. (Employment Security; Domestic Violence)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Hawaiian Affairs
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RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS. (Aha Kiole Advisory Committee; Report)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources |
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Hawaiian Affairs
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE. (Hawaiian Language; Letterhead; Symbols; Emblems)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources/Judiciary |
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RELATING TO CEDED LANDS. (Ceded Lands; Public Land Trust; Management)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources/Judiciary |
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Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs/Agriculture
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RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES. (Enterprise Zone Program; Agricultural Producers and Manufacturers)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Energy & Environmental Protection |
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Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. (Procurement; Bid Protest; Inadvertent Errors; Administrative Proceedings)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs
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RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. (Hawaii Broadband commissioner; Broadband Regulation; Broadband Franchising; Broadband Permitting)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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Health
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RELATING TO NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE. (Naturopathic Medicine; Naturopathy; Parenteral Therapy)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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Energy & Environmental Protection
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RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION FEES. (Air Pollution; Fees)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING. (Enterprise Zones; Seawater Air Conditioning Cooling System)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs |
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Energy & Environmental Protection
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. (Condominiums; Solar Energy; Wind Energy)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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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 |
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RELATING TO FOSSIL FUELS. (Fossil Fuel; Electric Generation; Renewable Energy; PUC)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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RELATING TO NOISE. (Noise; Decibel Weighting)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary |
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Energy & Environmental Protection/Water, Land, & Ocean Resources
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RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. (Energy-Efficiency)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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Energy & Environmental Protection/Housing
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RELATING TO HOUSEHOLD ENERGY DEMAND. (Solar Energy, Clotheslines, Household Energy Demand)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Energy & Environmental Protection
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION ENERGY INITIATIVES. (Transportation; Energy Efficient Vehicles)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Transportation/Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. (Renewable Energy)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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Hawaiian Affairs
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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 |
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Energy & Environmental Protection/Housing
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RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES. (Energy Resources; Solar Water Heating)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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Education
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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 |
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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.