HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-FIFTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2009

March 23, 2009

34^th Day

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation -   Pastor Jack D. Smith

                        Community Church of the Nazarene – Wahiawa

1.         Roll Call

2.         Reading of the Journal

3.         Messages from the Governor

4.         Senate Communications

Received communications transmitting the following Senate Concurrent Resolutions, both having been adopted in the Senate:

                                    S.C.R. No. 11

                                    S.C.R. No. 30

ORDER OF THE DAY

5.         Floor Presentations

H.R. No. 289          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.

H.R. No. 290 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.

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

Consumer Protection & Commerce
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1088	S.B. No. 549, S.D. 1 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE EXPRESS WARRANTY ENFORCEMENT. (Motor Vehicles; Motorcycles; Warranty; Lemon Law) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1089	S.B. No. 848 RELATING TO METAL. (Scrap Dealer; Copper; Theft) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1090	S.B. No. 1128 RELATING TO METAL. (Metal; Beer Kegs; Theft) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1091	S.B. No. 878, S.D. 1 RELATING TO PUBLICATION OF HEARING NOTICES. (Public Utilities Commission; Public Hearings) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1092	S.B. No. 880 RELATING TO GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS. (Gas Pipeline Systems) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1093	S.B. No. 34, S.D. 1 RELATING TO THE MORTGAGE RESCUE FRAUD PREVENTION ACT. (Mortgage Rescue Fraud Prevention Act; Real Estate Licensees) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1094	S.B. No. 35, S.D. 1 RELATING TO MORTGAGES. (Mortgages; Certified Public Accountants; Public Accountants) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1095	S.B. No. 520, S.D. 1 RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY LICENSING ACT. (Motor Vehicle Dealers) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1096	S.B. No. 1241, S.D. 2 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. (Real Property; Covenants) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1097	S.B. No. 203, S.D. 2 RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. (Contractors; Civil Penalties) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1098	S.B. No. 1230, S.D. 2 RELATING TO TAXATION. (Real Property Asset Acquisition Tax; Stock Ownership Transfer) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance
Human Services
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1099	S.B. No. 133, S.D. 2 RELATING TO UTILITIES. (Utilities; Lifeline Electricity Rates; PUC) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce
Human Services
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1100	S.B. No. 201, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL. (Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council; Appropriations; Grant-In-Aid) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1101	S.B. No. 914, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. (Public Assistance) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance
Water, Land, & Ocean Resources
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1102	S.B. No. 1130, S.D. 2 RELATING TO THE BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES. (Bureau of Conveyances; Social Security Numbers; Land Court) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary
Water, Land, & Ocean Resources/Judiciary
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1103	S.B. No. 1677, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO LANDS CONTROLLED BY THE STATE. (State Held Lands; Public Lands; Sale and Exchange) AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance
Energy & Environmental Protection/Water, Land, & Ocean Resources
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1104	S.B. No. 1259, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE. (Environmental Response; Liability) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1105	H.C.R. No. 16, H.D. 1 ENCOURAGING STATE AND COUNTY ACTION TO STIMULATE INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS AND DEVELOPMENT OF CREDIT AND TO FORMULATE AN INVENTORY OF BANKING SERVICES AVAILABLE TO LOW-INCOME PERSONS AND THOSE WITH NO CREDIT HISTORY IN THE STATE. REFER TO Finance
Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1106	H.R. No. 34 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO ALLOW AVAILABLE SURPLUS HELICOPTERS TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL EVACUATION SERVICES. REFER TO Health
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1107	H.C.R. No. 42 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO ALLOW AVAILABLE SURPLUS HELICOPTERS TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL EVACUATION SERVICES. REFER TO Health
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1108	H.C.R. No. 43, H.D. 2 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO INVESTIGATE HEALTH RISKS AND POTENTIAL ENERGY USES OF POLYSTYRENE FOOD CONTAINERS AND TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS AND GROCERY BAGS. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION

7.         Announcements

Committee Referral Sheet No. 37

Committee Referral Sheet No. 38

                        Floor Presentation for Tuesday, March 24, 2009:

CONGRATULATING RUTH SILBERSTEIN AS HAWAII'S 2008 NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED PRINCIPAL, MEREDITH MAEDA AS HAWAII'S NOMINEE FOR THE METLIFE/NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, LYNN KAHOOHALAHALA AS HAWAII'S 2008 STATE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, AND MYRON MONTE AS THE 5^TH ANNUAL WINNER OF THE MASAYUKI TOKIOKA AWARD.