OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-EIGHTH STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 23
23RD LEGISLATIVE DAY-MARCH 3, 2016
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture |
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CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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EDB - Economic Development & Business |
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EDN - Education |
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EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection |
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FIN - Finance |
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HED - Higher Education |
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HLT - Health |
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HSG - Housing |
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HUS - Human Services |
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JUD - Judiciary |
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LAB - Labor & Public Employment |
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LMG - Legislative Management |
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OMH - Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs |
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PBS - Public Safety |
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TOU - Tourism |
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TRN - Transportation |
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VMI - Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts |
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WAL - Water & Land |
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REFERRAL
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 6, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. Proposes an amendment to article V, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution to provide that the attorney general be elected as a nonpartisan elected official rather than appointed by the governor.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO BOARD MEMBER TERMS FOR THE BOARD OF NURSING AND THE BOARD OF SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY. Amends the board member terms in sections 457-3 and 468E-6(c), Hawaii Revised Statutes, from three years to four years to align the terms of members of the Board of Nursing and the Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology with the terms of members of the other twenty-three boards and commissions under the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
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HLT, CPC |
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RELATING TO NURSING. Allows the Board of Nursing to more fully participate in Nursys, a national database for nurse licensees by sharing license and disciplinary action information.
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CPC, JUD |
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RELATING TO CERTIFIED NURSE AIDES. Repeals section 346-47 and amends sections 457A-1.5, 457A-2, and 457A-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to delete references to the Department of Human Services as licensing or certifying health care settings; and deletes references to the Department of Human Services investigating and disciplining certified nurse aides employed in health care settings.
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HUS/HLT, JUD |
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REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM TO EXTEND PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS.
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EDN, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ORDER THAT WHENEVER THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES IS FLOWN ON A PERMANENT FLAGPOLE IN FRONT OF THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF FAMILIES' POW/MIA FLAG SHALL BE FLOWN ON THE SAME HALYARD.
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VMI, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE GRADUATE ASSISTANTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I SYSTEM, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HAWAII LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, TO CONDUCT A CONFIDENTIAL VOTE ON WHETHER THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF BECOMING PUBLIC-SECTOR UNIONIZED EMPLOYEES.
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LAB, HED |
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URGING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH FIXED TERMS FOR JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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JUD, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A SAFETY STUDY ON THE LANA‘I AIRPORT BASE YARD.
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TRN, FIN |
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EXPRESSING ENDORSEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR A UNIQUE AND AGGRESSIVE APPROACH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO USE DURABLE AND TEMPORARY GEO-SYNTHETIC MATERIALS AS NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE KAANAPALI BEACH WALK FROM SHORELINE HAZARDS UNTIL THE BEACH NOURISHMENT PROGRAM AT KAANAPALI BEACH CAN BE COMPLETED.
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WAL, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE TO CONVENE A WORK AND SAVE WORKING GROUP TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY AND IMPACT OF ESTABLISHING A RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST FUND FOR PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE.
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CPC, FIN |
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ENCOURAGING KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS TO CONSIDER THE PRACTICE OF LAND EXCHANGES TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOMESTEADS IN LOCATIONS THAT BETTER SERVE THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE.
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OMH/WAL, FIN |
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DESIGNATING A STATE-OWNED PARCEL OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE FIRST HOME OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AS THE "PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BIRTHPLACE GARDEN," AND ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO PLAN APPROPRIATE IMPROVEMENTS TO IDENTIFY AND DIGNIFY THE SITE.
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TRN, WAL, FIN |
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EXPRESSING STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WAHIAWA CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH TO PROVIDE PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE SERVICES TO THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION OF WAHIAWA AND ITS SURROUNDING RURAL COMMUNITIES.
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HLT, FIN |
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URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ENDORSE THE "SCREEN AT 23" CAMPAIGN THAT SCREENS ADULT ASIAN AMERICANS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES AT A BODY MASS INDEX OF 23.
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HLT, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM TO EXTEND PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS.
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EDN, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ORDER THAT WHENEVER THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES IS FLOWN ON A PERMANENT FLAGPOLE IN FRONT OF THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF FAMILIES' POW/MIA FLAG SHALL BE FLOWN ON THE SAME HALYARD.
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VMI, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF A STATE-OPERATED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO SERVICE MARIJUANA-RELATED BUSINESSES IN HAWAII.
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CPC, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE GRADUATE ASSISTANTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I SYSTEM, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HAWAII LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, TO CONDUCT A CONFIDENTIAL VOTE ON WHETHER THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF BECOMING PUBLIC-SECTOR UNIONIZED EMPLOYEES.
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LAB, HED |
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URGING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH FIXED TERMS FOR JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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JUD, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO CONSIDER DESIGNATING THE NATIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TRAINING CENTER, WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, AS AN OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY CENTER.
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HED, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A SAFETY STUDY ON THE LANA‘I AIRPORT BASE YARD.
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TRN, FIN |
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EXPRESSING ENDORSEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR A UNIQUE AND AGGRESSIVE APPROACH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO USE DURABLE AND TEMPORARY GEO-SYNTHETIC MATERIALS AS NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE KAANAPALI BEACH WALK FROM SHORELINE HAZARDS UNTIL THE BEACH NOURISHMENT PROGRAM AT KAANAPALI BEACH CAN BE COMPLETED.
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WAL, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE TO CONVENE A WORK AND SAVE WORKING GROUP TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY AND IMPACT OF ESTABLISHING A RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST FUND FOR PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE.
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CPC, FIN |
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ENCOURAGING KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS TO CONSIDER THE PRACTICE OF LAND EXCHANGES TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOMESTEADS IN LOCATIONS THAT BETTER SERVE THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE.
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OMH/WAL, FIN |
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DESIGNATING A STATE-OWNED PARCEL OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE FIRST HOME OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AS THE "PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BIRTHPLACE GARDEN," AND ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO PLAN APPROPRIATE IMPROVEMENTS TO IDENTIFY AND DIGNIFY THE SITE.
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TRN, WAL, FIN |
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EXPRESSING STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WAHIAWA CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH TO PROVIDE PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE SERVICES TO THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION OF WAHIAWA AND ITS SURROUNDING RURAL COMMUNITIES.
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HLT, FIN |
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URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ENDORSE THE "SCREEN AT 23" CAMPAIGN THAT SCREENS ADULT ASIAN AMERICANS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES AT A BODY MASS INDEX OF 23.
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HLT, FIN |
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AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF PERPETUAL NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF EXISTING SEAWALL AND LANDSCAPING OF EASEMENT AREA AT LAHAINA ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI.
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WAL, FIN |
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