HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Chair |
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Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Mark M. Nakashima |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro |
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Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
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Rep. Chris Lee |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
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Rep. Dee Morikawa |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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2:00 pm |
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Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. Makes housekeeping amendments to Section 14 of Act 48 SLH 2016 by removing reference to subsections.
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF ATTORNEYS. Replaces a requirement that the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate must jointly request legal representation for a legislative office before that office may receive legal representation with a requirement that allows either the Speaker's request or the President's request, as appropriate, to constitute a sufficient request.
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RELATING TO AN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. Establishes a centralized office of administrative hearings in the department of accounting and general services to hear cases referred to it by state executive branch agencies. Appropriates funds.
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RELATING TO ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS IN HAWAII FAMILY COURT. Establishes a procedure to tender settlement offers in certain family court cases so that the party extending the offer may be entitled to its attorney's fees and costs if the offer is not accepted and the offeree does not obtain a judgment that, in its entirety, is patently more favorable than the offer.
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RELATING TO FAMILY LAW. Temporarily requires parties in a divorce proceeding to refrain from moving a child from a county of residence, removing the child from school, interfering with custodial arrangements, or discontinuing payments on financial obligations. Expedites mediation and financial and property disclosure.
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RELATING TO ANNULMENT, DIVORCE, AND SEPARATION. Imposes a restraining order that preserves the financial assets of the parties and their dependents upon the commencement of annulment, divorce, or separation court action.
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RELATING TO CLASS C FELONIES. Amends monetary penalty for providing false information in an application affidavit for late voter registration from up to $1,000 to up to $10,000.
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RELATING TO VOTING. Appropriates moneys to the office of elections for "I voted" stickers to be distributed at polling places.
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RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY COURT OUTREACH PROJECT. Establishes a community court outreach project in the City and County of Honolulu, subject to the availability of funds and memoranda of agreements from the Judiciary, Prosecuting Attorney, and the Public Defender. Appropriates funds.
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Appropriates funds to the Judiciary to retain mental health services and substance abuse treatment for the Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement program, which is an intensive supervisory program for persons on probation.
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RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY. Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney to maintain and expand the weed and seed strategy, which is a collaborative effort to reclaim, restore, and rebuild communities.
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RELATING TO THE ASSAULT OF A UTILITY WORKER. Establishes a class B felony for an assault against a utility worker that causes serious or substantial bodily injury or an assault against a utility worker with a dangerous instrument that causes bodily injury.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony should indicate:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;
· The date and time of the hearing; and
· Measure number.
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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 2 copies (including an original) to Room 302 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-6531 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or
WEB: For testimony less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website. This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-8515or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
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________________________________________ Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto Chair |
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