THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2021
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Senator Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Chair |
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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair |
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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair |
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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
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10:00 A.M. |
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Conference Room 211 & Videoconference |
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THE STATE CAPITOL IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
To comply with social distancing requirements, only written and videoconference testimony will be accepted. If you wish to testify via videoconference you must also submit written testimony.
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATION AND POLICY. Requires each new member of a board or commission to participate in a formal educational and orientation session with the head of the department with jurisdiction of that member's board or commission to receive voting rights. Requires each department and agency to train their members at least once per calendar year. (SD1)
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Designates November 28 of each year as La Ku‘oko‘a, Hawaiian Recognition Day, not constituting a state holiday, to celebrate the historical recognition of independence of the kingdom of Hawaii. (SD1)
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RELATING TO JUNETEENTH DAY. Establishes June 19 of each year as Juneteenth Day.
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RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. Creates the Hawaii Diversification and Resilience in a Vibrant Economy Program (HI DRiVE) and special fund, which requires the Hawaii technology development corporation to build on small business innovation research phase II awards and use funds to support phase III efforts to commercialize technology, develop manufacturing infrastructure, acquire equipment or materials, and support training or quality systems. Requires the governor to apply for $100,000,000 in economic diversification assistance from the federal government for the creation of the HI DRiVE program.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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For amended notices: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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_____________________________________ Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Sharon Moriwaki Chair |
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