THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2021
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair |
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Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 11, 2021 |
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TIME: |
1:00 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Via Videoconference |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO A STATE STOCKPILE STORAGE FACILITY. Requires the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Department of Health, and the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, to identify and propose an appropriate location for the construction of a state stockpile storage facility to stockpile emergency supplies necessary for responding to natural disasters and pandemics. Appropriates moneys.
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. Makes interfering with an essential worker during an emergency a felony. Defines essential worker.
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PSM, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE STATE DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM. Establishes the Hawaii State Disaster Recovery Program and Framework and describes the role of the State Disaster Recovery Coordinator.
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Amends the minimum appointment eligibility requirement for the Adjutant General to be an officer that holds or has held a commission of the rank of Colonel in the military grade of O6 or above in the Army or Air National Guard, state defense force, or the Army or Air Force active component of the United States or a reserve component thereof, and has no administrative actions that would prevent promotion to the rank of a general officer in the military grade of O7 or O8 through amendment to section 121-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD. Improves and enhances the ability to have Hawaii National Guard personnel who can serve on active duty in the service of the State without financial hardship through modifications and additions to chapter 121, Hawaii Revised Statutes by authorizing the Hawaii National Guard to add the payment of Tricare Reserve Select or other government funded premium payments to the authorized service member who are not otherwise covered by the State or federally funded medical insurance.
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE VIOLATION OF RULES DURING EMERGENCY PERIODS. Authorizes the governor and the mayors to establish lesser petty misdemeanor offenses and violations during emergency periods, including non-criminal infractions; and establishes a more expeditious system for the processing of these infractions to reduce the burden on the court system.
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PSM, JDC |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair |