HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2022

 

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Rep. Gregg Takayama, Chair

Rep. Linda Clark, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Takashi Ohno

Rep. Luella Costales

Rep. Sean Quinlan

Rep. Sonny Ganaden

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto

Rep. Val Okimoto

Rep. Jeanne Kapela

 

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

TIME:

2:00pm

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

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A G E N D A

SB 3229, SD2

(HSCR1052-22)

Status

RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ROYALTIES.

Caps the amount of royalties from geothermal resources that are to be paid to the State and to the county in which the geothermal resources are located.  Establishes the University of Hawaii Geothermal Exploration Special Fund for the Hawaii Groundwater and Geothermal Resources Center to further the discovery and development of geothermal resources.  Requires the entities that received geothermal royalties to submit an annual report to the Legislature.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

EEP, HET, FIN

HCR 37 / HR 32 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO ESTABLISH A RELIABLE, INDEPENDENT, AND TRANSPARENT METHODOLOGY TO ASSESS EFFECTS OF RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSIONS GENERATED BY WIRELESS ANTENNA SITES.

 

 

HET, CPC

HCR 118 / HR 118 /

Status / Status

URGING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT AN EFFICIENT, STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR REVIEWING ELECTRIC UTILITIES' REQUESTS TO PROVIDE MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND SERVICES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE STATE'S EFFORTS TO EXPEDITE BROADBAND ACCESS AND EQUITY.

 

 

HET, CPC

HCR 165 / HR 165 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO DEVELOP A RECOMMENDED DEFINITION FOR BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE ENTITIES, AND STATE AGENCIES TO USE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY.

 

 

HET, CPC

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Gregg Takayama

Chair