THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, April 13, 2023

TIME:

10:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

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A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

GM 548

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Dentistry, Gubernatorial Nominee, JONATHAN LAU, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 549

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Dentistry, Gubernatorial Nominee, CRAIG YAMAMOTO, for a term to expire 06-30-2023.

 

 

CPN

GM 550

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Naturopathic Medicine, Gubernatorial Nominee, CORINNE MAUL DE SOTO, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 588

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Optometry, Gubernatorial Nominee, WALLACE KOJIMA, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 592

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Psychology, Gubernatorial Nominee, JEFFREY STERN, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 602

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaii Medical Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, ELIZABETH IGNACIO, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 603

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Pharmacy, Gubernatorial Nominee, BRANDON RABANG, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 613

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Dentistry, Gubernatorial Nominee, ANDREW TSEU, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 615

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Dentistry, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOYCE YAMADA, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 616

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Real Estate Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, DERRICK YAMANE, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 617

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Electricians and Plumbers, Gubernatorial Nominee, ROBERT BARRETT, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 618

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Boxing Commission of Hawaii, Gubernatorial Nominee, ROBYN JUMAWAN, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 619

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Pharmacy, Gubernatorial Nominee, PATRICK ADAMS, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 620

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Pharmacy, Gubernatorial Nominee, CATALINA CROSS, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 621

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Board of Nursing, Gubernatorial Nominee, CARRIE OLIVEIRA, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 622

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Contractors License Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, PAUL ALEJADO, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 623

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Contractors License Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, ERIC HIGASHIHARA, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 624

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOHN CAUDELL, JR., for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 626

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Pest Control Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, JONATHAN MONTALBO, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 627

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects, Gubernatorial Nominee, HOWARD LAU, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

 

 

CPN

GM 640

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Electricians and Plumbers, Gubernatorial Nominee, SHEUNG MAN WONG, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 642

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Contractors License Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, RANDALL LAU, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

GM 645

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Contractors License Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, DARYL SUEHIRO, for a term to expire 06-30-2024.

 

 

CPN

GM 614

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Electricians and Plumbers, Gubernatorial Nominee, PHILLIP LUCERO, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

[Measure added on 04-06-23]

GM 625

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Psychology, Gubernatorial Nominee, JILL OLIVEIRA CABBAB, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

 

 

CPN

[Measure added on 04-06-23]

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

All testimony received by the Hawai‘i Senate is posted on the Hawai‘i Legislature's website, which is accessible to the public. Please do not include private information that you do not want disclosed to the public.

 

Please go to the Legislature's website, www.capitol.hawaii.gov, to submit written testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Create a free account on the website, or sign in to an existing account, then click on the "Participate" drop down menu and select the "Submit Testimony" option to get started. While submitting your written testimony, you will be prompted to indicate if you would also like to testify at the hearing in-person or remotely via videoconference.

 

Please note the following:

 

·         The number of oral testifiers and/or time allotted to each testifier may be limited by the Chair when necessary to adhere to the committee hearing schedule. We may not be able to accommodate everyone who requests to testify orally.

·         Testifiers for this hearing will be limited to 2 minutes each.

 

If you wish to testify via videoconference during the hearing, please review the detailed step-by-step instructions for testimony procedures before you submit your written testimony. Here's a direct link to the instructions: https://capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/testimonyinstructions.pdf

 

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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.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 587-7215.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Jarrett Keohokalole

Chair