THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000
          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
          Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Co-Chair
              Senator Randall Iwase, Co-Chair
                  Senator Carol Fukunaga
                   Senator Andrew Levin
                 Senator Whitney Anderson

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Wednesday, March 29, 2000

        TIME:    2:00 p.m.
        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol

                        A G E N D A

SCR 38/SR 16  Requesting Continued Discussion for a
             Comprehensive Review of Current Child Protection
             Laws.                                     HHS,WAM

SCR 73/SR 2   Requesting the Departments of Health and Human
             Services to Study How Hawaii Would Respond to and
             Support Federal Action to Amend Medicare Benefits
             to Include Prescription Drug Assistance.  HHS,WAM

SCR 135      Requesting the Department of Human Services to
             Convene a Public-Private Interagency Group to
             Examine Ways to Advocate the Capture of Federal
             Funds to Support Hawaii's Health and Human
             Services Programs.                        HHS,WAM

SCR 30       Urging the Hawaii Nurse's Association of Hawaii
             to Begin Discussions to Identify Problems and
             Provide Solutions for Acute-Care Issues Relating
             to Patient Safety, Nursing Care, and the
             Potential Nursing Shortage.               HHS,WAM

SCR 40/SR 17  Supporting the Hawaii State Commission on the
             Status of Women.                       HHS,WAM

SCR 105/SR 53 Requesting the Governor to Convene a Task Force
             on Alternative Medicine.                  HHS,WAM





 


 
SCR 163/SR 81 Requesting the Governor to Convene a Task Force
             to Develop and Implement a Comprehensive
             Statewide Plan for Placing Qualified Persons with
             Disabilities in the Most Integrated Setting
             Possible and to Keep Waiting Lists That Move at a
             Reasonable Pace.                          HHS,WAM

SCR 166/SR 97 Requesting the Department of Education and Youth
             Organizations to Access the Website of the Hawaii
             Criminal Justice Data Center to Obtain Sex
             Offender Information.                     HHS,EDU

SCR 76/SR 30  Supporting the Efforts of the World Health
             Organization and Waris Dirie to End the Harmful
             Tradition of Female Genital Mutilation.   HHS,TIA


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 20 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 228, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less
than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at
586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at
least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please
indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and
time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for
submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
6130.



____________________________ 
Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
Co-Chair