COMMUNICATION SHEET
                               APRIL 5, 2000




GOVERNOR'S MESSAGES NOS.                                         REFERRALS

 268        Informing the Senate that on April 3, 2000,               FILE
            the Governor signed the following bill into
            law:  HB2526 (Act 003.)



HOUSE COMMUNICATION NOS.                                         REFERRALS

            Informing the Senate that on April 4, 2000,
            the following House Concurrent Resolutions
            were Adopted in the House:

  422       H.C.R. 32, H.D. 1                                      ECD/EDU
            "RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF AN OFFICIAL
            TROPICAL FRUIT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII"
            (Tropical Fruit.)


  423       H.C.R. 33, H.D. 1                                      ECD/EDU
            RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF AN
            OFFICIAL TROPICAL FRUIT JUICE OF
            THE STATE OF HAWAII


  424       H.C.R. 40, H.D. 1                                          TIA
            REQUESTING THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS
            AFFAIRS AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO
            WORK TOWARD ALLOWING FILIPINO-AMERICAN
            VETERANS TO BE BURIED IN NATIONAL OR
            STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES


  425       H.C.R. 44, H.D. 1                                     HHS, WAM
            URGING THE HAWAII NURSES' ASSOCIATION
            AND THE HEALTHCARE 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


 
 
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  426       H.C.R. 52, H.D. 1                                     EDU, WAM
            REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
            TO FACILITATE AND ASSIST EFFORTS TO
            STRENGTHEN AND EVALUATE EXISTING STUDENT
            LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS


  427       H.C.R. 54                                         ECD/TIA, WAM
            ENCOURAGING THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE
            OF HAWAII TO ADOPT THE STANDARDS FOR
            RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN THE MODEL
            ENERGY CODE TO APPLY TO ALL NEW RESIDENTIAL
            REAL PROPERTY


  428       H.C.R. 146, H.D. 1                                JDC/GOH, WAM
            REQUESTING THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
            TO CONDUCT A LEGAL REVIEW OF CONCERNS
            REGARDING AUTOMATIC PERMIT APPROVAL


  429       H.C.R. 147, H.D. 1                                     HHS/TIA
            SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING BICYCLING
            AND WALKING AS VIABLE CHOICES FOR 
            TRANSPORTATION, RECREATION, AND HEALTH
            MAINTENANCE


            Informing the Senate that on April 4, 2000,
            the House disagreed to the amendments
            proposed by the Senate to the following
            House Bill:

  430       H.B. 1869, H.D. 1, S.D. 1                                 FILE
            RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH
            BENEFITS.(Union Health Trust Fund)