THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair

Senator Dwight Y. Takamine, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

TIME:

9:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2006

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO JURORS.

Allows a person 70 years or older to claim an exemption from jury duty on or after 01/01/2011.

 

JGO

SB 2149

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT.

Permanently establishes intermediate appellate court judges’ express authority to subpoena witnesses, compel the production of evidence, and administer oaths.

 

JGO

SB 2150

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

Permanently establishes the jurisdictional responsibilities of the appellate courts.

 

JGO

SB 2151

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

Expands category of cases directly appealable to Hawaii Supreme Court.  Makes discretionary the transfer to supreme court of appeal involving question of imperative or fundamental public importance.  Rescinds repeal of Act 202, SLH 2004.

 

JGO

SB 2152

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT.

Authorizes the chief justice to temporarily assign a circuit judge to district court where a district judge is unavailable or for other reasons.  Contingent upon ratification of related constitutional amendment.

 

JGO

SB 2154

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ADULT PROBATION RECORDS.

Authorizes disclosure of adult probation records to a defendant's doctor when substance use may compromise medical treatment and to law enforcement to report a crime or crime‑related information.

 

JGO

SB 2878

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO TRUSTEES.

Authorizes trustees of revocable living trusts to base their reasonable compensation on the compensation levels allowed for trustees of estates.

 

JGO

SB 2879

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO COURT REPORTERS.

Authorizes certified shorthand reporters to administer oaths or affirmations and to perform the duties of a deposition officer.

 

JGO

 

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at [email protected] .  Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 219, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may 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 which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally.  A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing. 

 

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

 

Please note:  All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website.  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6460.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair