THE SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, March 18, 2016

TIME:

9:00 AM

PLACE:

Auditorium

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Finance will conduct a joint informational briefing on Chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, grant applications.

 

Applicants are not required to attend the joint briefing.  All applications will be considered regardless of whether applicants attend the briefing.  Due to the volume of applications received, and to maximize efficiency, the following rules will be applied during the informational briefing:

 

1.                                                   Only one (1) representative per applicant will be called, regardless of the number of applications submitted by any applicant, to provide information and answer questions;

2.                                                   Each representative will be allowed no more than three (3) minutes to provide information; and

3.                                                   Neighbor Island applicants will be heard in alphabetical order first, followed by Oahu applicants in alphabetical order.

 

Please be advised that, if necessary, the Joint Committee will recess in order for the members to attend their respective floor sessions.

 

The following grant-in-aid applicants are listed in alphabetical order and divided by Neighbor Island based applicants and Oahu based applicants.

 

Applications can be found online at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/2016GIA-Apps/.

 

 

Neighbor Island Applicants

ACCESS Capabilities

Aha Hui E Kala

Aina Ho'okupu o Kilauea

Aka'ula School

Anekona Ouli Kanehoa VFD Company

Arc of Maui County

Arts & Sciences Center

Bay Clinic, Inc.

Best Buddies Hawaii, LLC

Big Island Mediation Center, Inc.

Big Island Substance Abuse Council

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF MAUI, INC.

Brantley Center, Inc.

Camp Tarawa Foundation

Community First, Inc.

Friends of Kona Pacific Public Charter School

Friends of Lili'uokalani Gardens

Friends of Mokuula

Friends of the Palace Theatre

Friends of The Volcano School of Arts & Sciences

Garden Island Resource Conservation & Development, Inc.

Going Home Hawaii

Grow Some Good

Hale Aikane

Hale Kau Kau

Hale Mahaolu

Hale Makua Health Services

Hamakua Health Center, Inc.

Hamakua Youth Foundation, Inc.

Hana Health

Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council

Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association

Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation

Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation

Hawaii Island Portuguese Chamber of Commerce

Hawaii Science and Technology Museum

Hawaii Sober Living and Recovery Center

Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization

Hawaiian Islands Land Trust

Hawaii's Volcano Circus

Hilo Bayfront Trails, Inc.

Holualoa Foundation for Art & Culture

Homestead Community Development Corporation

Ho'opulapula Haraguchi Rice Mill

Ho'oulu Lahui

HOPE Services Hawaii, Inc.

Hui Malama O Kaneiolouma

Hui Malama Learning Center

Hui Noeau

Hui O Wa'a Kaulua

Hui Pono Holoholona

Innovations Public Charter School Foundation

J. Walter Cameron Center, Inc.

Jim Ballantine

Ka Ahahui O Ka Nahelehele

Kahilu Theatre Foundation

Kailapa Community Association

Kalamaula Homesteaders Association

Kama'aha Education Initiative, Inc.

Kanu o ka Aina Learning Ohana

Kauai Amateur Radio Club

Kaua'i Economic Development Board

Kauai Economic Opportunity, Incorporated

Kauai Food Bank, Inc.

Kauai Hospice, Inc.

Kaupo Community Association, Inc.

Kona Historical Society

Kumano I Ke Ala o Makaweli

La'i'opua 2020

Lyman House Memorial Museum

Malama Pono Health Services

Maui Arts & Cultural Center

Maui Economic Opportunity Inc.

Maui High School Band Booster Club

Maui Motorsports and Entertainment Group, Inc.

Maui Portuguese Cultural Club

Mental Health Kokua

Molokai Homestead Farmers Alliance

Molokai Land Trust

Pana'ewa Community Alliance

Supporting the Language of Kauai, Inc.

The Island of Hawaii YMCA

The Storybook Theatre of Hawaii

Uhane Pohaku Na Moku O Hawaii Inc.

Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative Inc.

Waioli Corporation

Women Helping Women

Women In Need WIN

 

Oahu Applicants

Adult Friends for Youth

African American Diversity Cultural Center Hawaii

After-School All-Stars Hawaii

Aloha Medical Mission

ALS Ohana of Hawaii

Animal Haven, Inc.

Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii

Ballet Hawaii

Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai'i

Bishop Museum

Blood Bank of Hawaii

Blueprint for Change

Boy Scouts of America, Aloha Council

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace

Catholic Charities Hawaii

Central Middle School

Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii

Child and Family Service

Chinese Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Community Resiliency, LLC

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Hawaii

Corvette Center Ministries

Domestic Violence Action Center

Empower Oahu

Ethnic Education Foundation of Hawaii

Family Hui Hawaii

Family Programs Hawaii

Family Promise of Hawaii

FRIENDS OF CHALLENGER CENTER HAWAII, INC.

Friends of Children's Mental Health

Friends of Falls of Clyde, INC.

Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park

Green Island Films, LLC

Guide Dogs of Hawaii

Hale Kipa, Inc.

Hawaii Academy of Science

Hawaii Agricultural Foundation

Hawaii Alliance for Arts Education

Hawaii Book & Music Festival

Hawaii Council for the Humanities

HAWAII CRAFTSMEN

Hawaii Ecotourism Association

Hawaii Family Law Clinic

Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation

Hawaii Habitat for Humanity Association, Inc.

Hawaii Heritage Center

Hawaii HomeOwnership Center

Hawaii Human Development Corporation

Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs

Hawaii Korean Cultural Center

Hawaii Korean-U.S. Citizens League

HAWAII LITERACY, INC.

Hawaii Opera Theatre

Hawaii Performing Arts Company

Hawaii Pops Orchestra

Hawaii Professional Firefighters Foundation

Hawaii Public Health Association

Hawaii Science and Technology Education, LLC

Hawaii Speed and Quickness

Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra

Hawaii Theatre Center

Hawaii United Okinawa Association

Hawaii Youth Services Network

Hawaiian Community Assets

Hawaiian Humane Society

Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative

Helping Hands Hawaii

HIFusionEd

Hiroshima Hawaii Sister State Committee

Hoa Aina O Makaha

Honolulu Academy of Arts

Honolulu Biennial Foundation

Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc.

Hookupaa

Ho'ola Na Pua

Ho'omaika'i  LLC

Hui Malama O Ke Kai Foundation

IHS, The Institute for Human Services, Inc.

Impact Hub Honolulu

Ka Laulima Ho'omalu

Kahoomiki

KAMP Hawaii Incorporated

KE OLA MAMO

Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful

Keiki Education Living Independent Institute

KIDS HURT TOO HAWAII

Ko'olauloa Community Health and Wellness Center

Kuakini Medical Center

Kualoa-Heeia Ecumenical Youth Project

Kulaniakea

Kunia Village Title Holding Corporation

Kupu

Lanakila Pacific

LEARNINGBIZ, LLC

Le Fetuao Samoan Language Center

Legal Aid Society of Hawaii

LIFE FOUNDATION

Makana O Ke Akua, Inc.

Manoa Heritage Center

Moanalua Gardens Foundation, Inc.

Moilili Community Center

Na Kama Kai

Na Leo Kakoo o Oahu, Inc.

National Alliance on Mental Illness Hawaii

National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii

Nisei Veterans Legacy Center

Oahu Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University

Ohana Arts

Ohana Komputer

Ohana Services Network

Operation Purple Paws, LLC

ORI Anuenue Hale INC.

Pacific and Asian Affairs Council

Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

PACIFIC GATEWAY CENTER

Pacific Historic Parks

Palama Settlement

Papakolea Community Development Corporation

Parents and Children Together

Partners in Development Foundation

Pearl Harbor - Honolulu Branch 46 Fleet Reserve Association

PHOCUSED

Po'ailani Inc.

Poi Dogs & Popoki

Project Vision Hawaii

Read Aloud America

Read to Me International

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific

Re-use Hawaii

Samaritan Counseling Center Hawaii

Shade Group LLC

Signs of Self, Inc.

Special Olympics Hawaii, Inc.

St. Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawaii

Susannah Wesley Community Center

Synergy Show Systems, Inc.

Teach for America, Inc.

The 442nd Veterans Club

The Alcoholic Rehabilitation Services of Hawaii Inc.

The Children's Alliance of Hawaii

The Filipino Community Center, Inc.

ThinkTech Hawaii, Inc.

Transitional Coaching Development Institute of Hawaii, Inc.

Ulu A'e Learning Center

Unite Hawaii

United States Veterans Initiative

Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii

Wahiawa Center for Community Health

Wai'anae Coast Community Foundation

Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board, Incorporated

Waianae Economic Development Council

Waikiki Community Center, Inc.

Waimanalo Health Center

Waipahu Lighthouse Outreach Center

Whitmore Economic Development Group

YMCA of Honolulu

Young Men's Christian Association of Honolulu

Young Women's Christian Association of Oahu

 

 

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.

 

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

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE WAYS AND MEANS STAFF AT (808) 586-6800 OR FINANCE STAFF AT (808) 586-6200.

 

 

 

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Rep. Sylvia Luke

Chair

 

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Senator Jill N. Tokuda

Chair