HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Romy M. Cachola

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen

Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi

Rep. Lynn DeCoite

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Feki Pouha

Rep. Jarrett Keohokalole

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 5, 2015

TIME:

2:00 P.M

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A #  2

 

HB 527

Status

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR STATE LIFEGUARDS.

Appropriates funds for salaries and benefits for lifeguards for Kua bay, Kekaha Kai state park, on the island of Hawaii, an area under the jurisdiction of DLNR.

 

FIN

 

 

 

HB 749

Status

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Imposes on wholesalers and dealers a beach clean-up cigarette fee per cigarette sold, used, or possessed.  Establishes and allocates moneys generated to the Beach Clean-Up Special Fund for litter removal from beach land.

 

FIN

HB 971

Status

RELATING TO ALOHA TOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

To change the membership of the Board of Directors of the Aloha Tower Development Corporation.

 

FIN

HB 775, HD1

(HSCR369)

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to the department of business, economic development, and tourism for marketing Hawaii's higher education institutions to international students.

 

EDB, HED, FIN

HB 1329, HD1

(HSCR293)

Status

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR ASSISTING AN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE.

Authorizes the issuance of SPRBs to four separate projects of Paradise Ohana, Automotive Training & Education, LLC.

 

EDB, FIN

HB 1345, HD1

(HSCR248)

Status

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates funds for the operation, repair, maintenance, and improvement of the East Kauai Water Users' Cooperative irrigation systems.

 

AGR, FIN

HB 1453, HD1

(HSCR366)

Status

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MOLOA‘A WELL PROJECT ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI.

Appropriates funds for land acquisition, plans, design, and construction of a new well, alternative energy development to power the well, and a post-harvest facility at Moloa‘a on the island of Kauai.

 

EEP/WAL, FIN

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony.  Testimony should indicate:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·     The date and time of the hearing; and

·     Measure number. 

 

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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  2 copies (including an original) to Room 306 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or

WEB:     For testimony less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website.  This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6200 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

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Rep. Sylvia Luke

Chair