HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Rep. Dee Morikawa, Chair

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Richard P. Creagan

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Beth Fukumoto Chang

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 09, 2016

TIME:

9:00 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 2121

Status

RELATING TO LEGAL SERVICES.

Appropriates moneys from the general fund for civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons to be purchased by the judiciary.

 

HUS, JUD, FIN

HB 2162

Status

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION.

Appropriates funds to the department of human services homeless programs office for services to obtain government issued identification.

 

HUS, JUD, FIN

HB 2417

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS.

Adds the Chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Director of Transportation as members of the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness.

 

HUS, JUD

HB 2647

Status

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Establishes a three-year Work for a Day Pilot Program to be administered by the City and County of Honolulu that provides homeless individuals with work opportunities.  Appropriates funds.

 

HUS, LAB, FIN

HB 2663

Status

RELATING TO A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS.

Requires the department of land and natural resources, in consultation with the office of the governor and the department of human services, to establish a transitional housing center for the homeless at Sand Island state recreation area.  Makes an appropriation.

 

HUS, WAL, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  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. 

 

While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  10 copies (including an original) to Room 403 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-6311 (Oahu) or 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 586-6280 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. Dee Morikawa

Chair