LEGISLATURE UPDATE
A calendar of tomorrow's hearings -- to be held at the state Capitol, 415 S. Beretania St., unless noted. Hearings marked with an asterisk will be aired live on Oceanic Channel 53 and TCI Cable 53:
HOUSE
None scheduled.
SENATE
Consumer Protection/Health and Environment: Hearing on resolutions requesting the auditor to assess social and financial effects of requiring health insurers to offer coverage for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction surgery and requesting the auditor to analyze probable effects of proposed regulation of mental health and rehabilitation counselors. Decision-making to follow if time permits, 9 a.m., Room 016.
Government Operations and Housing: Hearing on gubernatorial nominees to the Housing and Community Development Corp. Board of Directors and the Rental Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee. Decision-making to follow if time permits, 1:30 p.m., Room 224.
Health and Environment: Hearing on resolutions requesting mental health services for children under 5 as early as possible, requesting the development of a rural health plan for the Big Island, requesting assessment of the impact of banning scrap metal from landfills in Hawaii, and requesting a needs assessment of families who provide home care to family members with a developmental disability. Decision-making to follow if time permits, 1:30 p.m., Room 225.
Ways and Means*: Informational briefing on S.B. 2259 and H.B. 2568, relating to taxation. 9 a.m., Room 211.
ASIA-PACIFIC FORUM
"Forum" lists special events and guest speakers. Send items to City Editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802, or call 525-8640.
CENTER FOR ASIA-PACIFIC EXCHANGE: "Asia Today" forum on Asian economies. 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Campus Center 220, UH-Manoa. Pre-registration required. Call 942-8553.
CENTER FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES and the CENTER FOR PHILIPPINE STUDIES: Lecture, "The Political Economy of Corruption," by James Roumasset, UH-Manoa economics professor. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Moore 319, Tokioka Room, UH-Manoa.
EAST-WEST CENTER: Seminar, "Japanese Culture: Rashomon, Cherry Blossom and Peace," by Yasumasa Kuroda, UH-Manoa political science professor. Noon next Monday, Burns Hall 2121/2125, 1601 East-West Road. Call 956-8141.
JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER OF HAWAII: Kimono lecture and demonstration. 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Room 102. Free admission, parking is $2 with validation. Call 945-7633.
PACIFIC AND ASIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL and the PLAZA CLUB: Breakfast forum, "Commercial Opportunities in the European Union." 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Plaza Club. Cost is $9. Call 521-8905.
PACIFIC ASIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION: Lecture, "Japanese Market Outlook: 1998-2000," with Susan Todani and Mary Corbett. 11:30 a.m. April 28, Hawaii Prince Hotel. Cost is $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers, and $3 for validated parking. Registration deadline is Thursday. Call 832-0140.
SCHOOL OF HAWAIIAN, ASIAN AND PACIFIC STUDIES: Lecture, "Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Recontextualizing the Dialogue," by Clement Bautista, director for Operation Manong, UH-Manoa. 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesday, Tokioka Room, Moore Hall 319. Call 956-8818.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL: 7 p.m. next Monday, City Council Chamber. Hearing to receive testimony on proposed executive and legislative budgets for fiscal year 1998-1999. Proposed Council amendments to Bills 11, 16 and 17 available for public review at clerk's office.
HEALTH
BOARD OF HEALTH: Meeting: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Kinau Hale Boardroom.
LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: 9 a.m. next Monday, Keelikolani Building, 830 Punchbowl St., Room 310. Hearing on proposed rule-making regarding Part 5 of Title 12, Subchapter 8, Hawaii Administrative Rules, pursuant to both the Hawaii Employment Security Law, Chapter 383 and Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
LAND
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: 6 p.m. tomorrow, Lanai Library, Fraser Avenue. Hearing to consider an application to establish a telecommunications facility consisting of a two-pole wooden antenna structure about 70 feet tall and a concrete equipment building to assist the Maui County Police Department in completing the installation of the last of nine radio sites for its 800-MHz public-safety radio system.
6 p.m. Thursday, Kalanimoku Building, Room 132, 1151 Punchbowl St. Hearing to gather public testimony regarding the construction of a 40 million gallon circular water tank and related improvements on Puu O Ehu ridge in Kailua. The project would include destroying and removing the Kailua 275 Reservoir located just south of the tank's proposed location.
LAND USE COMMISSION: Maui: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nahele Room, Sandalwood Clubhouse, 2500 Honoapiilani Highway, Waikapu. Hearing to consider reclassifying 65.7 acres of agricultural district land into the urban district at Wailuku for a 232-megawatt electrical generating station. Hearing may carry over to Friday.
LIQUOR
LIQUOR COMMISSION: 4 p.m. Thursday, Pacific Park Plaza, 711 Kapiolani Blvd., sixth floor. Applications by: Pietro Hawaii Inc.; Select Wines Inc.; and OSKN Enterprises Ltd. Transfer application by Byong Chol Min from Sung Chul Byun.
PLANNING
PLANNING COMMISSION: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Department of Personnel conference room, City Hall Annex, 550 South King St. Hearing to consider an application by Kokua Kalihi Valley for a zoning change from R-3.5 residential district to B-2 community business district with a 60-foot height limit.
Hearing to consider an application by Maunalua Associates Inc. for a zoning change from AG-2 general agriculture district to A-1 low-density apt. district, which has a maximum zoning height of 30 feet.
UTILITIES
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION: Maui: 9 a.m. Wednesday, State Office Building No. 1, Conference Room A, 54 High St. Hearings for contested motor carrier citations.
8:30 a.m. Thursday, PUC Hearing Room 103. Evidentiary hearing regarding an application by Trans Hawaiian-Maui Inc. for permanent authority to extend its present authority to operate over regular routes in the over-25 passenger classification on Maui.
VOCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS: Kamamalu Building, 1010 Richards St.
Massage Therapy: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Kuhina Nui Room.
Pest Control: 1:30 p.m. today, Kuhina Nui Room.
Psychology: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Basement Meeting Room.
Real Estate Commission: 9 a.m. Friday, Kuhina Nui Room.
MEETINGS
BUSINESS
Association of Record Managers and Administrators one-day luncheon seminar. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. April 29, Ala Moana Hotel. Cost is $99 for members, $125 for nonmembers. Call 983-5586.
Hawaii Economic Association Eighth Annual Conference on Current Economic Issues. 7:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m. April 30, Hilton Hawaiian Village, South Pacific I, II, III and IV. General admission of $47 includes all sessions, lunch and coffee service. Student cost of $10 requires ID, excludes lunch. Registration deadline is Friday.
Leeward Community College courses: "Maximize Sales Productivity Now!" 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, $25; "OSHA: Orientation & Safety Training 101," 6-8 p.m. Thursday, $15; "OSHA: Respiratory Protection," 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, $75; "Time Management," 6-8:30 p.m. April 30, $30; "Importing from the Philippines," 1-4 p.m. May 2, $30; "OSHA: Supervisors Safety Training," 8 a.m.-5 p.m. May 2, $100; "Keeping Customers for Life," 9 a.m.-12 p.m. May 2, $25. Classes will be held at Leeward Community College. Call 455-0477 for room locations.
Matsunaga Institute for Peace lecture, "The Dawn of the Nuclear Age: Moral Choices, Ethical Challenges," by Patricia Rife, professor with UH-Manoa's Maui Outreach Program. 7-9 p.m. April 29, Crawford Hall 105. Call 956-4237.
NASA Pacific Regional Planetary Data Center lecture, "Lunar Prospector -- Water on the Moon: What Now?" by Dr. G. Jeffrey Taylor, Hawaii Space Grant College. 7:30 p.m. April 28 Sinclair Library Basement Room 6, UH-Manoa. Call 956-3899.
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties meeting, "Penalties for Commercial Property Crimes," with prosecuting attorney Peter Carlisle. 7:30-8 a.m. breakfast and networking, 8-9 a.m. program Thursday, Pacific Club. Cost is $17 (prepaid) or $20 (at the door) for members, $24 (prepaid) or $29 (at the door) for nonmembers. Call 262-0909.
National Contract Management Association 1998 Federal Procurement Conference, "How Hawaii's Military Acquires Goods and Services Utilizing Appropriated Funds Contracting Procedures." 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, The Banyans, All Hands Club, Pearl Harbor Naval Station. Call 522-8851.
Toastmasters Aloha District 49 1998 Spring Conference. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Pacific Beach Hotel. Cost is $25 excluding meal, or $40 including meal. Call 474-0264.
Travel & Tourism Research Association lecture, "Japanese Market Outlook: 1998-2000," with Susan Todani and Mary Corbett. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 28 Hawaii Prince Hotel, Mauna Kea Ballroom. Parking is $3 with validation. Cost is $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers. Call 538-3884.
West Hawaii Bar Association seminar, "Foreclosure Procedures and Responsibilities of a Commissioner," by Ronald Ibarra, 3rd Circuit Court judge and Big Island administrative judge. Noon-1:15 p.m. Thursday, Keakealani Building, Kealakekua, Big Island. Free for members, $5 for nonmembers. Registration deadline is Wednesday. Call 324-7117 or 328-2521.
COMMUNITY
Bank of Hawaii free seminar on construction and remodeling, "Homeowner's Guide to the Construction Process." 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oahu Country Club. Call 593-2808.
Chaminade University Series on Energy and Healing workshop, "Roots of Shamanism." 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 2 and 3, Eiben Hall's Multi-Purpose Room, 3140 Waialae Ave. Cost is $175. Call 735-4772.
College of Business Administration information session, "An Overview of Graduate Business Programs Offered by the College of Business Administration." 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, UH-Manoa College of Business Administration, 2404 Maile Way, Room G-102. Call 956-8215.
Hawaii Pacific Gerontological Society first quarterly meeting, "Navigating the Health Insurance Maze." 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, YMCA-Nuuanu, 1441 Pali Highway, Clark Room. Free parking. Call 523-4545.
International Savings and Loan Association and West Oahu Realty free home-buying education seminar. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Pearl Country Club's Pearl II room. Limited seating. Call 535-2761.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS
TUESDAY
Waikiki: 7 p.m. Waikiki Community Center, 310 Paoakalani Ave.
Mililani Mauka/Launani Valley: 7 p.m. Mililani Mauka Elementary School, 95-1111 Makaikai St.
Nuuanu/Punchbowl: 7:15 p.m. Booth District Park, 2331 Kanealii Ave.
WEDNESDAY
Palolo: 7 p.m. Palolo Elementary School Cafeteria, 2106 10th Ave.
Mililani/Waipio/Melemanu: 7:30 p.m. Mililani Recreation Center III, 95-281 Kaloapau St.
