CAPITOL ROUNDUP
A calendar of tomorrow's hearings -- to be held at the state Capitol, 415 S. Beretania St., unless noted:
HOUSE
Consumer Protection: Bills on the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund and seizing license plates from uninsured vehicles. Decision making to follow, 6 p.m., Room 325.
Economic Development: Decision on Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, and bills requiring public notice and hearing for the construction of telecommunication structures and providing tax breaks and land lease incentives to assist high-tech industries providing Hawaii jobs. Decision making to follow, 8:30 a.m., Room 325.
Education: Bills authorizing mandatory criminal history checks for teacher trainees and extending the state librarian's authority to handle vacant and temporary positions. Decision making to follow, 2 p.m., Room 329.
Energy and Environmental Protection: Bills on pesticides, establishing a petroleum control commission and regulating the state's gasoline service station industry. Decision making to follow, 8:30 a.m., Room 312.
Health: Bills on organ donation and creating a health insurance revolving fund to pay the costs of regulating health insurance. Decision making to follow, 8:30 a.m., Room 329.
Judiciary: Bills protecting against claims the state and other persons making efforts to prevent Y2K system errors, and transferring fines and forfeitures from traffic infractions to the counties. Decision making to follow, 2 p.m., Room 325. Decision on bills regarding the public land trust and campaign contributions, 3:30 p.m., Room 325.
SENATE
Consumer Protection: Bills on motor vehicle insurance, health insurance and nursing care. Decision making to follow, 9 a.m., Room 016.
Government Operations: Bills on housing, loan and mortgage programs, and rental housing. Decision making to follow, 1:30 p.m., Room 224.
Judiciary: Governor's message submitting to the Senate the appointment of Rey Graulty to Oahu Circuit Court. Decision making to follow, 9 a.m., Room 229.
Labor and Environment, and Health and Human Services: Bills on noise pollution, prohibiting discrimination against the disabled and providing tax credits for water conservation and waste-water treatment. Decision making to follow, 1 p.m., Room 225.
Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Judiciary: Bills on fireworks regulation, including stricter controls on importing, selling, purchasing and igniting fireworks. Decision making to follow, 6 p.m., State Capitol Auditorium. Bills funding a Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial Center and increasing penalties for assaulting a police officer. Decision making to follow, 1 p.m., Room 212.
Ways and Means: Bills on the pyramiding of the general excise tax on services and exempting food and medicine from the general excise tax. Decision making to follow, 9 a.m., Room 211.
