Thursday, March 4, 1999Capitol Calendar
Events centered around the 1999 Hawaii state Legislature.
Send e-mail to citydesk@starbulletin.com.
A calendar of tomorrow's hearings -- to be held at the state Capitol, 415 S. Beretania St., unless noted:
HOUSE
Water and Land Use: Bills on aquaculture and Board of Agriculture authority over irrigation water. Decision-making to follow, 9 a.m., Room 312.
SENATE
Commerce and Consumer Protection: Bill on licensing acupuncture practitioners. Decision-making to follow, 9 a.m., Room 016.Education and Technology: University of Hawaii budget briefing on its community colleges, 1:30 p.m., Room 212.
Health and Human Services, and Judiciary: Bill protecting privacy of health-care information. Decision-making to follow, 10:30 a.m., Room 229. Judiciary only: Bills prohibiting prize contests without warning that prizes may not be awarded, and restricting awards of public contracts for people making campaign contributions to anyone with influence over their contracts, 9:15 a.m., Room 229.
Ways and Means, and Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs: Bills on vehicle tax, performance-based budgeting for state agencies and tax relief. Decision-making on select bills, 9 a.m., Room 211.