Wednesday, March 17, 1999Capitol Calendar
Events centered around the 1999 Hawaii state Legislature.
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A calendar of tomorrow's hearings -- to be held at the state Capitol, 415 S. Beretania St., unless noted:
HOUSE
Economic Development, Water and Land Use, and Tourism: Bills repealing the Hamakua Development District and allowing commercial activities in the Hawaii Natural Energy Laboratory's research and technology park. Decision to follow, 8:30 a.m., Room 325.Education, and Public Safety: Bill allowing the Department of Education to collect fees for all supplementary instructional student services. Decision to follow, 2 p.m., Room 329.
Energy and Environmental Protection: Bills on waste-water management and noise control, and banning medical waste facilities within 500 feet of residential areas. Decision to follow, 8:30 a.m., Room 312.
Health, and Human Services and Housing: Bills creating special funds from the state's tobacco settlement and smoking bans in workplaces with two or more employees. Decision to follow, 8:30 a.m., Room 329.
Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs: Bills providing judges salary increases and creating a state elections review program. Decision to follow, 2 p.m., Room 325.
Labor and Public Employment: Bills on civil service and recruitment of state employees. Decision to follow, 9 a.m., Room 309.
SENATE
Commerce and Consumer Protection: Bills on enhanced emergency 911 services for mobile phones and prohibiting telemarketing fraud. Decision to follow, 9 a.m., Room 016.Economic Development, and Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs: Bill creating county special improvement districts. Decision to follow, 1 p.m., Room 212. Transportation only: Bill requiring pawnbroker transactions to be recorded in computerized form. Decision to follow, 1:30 p.m., Room 212.
Judiciary: Bills funding alternatives to incarceration and authorizing a privately developed, in-state correctional facility. Decision to follow, 9 a.m., Room 229.
Labor and Environment, and Government Operations and Housing: Bill on the employment and training fund program. Decision to follow, 3:15 p.m., Room 225. Labor only: Bill promoting workplace breastfeeding. Decision to follow, 1:30 p.m., Room 225. Government Operations only: Bills creating a rent supplement program for low-income families. Decision to follow, 4 p.m., Room 224. Bills on condominium association regulations. Decision to follow, 6 p.m., Room 224.