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    Not Reaping What You Sow

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    I read with dismay Colette Sakodas response to the article on big box retailers.

    First, Longs Drugs is not a local company.

    Secondly, with all due respect to her area of expertise, one who is not familiar with how capitalism and free market economies work should not dabble in opinion on what is best for Hawaii’s economy. But then, she is taking her cue from many of our elected officials, academics and journalists who have, like her, been educated in the intricacies of socialism.

    If she and her comrades prevail in convincing the masses to the
    point of critical mass that socialism will work better than capitalism, then we can all look forward to life as it is in that shining example of collectivist nirvana, India. A land steeped in the tradition of regulation on enterprise and poverty.

    And of course, there are other historical examples, like Soviet Russia where shortages of the basic staples for survival were not uncommon.

    Thirdly, a basic lesson of free markets demonstrates that capital will flow to the enterprises that are most efficient and provide the greatest benefit to the consumer (Ms. Sakoda forgets how many people benefit from big box retailers). In the process, less efficient businesses are eliminated.

    This is an unavoidable consequence of competition. The alternative is monopoly, either state controlled or owned. Given the alternative, the result is less efficiency due to government protection and a net loss to the economy because of stagnation of capital in markets that can’t or wont compete. A perfect example of stagnated capital is our illustrious convention center.

    Live with the delusion that government should protect local business and you will increase government regulation, growth and taxes that marginalize all types of existing businesses. You will not reap what you sow.

    ”’Guy Monahan is a resident of Aiea and a board member of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. He can be reached via email at:”’ mailto:monahang001@hawaii.rr.com

    An Idea For Our Hawaii State Senate

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    “John-Paul Micek Image”

    Our uneducated (historically that is), uninformed and embarrassing liberal state Senators have too much time on their hands. Since they can so freely take up taxpayers time discussing that which they were not elected to do, nor that which they were briefed on or informatively equipped to do — here’s a great idea for them.

    They can radio, or better yet charter a ship, to meet up with the three Iraqi cargo ships illegally doing circles out in international waters and invite them to Hawaii. You see, shortly before the “Clouseaus” showed up in Iraq back in November, these three ships burdened with an undisclosed cargo of 35,000 to 45,000 tons each in “undeclared” cargo set out to sea. Since that time, the ships have remained at sea, maintained radio silence (a violation of international maritime law) and refused to list or otherwise disclose their cargo.

    Why let U.S. and British authorities continue surveillance on those ships? What better way for our stately liberal HI Senators to spend their time than inviting into Honolulu Harbor those ships belonging to, as they put it, the “easy to control Iraqi dictator.” And then, to make even more appropriate use of their time, give them more suitable duties for the remainder of their terms. They can entertain the Iraqi sailors/henchmen/soldiers during the balance of their stay, maybe even have them stay in their own homes.

    After all, we are an island state right? What better place for these ships to find a home. And what a better welcoming crew than the liberal members of our state Senate who so easily forget why it is they were really elected.

    That reason by the way, was not to take it upon themselves to tread upon the rights of the very people who elected them, by wasting valuable Senate time on that which they’re not equipped or authorized to. Especially while our schools continue to fall apart and small business gets crushed under the most oppressive regulations in the nation. No, the reason they were elected was to improve those things. The very things the people of the state of Hawaii demand that they do.

    It’s clear to me that with this new appropriation of their time, at least these state Senators can enjoy the short period they have left in office with the people they really defend and dedicate their time to. Our rights and honor as Hawaii Citizens have been tread on enough. Give ’em a break and let these Senators have some real “quality time” with their true constituents before we boot them out of office.

    ”’John-Paul Micek is a resident of Windward Oahu and can be reached via email at:”’ mailto:micekj002@hawaii.rr.com

    Taking Shots at Common Sense

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    In a moment of crisis, ultimate loyalties have a way of bubbling to the surface as the individual must decide which authority takes precedence in an individual’s life. But in this day where the state supercedes all the others, woe unto the individual mistakenly assuming one of the other orders of creation, to use Augustine’s term, belongs at the top of the sociological pyramid.

    To most Americans, the highest temporal priorities include protecting their children, their own lives, and the well-being of that of their property. These prerogatives, at one time, went nearly unquestioned — especially within the boundaries of one’s own home. However, one New York man has learned first hand that there are those who think that a man is no longer the king of his castle and parents no longer the first line of defense against those undermining the sanctity of the home.

    Upon discovering an intruder in his son’s bedroom, Ronald Dixon registered his disapproval of this uninvited thug by emphatically discharging metal projectiles into the brigand’s gut and groin. One would think that would be the end of it with the criminal carted off to jail and the valiant homeowner patted on the back and allowed to reestablish some degree of normalcy after having endured such a trauma.

    But in a world where the moral order has been inverted and evil called “good” and good “evil,” in this instance a loving father might end up receiving a punishment as proportionally severe as that to be received by the subhuman scumbag defiling the inviolable confines of this upright citizen’s domicile.

    According to the New York Daily News, the District Attorney’s office insists the use of an unlicensed gun cannot be condoned. Maybe not, but neither can asinine bureaucratic pettiness.

    Unlike the home-invader, Mr. Dixon has no felonious past as long as your arm and was in the process of navigating his legally-obtained firearm through the labyrinth of New York’s esoteric registration process. Saying he was out of line in using it to defend his home on this technicality is akin to saying that Rosa Parks really belonged at the back of the bus regardless of the obvious affront against her innate human dignity. Should a father whose driver’s license has expired refuse to rush his pregnant wife to the maternity ward? I don’t know what leftwing hooey passes for legal education nowadays, but anyone who has seen at least an episode of “JAG” knows about a little something referred to as “extenuating circumstances.”

    Taken to its conclusion, the jurisprudence advocated in this case requires the victim to place his family upon the altar of the state since its whims must be satiated above all else and for him to rely upon this institution in an almost penitent fashion awaiting a beneficence unlikely to be delivered, namely the protection of Mr. Dixon’s family, which the individual was clearly capable of providing for himself. Is Mr. Dixon obligated to stand back with a smile on his face and watch his children be murdered and his wife raped knowing he has complied with some trivial regulation crafted by some swanky legislator beholden to the gun control racket who lives in some gated community complete with guardhouse and bowtied nightwatchmen.

    The only thing Mr. Dixon should be chastised for is not finishing this vagabond off. He should not be forced to endure the dank horrors of Riker’s Island for a single second. That is, rather, an indignity that should be visited upon those who would use the minutia of statutes to cloud the honored precepts of true justice.

    ”’Copyright 2003 by Frederick Meekins; American WorldView Dispatch, see”’ https://americanworldview.tripod.com

    Few Real Choices in War With Iraq

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    Let me say for the record that I do not want the United States to go to war against Iraq

    Construction Management: Misunderstood or Just Overlooked?-First Part of a Series

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    “W. Gary Westernoff Image”

    Construction Management is a very old but untapped service that can save time, frustration and help control building costs.

    Usually there are three parts of a building team: the general contractor, the architect/engineer and the owner.

    Another part of the building team that seems to be overlooked by the home owner and small business owner is the “construction manager.” Construction management is “a special management service performed for the purpose of coordination and accomplishment of project planning, design and construction.”

    The construction manager is usually under special agreement with the owner. However, architects sometimes offer construction management services under separate and special agreements. Construction management is not part of the architect’s and engineer’s basis services, but is an additional service sometimes included in their comprehensive services.

    Construction management is often practiced on extremely large building projects. One of the reasons construction management is used on larger projects is to permit the construction process to start while the design is still progressing which allows the construction manager to recommend construction options for better project administration and cost controls and to allow the building project to be phased over a period of time.

    These same construction management techniques are also available to homeowners and small business owners for smaller projects.

    Construction Management gives the owner the opportunity to act as owner builder (where the owner obtains his own building permit) instead of contracting with a general contractor. The professional construction manager can assist the owner in obtaining bids from licensed and properly insured subcontractors and material men. The owner signs separate contracts for the construction of the various portions of the project thus saving the general contractors markup on the separate contract prices. These savings can be substantial on the average project. The trade off, however, is that the owner signs separate contracts instead of having a single contract with a General Contractor. The separate contracts are often broken into the following phases:

    1. General Construction
    2. Plumbing
    3. Heating (Ventilating, Air Conditioning)
    4. Electrical
    5. Sewage Disposal (if applicable)
    6. Elevators (if applicable)
    7. Specialties
    8. Other

    The construction manager will then assist the owner in overseeing and supervising the building project based on a predetermined scope of services and written agreement between the construction manager and property owner.

    The construction manager usually works on a fee based on a percentage of the total construction costs of the project. Also, the construction manager is usually reimbursed for his direct out of pocket expenses such as telephone, photocopies, special travel related expenses, and for his direct salary expenses for any on-site staff the construction manager employs.

    Construction management fees generally range from 2 percent to 10 percent of the construction costs. Therefore, subcontractors, materials, supplies, equipment costs, and applicable permit fees plus the construction manager’s “reimbursable expenses” and “general conditions” are usually billed to the owner at cost. Usually, the overall percentage fees go down with larger projects, and some construction management firms’ work on a negotiated hourly rate or a predetermined fixed fee.

    The homeowner, business owner, or developer not equipped or interested in managing their own building project could benefit greatly from the services of a construction manager.

    The most common ways of using an experienced construction manager are:

    1. When the construction manager acts as the direct agent for the Owner but the owner still assumes total financial responsibility for the project. Here the owner maintains direct communication with the architect, general contractor, and construction manager.
    2. When the construction manager assumes the total financial responsibility for the project. Here the owner maintains direct communication with the construction manager only. The construction manager communicates with the Architect, General Contractor, and Subcontractors.
    3. When a joint venture is formed between the architect, contractor and the construction manager. Here the owner maintains direct communication with the joint venture entity. The joint venture communicates with the subcontractors.
    4. When the construction manager acts as a consultant to the owner and responds to the owners’ requests for assistance on building related matters. Here the owner maintains direct communication with the construction manager, architect, general contractor and/or subcontractors.

    Construction management companies are listed in the Yellow pages of your telephone directory under the heading of “Construction Management.” Some general contracting firms have the capability of performing construction management services.

    When selecting a construction manager or construction management firm, request a written construction management proposal. The proposal may include all or some of the following depending on the size and complexity of your building project:

    1. Master planning services, which would include project Budget Information and Scheduling.
    2. Construction management services, which would include systems and procedures, cost management, time management, general consulting, affirmative action and community relations, and on-site management.

    Some advantages of using a construction manager are:

    1. Knowledge and payment of actual costs;
    2. Direct control of subcontractors and Material men;
    3. Direct control of schedule;
    4. Ability to negotiate directly with subcontractors if changes in the work are authorized or if unforeseen conditions are discovered;
    5. Minimize the threat of liens by paying subcontractors and material men directly;
    6. Having the option of using a general contractor or doing the project as “owner/builder”.
    7. Knowledge of owners and contractors rights and obligations during the building process and proper transferring of risk.

    ”’This is the first of a series of articles by W. Gary Westernoff, owner of The Westernoff Group, a construction management services company, CEO of Constructionplace.com, and author of “Construction Management Made Easy.” Gary can be contacted at”’ mailto:garyw@constructionplace.com ”’or at (808) 394-5995.”’

    Grassroot Perspective – Feb. 21, 2003-'How I Joined Teach for America – and Got sued for $20 Million'; NCPA's Social Security Calculator; Al Gore and the Liberal Dream

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    “Dick Rowland Image”

    ”Shoots (News, Views and Quotes)”

    – Recommend Reading. In a genre overrun with conflicting statistics, policy papers and politically charged reports, by far the most powerful form of education reporting is the first-person narrative. One of the defining characteristics of this kind of journalism is its ability to simultaneously corroborate your beliefs about the public school system and challenge them as well — no matter what those beliefs may be. The latest entry in this field comes from Joshua Kaplowitz and appears on the pages on the City Journal (https://www.city-journal.com/html/13_1_how_I_joined.html). His cautionary tale is called “How I Joined Teach for America – and Got sued for $20 Million.” Despite its title, the story is not primarily an indictment of Teach for America, although the program does not come out looking good. Kaplowitz’s nightmare journey through a year of teaching at a DC public school defies attempts at a short synopsis. Suffice it to say that inner-city teachers will find much-needed exposure of how extraordinarily tough their job can be, and school reformers will find much-needed exposure of how bad public schools can be. The problems at Emery Elementary School have little to do with either test scores or per-pupil spending. Read it and weep.

    Above article is quoted from Education Intel@aol.com 1/27/03

    – NCPA’s Social Security Calculator, available online at www.mysocialsecurity.org. Visit this site to calculate your expected taxes and benefits under the current system and compare to what you would have collected had your taxes been invested privately.

    ”Roots (Food for Thoughts)”

    Al Gore and the Liberal Dream

    By Conrad F. Meier

    Published: Health Care News 01/01/2003

    Former Vice President Al Gore recently began pounding the drum for health-care reform. He told the nation what most of us already know: The U.S. health care system is in a state of crisis.

    But in what has to be a classic example of intellectual exhaustion, Gore says he “reluctantly” arrived at the point where the reform he favors is the old, threadbare, and unworkable liberal dream: a single-payer health-care system.

    A few days after Gore’s announcement, a suspiciously timed report by the National Academy of Sciences said pretty much the same thing, except it proposed a more modest agenda, urging the Bush administration to “test” possible solutions, including single-payer insurance coverage, in a handful of states.

    A day after the NAS report was issued, Gore reinvented himself one more time and said he thought “the single-payer system should be run by the private sector.”

    Either antitrust after the Microsoft case really is dead, or Gore has now completely forgotten the difference between the private and public sectors.

    Unless the former Vice President changes his mind once again, he apparently believes the money that pays for health care — including insurance premiums and tax dollars — should be collected by a single government agency in an approach similar to that taken by the dysfunctional health-care systems of England, Canada, and our own Medicare.

    A Universal Gripe

    The people in Canada and the U.K. are no happier with their health care systems than we are with ours. Doctors and nurses trapped in government-run health care systems are leaving chosen careers, patients lack access to cutting-edge technology and facilities, and government health departments report record numbers of people dying while in queues.

    Government-run systems in the United States, such as the Veterans Administration’s health care program, Medicare, and Medicaid, have many of the same problems. Government control of care hasn’t solved the underlying problem of unlimited demand and limited supply. It masks, shifts, and delays the tradeoffs that must eventually be made.

    Gore’s approach is purely political and dangerously dishonest, while the NAS report is based on selective evidence and the old bureaucratic dodge of calling for experiments and more research.

    It’s the Regulations

    Instead of banging the drum loudly as a distraction, Gore and the NAS should have launched an honest and open discussion of how existing state and federal regulations, price controls, entitlement programs, and benefit mandates are responsible for the crisis in our health care system.

    Over the past 40 years, 1,500 unfunded insurance mandates zipped through state legislatures and Congress because politicians saw them as an easy way to garner constituents’ votes without having to raise state taxes or spend more on public health issues. Now, we’re paying the price.

    Government mandates require health insurance benefits to include everything from pastoral counseling to sperm-bank deposits. When combined with procedural mandates like “community rating” (which prevents insurers from basing premiums on risk factors like lifestyle
    choices) and “guaranteed issue” (which allows and encourages people to wait until they get sick before they buy health insurance), the bureaucratic chefs have created a toxic soup of regulations that is not-so-slowly and surely inflating the cost of private health insurance.

    We Need a New Drummer

    The average annual health insurance premium for an individual policyholder in California, which mandates neither community rating nor guaranteed issue, is $1,538. The average premium in highly regulated New York, which imposes both, is more than twice as much at $3,589. A Congressional Budget Office study revealed 200,000 people drop private health insurance every time premiums rise by 1 percent.

    A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers study commissioned by the Association of Health Plans forecasted a health insurance premium increase of 13.7 percent for 2002. PwC attributed 15 percent of that increase to government mandates and regulations, 7 percent to litigation, and 5 percent to fraud and abuse.

    If Gore or the NAS consider it important to warn the American people about the crisis in health care today, they also bear the responsibility to explain why that crisis exists. Public-sector failure, not market failure, lies at the root of today’s problems. Promising more government intervention to solve a problem caused by government is, well, pretty dumb.

    Millions of Americans can’t afford the cost of insurance because of the mandates imposed by their representatives in government. What we need now is a drummer willing to criticize incumbent legislators who took the easy way out and helped cripple our market-based health care system–a drummer willing to lead the effort to eliminate existing regulations and mandates.

    Al Gore, I’ve reluctantly concluded, is not that drummer.

    Conrad F. Meier is managing editor of Health Care News

    Above article is quoted from The Heartland Institute, Health Care News January 2003 www.heartland.org

    ”Evergreen (Today’s Quote)”

    “This inversion of the structure of the State which, instead of being built up from below, is organized from above, is the one great iniquity of our time, the iniquity which overshadows all others…. The State, which should be only the bark on the life of the community, has become the tree itself.” — Emil Brunner (1889-1966)

    ”’See Web site”’ https://www.grassrootinstitute.org ”’for further information. Join its efforts at “Nurturing the rights and responsibilities of the individual in a civil society. …” or email or call Grassroot of Hawaii Institute President Richard O. Rowland at mailto:grassroot@hawaii.rr.com or (808) 487-4959.”’

    Grassroot Perspective – Feb. 21, 2003-‘How I Joined Teach for America – and Got sued for $20 Million’; NCPA’s Social Security Calculator; Al Gore and the Liberal Dream

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    “Dick Rowland Image”

    ”Shoots (News, Views and Quotes)”

    – Recommend Reading. In a genre overrun with conflicting statistics, policy papers and politically charged reports, by far the most powerful form of education reporting is the first-person narrative. One of the defining characteristics of this kind of journalism is its ability to simultaneously corroborate your beliefs about the public school system and challenge them as well — no matter what those beliefs may be. The latest entry in this field comes from Joshua Kaplowitz and appears on the pages on the City Journal (https://www.city-journal.com/html/13_1_how_I_joined.html). His cautionary tale is called “How I Joined Teach for America – and Got sued for $20 Million.” Despite its title, the story is not primarily an indictment of Teach for America, although the program does not come out looking good. Kaplowitz’s nightmare journey through a year of teaching at a DC public school defies attempts at a short synopsis. Suffice it to say that inner-city teachers will find much-needed exposure of how extraordinarily tough their job can be, and school reformers will find much-needed exposure of how bad public schools can be. The problems at Emery Elementary School have little to do with either test scores or per-pupil spending. Read it and weep.

    Above article is quoted from Education Intel@aol.com 1/27/03

    – NCPA’s Social Security Calculator, available online at www.mysocialsecurity.org. Visit this site to calculate your expected taxes and benefits under the current system and compare to what you would have collected had your taxes been invested privately.

    ”Roots (Food for Thoughts)”

    Al Gore and the Liberal Dream

    By Conrad F. Meier

    Published: Health Care News 01/01/2003

    Former Vice President Al Gore recently began pounding the drum for health-care reform. He told the nation what most of us already know: The U.S. health care system is in a state of crisis.

    But in what has to be a classic example of intellectual exhaustion, Gore says he “reluctantly” arrived at the point where the reform he favors is the old, threadbare, and unworkable liberal dream: a single-payer health-care system.

    A few days after Gore’s announcement, a suspiciously timed report by the National Academy of Sciences said pretty much the same thing, except it proposed a more modest agenda, urging the Bush administration to “test” possible solutions, including single-payer insurance coverage, in a handful of states.

    A day after the NAS report was issued, Gore reinvented himself one more time and said he thought “the single-payer system should be run by the private sector.”

    Either antitrust after the Microsoft case really is dead, or Gore has now completely forgotten the difference between the private and public sectors.

    Unless the former Vice President changes his mind once again, he apparently believes the money that pays for health care — including insurance premiums and tax dollars — should be collected by a single government agency in an approach similar to that taken by the dysfunctional health-care systems of England, Canada, and our own Medicare.

    A Universal Gripe

    The people in Canada and the U.K. are no happier with their health care systems than we are with ours. Doctors and nurses trapped in government-run health care systems are leaving chosen careers, patients lack access to cutting-edge technology and facilities, and government health departments report record numbers of people dying while in queues.

    Government-run systems in the United States, such as the Veterans Administration’s health care program, Medicare, and Medicaid, have many of the same problems. Government control of care hasn’t solved the underlying problem of unlimited demand and limited supply. It masks, shifts, and delays the tradeoffs that must eventually be made.

    Gore’s approach is purely political and dangerously dishonest, while the NAS report is based on selective evidence and the old bureaucratic dodge of calling for experiments and more research.

    It’s the Regulations

    Instead of banging the drum loudly as a distraction, Gore and the NAS should have launched an honest and open discussion of how existing state and federal regulations, price controls, entitlement programs, and benefit mandates are responsible for the crisis in our health care system.

    Over the past 40 years, 1,500 unfunded insurance mandates zipped through state legislatures and Congress because politicians saw them as an easy way to garner constituents’ votes without having to raise state taxes or spend more on public health issues. Now, we’re paying the price.

    Government mandates require health insurance benefits to include everything from pastoral counseling to sperm-bank deposits. When combined with procedural mandates like “community rating” (which prevents insurers from basing premiums on risk factors like lifestyle
    choices) and “guaranteed issue” (which allows and encourages people to wait until they get sick before they buy health insurance), the bureaucratic chefs have created a toxic soup of regulations that is not-so-slowly and surely inflating the cost of private health insurance.

    We Need a New Drummer

    The average annual health insurance premium for an individual policyholder in California, which mandates neither community rating nor guaranteed issue, is $1,538. The average premium in highly regulated New York, which imposes both, is more than twice as much at $3,589. A Congressional Budget Office study revealed 200,000 people drop private health insurance every time premiums rise by 1 percent.

    A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers study commissioned by the Association of Health Plans forecasted a health insurance premium increase of 13.7 percent for 2002. PwC attributed 15 percent of that increase to government mandates and regulations, 7 percent to litigation, and 5 percent to fraud and abuse.

    If Gore or the NAS consider it important to warn the American people about the crisis in health care today, they also bear the responsibility to explain why that crisis exists. Public-sector failure, not market failure, lies at the root of today’s problems. Promising more government intervention to solve a problem caused by government is, well, pretty dumb.

    Millions of Americans can’t afford the cost of insurance because of the mandates imposed by their representatives in government. What we need now is a drummer willing to criticize incumbent legislators who took the easy way out and helped cripple our market-based health care system–a drummer willing to lead the effort to eliminate existing regulations and mandates.

    Al Gore, I’ve reluctantly concluded, is not that drummer.

    Conrad F. Meier is managing editor of Health Care News

    Above article is quoted from The Heartland Institute, Health Care News January 2003 www.heartland.org

    ”Evergreen (Today’s Quote)”

    “This inversion of the structure of the State which, instead of being built up from below, is organized from above, is the one great iniquity of our time, the iniquity which overshadows all others…. The State, which should be only the bark on the life of the community, has become the tree itself.” — Emil Brunner (1889-1966)

    ”’See Web site”’ https://www.grassrootinstitute.org ”’for further information. Join its efforts at “Nurturing the rights and responsibilities of the individual in a civil society. …” or email or call Grassroot of Hawaii Institute President Richard O. Rowland at mailto:grassroot@hawaii.rr.com or (808) 487-4959.”’

    Baseball Bat Used in Diamond Head Robbery

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    CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department want the public’s
    assistance in identifying two male suspects in a robbery that occurred on Valentine’s Day, Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, near 3607 Diamond Head Road.

    At 2 a.m., two 22-year-old males were sitting on the wall at Diamond Head lookout playing guitar when a white, older model Japanese sedan drove up and parked. Suspect #1 got out of the vehicle holding a baseball bat and struck one male and then the other while demanding money. Suspect #2 stole the guitar that was dropped on the ground. Both suspects fled in the vehicle toward Kahala.

    Victim #1 sustained a fractured jaw and ear lacerations that required
    plastic surgery. Victim #2 suffered head trauma that required staples to the rear of his head.

    Detective Gordon Makashima is requesting that anyone with information about this case contact him at 529-3383. Anonymous calls may be made to CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, *CRIME on your cellular phone. Free cellular calls are provided by AT&T, Nextel Hawaii, and Verizon Wireless Hawaii.

    Description of Suspect #1

    *Hawaiian/Asian mix male, late 20s

    *5’6″ to 5’8″, 180-200 lbs., medium build

    *Medium complexion

    *Straight, shoulder length black hair

    *Wearing a white t-shirt

    Description of Suspect #2

    *Local mixed male, early 20s

    *5’10”, 140 lbs., slim build

    *Wearing a black beanie cap, blue t-shirt, brown shorts and work shoes

    Suspect Vehicle

    *Early 80s, white, 4-door Nissan Sentra or Toyota Corolla (Box shaped mAdel) with dark tinted windows, covered front and back license plates

    Honolulu CrimeStoppers Inc., will pay a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information which results in the arrest of a wanted person or the solving of case(s) reported to CrimeStoppers Honolulu Inc. All calls are confidential. Do not approach any suspect. All suspects and wanted fugitives should be considered armed and dangerous. All calls are confidential and anonymous. Persons who participate in the crime, or are victims of the crime are ineligible to receive CrimeStoppers rewards. Be a CrimeStopper and call the hot line at 955-8300 or *Crime on your cellular telephone.

    Access the CrimeStoppers Web site at https://www.crimestoppers-honolulu.org or the Student CrimeStoppers Web site at https://www.studentcrimestoppers.org

    Being Bothered by Gossip and Hype

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    “Suzanne Gelb Image”

    ”Gossip – Why Does it Bother Me?”

    Dear Dr. Gelb:

    A friend shared with me that some people I know have been spreading a false rumor about me. I don’t care about the rumor, but it bothers me when people talk behind my back. I can’t seem to stop being bothered.

    Bothered

    A: Dr. Gelb says . . .

    Dear Bothered:

    My motto is “believe nothing we hear and half of what we see.” I am also aware of situations where sometimes so-called friends create the possibility of a rumor and to disguise their suspicion they blame others. That takes the blame off them. Just a thought.

    Here are some other sayings I enjoy, “with friends like that, who needs enemies,” and “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never harm me.” Here’s another good one — “Criticism is only an opinion from another, unless the shoe fits. Guilt will make you wear it.”

    ”Hype — Why Does it Bother Me?”

    Dear Dr. Gelb:

    I know this person who is good at what he does — marketing. But he expresses so much hype and hot air, and people buy it because of his outgoing personality. Why am I so bothered by his exaggerations? They seem harmless and evidently sell his product.

    Manipulated

    A: Dr. Gelb says . . .

    Dear Manipulated:

    I believe that salespeople are taught in school how to capture us in a flood of rhetoric that can keep us from really evaluating whether we need what they are offering, or whether we should reject their offer. The compulsive talking is intended to flood our minds with their product. If they stop talking, then we may possibility say “no” before they finish their delivery.

    I would also like to point out that if the compulsive talking is expressed by a friend, then this is invariably a psychological issue derived from having had little, if any, opportunity to express his or her feelings. Such individuals have typically been interrupted by an aggressive, overbearing person, such as a parent or a sibling, who would not allow them to finish expressing a concept.

    ”’Suzanne J. Gelb, Ph.D., J.D. authors this daily column, Dr. Gelb Says, which answers questions about daily living and behavior issues. Dr. Gelb is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Honolulu. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Human Services. Dr. Gelb is also a published author of a book on Overcoming Addictions and a book on Relationships.”’

    ”’This column is intended for entertainment use only and is not intended for the purpose of psychological diagnosis, treatment or personalized advice. For more about the column’s purpose, see”’ “An Online Intro to Dr. Gelb Says”

    ”’Email your questions to mailto:DrGelbSays@hawaiireporter.com More information on Dr. Gelb’s services and related resources available at”’ https://www.DrGelbSays.com

    Legislative Hearing Notices – Feb. 21, 2003

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    The following hearing notices, which are subject to change, were sorted and taken from the Hawaii State Capitol Web site. Please check that site for updates and/or changes to the schedule at

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    Hearings notices for both House and Senate measures in all committees:

    Hearing

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB345 SD1 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. CPH

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB550 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. CPH

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB562 RELATING TO TERMINABLE RENTAL ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE VEHICLE LEASES. CPH

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB676 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. CPH

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB680 RELATING TO TOWING. CPH

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB918 SD1 RELATING TO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS. CPH

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1201 SD1 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISES. CPH

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1321 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. CPH

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB40 RELATING TO REPLACEMENT OF CANDIDATES ON BALLOTS. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB368 RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB378 RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB390 RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB479 RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB552 SD1 RELATING TO LANDOWNERS’ LIABILITY. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB616 RELATING TO HATE CRIMES. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB617 RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB630 RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF CONVICTED DEFENDANTS. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB633 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PREVENT CONDEMNATION OF TRUST LANDS. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB685 RELATING TO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS PLACED IN POLL BOOKS. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB830 RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1002 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO ALLOW THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO VOTE. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1041 RELATING TO LIABILITY. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1107 RELATING TO CHAPTER 711, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1108 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE XVII OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1130 RELATING TO THE COURTS. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1131 RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1132 RELATING TO FAMILY COURTS. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1242 RELATING TO FAIR ACCESS FOR STATE GOVERNMENT. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1415 RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1418 SD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1418 SD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1449 RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1594 RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. JHW

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB3 SD1 RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB12 SD1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB26 RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE JOURNALS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB44 SD1 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB205 SD2 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB296 SD1 RELATING TO ETHICS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB317 SD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF THE KOREAN WAR COMMISSION. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB318 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB325 RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB361 SD1 RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED PROGRAM. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB381 SD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF DAMAGES FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB386 RELATING TO UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB426 SD1 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB435 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB455 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE FRIENDS OF WAIPAHU CULTURAL GARDEN PARK. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB464 SD1 RELATING TO IMPLEMENTATION OF A FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB474 SD1 RELATING TO THE AUDITOR. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB528 SD1 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF COUNTY LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB534 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB540 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB546 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PINEAPPLE RESEARCH. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB577 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB579 SD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-EMERGENCY REPORT SYSTEM, KNOWN AS 3-1-1. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB610 SD1 RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS RESOLUTION UNDER THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB611 RELATING TO COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB635 SD1 RELATING TO TRAFFIC FINES. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB643 SD1 RELATING TO BIOPROSPECTING. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB719 RELATING TO AQUACULTURE. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB739 RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB740 RELATING TO HEALTH. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB759 SD1 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER-UNION BENEFITS TRUST PLAN. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB761 RELATING TO THE HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB768 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB773 RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB787 RELATING TO DISASTER LEAVE. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB789 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB802 SD1 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB880 RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB966 SD1 RELATING TO RESOURCE MAXIMIZATION. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1050 SD1 RELATING TO VETERANS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1065 RELATING TO MANAGED COMPETITION. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1066 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PUEA CEMETERY. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1068 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1076 SD1 RELATING TO NATURAL AREA RESERVES SYSTEM. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1136 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE DRIVER’S LICENSE REVOCATION. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1139 SD1 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1142 RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1151 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1154 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1155 SD1 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1156 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1238 SD1 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1241 RELATING TO CANCER EXAMINATIONS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1249 SD1 RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER GRANTS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1251 SD1 RELATING TO A STATE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1255 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL INSPECTIONS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1257 RELATING TO THE IRRIGATION WATER DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1258 RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1261 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT CARD PAYMENTS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1264 SD1 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1279 SD1 RELATING TO TOBACCO. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1287 RELATING TO THE ALOHA TOWER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1312 SD1 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1332 SD1 RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICIALS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1333 SD1 RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICIALS IN THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1347 SD1 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1357 SD1 RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS REGISTRATION DISTRICTS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1358 SD1 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA) COMPLIANCE. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1367 SD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1373 SD1 RELATING TO STAFFING FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1374 RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1393 SD1 RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1401 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1404 SD1 RELATING TO IMPACT FEES. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1408 SD1 RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1410 RELATING TO CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFORE. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1413 RELATING TO KIKALA-KEOKEA. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1435 RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1438 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1439 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1440 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1441 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1442 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1443 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1444 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1445 RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1465 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR UNIFORM LAWS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1477 SD1 RELATING TO MUNICIPAL LEASES. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1478 SD1 RELATING TO AIRPORT CONCESSIONAIRES. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1479 SD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR VETERANS CEMETERIES. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1489 SD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1495 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII DROUGHT PLAN. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1519 SD1 RELATING TO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1555 RELATING TO A LAND EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1675 RELATING TO HEALTH. WAM

    2/21/03 9:00 AM SB1676 RELATING TO HEALTH. WAM

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    2/21/03 10:00 AM HB290 HD1 RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT. FIN

    2/21/03 10:00 AM HB294 RELATING TO TEMPORARY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS. FIN

    2/21/03 10:00 AM HB391 HD1 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. FIN

    2/21/03 10:00 AM HB509 HD1 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. FIN

    2/21/03 10:00 AM HB510 HD1 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. FIN

    2/21/03 10:00 AM HB531 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. FIN

    2/21/03 10:00 AM HB969 HD1 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. FIN

    2/21/03 10:00 AM HB1593 HD1 RELATING TO LABOR. FIN

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    2/21/03 11:00 AM HB297 HD1 RELATING TO DRUGS. FIN

    2/21/03 11:00 AM HB682 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PREVENT CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE USE. FIN

    2/21/03 11:00 AM HB1603 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH AN ADOLESCENT TREATMENT CENTER ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. FIN

    2/21/03 11:00 AM HB1604 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PREVENT CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE USE. FIN

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    2/21/03 11:30 AM HB122 RELATING TO PRESUMPTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. FIN

    2/21/03 11:30 AM HB907 HD1 RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES. FIN

    2/21/03 11:30 AM HB914 HD1 RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES. FIN

    2/21/03 11:30 AM HB925 HD2 RELATING TO ELDER ABUSE. FIN

    2/21/03 11:30 AM HB1361 HD1 RELATING TO THE MEDICAID PRESCRIPTION DRUG EXPANSION PROGRAM. FIN

    2/21/03 11:30 AM HB1616 HD1 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. FIN

    2/21/03 11:30 AM HB1652 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE MEDICAID PRESCRIPTION DRUG REBATE SPECIAL FUND. FIN

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    2/21/03 12:30 PM HB436 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO FUND A SECOND AMBULANCE TO SERVE THE WAIANAE COAST. FIN

    2/21/03 12:30 PM HB550 HD1 RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL FACILITIES. FIN

    2/21/03 12:30 PM HB551 HD1 RELATED TO THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. FIN

    2/21/03 12:30 PM HB1412 HD2 RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. FIN

    2/21/03 12:30 PM HB1498 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY OF MAUI. FIN

    2/21/03 12:30 PM SB1 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. LBR

    2/21/03 12:30 PM SB665 RELATING TO PREPAID HEALTH CARE PLAN. LBR

    2/21/03 12:30 PM SB687 RELATING TO LEAVES OF ABSENCE. LBR

    2/21/03 12:30 PM SB1070 RELATING TO EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT. LBR

    2/21/03 12:30 PM SB1426 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. LBR

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    2/21/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing TMG

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    2/21/03 1:30 PM HB641 HD2 RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS. FIN

    2/21/03 1:30 PM HB662 HD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII SPORTS HALL OF FAME. FIN

    2/21/03 1:30 PM HB1000 RELATING TO PANAEWA RAINFOREST ZOO. FIN

    2/21/03 1:30 PM HB1395 RELATING TO SPECIAL FACILITY PROJECTS. FIN

    2/21/03 1:30 PM HB1532 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CELEBRATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY. FIN

    2/21/03 1:30 PM HB1554 RELATING TO COUNTY TAXES. FIN

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    2/21/03 2:30 PM HB657 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF THE KOREAN WAR COMMISSION. FIN

    2/21/03 2:30 PM HB1479 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A NATIONAL KOREAN WAR MUSEUM IN HAWAII. FIN

    2/21/03 2:30 PM HB1590 HD1 RELATING TO VETERANS’ RIGHTS AND BENEFITS. FIN

    2/21/03 2:30 PM HB1630 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR VETERANS CEMETERIES. FIN

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB1109 RELATING TO DEPENDENT ADULTS. HMS

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB1427 RELATING TO RELAY SERVICES FOR DEAF, HARD-OF-HEARING, AND SPEECH-IMPAIRED PERSONS. HMS

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB1492 RELATING TO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. HMS

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SCR10 REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH’S QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED. HMS

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SCR12 REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE ON GRADUATED PARENTING. HMS

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB51 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSES. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB126 SD1 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB301 RELATING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB302 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB324 RELATING TO VEHICLE SALVAGE. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB324 RELATING TO VEHICLE SALVAGE. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB346 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB460 RELATING TO DUNE BUGGIES. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB689 RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB1266 RELATING TO DRIVERS’ LICENSES. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB1405 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB1406 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB1407 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING. TMG

    2/21/03 2:45 PM SB1458 RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. TMG

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    2/21/03 3:00 PM HB485 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HANAHAU`OLI SCHOOL. FIN

    2/21/03 3:00 PM HB488 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR MID-PACIFIC INSTITUTE. FIN

    2/21/03 3:00 PM HB939 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HOALA SCHOOL. FIN

    2/21/03 3:00 PM HB1362 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR ST. PATRICK SCHOOL. FIN

    2/21/03 3:00 PM HB1564 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY. FIN

    ”’To reach legislators, see:”’ “Representatives at a Glance” and “Senators at a Glance”

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