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    Grassroot Perspective – March 31, 2003-Get Your Wonder Drugs!; Long Lines Mar Canada’s Low-Cost Health Care; Castle Coalition Defends Property Rights Across the Nation

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    “Dick Rowland Image”

    ”Shoots (News, Views and Quotes)”

    – Get Your Wonder Drugs!

    Author: John J. Miller

    Source: National Review, 2/24/03

    Author John Miller presents an in depth portrait of the enormous peril,
    risk, expense, and emotional investment in pharmaceutical research.
    Miller uses the story of Pfizer’s Geodon, an antipsychotic drug used to
    treat schizophrenia, to illustrate the amount of time and money that are
    devoted to bringing a new drug from discovery to market. “For every
    150,000 compounds our scientists make, we figure one of them will make
    it to the marketplace,” says Derek Leshman, a Pfizer pharmacologist.
    Miller tracks one compound that the company spent more than a decade and
    hundreds of millions of dollars to develop, with great promise, great
    disappointment, and ultimate success in developing a new wonder drug.
    Full text: https://www.cnehealth.org/pubs/02242003_wonder_drugs_miller.htm

    – Long Lines Mar Canada’s Low-Cost Health Care

    Author: Clifford Krauss

    Source: The New York Times, 2/13/03

    Clifford Krauss writes in The New York Times that Canada’s national
    health care system is currently experiencing major problems with access
    to care for its citizens, including long waiting lists, delayed care,
    doctor and nurse shortages, and out-dated technologies. Canada spends
    more on health care relative to its economy than every country except
    the United States, Germany, and Switzerland. Nonetheless, 4.3 million
    Canadians report having difficulty seeing a doctor or getting a test in
    a timely fashion and 3 million are unable to find a family physician.
    Krauss also documents the experiences of two women with breast cancer.
    One had to wait three months after surgery to begin radiation therapy;
    the other waited two months after a mammogram for biopsies that would
    confirm the cancer. “The system’s shortfalls have opened the way for
    tentative but growing moves toward privately managed medical services
    and user fees in return for quicker service,” concludes Krauss.
    Full text: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/13/international/americas/13CANA.html

    Above articles are quoted from the Galen Institute, Health Policy
    Matters Feb.y 14, 2003 https://www.galen.org

    ”Roots (Food for Thought)”

    – Castle Coalition Defends Property Rights Across the Nation

    By Scott Bullock

    The Castle Coalition-the grass-roots advocacy group the Institute for
    Justice formed to work with and train property owners and activists to
    challenge eminent domain abuse nationwide-closed out 2002 with a whirl
    of activity. The Coalition, led by IJ-s Nicole Church, witnessed
    activity in a case that has been going on for a number of years, in
    addition to providing much-needed assistance to individuals just gearing
    up to fight abuse of eminent domain in their own neighborhoods.

    The first day of December saw the castle Coalition organizing a vigil in
    the Fort Trumbull neighborhood of New London, Conn., on the eve of oral argument before he Connecticut Supreme Court. It was a brutally cold and windy night, but still, more than 50 people gathered for a candlelight vigil in front of one of the homes threatened by the City and the New London Development Corporation (NLDC). Community activists lent support to the homeowners and the Institute for Justice, as they have throughout this three-year struggle. The feeling of solidarity and commitment to a noble cause were evident not only at the vigil, but also when many of the same people and others boarded a bus the next morning to make an hour-long trek to Hartford for the oral argument and to rally on the steps of the courthouse. It was a magnificent and exhilarating sight to see so many people in front of the courthouse as Dana Berliner and I went up the steps to present our arguments to the justices. After the argument, as we faced the media, activists and property owners surrounded us with their signs and supportive words. In contrast, I counted a grand total of zero supporters for the City and the NLDC,
    unless you count their lawyers — and they of course had to be there.

    For some unknown reason, the state of Ohio has seen an explosion in
    eminent domain abuse. From the outskirts of Cleveland to several
    communities in the Cincinnati area, local governments plan to destroy
    perfectly fine middle-class neighborhoods to hand the land over to
    developers to put in high-end retail stores, condominiums and other
    projects favored by the misguided and ruthless city leaders and their
    developer pals. One of the favorite tactics governments use in these
    areas is to declare the well-kept, attractive neighborhoods
    “blighted” because with a blight designation comes not only government
    subsidies for developers but also the power of eminent domain.

    The criteria cities use to declare an area blighted would be laughable
    if they were not so dangerous. The City of Lakewood, Ohio, said a
    neighborhood was blighted because many of the homes did not have attached garages or central air conditioning, while the City of Evendale declared a whole commercial strip blighted because about half of the properties
    are within a 500-year flood plain (probably half of Ohio, if not more,
    is within a 500-year flood plain!). These governments nakedly abuse
    blight laws to force out small home and business owners to make way for their favored projects.

    In mid-December, Nicole Church organized a whirlwind trip for Dana and
    me through Ohio to meet with people who are just now organizing to fight
    eminent domain abuse. We met with five groups of people around Cleveland and Cincinnati and provided them with the information and tools they will need to try to stop these projects before they get to litigation. And we will continue to work with these brave and principled people in the coming year to make sure
    they are able to keep their homes and businesses.

    Not Again in the Mountaineer State

    Shortly before Christmas, Romona Taylor-Williams of Charleston, W.Va.,
    used the skills she learned at the Castle Coalition’s first training seminar to rally opposition to the City’s proposal to engage in urban renewal in the East End section of the city. A large crowd of demonstrators (all wearing
    their Castle Coalition anti-eminent domain stickers) turned out for the
    first public hearing on the plan before a committee of the city council
    and pledged that they would not allow the City to again destroy a
    neighborhood in the name of redevelopment.

    IJ submitted written testimony to the council committee opposing the
    abuse of eminent domain in the area. The activism made an impact. The
    newspaper headlines the following morning said it all: “Renewal
    Proposals Blasted-Black Residents Say City Targeting Their Communities”
    and “City Residents Not Sold on New Urban Renewal Plans.” With eminent domain abuse continuing nationwide, the first part of 2003 promises to be just as active as last year.

    Scott Bullock is a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice.

    Above article is quoted from the Institute for Justice, Liberty and Law
    February 2003 https://www.ij.org

    ”Evergreen (Today’s Quote)”

    “A specter is haunting the world. It is the specter of bankrupt state-run
    pension systems. The pay-as-you-go pension system that has reigned
    supreme through most of this century has a fundamental flaw, one rooted
    in a false conception of how human beings behave: it destroys, at the
    individual level, the essential link between effort and reward–in other
    words, between personal responsibilities and personal rights. Whenever
    that happens on a massive scale and for a long period of time, the
    result is disaster.” — Jose Pinera

    ”’Edited by Richard O. Rowland, president of Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. He can be reached at (808) 487-4959 or by email at:”’ mailto:grassroot@hawaii.rr.com ”’For more information, see its Web site at:”’ https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/

    College Issues

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    “Suzanne Gelb Image”

    ”Just 21 – Who Can I Befriend?”

    Dear Dr. Gelb:

    I just got off the telephone with my daughter who is away at college. She just turned 21 and called to lament that as more and more of her friends turn 21 they are turning to a lifestyle of drinking and frequenting bars. That lifestyle is not what she is interested in, but she said it is lonely to be different. She’s smart and has high goals.

    I told her I understood and empathized with her. Is there anything else I can offer her to make her feel less alone?

    Thanks

    A: Dear Concerned Mother:

    On the assumption that your daughter has befriended these individuals on campus, it is probably unlikely that there is a solidified bond to these friendships. In such instances, the type of loneliness described can be short-lived, and affected students can choose to turn their attention to other students of similar moral and ethical commitment, while grieving the loss and disappointment of seeing one’s friends indulging in immoral behavior.

    ”Exams – Why Can’t I Sleep?”

    Dear Dr. Gelb:

    I am a college student and I have a whole bunch of projects and assignments due before the end of the semester, and soon exams will be upon me, and I notice I am having a hard time sleeping. This always happens as the end of the semester approaches. Any suggestions on how I can get some z-z-z-z-zs?

    Tired

    A: Dear Tired:

    Sleep disruptions amongst college students are not uncommon. It is so important to identify the cause of the problem, otherwise, tiredness can cause physical and mental exhaustion. Often the disrupted sleep is prompted by some type of fear — the student is preoccupied with something that is scary to them. In such instances it is important to learn how to express that fear safely. Then the anxiety is likely to subside. At that point some students have found it helpful to embrace positive self-talk such as “there is nothing to be afraid of, I am smart enough to deal with anything that may come my way.”

    If you would like to learn more about how to make fear work for us and not against us, consider reading Chapters 2 and 13 from a book that I consider to be the bible of emotional health. It’s called “Yesterday’s Children” by psychologists Marti Barham, R.N., Ph.D., and Tom Greene, Ph.D. More information can be found at my Web site at https://www.DrGelbSays.com

    ”’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

    A Conservative View – March 25, 2003

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    ”The Tactics of Failure”

    “The setbacks the allies have suffered these last couple of days are all due to one thing: some Saddam units acting as terrorists. By pretending to surrender and then opening fire, by relocating in civilian neighborhoods, by shooting prisoners of war in the head, the soldiers apparently still loyal to Saddam are not reversing the allied advance.

    “What they’re doing is trying to inflict sufficient damage to improve their morale and increase the costs of the invasion. They want us to fire into civilian areas; they want us to panic at a few atrocities (as in Somalia); they are counting on an American unwillingness to persevere through serious casualties. And they intend to use the Arab media and their Western sympathizers, i.e. the BBC, NYT, NPR etc., to get this message out.”

    “The lesson to learn is that we have cornered the equivalent of a rabid dog. It will fight nastily, brutally and with no compunction. Those units who will go down with this regime will not go down easily. After an initial hope that this thing could be over swiftly, I think it’s obvious by now that we’re in for a nasty fight — and the Saddamite remnants will ally with the anti-war media to fight dirty and spin shamelessly.” Andrew Sullivan, March 23, 2003 https://www.andrewsullivan.com

    ”Palestinian Gays Slaughtered: Hawaii’s “Queer” Left Does Nothing”

    “Chatting with a 21-year-old Palestinian man in a gay bar in Tel Aviv was the most interesting moment of my summer vacation. There isn’t much social interaction between Arabs and Jews these days because of the ongoing terrorist war against Israel, but the gay scene is a little bit different. Why do Arab and Jewish homosexuals mix in Tel Aviv? Because Israel is the only country in the Middle East where homosexuals can live in freedom.

    “It is not widely known that, along with its war against Israel, the Palestinian Authority is conducting a vicious campaign against its own homosexual population. The New Republic, in its Aug. 19 issue, exposed hideous human rights violations by the Palestinian Authority, which employs special police squads to capture men who have sex with each other. The lucky ones are forced to stand in sewage water up to their necks or lie in dark cells infested with insects; others are simply starved to death.”

    From Gay Palestinians Suffer Under Arafat: Yale Herald, September 13, 2002 You can read the rest for yourself at https://www.yaleherald.com/article.php?Article=933

    Where, oh where, has the self-named and liberal media exalted “Queer Left” of Hawaii been on this one? Have you seen any protest signs denouncing this? What will happen when news emerges that Saddam Hussein butchered gays in Iraq? It’s well-known that Saddam has given money to families of Palestinian suicide-terrorists who have struck Israel. When it is revealed that he helped fund the slaughter of gays what will our holier-than-thou gay establishment aristocracy do? Will they scream and shout if scud missiles land in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem and then support the liberation of the people of Iraq? Don’t bet on it: Bush is in charge, get it?

    ”Feeling Blue?”

    Check out the punk kittens at this British Web site. You have my permission to turn down the TV and chill: https://www.rathergood.com/punk_kittens/

    ”Murder Trial Begins”

    “News.telegraph Sidebar”

    Check out the Telegraph in London at the link above on the reporting of the
    first day of the trial of Volkert van der Graaf, the left-wing animal rights
    activist who gunned down in cold blood Pim Fortuyn, the Dutch gay
    conservative anti-Islamist political leader who came close to being elected
    the first gay leader of a European country and one known for his
    unapologetic criticism of Islamist intolerance. As Andrew Sullivan points
    out, liberals and the resident-left of Europe did all that they could to
    trivialize his murder. Fortunately it is not working.

    “I confess to the shooting,” said van der Graaf. “He was an ever growing
    danger who would affect many people in society. I saw it as a danger. I
    hoped that I could solve it myself.” Could you imagine the explosions from
    our liberal snobbocracy if this guy was an American red-neck vigilante with
    ties to the NRA or the Republican Party? Members of Fortuyn’s family wore
    (real) fur coats to court to show their indignation.

    Fortuyn’s murder was a political assassination, as we are seeing in Europe
    and also in the US, today’s extremism is from the
    appease-Saddam-because-if-we-are-nice-he-might-be-nice-back, and the
    anti-Bush-at-all-costs-he’s-an-illegitimate-president leftist nutcases and
    hypocrites that has a home in the socialist gay-left. The horrifying part of
    all this is that they are allied with the most sinister elements of
    Islamofascism, the very people who would murder them on the spot just for
    being gay. Some gay-leftists in Hawaii probably sympathize with van der
    Graaf. And they worry about Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson? Amazing.

    ”Wishful Thinking”

    “If we were only so organized, we certainly could be a force to be reckoned with.” I have seen and heard this oft-quoted sentence by a number of liberal gays in Hawaii. The problem is what so many here have been organizing around, namely, a politically over-the-hill liberal establishment wallowing in homocentrism, atheistic supremacy, and victimology. Activists do the odd-ball things they do here not to open doors for the gays and lesbians they claim to be helping, but rather to embarrass as many individuals in the mainstream to keep them in the silence of the closet, and thus give the illusion of unity where none in fact exists. There has never been a gay monolith in Hawaii, and there never will be.

    ””Me! Me! Me!””

    I received a number of calls and emails over the weekend from people rather upset with the coverage of “peace” demonstrations in town as described in the Sunday Honolulu Advertiser. Gays in particular, both in and outside the military, were incensed that well-known gay activist Michael Golojuchmarched under the banner of a rainbow gay liberation pride flag. Even liberal friends of mine were embarrassed.

    “Who the hell does he think he is,” a friend phoned, “to put aside the stars and bars for that ugly thing?” Another emailed with, “Can you spell o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-s-t? I can; it starts with a “G” and he makes me sick.”

    Well, he and other members of the imperial family that rules the People’s Republic of PFLAG-Oahu do have a constitutional right to march, and I’ll defend that right. I do question the appropriateness of using a gay pride flag, to say the least. As the recipient of those on the gay-left, including Hawaii’s PFLAGers, who have openly called for me and my associates to be silenced I will not jump into the gutter. But when activists come along and use this war to march for the rights of gays to serve openly in the military, when they’ve never called for this before, it does strike me as opportunistic. It says a lot about their character and motives. The Advertiser can help these people all they want, but to their chagrin fewer and fewer are believing their reporting. Opportunism indeed. And denial, too.

    ”Keep Your Eye on the Prize”

    “We are about to startle and reorder the world. We are going to win this thing, and in the winning of it we are going to re-inspire civilized people across the globe. We’re going to give the world a lift.” Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal Online, March 24. This is one of Noonan’s best, and well worth the read. Her perspective on things political and otherwise has always been comforting. Her columns are steadying reading for me; I urge you to do the same. Go to https://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/

    ”’Jeffrey Bingham Mead is the head of the Log Cabin Republicans of Hawaii and can be reached via email at:”’ mailto:jmead@aloha.net

    Legislative Hearing Notices – March 31, 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

    “Hawaii State Legislature Sidebar”

    Go there and click on the Hearing Date to view the Hearing Notice.

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

    Hearing

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HCR15 REQUESTING THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT TO STUDY AND IMPLEMENT THE USE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAMS AND PHOTOGRAMMETRIC COMPUTER SYSTEMS TO EXPEDITE ITS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES TO MINIMIZE LANE CLOSURES OF ROADWAYS. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HCR25 REQUESTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE HIGHWAYS IN THE SKY PROGRAM. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HCR30 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, TO REVIEW THE CAUSES OF MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 11 AND THE ENTRY ROAD TO THE TOWN OF PAHALA AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS TO LESSEN THE RISK OF ACCIDENTS. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HCR53 REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMISSION TO DETERMINE THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF OAHU’S ROADWAYS. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HCR75 REQUESTING A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A FIXED RAIL SYSTEM AROUND THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HCR86 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONVENE A TRAFFIC ADVISORY TASK FORCE TO STUDY OAHU TRAFFIC CONGESTION ISSUES AND RECOMMEND SOLUTIONS. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HCR188 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING FLYER STOPS WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF OAHU’S H-2 FREEWAY AND CONNECTING TO PARK-AND-RIDE FACILITIES. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HR29 REQUESTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE HIGHWAYS IN THE SKY PROGRAM. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HR35 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, TO REVIEW THE CAUSES OF MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 11 AND THE ENTRY ROAD TO THE TOWN OF PAHALA AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS TO LESSEN THE RISK OF ACCIDENTS. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HR56 REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMISSION TO DETERMINE THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF OAHU’S ROADWAYS. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HR73 REQUESTING A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A FIXED RAIL SYSTEM AROUND THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HR85 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONVENE A TRAFFIC ADVISORY TASK FORCE TO STUDY OAHU TRAFFIC CONGESTION ISSUES AND RECOMMEND SOLUTIONS. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HR152 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING FLYER STOPS WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF OAHU’S H-2 FREEWAY AND CONNECTING TO PARK-AND-RIDE FACILITIES. TRN

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HB122 SD1 RELATING TO PRESUMPTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. WAM

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HB176 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED PROGRAM. WAM

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HB295 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST. WAM

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HB389 HD2 RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. WAM

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HB426 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. WAM

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HB512 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO HEALTH. WAM

    3/31/03 9:00 AM HB1021 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION. WAM

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HCR57 ENDORSING THE SMALL BUSINESS BILL OF RIGHTS. EDB

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HCR90 REQUESTING THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TO RE-EXAMINE THE CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING HUBZONES UNDER THE HUBZONE EMPOWERMENT CONTRACTING PROGRAM AS IT APPLIES TO THE STATE OF HAWAII. EDB

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HCR150 CONVENING AN ECONOMIC SUMMIT. EDB

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HCR156 REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE ABUSES OF ACT 221 SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2001, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CORRECT THOSE ABUSES. EDB

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HR60 ENDORSING THE SMALL BUSINESS BILL OF RIGHTS. EDB

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HR87 REQUESTING THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TO RE-EXAMINE THE CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING HUBZONES UNDER THE HUBZONE EMPOWERMENT CONTRACTING PROGRAM AS IT APPLIES TO THE STATE OF HAWAII. EDB

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HR121 CONVENING AN ECONOMIC SUMMIT. EDB

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HCR135 REQUESTING DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP AN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN TO ASSIST AND EMPOWER THE WAI’ANAE COMMUNITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND THE STATE TO FOSTER GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY EDB/WLH

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HR112 REQUESTING DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP AN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN TO ASSIST AND EMPOWER THE WAI’ANAE COMMUNITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND THE STATE TO FOSTER GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY. EDB/WLH

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HCR143 REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT TO SUBMIT THE KYOTO PROTOCOL TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE FOR RATIFICATION. INT

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HCR159 REQUESTING CONGRESS TO PERMANENTLY PROHIBIT OIL DEVELOPMENT, EXPLORATION, AND PRODUCTION IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. INT

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HCR211 REAFFIRMING THE VALUE AND MEANING OF ALOHA IN THE FACE OF POTENTIAL MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ. INT

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HCR215 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EAST-WEST CENTER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE ON ASIA-PACIFIC EDUCATION IN HAWAII TO DEVELOP HAWAII CITIZENS’ ASIA-RELATED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE AS A MEANS TO ENSURE HAWAII’S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND PROSPERITY AND TO PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. INT

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HR115 REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT TO SUBMIT THE KYOTO PROTOCOL TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE FOR RATIFICATION. INT

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HR124 REQUESTING CONGRESS TO PERMANENTLY PROHIBIT OIL DEVELOPMENT, EXPLORATION, AND PRODUCTION IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. INT

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HR164 REAFFIRMING THE VALUE AND MEANING OF ALOHA IN THE FACE OF POTENTIAL MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ. INT

    3/31/03 9:30 AM HR167 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EAST-WEST CENTER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE ON ASIA-PACIFIC EDUCATION IN HAWAII TO DEVELOP HAWAII CITIZENS’ ASIA-RELATED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE AS A MEANS TO ENSURE HAWAII’S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND PROSPERITY AND TO PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. INT

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    3/31/03 9:45 AM HCR192 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO COLLABORATE IN PRESERVING AND PROTECTING HAWAII’S BEACHES FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. WLH/TAC

    3/31/03 9:45 AM HR155 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO COLLABORATE IN PRESERVING AND PROTECTING HAWAII’S BEACHES FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. WLH/TAC

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    3/31/03 10:15 AM HCR66 REQUESTING FURTHER INQUIRY WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGNATION OF LANDS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII AS CRITICAL HABITAT. WLH/PSM

    3/31/03 10:15 AM HR67 REQUESTING FURTHER INQUIRY WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGNATION OF LANDS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII AS CRITICAL HABITAT. WLH/PSM

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    3/31/03 10:30 AM HCR49 ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY SMART GROWTH ADVISORY COUNCIL WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. EDB/HSH

    3/31/03 10:30 AM HR52 ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY SMART GROWTH ADVISORY COUNCIL WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. EDB/HSH

    3/31/03 10:30 AM HCR221 REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO ESTABLISH A VOLUNTARY PUBLIC TRANSIT BENEFIT PROGRAM FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. TRN/LAB

    3/31/03 10:30 AM HR173 REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO ESTABLISH A VOLUNTARY PUBLIC TRANSIT BENEFIT PROGRAM FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. TRN/LAB

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    3/31/03 11:00 AM HCR193 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF HARNESSING METHANE GAS FROM METHANE MITIGATION EFFORTS AT HONOLULU HARBOR TO BE USED AS A VIABLE ENERGY RESOURCE. TRN/EEP

    3/31/03 11:00 AM HR156 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF HARNESSING METHANE GAS FROM METHANE MITIGATION EFFORTS AT HONOLULU HARBOR TO BE USED AS A VIABLE ENERGY RESOURCE. TRN/EEP

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR25 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF CLOSED-CAPTIONING TELEVISION TO TEACH READING TO STUDENTS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR30 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS DESIGNED TO INFORM PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ABOUT WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE LEARNING IN LANGUAGE ARTS/READING, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE SIX. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR32 REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT WITHOUT “TEACHING TO THE TEST”. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR51 REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE STATUS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR52 REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT A SCHOOL FACILITY USE POLICY THAT ESTABLISHES PRIORITY USES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR57 REQUESTING THE ADOPTION OF STATEWIDE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR ADULT EDUCATION COURSES AND PROGRAMS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR58 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES BY WHICH HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR59 REQUESTING A CURRICULUM FOR WORLD WAR II JAPANESE INTERNMENT. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR60 URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TEACHER CADET PROGRAM TO RECRUIT HAWAII’S BRIGHTEST AND BEST PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR TEACHING CAREERS IN THE HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR92 REQUESTING THE GATHERING AND ANALYZING OF LONGITUDINAL DATA ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THE SUBMISSION OF AN ANNUAL REPORT, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION OF KEY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR145 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REVIEW ITS CRITERIA FOR ALLOCATING VICE-PRINCIPAL POSITIONS IN ORDER TO ASSIST PRINCIPALS OF ALL SCHOOLS REGARDLESS OF ENROLLMENT COUNTS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR147 REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEVEN CERTIFICATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR149 REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE STATE PRACTICES FOR RAISING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG LOW SCORING STUDENTS AND NARROWING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN LOW SCORING STUDENTS AND TOP SCORING STUDENTS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR150 REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE ON ASIA-PACIFIC EDUCATION TO ENSURE THAT HAWAII’S STUDENTS MEET HIGH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN EDUCATION ABOUT ASIA AND THE PACIFIC AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THE STATE’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE REGION. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR151 SUPPORTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII’S RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR ITS EXPANSION. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR181 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEODORA MALLICK FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PAHOA SCHOOL GYMNASIUM. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR14 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF CLOSED-CAPTIONING TELEVISION TO TEACH READING TO STUDENTS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR18 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS DESIGNED TO INFORM PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ABOUT WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE LEARNING IN LANGUAGE ARTS/READING, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE SIX. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR20 REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT WITHOUT “TEACHING TO THE TEST”. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR31 REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE STATUS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR32 REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT A SCHOOL FACILITY USE POLICY THAT ESTABLISHES PRIORITY USES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR37 REQUESTING THE ADOPTION OF STATEWIDE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR ADULT EDUCATION COURSES AND PROGRAMS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR38 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES BY WHICH HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR39 REQUESTING A CURRICULUM FOR WORLD WAR II JAPANESE INTERNMENT. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR40 URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TEACHER CADET PROGRAM TO RECRUIT HAWAII’S BRIGHTEST AND BEST PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR TEACHING CAREERS IN THE HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR65 REQUESTING THE GATHERING AND ANALYZING OF LONGITUDINAL DATA ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THE SUBMISSION OF AN ANNUAL REPORT, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION OF KEY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR97 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REVIEW ITS CRITERIA FOR ALLOCATING VICE-PRINCIPAL POSITIONS IN ORDER TO ASSIST PRINCIPALS OF ALL SCHOOLS REGARDLESS OF ENROLLMENT COUNTS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR99 REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEVEN CERTIFICATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR101 REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE STATE PRACTICES FOR RAISING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG LOW SCORING STUDENTS AND NARROWING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN LOW SCORING STUDENTS AND TOP SCORING STUDENTS. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR104 SUPPORTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII’S RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR ITS EXPANSION. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR129 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEODORA MALLICK FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PAHOA SCHOOL GYMNASIUM. EDU

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR182 REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO STUDY THE ADVANTAGES AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF OUTSOURCING THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, AND GROUNDS. EDU/TMG

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR88 REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF LIGHT POLLUTION IN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY BEING CONSUMED BY EXCESS ILLUMINATION. ENE

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR62 REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF LIGHT POLLUTION IN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY BEING CONSUMED BY EXCESS ILLUMINATION. ENE

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR125 REQUESTING FURTHER INQUIRY WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGNATION OF LANDS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII AS CRITICAL HABITAT. ENE/WLA

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR157 REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF ITS CURRENT EFFORTS TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT IT IS UTILIZING PROMISING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN ITS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS. ENE/WLA

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR166 URGING A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO STOP THE IMPORTATION OF ALIEN AQUATIC ORGANISMS THAT COULD BECOME INVASIVE. ENE/WLA

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR84 REQUESTING FURTHER INQUIRY WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGNATION OF LANDS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII AS CRITICAL HABITAT. ENE/WLA

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR106 REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF ITS CURRENT EFFORTS TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT IT IS UTILIZING PROMISING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN ITS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS. ENE/WLA

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SR115 URGING A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO STOP THE IMPORTATION OF ALIEN AQUATIC ORGANISMS THAT COULD BECOME INVASIVE. ENE/WLA

    3/31/03 1:15 PM SCR102 REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZING BIOSOLIDS AS A SOURCE OF NUTRIENTS IN AGRICULTURE. WLA/ENE

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    3/31/03 2:00 PM None Informational Briefing CPC/EEP/JUD

    3/31/03 2:00 PM SB17 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION. FIN

    3/31/03 2:00 PM SB209 SD3 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. FIN

    3/31/03 2:00 PM SB538 SD1 RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. FIN

    3/31/03 2:00 PM SB574 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO CAPTIVE INSURANCE. FIN

    3/31/03 2:00 PM SB740 HD1 RELATING TO HEALTH. FIN

    3/31/03 2:00 PM SB1281 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. FIN

    3/31/03 2:00 PM SB1319 SD1 HD2 RELATING TO THE UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT. FIN

    3/31/03 2:00 PM SB1425 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO BUSINESS MENTORING OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. FIN

    3/31/03 2:00 PM SCR113 SUPPORTING THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE MEANINGFUL LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TO FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW. HMS/TMG

    3/31/03 2:00 PM SCR176 URGING THE U.S. CONGRESS TO DISCONTINUE MILITARY BASE CLOSURES IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. TMG/ECD

    3/31/03 2:00 PM SR124 URGING THE U.S. CONGRESS TO DISCONTINUE MILITARY BASE CLOSURES IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. TMG/ECD

    3/31/03 2:00 PM HCR28 REQUESTING CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT AND INVOLVE WOMEN AS FULL AND ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN THEIR NATIONS. TMG/HMS

    3/31/03 2:00 PM HB86 HD1 RELATING TO LAND USE. WLA

    3/31/03 2:00 PM HB1212 HD1 RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGES. WLA

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SCR78 REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT A SYSTEMWIDE SENIOR CITIZEN VISITOR PROGRAM. EDU/HMS

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SR53 REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT A SYSTEMWIDE SENIOR CITIZEN VISITOR PROGRAM. EDU/HMS

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SB354 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO ENERGY. FIN

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SB359 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO FILM INDUSTRY. FIN

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SB377 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO TAXATION. FIN

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SB855 SD1 HD2 RELATING TO ENERGY. FIN

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SB1088 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. FIN

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SB1399 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO A LONG-TERM CARE TAX CREDIT. FIN

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SB1621 RELATING TO STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNT. FIN

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SB1629 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. FIN

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SCR45 ENDORSING THE GOOD BEGINNINGS ALLIANCE INTERDEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL’S SCHOOL READINESS TASK FORCE HAWAII STATE PRESCHOOL CONTENT STANDARDS. HMS/EDU

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SCR47 REQUESTING THE ADOPTION OF STATEWIDE PRESCHOOL CONTENT STANDARDS FOR EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN HAWAII. HMS/EDU

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SCR56 URGING ADEQUATE FINANCIAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO CITIZENS OF THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES WHO RESIDE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. HMS/HTH/EDU

    3/31/03 2:45 PM SR36 URGING ADEQUATE FINANCIAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO CITIZENS OF THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES WHO RESIDE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. HMS/HTH/EDU

    ”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

    3/31/03 3:00 PM HCR88 REQUESTING A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET CONDITIONS. CPC

    3/31/03 3:00 PM HCR123 REQUESTING A FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE PUBLIC, EDUCATION, AND GOVERNMENT ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS. CPC

    3/31/03 3:00 PM HCR128 REQUESTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CALL CENTERS TO INITIATE CUSTOMER RIGHT TO KNOW PROCEDURES REGARDING ALL INBOUND AND OUTBOUND COMMUNICATIONS. CPC

    3/31/03 3:00 PM HR107 REQUESTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CALL CENTERS TO INITIATE CUSTOMER RIGHT TO KNOW PROCEDURES REGARDING ALL INBOUND AND OUTBOUND COMMUNICATIONS. CPC

    3/31/03 3:00 PM SB88 SD1 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED BY MILITARY PERSONNEL. CPC

    3/31/03 3:00 PM SB665 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO PREPAID HEALTH CARE PLAN. CPC

    3/31/03 3:00 PM SB1492 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. CPC

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

    Governor Releases Short List of Potential Supreme Court Candidates-First Circuit Court Candidates Also Named

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    Gov. Linda Lingle released today a “short list” with six candidates for the Hawaii Supreme Court. They are:

    *Lowell Chun-Hoon, an attorney specializing in workers’ comp issues;
    *James Duffey Jr., an attorney in private practice;
    *Eden E. Hifo, a judge in the First Circuit Court;
    *Sabrina McKenna, a judge in the First Circuit Court;
    *Richard Perkins, a former criminal attorney now serving as a judge in the First Circuit Court;
    *Richard Pollack, the former state public defender, now a judge in the First Circuit Court.

    Though the list was formally released by Gov. Linda Lingle’s office, she had nothing to do with the creation of the “short list.”

    Candidates were actually selected by the Judicial Selection Commission after they submitted applications in January of 2003 to the commission, and then went through a rigorous process including interviews and background checks.

    The Judicial Selection Commission, a 9-member body with appointees serving 6-year terms, is primarily made up of people selected by Democrats in key positions of power. Those asked to appoint to this highly important panel are the House Speaker (2 members), the Senate President (2 members), former Gov. Benjamin Cayetano (2 members), the chief justice (1 member); and the Hawaii Bar Association (2 members). The first opportunity the current governor, a Republican, will have to replace a member of this commission will come in a matter of weeks, as the term of Amy Agbiyani, one of the commissioners, is expiring within days.

    Lingle has 30 days to select one of the candidates she was presented with and her nominee will then go before the Hawaii State Senate for formal confirmation. Should the governor miss the 30-day deadline, the commission is then allowed to make the final selection.

    In an interview with HawaiiReporter.com, First Circuit Court Judge Sabrina McKenna says she is honored and humbled to be selected as one of the candidates on the short list.

    The Judicial Selection Commission also put forward the names of 6 candidates vying for the position of First Circuit Court judge. Those are:

    *John Gillmor
    *Ronette Kawakami
    *Gerald Kibe
    *Rhonda Nishimura
    *Peter Stone
    *Michael Tanigawa

    Once confirmed by the Hawaii State Senate, the judicial appointees in the Hawaii Supreme and First Circuit Courts, will serve a 10-year term before going for the Judicial Selection Commission for further review and another background check. The judicial selection commission would then be able to determine whether the judge should be given another 10-year term.

    New Research Offers Way to Reform Education in Hawaii-But Legislators So Far Ignore Research, Do Not Fund Education Reform Bill

    Hawaii Reporter
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    “Laura Brown Image”

    An incredible thing happened in the midst of House and Senate hearings to determine the future of education governance in Hawaii. New research by William G. Ouchi of The Anderson School of Management showed school systems that use a budgeting system known as “Weighted Student Formula” outperform more centralized school districts.

    As fate would have it, Dr. Ouchi was in Hawaii visiting family when a local scholar linked up with him and informed Hawaii Reporter and members of the Governor’s staff such an expert was in town. Dr. Ouchi graciously testified at a House hearing on HB 289 and shared success stories experienced by Houston Independent, Seattle and Edmonton school districts under decentralization models using the Weighted Student Formula.

    Then on Friday, March 21, Gov. Lingle’s policy advisors pulled together an impromptu meeting of education officials, legislators and community advocates to talk story with Dr. Ouchi’s about his research. He offered compelling evidence that the organizational structure of an education bureaucracy has great impact on student performance.

    The multi-divisional — or M-form — has been the dominant business structure for over 50 years, because it outperforms centralized organization. Under the M-form, decision-making is decentralized, allowing adaptation to local needs.
    Unlike businesses, most public schools operate as monopolies and therefore have no need to compete or improve performance.

    Currently, nearly all public school systems nationwide operate under the U-form, or unitary, model. The U-form relies on a set enrollment formula for distribution of staff and resources, resulting in the loss of local control. Additionally, this system creates incentives for increasing staff instead of encouraging performance outcomes. Highly paid centralized jobs can be awarded under this system to those who will respond, in turn, with political loyalty.

    Hawaii’s education system would operate more effectively under the M-form due to the dispersed geographic nature of a multi-island state as well as the unique needs of individual communities, Dr. Ouchi says.

    ”Comparison of Funding Mechanisms”

    Centralized school districts use a funding methodology to individual schools called Enrollment Ratio Formula. The new system of budgeting in multi-divisional school districts is known as Weighted Student Formula. Enrollment Ratio Formula restricts a principal’s control over funds. Amounts are allotted based on enrollment and student types, which correlates into numbers of staff: teachers, paraprofessionals, librarians and so on. In contrast, Weighted Student Formula is used in Edmonton, Seattle and Houston

    So What's in it for Hawaii?

    Hawaii Reporter
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    For the third year in a row, Pres. George W. Bush is set to cut taxes on working American families and businesses. A pattern is evolving from the White House that each year the President will cut taxes while moving in methodical steps toward tax reform. Yet, the 2003 tax cut proposal is by far the boldest and will have the most impact on the American economy and the standard of living for Hawaii residents. Since the passage of Pres. Bush’s 2001 tax-cut package, Hawaii’s residents have enjoyed $272 (per capita) in tax savings.

    On January 7th of this year, Pres. Bush proposed to accelerate the tax cuts implemented as part of his 2001 tax cut package, abolish the double taxation of dividends, and allow small businesses to expense up to $75,000 of equipment purchases. Put simply, the tax cuts passed by Congress in 2001 were being implemented too slow and not having much of an impact. Moreover, abolishing the double taxation of dividends addresses major problems in the U.S. economy, changes corporate behavior from the recent accounting scandals, increases the sluggish stock market and provides new capital for business investment. Lastly, expensing will encourage new business spending, which is the current cause of the economic slowdown.

    According to a recent Heritage Foundation analysis, the effects of the full package will yield 844,000 new jobs from 2004 through 2013, $69 billion in additional Gross Domestic Product in the next 10 years and an additional $178 billion in disposable income in 2004 alone ($121 billion each year after that until 2013). The United States House of Representatives passed the federal budget, allowing for the President’s entire economic growth package while the Senate only allowed for half this amount. While this does not indicate that the president’s tax cut package is completely lost –

    So What’s in it for Hawaii?

    Hawaii Reporter
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    For the third year in a row, Pres. George W. Bush is set to cut taxes on working American families and businesses. A pattern is evolving from the White House that each year the President will cut taxes while moving in methodical steps toward tax reform. Yet, the 2003 tax cut proposal is by far the boldest and will have the most impact on the American economy and the standard of living for Hawaii residents. Since the passage of Pres. Bush’s 2001 tax-cut package, Hawaii’s residents have enjoyed $272 (per capita) in tax savings.

    On January 7th of this year, Pres. Bush proposed to accelerate the tax cuts implemented as part of his 2001 tax cut package, abolish the double taxation of dividends, and allow small businesses to expense up to $75,000 of equipment purchases. Put simply, the tax cuts passed by Congress in 2001 were being implemented too slow and not having much of an impact. Moreover, abolishing the double taxation of dividends addresses major problems in the U.S. economy, changes corporate behavior from the recent accounting scandals, increases the sluggish stock market and provides new capital for business investment. Lastly, expensing will encourage new business spending, which is the current cause of the economic slowdown.

    According to a recent Heritage Foundation analysis, the effects of the full package will yield 844,000 new jobs from 2004 through 2013, $69 billion in additional Gross Domestic Product in the next 10 years and an additional $178 billion in disposable income in 2004 alone ($121 billion each year after that until 2013). The United States House of Representatives passed the federal budget, allowing for the President’s entire economic growth package while the Senate only allowed for half this amount. While this does not indicate that the president’s tax cut package is completely lost –

    Libertarian Party Opposes Creating 'Three Strikes' Task Force

    Hawaii Reporter
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    We oppose Senate Concurrent Resolution 86 (See: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/scr86_.htm) and furthermore:

    The amount of money that American taxpayers spend on prisons has never been greater, and the fraction of the American population held in prison has tripled during the last 15 years, as has national prison capacity. Yet the expected punishment of violent criminals has declined, and violent crime flourishes at intolerably high levels. The seeming paradox of more prisons and less punishment for violent criminals, which means less public safety, is explained by the war on drugs. That war has gravely undermined the ability of America’s penal institutions to protect the public. As prisons are filled beyond capacity with nonviolent “drug criminals” (many of them first offenders), violent repeat offenders are pushed out the prison doors early, or never imprisoned in the first place.

    As prison crowding worsens, many public officials are embracing alternatives to incarceration, such as electronic home monitoring, boot camps, and intensive supervised probation. Although those alternatives have their place, their benefits have frequently been overstated.

    The most effective reform would be to return prisons to their primary mission of incapacitating violent criminals. Revision or repeal of mandatory minimum sentences for consensual offenses, tighter parole standards, and tougher laws aimed at repeat violent offenders can help the state and federal criminal justice systems get back to their basic duty: protecting innocent people from force and fraud.

    Allow past criminal records to be included in testimony to give jurors the complete picture and accordingly punish repeat criminals. No evidence should be excluded from the court room unless the jury thinks it a waste of their time.

    The victim of a crime should have a say in the sentencing of the criminal. For example, in the case of a jury rape trial where the defendant is found guilty. The defendant should be sentenced to the higher of the sentences determined by the jury or the victim within the range of limits for the particular crime.

    ”’John Orendt ran as the Libertarian candidate for the state Representative seat for the Kalihi area, District 30, in the 2002 elections. He can be reached at:”’ mailto:orendt@hawaii.rr.com

    Libertarian Party Opposes Creating ‘Three Strikes’ Task Force

    Hawaii Reporter
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    We oppose Senate Concurrent Resolution 86 (See: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/scr86_.htm) and furthermore:

    The amount of money that American taxpayers spend on prisons has never been greater, and the fraction of the American population held in prison has tripled during the last 15 years, as has national prison capacity. Yet the expected punishment of violent criminals has declined, and violent crime flourishes at intolerably high levels. The seeming paradox of more prisons and less punishment for violent criminals, which means less public safety, is explained by the war on drugs. That war has gravely undermined the ability of America’s penal institutions to protect the public. As prisons are filled beyond capacity with nonviolent “drug criminals” (many of them first offenders), violent repeat offenders are pushed out the prison doors early, or never imprisoned in the first place.

    As prison crowding worsens, many public officials are embracing alternatives to incarceration, such as electronic home monitoring, boot camps, and intensive supervised probation. Although those alternatives have their place, their benefits have frequently been overstated.

    The most effective reform would be to return prisons to their primary mission of incapacitating violent criminals. Revision or repeal of mandatory minimum sentences for consensual offenses, tighter parole standards, and tougher laws aimed at repeat violent offenders can help the state and federal criminal justice systems get back to their basic duty: protecting innocent people from force and fraud.

    Allow past criminal records to be included in testimony to give jurors the complete picture and accordingly punish repeat criminals. No evidence should be excluded from the court room unless the jury thinks it a waste of their time.

    The victim of a crime should have a say in the sentencing of the criminal. For example, in the case of a jury rape trial where the defendant is found guilty. The defendant should be sentenced to the higher of the sentences determined by the jury or the victim within the range of limits for the particular crime.

    ”’John Orendt ran as the Libertarian candidate for the state Representative seat for the Kalihi area, District 30, in the 2002 elections. He can be reached at:”’ mailto:orendt@hawaii.rr.com

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