Since it appears that both lawmakers and administration officials want to give away the store, let’s hope they do something for everyone rather than a select few. In fact, it is truly amazing that no liberal policy maker has pointed out that the much touted Act 221 tax credit for high technology investments is truly regressive, rewarding the rich who invest up to $2 million in a qualified investment with a 100 percent refund of their investment and now the investor owns an equity position in what might be worth millions in the future. The equity position is paid for by the taxpayers of Hawaii, including the very poor who may even be living in public housing. Lawmakers should turn their attention to doing something that will improve the overall condition of all taxpayers. And the latest Tax Review Commission has a suggestion. The Commission points out that while the 1998 session of the state Legislature did undertake a reform of the state’s individual income tax rates and brackets, legislators did not go far enough. At the lower end, lawmakers barely moved the bottom threshold — that level of income before a poor person has to begin paying income taxes — such that Hawaii continues to be the state with the third lowest level of income requiring the payment of income taxes. At the top end, single individuals with taxable income of $40,000 and couples with taxable incomes of $80,000 must pay the maximum income tax rate. While lawmakers may think that is a reasonable level of income to require people to pay the maximum tax rate, they seem to forget that a maximum tax rate recognizes that the taxpayer has more than sufficient income for all his or her needs and therefore can cope with the maximum tax rate. No one seems to have asked the question of how that is perceived by people earning more than that amount or for that matter companies looking to locate in Hawaii who must pay their prospective employees more than that amount to attract them to their companies. The Tax Review Commission made note of this fact and recommended that to help those at the bottom end, the state’s standard deduction and personal exemption should be increased to mirror the federal law. This would mean that the standard deduction of $1,900 for a joint return would rise to $7,600 and the personal exemption would rise from $1,040 to $2,900. The Commission also noted that the state income tax brackets are so compressed that even persons on public assistance pay income taxes. They recommend that the state’s income tax brackets be expanded so that people on public assistance do not have to pay income taxes and that the highest marginal tax rate, which is currently 8.25 percent, not be imposed until a joint filer’s income exceeds $100,000. What may be the most difficult to accomplish, the Commission recommends even closer conformity with the federal definition of what is taxable income. This would mean doing away with a plethora of special provisions such as the exclusion for initial payments made to members of the national guard or for that matter exempting cost of living allowances. It is interesting to note that the Tax Review Commission prefaced all of these recommendations with the statement that, “If the state cannot afford to immediately reduce net income taxes, it should make a commitment to phase in over time …” Certainly faced with a looming shortfall in the biennial budget, the state is not in a position to make some of these reductions in the net income tax burden. While this inability to act on these tax reductions may in part be due to the sluggish economy, some of it can surely be attributed to the fact that lawmakers have sapped the state treasury with all sorts of oddball tax incentives believing that they can stimulate the economy. What they have lost sight of is the fact that the tax climate must be improved for all taxpayers. Instead of reducing the overall tax burden for all taxpayers, lawmakers have found it more attractive to say that they have provided incentives for this or that. While each of these tax incentives may not make much of a dent in the state treasury, collectively, they have foreclosed the possible across-the-board reduction in income tax rates and perhaps even a reduction in the 4 percent general excise tax. Hopefully lawmakers will get the picture and reduce taxes for everybody and not for just a favored few. ”Lowell L. Kalapa is the president of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, a private, non-profit educational organization. For more information, please call 536-4587 or log on to” https://www.tfhawaii.org

Dick Rowland Image ‘Shoots (News, Views and Quotes)’ Consequences of Kyoto Daily Policy Digest Environmental Issues/Global Warming Science is the primary tool to understand human-caused global warming. But economic consequences of policies meant to cut greenhouse gas emissions must also be considered. Kyoto-type greenhouse emission cuts are expected to make little impact on the forecasted rise in temperature. One study, from the United Kingdom’s Meteorological Office, predicts that without Kyoto, there would be a rise in globally averaged temperature of just one degree Centigrade by the year 2050. Implementing Kyoto, according to the model, would only make a difference of six-hundredths of a degree. That is insignificant in the course of natural variability of the climate. The study goes on to say that, with the emission cuts enacted, the temperature rise that was expected to occur by 2050, would occur by 2053. According to this model, one Kyoto-type cut in greenhouse gas emissions averts no meaningful temperature rise. In order to avoid the projected warming entirely, British researchers estimate that 40 Kyoto-size cuts in greenhouse gas emissions would be required. International policy discussions propose sharp cuts in the use of fossil fuels. What does this mean in terms of economic consequences? Fossil fuels supply approximately 85 percent of energy needs in the United States, and about 80 percent worldwide. The cost of engaging in one Kyoto-type greenhouse gas emission cut ranges between $100 billion and $400 billion of lost Gross Domestic Product annually in the United States. A recent study from Yale University says that over the next 10 years, Kyoto-type cuts would cost the U.S. about $2.7 trillion in lost GDP. Undertaking a Kyoto-type program would do little to lower the projected environmental risk, while the cost of such a program would divert resources from major environmental, health and welfare challenges. Source: Sallie Baliunas, “Warming Up to the Truth: The Real Story About Climate Change,” Heritage Lecture No. 758, June 19, 2002, Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002. For text, see: https://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/HL758.cfm For more on Global Warming, see: https://globalwarming.ncpa.org/ Above article is quoted from www.ncpa.org Daily Policy Digest 10/14/02 Sometimes it is appropriate to look back and deeply think about what others, now gone, have said. One of those, George Orwell, who gave to us “1984” and “Animal Farm,” is quoted by Michael R. Stevens, in an article coming from the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty: Here’s George: “A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.” “To write in plain, vigorous language one has to think fearlessly, and of one thinks fearlessly one cannot be politically orthodox.” In political language, always bursting with catch phrases and slogans, Orwell sees the particular threat that such phrases “will construct your sentences for you — even think your thoughts for you, to a certain extent-and at need they will perform the important service of partially concealing your meaning even from yourself. … A speaker who uses that kind of phraseology has gone some distance toward turning himself into a machine.” GRIH Comment: Sobering, isn’t it? ‘Roots (Food for Thought)’ It’s All About Money and Power Peter R. Denton, Author: interviewed by George A. Clowes Published: The Heartland Institute 03/01/2002 Energy = MC2 Just as Einstein had a formula for transforming solid matter into energy, New Jersey engineer-businessman Peter R. Denton has a formula for transforming America’s public schools into education powerhouses: Parental School Choice = E3 Empowering parents with school choice, Denton says, reforms public education to produce Excellent Education for Everyone. E3 also is the name of the organization that Denton, his wife Audrey, and Newark city councilman Cory Booker co-founded three years ago as a coalition of Garden State citizens sharing similar views on school choice despite differing religions, ethnic groups, and political allegiances. E3 has grown rapidly to become one of the largest grassroots school choice organizations in the country, with a budget of over $2 million and a paid staff of 15 to 20 people. Peter Denton is chairman of Denton Vacuum, a Moorestown-based high-tech firm started by his father in 1964 to serve the precision optics industry. After graduating from MIT in 1967 with a B.S. in electrical engineering and earning an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1969, he worked as a management consultant with Peat, Marwick & Livingston before taking a job to manage the finances of Donley Manufacturing, a Boston-area jewelry manufacturer. He joined the family business in 1976 and was named president in 1982. Denton expanded the firm from 35 employees in 1976 to over 100 in 1990, with the Denton Companies now generating annual revenues of more than $20 million. But in 1999, at the age of 53, Denton turned his successful businesses over to his managers, resigned as president, and turned his attention to reforming public education in New Jersey. Although a product of public schools himself, he had become disillusioned with them as his two children attended supposedly good suburban public schools that he came to regard as expensive, bureaucratic, and unresponsive to parents and students. Denton’s sister also provided him with further insight into public education issues through her involvement in the charter school movement in the District of Columbia. Finally, as a businessman recruiting new employees for his firm, he had found that a very large number of applicants from inner-city communities were just not literate enough to meet the requirements even of simple entry-level jobs. Denton spoke recently with School Reform News Managing Editor George Clowes. Clowes: What was your motivation for getting involved in school reform? Denton: In the mid-1990s, things were going very well in business terms and I realized I could spend another 10 years making more money or I could give something back. I decided to work on fixing the public education system in New Jersey, which is a $16 billion industry. I had no comprehension of the magnitude of the task I was undertaking. My motivation for working on fixing the system is because it is the right thing to do. We cannot have a functioning democracy with a permanent underclass that is racially segregated both geographically and economically. It is a civil rights issue and an issue of fundamental fairness. There’s no question that, on the business side, we are impacted by the education system, but I get very concerned when people say, “Well, you only care about this because you can’t get good employees for your business.” In my view, that’s an insulting, racist, and ignorant statement. People who run businesses are citizens of this country. We want this country to grow and survive and be a fair place for everybody to live in. If the country does better, then obviously our business environment will be better, but we get no direct business benefit. Clowes: How did you settle on parental school choice as the reform mechanism? Denton: That’s a key question. When I started to do this, I decided to get educated about education and I started going to conferences. I found there were two vastly different types of conferences. One type was the professional educators who talked about the reform due jour. They would talk about a different textbook, or different hours per day, or different teacher certifications. But there was no interest in making any substantive changes and no interest in establishing measures of accountability. The focus was on the process and increasing the cost of the process. That meant more jobs, more money, and more contracts. To me, that is simply re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Now, many of us have grown up with the public education system. It never occurs to us there could be a different way until we step back and ask, “What works organizationally in our society, and what doesn’t work?” We know bureaucracies don’t work. We know monopolies stifle innovation and are very expensive. In this particular case, we’ve got a monopoly that is also a bureaucracy — the worst of all possible worlds. The public school system is a monopolistic bureaucracy. The other type of conference had relatively few professional educators or had people that had given up on the professional education field. There would be ex-teachers and ex-superintendents who had realized good people in a monopolistic bureaucracy could not do good things. They said, “We have to look at different power relationships and different organizational structures to get education done. We have to create competition to breed efficiency and innovation.” If you look at K-12 education in New Jersey, approximately 20 percent of the schoolchildren are disadvantaged and live primarily in urban districts. Parents there have no educational options. Their children are told to go to their local neighborhood school. Those schools have no competition. They do not function. They are the worst. The other 80 percent of the schoolchildren tend to be middle class and they live primarily in suburban and rural districts. Parents there have enough money to send their children to private schools or they can move to a district with better public schools. Because the parents have the option of moving away, those school systems have competition. They function reasonably well. Now, you could decide, as many professional educators do, that the problems of urban schools have nothing to do with the school system and that the socioeconomic characteristics of the parents are to blame. I utterly and totally disagree with that, which I view as a racist slander. There are many, many examples of children from disadvantaged environments being educated very effectively by both public and private schools. It’s a matter of having an organization that believes those children can be educated. Getting back to your question: why school choice? School choice is simply a transference of power over the money for a child’s education from the school monopoly to the parent. It empowers poor parents to get control over the public dollars allocated for their child’s education in the same way that suburban parents have that power. School choice spreads fairness to all of our parents. In our view, school reform — particularly in urban districts — has very little to do with children and education and everything to do with power and money. It’s purely a question of who has money and power, and who doesn’t. Disadvantaged parents do not have money and power, and therefore they have no control over their child’s education. They cannot force competitive improvements in urban public schools the way that suburban parents can. What parental school choice is all about is transferring control over the educational spending from the bureaucracy to the parents. We think that’s a necessary pre-condition to all of the other reforms necessary in the school systems. You cannot implement the kinds of reforms people want unless the parents get control over what goes on in the school building by having the power to take their children and the money somewhere else. Once parents have that power, the schools will be motivated to make substantive, real reforms. And, because the parents are always there, those reforms will stay in place over the generations. Clowes: I understand urban districts in New Jersey have relatively high per-pupil expenditures. How did that come about? Denton: Our state Supreme Court has ruled the urban districts must be funded to the same extent as the suburban districts. That ruling was implemented by supplementing urban district funding with state dollars. As a result, a very large proportion of urban funding now comes from the state. Since the local school boards no longer have to answer to local taxpayers for funding, there’s been no effective check on urban spending, which now is substantially in excess of suburban funding. Our statewide average is $12,000 per child, but in our urban districts, it’s $15,000 per child or even higher. Even with that spending, since the late 1970s, when the funding imbalances were corrected, there has been a continual downward trend in all performance measures for urban school districts. Graduation rates, attendance rates, college acceptance rates–any statistical measure you want to use about New Jersey urban schools — have gone down in the last25 years, while spending has gone from substantially below suburban spending to substantially above. New Jersey’s lesson for the rest of the country is that dollars alone are not the solution. Spending more dollars with no change in control will lead to continued educational failure and bankrupt taxpayers. Clowes: You want to bring school choice to parents in urban districts. What’s in it for suburban families? Denton: This is a basic issue of civil rights. The people who are most damaged by this school system are people of color, trapped in urban school systems. One of the comments that’s been made by African-Americans is that the battle a generation ago was to go to the lunch counter. The battle today is to be able to read the menu. This is an issue of civil rights and basic fairness that everybody should be on board with. Also, in New Jersey, it’s the suburban taxpayers who are paying for the urban schools. For example, the Newark school system is about 90 percent state-funded. Suburban citizens should demand performance from those schools. It’s their money. It should be spent efficiently. It should result in children being educated and becoming functioning members of society. Instead, right now, urban high schools are prep schools for prisons. Clowes: There’s considerable interest in helping disadvantaged urban children through privately funded scholarships and tax credit programs. Did you consider that route? Denton: School reform is all about empowering poor parents; they have to control the dollars. Although the tax credit programs in Arizona and Pennsylvania have been somewhat limited to date in the total amount of money involved, I would expect them to grow to the point where they could fund choices for 5 or 10 percent of children in urban districts. I view them as school choice programs because they involve reallocating tax dollars away from the bureaucracy to the parent. The problem is, it’s not enough. We spend $400 billion a year on K-12 education, or an average of $8,000 per child for about 50 million children. Private scholarships tend to range between $1,000 and $2,000. That is not enough money for any private operator to create new schools that would be competitive with the public system. But creating $8,000 scholarships for 10 million disadvantaged children would cost $80 billion annually. There just is not enough private charity available to provide funding of that magnitude. It has to come from reallocating control over the tax dollars currently going to public education. That’s why my wife and I decided not to start a school and not to do private scholarship programs. We’re utterly impressed and supportive of all the people that have decided to do that, and we hope more people do it and continue to do it, but, at the end of the day, if you want to fix urban education, and education for disadvantaged parents, you’ve got to change who controls the public dollars. Clowes: Do you have any suggestions for legislators who are considering education reforms? Denton: First, legislators must listen to their constituents in the urban districts, where support for vouchers is very high. Second, they need to understand what parental school choice is all about. School choice is primarily an urban school reform for disadvantaged parents. It’s also not the enemy of public schools, but their savior. Our whole message at E3 is that parental school choice is the reform mechanism for public schools. We don’t have much interest in the competitive schools themselves because our entire focus is: What do you have to do to make the public schools better? Opponents of school choice and academicians waste an inordinate amount of time trying to answer the question, “Do students that have vouchers or students that go to charter schools get better test scores than their peers in the public schools?” It is the wrong question. One hundred percent of the children in the voucher schools and the charter schools are there voluntarily. Every one of them can go back to the public schools any time they want. Asking, “How they are doing?” is irrelevant. It is the wrong question. For example, in Milwaukee, 80 percent of the children still are in schools operated by the Milwaukee public school system. The right question is, “Are those children doing better because of parental school choice?” The answer is: absolutely. Their test scores have shown a dramatic and steady increase since 1997, when the voucher program became significant in scope. The Milwaukee public schools also have made organizational changes to ensure that the money and resources are put in the classroom, that good teachers are in front of the students, that administrative costs are reduced, and that the school buildings are safe — everything to encourage parents to keep their children in the Milwaukee public schools. Because parents have a choice of walking out the door if they’re not happy. The key lesson from Milwaukee is this: If you implement parental school choice, public schools get better. Clowes: So the most important feature of competitive schools is not that they’re good but simply that they’re there to prompt the public schools to improve? Denton: Exactly. Their role in this effort is to force the public schools to be good. Many people argue only the good students will exercise choice, leaving the public schools with the less able students. In fact, the demographics of the students who leave are about the same as the demographics of the students who stay. The reason for that is very simple. If the child is having a good experience in the public school, the parent is not going to change schools. It’s the students who are not having a good experience who are going to leave. However, “creaming” does take place in urban public school systems as a result of the system’s own reform efforts. The first thing that’s done is to set up a magnet school or advanced classes in certain schools, or to give scholarships to the best and the brightest and take them out of the system altogether. Creaming is a big problem in urban education, but it is a problem with the public schools, not with parental school choice. What goes on is educational triage; they pay attention to 10 or 20 percent of the children and write off the other 80 percent. Above article is quoted from www.heartlandinstitute.org School Reform News March 2002. ‘Evergreen (Today’s Quotes)’ “Our leaders must remember that education doesn’t begin with some isolated bureaucrat in Washington. It doesn’t even begin with state or local officials. Education begins in the home, where it is a parental right and responsibility.” – Ronald Reagan Un-tattoo You Thanks to Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA), this Congress may have hit a new low in the creation of a wasteful spending program. Capps has secured $50,000 in federal money to fund a tattoo-removal program in her district. According to her press release: “People with visible, inappropriate tattoos often encounter negative attitudes, stereotyping and discrimination, resulting in unemployment or the inability to move forward in their careers. This program supports people who are trying to make a change in their lives by removing those negative marks of distinction.” Dennis Rodman, phone home. – Ron Utt, The Washington Times, January 10, 2002 ”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.”

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) — Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has ordered death for Iraqi scientists — and their families — who cooperate with U.N. arms inspectors, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said in a speech Thursday to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

“Furthermore, we know that … Iraqi intelligence officers are posing as scientists to be interviewed by the inspectors,” he said. The fresh charges against the Iraqi leader, credited by Wolfowitz to “multiple sources,” comes during a week marked by speeches and reports from Bush administration officials on what they call Iraqi transgressions of international law and U.N. resolutions and human rights conventions.

Wolfowitz spoke three days after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned the disarmament stand-off with Iraq would be handled — either peacefully or with force — within weeks, rather than months.

“Time is running out,” Wolfowitz asserted Thursday. “Nevertheless, there is still the hope — if Saddam is faced with a serious enough threat that he would otherwise be disarmed forcibly and removed from power — that he might decide to adopt a fundamentally different course.”

Getting access to Iraqi weapons scientists is critical to finding a “smoking gun” to prove U.S. allegations that Iraq is deceiving the world, and the Bush administration fought hard to get the U.N. Security Council to demand unfettered interviews with them.

“Iraq has yet to make a single one of its scientists or technical experts available to be interviewed in confidential circumstances free of intimidation, as required by the U.N. resolution,” Wolfowitz said, referring to Resolution 1441.

He said though U.S. intelligence capabilities were extraordinary, they were not “omniscient.”

“For a great body of what we need to know, we are very dependent on traditional methods of intelligence — that is to say, human beings who either deliberately or inadvertently are communicating to us,” Wolfowitz said.

The intelligence the United States has provided to the inspectors — described for the first time by Wolfowitz — has thus far yielded nothing conclusive on its own. The United States has provided names of individuals to interview; information about sites suspected to be associated with illicit weapons; suggested strategies and techniques for inspections; “counterintelligence support” to combat Iraqi attempts to penetrate the inspectors’ organizations; and laboratory equipment and services, sampling equipment, secure communications equipment and ground-penetrating radar.

The United States has also offered U-2 spy planes and Predator unmanned surveillance drones, which thus far have not flown any missions because of Iraqi objections.

But without knowledgeable insiders providing a map to hidden chemical and biological weapons, Wolfowitz said the inspection process is doomed to failure.

“Sending a few hundred inspectors to find hidden weapons in an area the size of the state of California would be to send them on a fool’s errand. Or to play a game,” he said. “And let me repeat: this is not a game.”

While the Bush administration has shared some intelligence capabilities and information with the inspectors, it has not shown all of its cards, and neither has it opted to make public new intelligence proving fresh Iraqi violations. When challenged in a question period after his address, Wolfowitz said he was “astonished” the credibility of the United States is being called into question given Saddam’s track record.

“The real issue is, can you trust Saddam Hussein?” he asked. “And it seems to me the record is absolutely clear that you can’t … we are trusting our security in the hands of a man who makes ricin, who makes anthrax, who makes botulinum toxin, who makes aflatoxin, and who has no compunctions whatsoever about consorting with terrorists. Who do you want to trust?”

Wolfowitz outlined what he called Iraq’s “anti-inspection” apparatus, led by Saddam’s younger son, Qusay, and his Special Security Organization; the National Monitoring Directorate, which tips off inspection sites and intimidates witnesses; and the Military Industrial Organization (OMI), the SSO, the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS), the Special Republican Guard, and the Director of General Security, all of which “provide thousands of personnel for hiding documents and materials from inspectors, to sanitize inspection sites and to monitor the inspectors’ activities.”

“The anti-inspectors vastly outnumber the couple of hundred U.N. personnel on the ground in Iraq,” Wolfowitz said.

U.N. computers are not safe from Iraqi obfuscation either, Wolfowitz warned.

“We also anticipate that Iraq is likely to target U.N. and IAEA computer systems through cyber intrusions to steal inspections, methods, criteria, and findings,” he said.

The administration has “multiple reports” that sensitive documents are being hidden in private homes of low-level officials and in universities, and chemical, biological and possibly nuclear materials being hidden in agricultural areas, in private homes, and under mosques and hospitals, Wolfowitz said.

“It is a shell game played on a grand scale with deadly serious weapons,” he said.

Wolfowitz recited a now familiar litany of holes in Iraq’s 12,000-page weapons declaration left over from the failed U.N. inspections in 1999: the location of 1.5 tons of the nerve gas VX, 550 mustard-filled artillery shells, 400 biological weapons-capable aerial bombs and two-tons of anthrax growth media.

Wolfowitz also attempted to draw a tight link between Saddam and terrorist organizations. The administration fears Iraq may give some of its chemical or biological capabilities to terrorists, to be used on U.S. soil or against American allies.

“Disarming Iraq and the war on terror are not merely related,” he said. “Disarming Iraq of its chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction and dismantling its program to develop nuclear weapons is a crucial part of winning the war on terror.”

Wolfowitz warned that how the world community addresses Iraq could have far reaching implication for North Korea, which Washington said admitted to it last fall it was pursuing a nuclear weapons program. Pyongyang later kicked out international atomic energy inspectors.

“Our credibility (with North Korea) will be greatly increased if we have managed peacefully or if necessary by force (the situation in Iraq),” he said.

Copyright 2003 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) — Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has ordered death for Iraqi scientists — and their families — who cooperate with U.N. arms inspectors, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said in a speech Thursday to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. “Furthermore, we know that … Iraqi intelligence officers are posing as scientists to be interviewed by the inspectors,” he said. The fresh charges against the Iraqi leader, credited by Wolfowitz to “multiple sources,” comes during a week marked by speeches and reports from Bush administration officials on what they call Iraqi transgressions of international law and U.N. resolutions and human rights conventions. Wolfowitz spoke three days after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned the disarmament stand-off with Iraq would be handled — either peacefully or with force — within weeks, rather than months. “Time is running out,” Wolfowitz asserted Thursday. “Nevertheless, there is still the hope — if Saddam is faced with a serious enough threat that he would otherwise be disarmed forcibly and removed from power — that he might decide to adopt a fundamentally different course.” Getting access to Iraqi weapons scientists is critical to finding a “smoking gun” to prove U.S. allegations that Iraq is deceiving the world, and the Bush administration fought hard to get the U.N. Security Council to demand unfettered interviews with them. “Iraq has yet to make a single one of its scientists or technical experts available to be interviewed in confidential circumstances free of intimidation, as required by the U.N. resolution,” Wolfowitz said, referring to Resolution 1441. He said though U.S. intelligence capabilities were extraordinary, they were not “omniscient.” “For a great body of what we need to know, we are very dependent on traditional methods of intelligence — that is to say, human beings who either deliberately or inadvertently are communicating to us,” Wolfowitz said. The intelligence the United States has provided to the inspectors — described for the first time by Wolfowitz — has thus far yielded nothing conclusive on its own. The United States has provided names of individuals to interview; information about sites suspected to be associated with illicit weapons; suggested strategies and techniques for inspections; “counterintelligence support” to combat Iraqi attempts to penetrate the inspectors’ organizations; and laboratory equipment and services, sampling equipment, secure communications equipment and ground-penetrating radar. The United States has also offered U-2 spy planes and Predator unmanned surveillance drones, which thus far have not flown any missions because of Iraqi objections. But without knowledgeable insiders providing a map to hidden chemical and biological weapons, Wolfowitz said the inspection process is doomed to failure. “Sending a few hundred inspectors to find hidden weapons in an area the size of the state of California would be to send them on a fool’s errand. Or to play a game,” he said. “And let me repeat: this is not a game.” While the Bush administration has shared some intelligence capabilities and information with the inspectors, it has not shown all of its cards, and neither has it opted to make public new intelligence proving fresh Iraqi violations. When challenged in a question period after his address, Wolfowitz said he was “astonished” the credibility of the United States is being called into question given Saddam’s track record. “The real issue is, can you trust Saddam Hussein?” he asked. “And it seems to me the record is absolutely clear that you can’t … we are trusting our security in the hands of a man who makes ricin, who makes anthrax, who makes botulinum toxin, who makes aflatoxin, and who has no compunctions whatsoever about consorting with terrorists. Who do you want to trust?” Wolfowitz outlined what he called Iraq’s “anti-inspection” apparatus, led by Saddam’s younger son, Qusay, and his Special Security Organization; the National Monitoring Directorate, which tips off inspection sites and intimidates witnesses; and the Military Industrial Organization (OMI), the SSO, the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS), the Special Republican Guard, and the Director of General Security, all of which “provide thousands of personnel for hiding documents and materials from inspectors, to sanitize inspection sites and to monitor the inspectors’ activities.” “The anti-inspectors vastly outnumber the couple of hundred U.N. personnel on the ground in Iraq,” Wolfowitz said. U.N. computers are not safe from Iraqi obfuscation either, Wolfowitz warned. “We also anticipate that Iraq is likely to target U.N. and IAEA computer systems through cyber intrusions to steal inspections, methods, criteria, and findings,” he said. The administration has “multiple reports” that sensitive documents are being hidden in private homes of low-level officials and in universities, and chemical, biological and possibly nuclear materials being hidden in agricultural areas, in private homes, and under mosques and hospitals, Wolfowitz said. “It is a shell game played on a grand scale with deadly serious weapons,” he said. Wolfowitz recited a now familiar litany of holes in Iraq’s 12,000-page weapons declaration left over from the failed U.N. inspections in 1999: the location of 1.5 tons of the nerve gas VX, 550 mustard-filled artillery shells, 400 biological weapons-capable aerial bombs and two-tons of anthrax growth media. Wolfowitz also attempted to draw a tight link between Saddam and terrorist organizations. The administration fears Iraq may give some of its chemical or biological capabilities to terrorists, to be used on U.S. soil or against American allies. “Disarming Iraq and the war on terror are not merely related,” he said. “Disarming Iraq of its chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction and dismantling its program to develop nuclear weapons is a crucial part of winning the war on terror.” Wolfowitz warned that how the world community addresses Iraq could have far reaching implication for North Korea, which Washington said admitted to it last fall it was pursuing a nuclear weapons program. Pyongyang later kicked out international atomic energy inspectors. “Our credibility (with North Korea) will be greatly increased if we have managed peacefully or if necessary by force (the situation in Iraq),” he said. Copyright 2003 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

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”Addictions – Can They be Resolved?”

Dear Dr. Gelb:

My older brother has a drinking problem, and my best friend has what I think they call an eating disorder. I have watched them both battle these habits, and sometimes it seems like they are in control of the addiction and things are going to be fine, but it never seems to last, and sooner or later they are back doing the same unhealthy behavior again. I really love my brother, and my best friend is neat, but the drinking and the bingeing and purging has really taken its toll on our relating. Is recovery from the clutches of these habits really possible?

Caring Sister and Friend

A: Dr. Gelb says . . .

Dear Caring:

I appreciate the frustration that can occur when trying to relate with someone who is battling an addiction. Often the habit is so strong that it dominates that person’s relating — whether that person feels good or bad, sociable or not, energetic or not, for example, is largely determined by how heavy the addiction is at a given moment.

But yes, I do believe that resolution is possible and I am constantly arguing with the all too typical attitude that once addicted always addicted. I kicked an addictive habit myself, and I truly believe that others can do it also. Addictions are typically habitual processes that people have taught themselves to depend upon, both physically and emotionally, in many instances. Fortunately habits and learned behaviors can be unlearned and we can teach ourselves to let go of destructive choices.

My book, “Welcome Home. A Book About Overcoming Addictions,” addresses this topic. If you would care to read just the Introduction alone, it could offer you additional insight into your question. For more information on my book, you might want to log onto my Web site at https://www.DrGelbSays.com

”Perfectionists – Why Are Some People Like That?”

Dear Dr. Gelb:

I have a friend who whenever she comes to visit she is always straightening my pictures, uncurling the corners of my throw rugs and if the frayed edges are not exactly combed she will take her fingers and comb around the whole rug. We have very little time to visit because she is so busy straightening my house out. It is not that she is impolite, but she just seems to have a need to do this. Why?

Obsessive’s Friend

A: Dr. Gelb says . . .

Dear Friend:

Many mental health professionals have identified the behavior you describe as obsessive-compulsive. Unfortunately, this behavior can become so severe that it causes some people to have trouble leaving their home because, for example, they feel that they have to go back and check if they forgot to comb out the carpet frays, or they may have been reading a book and forgot to put it back; or they forgot to turn up one corner of the toilet paper roll. Then they remember that they left the glass that they drank out of sitting on the sink, and after that they recall that they were in the bedroom and they sat down on the bed and when they got up they forgot to brush out the imprint; and as they take care of that they notice that one part of the curtain in the bedroom was a little crooked and they have to straighten that out. Then they realize that although they thought that they dusted the rail on the bed, they notice that they forgot and they have to run their finger on it just to make sure there was no dust on it. Just as they are leaving the bedroom, they recall making the bed and that they forgot to put a clean pillowcase for one of the pillows. “Before I can go out, I got to change that and put a clean one on,” the thinking goes. And now they are on their way to the door, hopefully to leave. But, there is a scarf on the coat wrack. “I just have to straighten that up before. Oh my God, I walked across that rug. I’ve got to get my broom and sweep out those footprints. I didn’t clean my nails this morning, I can’t go out. I mustn’t go out with that hangnail.”

These compulsive habits usually originate in early childhood when a child’s behavior, or looks, or choices are met with constant disapproval, and they are made to do certain tasks over and over again, with the threat of severe punishment or at least severe consequences if they do not do it correctly. They also fear that they will be laughed at, ridiculed or made fun of. Children who are raised in this type of environment are often made to feel doubtful and shameful about themselves.

Many people who have identified themselves as fitting into a mild or severe category of this type of behavior, have found that some sessions with a competent psychotherapist were invaluable.

My book, “Welcome Home. A Book About Overcoming Addictions,” addresses this topic of perfectionism on pages 2 – 4. For more information on my book, you might want to log onto 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.”’

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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 https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/hearing/hearing2.asp?press1=docs&button1=current 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”

1/27/03 8:30 AM HB76 RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII. HSH

1/27/03 8:30 AM HB77 RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII. HSH

1/27/03 8:30 AM HB122 RELATING TO PRESUMPTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. HSH/HLT

1/27/03 8:30 AM HB232 RELATING TO GOOD BEGINNINGS ALLIANCE. HSH/HLT

1/27/03 8:30 AM HB233 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CHILDREN’S JUSTICE CENTER. HSH/HLT

1/27/03 8:30 AM HB243 RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY. HSH/HLT

1/27/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM

1/27/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM/EDU

1/27/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing CPH

1/27/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing TRN

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB81 RELATING TO THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB82 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS COMMISSION ACT. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB83 RELATING TO A LAND EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE ALOHA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB84 RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB104 RELATING TO FOREST RESERVES. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB156 RELATING TO THE HAWAII FORESTRY AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB158 RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF AXIS DEER IN MAUI COUNTY. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB160 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE’S FORESTRY PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB161 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EAST KAUAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB192 RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB194 RELATING TO WATERSHEDS. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB208 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMPLETING FENCE ENCLOSURES AROUND LANA`I’S WATERSHED. WLH

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB85 RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS. WLH/EEP

1/27/03 9:00 AM HB193 RELATING TO LANDOWNERS’ LIABILITY. WLH/EEP

1/27/03 9:30 AM HB47 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. TRN

1/27/03 9:30 AM HB48 RELATING TO THE LEASING OF SUBMERGED LANDS. TRN

1/27/03 9:30 AM HB49 RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. TRN

1/27/03 9:30 AM HB52 RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY. TRN

1/27/03 9:30 AM HB53 RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S MARITIME RELATED USES. TRN

1/27/03 9:30 AM HB58 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. TRN

1/27/03 9:30 AM HB60 RELATING TO IMPACT FEES. TRN

1/27/03 9:30 AM HB252 RELATING TO DRIVER EDUCATION. TRN

1/27/03 10:00 AM HB129 RELATING TO BRIDGE TO HOPE. HSH/LAB

1/27/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing FIN

1/27/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing Summary FIN

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB373 RELATING TO POLITICAL SPEECH. CPC

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB415 RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS. CPC

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB430 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. CPC

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB444 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. CPC

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB447 RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR INSURANCE LICENSEES. CPC

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB504 RELATING TO FORCE-PLACED INSURANCE. CPC

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB527 RELATING TO ATTACHMENT AND EXECUTION. CPC

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB276 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. EDN

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB277 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDN

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB281 RELATING TO STATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. EDN

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB289 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDN

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB292 RELATING TO THE SCHOOL PRIORITY FUND. EDN

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB312 RELATING TO INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS. EDN

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB334 RELATING TO PRINCIPALS AND VICE-PRINCIPALS. EDN

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB335 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDN

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB336 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDN

1/27/03 2:00 PM HB338 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDN

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB78 RELATING TO ELDER ABUSE. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB78 RELATING TO ELDER ABUSE. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB79 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB79 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB637 RELATING TO MISSING CHILDREN. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB637 RELATING TO MISSING CHILDREN. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB743 RELATING TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB743 RELATING TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB746 RELATING TO CANCER. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB746 RELATING TO CANCER. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB851 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE KULAMALU LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY IN KULA, MAUI. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB851 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE KULAMALU LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY IN KULA, MAUI. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB859 RELATING TO BRIDGE TO HOPE. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB859 RELATING TO BRIDGE TO HOPE. HMS

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB26 RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE JOURNALS. TMG

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB308 RELATING TO THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR. TMG

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB386 RELATING TO UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS. TMG

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB531 RELATING TO COUNTY LIABILITY. TMG

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB532 RELATING TO COUNTY LIABILITY. TMG

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB592 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. TMG

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB735 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. TMG

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB737 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. TMG

1/27/03 2:45 PM SB862 RELATING TO PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BY PUBLIC ENTITIES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. TMG

1/28/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing HLT

1/28/03 8:30 AM HB25 RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE BENEFITS INSURANCE. LAB

1/28/03 8:30 AM HB26 RELATING TO SICK LEAVE. LAB

1/28/03 8:30 AM HB29 RELATING TO MEAL BREAKS. LAB

1/28/03 8:30 AM HB30 RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE. LAB

1/28/03 8:30 AM HB124 RELATING TO SICK LEAVE FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. LAB

1/28/03 8:30 AM HB125 RELATING TO SICK LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. LAB

1/28/03 8:30 AM HB128 RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISABILITY BENEFITS TO CARE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS WITH A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION. LAB

1/28/03 8:30 AM HB389 RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. LAB

1/28/03 8:30 AM HB390 RELATING TO LABOR. LAB

1/28/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM

1/28/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM

1/28/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing EEP/ENE

1/28/03 9:00 AM HB13 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTROL. HLT

1/28/03 9:00 AM HB18 RELATING TO PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. HLT

1/28/03 9:00 AM HB19 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTAINMENT AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS. HLT

1/28/03 9:00 AM HB120 RELATING TO MANDATORY HEALTH COVERAGE FOR EXAMINATION FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. HLT

1/28/03 9:00 AM HB189 RELATING TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES FOR SEX ASSAULT SURVIVORS IN EMERGENCY ROOMS. HLT

1/28/03 9:00 AM HB259 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. HLT

1/28/03 9:00 AM HB296 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH ALLIANCE. HLT

1/28/03 9:00 AM HB392 RELATING TO MANDATORY OVERTIME FOR NURSES. HLT

1/28/03 9:00 AM HB411 RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BY PUBLIC ENTITIES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. HLT

1/28/03 9:00 AM HB507 RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. HLT

1/28/03 9:00 AM HB548 RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS. HLT

1/28/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing TAC

1/28/03 12:45 PM HB1 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN. FIN

1/28/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing FIN

1/28/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing Summary FIN

1/28/03 1:15 PM None Informational Briefing ECD

1/28/03 1:15 PM None Informational Briefing ECD

1/28/03 1:15 PM None Informational Briefing TSM

1/28/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing EEP/ENE/CPC/CPH/TRN/TMG

1/28/03 2:45 PM None Informational Briefing SAT

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB155 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PINEAPPLE RESEARCH. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB159 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB283 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB293 RELATING TO THE FARMERS’ MARKET. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB315 RELATING TO AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATORS. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB453 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB480 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PARKS. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB522 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL TOURISM VENUES. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB523 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB542 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB543 RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB546 RELATING TO THE STATE WATER CODE. AGR

1/29/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM

1/29/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB178 RELATING TO LAND USE. WLH

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB179 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND IN NORTH KONA. WLH

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB295 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST. WLH

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB426 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. WLH

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB427 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. WLH

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB428 RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LEASES. WLH

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB524 RELATING TO LANDOWNERS’ LIABILITY. WLH

1/29/03 8:30 AM HB526 RELATING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS WITHIN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS. WLH

1/29/03 8:30 AM HCR10 REQUESTING THAT THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS RECOGNIZE AN OFFICIAL POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE. WLH

1/29/03 8:30 AM HR10 REQUESTING THAT THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS RECOGNIZE AN OFFICIAL POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE. WLH

1/29/03 9:00 AM SB442 RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS. JHW

1/29/03 9:00 AM SB932 RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. JHW

1/29/03 9:00 AM SB933 RELATING TO STALKING. JHW

1/29/03 9:00 AM SB934 RELATING TO TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. JHW

1/29/03 9:00 AM SB935 RELATING TO ORDERS FOR PROTECTION. JHW

1/29/03 9:00 AM SB937 RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. JHW

1/29/03 9:00 AM SB962 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CHILDREN’S JUSTICE CENTER. JHW

1/29/03 9:00 AM SB972 RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY. JHW

1/29/03 9:00 AM SB996 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. JHW

1/29/03 9:00 AM HB55 RELATING TO THE IN-BOND CONCESSION AT STATE AIRPORTS. TRN

1/29/03 9:00 AM HB137 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. TRN

1/29/03 9:00 AM HB145 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. TRN

1/29/03 9:00 AM HB149 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. TRN

1/29/03 9:00 AM HB203 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER HIGHWAYS TO THE COUNTIES. TRN

1/29/03 9:00 AM HB218 RELATING TO TERMINABLE RENTAL ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE VEHICLE LEASES. TRN

1/29/03 9:00 AM HB440 RELATING TO FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING AN EXERCISE PATH ALONG THE WAIANAE COAST. TRN

1/29/03 9:00 AM HB456 RELATING TO TOWING. TRN

1/29/03 9:00 AM HB457 RELATING TO TOWING. TRN

1/29/03 9:00 AM HB459 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. TRN

1/29/03 1:00 PM SB10 RELATING TO COUNSELING. EDU

1/29/03 1:00 PM SB13 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU

1/29/03 1:00 PM SB16 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU

1/29/03 1:00 PM SB17 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU

1/29/03 1:00 PM SB18 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU

1/29/03 1:00 PM SB60 RELATING TO SCHOOL ASSESSMENT LIAISONS. EDU

1/29/03 1:00 PM SB80 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL SAFETY RESOURCE OFFICERS. EDU

1/29/03 1:00 PM SB350 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU

1/29/03 1:00 PM SB701 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU

1/29/03 1:00 PM SB816 RELATING TO SAFETY RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM. EDU

1/29/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing WLA

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB96 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. HMS

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB401 RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD. HMS

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB486 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HANA YOUTH CENTER. HMS

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB494 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MAUI ADULT DAY CARE CENTER. HMS

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB504 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MAUI FOOD BANK. HMS

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB514 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR QUEST ORTHODONTIC SERVICES. HMS

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB697 RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. HMS

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB786 RELATING TO ADOPTION. HMS

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB865 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE FOOD SECURITY COUNCIL. HMS

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB867 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. HMS

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB44 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. TMG

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB45 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. TMG

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB47 RELATING TO WHARFAGE FEES. TMG

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB91 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. TMG

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB578 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. TMG

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB671 RELATING TO SCHOOL ZONES. TMG

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB723 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. TMG

1/29/03 2:45 PM SB732 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS. TMG

1/30/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM

1/30/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM

1/30/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB98 RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB381 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF DAMAGES FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB381 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF DAMAGES FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB382 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB383 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB383 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB476 RELATING TO CEDED LAND REVENUES. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB477 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS COMMISSION ACT. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB478 RELATING TO THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB610 RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS RESOLUTION UNDER THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB610 RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS RESOLUTION UNDER THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB615 RELATING TO SPECIAL ATTORNEYS GENERAL. JHW

1/30/03 9:00 AM SB638 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION. JHW

1/31/03 9:00 AM SB392 RELATING TO MANDATORY DRUG TREATMENT COURT QUARTERLY REPORTING. JHW

1/31/03 9:00 AM SB632 RELATING TO TAXATION APPEALS. JHW

1/31/03 9:00 AM SB635 RELATING TO TRAFFIC FINES. JHW

1/31/03 9:00 AM SB729 RELATING TO THE DRUG COURT PROGRAM. JHW

1/31/03 9:00 AM SB801 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES. JHW

1/31/03 9:00 AM SB802 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS. JHW

1/31/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing TMG

1/31/03 1:15 PM SB58 RELATING TO SCHOOL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. EDU

1/31/03 1:15 PM SB75 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU

1/31/03 1:15 PM SB338 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU

1/31/03 1:15 PM SB339 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU

1/31/03 1:15 PM SB365 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. EDU

1/31/03 1:15 PM SB631 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU

1/31/03 1:15 PM SB631 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU

1/31/03 1:15 PM SB752 RELATING TO TORTS. EDU

1/31/03 1:15 PM SB832 RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM. EDU

1/31/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing WLA

2/3/03 9:00 AM SB361 RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED PROGRAM. JHW

2/3/03 9:00 AM SB611 RELATING TO COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL. JHW

2/3/03 9:00 AM SB618 RELATING TO CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION. JHW

2/3/03 9:00 AM SB634 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR TWO COUNSELORS TO TREAT WOMEN INCARCERATED FOR DRUG-RELATED OFFENSES ON MAUI. JHW

2/3/03 9:00 AM SB782 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. JHW

2/4/03 1:15 PM None Informational Briefing SAT/ECD

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

Suzanne Gelb Image ‘Addictions – Can They be Resolved?’ Dear Dr. Gelb: My older brother has a drinking problem, and my best friend has what I think they call an eating disorder. I have watched them both battle these habits, and sometimes it seems like they are in control of the addiction and things are going to be fine, but it never seems to last, and sooner or later they are back doing the same unhealthy behavior again. I really love my brother, and my best friend is neat, but the drinking and the bingeing and purging has really taken its toll on our relating. Is recovery from the clutches of these habits really possible? Caring Sister and Friend A: Dr. Gelb says . . . Dear Caring: I appreciate the frustration that can occur when trying to relate with someone who is battling an addiction. Often the habit is so strong that it dominates that person’s relating — whether that person feels good or bad, sociable or not, energetic or not, for example, is largely determined by how heavy the addiction is at a given moment. But yes, I do believe that resolution is possible and I am constantly arguing with the all too typical attitude that once addicted always addicted. I kicked an addictive habit myself, and I truly believe that others can do it also. Addictions are typically habitual processes that people have taught themselves to depend upon, both physically and emotionally, in many instances. Fortunately habits and learned behaviors can be unlearned and we can teach ourselves to let go of destructive choices. My book, “Welcome Home. A Book About Overcoming Addictions,” addresses this topic. If you would care to read just the Introduction alone, it could offer you additional insight into your question. For more information on my book, you might want to log onto my Web site at https://www.DrGelbSays.com ‘Perfectionists – Why Are Some People Like That?’ Dear Dr. Gelb: I have a friend who whenever she comes to visit she is always straightening my pictures, uncurling the corners of my throw rugs and if the frayed edges are not exactly combed she will take her fingers and comb around the whole rug. We have very little time to visit because she is so busy straightening my house out. It is not that she is impolite, but she just seems to have a need to do this. Why? Obsessive’s Friend A: Dr. Gelb says . . . Dear Friend: Many mental health professionals have identified the behavior you describe as obsessive-compulsive. Unfortunately, this behavior can become so severe that it causes some people to have trouble leaving their home because, for example, they feel that they have to go back and check if they forgot to comb out the carpet frays, or they may have been reading a book and forgot to put it back; or they forgot to turn up one corner of the toilet paper roll. Then they remember that they left the glass that they drank out of sitting on the sink, and after that they recall that they were in the bedroom and they sat down on the bed and when they got up they forgot to brush out the imprint; and as they take care of that they notice that one part of the curtain in the bedroom was a little crooked and they have to straighten that out. Then they realize that although they thought that they dusted the rail on the bed, they notice that they forgot and they have to run their finger on it just to make sure there was no dust on it. Just as they are leaving the bedroom, they recall making the bed and that they forgot to put a clean pillowcase for one of the pillows. “Before I can go out, I got to change that and put a clean one on,” the thinking goes. And now they are on their way to the door, hopefully to leave. But, there is a scarf on the coat wrack. “I just have to straighten that up before. Oh my God, I walked across that rug. I’ve got to get my broom and sweep out those footprints. I didn’t clean my nails this morning, I can’t go out. I mustn’t go out with that hangnail.” These compulsive habits usually originate in early childhood when a child’s behavior, or looks, or choices are met with constant disapproval, and they are made to do certain tasks over and over again, with the threat of severe punishment or at least severe consequences if they do not do it correctly. They also fear that they will be laughed at, ridiculed or made fun of. Children who are raised in this type of environment are often made to feel doubtful and shameful about themselves. Many people who have identified themselves as fitting into a mild or severe category of this type of behavior, have found that some sessions with a competent psychotherapist were invaluable. My book, “Welcome Home. A Book About Overcoming Addictions,” addresses this topic of perfectionism on pages 2 – 4. For more information on my book, you might want to log onto 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

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 https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/hearing/hearing2.asp?press1=docs&button1=current 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’ 1/27/03 8:30 AM HB76 RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII. HSH 1/27/03 8:30 AM HB77 RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII. HSH 1/27/03 8:30 AM HB122 RELATING TO PRESUMPTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. HSH/HLT 1/27/03 8:30 AM HB232 RELATING TO GOOD BEGINNINGS ALLIANCE. HSH/HLT 1/27/03 8:30 AM HB233 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CHILDREN’S JUSTICE CENTER. HSH/HLT 1/27/03 8:30 AM HB243 RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY. HSH/HLT 1/27/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM 1/27/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM/EDU 1/27/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing CPH 1/27/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing TRN 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB81 RELATING TO THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB82 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS COMMISSION ACT. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB83 RELATING TO A LAND EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE ALOHA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB84 RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB104 RELATING TO FOREST RESERVES. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB156 RELATING TO THE HAWAII FORESTRY AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB158 RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF AXIS DEER IN MAUI COUNTY. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB160 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE’S FORESTRY PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB161 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EAST KAUAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB192 RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB194 RELATING TO WATERSHEDS. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB208 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMPLETING FENCE ENCLOSURES AROUND LANA`I’S WATERSHED. WLH 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB85 RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS. WLH/EEP 1/27/03 9:00 AM HB193 RELATING TO LANDOWNERS’ LIABILITY. WLH/EEP 1/27/03 9:30 AM HB47 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. TRN 1/27/03 9:30 AM HB48 RELATING TO THE LEASING OF SUBMERGED LANDS. TRN 1/27/03 9:30 AM HB49 RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. TRN 1/27/03 9:30 AM HB52 RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY. TRN 1/27/03 9:30 AM HB53 RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S MARITIME RELATED USES. TRN 1/27/03 9:30 AM HB58 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. TRN 1/27/03 9:30 AM HB60 RELATING TO IMPACT FEES. TRN 1/27/03 9:30 AM HB252 RELATING TO DRIVER EDUCATION. TRN 1/27/03 10:00 AM HB129 RELATING TO BRIDGE TO HOPE. HSH/LAB 1/27/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing FIN 1/27/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing Summary FIN 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB373 RELATING TO POLITICAL SPEECH. CPC 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB415 RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS. CPC 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB430 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. CPC 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB444 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. CPC 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB447 RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR INSURANCE LICENSEES. CPC 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB504 RELATING TO FORCE-PLACED INSURANCE. CPC 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB527 RELATING TO ATTACHMENT AND EXECUTION. CPC 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB276 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. EDN 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB277 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDN 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB281 RELATING TO STATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. EDN 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB289 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDN 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB292 RELATING TO THE SCHOOL PRIORITY FUND. EDN 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB312 RELATING TO INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS. EDN 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB334 RELATING TO PRINCIPALS AND VICE-PRINCIPALS. EDN 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB335 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDN 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB336 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDN 1/27/03 2:00 PM HB338 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDN 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB78 RELATING TO ELDER ABUSE. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB78 RELATING TO ELDER ABUSE. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB79 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB79 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB637 RELATING TO MISSING CHILDREN. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB637 RELATING TO MISSING CHILDREN. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB743 RELATING TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB743 RELATING TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB746 RELATING TO CANCER. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB746 RELATING TO CANCER. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB851 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE KULAMALU LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY IN KULA, MAUI. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB851 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE KULAMALU LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY IN KULA, MAUI. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB859 RELATING TO BRIDGE TO HOPE. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB859 RELATING TO BRIDGE TO HOPE. HMS 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB26 RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE JOURNALS. TMG 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB308 RELATING TO THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR. TMG 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB386 RELATING TO UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS. TMG 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB531 RELATING TO COUNTY LIABILITY. TMG 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB532 RELATING TO COUNTY LIABILITY. TMG 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB592 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. TMG 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB735 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. TMG 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB737 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. TMG 1/27/03 2:45 PM SB862 RELATING TO PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BY PUBLIC ENTITIES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. TMG 1/28/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing HLT 1/28/03 8:30 AM HB25 RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE BENEFITS INSURANCE. LAB 1/28/03 8:30 AM HB26 RELATING TO SICK LEAVE. LAB 1/28/03 8:30 AM HB29 RELATING TO MEAL BREAKS. LAB 1/28/03 8:30 AM HB30 RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE. LAB 1/28/03 8:30 AM HB124 RELATING TO SICK LEAVE FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. LAB 1/28/03 8:30 AM HB125 RELATING TO SICK LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. LAB 1/28/03 8:30 AM HB128 RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISABILITY BENEFITS TO CARE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS WITH A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION. LAB 1/28/03 8:30 AM HB389 RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. LAB 1/28/03 8:30 AM HB390 RELATING TO LABOR. LAB 1/28/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM 1/28/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM 1/28/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing EEP/ENE 1/28/03 9:00 AM HB13 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTROL. HLT 1/28/03 9:00 AM HB18 RELATING TO PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. HLT 1/28/03 9:00 AM HB19 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTAINMENT AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS. HLT 1/28/03 9:00 AM HB120 RELATING TO MANDATORY HEALTH COVERAGE FOR EXAMINATION FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. HLT 1/28/03 9:00 AM HB189 RELATING TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES FOR SEX ASSAULT SURVIVORS IN EMERGENCY ROOMS. HLT 1/28/03 9:00 AM HB259 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. HLT 1/28/03 9:00 AM HB296 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH ALLIANCE. HLT 1/28/03 9:00 AM HB392 RELATING TO MANDATORY OVERTIME FOR NURSES. HLT 1/28/03 9:00 AM HB411 RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BY PUBLIC ENTITIES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. HLT 1/28/03 9:00 AM HB507 RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. HLT 1/28/03 9:00 AM HB548 RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS. HLT 1/28/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing TAC 1/28/03 12:45 PM HB1 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN. FIN 1/28/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing FIN 1/28/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing Summary FIN 1/28/03 1:15 PM None Informational Briefing ECD 1/28/03 1:15 PM None Informational Briefing ECD 1/28/03 1:15 PM None Informational Briefing TSM 1/28/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing EEP/ENE/CPC/CPH/TRN/TMG 1/28/03 2:45 PM None Informational Briefing SAT 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB155 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PINEAPPLE RESEARCH. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB159 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB283 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB293 RELATING TO THE FARMERS’ MARKET. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB315 RELATING TO AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATORS. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB453 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB480 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PARKS. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB522 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL TOURISM VENUES. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB523 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB542 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB543 RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB546 RELATING TO THE STATE WATER CODE. AGR 1/29/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM 1/29/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB178 RELATING TO LAND USE. WLH 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB179 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND IN NORTH KONA. WLH 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB295 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST. WLH 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB426 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. WLH 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB427 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. WLH 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB428 RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LEASES. WLH 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB524 RELATING TO LANDOWNERS’ LIABILITY. WLH 1/29/03 8:30 AM HB526 RELATING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS WITHIN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS. WLH 1/29/03 8:30 AM HCR10 REQUESTING THAT THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS RECOGNIZE AN OFFICIAL POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE. WLH 1/29/03 8:30 AM HR10 REQUESTING THAT THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS RECOGNIZE AN OFFICIAL POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE. WLH 1/29/03 9:00 AM SB442 RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS. JHW 1/29/03 9:00 AM SB932 RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. JHW 1/29/03 9:00 AM SB933 RELATING TO STALKING. JHW 1/29/03 9:00 AM SB934 RELATING TO TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. JHW 1/29/03 9:00 AM SB935 RELATING TO ORDERS FOR PROTECTION. JHW 1/29/03 9:00 AM SB937 RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. JHW 1/29/03 9:00 AM SB962 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CHILDREN’S JUSTICE CENTER. JHW 1/29/03 9:00 AM SB972 RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY. JHW 1/29/03 9:00 AM SB996 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. JHW 1/29/03 9:00 AM HB55 RELATING TO THE IN-BOND CONCESSION AT STATE AIRPORTS. TRN 1/29/03 9:00 AM HB137 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. TRN 1/29/03 9:00 AM HB145 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. TRN 1/29/03 9:00 AM HB149 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. TRN 1/29/03 9:00 AM HB203 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER HIGHWAYS TO THE COUNTIES. TRN 1/29/03 9:00 AM HB218 RELATING TO TERMINABLE RENTAL ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE VEHICLE LEASES. TRN 1/29/03 9:00 AM HB440 RELATING TO FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING AN EXERCISE PATH ALONG THE WAIANAE COAST. TRN 1/29/03 9:00 AM HB456 RELATING TO TOWING. TRN 1/29/03 9:00 AM HB457 RELATING TO TOWING. TRN 1/29/03 9:00 AM HB459 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. TRN 1/29/03 1:00 PM SB10 RELATING TO COUNSELING. EDU 1/29/03 1:00 PM SB13 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU 1/29/03 1:00 PM SB16 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU 1/29/03 1:00 PM SB17 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU 1/29/03 1:00 PM SB18 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU 1/29/03 1:00 PM SB60 RELATING TO SCHOOL ASSESSMENT LIAISONS. EDU 1/29/03 1:00 PM SB80 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL SAFETY RESOURCE OFFICERS. EDU 1/29/03 1:00 PM SB350 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU 1/29/03 1:00 PM SB701 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU 1/29/03 1:00 PM SB816 RELATING TO SAFETY RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM. EDU 1/29/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing WLA 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB96 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. HMS 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB401 RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD. HMS 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB486 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HANA YOUTH CENTER. HMS 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB494 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MAUI ADULT DAY CARE CENTER. HMS 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB504 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MAUI FOOD BANK. HMS 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB514 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR QUEST ORTHODONTIC SERVICES. HMS 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB697 RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. HMS 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB786 RELATING TO ADOPTION. HMS 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB865 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE FOOD SECURITY COUNCIL. HMS 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB867 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. HMS 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB44 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. TMG 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB45 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. TMG 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB47 RELATING TO WHARFAGE FEES. TMG 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB91 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. TMG 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB578 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. TMG 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB671 RELATING TO SCHOOL ZONES. TMG 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB723 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. TMG 1/29/03 2:45 PM SB732 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS. TMG 1/30/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM 1/30/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM 1/30/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB98 RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB381 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF DAMAGES FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB381 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF DAMAGES FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB382 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB383 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB383 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB476 RELATING TO CEDED LAND REVENUES. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB477 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS COMMISSION ACT. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB478 RELATING TO THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB610 RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS RESOLUTION UNDER THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB610 RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS RESOLUTION UNDER THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB615 RELATING TO SPECIAL ATTORNEYS GENERAL. JHW 1/30/03 9:00 AM SB638 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION. JHW 1/31/03 9:00 AM SB392 RELATING TO MANDATORY DRUG TREATMENT COURT QUARTERLY REPORTING. JHW 1/31/03 9:00 AM SB632 RELATING TO TAXATION APPEALS. JHW 1/31/03 9:00 AM SB635 RELATING TO TRAFFIC FINES. JHW 1/31/03 9:00 AM SB729 RELATING TO THE DRUG COURT PROGRAM. JHW 1/31/03 9:00 AM SB801 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES. JHW 1/31/03 9:00 AM SB802 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS. JHW 1/31/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing TMG 1/31/03 1:15 PM SB58 RELATING TO SCHOOL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. EDU 1/31/03 1:15 PM SB75 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU 1/31/03 1:15 PM SB338 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU 1/31/03 1:15 PM SB339 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU 1/31/03 1:15 PM SB365 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. EDU 1/31/03 1:15 PM SB631 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU 1/31/03 1:15 PM SB631 RELATING TO EDUCATION. EDU 1/31/03 1:15 PM SB752 RELATING TO TORTS. EDU 1/31/03 1:15 PM SB832 RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM. EDU 1/31/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing WLA 2/3/03 9:00 AM SB361 RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED PROGRAM. JHW 2/3/03 9:00 AM SB611 RELATING TO COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL. JHW 2/3/03 9:00 AM SB618 RELATING TO CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION. JHW 2/3/03 9:00 AM SB634 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR TWO COUNSELORS TO TREAT WOMEN INCARCERATED FOR DRUG-RELATED OFFENSES ON MAUI. JHW 2/3/03 9:00 AM SB782 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. JHW 2/4/03 1:15 PM None Informational Briefing SAT/ECD 2/21/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing TMG