Feb. 15 — At The Ledge

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A selective list of bills and briefings Wednesday at the Capitol:

• House Hawaiian Affairs will meet at 9 a.m. in Conference Room 329. The agenda includes a measure requiring DLNR to establish a East Honolulu fishpond heritage area.

• Senate Economic Development will meet at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room 016. The sole agenda item is a bill that makes cybersquatting a misdemeanor.

• House Legislative Management will meet at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room 423. The agenda includes bills on ethics and task force lobbyists, board members and the Sunshine Law and “diminishing” the state auditor’s salary.

• Two House committees will meet at 2 p.m. in Conference Room 325. The agenda includes a bill regulating telecommunications and cable TV within the DCCA in order to promote broadband development.

• Two Senate committees will meet at 2:45 p.m. in Conference Room 229. The agenda includes several bills concerning clean and sober homes and halfway houses.

• Two Senate committees will meet at 2:45 p.m. in Conference Room 224. The agenda includes a measure regarding restrictions on harvesting opihi.

• Senate Health will meet at 3:30 p.m. in Conference Room 229. The agenda includes a measure prohibiting a health care center or provider from discriminating against an HIV or AIDS patient in need of an organ transplant.

Photo courtesy troymckaskle.

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