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Legislative Reference Bureau Reports

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2010

  1. Hawaii Teacher Standards Board – Is Oversight Needed?. 100p. fact sheet
  2. Through Kolekole Pass: Using Lualualei Naval Road As An Emergency Evacuation Route.. 44p. fact sheet

2009

  1. Vocational Services For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Through A Comprehensive Service Center. 92p. fact sheet
  2. Access, distribution, and security components of state medical marijuana programs. 31p. fact sheet
  3. A Review of the Capital Improvement Project Allotment Process and the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Education and the Department of Budget and Finance. 51p. fact sheet

2008

  1. Cost Estimates For A Constitutional Convention. 111p. fact sheet
  2. Fair Or Foul? A Sports And Entertainment Management Program At The University Of Hawaii. (PDF, 1.7MB) 54p. fact sheet

2007

  1. Selected Issues In Work-Family Policy; A Brief Overview. 67p. fact sheet
  2. Prescriptive Authority For Psychologists: Issues And Considerations. 104p. fact sheet
  3. Agribusiness Development Corporation: Revisited. 44p.
  4. A Survey of Adult Protective Services and Elder Abuse in Hawaii and Nationwide. 65p. fact sheet
  5. Workers' Compensation Fee Schedules, Maximum Allowable Fees, And Comparative Reimbursements. 113p. fact sheet
  6. Gimme A Break: Respite Care Services In Other States. 70p. fact sheet

2006

  1. Bioprospecting: Issues And Policy Considerations. 122p. fact sheet
  2. On-Call Crisis In Trauma Care: Government Responses. 59p. fact sheet
  3. Rockslides: An Examination Of Legislation In Different States. 58p. fact sheet
  4. Variable Annuity Contracts Under State Statutes Relating To Securities And To Insurance. 109p. fact sheet
  5. Clarifying Statutory References In State Housing Agency Laws. 80p. fact sheet
  6. Medicaid And Quest Provider Payment And Reimbursement Rates. 182p. fact sheet

2005

  1. Clarifying Statutory References To Public Schools As They Relate To New Century Charter Schools. 32p. fact sheet
  2. Feasibility Of A Noncontiguous Charter School District. 102p. fact sheet
  3. Decriminalization Of Nonserious Offenses: A Plan Of Action. 61p. fact sheet
  4. Cell Phone Use And Motor Vehicle Collisions: A Review Of The Studies. 32p. fact sheet

2004

  1. The Question Of An Office Of International Affairs. 22p. fact sheet
  2. Wireless Enhanced 911 Working Group: Report Of Proceedings. 40p.
  3. Water Monitoring: Protecting The Auatic Environment*. 182p. *current online version contains no appendices. fact sheet
  4. In Search Of A Viable Distribution System For Hawaii's Medical Marijuana Program 39p. fact sheet

2003

  1. Using Sick Leave To Care For Family Members: Issues And Options. 44p. fact sheet
  2. Issues Relating To Guardians Ad Litem. 96p. fact sheet
  3. Call Centers: A Duty To Disclose Their Location To Customers. 34p. fact sheet
  4. "Big Box" Retailing. 47p. fact sheet
  5. Real Property Leases 164p.

2002

  1. Filling the Gaps in the Fight Against Invasive. 122p. fact sheet
  2. Family Law A Review of Selected Issues. 120p. fact sheet
  3. Take As Directed: Prescription Drug Options For Hawaii's Uninsured. 122p. fact sheet
  4. On the Level? Policy, Law and the Charter School Movement. 92p. fact sheet
  5. Private Sector Tourism Spending. 24p. fact sheet
  6. Sunrise Reviews: Regulatory Structures And Criteria. 54p. fact sheet
  7. Driving With Insulin-Treated Diabetes. 43p. fact sheet

2001

  1. Criminal History Record Checks In Hawaii: Issues And Options. 116p.
  2. SPRBs For Private Schools: Practical And Constitutional Considerations. 155p.
  3. An Evaluation Of Hawaii's Agricultural Loan System. 82p.
  4. Federally Mandated State Programs During Fiscal Year 2001-2002. 130p.
  5. Kahana: What Is, What Was, What Can Be 80p.
  6. Socially Responsible Investing 148p.

2000

  1. Privacy Of Medical Records: Enforcement of Hawaii's New Law. 38p.
  2. Elected Hawaiian Homes Commissioners? Weighing The Options. 45p.
  3. The Feasibility Of Establishing A Common Medical Fee Schedule For Workers' Compensation, Motor Vehicle Insurance, And Prepaid Health Care. 56p.
  4. A Hawaii Living Wage Law: Contracted State Services. 62p.
  5. Hawaii's Automatic Permit Approval Law. 292p.
  6. Social Work In Hawaii: An Examination Of Some Regulatory Issues. 114p.

1999

  1. "Above The Line": A Review Of Selected Issues Concerning The State-Constructed Dental Licensing Examination. 96p.
  2. Undergrounding Public Utility Lines. 80p.
  3. A Review Of Hawaii's Domestic Violence And Abuse Laws. 93p.
1998
  1. Aloha: The Heartbeat Of Our Land - A Study Of Selected Tourism Issues. 199p.
  2. Federally Mandated State Programs During Fiscal Year 1997-1998: Operating Funds. 139p.
  3. Heart And Soul: Anatomical Gifts For Hawaii's Transplant Community. 78p.
  4. Waikiki Developments: Streamling the Regulatory Process. 168p.
  5. Hawaiian Demographic Data: `Ehia Kanaka Maoli?". 179p.
  6. The Price Of Access: Fees For Copies Of State Administrative Agency Rules. 48p.
  7. Drugs, Alcohol And The Insanity Defense: The Debate Over "Settled" Insanity. 63p.
  8. The Medical Schedule Under The Workers' Compensation Law. 39p.

1997

  1. Federally Mandated State Programs During Fiscal Year 1997-1998: Operating Funds. 135p.
  2. Plan(ning) Is Not A Four-Letter Word: A Formative Evaluation Of The Agribusiness Development Corporation. 70p.
  3. Privatizing Continuing Education of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons in Hawaii 136p.
  4. Teeth On Edge: The Debate On Dental Insurance In Hawaii. 126p.
  5. Determining A Judicial Salary Structure: What's Fair? 94p.

1996

  1. Volunteerism - A Risky Business? 130p.
  2. Competitive Practices in Hawaii's Health Care Industry (Pt 2). 36p.
  3. Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: An Examination of Seven Issues. 59p.
  4. Stop, Go, Caution: The Feasibility of Transferring the Traffic Violations Bureaus to the Counties. 71p.
  5. The Feasibility of Establishing a State Capitol Maintenance Program Under the Legislature. 49p.
  6. Fighting Battles in Modern American Castles: Condominium Dispute Resolution. 73p.

1995

  1. Federally Mandated State Programs During the Fiscal Biennium 1993-1995. 159 p.
  2. Hawaii Calling: Is There Something Better Than a Coconut Wireless? 138 p.
  3. Establishing an Energy Commission: a Feasibility Study. 66 p.
  4. Public, Education, and the Government Cable Television Access In Hawaii: Unscrambling the Signals. 88p.
  5. Regulating Hawaii's Petroleum Industry. 331p.
  6. To See or Not to See: Public Notice of Legal Ads. 115p.
  7. Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection in Hawaii: A Study of Selected Issues. 86p.
  8. Long-Term Care: A Single Entry Point for Three Populations. 200p.

1994

  1. Consumer Advocacy Before the Air Carrier Commission 71p.
  2. Tax Relief for Natural Disasters. 74 p. Out Of Print
  3. Motor Vehicle Registration Emblems in Hawaii. 50 p.
  4. "National Service" as Credited Service for Public Retirement: Issues and Discussion. 144 p.
  5. "Reinventing" Governance of Hawaii's Public Mental Health Delivery System, Problems, Options, and Possibilities.159 p. Out of Print
  6. Examining the Idea of Nationhood for the Native Hawaiian People. 48p.
  7. The feasibility of Requiring Food Service Operations to Use Biodegradable or Recycled-Content Food Packaging. 39 p.
  8. In the Eye of the Beholder: the Feasibility of a Therapeutic Drug Law for Optometrists in Hawaii. 213 p.
  9. Social Effects of Gambling on Floating Vessels 198p.
  10. The Family Center Demonstration Project Evaluation: The Final Report to the 1945 Legislature. 198 p.
  11. Factors Influencing Competition Among Health Plan Providers. 61 p.

1993

  1. A Warehouse District for Hawaii? 68 p.
  2. Issues Concerning a Children's Trust Fund for Hawaii. 68 p.
  3. Quadriplegics in Hawaii. 70 p.
  4. Impact Aid and the Establishment of United States Department of Defense Schools in Hawaii. 142 p.
  5. Private Accreditation and State Authorization of Degree Granting and Non-Degree Granting Institutions in Hawaii 214 p.
  6. Salaries and Benefits of Public School Principals and Vice-Principals. 94 p.
  7. A Review of the of the Definitions of Special, Revolving. and Trust Funds in Hawaii. 40 p.
  8. Childhood Cancer: The Challenge to Hawaii's Healthcare System. 55 p.
  9. University of Hawaii System Outreach Efforts on the Neighbor Islands. 34 p.
  10. Housing Finance and Development programs in Other States. 133 p.
  11. Non-profit Housing Development. 168 p.
  12. The Family Center Demonstration Project Evaluation: an Interim Report to the 1994 Legislature. 218 p.

1992

  1. Alternative Methods of Compensating Members of the OHA Board of Trustees. 88 p.
  2. Telecommuting: The Ride of the Future. 100 p. Out Of Print
  3. The Feasibility of Establishing a State Travel Agency in Hawaii. 63p.
  4. Literacy Programs in Hawaii and the Need for an Office of Literacy. 164 p.
  5. Gender-Neutralizing the Hawaii Revised Statutes. 35 p
  6. The Feasibility of Requiring all Licensed Attorneys to Carry Legal Malpractice Insurance. 120 p
  7. Phased Retirement for Public Employees. 94 p.
  8. Mail Order Pharmacy; First Class or Second Rate? 84 p.
  9. Cellular Phones and Highway Safety. 39 p.
  10. Certification and Licensure Requirements for Lodging and Tenement Facilities in Hawaii. 92 p.
  11. Hawaii's Adult Residential Care program; An Evaluation of Selected Concerns. 80 p.
  12. The University of Hawaii at Hilo: A Re-examination of the Issues of Separation from the University of Hawaii System 208 p.Out of Print
  13. Family Leave 200 p.
  14. Two Aspects of Ridesharing: State Parking Control Policy and HOV Lane Enforcement. 61 p.
  15. The State Satellite Office Program . 77 p.
  16. Bends in the Road: Problems Affecting the Implementation of Capital Improvement Projects. 142 p.
  17. The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect in Hawaii 106 p.

1991

  1. A Clash of Arms: The Great American Gun Debate. 200 p.
  2. Hawaii Administrative Rules Directory. 352 p.
  3. Tuition Waivers far Hawaiian Students in nigher Education. 39 p.
  4. Sex Offender Treatment--lnteragency Coordination in Hawaii. 72 p.
  5. Trial Court Consolidation in Hawaii: The Road Already Taken? 74 p.
  6. Non-resident Traffic violation Enforcement. 44 p
  7. The Department of Education Budget: Selected Issues in Public School Funding and Accountability.134 p.

1990

  1. New Categories of Teachers in Hawaii: A Review of a Concept. 118 p.
  2. A Study on the Feasibility of Establishing a State Equivalent of the Federal Vista Program. 64 p. 1990
  3. The feasibility of Centralized Motor Vehicle Administration in Hawaii. 138 p.
  4. LRB Publications 1963-1989. 53 p.
  5. Maintaining the Affordability of State-Subsidized Housing. 38 p
  6. A Taste of Aloha: Food Labeling Laws in Hawaii. 52 p.
  7. Regulation of Hawaii's Roofing Industry. 47 p.
  8. Hawaii Legislator's' Handbook. 150 p.
  9. Generic Drug Substitution: Role and Function. 47 p.
  10. Working to Learn/Learning to Work: Secondary Education's Dilemma. 52 p.

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