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NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS

These Notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or around June 4, 2008, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant funds under Title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996, as amended, to undertake two separate projects known as the Waiohuli Homestead Community (WHC) and the Keokea Agricultural Lots (KAL).  WHC consists of approximately 532 acres, of which 196 acres will be used to build 331 single-family residential units (on minimum 20,000 s.f. lots), 100 acres for cultural preserves, 100 acres for ranching and grazing, and 125 acres for open space.  The KAL development consists of approximately 351 acres, which includes 226 acres for 66 agricultural lots, 96 acres to be reserved for future development, 29 acres for historical preserve, and 3 lots fronting Kula Highway for future community purposes.  Both projects will have 40 to 50 foot-wide paved roadways, drainage systems, water distribution lines, and electrical/communication systems.  Homestead awardees for both projects will be responsible for constructing their own homes.  The proposed development will include all work necessary to prepare the land for residential and farm homestead awardees, including, but not limited to clearing and limited grading to facilitate construction of the improvements that would service the development.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

DHHL has determined the project will have no significant impact on the human environment.  Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 is not required.  Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the DHHL Land Development Division at 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii 96707, and may be examined or photo copied on weekdays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on the project may submit written comments to DHHL.  All comments received by June 2, 2008 will be considered by DHHL prior to submission of a request for release of funds.  Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing, and should be addressed to "Chairman, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, P.O. Box 1879, Honolulu, Hawaii 96805.

RELEASE OF FUNDS

DHHL certifies to HUD that Micah A. Kane, in his capacity as Chairman of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied.  HUD’s acceptance of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and allows DHHL to use program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and DHHL’s certification for a period of 15 days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if it is on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of DHHL; (b) DHHL has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient has incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.  Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to HUD’s Hawaii State Office at 500 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 3A, Honolulu, HI 96813.  Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.


Micah A. Kane, Chairman
Hawaiian Homes Commission
(SB32983 5/16/08)~


Public Notice
State Health Planning and Development Agency
Certificate of Need

The Agency has received certificate of need application #08-06A for administrative review from Child and Family Service for the establishment of five (5) Special Treatment Facility (STF) beds at 73-1362 Hiolani Street, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, at a capital cost of $565,000.
Pursuant to Section 323D-44.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, any interested person may request a public meeting on an application before the Agency renders its decision.  Any request for a public meeting must be submitted in writing and directed to Administrator, at the address provided below.  Any such request must be received by the Agency within seven (7) days of the publication date of this notice.
Important: Certificate applications are reviewed according to the following criteria: relation to the state health services and facilities plan, need and accessibility, quality, cost and finances, relation to the existing health care system, and availability of resources.
The Agency’s address and phone numbers are: 1177 Alakea Street, Room 402, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, Phone: (808) 587-0788 (voice) or (808) 587-0854 (TTY) or (808) 587-0783 (fax).
(SB32857 5/15/08)~

NOTICE

The COUNCIL OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU at its meeting held on May 7, 2008, passed the following bills on Second Reading by the votes indicated:

BILL 58 (2007), CD1 - Taxicabs. 
AYES: Councilmembers Apo, Cachola, Dela Cruz, Djou, Garcia, Kobayashi, Marshall, Okino, Tam - 9.

BILL 79 (2007), CD1 - Public Transit. 
AYES: Councilmembers Apo, Cachola, Dela Cruz, Djou, Garcia, Kobayashi, Marshall, Okino, Tam - 9.

BILL 23 (2008), CD1 - Real Property Taxation.
AYES: Councilmembers Apo, Cachola, Dela Cruz, Djou, Garcia, Kobayashi, Marshall, Okino, Tam - 9.

BILL 24 (2008) - Funding of Vacant Positions. 
AYES: Councilmembers Apo, Cachola, Dela Cruz, Djou, Garcia, Kobayashi, Marshall, Okino, Tam - 9.

BILL 26 (2008) - Council Committees.
AYES: Councilmembers Apo, Cachola, Dela Cruz, Djou, Garcia, Kobayashi, Marshall, Okino, Tam - 9.

BILL 29 (2008), CD1 - City Advertisements.
AYES: Councilmembers Apo, Cachola, Dela Cruz, Djou, Garcia, Kobayashi, Marshall, Okino, Tam - 9.

BILL 30 (2008), CD1 - City’s Deferred Compensation Program. 
AYES: Councilmembers Apo, Cachola, Dela Cruz, Djou, Garcia, Kobayashi, Marshall, Okino, Tam - 9.

* * * * * * Copies of the foregoing bills are available for use and examination by the public during regular business hours at the City Clerk’s office, Room 203, Honolulu Hale. Bills are also available on-line at http://www4.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/HomePage.  Should you have any questions, please call 768-3822. 

DENISE C. DE COSTA, City Clerk
(SB32228 5/14/08)~


MAHALO!
Campaign Spending Commission
Blue Ribbon Recodification Committee

The State of Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission thanks the 17 attorneys listed below for volunteering their time as Blue Ribbon Recodification Committee members. The committee worked many hours from September, 2007 through May, 2008 with the Commission’s staff to simplify and clarify the laws for campaign contributions and expenditures. The Committee’s draft amendments will be included in a bill submitted by the Commission to the 2009 legislature.

James Case, Esq.
Calvert G. Chipchase IV, Esq.
Leroy Colombe, Esq.
Brian DeLima, Esq.
J. George Hetherington, Esq.
Sandra Hoshida, Esq.
William Kaneko, Esq.
Brian Kang, Esq.
Jared Kawashima, Esq.
Bert Kobayashi, Jr., Esq.
James Koshiba, Esq.
Judge Randall Lee
Matt Matsunaga, Esq.
Owen Matsunaga, Esq.
Marilyn Niwao, Esq.
Terry Thomason, Esq.
Renee Yuen, Esq. 
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STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
MED-QUEST DIVISION
PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to 42 C.F.R. 447.205, the Department of Human Services ("DHS") is proposing to change the methods and standards that it uses to set payment rates for Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and Rural Health Clinic (RHC) services provided by public and private providers participating in the Medicaid program.  The proposed changes will be submitted for review by the federal government as an amendment to the Medicaid State Plan, to be effective as of the day following the date of this notice.
The significant changes are:

1. For FQHC and RHC services, fully compensatory supplemental payments will be made for the difference between managed care payments and the payment that would have been made under the prospective payment system (PPS) methodology at a frequency of not more than four months following the receipt of a claim.

2. For FQHC and RHC services, PPS rate adjustments due to changes in scope of service will be processed for acceptance or rejection by the Department of Human Services within one hundred twenty days of the receipt of all requested documentation.

3. For FQHC and RHC services, clarification of the circumstances qualifying as a change in scope of service has been added to the proposed Medicaid State Plan.

4. For FQHC and RHC services, clarification of the types of services to be considered
eligible for supplemental PPS payment has been added to the proposed Medicaid State Plan.

A copy of the proposed changes will be available for public viewing from the first working day
that the publication of this public notice in the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Hawaii Tribune Herald,
West Hawaii Today, The Maui News, and The Garden Island, from Monday - Friday between
the hours of 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the following locations:

On Oahu: Department of Human Services
Med-QUEST Division
Policy & Program Development Office
601 Kamokila Blvd., Room 518
Kapolei, Hawaii 96707-2021
Phone: 692-8132

Mailing Address:
Med-QUEST Division
Program & Policy Development Office
P. O. Box 700190
Kapolei, Hawaii 96709-0190

On Maui: Med-QUEST Division
Maui Section
210 Imi Kala Street, Suite 101
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793
Phone: 243-5780

On Kauai: Med-QUEST Division
Kauai Section
4473 Pahee Street, Suite A
Lihue, Hawaii 96766
Phone: 241-3575

On Hawaii: Med-QUEST Division
East Hawaii Section
88 Kanoelehua Ave., Room 107
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone: 933-0339
Med-QUEST Divison
West Hawaii Section
Lanihau Professional Center
75-5591 Palani Road, Ste. 3004
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Phone: 327-4970

In addition, written comments concerning the proposed changes may be sent to P.O. Box
700190 at the Oahu mailing address noted above.  Any written comments that are received
may also be reviewed by the public at the locations noted above. There are currently no public
hearings scheduled with respect to the proposed changes.  Public hearings will be held in
conjunction with amendments to the Hawaii Administrative Rules that are made to conform
those rules to the changes described in this notice.  A notice of the time and place of those
hearings will be published at a later time.  To be assured of consideration, comments should
be submitted no later than June 12, 2008.
(SB31444 5/13/08)
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Public Notice
State Health Planning and Development Agency
Certificate of Need The Agency has received certificate of need application #08-05A for administrative review from Hawaii Healthcare Professionals, Inc. for the establishment of Home Health Agency services on Oahu at a capital cost of $477,605.
Pursuant to Section 323D-44.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, any interested person may request a public meeting on an application before the Agency renders its decision.  Any request for a public meeting must be submitted in writing and directed to the Administrator, at the address provided below.  Any such request must be received by the Agency within seven (7) days of the publication date of this notice.
Important: Certificate applications are reviewed according to the following criteria: relation to the state health services and facilities plan, need and accessibility, quality, cost and finances, relation to the existing health care system, and availability of resources.
The Agency’s address and phone numbers are: 1177 Alakea Street, Room 402, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, Phone: (808) 587-0788 (voice) or (808) 587-0854 (TTY) or (808) 587-0783 (fax).
(SB32770 5/13/08)~


NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON STATE PLAN The Adult Mental Health Division (AMHD), and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD), Department of Health, State of Hawaii, is requesting public comment (P.L. 102-321) on the FY 2008 Community Mental Health Services Block Grant State Plan for Mental Health for persons with severe and persistent mental illness and for children and adolescents requiring support for emotional and behavioral development.  Comment is invited on the FY 2008 State Plan for inclusion in the FY 2009 State Plan. Access to the AMHD/CAMHD Plan is available at http://www.AMHD.org (Plans, Block Grant/Implementation Report).  Comments to the AMHD Plan may be directed to Judith Clarke, MSA, at (808) 453-6946, .  Comments to the CAMHD Plan may be directed to Sandra Pak, at 808-733-8383, .  Please respond before June 15, 2008.
(SB31189 5/12/08)~