HI HB358

Require both chambers of the Legislature to establish rules enabling neighbor island residents to provide live oral testimony at legislative committee hearings through audio or audiovisual technology

Direct each chamber to identify and utilize agency sites with existing audio or audiovisual capability for presenting live testimony

Appropriate funds to establish audiovisual systems throughout the State to facilitate neighbor island residents' participation in legislative committee hearings

Address the burden of expensive and time-consuming travel from neighbor islands to Honolulu for in-person legislative testimony by leveraging available technology