Labor and Technology

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Elefante

Elefante, Brandon J.C.

Chair
Senate District 16

Hawai‘i State Capitol, Room 217
Phone: 808-586-6230
Fax: 808-586-6231
senelefante@capitol.hawaii.gov

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Lamosao, Rachele

Vice Chair
Senate District 19

Hawai‘i State Capitol, Room 204
Phone: 808-586-6970
Fax: 808-586-6879
senlamosao@capitol.hawaii.gov

Members

Les Ihara, Jr.
Sharon Y. Moriwaki
Kurt Fevella

Les Ihara, Jr.

Sharon Y. Moriwaki

Kurt Fevella

The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to public officers and employees, labor, employment opportunities and training, labor-management relations, collective bargaining, the Employees' Retirement System, and the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; implementation and innovation of technology, including but not limited to information storage, transmission, processing, and telecommunications; and programs and issues addressed by the State's Chief Information Officer and the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, including any boards, commissions, committees, and councils addressing technology issues.

Measures Scheduled for Hearing Show All

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Measures in 2026

Measure and Title
SB731 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
SB1036 RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB1087 RELATING TO AN AIRPORTS CORPORATION.
HB815 HD1 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
SB1463 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM.
HB1144 HD2 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM.
HB1183 HD3 RELATING TO ALLOWANCE ON SERVICE RETIREMENTS.
SB2017 RELATING TO HEALTHY WORKPLACES.
SB2036 RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB2049 RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB2052 RELATING TO RIGHT TO REPAIR.
SB2141 RELATING TO ALLOWANCE ON SERVICE RETIREMENTS.
SB2150 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS.
SB2201 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
SB2212 RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY EDUCATION.
SB2220 RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.
SB2273 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
SB2292 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL TREATMENT.
SB2304 RELATING TO IDENTITY THEFT.
SB2357 RELATING TO TIP CREDIT.
SB2388 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
SB2389 RELATING TO WAREHOUSE WORKERS.
SB2393 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
HB1648 HD2 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
HB1655 HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
HB1676 HD1 RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SCR5 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A HAWAII WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE AWARD PROGRAM.
SB2455 RELATING TO COMMUTING.
SB2460 RELATING TO PRIVATE SECTOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS.
SB2493 RELATING TO DIGITAL ASSETS.
SB2512 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB2522 RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPTION OF COUNTY POSITIONS.
SB2523 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
SB2585 RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SB2588 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
SB2641 RELATING TO LABOR.
SB2642 RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.
SB2643 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
SB2664 RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER COVID-19 HAZARD PAY PROGRAM.
SB2670 RELATING TO GRANTS.
HB1859 HD1 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
SB2715 RELATING TO FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION.
HB1892 HD3 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
HB1963 HD2 RELATING TO IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE.
SB2763 RELATING TO STAFFING STANDARDS AT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
SB2768 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SB2788 RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS.
SB2832 RELATING TO RETIREMENT.
SB2844 RELATING TO IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE.
SB2923 RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SB2931 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.
SB2953 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2967 RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SB2998 RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
SB3017 RELATING TO PRIVACY.
SB3020 RELATING TO TRANSPARENCY.
SB3038 RELATING TO INCARCERATED PERSONS.
HB2164 HD1 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
SB3075 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
SB3106 RELATING TO PEER SUPPORT COUNSELING.
SB3111 RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
SB3114 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING.
SB3135 RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
SB3143 RELATING TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.
SB3145 RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPT POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
SB3155 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
SB3184 RELATING TO DIGITAL ASSETS.
SB3185 RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB3186 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
SB3196 RELATING TO LABOR DAY.
SB3197 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB3200 RELATING TO CULTURE.
HB2323 HD2 RELATING TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.
HB2325 HD1 RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPT POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
HB2358 HD2 RELATING TO RETIREMENT.
HB2360 HD2 RELATING TO PAID FAMILY LEAVE.
HB2367 HD1 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS.
SB3235 RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE.
GM503 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, DOUGLAS CHANG, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.
GM504 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, GEORGE DENISE, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.
GM512 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, JASON BENN, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.
SB3273 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
SB3292 RELATING TO LABOR.
GM626 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, SEAN NAKAMURA, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.
GM627 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, GINA ANONUEVO, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.
GM628 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, RONA FUKUMOTO, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM629 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, TRANG MALONE, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM630 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, CARY MIYASHIRO, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM631 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, KEITH DEMELLO, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM632 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, ROSALEE AGAS-YUU, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM633 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, REGAN TANIGUCHI, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM634 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System, Gubernatorial Nominee, DARLENE BLAKENEY, for a term to expire 01-01-2032.
GM635 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Trustees of the Deferred Compensation Plan, Gubernatorial Nominee, LANCE LARSEN, JR., for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM671 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems, Gubernatorial Nominee, WILLIAM FRISBEE, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM672 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems, Gubernatorial Nominee, CHRISTIAN WONG, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM690 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Retirement Savings Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, JESSIE DEAN, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.
GM726 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, GINA ANONUEVO, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.
SR32 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY CURRICULA PLANS AND PROGRAMS FOR USE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SCR33 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY CURRICULA PLANS AND PROGRAMS FOR USE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SCR42 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONVENE A YOUTH DIGITAL SAFETY AND PLATFORM ACCOUNTABILITY WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE IN THE STATE AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REGULATORY SAFEGUARDS.
SR41 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONVENE A YOUTH DIGITAL SAFETY AND PLATFORM ACCOUNTABILITY WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE IN THE STATE AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REGULATORY SAFEGUARDS.
GM759 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, CHRISTOPHER BURNETT, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.
SR75 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN COMPLETING THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SYSTEMS FOR ALL CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS UNDER ITS JURISDICTION.
SR76 REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE DECENTRALIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT'S HIRING AND RECRUITMENT FUNCTIONS TO STATE DEPARTMENTS, DIVISIONS, AND AGENCIES.
SCR85 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN COMPLETING THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SYSTEMS FOR ALL CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS UNDER ITS JURISDICTION.
SCR139 REQUESTING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNOR, FOR INCLUSION IN THE STATE UNIFIED PLAN, A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE WORKFORCE STRATEGY TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE OF THE STATE HAVE A PATHWAY TO A CAREER THAT ENABLES THEM TO LEARN, WORK, AND THRIVE IN THE STATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO A VIBRANT LOCAL ECONOMY GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY VALUES BY 2045.
SR131 REQUESTING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNOR, FOR INCLUSION IN THE STATE UNIFIED PLAN, A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE WORKFORCE STRATEGY TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE OF THE STATE HAVE A PATHWAY TO A CAREER THAT ENABLES THEM TO LEARN, WORK, AND THRIVE IN THE STATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO A VIBRANT LOCAL ECONOMY GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY VALUES BY 2045.
SCR146 REQUESTING A COMPREHENSIVE OVERHAUL OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS TO MODERNIZE THE WORKFORCE, IMPROVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, AND EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A SUPPORT TOOL.
SR138 REQUESTING A COMPREHENSIVE OVERHAUL OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS TO MODERNIZE THE WORKFORCE, IMPROVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, AND EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A SUPPORT TOOL.
GM774 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, DOUGLAS MOORE, for a term to expire 06-30-2036.
GM779 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARK PHONGSAVATH, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.
GM792 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, CHERYL CROSS, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.
GM793 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Workforce Development Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, ASHLEIGH LOA, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

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