HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2021

 

 

April 23, 2021

 

 

53rd Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -

Representative Jackson D. Sayama

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

 

Received message number 7 informing the House that a notice of ratification was issued on April 22, 2021 concerning Collective Bargaining Units 1 and 10, and transmitting a proposed H.B. No. 325, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1 for appropriations to fund the cost items for Employer-Union Trust Fund contributions.

 

Received message number 8 informing the House that a notice of ratification was issued on April 22, 2021 concerning Collective Bargaining Unit 7, and transmitting a proposed H.B. No. 921, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1 for appropriations to fund the cost items for Employer-Union Trust Fund contributions.

 

Received message number 9 informing the House that a notice of ratification was issued on April 22, 2021 concerning Collective Bargaining Units 2, 3, 8, and 13, and transmitting a proposed H.B. No. 712, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1 for appropriations to fund the cost items for Employer-Union Trust Fund contributions.

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

 

Received communications informing the House that the Senate has made changes to Senate conferee assignments to the following House Bill:

 

H.B. No. 1297, H.D. 2, S.D. 2          Senator Dela Cruz added as Co-Chair. Senator Moriwaki discharged as Co-Chair.

Senator Taniguchi added as Conferee.

 

 


 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Unfinished Business

 

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 5, S.D. 1

 

ESTABLISHING A JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL SELECTION.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 11, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 35, S.D. 1

 

URGING THE UNITED STATES MILITARY TO CLEAN UP MUNITIONS AND EXPLOSIVES OF CONCERN IN HAWAII UNDER THE MILITARY MUNITIONS RESPONSE PROGRAM.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 37, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND KAUAI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO IDENTIFY AND RECOMMEND METHODS TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS ALONG THE KAUMUALII HIGHWAY.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 44, S.D. 1

 

URGING UNITED STATES PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. AND THE ASIA‑PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION TO HOLD THE 2023 ASIA‑PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION SUMMIT IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, STATE OF HAWAII.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 69, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO SUBMIT A PETITION TO LIST THE PUEO AS A THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 76, S.D. 2

 

REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING GROUP TO ASSESS THE STATUS OF ACT 14, SPECIAL SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1995, AND THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT OF 1920, AS AMENDED.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 81, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AND HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO TAKE EVERY ACTION NECESSARY TO ADDRESS RAPIDLY INCREASING SAFETY RISKS AND COMMUNITY DISRUPTION RESULTING FROM INSUFFICIENT REGULATION OF TOUR HELICOPTER AND SMALL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT HAWAII SKIES.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 96, S.D. 1

 

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF FACILITY MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, TO IMMEDIATELY AND REGULARLY CLEAN THE DRAINAGE CANALS AND STREAMS IN WAIMANALO, KANEOHE, AND KAILUA AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDED CLEANING SCHEDULES FOR DRAINAGE CANALS AND STREAMS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 97, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE FORMATION OF A TASK FORCE ON NORTH ROAD MANAGEMENT.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 112, S.D. 1

 

DECLARING RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 132, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO APPLY TO THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION'S OFFICE OF DIVERSION CONTROL FOR AN EXCEPTION UNDER TITLE 21 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS SECTION 1307.03, AND REQUEST FORMAL WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THE LISTING OF MARIHUANA, MARIHUANA EXTRACT, AND TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLS AS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN FEDERAL SCHEDULE I DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PROTECTED ACTIVITIES IN HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 137, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO COMPILE A SHORT LIST OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AND MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS THAT ARE SUITABLE TO RELOCATE TO HAWAII AND IDENTIFY MEANS AND INCENTIVES TO ENTICE THESE BUSINESSES TO RELOCATE.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 154, S.D. 1

 

CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AS RELATED TO COVID-19; URGING GREATER INVESTMENT IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY‑WIDE SOLUTIONS; AND REQUESTING THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE INCIDENTS BASED ON ANTI-ASIAN AND ANTI-PACIFIC ISLANDER SENTIMENT AND DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBERS OF HOMICIDES OF ASIAN-AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 162, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND JUDICIARY TO SUBMIT A PLAN TO ACCOUNT FOR GENDER IDENTITY WITH RESPECT TO INCARCERATED AND COURT-INVOLVED YOUTH AND WORK WITH THE SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY WORKGROUP WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADDRESS THE INCIDENCE OF LGBTQI YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 163, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ENTER INTO A LONG-TERM WATER LEASE WITH THE WAI‘OLI VALLEY TARO HUI FOR THE HUI'S EXISTING USE OF WATER FROM WAI‘OLI STREAM VIA DIRECT NEGOTIATION, UPON ITS COMPLETION OF REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 343, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 166, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

 

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT KAPAA, KAWAIHAU, KAUAI, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A SANDBAG GROIN AND FOR USE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

 

H.C.R. No. 189, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR AND URGING THE INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC REPATRIATION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN ART, CULTURAL ITEMS, AND IWI KUPUNA.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                         

 

 

 

 


6.         Final Reading

 

 

 

H.B. No. 136, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.

(Liquor Licensing; Transfer of Licenses; Limited Liability Companies)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

H.B. No. 391, H.D. 3, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

(Residential Landlord-Tenant Code; Rental Agreements; Early Termination; Servicemembers)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

H.B. No. 490, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST SENIORS.

(Kupuna Caucus; Offenses Against Seniors; Penal Code; Enhanced Penalties)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

H.B. No. 515, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

(Audit; DOE; School Food Services Branch; BOE; Superintendent)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                    


 


 

 

H.B. No. 767, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO THE FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.

(Hawaii Farm to School Program; Farm to School Meals; DOE; HDOA)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

H.B. No. 991, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS.

(Department of Health; Vital Statistics Records; Disclosure; Public Health)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1020, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO ADAPTIVE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

(DLNR; Natural Resource Rules; Adaptive Management)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1041, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

(Conformity to the Internal Revenue Code for 2020; Income Tax; Estate and Generation-skipping Transfer Tax)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1322, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE.

(DOH; Trauma-informed Care; Task Force)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

7.         Announcements

 

 

House session will be in recess on Monday, April 26, 2021.

 

House session will convene at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.