HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2022

 

 

April 25, 2022

 

 

55th Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -

Representative Angus L.K. McKelvey

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

 

Received message number 23 informing the House the Hawaii Government Employees Association and the employer have reached an agreement concerning Collective Bargaining Unit 2 on April 19, 2022, and transmitting proposed S.B. No. 2783, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1, to fund the award.

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

 

See Addendum.

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Unfinished Business

 

 

 

S.C.R. No. 132

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO REPORT ON THE PAMANTASAN COUNCIL'S SYSTEMWIDE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE STATUS OF FILIPINOS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                      

 

 

S.C.R. No. 215, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO INVESTIGATE AND ADDRESS THE FEASIBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A NURSING PROGRAM AT HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                      

 

 

 

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2142-22

S.C.R. No. 201

 

STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO MITIGATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO CORALS AND OTHER IMPORTANT CORAL REEF RESOURCES WHILE DREDGING IN STATE WATERS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2143-22

S.C.R. No. 161, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW THE PERMITTING PROCESS RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF COUNTY ORDINANCES ON HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2144-22

S.C.R. No. 133, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

URGING THE STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO WORK WITH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTION CENTER, THE FILIPINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAI‘I, AND OTHER CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN HAWAII, AS APPROPRIATE, TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH PROGRAM AIMED AT INFORMING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR ASSISTANCE.

 

AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2145-22

S.C.R. No. 63, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO NAME THE NEW KIHEI HIGH SCHOOL IN HONOR OF UNITED STATES CONGRESSWOMAN PATSY T. MINK.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2146-22

S.C.R. No. 216, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ASSESS AND REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE WHETHER AND TO WHAT EXTENT EXISTING CURRICULUM AND TRAINING ALIGN WITH ERIN'S LAW.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2147-22

S.C.R. No. 76

 

REQUESTING THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE TO PROHIBIT UNAPPROVED RESIDENTIAL USE OF FARM DWELLINGS IN AGRICULTURAL PARKS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2148-22

S.C.R. No. 108, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

AFFIRMING HAWAI‘I'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO THE GOALS OF THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT AND UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND ENDORSEMENT OF THE FOSSIL FUEL NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2149-22

S.C.R. No. 25, S.D. 1

 

RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 3 THROUGH OCTOBER 7, 2022, AS DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2150-22

S.C.R. No. 138, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CELEBRATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANIKAI BIKEWAY AND RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF TED RODGERS AND CYNTHIA THIELEN WHO LED THE EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH IT.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2151-22

S.C.R. No. 24, S.D. 1

 

RECOGNIZING APRIL 17 THROUGH APRIL 23, 2022, AS VOLUNTEER WEEK HAWAII THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2152-22

S.C.R. No. 185, S.D. 1

 

DENOUNCING RUSSIA'S ACTIONS CAUSING A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN UKRAINE AND URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO TAKE CONCRETE ACTION TO SUPPORT UKRAINIAN REFUGEES AND TO INCREASE THE REFUGEE LIMITS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND INCREASE FUNDING RELATED TO THOSE EFFORTS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2153-22

S.C.R. No. 203

 

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO RECAPTURE, RETAIN, AND SHARE THE CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF LIMU KALA.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2154-22

S.C.R. No. 121

 

URGING THE COUNTIES AND THE STATE TO WORK WITH HUAMAKAHIKINA AND KUMU HULA TO ESTABLISH POLICIES PROTECTING HULA.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2155-22

S.C.R. No. 46, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE CREATION OF AN ENFORCEMENT DIVISION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2156-22

S.C.R. No. 192, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DELIBERATIVE AND PRE-DECISIONAL AGENCY RECORDS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2157-22

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

 

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE REVIEW OF THE CERTIFICATION AND REGULATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2158-22

S.C.R. No. 241, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR FERTILITY PRESERVATION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND WHOSE CANCER OR CANCER TREATMENT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THEIR FERTILITY.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2159-22

S.C.R. No. 33, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE BLOOD BANK OF HAWAII TO IMMEDIATELY ADOPT THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S UPDATED GUIDANCE, WHICH SHORTENS OR ELIMINATES THE DEFERRAL PERIOD FOR CERTAIN BLOOD DONORS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2160-22

S.C.R. No. 41, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE TO CONDUCT A DATA MAPPING STUDY TO IDENTIFY GEOGRAPHICALLY UNDERSERVED AND UNSERVED AREAS IN THE STATE THAT LACK QUALITY BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY.

 

AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2161-22

S.C.R. No. 120, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

URGING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CONSIDER AND ADOPT AN EFFICIENT, STREAMLINED PROCESS TO REVIEW REQUESTS MADE BY ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO PROVIDE MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND SERVICES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE STATE'S EFFORTS TO EXPEDITE BROADBAND ACCESS AND EQUITY, FACILITATE DIGITAL EQUITY, AND PROMOTE EXPEDITIOUS BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT TO UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS.

 

AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2162-22

S.C.R. No. 103, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

 

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE ISSUES AND BARRIERS TO THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS IN MULTI-UNIT DWELLINGS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CHANGES TO STATUTES AND RULES OR OTHER GUIDANCE TO HELP CLARIFY AND FACILITATE THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS IN MULTI-UNIT DWELLINGS.

 

AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

 

7.         Announcements

 

 

Committee Referral Sheet No. 51

Committee Referral Sheet No. 52

 

 

Addendum

 

Received communication transmitting House Concurrent Resolution No. 73, having been adopted in the Senate.

 

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has appointed conferees to the following House Bills:

 

H.B. No. 137, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Baker, Chair; Rhoads/Keith-Agaran, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 510, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Dela Cruz, Chair; Misalucha, Moriwaki, Fevella

H.B. No. 598, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

Keohokalole, Chair; Baker/Kidani/Rhoads, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 1412, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

Lee, Chair; Moriwaki/Acasio, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 1413, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

Lee, Chair; Moriwaki/Acasio/Misalucha, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 1414, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Lee, Chair; Acasio/Misalucha, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 1434, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Moriwaki, Chair; Rhoads/Misalucha, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 1550, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Kim/Misalucha, Co-Chairs; San Buenaventura, Fevella

H.B. No. 1575, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Baker/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; San Buenaventura, Fevella

H.B. No. 1579, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Kidani, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 1619, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Lee, Chair; Baker/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 1692, S.D. 2

Lee, Chair; Rhoads, Co-Chair; Inouye, Fevella

H.B. No. 1761, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Lee, Chair; Rhoads, Co-Chair; DeCoite, Fevella

H.B. No. 1762, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

San Buenaventura, Chair; Moriwaki/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Misalucha, Fevella

H.B. No. 1775, H.D. 2, S.D. 3

Kidani, Chair; Kim/Kanuha/Rhoads, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 1809, H.D. 3, S.D. 2

Wakai, Chair; Kidani, Co-Chair; Misalucha, Fevella

H.B. No. 1893, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Nishihara/Moriwaki, Co-Chairs; San Buenaventura, Fevella

H.B. No. 1953, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Lee, Chair; Shimabukuro, Co-Chair; Inouye, Fevella

H.B. No. 1980, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Baker/Shimabukuro, Co-Chairs; Moriwaki, Fevella

H.B. No. 1991, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Lee, Chair; Baker/Gabbard, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 2020, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Chang, Chair; Keith-Agaran/Moriwaki, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 2049, S.D. 1

Rhoads, Chair; Gabbard, Fevella

H.B. No. 2108, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Baker, Chair; Wakai/Misalucha, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 2111, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Baker, Chair; Chang, Riviere, Fevella

H.B. No. 2112, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Baker, Chair; Chang, Fevella

H.B. No. 2218, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Lee, Chair; Wakai, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 2233, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

San Buenaventura, Chair; Kanuha, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 2240, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Taniguchi, Chair; Keith-Agaran, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 2288, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Kim, Chair; Shimabukuro/Wakai, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 2336, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Lee, Chair; Rhoads/Inouye, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 2340, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair; Fevella

 

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has appointed conferees to the following Senate Bills:

 

S.B. No. 152, H.D. 1

Lee, Chair; Gabbard, Co-Chair; Shimabukuro, Fevella

S.B. No. 206, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Baker, Chair; Rhoads, Co-Chair; Chang, Fevella

S.B. No. 346, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Gabbard, Chair; Rhoads, Co-Chair; Acasio, Fevella

S.B. No. 665, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

Rhoads, Chair; Lee, Fevella

S.B. No. 915, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Lee, Chair; Misalucha, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 969, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

Gabbard, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair; Rhoads, Fevella

S.B. No. 1105, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Baker, Chair; Shimabukuro/Kim, Co-Chairs; Fevella

S.B. No. 1138, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Kanuha, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 1297, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

Gabbard, Chair; Misalucha, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 2008, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

Nishihara, Chair; Lee/Rhoads, Co-Chairs; Riviere, Fevella

S.B. No. 2137, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Moriwaki, Chair; Keohokalole/Kim, Co-Chairs; Fevella

S.B. No. 2202, H.D. 1

Taniguchi, Chair; Ihara, Fevella

S.B. No. 2281, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 2382, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

Baker, Chair; Chang, Riviere, Fevella

S.B. No. 2641, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Rhoads, Chair; Shimabukuro, Co-Chair; Acasio, Fevella

S.B. No. 2677, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

San Buenaventura, Chair; Chang/Moriwaki, Co-Chairs; Acasio, Fevella

S.B. No. 2816, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Kidani, Chair; Wakai, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 2837, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

Gabbard, Chair; Misalucha, Co-Chair; Rhoads, Fevella

S.B. No. 2862, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

Kidani, Chair; Shimabukuro, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 2869, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

Rhoads, Chair; Kim, Fevella

S.B. No. 2893, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

Kidani, Chair; Shimabukuro, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 3084, H.D. 1

Baker, Chair; Chang, DeCoite, Fevella

S.B. No. 3158, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Lee, Chair; Inouye, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 3165, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Lee, Chair; Riviere/Rhoads, Co-Chairs; Fevella

 

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has made changes to Senate conferee assignments to the following Senate and House Bills:

 

S.B. No. 969, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

Senate Conferees Discharged: Senator Gabbard discharged as Chair. Senators Baker, Rhoads discharged as Co-Chairs.

S.B. No. 3134, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Senate Conferees Discharged: Senator Inouye discharged as Chair. Senator Keith-Agaran discharged as Co-Chair. Senators Riviere, Fevella discharged as Conferees.