HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-SECOND STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2023

 

 

April 4, 2023

 

 

44th Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -

Representative Adrian K. Tam

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

 

Received message number 5, transmitting proposed changes to the Fiscal Biennium 2023-2025 Executive Budget.

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Unfinished Business

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

 

S.B. No. 47, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ARRANGEMENT OF CANDIDATE NAMES ON BALLOTS.

(Elections; Ballot; Arrangement of Candidate Names; Randomization)

 

(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1625)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

 


 

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1913

S.B. No. 296, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SUBMISSION DEADLINES.

(Reports to Legislature; Governor; Principal Departments; Deadline; Streamlining; Consolidation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1914

S.B. No. 699, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO STATE CAPITOL TOURS.

(State Capitol Tours; Governor; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1915

S.B. No. 438

 

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING.

(Professional and Vocational Licensing; Application for Licensure; Application for Examination; Abandonment)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1916

S.B. No. 1027, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO COMBAT SPORTS.

(Combat Sports Contests; Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii; Prohibitions; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1917

S.B. No. 1327, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC FILING BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

(Public Utilities Commission; Motor Carriers; Hawaii Water Carrier Act; Documents; Electronic Filing)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1918

S.B. No. 710, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INCARCERATED WOMEN.

(UH; Windward Community College; Education; Incarcerated Women; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1919

S.B. No. 712, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

(Adult Corrections Officers; UH; Windward Community College; Trauma-informed Certification Program; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1920

S.B. No. 1163, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL.

(Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Department of Defense; Civil Air Patrol; Civilian Auxiliary Aviation Services; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1921

S.B. No. 732, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.

(Indigenous Peoples' Day; Observed Day)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1922

S.B. No. 844, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.

(Special Number Plates; Malama Puuloa; Motor Vehicles)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1923

S.B. No. 1532, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CULTURE AND ARTS.

(State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Awards; Hawaii Leadership Awards Program; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1924

S.B. No. 7, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY.

(School Facilities Authority; References; Clarification)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1925

S.B. No. 107, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

(Education; Board of Education; Chairperson)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1926

S.B. No. 156, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

(Board of Education; Community Forums; Public Meetings; Oral Testimony)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1927

S.B. No. 531, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(School Facilities Authority; Executive Director; Appointment)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1928

S.B. No. 830, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE.

(Critical Emergency Response; DOE; Safety; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1929

S.B. No. 1022, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE EARLY LEARNING BOARD.

(Early Learning Board; Appointment; Governor; Early Learning Stakeholder Advisory Council)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1930

S.B. No. 1232, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM.

(Board of Education; State Library System; State Librarian; Fees; Assessment)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1931

S.B. No. 155, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

(University of Hawaii Maui College; Office of International and Regional Partnerships; Study Abroad; Report; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1932

S.B. No. 281, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM.

(College Savings Program; Income Tax Deduction)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1933

S.B. No. 1317, S.D. 3, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO BROADBAND.

(Broadband Funds; Office of the Lieutenant Governor; Broadband Infrastructure Development; Working Group; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1934

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

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII RESIDENT TUITION FEE.

(University of Hawaii; Residence for Tuition Purposes)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1935

S.B. No. 968, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(DAGS; DOT; Parking Stall Sharing; Electric Vehicle Charging Stations; Public Employee Parking; Study)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1936

S.B. No. 1024, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(Department of Transportation; Zero-emissions Transportation Goals; Ground Transportation; Interisland Transportation; Transpacific Transportation; Working Groups; Reports)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1937

S.B. No. 1535, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(Traffic Safety; Department of Transportation; Construction Projects; Exemptions; Historic Preservation; Archeological Review; Environmental Impact Statement Law)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1938

S.B. No. 86, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FOOD SUSTAINABILITY.

(HDOA; State Agriculture Functional Plan; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1939

S.B. No. 430, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII FARM TO FOOD BANK PROGRAM.

(Hawaii Farm to Food Bank Program; Hawaii Food Assistance Program; Special Fund; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1940

S.B. No. 652, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

(Invasive Species; Control and Mitigation; Two-lined Spittlebug; Feral Chickens and Pigs; Pilot Program; Department of Agriculture; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1941

S.B. No. 743, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO COFFEE PEST CONTROL.

(HDOA; Coffee Berry Borer; Coffee Leaf Rust; Pesticide Subsidy and Fertilizer Program; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1942

S.B. No. 744, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

(Hawaii Invasive Species Council; Administrative Rules; Coffee Leaf Rust)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1943

S.B. No. 782, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TARO.

(HDOA; Taro Farmers; Grants; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1944

S.B. No. 818, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.

(Agribusiness Development Corporation; Department of Agriculture; Aquaculture Program; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1945

S.B. No. 1552, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

(DLNR; Hawaii Ant Lab; Little Fire Ant; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1946

S.B. No. 629, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

(Hawaii Tourism Authority; Contracts; Marketing; Hawaii Convention Center; Authority; Powers)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1947

 

            (48-Hour Notice)

 

S.B. No. 945, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE DIGITAL CURRENCY LICENSURE.

(DCCA; Division of Financial Institutions; Special Purpose Digital Currency Companies; Licensure; Digital Currency Innovation Lab; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS THIRD READING                                                                                      

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1948

 

            (48-Hour Notice)

 

S.B. No. 1502, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing; DOT; Airports; Counties; Highways; Parking; Regulation; Insurance; Shared Cars)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS THIRD READING                                                                                      

 

            CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1949

 

            (48-Hour Notice)

 

S.B. No. 746, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.

(Coffee Labeling; Advertising; Requirements; Coffee Blends; Hawaii-grown Coffee; Hawaii-processed Coffee; Ready-to-Drink Coffee Beverages)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS THIRD READING                                                                                      

 

            CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1950

 

            (48-Hour Notice)

 

S.B. No. 516, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO HEMP.

(Hemp Producers; Commercial Hemp Production; Labeling; Advertising; Hawaii-grown Hemp; Hawaii-processed Hemp)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS THIRD READING                                                                                      

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1951

 

            (48-Hour Notice)

 

S.B. No. 1488, S.D. 2, H.D. 3

 

RELATING TO LIVESTOCK.

(UH; CTAHR; Beef Cattle Interisland Ocean Transportation Study; Livestock; Report; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS THIRD READING                                                                                      

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1952

 

            (48-Hour Notice)

 

S.B. No. 500, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

(UH; Mental Health Practitioners; Division of Student Success; Counseling and Student Development Center)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS THIRD READING                                                                                      

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1953

 

            (48-Hour Notice)

 

S.B. No. 1586, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES.

(UH; CTAHR; Positions; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS THIRD READING                                                                                      

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1954

 

            (48-Hour Notice)

 

S.B. No. 971, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO STUDENT TRANSPORTATION.

(DOE; State Public Charter School Commission; Student Transportation; Bus Passes; Public High School Students; Charter High School Students; Report; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS THIRD READING                                                                                      

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1955

 

            (48-Hour Notice)

 

S.B. No. 1534, S.D. 2, H.D. 3

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(DOT; Electric Vehicles; Road Usage Charge System; Mileage-Based Road Usage Fees; Reports; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS THIRD READING                                                                                      

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1956

 

            (48-Hour Notice)

 

S.B. No. 304, S.D. 2, H.D. 3

 

RELATING TO VISITOR IMPACT FEES.

(DLNR; Visitor Impact Fee; Report; Appropriations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS THIRD READING                                                                                      

 

            CORRECTIONS, MILITARY & VETERANS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1957

H.R. No. 104, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE RELOCATION OF ALL LIVE FIRE TRAINING AND AVIATION ACTIVITIES AWAY FROM THE PU‘ULOA RANGE TRAINING FACILITY.

 

AS AMENDED, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                     

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1958

H.C.R. No. 8

 

URGING THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS TO REVIEW THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE TO IDENTIFY ORGANIZATIONAL RISKS OF CORRUPTION AND ETHICAL VIOLATIONS AND TO DEVELOP SYSTEMATIC IMPROVEMENTS TO SUCH RISKS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1959

H.R. No. 8

 

URGING THE COUNTIES TO DEVOTE SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTY ETHICS BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1960

H.C.R. No. 11

 

URGING THE COUNTIES TO DEVOTE SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTY ETHICS BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1961

H.R. No. 75

 

ENCOURAGING THE FACILITATION OF A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR IMMIGRANTS FROM PARTIES TO THE COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1962

H.C.R. No. 74

 

ENCOURAGING THE FACILITATION OF A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR IMMIGRANTS FROM PARTIES TO THE COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1963

H.R. No. 94

 

REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE COST AND PERSONNEL REQUIRED TO PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE A VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1964

H.C.R. No. 87

 

REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE COST AND PERSONNEL REQUIRED TO PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE A VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1965

H.R. No. 95

 

REQUESTING THE JUDICIARY TO PREPARE A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN, INCLUDING A CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT REQUEST, TO UPGRADE THE SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT COURT.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1966

H.C.R. No. 88

 

REQUESTING THE JUDICIARY TO PREPARE A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN, INCLUDING A CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT REQUEST, TO UPGRADE THE SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT COURT.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1967

H.R. No. 126

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES NEEDED TO EXECUTE A PLAN TO REPAIR HOMES FOR SAFE HABITATION.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1968

H.C.R. No. 125

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES NEEDED TO EXECUTE A PLAN TO REPAIR HOMES FOR SAFE HABITATION.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1969

H.R. No. 150

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE, REVIEW, AND PURSUE ALL APPLICABLE CIVIL CLAIMS AND CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST THE OWNER AND COMMERCIAL OPERATOR OF THE YACHT "NAKOA".

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1970

H.C.R. No. 148

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE, REVIEW, AND PURSUE ALL APPLICABLE CIVIL CLAIMS AND CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST THE OWNER AND COMMERCIAL OPERATOR OF THE YACHT "NAKOA".

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1971

S.B. No. 303, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE FUNDING OF GRANTS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 42F, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

(Chapter 42F; Grants; Appropriations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1972

S.B. No. 1314, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND SPOUSAL MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT.

(Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Spousal Medicare Part B Premium Reimbursement)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1973

S.B. No. 1315, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT.

(Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund Medicare Part B Premium Reimbursement; Income-related Monthly Adjustment Amount)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1974

S.B. No. 1373, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMING SPECIAL FUND.

(Executive Office on Aging Administrative Claiming Special Fund)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING                                                                                     

 

 

 

7.         Announcements