Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa, Ka ‘Aha‘ōlelo Kau Kānāwai Kanakolu Kūmālua
THE SENATE
OF THE
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
Moku‘āina ‘O Hawai‘i
STATE OF HAWAI'I
‘Ākoakoa Kūmau MH 2023
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
Lā ‘Iwakāluakumamāiwa
TWENTY-NINTH DAY
13 Malaki 2023 - Po‘akahi - Hola 11:30 A.M.
March 13, 2023-Monday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.
A live stream of the Senate floor session will be available on the Senate YouTube channel.
Papahana O Ka Lā
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Kāhea Papa Inoa
ROLL CALL
‘Āpono Mo‘olelo O Ka Puke Hālāwai
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
Ho‘olauna Mea Kipa
INTRODUCTIONS
Ho‘olauna Ma Ka ‘Ākoakoa Nui
CONGRATULATING THE 2023 STATE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. (Senator Kidani)
Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ke Kia‘āina
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR: No(s). 2, 578-582
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Letter dated March 10, 2023, transmitting proposed changes to the FB 2023-25 Executive Budget Request. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Enhanced 911 Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, REED MAHUNA, for a term to expire 06-30-2024. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Community Development Authority (Heeia District), Gubernatorial Nominee, JO-ANN LEONG, for a term to expire 06-30-2026. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Kane'ohe Bay Regional Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, SYLVIA HUSSEY, for a term to expire 06-30-2023. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Kane'ohe Bay Regional Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, SYLVIA HUSSEY, for a term to expire 06-30-2027. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Kane'ohe Bay Regional Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOSEPH PICKARD, for a term to expire 06-30-2025. |
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Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Nā ‘Oihana
DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS: None
Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka Hale
HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS: No(s). 457
Informing the Senate that on March 10, 2023, the House agreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House Bill:
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"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION."(Legislative Agencies; Appropriations) |
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Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa
SENATE COMMUNICATIONS: No(s). 1
Notice to Governor dated March 10, 2023, transmitting the following Senate Bills which propose amendments to the Hawaii State Constitution:
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"PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII."(Constitutional Amendment; Elections; Noncandidate Committee; Independent Expenditures; Limitations) |
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"PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH."(State Constitutional Amendment; Freedom of Speech; Monetary Expenditures to Influence Elections) |
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"PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 4 AND 6, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING REAPPORTIONMENT."(Reapportionment; Constitutional Amendment) |
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"PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES."(Judges; Mandatory Retirement Age; Constitutional Amendment) |
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"PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AMEND THE MANNER IN WHICH JUSTICES AND JUDGES ARE APPOINTED, CONSENTED TO, AND RETAINED."(Constitutional Amendment; Justices; Judges; Consent; Senate Consent Procedures) |
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"PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS."(Constitutional Amendment; Individual Reproductive Rights) |
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"PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO EXPRESSLY PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY AUTHORIZE THE COUNTIES TO ISSUE TAX INCREMENT BONDS AND TO EXCLUDE TAX INCREMENT BONDS FROM DETERMINATIONS OF THE FUNDED DEBT OF THE COUNTIES."(Tax Increment Bonds; Constitutional Amendment) |
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Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ka ‘Ao‘ao Ho‘okolokolo
JUDICIARY COMMUNICATIONS: None
Papahana O Ka Lā
ORDER OF THE DAY
Ho‘ouna Kōmike Ho‘olohe A Ho‘ouna Hou Paha
REFERRALS AND RE-REFERRALS
Ho‘oka‘a‘ike ‘Ē A‘e
MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS: None
Hana ‘Ē A‘e
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Ho‘olaha
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ho‘olauna Ma Ka ‘Ākoakoa Nui
CONGRATULATING THE 2023 DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. (Senator Kidani)
Papamanawa Ho‘olohe Palapala
· Committee Hearing Schedule:
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DATE & TIME |
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HHS |
3/13/2023 1:00 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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WTL |
3/13/2023 1:00 PM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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AEN |
3/13/2023 1:05 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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AEN |
3/13/2023 1:15 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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LBT |
3/13/2023 3:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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EDU |
3/13/2023 3:25 PM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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JDC |
3/14/2023 9:30 AM |
CR 016 & Videoconference |
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EET |
3/14/2023 1:00 PM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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HOU/HHS |
3/14/2023 1:00 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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HWN |
3/14/2023 1:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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HOU |
3/14/2023 1:01 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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EET |
3/14/2023 1:30 PM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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GVO |
3/14/2023 3:00 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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TCA |
3/14/2023 3:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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INFO-WTL |
3/15/2023 8:30 AM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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CPN |
3/15/2023 10:00 AM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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AEN/EET |
3/15/2023 1:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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EET/AEN |
3/15/2023 1:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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HHS |
3/15/2023 1:00 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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WTL |
3/15/2023 1:00 PM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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AEN/PSM |
3/15/2023 1:30 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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AEN |
3/15/2023 2:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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EDU |
3/15/2023 3:00 PM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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LBT |
3/15/2023 3:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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PSM |
3/15/2023 3:00 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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CPN |
3/16/2023 10:00 AM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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EET |
3/16/2023 12:30 PM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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HWN |
3/16/2023 1:00 PM |
CR 016 & Videoconference |
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GVO |
3/16/2023 3:00 PM |
CR 225 |
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Ke Pani ‘Ana
ADJOURNMENT