The Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature

Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa, Ka ‘Aha‘ōlelo Kau Kānāwai Kanakolu Kūmālua

State of Hawaii

Moku‘āina ‘O Hawai‘i

Regular Session of 2024 ǀ ‘Ākoakoa Kūmau MH 2024

 

 

Fifty-First Day

 

 

Lā Kanalimakumamākahi

April 16, 2024, Tuesday

 

 

16 ‘Apelila 2024 - Po‘Alua

11:30 A.M.

 

 

Hola 11:30 A.M.

 

A live stream of the Senate floor session will be available on the Senate YouTube channel.

 

 

 

 

Order of Business ǀ Papahana O Ka Lā

 

Roll Call ǀ Kāhea Papa Inoa

 

 

Approval of the Journal ǀ ‘Āpono Mo‘olelo O Ka Puke Hālāwai

 

 

Introductions ǀ Ho‘olauna Mea Kipa

 

 

Messages from the Governor ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ke Kia‘āina                                            759-760

 

G.M. 759

Informing the Senate that on 04-15-2024, the Governor has withdrawn RENEE SHOVE, Gubernatorial Nominee to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board, from consideration by the Senate (GM533).

File

 

 

 

G.M. 760

Informing the Senate that on 04-15-2024, the Governor has withdrawn EVA WILLIAMS, Gubernatorial Nominee to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board, from consideration by the Senate (GM534).

File

 

 

 

 


Departmental Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Nā ‘Oihana                                             None

 

 

 

 

House Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka Hale                                                                737-756

 

Informing the Senate that on April 15, 2024, the House appointed Conferees to the following bills:

 

H.C. 737

S.B. 1596, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

RELATING TO SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

DOE; HPHA; School Facilities Authority; Schools; Employees; Maui Campus Housing Pilot Program; Housing

File

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2066, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

RELATING TO HOUSING.

HHFDC; Housing Development; Planning Exemptions

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2119, H.D. 1

RELATING TO OUT-OF-STATE PRESCRIPTIONS.

Pharmacists; Out-of-State Prescriptions; Initial Fill

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2193, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

RELATING TO COMPUTER CRIME.

Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Penal Code; Computers; Privacy

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2197, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

RELATING TO GAMBLING OFFENSES.

Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Penal Code; Gambling

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2245, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT.

DHS; Child Protective Act; Exigent Circumstances; Harm; Imminent Harm; Protective Custody; Temporary Foster Custody

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2257, S.D. 3, H.D. 1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

HTSB; Career and Technical Education; Education Requirements; Qualified Individuals

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2305, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS.

DLE; Silver Alert Program; Missing Persons; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2308, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

RELATING TO SPEEDING.

School Zones; Speeding; Fines; Penalties

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2322, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

RELATING TO WATER QUALITY.

DOH; Environmental Management Division; Clean Water Branch; Water Quality; Water Sampling; Tier 1 Beaches; Hazardous Conditions

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2333, H.D. 1

RELATING TO ELECTION AUDITS.

Chief Election Officer; Election Audits; Electronic Voting System; Electronic Tally of Ballots

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2347, H.D. 1

RELATING TO CRIME.

Habitual Violent Crime; Criminal Law

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2350, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

RELATING TO NOISE POLLUTION.

Motor Vehicles; Motor Scooters; Noisy Mufflers; Fines

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2443, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Department of Transportation; Highway Safety; Automated Speed Enforcement System; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund; Appropriation

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2475, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Department of Education; Private Schools; Charter Schools; Prekindergarten Programs and Schools; Harm to Students Registry; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2476, H.D. 2

RELATING TO DENTAL HYGIENISTS.

Dental Hygienists; Dental Sealants; School-Based Health Program

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2659, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

RELATING TO REGENERATIVE TOURISM.

Hawaii Tourism Authority; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Objectives and Policies; Visitor Industry; Tourism Functional Plan

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2718, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

Hawaii Labor Relations Board; Hearsay Evidence; Administrative Procedures

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2726, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Condominium Property Regime Task Force; LRB; Study; Report; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2819, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.

Two-Lane Highways; Traffic Safety; Slow-Moving Vehicles

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2913, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

RELATING TO TRAVEL INSURANCE.

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Regulatory Framework; Travel Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2919, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

RELATING TO PROPERTY.

Transient Vacation Rental Units; County Zoning; County Authority; Amortization; Transient Accommodations Tax

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2943, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

DOT; Workforce Development; Commercial Drivers; Working Group; Report

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 2958, H.D. 1

RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION:  AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES OR THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSES OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, OR DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.

Revision Bill

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3033, H.D. 1

RELATING TO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

Penal Code; Offenses Against Public Administration; Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3034, H.D. 1

RELATING TO PENAL LIABILITY.

Penal Liability; Intoxication; Affirmative Defense

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3036, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS.

Penal Code; Offenses Against Public Health and Morals; Sex Trafficking; Promoting Prostitution

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3037, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

RELATING TO PROMOTING PORNOGRAPHY FOR MINORS.

Penal Code; Promoting Pornography for Minors; Offenses Against Public Health and Morals

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3083, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Insurance Code; Insurance Holding Company System; Group Capital Calculation; Liquidity Stress Test Framework

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3094, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

RELATING TO PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS.

Peer Support Specialist; Working Group; Office of Wellness and Resilience; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3116, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

RELATING TO THE PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS PROGRAM.

Department of Human Services; Preschool Open Doors Program; Priority Application Period; Selection Priority

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3123, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

RELATING TO ACCESS TO VITAL RECORDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

DOH; DHHL; Memorandum of Agreement; Vital Records

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3159, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

RELATING TO CONTESTED CASES.

Administrative Procedure; Contested Cases; Vexatious Litigants

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3183, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

RELATING TO ROAD USAGE CHARGE PROGRAM.

Department of Transportation; Electric Vehicles; State Mileage‑Based Road User Fee; County Mileage-Based Road User Fee

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3226, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.

Administrative Procedure; Business; Permits; Review

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3242, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

DOT; Road Safety; Infrastructure; Speed Limits; Schools

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3305, H.D. 2

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Public Charter Schools; Prekindergarten Programs; Statutory Exceptions

 

 

 

 

 

S.B. 3364, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

RELATING TO DESTINATION MANAGEMENT.

HTA; Destination Management; Regenerative Tourism; Strategic Tourism Management Plan; Administrative Supervision of Boards and Commission

 

 

 

 

H.C. 738

H.B. 1533, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

RELATING TO DEATH BENEFITS.

DHS; Death Benefits; Reimbursement; Mortuaries; Cemeteries; Unclaimed Human Remains

File

 

 

 

 

H.B. 1577, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TOWING FEES.

Tow Operators; Overturned Vehicles; Additional Fees; Payment Methods

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 1604, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.

Courts; Corrections; Arrests; Substance Abuse Assessment; Parole

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 1758, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS.

Professional Engineers; Licensure; Qualifications; Lawful Experience in Engineering Work; Code Compliance Review of Plans; Municipality Employees

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 1760, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.

B&F; HHFDC; Counties; Bond Volume Cap Recycling Program; Affordable Rental Housing; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Subaccount; State Debt Limit Exclusion; Private Activity Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 1763, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

RELATING TO HOUSING.

HHFDC; RHRF

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 1772, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO FALL PREVENTION.

Kupuna Caucus; DOH; Senior Fall Prevention Campaign; Appropriation; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 1801, S.D. 1

RELATING TO STATE BONDS.

State Bonds; State Budget

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 1832, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

RELATING TO HIRING.

DHRD; State Departments; Civil Service; Minimum Qualification Review

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 1884, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

Ethics Commission Package; Legislator Disclosures

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 1927, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO INDECENT EXPOSURE.

Hawaii Penal Code; Criminal Offense; Indecent Exposure; Less Than Sixteen Years of Age; Strict Liability

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 1997, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO THE INTERISLAND TRANSPORT OF HYDROGEN.

PUC; Water Carriers; Hawaii Water Carrier Act; Rate; Tariff; Discount; Interisland Transport of Renewable Hydrogen

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2020, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy Producer; Definition; Disposition of Public Lands

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2070, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

DCCA; Office of Administrative Hearing; Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Administrative Proceedings for Review; Cash or Protest Bond; Return to Party; Forfeiture

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2083, H.D. 3, S.D. 1

RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Department of Education; Farm to School Meals; Recognition Program; Department Schools; School Meals; Plant-based Option; Mililani High School Pilot Program

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2131, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

RELATING TO THE TWO-LINED SPITTLEBUG.

HDOA; Invasive Species; Control and Mitigation; Two-Lined Spittlebug; Report; Appropriation; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2136, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

DOA; Pesticide Inspection Program; Restricted Use Pesticides; Banned Pesticides

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2192, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO CEMETERIES.

DCCA; Cemeteries; Limited Ownership; Perpetual Care; Security; Reports

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2224, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.

EOA; SHPDA; Long-Term Care Plan; Report; Position; Appropriation; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2298, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

Consumer Protection; Coffee Labeling; Geographic Origins; Prohibitions

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2315, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Condominium Association Meetings; Electronic Meetings; Electronic Voting; Mail Voting

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2316, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Condominiums; Elections; Cumulative Voting; Write-In Candidates

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2317, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.

Condominiums; Proxy; Voting; Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time; Statements of Qualification; Electronic Statements

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2318, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT.

Hawaii Nonprofit Corporations Act; Planned Community Associations; Condominium Associations; Quorum; Exception

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2354, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD.

Small Business Regulatory Review Board; Legislation; Small Business

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2365, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.

Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2380, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE.

Mass Transit Special Fund; Emergency Appropriation

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2390, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

PUC; Renewable Energy; Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2435, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

RELATING TO LICENSING.

DOH; Marriage Licenses; Civil Union Licenses; Synchronous Online Access; Rules

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2446, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.

Disabled Persons Parking; Permits; Violations; Penalties; Counties; Enforcement

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2458, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Department of Law Enforcement; Subpoena Powers

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2481, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO TIME SHARE COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS.

Time Share Commissioners of Deeds; Repeal

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2490, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

RELATING TO CAPITAL ADVANCEMENT CONTRACTS.

DOT; Harbor Improvements; Capital Advancement Contracts; Report

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2563, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

HTA; Recreational Activities; Commercial Activities; Mobile Application; Study; Convention Center; Naming Rights; Advertising; Marketing

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2614, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Hawaii State Energy Office; Solar Distributed Energy Resource Systems; Building Permits; Online Automated Permitting Platform; SolarAPP+; Self-certification Process

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2641, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.

DCCA; Appraisal Management Companies; Registration Program; Reestablishment; Compliance Resolution Fund; Appropriation

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2742, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Landlord-Tenant Code; Summary Possession Proceedings; Notice; Mediation; Wildfires; Moratorium; Emergency Proclamation; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriation

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. 2790, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Housing Loan and Mortgage Program; Hula Mae Single Family Loans Program

 

 

 

 

 

Returning the following Senate Concurrent Resolutions which were adopted by the House on April 15, 2024:

 

H.C. 739

S.C.R. 3, S.D. 1

URGING THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO CONDUCT TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN LAVA-FLOW HAZARD ZONES 1 AND 2, TO UPDATE ITS LONG-TERM LAVA-FLOW HAZARD MAP OF HAWAII ISLAND.

United States Geological Survey; Map; Lava Flow Hazard Zones

File

 

 

 

H.C. 740

S.C.R. 25, S.D. 1

ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO EXPAND THE RED-LIGHT SAFETY PROGRAM.

DOT; Red-Light Safety Program; City and County of Honolulu; Expansion

File

 

 

 

H.C. 741

S.C.R. 29

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STRATEGIC PLAN.

Aquaculture Development Program Strategic Plan; Department of Agriculture

File

 

 

 

H.C. 742

S.C.R. 63, S.D. 1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PRIORITIZE REMEDIATION OF THE FLOODING ISSUES PRESENT ON ROUTE 11 AROUND MILE POST SIXTY AS A SAFETY PROJECT.

Department of Transportation, Mamalahoa Highway, Route 11, flooding, Reports to the legislature.

File

 

 

 

H.C. 743

S.C.R. 64

URGING THE STATE AND COUNTIES TO PRIORITIZE AND DIRECT ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO SUPPORTING COORDINATED INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AIMED AT ADDRESSING THE ONGOING FENTANYL EPIDEMIC.

Interagency Collaboration; Public-Private Partnerships; State; Counties; Fentanyl Epidemic

File

 

 

 

H.C. 744

S.C.R. 85

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL SPEED BUMPS AND SPEED LIMIT SIGNAGE ON THE PORTION OF KAPOLEI PARKWAY BETWEEN KAPOLEI HIGH SCHOOL AND KAPOLEI MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Department of Transportation; Kapolei Parkway; Kapolei High School; Kapolei Middle School; Speed Bumps; Speed Limit Signage

File

 

 

 

H.C. 745

S.C.R. 116

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT OPTIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE INGRESS AND EGRESS ROUTES IN PACIFIC PALISADES.

Department of Transportation; Pacific Palisades; Emergency Egress

File

 

 

 

H.C. 746

S.C.R. 145, S.D. 1

REQUESTING STAKEHOLDERS TO UPDATE THE EAST-WEST CENTER STUDY TITLED "HAWAII AS AN EAST-WEST BRIDGE: A SURVEY OF THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF NON-TOURIST INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN HAWAII".

East-West Center; International Affairs; Study

File

 

 

 

H.C. 747

S.C.R. 152

REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO COLLABORATE WITH THE STATE TO EXPAND COMMUNITY GARDENING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS.

Community Gardening Opportunities; City and County of Honolulu

File

 

 

 

H.C. 748

S.C.R. 178

URGING THE STATE TO PROHIBIT THE INTRODUCTION OF BIOCONTROL AGENTS THAT MIGHT THREATEN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT FORAGE GRASS SPECIES.

Hawaii Rangelands; Forage Grasses; Beef Cattle Industry; Biosecurity

File

 

 

 

H.C. 749

S.C.R. 220

URGING THE HAWAII CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO INCREASE THE RECYCLING OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS AND TO EXPAND THE USAGE OF RECYCLED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.

Recycling; Construction Waste; Use of Recycled Materials; Hawaii Construction Industry

File

 

 

 

 

Returning the following Senate Concurrent Resolutions which were adopted by the House on April 15, 2024, in an amended form:

 

H.C. 750

S.C.R. 1, H.D. 1

RECOGNIZING THE DAY IN 2025 OF THE SECOND NEW MOON AFTER THE WINTER SOLSTICE OF 2024 AS THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Lunar New Year; Recognized Holiday

Agree/Disagree

 

 

 

H.C. 751

S.C.R. 2, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

ENDORSING THE PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN AS AN OBSERVER IN THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION.

Hawaii; Taiwan; United States; Trade; International Relations; ICAO; UNFCCC; WHO; INTERPOL

Agree/Disagree

 

 

 

H.C. 752

S.C.R. 67, H.D. 1

URGING THE LEGISLATURE TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND RESTORE NATIVE HAWAIIAN LIMU.

Limu Kala; Conservation; Protection; Restoration

Agree/Disagree

 

 

 

H.C. 753

S.C.R. 101, H.D. 1

URGING A TRANSITION TO A PLANT-BASED LIFESTYLE.

Plant-based Lifestyle; Renewables; Greenhouse Gases; Emissions

Agree/Disagree

 

 

 

H.C. 754

S.C.R. 104, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

URGING THE STATE, CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, AND UNITED STATES MILITARY TO COORDINATE AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF ILLEGAL DUMPING WITHIN WAIPAHU AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES OF EWA, PEARL CITY, AND AIEA ON OAHU.

Illegal Dumping; Environmental Risks; Waipahu

Agree/Disagree

 

 

 

H.C. 755

S.C.R. 131, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO URGE CONGRESS TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OF A LABORATORY CERTIFIED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ON ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS IN THE STATE.

DOH; Laboratory; Environmental Toxins; Public Information

Agree/Disagree

 

 

 

H.C. 756

S.C.R. 146, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

ENCOURAGING THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THE INITIATION OF A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HAWAII AND THE SPANISH PROVINCE OF THE BALEARIC ISLANDS.

Baleares; Sister-State Relationship

Agree/Disagree

 

 

 

 

Senate Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa                                                   None

 

 

 

 

Judiciary Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ka ‘Ao‘ao Ho‘okolokolo                                 None

 

 

 

 

Introduction of Measures ǀ Hāpai Palapala                                                                                None

 

 

Conference Committee Reports  ǀ Palapala Hō‘ike Na Nā Kōmike Kūkā                              None

 

 

 

 

Standing Committee Reports ǀ Palapala Hō‘ike Na Nā Kōmike Kūmau                         3825-3828

 

S.S.C.R. 3825

(EDU)

G.M. 520

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Education, Gubernatorial Nominee, KAHELE DUKELOW, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

(One Day Notice of

Advise & Consent)

 

 

 

S.S.C.R. 3825

(EDU)

G.M. 710

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Education, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARY HATTORI, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

(One Day Notice of

Advise & Consent)

 

 

 

S.S.C.R. 3825

(EDU)

G.M. 711

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Education, Gubernatorial Nominee, KEN KURAYA, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

(One Day Notice of

Advise & Consent)

 

 

 

S.S.C.R. 3825

(EDU)

G.M. 712

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Education, Gubernatorial Nominee, WILLIAM ARAKAKI, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

(One Day Notice of

Advise & Consent)

 

 

 

S.S.C.R. 3825

(EDU)

G.M. 713

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Education, Gubernatorial Nominee, WESLEY LO, for a term to expire 06-30-2027. (Expiration date amended to 06-30-2025 by GM734).

(One Day Notice of

Advise & Consent)

 

 

 

S.S.C.R. 3825

(EDU)

G.M. 714

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Education, Gubernatorial Nominee, ELYNNE CHUNG, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

(One Day Notice of

Advise & Consent)

 

 

 

S.S.C.R. 3825

(EDU)

G.M. 735

Submitting for consideration and confirmation as the Chairperson, Board of Education, Gubernatorial Nominee, ROY TAKUMI, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

(One Day Notice of

Advise & Consent)

 

 

 

S.S.C.R. 3826

(HWN)

G.M. 567

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, WALT KANEAKUA, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

(One Day Notice of

Advise & Consent)

 

 

 

S.S.C.R. 3827

(HWN)

H.C.R. 32

REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDRESSING NATIVE HAWAIIAN DISPARITIES.

(One Day Notice of

Adoption)

 

 

 

S.S.C.R. 3828

(AEN)

H.C.R. 24

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO CREATE A PLAN TO DEVELOP AN INVASIVE PESTS PLACARD PROGRAM AND ASSESS THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM.

(One Day Notice of

Adoption)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order of the Day ǀ Papahana O Ka Lā

 

Deferred Matters ǀ Nā Mea I Hoʻopaneʻe ʻia                                                                               None

 

 

 

 

Advise And Consent ǀ A‘Oa‘O A ‘Ae

 

S.S.C.R. 3822

 

Status Page

G.M. 535

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, JEANETTE AYERS-KAWAKAMI, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.  (HRE)

Advise and Consent

 

 

 

S.S.C.R. 3822

 

Status Page

G.M. 623

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, SONDRA LEIGGI BRANDON, for a term to expire 06-30-2028.  (HRE)

Advise and Consent

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adopt Resolutions ǀ ‘Ōlelo Ho‘Oholo E Koho Pāloka ‘La

 

S.S.C.R. 3823

 

Status Page

H.C.R. 189, H.D. 1

URGING THE STATE TO PROHIBIT THE INTRODUCTION OF BIOCONTROL AGENTS THAT MIGHT THREATEN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT FORAGE GRASS SPECIES.  (AEN)

Adopt

 

 

 

S.S.C.R. 3824

 

Status Page

H.C.R. 3

URGING EACH COUNTY TO ESTABLISH AN EMERGENCY ZONING CODE FOR POST-DISASTER USE.  (PSM/WTL)

Adopt

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Reading ǀ Heluhelu Hope Loa                                                                                                None

 

 

 

 

Third Reading ǀ Heluhelu ‘Ekolu                                                                                                     None

 

 

 

 

Referrals And Re-Referrals ǀ Ho‘ouna Kōmike Ho‘olohe A Ho‘ouna Hou Paha                  None

 

 

Miscellaneous Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike ‘Ē A‘e                                                             None

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Business ǀ Hana ‘Ē A‘e                                                                                          None

 

 

Announcements ǀ Ho‘olaha

 

Committee Hearing Schedule ǀ Papamanawa Ho‘olohe Palapala

 

COMMITTEE

DATE

TIME

ROOM

CONF

4/16/2024

1:00 PM

CR 309

HWN

4/16/2024

1:15 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

HRE

4/16/2024

2:00 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

HHS

4/17/2024

8:45 AM

CR 225

HHS

4/17/2024

8:45 AM

CR 225 & Videoconference

AEN/CPN

4/17/2024

9:30 AM

CR 225 & Videoconference

CPN

4/17/2024

9:32 AM

CR 225 & Videoconference

CPN/HHS

4/17/2024

9:35 AM

CR 225 & Videoconference

HHS/CPN

4/17/2024

9:35 AM

CR 225 & Videoconference

EET

4/17/2024

1:00 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

PSM/JDC

4/17/2024

3:00 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

PSM

4/17/2024

3:05 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

INFO-CPN-PSM

4/18/2024

1:30 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

 

 

 

 

 

Senate Session will convene at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

 

Adjournment ǀ Ke Pani ‘Ana