HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2025

 

 

April 21, 2025

 

 

54th Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

 

See Addendum.

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Unfinished Business

 

 

 

S.C.R. No. 86, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE AN AEROMEDICAL SERVICES WORKING GROUP.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                      

 

 

 

S.C.R. No. 145, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING A PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM FOR THE STATE.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                      

 

 

 

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            TRANSPORTATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2140

S.C.R. No. 32

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO USE INMATE WORK FURLOUGH PROGRAMS FOR STATE ROADWAY AND HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2141

S.C.R. No. 117, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

URGING THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF BUS STOPS ON HAWAII ISLAND UTILIZED BY CHILDREN TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOL AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SAFETY AT EACH LOCATION.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2142

S.C.R. No. 194, S.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ENCOURAGE REDUCTIONS IN THE USE OF DISPOSABLE SURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOLLOWING EXAMPLES SET BY CALIFORNIA AND JAPAN.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            PUBLIC SAFETY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2143

S.C.R. No. 20

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION TO COMPREHENSIVELY REEVALUATE ITS POLICIES REGARDING IN-PERSON CONTACT VISITATION AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO BEST SUPPORT INCARCERATED PERSONS IN STAYING CONNECTED WITH LOVED ONES WHO CAN HELP THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY OF REHABILITATION.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2144

S.C.R. No. 58, S.D. 1

 

URGING THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE TO INSTALL A MINIMUM SET OF ACCESSIBLE RECREATIONAL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN EACH PLAYGROUND LOCATED IN A COUNTY PARK AND TO ESTABLISH COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE PLANS THAT ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SAFETY, CLEANLINESS, AND FUNCTIONALITY OF EACH PLAYGROUND.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

            ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2145

S.C.R. No. 31, S.D. 1

 

ENDORSING TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION, SUPPORTING THE SIGNING OF A UNITED STATES-TAIWAN BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, AND COMMEMORATING THE RELATIONSHIPS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND TAIWAN.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 2146

S.C.R. No. 121, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONVENE A TOURISM AND GAMING WORKING GROUP.

 

AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

 

7.         Final Reading

 

 

 

H.B. No. 413, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LOBBYIST CONTRIBUTIONS.

(State Ethics Commission Package; Lobbyists; Contributions)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

H.B. No. 477, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.

(Hawaii Employment Security Law; Unemployment Benefits; Unemployment Claims; Registration for Work; Electronic Notification)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

H.B. No. 871, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.

(HHCA; Act 130; Secretary of the Interior; Congressional Approval)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

H.B. No. 951, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

(Prescriptions; Opiates; Telehealth; Three-day Supply; Physicians; Health Care Providers; Prescriptive Authority)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1002, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.

(Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission; Oversight Coordinator)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1017, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE GREENHOUSE GAS SEQUESTRATION TASK FORCE.

(Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force; Repeal)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1065, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR SPECIAL FUND.

(Executive Office on Early Learning; Early Childhood Educator Stipend Program; Early Childhood Educator Special Fund; Repeal)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1120, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO NUISANCES.

(DOH; Nuisance Prevention; Environmental Health; Public Health)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1152, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.

(DOTAX; Tax Administration; Civil Service; Exemptions)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1379, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEALTH.

(Foreign Medical Graduates; Licensure; Hawaii Medical Board)

 

PASS FINAL READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

8.         Announcements

 

 

Committee Referral Sheet No. 34

 

 

Addendum

 

Received communications returning the following House Concurrent Resolutions, all having been Adopted in the Senate:

 

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

H.C.R. No. 27, S.D. 1

H.C.R. No. 40

H.C.R. No. 42, H.D. 1

H.C.R. No. 78

H.C.R. No. 122, H.D. 1

H.C.R. No. 128, H.D. 1

H.C.R. No. 130, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

H.C.R. No. 164, H.D. 1

H.C.R. No. 174, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

H.C.R. No. 180, H.D. 1

H.C.R. No. 191, H.D. 1

H.C.R. No. 200, S.D. 1

 

 

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has disagreed to the amendments proposed by the House to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 192, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

H.B. No. 3, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 72, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

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

H.B. No. 302, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

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

H.B. No. 303, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

San Buenaventura, Chair; Keohokalole/Inouye, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 341, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

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

H.B. No. 410, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Richards, Chair; Moriwaki, Co-Chair; Keohokalole, DeCorte

H.B. No. 420, H.D. 3, S.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Rhoads, Co-Chair; Fukunaga, Richards, Awa

H.B. No. 422, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Chang, Chair; Kim/Kidani, Co-Chairs; Hashimoto, Kanuha

H.B. No. 427, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Gabbard, Chair; Lee, C./Keohokalole/Wakai/Rhoads, Co-Chairs; Awa

H.B. No. 442, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 529, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Chang, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Kanuha, Fevella

H.B. No. 549, H.D. 3, S.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Kidani/Kanuha, Co-Chairs; DeCorte

H.B. No. 622, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Kidani, Chair; Kanuha, Kim, DeCorte

H.B. No. 643, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Gabbard/DeCoite, Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 713, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Aquino, Chair; Moriwaki, Co-Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella

H.B. No. 718, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Kanuha, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 736, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Gabbard/Lee, C., Co-Chairs; Fevella

H.B. No. 740, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Chang, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 860, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Lee, C., Chair; Wakai/Rhoads/Kanuha, Co-Chairs; DeCorte

H.B. No. 934, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

DeCoite, Chair; Wakai, Co-Chair; Kim, Awa

H.B. No. 939, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Wakai, Co-Chair; McKelvey, Richards, Fevella

H.B. No. 1052, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Hashimoto/Kanuha, Co-Chairs; Awa

H.B. No. 1055, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Keohokalole, Chair; Wakai/Aquino, Co-Chairs; Richards, Awa

H.B. No. 1064, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Elefante, Chair; Aquino/Lee, C./Rhoads, Co-Chairs; Wakai, DeCorte

H.B. No. 1155, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Kim, Chair; McKelvey, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 1162, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Lee, C., Chair; Rhoads, Co-Chair; Elefante, DeCorte

H.B. No. 1168, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 1169, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

Kim, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 1170, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 1171, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 1291, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

Richards, Chair; Gabbard, Co-Chair; Keohokalole, McKelvey, Awa

H.B. No. 1300, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 1320, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Wakai, Co-Chair; Fevella

H.B. No. 1369, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Hashimoto, Chair; Kim, Fevella

H.B. No. 1370, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

Keohokalole, Chair; Wakai, Co-Chair; Awa

 

 

 

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

 

S.B. No. 30, H.D. 2

Lee, C., Chair; Rhoads, Co-Chair; Chang, Fevella

S.B. No. 65, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Chang, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Kanuha, Fevella

S.B. No. 102, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Rhoads, Co-Chair; Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa

S.B. No. 119, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 176, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

Rhoads, Chair; Chang, Gabbard

S.B. No. 321, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

Lee, C., Chair; Inouye/Keohokalole/Rhoads, Co-Chairs; DeCorte

S.B. No. 332, S.D. 1, H.D. 3

Keohokalole, Chair; Chang, Co-Chair; McKelvey, Richards, Awa

S.B. No. 382, H.D. 1

McKelvey, Chair; Chang, Co-Chair; Moriwaki, Fevella

S.B. No. 385, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

Keohokalole, Chair; McKelvey, Co-Chair; Awa

S.B. No. 657, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Gabbard/Hashimoto, Co-Chairs; Fevella

S.B. No. 822, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Rhoads, Co-Chair; Chang, Fukunaga

S.B. No. 825, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Hashimoto/Rhoads, Co-Chairs; Fukunaga, McKelvey

S.B. No. 865, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

Kim, Chair; Kanuha, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 934, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Lee, C., Chair; Elefante, Fevella

S.B. No. 960, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

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

S.B. No. 1044, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

Keohokalole, Chair; Moriwaki, Co-Chair; Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa

S.B. No. 1142, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

Keohokalole, Chair; McKelvey, Co-Chair; Fukunaga, Awa

S.B. No. 1146, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

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

S.B. No. 1170, S.D. 2, H.D. 3

Chang, Chair; Inouye/Rhoads, Co-Chairs; Hashimoto, Kanuha, Fevella

S.B. No. 1245, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

San Buenaventura, Chair; Keohokalole, Co-Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella

S.B. No. 1252, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Aquino, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 1263, S.D. 2, H.D. 3

Chang, Chair; Rhoads, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 1316, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

Rhoads, Chair; Elefante, Co-Chair; Awa

S.B. No. 1343, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

DeCoite, Chair; Fukunaga/Chang, Co-Chairs; Awa

S.B. No. 1429, S.D. 2, H.D. 3

San Buenaventura, Chair; Keohokalole/Gabbard, Co-Chairs; Fevella

S.B. No. 1500, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Keohokalole, Chair; Wakai, Co-Chair; Richards, Awa

S.B. No. 1501, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Hashimoto, Chair; Keohokalole, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 1502, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

Kim, Chair; Hashimoto, Co-Chair; Fevella

S.B. No. 1526, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

Lee, C., Chair; Hashimoto/Moriwaki, Co-Chairs; DeCorte

S.B. No. 1536, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

DeCoite, Chair; Aquino/Kim, Co-Chairs; Awa

S.B. No. 1571, S.D. 2, H.D. 3

DeCoite, Chair; Aquino/Wakai, Co-Chairs; Kim, Fevella

S.B. No. 1585, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

Kim, Chair; Kidani, Co-Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella

S.B. No. 1667, S.D. 2, H.D. 3

Lee, C., Chair; Hashimoto/Rhoads, Co-Chairs; Fevella

 

 

 

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

 

H.B. No. 1007, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

Senator Inouye added as Conferee

S.B. No. 935, S.D. 2, H.D. 3

Senator Rhoads added as Conferee