House Floor

Will the House come to order? Mr. Clerk, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Madam Speaker, 47 Members are present. Four are excused.

Thank you. Let's move on to item number two. Reading of the Journal. Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, may this matter be deferred.

So ordered. Item number three. Messages from the Governor. Mr. Clerk, are there any messages from the Governor?

Yes, Madam Speaker, we are in receipt of message number three, requesting the immediate passage of the noted emergency appropriation bills. May this matter be received and filed.

So ordered. Item number four. Senate Communications. Mr. Clerk, are there any Senate communications?

Madam Speaker, there are none.

Introductions, Members, are there any introductions? Representative Evslin.

Thank you. Madam Speaker. I would like to welcome today five incredible friends from Kauai who are amazing humans and champions for environmental stewardship who are visiting the capital today. We have Stacy Sproat. If you could please rise when I say your name. Stacy Sproat from the Waipa Foundation. Faith Blaylock from the Waipa Foundation.

Joel Guy from the Hanalei Initiative. Joanne Kaona from the Waioli Valley, Tarahui, and Le Wan from Limu Huli Garden and Preserve. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

And. All residents in my district. Any other introductions? Representative Souza.

Thank you. Madam Speaker, I'd like to welcome to our House of Representatives my constituent and very strong advocate for LGBTQ rights, Mike Yolegich, Makakila resident. Welcome to your House of Representatives. And with him is Abby Simmons from the Somal Caucus from the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Welcome, Abby. Thank you.

Representative Tam.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want to introduce some Members in the gallery that are also advocates for the LGBT community. When I say your name, please stand up. We have Madeline Sosara. We have Shalani B. Pasencia. Kalani Bright, Shai Lafele. And, you know, we also have with them Abby Simmons and Michael Goloya Jr.

Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Any other introductions. Representative Olds?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Again with the small font. Today, I would like to introduce. When I say your name, please stand up. Dr. Scott Morita. Are any of the dentists in attendance today? Okay, here we go.

So these dentists were dentists from the Dental Association Foundation, Hawaii Dental Association foundation, for their commitment improving oral health in Hawaii's Keiki. I just want to bring up to the body that there is going to be a Waikiki Health Makahiki Clinic Keiki dental event on February 22nd.

If you are in my neighboring communities and you have constituents that might need those services, please refer them. Thank you, Speaker.

Thank you. Are there any other introductions? Representative Iwamoto?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yes. I'd like to introduce. Sorry. Students and a teacher from the John A. Burns School of Medicine. They're here with the HOME Project, which is the Homeless Outreach Medical Education Program. And I just want to start with recognizing Dr. Jill Omori and then all of her students.

And I apologize for not getting your name earlier, but thank you very much and welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Amato.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I think I can kind of see her, but I think I see outstanding advocate Sandy Ma. Sandy, will you please rise? Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Are there any other introductions? If not, let's move to the next item, the order of the day. Item number five, reports of standing committees. Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to adopt standing Committee report numbers 313 through 432 as listed on pages 1 through 31, and that the accompanying House bills, as may be amended, pass second and or be referred to their designated committees. Second reading.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

No vote.

Any discussion on these items beginning with HSCR number 313. 314?315? 316? Representative PIerick.

So ordered. We're on the top of page three. Standing Committee report number 317. 318.319. Representative Pierick.

in opposition.

Please proceed.

Thank you. I believe this Bill would make it to where people only have to work about five years before they get a retirement that includes a pension. I think that's a pretty low bar for getting a pension, so I think we should keep the bar high.

Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee report 320. We're on the top of page four. Standing Committee report number 321. [Roll Call] Standing Committee report number 322. [Roll Call]

Moving on to standing Committee report 323. Representative Pierick.

Opposition.

Please proceed.

Thank you. This Bill makes it easier for basically people to go to school and get their loans repaid. I recommend the people just apply for scholarships if they want cheaper college.

Moving on to standing Committee report 324. On the top of page five. Standing Committee report 325. Representative Garcia.

With reservations.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

In opposition.

Please proceed.

So this Bill makes it to where if you're under 18 years old, you can't get married? My grandma got married at 17 years old and their parents, her parents are very supportive of that. There's other situations that, you know, 17-year-olds want to get married. So I think this Bill is a little bit too restrictive.

I think currently the state law is 15 years old. You can get married with parental consent. I recommend we just bring that up to 17 years old and not up to 18.

Any further comments? Moving on to standing Committee report. 326. 327. 328. We're at the top of page six. Standing Committee report. 329. 330. Representative Garcia.

With reservations.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

Reservations.

So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee report. Did I say 330? Okay, so 331. Representative Pierick

No vote.

So ordered. Moving on to 332. Representative Matsumoto.

In support and permission to insert written comments into the journal.

So ordered. Okay, so now we're moving to the top of page 7. Standing Committee Report. 333. 334. 335. 336. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Top of page 8. Standing Committee Report. 337. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

Same recourse.

So ordered. Representative Alcos.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered.

Moving on to Standing Committee report. 338. 339. 340. Going to the top of page nine. Standing Committee report. 341. 342. 3, Representative Perruso.

My apologies, Madam Speaker. When we have a moment, can we go back to Standcom 337?

Yes. Why don't we finish up with 342. Any comments? Then let's go to 337. Standing Committee Report 337 at the top of page 8.

With reservations.

So ordered. Okay, so let's move on to standing Committee report 343. 344. Representative Garcia.

With reservations.

So ordered. We're at the top of page 10. Standing Committee Report 345. 346. 347. Representative Moraoka.

With reservations.

So ordered. Signing Committee Report 347. 348. Representative Garcia.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

In opposition.

Please proceed.

Thank you. So we do need money. I recommend we have money for homeowners who have cesspools that need to get converted. But I don't recommend we spend money on the government agencies to talk about it. So that's what this Bill does. I recommend we just give the money straight to the people to do the conversions.

Moving on to the top of page 11. Standing Committee Report 349. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote,

So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee report 350. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Standing Committee report 351. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Garcia.

Same request.

So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Thank you Madam Speaker. With reservations, please.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Alcos.

No vote.

So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee report 352. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Going on to the top of page 12. Standing Committee Report 353. Representative Amato.

Speaker, reservations.

Sorry, I did not hear that. So ordered, reservations. Standing Committee report 354. Representative Pierick.

Thank you. Reservations.

So ordered. Representative Garcia.

With reservations.

So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee Report 355. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. For both of those. Moving on to standing Committee report 355. 355. Representative Garcia.

355. No vote.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee report 356. We're at the top of page 13. Standing Committee report 357. 358. 359. 360. Representative Amato.

With reservations.

Reservations noted. So ordered. We're at the top of page 14. Standing Committee Report 361. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

Please proceed.

In opposition.

Thank you. So this Bill would increase the costs of ships, you know, docking to the harbors which would increase the shop, you know, the fees for ships to do business. Which would increase the fees for them to sell stuff. Because those sales of purchased things, they would have to cover the costs of going to the harbor.

So I'm going to vote no.

Representative Alcos.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Thank you Madam Chair. Vote no, please.

So ordered. Representative Souza.

No vote.

So ordered. Moving on to. Oh, Representative Matsumoto.

Reservations.

So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee report 362. Representative Garcia.

With reservations.

So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee report 363. 364. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. We're at the top of page 15. Standing Committee Report 365. 366.

Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Kila.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. At this time I'd like to request an opportunity for disclosure.

Please proceed.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'd just like to disclose to the body that my parents operate a business that sells various items, including Lau La.

Thank you for that disclosure. Moving on to standing Committee Report 367. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Reyes Oda.

Reservations.

So ordered. Representative Matsumoto.

Reservations.

So ordered. Standing Committee Report 367. Any more comments? Moving on to Standing Committee Report 368.

Moving on to page 16. Standing Committee Report 369. Representative Kusch.

Madam Speaker, I stand strong support of this Bill.

So ordered. Moving on to 370. 371. 372. On the top of page 17. Standing Committee Report 373. 374. 375. Representative Amato. So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

Reservations.

So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee Report 376. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Amato. So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered.

Any further comments on standing Committee report 376? Okay, we're moving to the top of page 18. Signing Committee report 377. 378. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Muraoka. So ordered. Representative Reyes Oda. So ordered. Standing Committee Report 379. Representative Pierick. So ordered. Representative Garcia. So ordered.

Representative Muraoka. So ordered. Representative Matsumoto. So ordered. Representative Alcos. So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee report 380. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Reyes Oda. So ordered. Representative Alcos. So ordered. Representative Matsumoto. So ordered.

And Standing Committee Report 381. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Pierick. So ordered. Moving on to the top of page 19. Standing Committee report number 382. Representative Pierick. So ordered. 383. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Muraoka. So ordered. Standing Committee report 384. Representative Pierick. So ordered.

385. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Moving on to top of page 20. Standing Committee Report 386. Representative Pierick. So ordered. 387. Representative Garcia. So ordered. 388. 389. Representative Pierick. So ordered. Representative Muraoka. So ordered. Moving on to top of page 21. Standing Committee Report 390. 391. 392. Representative Pierick.

So ordered. 393. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Pierick. So ordered. Moving on to the top of page 22. Standing Committee Report 394. 395. 396. 397. Wow, we got through one page. Top of page 23, Standing Committee Report 398. 399. 400. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Muraoka. So ordered.

Standing Committee Report 401. Representative Pierick. So ordered. We're at the top of page 24. Standing Committee Report 402. Representative Pierick. So ordered. 403. 404. Representative Pierick. Excuse me. Garcia.

403. No vote.

403, no vote. Going on to Standing Committee Report 404. 405. Representative Pierick. So ordered. Representative Garcia. So ordered.

Top of page 25, Standing Committee report 406. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Pierick. So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

Representative Alcos. So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee Report 407. Representative Pierick. So ordered. Standing Committee Report 408. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Muraoka. So ordered. Representative Pierick. So ordered. Standing Committee report 409. Representative Amato. So ordered.

I'm just going to repeat, that was a no vote. At the top of page 26. Standing Committee Report 410. Representative Amato. No vote. So ordered. 411. 412. 413. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Pierick. Please proceed.

Thank you. I believe that this Bill would expand health care access to illegal immigrants. So I don't think it's a good idea. I'm voting no.

Representative Alcos. So ordered. Representative Matsumoto. So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

Representative Reyes Oda. So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Thank you, madam Chair. With reservations, please.

So ordered. Okay, moving on to the top of page 27. Standing Committee Report 414. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative. Moving on to signing Committee report. 415. 416. Representative Pierick. So ordered. Standing Committee report 417. Representative Souza.

No vote and permission to insert written comments into the General.

So ordered.

Thank you.

We're at the top of page 28. Standing Committee report. 418. 419. 420. That was 419. Excuse me. 420. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka. So ordered. Moving on to standing Committee Report 421. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Amato.

No vote.

No vote. So ordered. We're at the top of page 29. Standing Committee Report 422. 423. 424. Representative Pierick. So ordered. Standing Committee Report 425. We're at the top of page 30. Standing Committee Report 426. 427. 428. 429. At the top of page 31. Standing Committee Report 430.

431. Representative Garcia. So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Standing Committee report 432. Members, we will be taking a voice vote on all of these Standing Committee reports. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Item number six, introduction of resolutions. Mr. Clerk, are there any resolutions for action?

Madam Speaker, there are no resolutions for action. May all others be referred to print.

So ordered. Item number seven. Announcements. Members, are there any announcements? Representative Kahaloa?

Yes. Madam Speaker, your Committee on Agriculture and Food Systems requests a waiver of the 48-hour advance notice requirement for the purpose of conducting a public hearing with decision making on the following Bill, House Bill 92, HD1, relating to agriculture.

Please proceed.

Do I need to describe the Bill?

Oh, no. So we have the date and the time and the place. Thank you. So ordered.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The public hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 12th at 9:30am in Conference Room 325.

The waiver is approved. Moving. Are there any other announcements for the adjournment? Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I move that this House stand adjourned until 12:00 noon tomorrow.

Representative Garcia.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. The House stands adjourned until noon, 12 o'clock tomorrow.