House Floor

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

[Roll call]

Thank you. 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?

Madam Speaker, There are none.

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

Madam Speaker. There are none.

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

Thank you. Madam Speaker, it's an honor. It's an honor of mine to introduce the students, middle school students from Kamehameha Schools, which is. Which, I'm proud to say is in my district, Kapalama and Kalihi. So I'd like to. There are, I believe, 90 students here. And unfortunately, we probably don't have enough time to list everyone's names individually.

Your names will be listed in the Journal, which is the official document that dates back to when to, frankly, when the Legislature was established in 1841 by Kamehameha III. But I would like to recognize in particular the Kumu who brought your students here today. Kumu RHN Ate Kanekua. Kumu Haouli. Gardner Woolston. Kumu Ariana Smith. And Kumu Vanessa Suki.

And of course, to all of our students. We look forward to you taking leadership for Hawaii. Please welcome the students from Kamehameha.

Representative Muraoka.

Morning. Madam Speaker, I'd like to introduce my office staff. Started with my office manager, Kelly Timoteo. Our office assistants, Tessie Kikahuna and Tanya Kaaha Ainang. This is my office staff. They mean a lot to me, as they do to our community, because each of them, like myself, come from generations from our own community.

I'd like to welcome them to our House of Representatives.

Representative La Chica.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to extend a warm welcome to our guests who are visiting from California, Mike and Rita James. If you may please rise. They are here to visit their lovely granddaughter, Erica Anderson, who also happens to be my Committee Clerk. So welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Todd.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. You know, I think as many of you know, I'm a football coach and I coached Hilo for a long time, won a couple of state titles.

And I always thought it'd be really cool to have some of the boys up here, but we were never able to make it work with school and flights and all that. But I now coach at Kamehameha Kapalama and we have some football boys here. If you could please stand and be recognized. Come on, don't be shy.

I'm going to tell Coach Kael. Let's go, let's go, let's go. Stand up. Don't disappoint your coach. zero, that's. That's soul crushing stuff right there. Very disappointing. Extra laps. All right, thank you.

Representative Evslin.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have the honor of introducing and welcoming two incredible sports team teams from Kauai today. We have the Kawaihae varsity boys team who is undefeated canoe paddling team who was undefeated throughout the KF season this year. Both teams are here for the state championships tomorrow at Kehi Lagoon. Please rise.

Your name rise when I say your name. Starting with Kwaihai, we have Dylan Finch, Alex Melkor, Colton Delacruz, Jai Santa Maria, Jaden Kerr, Kato, Sudoria Maka, Diego, Taven Borealis, Cedric Tejada. And they're accompanied by Wade and Mitsu Yamamoto and their coach, Doneen Stokes. If you could please rise.

Also coaches Donine Stokes was my paddling coach when I was in high school. And then we have the incredible team from island school who is the mixed. You guys can stay standing.

Mixed KF champions who are here also for the state paddling race tomorrow, starting with Max Evslin, Keala Doyle, Elijah Noka, Jude Washburn, Mia Javalana, Ruby Schwartz, Taimana Kelson Kealohilani, IU Parziale, Nola Brown and Ilihia Vientura. Sorry I missed you. And then accompanied by coaches Maui Kelsen and Jed Gushman.

And I'm incredibly honored to recognize both these teams today as an alumni of Kauai High and as one of the coaches for the Island School team. So welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Evslin. Did you have something else? Sorry.

One more quick introduction. My incredible session staff who are here in the gallery today. Also, we have Ken Peck and Chance Inoshita. Malia Temes, who's my office manager, is hard at work in the office upstairs. Otherwise she would have been here also. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Mura Oka.

Madam Chair. Excuse me for my nervousness earlier. I also forgot he's not in here. But I. I want to mention his name because he's on our staff as well. Philip Gan.

Thank you. Are there any other introductions? If not recess, Subject to the call of the chair.

Majority Members meet in the caucus room.

Minority Members within the caucus room.

Let's go to the order of the day. Item number five, Reports of Standing Committees. Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Standing Committee report numbers 249 through 254 as listed on pages 1 through 3, and that the accompanying House bills, as may be amended, pass second reading and be referred to their designated committees.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Any discussion on these items beginning with HSCR number 249? Representative Garcia, with reservations. So ordered. Representative Alcos. Reservations. So ordered. Let's go to the top of page two. Standing Committee report number 250. Representative pic.

[Roll call]

So ordered. Let's move on to Standing Committee report number 251. 252. 253. We're at the top of page three. Standing Committee report number 254. Members. We will be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Item number six. Third reading.

Representative Morikawa for the motion to suspend the rules.

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules of the House in order to consider a certain House Bill for third reading by consent Calendar.

[Roll call]

Any questions? All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried for the motion to pass. Third reading. Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move that house Bill number 1440 HD1 as listed on page three past. Third reading. Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion. Any discussion on this item? See none. Representative Morikawa for the vote. Speaker. Thank you. Sorry. Representative Souza.

In opposition. I want to stand on my comments from second reading. And I also would like to insert comments into The Journal.

So ordered. Thank you. Representative Matsumoto. Support and permission. Insert comments into the Journal. So ordered. Any further discussion? Representative Morikawa for the vote.

Madam Speaker. On the measure before us, all majority Members vote aye. Representative Garcia.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. On the measure before us, all minority Members vote aye. With the exception of Rep. Souza, have.

All votes been cast? Said House Bill passes third reading. Item number seven, 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 eight, Announcements. Members, are there any announcements? Representative Garrett.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Just want to remind the Members of the Higher Education Committee that our hearing this afternoon is not going to be here at the State Capitol, but rather at Bachman hall on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It's about an hour away.

And please don't forget that the Punahou Carnival started today, so there might be some traffic in the area. So please be on time. Thank you.

Thank you, Representative Kapela.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I just want to let the body know that we have a save the date for art at the Capitol April 11th. Please participate, open your doors, share your beautiful art with our community and more information will come in your email.

Thank you for coordinating that effort. Any other announcements? Representative Matsumoto?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I forgot to announce this earlier, but today is National Wear Red Day for American Heart Association and so just wanted to acknowledge the work that they do in our communities in regards to heart disease. Thank you.

Any further announcements? Representative Morawa Madam Speaker, I move that.

This hall stand adjourned until 12:00 noon Monday. Representative Garcia.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

All those in favor say I. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. The House stands adjourned until 12 noon Monday.