Senate Floor

Will the Senate please come to order? Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]. Twenty-two present. Three excused.

Thank you. The chair has read the journal of the preceding day and approves the same. Are there any introductions this morning? Senator DeCoite.

Sorry. Thank you, Mr. President. It's my pleasure to introduce a group of students and the chaperones from Seabury Hall in Maui who are here visiting the Capitol today. Students, when I call your name, can you please rise? Members, if you could hold your applause to the end?

Please join me in welcoming Isaac Kalani Adolfo Sr.--sorry--Reagan Aguas, Olivia Aoki, Kailia Carver, Makani DuPont, Jacob Robello, Wyatt Wong Leong, accompanied by their advisors, Ms. Sydney Dietrich and Mr. Chris Golding. Welcome to your Hawaii State Senate. And Mr. President, if I could have their names inserted in the journal? Thank you.

So ordered. Further introductions? Senator Keohokalole.

Thank you, Mr. President. I think we should note two familiar faces in the Gallery. One represents Queen's Health Systems and works on our healthcare issues locally, Jacee Mikulanec, and then also in the Gallery, one of our leaders on affordable housing development, Stanford Carr. Welcome to the Senate.

Any further introductions? If not, Madam Clerk.

Beginning on page two, Standing Committee Report numbers 403 to 479 for adoption.

Senator Wakai.

Mr. President, I move for the adoption of Standing Committee Reports numbers 403 to 479.

Senator DeCorte.

Mr. President, I second the motion.

It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Any objections? If not, the motion is carried.

Referrals and Re-referrals.

Referrals and re-referrals are made in accordance with the Order of the Day and the supplemental orders of the day that may be filed later today.

No further business, Mr. President.

Please note Senator Fukunaga as present. Are there any announcements today? Senator Elefante.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise on a point of personal privilege.

Please proceed.

Mr. President and members and to the general public, on behalf of the Senator from District 15 and I, we want to congratulate the Aiea High School Boys Varsity team for winning the OIA Division II basketball championship last night. Congratulations to the student athletes, coaches, and staff.

Any further announcements? If not, the chair has one. The deadline to file Standing Committee Reports on Senate bills that need to pass Second Reading and move laterally to the final Senate committee is 10:00 p.m. tonight. Are there any further announcements? Senator Kim.

Personal privilege. Just want to commend our SMA for turning out the committee reports, and I've never seen as many committee reports come out as quickly as they're doing it, so thanks to them. Thank you.

Well, and I told them to be ducks and look calm above the surface with your legs going furiously underwater, so apparently they've done a heck of a job, so I echo your thanks. But of course, that goes to everybody, including all of your staff as you've all been working so diligently. Senator Wakai.

Mr. President, I move that the Senate stand adjourned until 11:30 a.m. tomorrow.

Senator DeCorte.

Mr. President, I second the motion.

It's been moved and seconded. If there are no objections from the members, the Senate will stand adjourned until 11:30 a.m. tomorrow.