House Floor

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

[Roll call]. Madam Speaker, 47 Members are present. Three are excused.

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?

Yes, Madam Speaker. We're in receipt of communications transmitting the noted Senate Concurrent Resolutions, all having been adopted in the Senate. We're in further receipt of communications, returning the noted House bills, all having passed third reading in the Senate.

Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to disagree to the amendments made by the Senate to the noted House bills.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Members, any discussion? We'll be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Members, are there any introductions? Representative Kila.

Mahalo, Madam Speaker. And first of all, mahalo to my colleagues who are wearing purple today in honor of Alzheimer's Advocacy Day. Members, if you folks would indulge me, I would like the privilege and opportunity to introduce several individuals who are joining us from across the state today in the chamber.

Please rise when your name is called and at the last name, we will give you folks a round of applause. Today we have several dozen volunteers participating in the Hawaii Advocacy Day of 2025 for Alzheimer's Awareness. Mr. Steve Tam, Joe Hitner, Nicholas Los Banos, Leslie Hitner, Mr. Calvin Hara, Mr. Jerry Perron, Mrs. Carol Perrone,

Dr. Carol Ann Gonzalez, Lucy Valerie Hasegawa Takahashi, Earl Takahashi, Ms. Barbara Black, Mr. Peter Black, Mr. Rick Tabor, Ms. Elizabeth Dixon, Ms. Amy Nobikawa, Ms. Kathleen Wyatt. Accompanying them are the Alzheimer's Hawaii staff Mr. L.J. Duennis, Kobe Chalk, Mr. Justin George, Mrs. Ivy Castanos, Rosalie Rosalie Char, Cindy Fowler, Jordan Nakukuma and Georgiana Plummer.

Welcome to your Hawaii State House of Representatives and mahalo for advocating for Alzheimer's Awareness. Madam Speaker, permission to insert their names into the Journal and colleagues, please join us today at 2pm for the press conference of photo taking. Mahalo.

Members. Any other introductions? Okay. Seeing none. Recess. Subject to the call of the chair.

Will the House come to order? We're on the order of the day. Members, item number five, unfinished business. Members, please note that per Committee Referral Sheet Number 27, House Resolution Number 128 and House Concurrent Resolution Number 133 have been re referred solely to the Committee on Public Safety.

The Committee on Water and Land waived its referral to these measures, and therefore it is appropriate for the House to consider action for adoption. We will be taking up three procedural motions. Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules of the House to reconsider action previously taken on House Resolution Number 128 and House Concurrent Resolution Number 133.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, second the motion.

Any questions? Members will be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to reconsider action taken pursuant to the recommendation contained in Standing Committee report numbers 1678 and 1679, recommending referral to the Committee on Water and Land.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Any discussion? Members will be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

All those opposed say no. The motion is carried.

Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to adopt House Resolution Number 128 and House Concurrent Resolution Number 133 as listed on page 2.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Members, any discussion on these tandem measures? Representative Iwamoto.

Thank you. I rise in opposition. I did some research on this floating dock in Pearl Harbor, and the little minimal research I did did alert me to the possibility that could to further our the military's inclusion of more nuclear submarines, more nuclear energy, and the community does have some concerns with that. So I'll be voting in opposition. Thank you.

Any further discussion? Seeing none. We'll be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Representative Morikawa for the motion to suspend the rules.

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules of the House in order to consider certain Senate bills for third waiting by consent Calendar.

Representative Garcia.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Members, any questions? Okay. We'll be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried.

Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Standing Committee report numbers 1744 through 1746 as listed on pages 2 and 3, and that the accompanying Senate bills, as amended, pass third reading.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Is there any discussion on these items beginning with Standing Committee report number 1744, 1745, 1746. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Reyes Oda.

Reservations.

So ordered. Representative Morikawa for the vote.

Madam Speaker, and the measures before us, all majority Members vote aye.

Representative Garcia.

Madam Speaker, on the measures before us, all minority Members vote aye. With the exception of the following on page 3 SCR 1776, Senate Bill 1438, Senate Draft 1 House Draft 1 Reps. Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka and Pierick vote no.

Representative Garcia, was that Standing Committee report number 1746?

Yes. Senate Bill 1438.

Okay, very good. Thank you. Members, have all votes been cast? Said Senate bills passed third reading item number six, reporting, reports of Standing committees. Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Standing Committee report numbers 1789 through 1894 as listed on pages 3 through 34, and that the accompanying House Resolutions and House Concurrent Resolutions as may be amended be adopted.

Representative Morikawa.

And the Speaker. Second, the motion.

Members will be taking up discussion of companion measures in tandem. Any discussion on Standing Committee reports numbers 1789 and 1790. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Standing Committee reports 1791 and 1792. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Standing Committee report 1793, 1794, 1795 and 1796. 1797 and 1798, 1799 and 1800. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Top of page 7. Standing Committee reports 1801 and 1802, 1803 and 1804, 1805 and 1806, 1807, 1808. Representative Pierick.

No vote for 1807 and 1808. And at the appropriate time. Can we go back to the previous measure so I can vote no on those?

Okay, we have a no vote on standing Committee reports 1807 and 1808 for Representative Pierick. Is there any further discussion on these two resolutions? Okay, then we'll go back to Standing Committee reports numbers 1805 and 1806. Representative Pierick.

Thank you. No vote.

So ordered. At the top of page 9, Standing Committee Reports 1809 and 1810. Standing Committee Reports 1811 and 1812, 1813 and 1814, 1815 and 1816, 1817 and 1818. Representative Souza.

No vote. Thank you.

So ordered. Report numbers 1819 and 1820. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Report number 1821 and 1822, 18. Representative Souza.

No vote. Thank you.

So ordered. 1823 and 1824. Representative Souza.

No vote. And permission to insert written comments into the journal.

So ordered. Thank you.

Top of page 14. Standing Committee Report 1825, 1826, 1827. Standing Committee Reports 1828 and 1829. Representative Iwamoto.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Standing Committee report number 1830 and 1831. Representative Souza.

No vote.

So ordered. Reports number 1832 and 1833, 1834. Oh, Representative Iwamoto.

Sorry. Thank you. Chair. So, speaker, reservations.

So ordered. Okay, we're at the top of page 17. Standing Committee Reports 1834 and 1835, 1836 and 1837. Representative Pierick.

No vote, no vote.

So ordered. Reports number 1838 and 1839. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka?

No vote. And at the appropriate time. Can we go back to SCR 1828, please?

Okay, once we finish this one, we'll go back to that report. Any further discussion on 1838 and 1839? Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Souza.

No vote.

So ordered. Okay, Members, there's no further discussion on 1838 and 1839. Then we'll go back to Standing Committee Report 1828 and 1829. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. Okay, we're back to page 18. Standing Committee Reports 1840 and 1841. Representative Souza.

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

So ordered.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Report numbers 1842 and 1843, 1844 and 1845. Representative Iwamoto.

No vote. And if I can make some comments. This resolution seems to imply that the state. That state elected officials have a higher standard applied to us than the county elected officials of the county. And it's, I'm not sure I completely agree with that premise. So for that reason, voting no. Thank you.

Representative Souza. No vote. And I would like the words of the previous speaker entered into the journal as my own. Thank you.

Top of page 20. Standing Committee Reports Number 1846-1847. Representative Garcia, no vote, so ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in support. With reservations and a brief comment. Please.

Please proceed.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I understand the intent of this Bill and thank the introducer for this resolution. The resolution does remove some parental approvals, and my concern is just that it's age appropriate and restricted to maybe high school students. So that is my reservations, but I rise in support. Thank you.

Standing Committee report 1848 and 1849. Top of page 21, 1850 and 1851. 1852.

1853, representative Amato, reservations so ordered.

1854, Representative, Iwamoto.

Thank you Reservations. So ordered.

Representative Garcia, no vote, so ordered. Representative Alcos, no vote, so ordered. Representative Muraoka, mo vote, so ordered. Representative Reyes Oda, reservations so ordered. Representative Souza, no vote, so ordered. Representative Amato, reservations so ordered. Okay. Standing Committee Report, 1855. Representative Shimizu.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in support with a comment.

Please proceed.

I love this resolution and thank the introducer. I'd like to see the contents of this go far in addressing our homeless concerns. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

At the top of page 23. Standing Committee Report, 1856. Representative Belatti, no vote. Request to insert written comments. So ordered. Standing Committee reports, 1857 and 1858.

Stood earlier for 1856.

Okay, let's go back to 1856. Representative Iwamoto.

Thank you. Speaker with reservations, so ordered.

Okay, Members, we're back on 1857 and 1858. Discussion, top of page 24. 1859-1860-1861-1862. Representative Souza, in strong support. Brief comment, please proceed.

I'd like to thank the Vice Chair of the Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee for hearing this resolution. It's an important resolution and it has to do with the missing or murdered Indigenous Women and girls movement. And I would also like to request permission to insert written comments into the journal.

So ordered.

Thank you.

Representative Garcia, Reservations so ordered. Top of page 25. Standing Committee Reports, 1863 and 1864. 1865 and 1866. Representative Garcia, no vote, so ordered. Representative Muraoka, no vote, so ordered. Representative Reyes Oda, reservations, so ordered. Representative Shimizu, reservations please. So ordered. Representative Matsumoto. A request.

So ordered. Representative Alcos, no vote, so ordered. Representative Pierick, no vote, so ordered. Standing Committee Reports, 1867 and 1868. 1869 and 1870. 1871 and 1872. Representative Garcia. No vote, so ordered. Representative Pierrick. No vote, so ordered. Representative Muraoka. No vote, so ordered. Representative Matsumoto. Reservations so ordered. Representative Alcos. No vote, so ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Arising opposition with brief comment. Please.

Please proceed.

With all respect to the introducer, the good representative from Kahala Kaimuki, I'd like to just offer that we as a society should be looking at vaccinations in possibly a different light and not be so ingrained in thinking that vaccinations are a cure all for all diseases. There are very good naturopathic options.

I believe that we need to get healthy in just the ways of our past ancestors. Of eating healthy, exercising, getting enough rest, taking vitamins and other supplements. So I would just caution that the path of going forward full blast on vaccinations may not be the panacea that we think and I just offer those comments. Thank you.

Representative Reyes Oda Reservations, so ordered. Representative Kong no vote so ordered.

Representative Kila Reservations, Madam Speaker so ordered. Representative La Chica.

Madam Speaker in support, please proceed. This resolution urges the Department of Health to offer education, outreach and vaccination access in schools with vaccination rates under 30%. Again, to be clear, this resolution does not force or mandate or require anyone to get vaccinated.

It simply addresses as a pressing issue which is that those families with children who do wish to be vaccinated but maybe face certain barriers such as transportation, perhaps they cannot get, they don't have the time, their work schedules don't allow them to do so, or perhaps they're unable to make an appointment with their primary care provider or don't even have health insurance.

We amended this resolution in Committee to also include partnerships with community health centers, federally qualified health centers which are already the providers where our vulnerable populations already go to for healthcare access.

Again, it's really creating that informed choice so that those that do want to be able to secure vaccinations for their children have the ability to do so. Hawaii is already facing one of the highest rates in the nation for the lowest vaccination rates for our kids.

We have had in the last couple of years the highest non-medical exemptions too for our kindergarteners. So it's simply a way for us to provide more public health access and assist our families who are unable to get the care that they need. So for those reasons urge my colleagues to support thank you Madam Speaker.

Representative Kapela. Thank you Madam Speaker. I would just in strong support and I would like to adopt the words of the Vice speaker or Vice Chair of Education as if they were my own.

So ordered. Representative Marten

Thank you. In strong support. And I just want to note while this particular Bill is trying to increase access, it is not about education. We can hear from the comments we've heard here that there is a lot of misinformation, conspiracy theories, etc.

That are being propagated in our state and are causing people to not take advantage of these life saving measures that are have been around for decades, are known to be safe, are known to be effective as opposed to General health behaviors which are great for staying healthy but do not protect us at all from these childhood diseases that are viruses, etc. Thank you.

Representative Shimizu.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Still in opposition with comment. Please, please proceed. I'd like to appreciate the comments made by the Vice Chair of Education. Was it education. And I acknowledge those important comments.

I'd also like to commend the introducer for introducing this in a way because what came out in the hearing for the HB 1118, which was an outpouring of testimony against that that Bill, was the fact that there was a large percentage of students that are not vaccinated.

So I commend the introducer for highlighting that fact and acting upon that. Again, my opposition is not against concept. It's just offering a different point of view to consider. So thank you, Madam Speaker.

Representative Iwamoto, thank you. I rise in support. Please proceed. Comments. Thank you so much. First of all, I'd like to have the words of the representative from Mililani Waipio entered into the record as my own.

So ordered.

Thank you very much. And I also would like to echo the appreciation to the representative from Kaimuki for drafting this important resolution. I strongly support education and access. That's so important with changing behavior. So I really appreciate this approach. Thank you so much.

Representative Alcos, still in opposition. In opposition. Please proceed.

Thank you. Some of us speak about in getting access to this so far, if I wanted to take my kids to the hospital, having access was always there. And all of us have access right now to take our families or whoever wanted to get vaccinated.

I just wonder who's in this building have 72 shots vaccination in their body right now. And maybe we don't, maybe not all of us have, but we took couple vaccination for the measles or some other stuff like that. But this is almost asking the kids that a lot of these guys got to take their shots.

I know the Bill changed where the parents is supporting. I mean if the had the parents right or not. But having this vaccination in our schools and why we got to pay extra labor and extra for the medicines and have another Department to go out there when you can just simply go to the hospital.

One Department said that Department of Health said that there was only about 5 cases in Hawaii that had suffered some of these disease out here in Hawaii. But that's probably like a 0.1% or something like that.

And we're spending all these millions of dollars in vaccinating and all this effort in trying to help all these, all our families. And I feel that we should be paying for maybe more beds for in the hospitals. Maybe helping the doctors more in certain way. But this the reason why I am in support. Thank you.

In opposition. In opposition. Yes. Thank you,

Representative Souza. Thank you, Madam Speaker. In support. And I would like the words of the Vice Chair of Education inserted into the journal as my own.

So ordered. Representative Grandinetti. Same request. So ordered. Okay. Standing Committee reports number 1873 and 1874. Representative Pierrick.

No vote.

So ordered. Top of page 29. Standing Committee report, 1875 and 1876. 1877 and 1878. 1879-1880. Representative Garcia. No vote, so ordered. Representative Muraoka. No vote, so ordered. Representative Pierick. No vote, so ordered. Representative Alcos. No vote, so ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in opposition with a brief comment. Please.

Please proceed.

I honor the introducer from Kailua Kona. And my opposition is not in the intent of what the introducer is promoting, but just in the language that I may not agree with that it's a dire situation and an emergency.

I do believe that it is very important, but I just feel that language may be slightly beyond what I would describe the situation to be. So that's my position of opposition. But again, just give my respect to the introducer. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Representative Kong. No vote, so ordered. Representative Lowen.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Just to clarify, this resolution was in support. And this resolution was introduced on behalf of a group of advocates that supported. By, for example, Hawaii Public Health Institute researchers from University of Hawaii. So it was not just a personal. Thing, but there's a lot of people. Working on this issue.

There's a lot of health impacts associated with climate change, and it's important that we address them.

Standing on community reports. 1881 and 1882. 1883 and 1884. 1885-1886. Representative Garcia. No vote, so ordered. Representative Muraoka. No vote, so ordered. Representative Pierrick. No vote, so ordered. Reports number 1887 and 1888. 1889 and 1890. Representative Garcia. No vote, so ordered. Representative Muraoka, same request, so ordered. Representative Pierick. No vote, so ordered. No vote, so ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Same request.

So ordered. Representative Pic. No vote, so ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Arise and support the reservation and brief comment, please.

Please proceed.

I support the intent and my colleague from Kauli Valley understanding the intent of this resolution. My reservation is on some of the things that I may not agree totally on, but I would like to support my colleague and offer those reservations.

Thank you, Representative Reyes Oda.

Thank you. Reservations, so ordered.

Representative Lamosau. With reservations.

Thank you.

So ordered. Standing Committee Report 1891. Representative Amato.

Reservations.

So ordered. Representative Iwamoto.

I stand in opposition with comments. Please proceed. Thank you very much. This resolution urges the Governor to create a task force on Military partnerships to develop and strengthen the public military relationship in Hawaii. The resolution, to me, it provides an opportunity for another photo op between the Governor and the military.

The Governor, who represents us, the people of Hawaii. And it's been clear many times that the military has, in one case, even walked away from the table where there was a conversation happening specifically about Red Hill. And we had a community election to elect our representatives to that panel.

And the military was supposed to attend, and they chose to pull back. So there's a lot of opportunities for these conversations that the military has fallen short and including on talking about housing.

We know there's a lot of military dependents who live in the community instead of living in housing on base, and that drives the price of housing up. There are a number of other issues that I wish this resolution went a little bit deeper into. Thank you so much.

Representative Shimizu.

Thank you. Madam Speaker. Excuse me for the phone right there. I rise in strong support with a brief comment.

Please proceed.

I acknowledge the previous words of my colleague. And I would choose to look forward and not behind of past mistakes that have been made and trying to establish common ground that we can move forward in a positive way that would benefit the people of Hawaii and not be so maybe fixated and stuck on what has gone wrong.

Yes, there is admission that things could have been better. Mistakes have been made. But I would choose to again look for the common ground that we can build on something positive and look forward. That's my hope for this resolution that. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Representative Souza. Thank you, Madam Speaker, in opposition. And just a brief comment. Please proceed. I think that there's just really broad language in this resolution. And I would prefer if it was limited to a specific issue or something of that nature. Thank you.

Representative Amato, second time.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to in opposition. I'd like to change my reservations to a no vote, please. And I would like to adopt the words of the representative from Kakaako as if they were my own.

So ordered. Thank you. Top of page 34. Standing Committee Report 1892 and 1893. Standing Committee Report 1894. Representative Garcia, no vote. So ordered. Representative Reyes Oda. Reservations. So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Alcos.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Amato. Reservations. So ordered.

Representative Shimizu, in opposition with a brief comment, please.

Please proceed.

I agree that we need a working group to address the concerns, the very important, very important concerns of our Native Hawaiian community. My opposition lies in pursuing any option of gaming and gambling because I feel that that would be very detrimental direction as far as moving our Native Hawaiian community in a positive direction.

And I know that we all have our opinions and our thoughts on that, but I choose to share minds at this time. So thank you, Madam Speaker.

Representative Iwamoto. Reservations. So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Okay. Members will be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Standing Committee report numbers 1895 through 1937 as listed on pages 35 through 45, and that the accompanying Senate bills pass third reading.

Representative Morikawa. Madam Speaker, I second the motion. Any discussion on these items starting with standing Committee Report 1895, 1896. Representative Iwamoto, reservations So ordered.

Representative Shimizu, I rise in strong support of this measure with a brief comment.

Please proceed.

The family of family that experienced the loss of their son due to poachers illegally trespassing on their farming property came to our hearing and shared their heart on why it's so important that we pass legislation like this to help their plight.

I want to thank the chair of our judiciary who inserted the words Duke's Law in honor of their son who was shot and killed on their own property. So I want to thank the introducer and this body for moving this Bill forward.

And I pray that we can help people that are struggling with trespassers and illegal poaching on a daily basis. So I appreciate this legislation and thank you for the opportunity to share my brief comments. Thank you.

Standing Committee. Oh, Representative Muraoka, Strong support.

And I can have the comments of the previous speaker inserted as my own on the. You know, I had a chance of meeting Mike Pia, who's Duke's dad, and I. You know, this won't bring his son back, but at least this will help help him get. Get on with his life. This sincerely appreciated.

Standing Committee Report 1897-1898-1899-1900-1901-1902-1903-1904-19051906-1907. Top of Page 38, 1908-1909-1910-1911-1911. Representative Iwamoto. Yes, Speaker.

Thank you. With reservations. So ordered.

1912.

Representative Iwamoto, with reservations, so ordered.

1913-1914-1915-1916-1917. Representative Iwamoto, thank you for the reservations. So ordered. 1918-1919-1920-1921-1922-1923.

Representative Shimizu. Excuse me, Madam Speaker. I rise for SCR 1922.

Okay, we'll go back to Standing Committee Report 1922.

Representative Shimizu, arise in opposition with a brief comment.

Please proceed.

I'm opposing this because I feel that the the existing process is sufficient and this Bill is not needed. Thank you.

Okay, Members, read the, oh, Representative Amato.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. With reservations so ordered.

Okay, thank you for the discussion, we are going to go back to page 42. Standing Committee Report 1924-1925-1926-1927. Representative Reyes Oda. Sorry, it's from 1926. Okay, we'll go back to 1926. Representative Reyes Oda. Reservations. So ordered. Representative Matsumoto in opposition.

And permission to insert written comments in the Journal.

So ordered. Representative Iwamoto. Reservations. So ordered. Representative Shimizu. Reservations.

And when the Chair has time, can you please go back to SCR 1924, please.

Okay, we'll finish this one first. Members, any further discussion on standing Committee Report 1926? Representative Alos. So ordered. Okay, we'll go back to standing Committee Report 1924.

Representative Shimizu thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in opposition to this, this Bill with a brief comment.

Please proceed.

I'm just concerned that the intent is good, but to use campaign funds for this purpose may have some unintended, unenforceable consequences and possible misuse. So that's my concern. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Representative Souza in strong support and permission to insert written comments into the Journal. So ordered.

Okay, Members, we're going to go back to standing Committee Report 1927. Representative Iwamoto. Reservations. So ordered. Standing Committee Report 1928-1929-1930-1931-1932.

Representative Shimizu. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in opposition with a brief comment. Please.

Please proceed.

As I had previously shared, I believe that vaccine immunization has a place in. And my concern is with this Bill is investing in products that do have expiration dates. Products that will be constantly being upgraded and updated with the mutation of any particular disease. Again, just the concern of looking at things from a more naturopathic way.

So that. That's my concern and my opposition to this. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Standing Committee Report 1933-1934. Representative Amato.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. In opposition. I want to start by saying that I truly thank the work of the State CPC and EAT Chairs for this incredibly. On this incredibly complicated issue. I actually originally was going to go WR because I personally have changed my views on it.

However, I wasn't elected to come here and state my views. I was elected to amplify the voices of my community. My community has reached out to me incredibly forcefully with a lot of communication saying they do not want this Securitization Bill. For those reasons, my personal views don't apply. I have to follow the wishes of my community.

So I have to vote now. Thank you.

Standing Committee Report 1935-1936 Representative Iwamoto. Reservations. So ordered. Standing Committee Report, 1937. Representative Reyes Oda. Reservations. So ordered.

Representative, can I get a quick recess?

Recess.

Thank you.

Will the House come to order? Representative Iwamoto.

Madam Speaker, I made a mistake on sending Committee report 1926. I stood up in support with reservations. However, my actual vote should be no.

On standing Committee report number 1926.

Correct. That's SB934.

Thank you, Representative Iwamoto.

Representative Kapela. Thank you, Madam Speaker. If it's possible, can we also go back to 1924?

Okay, we'll go back to standing Committee report 1924.

Representative Kapela. Thank you so much. I have a 17 month old. Oh in support. I have a 17 month old and one of the things I came back, I came back to work.

We started session when she was about a month old, and it was so difficult to be able to balance and juggle all of these different things. And I know that there are other young women out there who want to be able to serve their communities in this capacity.

And bills like this will be able to allow them to utilize the campaign funds that they've raised to allow them to actually campaign in their communities and serve their communities to the best of their ability. I. I was quoted for childcare per month. I was quoted $2,700.

That's more than we make that makes this job unattainable for young women.

So for me, I appreciate you giving me the grace to go back and talk about this Bill because this will make all the difference when it comes to changing what our body looks like over time and allowing young women and young men to be able to participate in this process. Thank you.

Representative Todd. In support. Please proceed.

I just want to adopt the prior Speaker's words and add that my daughter was born two months before the primary. I have an extremely fortunate family situation with grandparents able to help. But not everyone has that situation, and I'm hopeful that measure like this would go a long way. Thank you.

So ordered. Representative Kahaloa. In support. Please proceed. I would also like to adopt the words of the Chair of the Culture and Arts Council Committee. So ordered. Representative La Chica. Same request.

In support, adopt the words of the Chair of the Culture and Arts Committee and also brief comment. So ordered. Please proceed. Madam Speaker, I too started campaigning for office with my first child. I remember being able to go around door to door pushing a stroller.

Many in my community still remember us doing this and he's now 8 years old. And if not for the actual change in role with campaign spending Commission, they actually already are able to do this and review this on a case by case basis. But this would make the rule applicable to all candidates moving forward.

And so this would enable many of us who do do not have families such as myself on the islands are able to help care for our kids while we go out and campaign, but enable those to be able to enter office and serve in their capacity similar.

Thank you Representative Lee Loy. Thank you Madam Speaker in support same request to adopt the words of our Culture and Arts Chair as my own. Brief comment please. So ordered. Please proceed. Thank you. Child care is tough. Child care for a special needs child is even tougher.

What this policy does is really level the playing field for anyone interested to serve in these seats have an opportunity and know that their child will be taken care of. Thank you Chair.

Okay Members, we are going to go to the end of the third reading Bill so we're back at the top of page 45. Representative Morikawa for the vote.

Thank you Madam Speaker.

On the measures before us, all majority Members vote I with the exception of the following: on page 38 standcom report number 1911 SB944 SD2HD1 Rep Amato votes no, on page 41 standcom report number 1922 SB739 SD2HD1 Rep Iwamoto votes no, for stancom report number 1923 SB657 SD1HD1 Rep Kong votes no, on page 42 standcom report number 1925 SB number 21 SD2HD2 the following vote no Amato, Iwamoto Lowen standcom report number 1926 SB number 934 SD2HD1 Rep Iwamoto votes no, standcom report number 1927 SB number 1120 SD1HD1 Rep Kong votes no, on page 43 standcom port number 1932 SB1434 SD1HD1 Rep Kong votes no, on page 44 standcom report number 1933 SB number 1443 SD1HD1 Rep Amato votes no, for standcom report number 1934 SB897 SD3HD2 the following vote no Amato, Ilagan, Iwamoto, for standcom report number 1935 SB number 1500 SD2HD1 Rep Kong votes no on page 45 standcom report number 1937 SB number 825 SD2HD2 Rep Lee Votes no.

Representative Garcia.

Thank you Madam Speaker. On the measures before us, all minority Members vote aye with the exception of the following, on page 35 Standcom Report 1897 Senate Bill 1304 Senate Draft 2 House Draft 1 Rep Pierick votes no, on page 36 Standcom Report 1899 Senate Bill 441 Senate Draft 1 House Draft 1 Rep Pierick votes no.

Standcom Report 1902 Senate Bill 440 Senate Draft 2 House Draft 1 Rep Pierick votes no. Page 37 Standcom Report 1903 Senate Bill 119 Senate Draft 1 House Draft 1 Rep Pierick votes no.

Standcom Report 1904 Senate Bill 1146 Senate Draft 1 House Draft 1 Rep Pierick vote no, Standcom Report 1906 Senate Bill 26 Senate Draft 2 House Draft 2 Rep Pierick vote no Standcom Report 1907 Senate Bill 65 Senate Draft 2 House Draft 1 Rep Pierick votes no.

Page 38 SCR 1910 Senate Bill 826 Senate Draft 1 House Draft 1 Rep Pierick votes no. Standcom Report 1911 Senate Bill 944 Senate Draft 2 House Draft 1 Rep Muraoka votes no. Age 40 SCR 1917 Senate Bill 583 Senate Draft 2 House Draft 1 Rep Reyes Oda votes no.

Age 41 Standcom Report 1920 Senate Bill 1567 Senate Draft 1 House Draft 1 Rep Pierick votes no. Standcom Report 1922 Senate Bill 739 Senate Senate Draft 2 House Draft 1 Reps Garcia, Muraoka, Shimizu, and Pierick vote no. SCR 1923 Senate Bill 657 Senate Draft 1 House Draft 1 Reps. Garcia and Pierick vote no.

Page 42 SCR 1924 Senate Bill 1202 Reps. Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka and Shimizu vote no. SCR 1926 Senate Bill 934 Senate Draft 2 House Draft 1 Reps. Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, and Pierick vote no. SCR 1927 Senate Bill 1120 Senate Draft 1 House Draft 1 Reps. Garcia, Muraoka, and Pierick vote no.

Age 43 SCR 1929 Senate Bill 447 House Draft 1 Reps Alcos and Garcia and Muraoka vote no. SCR 1932 Senate Bill 1434 Senate Draft 1 House Draft 1 Reps Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu, Reyes Oda, and Pierick vote no. Age 44 SCR 1934 Senate Bill 897 Senate Draft 3 House Draft 2 Reps Garcia and Pierick vote no.

SCR 1936 Senate Bill 1501 Senate Draft 2 House Draft 1 Reps Garcia, Muraoka and Pierick vote no. Page 45 SCR 1937 Senate Bill 825 Senate Draft 2 House Draft 2 Reps Alcos, Muraoka and Pierick vote no.

Members have all votes been cast? Said bills pass third reading.

Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Standing Committee report number 1938 as listed on page 45, and that the accompanying Senate Bill pass second reading and be placed on the calendar for third reading.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion. Members, any discussion on standing Committee report 1938? Okay. Sing. None will be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Members, any discussion on standing Committee report 1938? Okay. Seeing none. Will be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move that the Senate bills listed on pages 45 and 46 pass third reading.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Is there any discussion on these items beginning with Senate Bill 1369, Senate Bill 752? Representative Morikawa for the vote.

Madam Speaker. On the measures before us, all majority Members vote aye.

Representative Garcia.

Madam Speaker. On the measures before us, all minority Members vote aye with the exception of the following on SCR 1742 Senate Bill 752, Senate Draft 1 House Draft 1 Rep Pierick votes no.

Members have all votes been cast? Said Senate bills pass third reading. Item number eight. Announcements. Members, are there any announcements? Representative Takayama.

Madam speaker I'd just like to remind Members that we will be collecting new and gently used women's business clothing through the close of business tomorrow, Friday. And furthermore, as part of the YWCA Dress for Success program.

And furthermore, I would like to sincerely thank my colleagues for their generous enthusiasm in donating to this cause, because as of this morning, we have surpassed the Senate in terms of donations. So thank you very much.

For the motion to adjourn.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I move that this House stand adjourned until 12 o' clock 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 12 o' clock noon tomorrow.