Senate Floor

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

[Roll call]

22 present. Three excused. Thank you. The Chair has read the journal of the preceding day and approves the same. Are there any introductions? Senator Kanuha.

Thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues, I am honored to welcome back a former Member of this chamber, Mr. Francis A. Wong. Francis, are you here? Please stand. He served in the Hawaii State Senate from 1970 to 1978 after first serving in the House of Representatives for from 1967 to 1970.

Senator Wong is joined tonight by his wife Mary Ann. Mary Ann, could you please stand and be recognized as well? Senator Wong is a proud graduate of St. Louis High School and earned both his BA and JD. And earned both his BA and JD from Georgetown University. He now resides in Indian Wells, California.

A great place to play tennis and watch an amazing tennis tournament. But today we're lucky to welcome him back home to Hawaii. Senator Wong, mahalo for your contributions to our state. It is an honor to have you here with us. Mahalo.

Any further introductions?

Dot? Madam Clerk, beginning on page one. Governor's message number 12 transmits a proposed conference draft to Fund the tentative agreements for Collective Bargaining Units 1 and 10. Governor's message number 799 withdraws a nomination to the Policy Advisory Board for Elder affairs. And Governor's message numbers 1124-1127. Inform the Legislature that the Governor signed various measures into law.

File beginning on page two. House communication number 806 informs the Senate that the House has reconsidered its action in disagreeing to the amendments made by the Senate to various House Bills. House communication number 807 and 811.

Inform the Senate that the House has made changes to conferees for various bills and house communication numbers 808 to 810 and 812. Inform the Senate that the House has appointed conferees to various bills filed. Beginning on page 5. Conference Committee report numbers 3 to 29 for 48 hour notice so ordered on pages 8 to 15.

Standing Committee report numbers 1976 to 2000 for one day notice so ordered beginning on page 16. Advise and consent.

If there are no objections from the Members, we will be taking advise and consent on consent.

Standing Committee Report Numbers 1971-1975 on Governor's Messages for adoption discussion.

If not, do we have unanimous consent? Any reservations? Any no votes? 22 ayes. Thank you. The nominees for said Governor's messages have been confirmed. Senator Elefante.

Thank you, Mr. President. May I be permitted for a late introduction? Please proceed. Thank you, Mr. President. In the gallery we have the following individuals who we just advise and consent. When I please call your name, please rise so that you can be recognized. We have GM567, the chairperson for the Paroling Authority, Gene DeMello Jr.

GM620, Linda Rich, Hawaii Paroling Authority. GM619, Jennifer Merkel, Hawaii Paroling Authority, GM694, Saifolo Aganan, Compact Administrator for the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision. And then we also have Corey Reinke, our current administrator for the Hawaii Paroling Authority. In the back. And retired Hawaii Paroling Administrator Fred Hune. And any of their supporters and guests here.

Congratulations and welcome to the Senate.

Madam Clerk. On pages 17 and 18. Final adoption of resolutions. Senate Concurrent Resolutions number four. House Draft 15. House Draft 153. House Draft 154. House Draft 1. And 136 House Draft 2 for final adoption. Senator Wakai.

Mr. President, I move for the adoption of said Senate Concurrent Resolutions. Senator DeCorte.

Mr. President, I second the motion. It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Senator Rhoads?

Thank you, Mr. President. Could I just have a. With reservations on SCR5. Noted.

Noted. We will check any other reservations for any of the resolutions. Any no reservations? No. Now to no vote. Senator DeCorte.

Mr. President, if you could note my. No vote for SCR 136SD1HD2.

So noted, Senator Fukunaga.

Thank you, Mr. President. Please record my no vote on SCR 136. HD2. Thank you.

Thank you. Senator Inoy, Senator Ihara. And then Senator McKelvey. Please proceed. Senator Inoy.

Thank you, Mr. President. My RI reservations on SCR 136. Mahalo.

So noted, Senator Ihara.

And if you could note my no vote on STR 136.

So noted. Senator McKelvey.

Same request. And if I could have a. With reservations on the first two resolutions I request. Right.

So no vote on 136. And two reservations on the first two. Any other reservations or no votes? Senator S. Bonaventura. No vote. Also on SCR136. Thank you.

Reservations on 136, please.

So noted. Senator Kim.

Senator Gabard, reservations on scr136.

So noted. There are no other reservations or no votes. And the motion is carried. Said resolutions have been adopted. Referrals and re-referrals. Referrals and re-referrals are made in accordance with the supplemental orders of the day that may. Be filed later today on page 19.

Miscellaneous business. Reconsideration of disagreement to House Amendments and motion to agree for Senate Concurrent Resolution 121 House Draft 1. Senator DeCoite.

Mr. President, I move that the Senate reconsider its previous action in disagreeing to the amendments made by the House to SCR 121, SD 1, and agree to set amendments.

Senator Wakai.

I second the motion.

It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Senator DeCoite.

Mr. President, the subject of gambling raises a lot of passionate voices for and against it. The requirements set forth in this resolution for this working group is to perform a comprehensive examination of this issue.

It is my hope that the report that will be delivered to the Legislature will provide us with solid guidance on how we approach gaming legislation in the future.

Thank you. Any further discussion? Any objections? If not, motion is carried. One day notice is hereby given for final adoption of SCR 121, HD 1.

No further business. Mr President.

Are there any announcements. If not, I'm going to do a quick personal privilege before my announcement. I did have an opportunity before session to meet with former Senator Wong. The first thing I did, Senator Kim, is share with him the pin you Commission for all current and former Members of the Senate.

So he now proudly has gotten his pin to be identified as a Member of our August Club. The second he shared with me, but I'd read it in his bio. In the years that he was at Georgetown, he worked on the Hill.

And one of the historical events he was able to witness firsthand is the vote for statehood for Hawaii. And after the vote and Hawaii being admitted to as the 50th state, he thanked his Senator for his vote. And Senator John Kennedy said Hawaii deserves it. So among his assignments was working for Senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy.

During his time in the Senate, he adopted the Coastal Zone Management Law. He got the Bern School of Medicine approved, and he got the Hawaii State Plan approved. And he did note that it was a unanimous vote in the Senate. And as you can witness tonight, we have several no votes these days.

So unanimous would be hard to achieve. The announcement is that we will the deadline for all non-fiscal bills in conference is 11:30PM tonight. Any further announcements. Senator Inouye thank you Mr. President.

Point of personal privilege.

I just want to add and say that Senator Wong as well and the implementation of the Coastal Zone Management Plan that I was on the Planning Commission and we were the first ones that had to learn what to do with this federal Bill that affected us in the State of Hawaii and certainly we did follow up as well and gave some approvals and managed to work on the CCM and as well and just to add that I was on the state Hawaii State Plan Council under Governor Ariyoshi and we're happy for all the work that you had done that we as Commissioners gave to Hawaii in New Hawaii State Plan.

Mahalo for your services. Thank you.

Further announcements if Not Senator Wakai.

Mr. President, I move that the Senate stand in recess leaving the Journal open until midnight for the receipt of conference Committee reports recommending passage on final reading. And I further move that the Senate reconvene tomorrow at 6:30PM. 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 in recess leaving the Journal open until midnight and will reconvene at 6:30PM tomorrow.