Hearings

House Floor

April 25, 2025
  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

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

  • Reading Clerk

    Person

    Mr. Elkos, Ms. Amato. Ms. Belatti. Mr. Chun. Ms. Cochran.

  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

    Excused.

  • Reading Clerk

    Person

    Mr. Evslyn. Mr. Garcia. Mr. Garrett. Ms. Grandinetti. Mr. Hashem. Mr. Holt, Mr. Hussey. Mr. Ilagan. Ms. Iwamoto. Ms. Kahaloa. Ms. kapela. Ms. Kohokapu. Lee Loy. Mr. Keela. Ms. Kitagawa. Mr. Kong, Mr. Kush, Ms. La Chica. Ms. Lamosao.

  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

    Excused.

  • Reading Clerk

    Person

    Mr. Lee, Ms. Lohan. Ms. Martin. Mr. Matayoshi, Ms. Matsumoto. Mr. Miyake, Ms. Morikawa. Mr. Moraoka. Ms. Nakamura, Mr. Olds. Ms. Perruso. Mr. Pierick. Ms. Poepoe, Mr. Quinlan. Ms. Reyes Oda. Mr. Sayama. Mr. Shimizu. Ms. Souza. Mr. Takeyama. Ms. Takenouchi. Mr. Tam. Mr. Tarnas. Ms. Templo. Mr. Todd. Mr. Woodson. Mr. Yamashita. Madam Speaker.

  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

    Here.

  • Reading Clerk

    Person

    Madam Speaker, 48 Members are present. Two are excused.

  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

    Item number two. Reading of the journal. Representative Morikawa. Speaker, may this matter be deferred. So ordered. Item number three. Messages from the Governor and Mr. Clerk, are there any messages from the Governor?

  • Reading Clerk

    Person

    Yes. Madam Speaker, if you and the Members will turn your attention to the addendum to today's order of the day.

  • Reading Clerk

    Person

    We are in receipt of Governor's message number 13, informing the House that agreements have been reached with HGEA bargaining units 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13 and 14 regarding temporary hazard pay, an arbitration award or agreement with United Public workers bargaining units 1 and 10 relating to class action grievances, an amendment with Hawaii firefighters Association, unit 11, relating to temporary hazard pay during the COVID 19 pandemic, and transmitting a proposed House Bill 1026.

  • Reading Clerk

    Person

    House draft 1. Senate draft 1. Conference draft 1 with estimated funding amounts. We are in further receipt of Governor's message numbers 11. I'm sorry, 14 through 20, informing the House that tentative agreements have been made with HGA and the noted bargaining units and transmitting proposed House bills to Fund the estimated amounts.

  • Reading Clerk

    Person

    May these matters be received and filed.

  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

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

  • Reading Clerk

    Person

    Yes, Madam Speaker. We're in receipt of a communication informing the House that the Senate has adopted the noted Senate Concurrent Resolutions. We're in further receipt of a communication informing the House that the Senate has reconsidered action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the House and has moved to agree to Senate Concurrent Resolution Number 121.

  • Reading Clerk

    Person

    Senate Draft 1. House Draft 1. Finally, we are in receipt of a communication informing the House that the Senate has made changes to conferees to the.

  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

    Noted House Bill Introductions Members, Are there any introductions case? Seeing None. Recess subject to the College Chair Recess. Will the House come to order? Order of the day Item number five, Unfinished business.

  • Dee Morikawa

    Legislator

    Representative Morikawa Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules of the House in order to consider certain House and Senate bills for final reading by consent Calendar.

  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

    Representative Garcia.

  • Diamond Garcia

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

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

  • Chris Todd

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Conference Committee report numbers one and two as listed on page two and that the accompanying Senate bills as amended, pass final reading.

  • Dee Morikawa

    Legislator

    Representative Morikawa Speaker, I second the motion.

  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

    Any discussion on these items beginning with Conference Committee report number one, Conference Committee report. Representative Belatti thank you. In support request to insert written comments. So ordered. Thank you. Representative Poipo with reservations and comments, please proceed. Oh, can I insert written comments, please? So ordered. Thank you. Representative Perruso Same request. So ordered.

  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

    Representative Grandinetti with reservations so ordered. Conference Committee report number two, Representative Morikawa for the vote.

  • Dee Morikawa

    Legislator

    Representative Garcia.

  • Diamond Garcia

    Legislator

    On the measures before us, all minority ,members vote aye.

  • Dee Morikawa

    Legislator

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

  • Nadine Nakamura

    Legislator

    Have all votes been cast? Said bills pass. Final reading. Item number six, Reports of standing committees. Excuse me. Reports of conference committees Members, Please note the 48 hour notice for conference Committee reports numbers 103 through 114 as listed on pages 2 through 5. Item number 7. Final reading.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Members, there will be two motions, one to agree to the Senate amendments and one to pass the House Bill in final reading. Representative Todd for the motion to agree.

  • Chris Todd

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I move to agree to the amendments made to the made by the Senate to House Bill number 622 HD1.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Any discussion? Members, we'll be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Mr. Clerk, are you in receipt of the record of votes form for this House Bill?

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Representative Morikawa.

  • Dee Morikawa

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, second the motion.

  • Committee Secretary

    Person

    Yes, Madam Speaker, I am in receipt of the record of votes form for House Bill number 62, House Draft One. Senate Draft One.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Representative Todd.

  • Chris Todd

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I move that House Bill number 622 HD1SD1, as listed on page five, pass final reading.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Representative Morikawa.

  • Dee Morikawa

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Members, any discussion on House Bill number 622 HD1SD1? Representative Morikawa for the vote.

  • Dee Morikawa

    Legislator

    Thank you, Madam Speaker. On the measure before us, all majority members hold aye.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Representative Garcia.

  • Diamond Garcia

    Legislator

    Thank you, Madam Speaker. On the measure before us, all minority members vote aye.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Have all votes been cast? Said bill passes final reading. Item number eight, adoption. Members, there will be two motions, one to agree to the Senate amendments and one to adopt the House Concurrent resolutions. Representative Todd for the motion to agree.

  • Chris Todd

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I move to agree to the amendments made by the Senate to the following House Concurrent Resolutions: HCR number 25 HD1, HCR number 27, HCR number 55 HD1, HCR number 77 HD1, HCR 123. HCR 146 HD1, HCR 171, HCR number 174 HD1, and HCR number 203.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Representative Morikawa.

  • Dee Morikawa

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Any discussion? All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Representative Todd for the motion to adopt.

  • Chris Todd

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I move to adopt the House concurrent Resolutions with Senate drafts assisted on pages five through through.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Representative Morikawa.

  • Kanani Souza

    Legislator

    No vote.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Members, any discussion on these Items beginning with HCR number 25? Top of page six, HCR number 27? HCR number 55? HCR 77? HCR 123?Representative Souza.

  • Dee Morikawa

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    So ordered. HCR 146. HCR 171. HCR 174. HCR 203 Members we'll be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Item number nine, announcements. Members, are there any announcements? Okay.

  • Dee Morikawa

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I move to keep the journal open until midnight for the purpose of receiving conference committee reports and accompanying drafts.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Representative Morikawa.

  • Diamond Garcia

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Representative Garcia.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Representative Morikawa.

  • Dee Morikawa

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I move that this House stand in recess until nine o'clock a.m. Wednesday.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    Representative Garcia.

  • Diamond Garcia

    Legislator

    Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Legislator

    All those in favor say aye. Those opposed say no. The motion is carried. The House stands in recess until nine a.m. Wednesday. Recess.

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