House Floor

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

[Roll Call]

Mr. Clerk, please note the presence of Representative Hashem.

Item number two, reading of the Journal. Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I move we dispense with the reading of the journal of the 40th through the 44th days and approve the same as the read throughout.

Representative Garcia.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

It has been moved and seconded that journal days 40 through 44 be approved. Any discussion? If not, all those in favor, say aye. All those opposed, say no. The motion is carried. Item number three, messages from the Governor. Mr. Clerk, are there any messages from the Governor?

Yes, Madam Speaker. We're in receiving Governor's message number 12, informing the House that a tentative agreement has been reached concerning United Public Workers, collectively bargaining units 1 and 10, and transmitting a proposed measure to fund the agreement.

We are in further receipt of Governor's message numbers 1124 through 1127, informing the House that the noted House and Senate bills were signed into law on April 23rd, 2025, and designated as Acts 24 through 27. May these matters be received and filed.

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

Yes. Madam Speaker, if you and the Members will turn your attention to the addendum to today's order of the day. We are in receipt of communications returning the noted House Concurrent Resolutions, both having been adopted in the Senate. We are in further receipt of a communication that the Senate has passed the noted Senate bills on final reading.

We are in further receipt of communications informing the House that the Senate has reconsidered action in disagreeing to amendments proposed by the House and has moved to agree to the amendments to the noted Senate bills.

We are 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 the amendments to the noted Senate Concurrent Resolutions.

We are in further receipt of communications informing the House that the Senate has appointed conferees to the noted House and Senate bills. Finally, we are in receipt of communications informing the House that the Senate has made changes to conferees to the noted House and Senate bills.

Members, are there any introductions? Representative Lee.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm honored tonight to introduce Surfrider Spirit Sessions, a grassroots nonprofit that has been serving Hawaii's youth for 19 years. They are a mentorship program founded in partnership with Hawaii State Family Court System that engages teens through metaphor and the sport of surfing. Why surfing, you may ask?

Because He Nalu, a practice born in the waters of Waikiki, became so much more than a sport for these teens. It becomes an opportunity for you to recognize that they are more powerful, courageous, and supportive than they ever thought possible. It connects them with Hawaiian culture and environmental stewardship and gives them a true sense of belonging.

This unique program pairs at-risk, adjudicated youth with healthy adult role models to give them a community that will guide, celebrate, and support them when they need it the most. We've witnessed Surfrider of Spirit sessions get kids stoked on life, school, giving back, and themselves as they discover new identities through their surfing Ohana.

New identities like leader, surfer, friend, mentor, and champion in training. In fact, if it wasn't for a young junior mentor who went through the program...reached out to me by email and shared his personal testimony, they probably wouldn't be here today. When I call your name, please stand and remain standing.

Our youth and junior mentors, Avi Garza, Harrison Mathrey, Ellie Torres, Rylan Davis, mentors, Bert Nobu-Thornburg, Yvonne Gacy, board member and mentor, Lara De Guzman, Executive Director and Founder, Cynthia Derozer, Savannah Murra,y and Tina Howe. Welcome to your House of Representatives. We ask that their names be inserted into the journal. Thank you.

So ordered. Representative Matsumoto.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want to introduce—I have an intern in the gallery. We have Reggie Sison, if you can stand up. She's a junior at Campbell High School and has been interning in my office. And I also have my two legislative aides. We have Aiden Maldrip and Megan Doherty.

If we can give them a big round of applause and welcome to their House of Representatives.

Seeing no further introductions, recess, subject to the call of the Chair.

Will the House come to order? Order of the day, item number five, Reports of reports of conference committees. Members, please note the 48-hour notice for conference committee reports, numbers three through 29, as listed on pages two through seven. Item number six, final reading. Members, there will be three motions.

One to agree to the Senate amendments, one to suspend the rules for final reading by consent, and one to pass the House bills on final reading. Representative Todd for the motion to agree.

Madam Speaker, I move to agree to the amendments made by the Senate to House Bill number 110, HD 1, House Bill number 412, HD 1, and House Bill number 1146, HD 1.

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. Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules of the House in order to consider certain House bills for final reading by consent calendar.

Representative Garcia.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Any questions? All those in favor, signify by saying aye. All those opposed, say no. The motion is carried.

Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move that said House bills with Senate drafts, as listed on page 7, pass final reading.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker. I second the motion.

Members, any discussion on these items beginning with House Bill 110? Representative Iwamoto.

Thank you Madam Speaker. I rise in support with one small reservation. As I read the amendments to the statute, I was first of all, I'm really happy that we're doing supporting local farmers with, you know, resources from the Department of Education to feed our students.

However, I was concerned with and I know it's language that this body is familiar with, but the local value added processed food as part of the 30% spending made me a little bit concerned, thinking that it might be something like we can go buy spam, open it up, marinate it in local soy sauce or local ginger, local garlic and then that would be count against the 30%.

And that kind of concerned me because I'm like how do farmers. How do our. How does our. How does that support our farmers and help us to get to greater food, you know, sovereignty. But that's my only concern. Thank you.

House Bill number 412. House Bill 1146. Representative Reyes Oda reservations so ordered. 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. For HB number 1146 HD1 SD1 Rep. Kong 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 House Bill 1146, House Draft 1, Senate Draft 1. Reps. Matsumoto, Garcia, Muraoka, Shimizu and Pierick Vote no.

Members, have all votes been cast. Said bills pass final Reading. Members, please turn to your Digital Action Sheets by clicking on the Action Sheet tab on the top middle of your screen. We will be taking up two motions.

One to suspend the rules to reconsider our previous action in disagreeing to the Senate amendments. And one, to reconsider our previous action and give notice of the intent to agree. Representative Todd for the motion to suspend the rules to reconsider previous action.

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules of the House to reconsider action previously taken in disagreeing to amendments made by the Senate to a certain House Bill.

Madam Speaker, second the motion.

Representative Morikawa.

Any questions. All those in favor say Aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Representative Todd for the motion to reconsider.

Madam Speaker, I move to reconsider action previously taken in disagreeing to the amendments made by the Senate and to give notice of the intent to agree to the amendments to House Bill number 622 HD1 as referenced on your Digital Action sheets.

Representative Morikawa: Madam Speaker, I second the motion. Any discussion. All those in favor say Aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Members, this measure will appear on tomorrow's order of the day for agree and final reading. Members, please reference your Digital Action sheets Once again.

We will be going over House concurrent Resolutions which are after the House Bill, so please scroll to the bottom. We'll be giving one day notice for the following measures. These measures will be up for agreement to the Senate amendments and adoption tomorrow.

HCR Number 25, House Draft 1 Senate Draft 1. HCR Number 27 Senate Draft 1. HCR Number 55 House Draft 1 Senate Draft 1. HCR Number 77 House Draft 1, Senate Draft 1. HCR Number 123 Senate Draft 1. HCR Number 146, House Draft 1, Senate Draft 1. HCR Number 171, Senate Draft 1. HCR Number 174, House Draft 1 Senate Draft 1. And finally, HCR Number 203, Senate Draft 1.

Item number 7. Members, are there any announcements. Seeing none, Representative Morikawa.

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

Representative Garcia Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

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

Madam Speaker, I move that this House stand in recess until 6:30pm 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 in recess until 6:30PM tomorrow. Recess.