House Floor

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

[Roll Call] Madam Speaker, 49 Members are present. One is 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?

Yes, Madam Speaker. We are in receipt of Governor's message number 11, informing the House that an agreement has been made with the Hawaii State Teachers Association, collective bargaining unit 5, and transmitting a proposed measure to Fund the ETF amounts. May this matter be received and filed.

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

Yes, Madam Speaker. We're in receipt of a communication informing the House that the Senate has disagreed to the amendments proposed by the House to the noted Senate Concurrent Resolutions. We are in further receipt of a communication informing the House that the Senate has appointed conferees to the noted House Bill Members.

Any introductions, Representative Iwamoto?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am honored to introduce some very special people to me. My office manager, Kate Ozawa, and and my legislative aide, Colby Samishima. Thank you so much and welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Kusch.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today we have my staff here today for the first time. We have JB Araula from Kauai, originally from Dumaguete, Philippines. Speaks fluent Tagalog and Visayan. He's our esteemed Committee Clerk. Next we have Teshira Smallwood from Oahu, and she is from Brooklyn, USA, and she speaks New York and she is our legislative aide.

And then Haruna Koshikawa from Oahu, who's originally from Tokyo, Japan, and she speaks fluent Nihongo and she is my office manager. Welcome to your House of Representatives, wherever we are.

Representative Quinlan.

Speaker, I See two of our dear friends in the gallery today. So I have to embarrass them. Two very tireless advocates for our labor unions, Gino Sequena and Cody Sula. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Seeing no further introductions, Members, we'll turn to the order of the day. Item number five, Reports of Standing Committees. Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Standing. Committee report numbers 2104 through 2120 as. Listed on pages 2 through 6, and that the accompanying Senate Concurrent Resolutions, as. May be amended, be adopted.

Representative Morikawa. Madam Speaker, I second the motion. Members, is there any discussion on these items beginning with Standing Committee report number 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Arising opposition.

Please proceed.

It's not easy to oppose something, especially when I know that this is just a resolution. But I just want to draw attention to our efforts here to focus on the people of Hawaii and the many challenges that we have. So that's my purpose of opposing this. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Standing Committee report 2110, Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

No vote. Thank you, Speaker.

So ordered. Representative. Okay, seeing no further discussion. Top of page four. Standing Committee Report 2111, 2112, 2113 Representative Garcia.

So ordered. Representative Pierrick.

No vote.

Thank you. No vote.

So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. With reservations and a brief comment.

Please proceed.

I don't totally appreciate the East west center and the efforts. I. I would hope that they would focus on the east west mission of our Asia Pacific area. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Top of page five. Standing Committee Report 2114, Representative Iwamoto. No vote, so ordered. Representative Holt.

Thank you. And strong support. And may I please request permission to insert written comments into the Journal?

So ordered. Thank you, Representative Pierick.

Thank you. No vote.

So ordered. Standing Committee report 2115, 2116, 2117 Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

Thank you. No vote.

So ordered. Top of page six. Standing Committee Report 2118, 2119 Representative Pierick.

Thank you. No vote.

So ordered. Standing Committee report 2120. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

Thank you. No vote.

So ordered. Representative Matsumoto.

Same request.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Same request.

So ordered. Okay, Members, if there's no further discussion, we'll be taking a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. All those opposed, say no. The motion is carried. Item number six, Members announcements. Are there any announcements? Okay, seeing no announcements.

For the motion to adjourn, Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I move that this House stand adjourned until 11:30 a.m. 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 11:30 a.m. tomorrow.