House Floor

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

[Roll Call]

Madam Speaker, 48 Members are present. Three are not present.

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?

Madam speaker, there are none.

Members, are there any introductions? Representative Woodson.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today we have in the gallery with us the Secondary Student Conference. This is a gathering of 34 schools from across the state, both middle and high schools. And they are here to meet with policymakers to debate the issues of today, perhaps the issues of tomorrow. And we're just so happy to have them.

And tomorrow they will be having a debate to discuss various issues upon what they discuss with us throughout the day and tomorrow. So we're happy to have them. I would also like for First Maui High School to stand up. Sabers, are you here? Glenn? Yes, sir. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

And on behalf of Representative Cochran, is Lahaina Luna here? Lunas, We appreciate you. We love you. Thank you. To your House of Representatives,

Representative Lowen.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Just really quickly, on behalf of myself and the other West Hawaii legislators, Rep. Tarnas, Rep. Kahaloa, Rep. Kapela, I'd like to welcome some wave writers that we have here from Kealakehe High School. Please stand. I'll read your names quickly.

We have Jerry Jiang, Sarah Broberg, Natalie Gallagher, Neil Melchor, Olivia Rudolph, Nathan Mesquita, Luke G. And their advisors, Ms. Kim, Kimberly Morrow and Ms. Haley Swanson. And they are also joined by my staff My office manager, Will Lopendomm, my Committee Clerk, Jillian Sheba and Ledge June Shin. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representatives Reyes Oda.

Madam speaker, it is my pleasure to introduce the other savers in the House. The student delegates from James Campbell High School who are participating in the 2026 Secondary Student Conference. Through SSC, these students are learning how their voices can help shape policy and strengthen our democracy by engaging directly in the legislative process.

They are joined by their student activities coordinator and my former colleague, Sarah Kimura Tung, whose continued support helps foster student leadership. If you can hold your applause because I'm going to have Representative Garcia read the names. But please join me in welcoming the James Campbell High School student delegation.

Representative Garcia.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. And to carry on off of that, I'm going to read the names of those who are here from Campbell High School. If your name is called, please stand to be recognized. Chris, Enrique, Ian, Matthew, Penelope, Olivia, Olivia, Ivana and Landon, please stand.

And their student advisor, Ms. Sarah Ann Kimura Tung, please stand to be recognized. Welcome to the House of Representatives.

Representative Marten.

Thank you, Speaker. I would like to welcome the Kailua Surf Riders to our House of Representatives today. We have Sadie Douda, Kyler Woods, Kamile Young, Lauli' Iele and Mari. Chris Campo with their advisor, Jason Zahara. Can you please all stand and be recognized?

Representative Lee.

Thank you, Speaker. For today's secondary student conference for the other high school from Kailua, I'd like the Kalaheo Mustangs to please stand up. I'd like to introduce them, Maya Butts, Juliet Connell, Jett Jarrett, Alex Meyers, Ryan O'Shea and their instructor, Richard Lau.

Welcome to your House of Representatives, Representative Keohokapu-Lee Loy.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. In the audience we have Titans and Warriors. Also from the students from Waiakea Intermediate, we have Tristy and Addison, along with their chaperone, Kimberly Inouye. And from Waiakea High School, we have Leah, Jeanna, Cade, Afran, Jenna, Gio and Micah. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Hartsfield.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. And Members of the House, I'm proud to introduce in the gallery along with the representative from District 35, Members of the student governments from Waipahu Intermediate School and Waipahu High School, as well as their advisor, if you could please rise and I request that their names be entered into the journal.

So ordered.

Aloha, fellow Marauders. Glad that you're here to participate and welcome to your House of Representatives. Thank you, Speaker.

Representative Templo.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today in the gallery, I'd like to warmly welcome and introduce students and their advisors from Kalakaua Middle School and Farrington High School, both schools I proudly attended. When I call your name, please stand. From Kalakau Middle School, Advisor Sky Akao, Avesh Arzaga.

Bianca Florentino, Car Gan Tala Sia He, Kayla Molina, and Jared Tolentino. I'd like to also yield the floor now to the representative from Kali Valley to introduce Farrington High School.

Representative Hussey.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. It's an honor to read the names of the. Of the students from Farrington High School. Along with their advisor, Grace Domingo. Here are the students. Jacob Aquino, Angela Arana, Arabella Cruz, Desiree Galvez, Siana Guillermo, Jared Mamouad and Clark Palting. Please welcome them to the House of Representatives.

Representative Miyake.

Thank you. Madam Speaker. I would like to introduce the Baldwin High School Bears from Wailuku, Maui. Please stand when your name is recognized. Eileen Kim, Jeremiah Jacinto, Momo Kitagawa, Aiden Yap, Chloe Ann Tejero, Merica Carino. And their advisor, Mrs. Cherise Lyons. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Kusch.

Thank you, Speaker. I'm happy to announce the names of two high schools out of the nine schools in District 1. First, from Honoka High and Intermediate. If you could please stand. There they are. We have Lois, Dane, Haley, Hannah, Rory and Ed. And their student advisor, Angela Brandt. Thank you and welcome to your House of Representatives.

And if I may, one more. From the other end of the district, from Hilo High School, we have Malia, Molly. Oh, if you guys could please stand, Hilo High students and advisor, Malia Molly, Emily Kaden, Chauncer, Keone and Mara Ella. And their chaperone, Tanya Schweitzer. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Matsumoto.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. On behalf of the Mililani delegation, I am excited to announce our Mililani students in attendance today. Please stand or wave your hand. We have Treyton Cabral, Braden Fabro, Noah Felt, Madison Green, Julie Matsumoto, Carly Ann Miyahira, Kelsey Saito, and Landon Tomoshiro. And we have their advisor, Matt, Ms. Leilani Ward.

If we can give them a big round of applause.

Representative Todd.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today we have a group from KL Middle School. If you could all stand, we have Emilia Baldan Jenkins, Kehlani Hopkins, Phaedra Long, Addie Roberts, Mia Yamada. And they're accompanied by longtime family friend, Tiffany Edwards Hunt. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Gedeon.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. It is my great honor to introduce our students from Keizer High School, along with their faculty Member. If you will please stand when I read your name. Grace Laffey, Anya Deprez, Pepper Caruso. Aria Senzano, Gavin Antonio, Caleb Leong and Sterling Fix McNamara, as well as their facilitator, Mr. Wade Nakamura.

Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Balatti.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. If we can have the delegation from Roosevelt High School stand and be recognized. And I request that their names be entered into the journal. Welcome, Rough Riders, to your House of Representatives.

Thank you, Representative Shimizu.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'd like to introduce some new friends I made from Aiea High School. They came in talk story with me earlier and such a great pleasure to meet young lives that are connected and passionate about our government. First of all, could you please stand as I call out your name.

Reina Nishigawa, and she's championing SB2267. Katie Ann Swanson, who's championing SB1635. Arianna J. Kunglit, who's advocating for SB2238. And Ileana Falafa Guterres, who's advocating for HB207. I hope your bills get heard and passed. But also their student activity coordinator, Mrs. Jennifer Array. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative La Chica.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Again, on behalf of the Committee on Education, we welcome all of our participants who are here at the State Capitol this morning. If I could give a shout out first to the Tumiya Nishiguchi and the Hawaii State Student Council for helping to organize today's event. Please stand here. Okay. Be recognized, remain standing.

So as I call your high school and your intermediate, all the school names, please stand and remain standing until the end of the list so that we can properly recognize all of you. So first is Aiea High School, Farrington High School, Baldwin High, Hana High and Intermediate, Hilo High. Honoka High and Intermediate.

Campbell High School, Kahuku High and Intermediate. Kailua High School. Kaimuki High School. Kaiser High School. Kalahea High School, Halakaua Middle School. Kalani High School, Kapaa High School, Kauai High School. Keau Middle School. Kealakehe High School. King Kekaulike High School. Lahainaluna High School. Lanai High School, Maui High. Mililani High School. Go Trojans.

Moanalua High School, Bradford High School, Roosevelt High School, Waiakea High School, Waiakea Intermediate School, Waialua High School, Waianae High School, Waipahu High School and Waipahu Intermediate School. I believe I got everybody again. On behalf of the House Committee on Education, thank you to the 34 school schools being represented in today's student secondary student conference.

And welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Muraoka.

Morning, Madam Speaker. I surely hope you guys didn't think we'd forget about the best high school in the whole state and possibly the world. I'd like to introduce from the Sea Riders, Waianae High School, Kira Ortiz, Isabella Lopez, Taylor, Tubal, Jera, Paulo and Jade Kuhiiki. Led by their teacher, Ms. Linda Jury. Please stand and be recognized.

Thank you guys for it. Sea Riders.

Representative Reyes Oda.

Thank you. Speaker, I'd like to introduce Mia Fatalco. I met her a year ago when she came as a senior from Campbell High School to visit the Capitol for student council. And she's actually going to be interning with my office starting today.

She was class President for three years and worked alongside student association as she chaired Campbell's events and it caused her to be introduced to this this program that we're seeing today. As a senior, she wanted to grow in her leadership skills, so she held vice President and position at HSSC with the Hawaii Student association.

And right now, so we can see the benefits of this program and what it what means for these kids to come to the Capitol. She's a student at HPU, so she ran here because her class finished at 11:45 and she is majoring in political science and she also participates in student council at hpu. You.

She's the chairperson for communications Committee and I wanted to welcome her to the House of Representatives.

Representative Kahaloa.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would be remiss if I didn't make one quick introduction to our former colleague and dear friend. Represent Senator Michelle Lamasa. My apologies, Senator. Please stand. And welcome to your House of Representatives.

We can see you better when you're up there, Representative Quinlan.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. With your indulgence, I would like to make three introductions this morning. First, from Waiala High School, we have my internal. Kalilee Bolosan. Welcome to your House of Representatives. Second, I was informed that we have some Red Raiders in the House. Red Raiders. Will you please stand and be recognized.

And Madam speaker, may their names be inserted into the journal. So ordered. And for my last introduction, a very dear friend of mine, Senator Mark Daly, all the way from Ireland. Now, Senator Daly is the Cahirlock, which means he is the President of the Irish Senate.

He has come here on a mission to improve both economic and cultural ties between Ireland and Hawaii. And on the cultural side, yesterday Senator and I were very privileged to attend a women's arm wrestling event. Senator Daly, welcome to the House of Representatives.

Any further introductions, Representative Kusch?

Thank you, Speaker. Just one final introduction. There is a young lady who shares the same last name as me in the audience. If you would please rise. It's my daughter, Malia. Welcome to the House of Representatives.

Okay, I get to save the last. The best for last. And I'm really excited because very rarely do we get Kapaa High School warriors in this chamber. So I would like to recognize Mark Binangwangan, Brody Kapali. Please rise. Kylie Parkinson, Lasaya Albite Ruiz, Alana Velez Berryman and Alena Abel.

They are all from Kapaa High School and they are brought here with their teacher, Nicholas Yamamoto. And I just want to give a shout out to all of the teachers from the neighbor islands who brought students here because of all the extra logistics involved to make this happen. Let's give them a round of applause.

Okay, let's move on to order of the day. Item number five, introduction of resolutions. Mr. Clerk, are there any resolutions for action?

Madam speaker, there are no resolutions for action. May all others be referred to print.

So ordered. Announcements. Members, are there any announcements? Okay then. For the adjournment, 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 noon tomorrow.