House Floor

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

[Roll Call] Madam speaker, all 51 Members are 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? . 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 in the gallery, we have Members from the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii to celebrate their annual Chambers Week. Every year, our State Chamber Chamber of Commerce Hawaii brings the community from business leaders, entrepreneurs, local small business owners and our future student workforce.

And they bring them to the Capitol to learn and to engage about the legislative process. The DOE brings students here today so they have the opportunity to learn about the legislative process and to advocate for their voices, the things that they deeply care about and to learn about the importance of civic education.

This morning at the Capitol, they discussed the question, what are the challenges facing their community? What are the challenges facing our state? And how can we present potential solutions to these challenges? This afternoon between 1 and 2:30pm the students will be visiting our offices for their annual high school Capital walk around.

During this process, they will introduce themselves. They will put forth their advocacy. And if you're available, Madam speaker or Members, please welcome them to their house and Speaker. In closing, at the appropriate time, may we enter their names of the students and and their educators into the Journal.

So ordered.

Thank you.

Representative Reyes Oda.

Thank you, Speaker. Today we have 43 students and five teachers from James Campbell High School. The students of Campbell High School presented this morning on bike and pedestrian safety in the Ewa Beach community. I Would like to read the names just of the five teachers because Campbell High School has a lot of kids here today.

But for the five teachers, if you guys can stand up, and then for the kids afterwards, I'll have you guys stand up together. Jackie Smith, Harley Kanehiro, Maria Terrazas Aguilera, Dawn Tuifua, and Kim Virtaz. So, Campbell High School, if you can stand up to be recognized. Thank you.

Representative Chun.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today we have students from Waipahu High School in the gallery. I just want to take this opportunity to introduce them. So I got to hear from a panel at last year's Elevating Voices event, and the students shared their ideas how to redevelop the Waipahu District Park.

So, Marauders, would you please stand and be recognized? Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Ichiyama.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. On behalf of myself and the representative from Moanalua, we'd like to welcome the students and teachers from Radford High School. Radford, if you could please stand. Welcome to your House of Representatives. If I may have permission to insert their names into the journal.

So ordered. Thank you. Since I'm a Radford graduate, Representative Kila .

Mahalo Madam speaker, if you would allow me to introduce an individual from Waipahu High School by the name of CJ, CJ Please rise. Madam Speaker, CJ Is not just my nephew, but the son of our former colleague and now Senator Lama Sao. Cj welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Garcia.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. It's a privilege and honor to recognize the outstanding student leaders and educators joining us today from Kapolei High School. Kapolei High School, please stand. Their presence reflects the strength, promise and leadership emerging from our West Oahu community. Please rise when your name is called.

Student leaders Faith Madison and Alina Falante Make Cow and their educators, Deborah Alip Alipio and Christina Subiono. Welcome to the House of Representatives.

Representative Evslin.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. It is my incredible honor today on behalf of the entire Kauai delegation to introduce all four Kauai High schools to the gallery. Today we have the KF Champions for our canoe paddling here, who are here to compete in the HHSAA State Championships tomorrow.

This is the first time in Kauai's history that all four schools qualified a team, and we've got them all here today. So, schools, if you could please rise. Unfortunately, they're behind me, so I can't see them very well. Please rise. Hold up. Rise when I call your school, so. Sit down. First we have Coyote High School.

They won the KF champs for boys. Next up we have Waimea High school. They won KF championships for the girls D1 division. Next up we have Waimea High School. They won the caf championships for the girls D2 division. I mean, sorry, Kapaa High School. I'm sorry, Kapaa High School. Kapaa. And then we have Island School.

They won KF champs for the mixed division. Please rise. And they're also representing the girls division. I help coach at Island School, so this is an incredible honor for me to have them here today. And all these teams are going to do amazing tomorrow. Hopefully they all win some state medals. But welcome to your House of Representatives.

Permission to enter the names in the journal.

So ordered. Thank you, Representative Morikawa.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'd also like to do a special introduction to the King Kamehameha from Chief of War Series, Kainamakua, my constituent.

Representative La Chica.

Thank you. Thank you, Madam Speaker. On behalf of the Chair of Education and the Members of my Committee, our Committee, it is my pleasure to welcome today our amazing teachers from the Hawaii State Teachers association in the gallery. As you all know, Members, our teachers do so much for our kids in preparing them for the future.

And we all know how they're often overworked, you know, underpaid and being stretched to do so many things. And really, without them, we wouldn't be all here today. Today they're here to share with all of you their priorities, which your offices should have received.

But just briefly, their priorities for this year, including protecting and enhancing their financial security, looking at prioritizing their safety.

So we've heard a lot of bills on protecting educational workers and sports officials, affordable teacher housing, funding high quality Hawaiian history, language and cultural education, funding programs for our vulnerable and underserved populations, including those in special ed and English learners, and finally establishing a non voting public school teacher on the Board of education.

So thank you so much to everybody for being here today. And then also special shout out to Ms. Stephanie Pacheco, Ashley Mondin and Corey Harvey from my district and to their HSTA leadership, osa, Andrea, Hope, Millie and Jason, thank you for all that you do. So please stand and be recognized. Hello. Hello, speaker. And welcome to your House of Representatives.

Any further introductions, Representative Takenouchi.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. It's a great day for education here in the House. So I'm very happy to introduce Members of the Hawaii Library association who have come down to share with our Members, you know, all the important work services and resources that our libraries provide to the community and the General public.

If I could just have them rise when I call your names. We have Serena Karabaugh, Violet Harada, Jessica Hogan, Ellen Ray Kachola, Sunny Pai, Kelly Yamamoto, and Meera Garud, who I've been really happy to get to know and work with. OpenCastle. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Any further introductions? Representative Kong?

Yes. I'd also like to introduce Jaylyn and Alyssa out of Aya High School. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

If there are no further introductions, let's move on. It is a great day for education. Thank you for all being here. Moving on to the order of the day. Item number five, reports of Standing committees. Representative Kahaloa.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Standing Committee reports numbers 1326 through 5526, as listed on pages 130. Let me correct that, Speaker. 3226 through 5526 as listed on pages 1 through 8, and that the accompanying House bills, as amended, pass second reading and be referred to their designated committees.

Any discussion on these items, beginning with HSCR number 32-26. Representative

Thank you. No vote,

so ordered. Moving on to the top of page two. Standing HSCR number 3326. Representative Pierick.

Thank you. No vote,

So ordered. 342635263626. Representative Pyrrick. Thank you. No vote, so ordered. Top of page three. HSCR number 37. 26382639264026. The top of page four. HSCR number 412642-26. Representative Amato.

Thank you, Speaker. No vote,

So ordered. HSCR number 43. Excuse me. Representative Cochran. Novo. Also. Thank you. On 4226. Yes, so ordered. Representative Poepoe.

With reservations. 4226

so ordered. Moving on to Representative Peruso so ordered. Moving on to 43:26. Representative Garcia, with reservations so ordered. Representative Elkos. Reservations so ordered. Representative Gideon. Reservations so ordered. Representative Pierick.

Thank you. No vote,

so ordered. Representative Matsumoto. Reservations, so ordered. Moving on to the top of page page five. HSCR 44-26, 45- 26, 46- 44-26. Top of page six. HSCR 47-26. Representative Pyrrick.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. On 46-26. Yes. Reservations please.

So ordered. On 47-26, 48-26, 49-26, 50-26. The top of page seven, HSCR 51-26. Representative Pyrrick.

Thank you. No vote.

So ordered. Representative Garcia, with reservations. So ordered. Representative Alcos, same request. So ordered. Moving on. Representative Amato, Reservation so ordered. Moving on to 52-26. 53-26. 54-26. Representative Pierick,

thank you. No vote.

So ordered. Representative Elkos, reservations so ordered. Moving on. zero, sorry. Representative Cochrane, Reservations so ordered. Moving on to top of page 8. 55. 26. Representative POY, with reservations. So ordered. Representative Cochran, reservations again. Thank you. So ordered. Representative Peruso, with reservations. So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Reservations please.

So ordered. Okay, Members, we will be taking a voice vote. All those in favor, say aye. All those opposed, say no. The motion is carried. Item number six, introduce 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. Item 7. Members, are there any announcements? Representative Ichiyama.

Madam speaker, may I be permitted a late introduction?. Thank you.

Go right ahead.

I apologize. I missed them earlier. Students from Moanalua Middle School, if you can, please stand. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Any further announcements? Okay. For the motion to adjourn, Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I move that this House stand adjourned until 12 o' clock noon Monday.

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 Monday.