Senate Floor

Will the Senate please come to order? Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

[Roll Call] President. 23 present. Two excused.

Thank you. The Chair has read the journal of the preceding day and approves the same. Are there any introductions this morning? Senator Kim?

Thank you, Mr. President. As a mother of a Kamehameha School graduate class of 2007, I am pleased to introduce 25 8th grade social studies students from Kamehameha Schools Kapalama campus with their Kumu's, Ray Parker and Vanessa Suki. Will you all stand to be recognized? And VP Devin Oshiro. Welcome to your state Senate, Mr. President.

I will submit names to the Clerk to have that introduced into the journal. Thank you.

So ordered. Senator Keohokalole.

Thank you, Mr. President. In the gallery we have two friends and a constituent, Taylor Motoba, who joins us today having she's a recent political science graduate who recently interned for former speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.

And with her is Nahilani Parsons, who is known to many folks in the gallery and was actually my first boss as a Committee Clerk in 2013 when I interned here in law school. Please rise and welcome to the Senate.

Further introduction, Senator Kanuha.

Thank you, Mr. President. Also sitting with Jacob and Lamaku, we have Lamaku's mother and Jacob, Jacob's other half, Annie. If you could please rise and be recognized.

Senator Lamosao.

Thank you, Senator President. In the gallery today we have some hard working students from Waipahu as well as Kalani High School. They're here representing the Hawaii State Future Farmers of America.

If you folks can rise when I call your name, we have Katone Springer, the State Senior Sentinel, Ednes Julitan, State Reporter Landon Nii, State Treasurer Dalen Calistro, State Vice President Lakisha Kitong, State Secretary. And last but not least, Nicholas Nishimura, State President of the Hawaii Future Farmers America. Welcome to your Hawaii State Senate.

Earlier this morning I did see David Fortis and Ken Kajihara who are involved in the program. I'd be remiss if I did not acknowledge Two Waimea High School, many Huni alums who now live on the Big Island and Oahu. Senator Kim.

Yes, Mr. President. Thank you. Just want to add that we want to thank the students for serving the cowboy stew and for all of those that provided us with the delicious cowboy stew from the Big Island. Thank you.

Any further introductions? Senator Fevella.

Thank you, Senate President. Just want to. Good brother over there, Holly from the Teamsters. I want to welcome him. And I know my Minority leader didn't want to make a big thing, but I think it is fitting to wish him a happy birthday since he's turning 40. Plus tax. I mean. Sorry, sorry. 39 plus tax is 40.

I want to welcome and happy birthday to our Minority leader, Brenton Howell.

Any further introductions? If not Madam Clerk.

Standing Committee report numbers 2379-2478 for adoption.

Senator Wakai.

Mr. President, I move for the adoption of Standing Committee reports numbers 2379 to 2478.

Senator DeCorte.

Mr. President, I second the motion.

It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Any objections? If not, the motion is carried.

Referrals and re. Referrals.

Referrals and re. Referrals are made in accordance with the order of the day and any supplemental orders of the day that may be filed later today.

No further business. Mr. President.

Are there any announcements today? Senator San Buenaventura.

Thank you. Mr. President, I rise to request a waiver of the public notice requirement pursuant to Senate Rule 21 to hold a decision making meeting on Senate Bill 3324. This measure was inadvertently deferred when heard by the Committee on Health and human services on February 18. The intent was to pass it as is.

As all testimony was in favor. The waiver is intended to keep the vehicle moving. As there is no House companion, the waiver is granted. Senator San Buenaventura, thank you. Your Committee on Health and Human Services will hold a decision making meeting on Senate Bill 3324 this afternoon, Thursday, February 19th, at 12:45 in Conference Room 016.

Notice was filed in the Clerk's office last night.

Are there any other announcements? If not, the chair has won the deadline to file Standing Committee reports on Senate bills that need to pass second reading and move laterally to the final Senate Committee is midnight. Senator Wakai.

Mr. President, I move that the Senate stand adjourned until 11:30am tomorrow.

Senator DeCorte.

Mr. President, I second the motion.

It's been moved and seconded. If there are no objections from the Members, the Senate will stand adjourned until 11:30am tomorrow.