Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection

Okay. Calling the joint meeting on ways and means and commerce and consumer protection to order. This meeting, including the audio and video of remote participants, is being streamed live on YouTube. You will find links to given options for all Senate meetings on our live and on demand page of our website. In the event we have to end this hearing due to technical difficulties, the committee will convene on Wednesday, 04/08/2026in this room.

This is decision making only nor all testimony will be taken. If you're interested in reviewing written testimony, please go to our website and you'll find a link on the status page of each measure. Okay. First item, House bill twenty five eighty three. Okay.

Let me see.

But your interest is Okay.

Okay. Recommendation is to pass on a mandate. Any discussion? Not chair votes aye.

For HHP25 H3, behalf of the mandate. [Roll call]

[Roll call]

CPN committee, same recommendation. Passing unamended. [Roll call]

[Roll call]

[Roll call]. Your recommendation is adopted. Thank you.

Measure is House Bill 1591, House Draft One, Senate Draft One relating to health care. The recommendation is to pass with amendments adopting DOTAX's recommended amendments, defecting the effective date of the measure, and, text. Any discussion? Seeing none, passing with amendments, Chair votes aye.

Thank you. Up to CPN members present, any voting with reservations? Objections? Hearing none, your recommendation is adopted.

Thank you. We'll resume team recommendation, Chair votes aye.

Vice President, anyone with reservation? Recommendation is adopted.

Thank you. Next measure is House bill seventeen forty nine, House draft to Senate draft one relating to cesspools. Recommendation is to pass this measure unamended. Any discussion, members? Seeing none, passing unamended.

Chair votes aye.

Thank you. Of the CPN members present, any voting with reservations, objections? Hearing none, your recommendation is adopted. Thank you.

Ways and Means, same recommendation. Chair votes aye.

All members present. Anyone voting no with reservation? Recommendation

Thank you. Last measure on this agenda is House bill twenty four twenty three, House Draft Three, Senate Draft One relating to biodiesel. The recommendation on this measure is to pass unamended. Any comments or concerns, Members? Seeing none, passing as is.

Chair votes aye.

Thank you of the members present. Any voting with reservations, objections? Hearing none, your recommendation is adopted. Thank you.

Thank you. Same recommendation.

Anyone voting no? Reservation. Reservation. As soon as the recommendation is out.

Thank you, Richard.

We're calling the 10:31 agenda to order. First item is House Bill 28. Recommendation is to pass with amendments adopting LRB's testimony as DCCA's insurance division is a subject matter expert in conducting the the study. Any discussion? None, chair votes aye.

House bill 20, all members present. Anyone voting no with reservation? Recommendation adopted.

Yeah, okay. Next item, House bill 1520. Recommendation is to defer, the the Senate bill has already crossed over. Next item, House bill 1576.

Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? None. Chair votes aye.

Members present, anyone voting no with reservation? Recommendation adopted.

Thank you. This item, house bill 1711. Recommendation is to pass with amendments, insert language replacing the option period established by the corporation to a period of up to ten years. Any discussion? None. Chair votes aye.

All members present, anyone voting no with reservation? Recommendation is adopted.

Thank you. Next item, House bill 1785. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? Chair votes aye.

All members present, anyone voting no with reservation? Recommendation is adopted.

Thank you. Next item, House Bill 1802. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? Chair votes aye.

Mister President, anyone who's already known with reservation. Recommendation is adopted.

Thank you. Next item, House bill 1838. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? Chair votes aye.

At present, anyone voting no with reservation? Recommendation is adopted.

You. Next item, House Bill 1842. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion?

Yes. Thank you, Chair. I'll I'll be voting with reservations on this. The parcel that is in question on the transfer is Westridge Parcel, and for the public and members, this is in IA. This is about close to a rail station, but the old Yum Yum tree, old Tony Roma's area.

And so the concern that I have specifically, mister chair, is that I don't know if this is something that the city will accept in terms of negotiations for a transfer for Ali'i Place and what the real intent is behind that. The current land value of the property is at $16,350,000 and DLNR, holds that land and gets annual revenue. It's their fourth largest generating revenue for that property at 664 annual rent.

And one of the concerns I have is this is something that as a state we would want to be giving up in terms of property and giving it to the city. And with all due respect to the city, I know they've been doing a lot in the affordable housing space, but this is a very valuable property in Central Oahu.

So with that, I did have a conversation with the lead introducer of that, noting my concerns. But I still have concerns, and I appreciate the conversation. But I think going forward, we do have to really consider if this is something that the city would wanna take, and there's no testimony on this that the city would accept this property. And there is testimony from the ground owner that there's current leases there that won't expire for another forty six years.

So this might be a little premature in that sense.

So for those reasons, Mister Chair, I'll be voting with reservations. Thank you.

Thank you. You'll probably be here then too. Okay.

I'll be voting with reservations as well. And my concern is that the the building itself has an owner, and the owner is of state. And I'm there is an extended expiration of the property.

On the lease for that building. And so I don't think I don't think that the city is even considering purchasing the property the building itself from the owner. K. Thank you.

Okay. For the hold.

K. All members voting other than Cinderella, all other members voting no or registration. We have recommendation.

Thank you. Next item. House Bill 1853. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Alzheimer's Association has some suggested amendments which we will reflect in the committee report.

Any discussion? And then they can take up the amendments in conference.

We're voting no with reservation. Recommendation adopted.

Thank you. Next item. House Bill 1976. Recommendation is to pass an amendment. Any discussion?

Chair votes aye.

No one voting no with reservation. Commendation is not too.

Thank you. Next item, House Bill 2104. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? Chair votes aye.

One voting no with reservation. Recommendation is not too.

Thank Thank you. Next item, House Bill 2218. Recommendation is to pass with amendments. Adopt DLNR's testimony, amending page five nine twelve through 15 to ensure DLNR's collaboration with the community groups to steward public lands within department's jurisdiction while permitting collaboration in managing recreational areas. Any discussion?

None, Chair votes aye.

Anyone voting no. Reservation, recommendation is so passed.

Thank you. Next, Item House Bill 2246. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Discussion. Chair votes aye.

Human voting no. Reservation. Recommendation is a yes.

Thank you. Next item. House Bill 2270. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion?

Chair votes aye.

Anybody who's no with reservation, amendment is adopted.

Thank you. Next item, House Bill 2289. Recommendation is to pass with amendments. Remove the repeal of the ceiling and insert a expenditure ceiling of $1,000,000 for automated victim information and notification system special fund. Any discussion?

Not sure votes aye.

Anyone voting no with reservation? Recommendation is adopted.

Thank you. Next item, House Bill 2361. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? Chair votes aye.

Anyone voting no with reservation? Remindation is adopted.

Thank you. Next item, House Bill 2551. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? Chair votes aye.

I'm voting no. Reservations. Recommendation is adopted.

Last item, House Bill 2606. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion?

No. Regarding no. Reservations.

Thank you.