Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology

Good afternoon, everyone. Happy aloha Friday. This is our labor and technology committee hearing. It's 03:00. Today, it's 04/17/2026, and we're in Conference Room 225.

This hearing is being streamed on the Hawaii State Senate's YouTube channel. Just a few housekeeping announcements. In the unlikely case of technical failures, this meeting will reconvene here in Conference Room 225 at a later time. For all testifiers, including those on Zoom, we ask that you stand on your written testimony. If your oral testimony is different from your written testimony, the time limit for each testifier will be one minute.

The content including the hearing notice, copies of the measures, and testimony can be found on the legislature's website. If time permits, decision making will occur after we hear from all those offering testimony. And I'd like to also welcome vice chair Lamasau. Thank you for being here. And, hopefully, we have one more member for quorum quorum so that we could vote, I should say.

Yep. First up on our list is HCR 112. This is requesting the Department of Human Resources and Development to collaborate with state departments, agencies, and labor organizations in completing the comprehensive review of all the classification and compensation systems for all civil service positions under its jurisdiction. And first up from our list, we have Director Hashimoto or a representative from DHRD. Okay.

Thank you. DHRD stands on our end testimony and support. You said your name was Malia? Malia. K.

Thank you. Thank you. And then we also have Nueva Bas from HGEA in support. Anyone else that wishes to testify on House Concurrent Resolution 112? K.

If not, any questions? I don't. We're gonna recess so that we can get quorum. Recess subject to the call of the Chair. Reconvening our 3PM.

. Labor and technology agenda, we have one item, we do now have a quorum. We're ready for decision making, and the Chair's going to recommend that we pass HCR 112 unamended. Any further discussion? If not, Vice Chair Lamosao for the vote, Chair votes Aye.

Okay. For HCR 112, recommendation of the Chair is to pass an amendment. [Roll Call] Chair, your recommendation is adopted.

Thank you so much. Have a great weekend, everyone. This meeting is adjourned.