House Floor

Will the house come to order? Mister 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. Mister Clerk, are there any messages from the governor?

Madam speaker, there are none.

Item number four, Senate communications. Mister Clerk, are there any Senate communications?

Yes, madam speaker. We're in receipt of a communication informing the house that the Senate has disagreed to the amendments proposed by the house to the noted Senate Concurrent Resolution. We're in further receipt of a communication informing the house that the Senate has appointed conferees to the noted house bill.

Members, are there any introductions? Representative Garcia.

Thank you, madam speaker. In the gallery, I'd like to introduce mister Michael Carter, who is from Hawaii, but is currently living in California. Please stand to be recognized, and welcome to the Hawaii House of Representatives.

Representative Kong.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'd like to introduce a special guest. She is a mother of one of my many interns, Hannah Kim. Will you please rise, and welcome to your House of Representatives.

Representative Belatti.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to introduce Judith Mills Wong, a staunch advocate of good government issues with the League of Women Voters of Honolulu. Welcome to your House of Representatives.

Let's move on to the order of the day. Item number five, reports of Standing Committees. Representative Kahaloa.

Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Standing Committee Reports numbers 2181-26 through 2223-26 as listed on pages two through 13, and that the accompanied Senate Concurrent Resolutions as may be amended be referred to their designated committees.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Any discussion on these items beginning with HSCR number 2181, 2182, 2183. Representative Garcia.

With reservations.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

With reservations.

So ordered. 2184, 2185, 2186, 2187. Representative Garcia.

Reservations.

So ordered. On the page of Top of page four, 2188, 2189. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

In opposition.

Please proceed.

Thank you Madam Chair. As was stated on, third reading on a similar bill, I I'm against this idea of government trying to establish a non profit. I think the AG's testimony clearly stated the legal ramifications and the actual legal way of establishing a non profit.

And, I had another thought, but I forgot, but that's my opposition. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

2190.

Speaker, sorry.

Representative Matsumoto.

Previous measure.

On the previous one, 2189.

Yes, please. In opposition.

In opposition.

Thank you.

So ordered. Representative Gedeon.

Same request.

So ordered. Let's move on to 2190, 2191. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. 2192. 2193. 2194. Representative Garcia.

So ordered. Representative Pierrick.

No vote.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

So ordered. 2195, 2196, 2197. On the top of page seven, 2198, 2199, 2200, 2201, 2202. Representative Garcia.

Reservations.

So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

No vote.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Matsumoto.

Reservations.

So ordered. 2203. Representative Garcia.

Reservations.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

So ordered. 2204. K. We're at the top of page nine, 2205, 2206, 2207. 2208.

No vote.

Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Reyes Oda.

With reservations.

So ordered. Representative Matsumoto.

So ordered. Representative Gedeon.

No vote.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

In opposition.

Please proceed.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Again, similar to, previous re regarding regarding government establishing a non profit. And I remembered my, previous thought is that, I believe this would go against our procurement code. Thank you.

Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. We're at the top of page ten 2209, 2210. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. 2211, 2212. Representative Garcia.

In support.

Please proceed.

Thank you Madam Speaker. I'm in support of SCR 162 introduced by my counterpart and Kapolei Senator Gabbard. And this would call for the establishment or for the DOE to establish a committee to develop a K through 12 campus.

A Hawaiian immersion campus in our region out in West Oahu. Currently the Waianae Coast, has the largest concentration of of Hawaiians in the world with the homesteads out there.

And once all the planned DHL projects are built out in the Kapolei region, it will then be the Kapolei area. So looking forward in the next few decades, it would be prudent and acceptable for this body to make sure that eventually there is a full k through 12 Hawaiian

immersion campus in Hawaii, but especially in West Oahu. So for those reasons in support and also permission to answer written comments.

So ordered. Moving on to the top of page 11, Standing Committee Report 2213, 2214, 2215. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

With reservations.

So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

Same request, please.

So ordered. Representative Gedeon.

With reservations.

So ordered. Representative Matsumoto.

Same request.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. Moving on to Standing Committee Report 2216. We're at the top of page twelve, 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. We're at the top of page thirteen 2221. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Muraoka.

So ordered. Representative Shimizu.

No vote.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered.

Standing Committee Report 2222, 2323. Okay. Members will be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say Aye.

Aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Representative Kahaloa.

Madam speaker, I move to adopt Standing Committee Reports numbers 2224-26 through 22234-26 as listed on pages 14 through 17, and that the accompanied Senate Concurrent Resolutions as may be amended be adopted.

Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Any discussion on these items beginning with HSCR number 2224. Representative Muraoka.

Wait reservations.

So ordered. Representative Pierick.

No vote.

So ordered. 2226. 22 I'm sorry. That was 2225, and 2226. On the top of page fifteen, 2227, 2228, 2229 Representative Iwamoto.

Oh wait. Let's go back then to 2228. Representative Iwamoto.

With reservations.

So ordered. Moving on to 2229, 2230, 2230 oop, 2230.

Thank you, madam. Representative Iwamoto.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Reservations.

So ordered.

2231, 2232, 2233, and 2234. Representative Muroaka.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Reyes Oda.

No vote.

So ordered. Representative Garcia.

No vote.

So ordered. Okay. Members, we'll be taking a voice vote. All those in favor, say Aye.

All those opposed, say no. The motion is carried. We're now at announcements. Members, we will be, having a moment of silence for, late governor George Ariyoshi following the, adjournment.

Representative Takayama.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I just wanna announce that, well, first of all, I wanna thank, legislators, all, fellow members, as well as other offices for their generous contributions to the, YWCA dress for success program.

We're in the process of transporting all the donations along with those from the Senate to the lieutenant governor's office. So at 12:45, I invite all members, whether you donated clothing or not, to meet us in the Lieutenant Governor's Office.

We'll be able to tally up all of the donations, as well as give you an opportunity to meet some of the women who are direct beneficiaries from your donations.

So 12:45 in the Lieutenant Governor's Office. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Representative Kapela.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Just a quick mahalo to you for the opportunity to host art at the capitol as well as every single legislator who kept their doors open, this past Friday.

It was such a special event and such a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the creative ventures that happen here in our state. I also have one more quick mahalo to house comms, as well as print shop, and of course to sergeant at arms.

Thank you again for making art at the capitol so special.

Thank you for all of your work and for your staff's hard work as well. Any further announcements? Okay. For the motion to adjourn, representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I move that this house stand adjourned until 12:00 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 twelve noon tomorrow.