House Floor

Will the house come to order? Mister Clerk, please call the roll.

[Roll Call] Madam speaker, 50 members are present. One is 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. If you and the members will turn your attention to the addendum to today's order of the day, We are in receipt of a communication informing the house that the Senate has passed the noted house and Senate bills on final reading. We are in further receipt of a communication informing the house that the Senate has reconsidered action in disagreeing with the amendments proposed by the house and has moved to agree to the amendments to the noted Senate bills.

We are in further receipt of communications informing the house that the Senate has adopted the noted Senate Concurrent Resolutions. We are also in receipt of a communication informing the house that the Senate has reconsidered action in disagreeing with the amendments proposed by the house and has moved to agree to the amendments to the noted Senate Concurrent Resolution.

We're also in receipt of communications informing the house that the Senate has appointed conferees to the noted house and Senate bills and Senate Concurrent Resolution. Finally, we are in receipt of communications informing the house that the Senate has made changes to conferees to the noted house and Senate bills.

Members, are there any introductions? Representative Todd.

Aye, thank you. I have a few introductions. We have, Summer from the finance office working her first session here. Thank you. I love the spirit there.

We have my office manager, Sarah. Hiding in the back, we have the central computer of the finance committee, Vivian. And a guy who makes killer tacos salbert.

Members, any further introductions? K. We'll turn to the order of the day. Oh, representative Perruso.

Thank you, madam speaker. So in the gallery, we also have Chris Caulfield from the Hawaii Public, Health Institute. If you could please stand and be recognized. Welcome to your house of representatives.

K. Members, if there's no further introductions, we'll turn to the order of the day. Item number five, unfinished business. Members, conference committee reports numbers 11 dash 26 through 40 dash 26, as listed on pages one through seven, will be deferred one legislative day. Item number six, reports of conference committees.

Members, please note the forty eight hour notice for conference committee report, numbers 96 dash 26 through 115 dash 26 as listed on pages eight through 12. Item number seven, announcements. Members, are there any announcements? Representative Kila.

Mala, madam speaker. In 2025, this legislature enacted what is known as act two seventy or today for the first time ever, Laulau Day. Laulau Day is designated on the first Friday of each May, so I'd like to wish everyone a happy Laulau Day. Thank you for celebrating with us. And on May day, it is also Laulau day just for today.

And then on top of that, I'd also like to wish my dad a happy birthday as he is watching and celebrating Laulau day as well.

Members, any further announcements? K. Seeing none, representative Morikawa.

Madam speaker, I move to keep the journal open until midnight for the purpose of receiving conference committee reports and accompanying drafts.

Representative Garcia.

Madam speaker, I second the motion.

All those in favor, say aye. All those opposed, say no. The motion is carried. Representative Morikawa.

Madam Speaker, I move that this house stand in recess until 09:00am, Wednesday. Representative Garcia.

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

All those in favor say aye. Aye. Those opposed say no. The motion is carried. The house stands in recess until 9am, Wednesday. Recess.