| Name | Chamber | Date | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Floor | Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | ||
| Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services | Senate | Apr 11, 2025 | ||
HCR 67 - REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR, STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL, PLANNING DEPARTMENTS OF EACH COUNTY, MAYORS OF EACH COUNTY, AND CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEES ON HOUSING TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR ADOPTING UPDATED BUILDING CODES. HCR 164 - URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, COUNTY OF MAUI, COUNTY OF HAWAII, AND COUNTY OF KAUAI TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF HURRICANE REFUGES AND SHELTERS ELECTRONICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. HCR 180 - REQUESTING THE STATEWIDE OFFICE ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING SOLUTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, HOMELESS COORDINATORS OF EACH COUNTY, COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN HAWAII. HCR 37 - requesting the hawaii emergency management agency to collaborate with relevant agencies to develop initiatives and outreach programs to inform kupuna about emergency preparedness. HCR 121 - REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, UNITED STATES ARMY, UNITED STATES NAVY, AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK WITH APPROPRIATE STATE AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO EXPAND, PLAN, AND COORDINATE WORK RELATED TO USING KOLEKOLE PASS AS AN EXPANDED EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTE. HCR 43 - REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF A HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED CAMERAS ALONG MAJOR FREEWAYS AND HIGHWAYS IN PRIMARY AREAS OF SPEEDING, INCLUDING THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON THE DISTRICT COURTS. HCR 69 - REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO CONVENE A VEGETATION MANAGEMENT WORKING GROUP TO STUDY, EVALUATE, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REGULATIONS THAT DEFINE PROPERTY OWNER OBLIGATIONS FOR VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY TO MITIGATE WILDFIRE RISK, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DEFINE A LINE CLEARANCE TREE TRIMMER AND ESTABLISH MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS, TRAINING, AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING LINE CLEARANCE TREE TRIMMING AT OR NEAR ELECTRIC UTILITY FACILITIES. HCR 133 - strongly supporting the construction of a floating drydock at pearl harbor. HCR 153 - Requesting the dEPARTMENT of corrections and rehabilitation to incrementally AND SYSTEMATICALLY reduce the number of inmates incarcerated in private, out-of-state correctional facilities. HCR 23 - REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, IN PLANNING AND DESIGNING THE NEW OAHU COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN HALAWA, TO INCLUDE A CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURT FACILITY AND ESTABLISH A RELEASE PROCEDURE UNDER WHICH DETAINEES OR INMATES, UPON RELEASE, ARE TRANSPORTED TO A SITE OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES OR PUBLIC SPACES. | ||||
| Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts | Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | ||
HCR 142 - urging the hawaii tourism authority and department of transportation to expand the kĀhea airport greetings program to display keiki art in all neighbor island airports. HCR 102 - STRONGLY URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ALLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S EXAMINATION IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE FOR PURPOSES OF ISSUING A LIMITED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S LICENSE, FOR THE SALE OF TIMESHARE PRODUCTS IN HAWAII, TO JAPANESE NATIONAL VISITORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING JAPAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN AND SUPPORT OF THE HAWAII TOURISM INDUSTRY. HCR 156 - requesting the hawaii technology development corporation to increase its focus on advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity to build a stronger, diversified economy, create high-wage job opportunities, and position hawaii as a leader in innovation and national security in the pacific. | ||||
| Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts | Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | ||
HCR 71 - Requesting the Ko olina golf Club owners and management, in coordination with the department of transportation, to implement measures to prevent golf balls from reaching farrington highway. HCR 119 - ENDORSING TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION, SUPPORTING THE SIGNING OF A UNITED STATES-TAIWAN BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, AND COMMEMORATING THE RELATIONSHIPS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND TAIWAN. HCR 163 - URGING THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO ESTABLISH AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATING PACIFIC ISLAND CULTURE AND ARTS. HCR 70 - REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO FACILITATE AND ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS TO DECARBONIZE HAWAIʻI'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR AND SUPPORT THE STATE'S CLIMATE GOALS. HCR 123 - REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO IMPLEMENT A RESTRICTED PARKING ZONE PILOT PROGRAM IN THE KO ʻOLINA, HONOKAI HALE, NĀNĀKULI, AND MAILI NEIGHBORHOODS. HCR 57 - urging the department of transportation services of the city and county of honolulu to conduct a traffic mitigation and calming study to evaluate the effectiveness of certain traffic mitigation and calming devices in and around paiwa street in WAIPAHU, oahu. HCR 112 - strongly Urging THE HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT A "PEDESTRIAN FIRST" POLICY VIA ORDINANCE. HCR 177 - ENCOURAGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO INITIATE A SUMMER STREETS PILOT PROGRAM. HCR 203 - URGING THE COUNTY OF MAUI TO PRIORITIZE THE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING OF THE NORTHERN TERMINUS OF THE KIHEI NORTH-SOUTH COLLECTOR ROAD. | ||||
| Senate Floor | Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | ||
| Senate Floor | Senate | Apr 4, 2025 | ||
| Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology | Senate | Apr 4, 2025 | ||
| Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment | Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | ||
HB 345 - Wai ʻŌpae; ʻŌpae ʻUla; Anchialine Pool Ecosystems; Conservation; State Shrimp | ||||
| Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection | Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | ||
| Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment | Senate | Apr 1, 2025 | ||
SCR 198 - ENCOURAGING HAWAII INSURERS and the Hawaii Property Insurance Association TO REDUCE INSURANCE costs ON LOCAL RESIDENTS BY PURSUING subrogation CLAIMS AGAINST POLLUTERS who KNOWINGLY engaged in misleading and DECEPTIVE practices regarding the connection between their products and climate change. SCR 226 - URGING THE MED-QUEST DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO AMEND THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE MEDICAID 1915(C) HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER. SCR 222 - Requesting the Office of consumer protection of the department of commerce and consumer affairs to convene a task force to assess issues related to the availability of payment options from tow companies. SCR 57 - Urging the Congress of the United States to enact a national reinsurance program to address the multi-state insurance crisis resulting from catastrophic natural disasters. SCR 70 - REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO ESTABLISH AND CONVENE A PHARMACY REIMBURSEMENT WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE AND PROPOSE LEGISLATION FOR THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SCR 123 - REQUESTING THE judiciary TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO review the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code to determine if any amendments or updates are necessary TO improvE landlord-tenant interactions AND ADDRESS OTHER HOUSING ISSUES. SCR 155 - REQUESTING THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER to produce a detailed report regarding THE STATE OF THE PRIVATE PROPERTY INSURANCE INDUSTRY in hawaiʻi. | ||||
| Senate Floor | Senate | Apr 1, 2025 | ||
| Senate Standing Committee on Education | Senate | Apr 1, 2025 | ||
SCR 117 - URGING THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF BUS STOPS ON HAWAII ISLAND UTILIZED BY CHILDREN TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOL AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SAFETY AT EACH LOCATION. SCR 196 - supporting and ENCOURAGING a broader relationship BETWEEN THE STATE and the kingdom of norway. SCR 197 - RECOGNIZING JUNE 21, 2025, AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY, JULY 1, 2025, AS CANADA DAY, AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, AS TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY, IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE ENDURING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF CANADA AND HAWAII, THE INDEPENDENT SOVEREIGNTY AND SELF-DETERMINATION OF THE PEOPLE OF CANADA, AND A COMMITMENT TO NEVER AGAIN ALLOW THE SOVEREIGN RIGHT OF A PEOPLE TO SELF DETERMINATION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST THEIR WILL. SCR 195 - Supporting and encouraging a broader relationship between the state and the kingdom of sweden. SCR 181 - URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP ON LOWERING THE LEGAL LIMIT OF BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION TO 0.05 GRAMS OF ALCOHOL PER ONE HUNDRED MILLILITERS OF BLOOD WITH THE INTENT OF PRIORITIZING SAFETY AND SAVING LIVES ON HAWAII'S ROADS. | ||||
| Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment | Senate | Mar 31, 2025 | ||
HB 345 - Wai ʻŌpae; ʻŌpae ʻUla; Anchialine Pool Ecosystems; Conservation; State Shrimp SCR 132 - encouraging the adoption of recommendations from the United nations global plastics treaty and rapa nui summit declaration to address climate justice and sustainable development. SCR 157 - urging the State to adopt the agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction and SUPPORT legislative, administrative, and policy measures to implement the Agreement at the state and county levels. SCR 89 - REQUESTING the Department of Agriculture to convene a working group to develop a plan to create an educational pathway in the university of Hawaii community college system to equip interested students with the necessary entry level knowledge, skill set, expertise, and advancement potential in the field of meat processing. | ||||
| Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts | Senate | Mar 25, 2025 | ||
SR 110 - urging the State to ACQUIRE the Hawaii theatre to promote local culture and arts, preserve its historic and cultural significance, and facilitate its continued public use. SR 138 - REQUESTING THE sTATE ARCHIVES TO EXPAND PUBLIC OUTREACH, SHARE HAWAII'S HISTORY THAT MAY PROVE RELEVANT TODAY, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND EVALUATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION. SR 8 - RECOGNIZING INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY WEEK. SR 17 - ENDORSING TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION, SUPPORTING THE SIGNING OF A UNITED STATES-TAIWAN BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, AND COMMEMORATING THE RELATIONSHIPS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND TAIWAN. SR 150 - REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO share information on the safety and performance of commercial tour operators to help residents and visitors make informed decisions. SCR 150 - requesting the Department of Transportation to convene a working group to develop and recommend federal, state, and county programs subsidizing the transport of waterborne cargo. SR 37 - Requesting the department of human resources development to conduct a comprehensive review of the boiler and elevator inspection branch to increase PERSONNEL recruitment and retention. SR 38 - sUPPORTING the native hawaiian intellectual property working group's request for resources and timeline extension for fiscal year 2025-2026. | ||||
| Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts | Senate | Mar 25, 2025 | ||
SCR 159 - urging the congress of the united states to continue to provide funding and support to the ukrainian military in its defense OF aggression from RUSSIA. SCR 182 - ENCOURAGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO INITIATE A SUMMER STREETS PILOT PROGRAM. SCR 200 - REQUESTING THE OAHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TO continue transportation management training programs that focus on educating key decision makers responsible for transportation policy, planning, funding, and implementation. SCR 18 - requesting the postmaster general of the united states postal service to build a new and larger Pearl City Post Office at the United States Navy property on the Pearl City Peninsula with a larger parking lot for employees and customers. SCR 136 - REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A NUCLEAR ENERGY WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF USING ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER TECHNOLOGIES IN THE STATE. | ||||
| Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology | Senate | Mar 24, 2025 | ||
SCR 145 - requesting the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to convene a working group to develop recommendations for establishing and implementing a paid family and medical leave program for the state. SCR 55 - Requesting the department of human resources development to conduct a comprehensive review of the boiler and elevator inspection branch to increase PERSONNEL recruitment and retention. SCR 64 - Requesting the Department of Human Resources Development to Establish the Hawaii state fellows program. SCR 67 - requesting the Department of Human Resources Development and the state agencies comprising the State's public mental health care system to cooperate more closely to determine the necessary actions to expedite THE hiring AND FILLING OF CRITICAL VACANCIES, INCLUDING SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS the obstacles and challenges unique to the mental health care workforce. SCR 63 - Requesting the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to Study the ESTABLISHMENT of a Hawaii WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE award program. | ||||
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