Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa, Ka ‘Aha‘ōlelo Kau Kānawai Kanakolu

THE SENATE

OF THE

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

Moku‘āina ‘O Hawai‘i

STATE OF HAWAI'I

‘Ākoakoa Kūmau MH 2019

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

 

 

Lā ‘Umikumamālua

TWELFTH DAY

 

5 Pepeluali 2019 - Po‘alua - Hola 11:30 A.M.

February 5, 2019-Tuesday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

 

Papahana O Ka Lā

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Kāhea Papainoa

ROLL CALL

 

‘Āpono Mo‘olelo O Ka Puke Hālāwai

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

 

Ho‘olauna Mea Kipa

INTRODUCTIONS

 

Ho‘olauna Ma Ka ‘Ākoakoa Nui

 

RECOGNIZING JOSEPH KŪHIŌ LEWIS.  (Senate Native Hawaiian Caucus)

 

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ke Kia‘āina

MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR: Nos. 566-576

 

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

G.M. No. 566

Informing the Senate that on 01-31-2019, the Governor has withdrawn IRIS XIAO, Gubernatorial Nominee to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, from consideration by the Senate (GM534 and GM535).

FILE


 

 

 

G.M. No. 567

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Reentry Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, NORIKO NAMIKI, for a term to expire 06-30-2019.

PSM

 

 

 

G.M. No. 568

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Reentry Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, NORIKO NAMIKI, for a term to expire 06-30-2023.

PSM

 

 

 

G.M. No. 569

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Medical Advisory Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, SUZIE NEMMERS, for a term to expire 06-30-2022.

TRS

 

 

 

G.M. No. 570

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai'i, Gubernatorial Nominee, ROBERT WESTERMAN, for a term to expire 06-30-2022.

HRE

 

 

 

G.M. No. 571

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai'i, Gubernatorial Nominee, ALAPAKI NAHALE-A, for a term to expire 06-30-2023.

HRE

 

 

 

G.M. No. 572

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai'i, Gubernatorial Nominee, KELLI ACOPAN, for a term to expire 06-30-2020.

HRE

 

 

 

G.M. No. 573

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Island of Moloka'i, Gubernatorial Nominee, LAAKEA POEPOE, for a term to expire 06-30-2021.

HWN

 

 

 

G.M. No. 574

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Island of O'ahu, Gubernatorial Nominee, LURLINE NAONE-SALVADOR, for a term to expire 06-30-2020.

HWN

 

 

 

G.M. No. 575

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Island of O'ahu, Gubernatorial Nominee, WILLIAM MILLS, for a term to expire 06-30-2021.

HWN

 

 

 

G.M. No. 576

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Natural Area Reserves System Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, JEFFREY SAITO, for a term to expire 06-30-2021.

WTL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Nā ‘Oihana

DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION Nos. 328-361

 

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

D.C. No. 328

From the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism dated 12/14/18, transmitting the 2018 Small Business Regulatory Review Board Annual Report pursuant to Section 201M-5(f), HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 329

From the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism dated 12/14/18, transmitting the 2018 Small Business Regulatory Review Board Periodic Review and Evaluation Report pursuant to Section 201M-7, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 330

From the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations dated 1/7/2019, transmitting the Annual Evaluation of the Hawaii Unemployment Trust Fund pursuant to Section 383-126.5, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 331

From the Legislative Reference Bureau dated 1/9/2019, transmitting the 2017 and 2018 Attorney General Opinions pursuant to Section 28-3, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 332

From the Department of Taxation dated 1/10/2019, transmitting the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018 pursuant to Section 231-3(8), HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 333

From the Department of Taxation dated 1/10/2019, transmitting the Electronic Funds Transfer Penalty Payments Report for Fiscal Year 2018 pursuant to Section 231-9.9, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 334

From the Office of the Auditor dated 1/10/2019, transmitting the Audit of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation: Report 1 (Report No. 19-03) pursuant to Act 1, Special SLH 2017.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 335

From the Office of the Auditor dated 1/11/2019, transmitting the Financial Audit of the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii pursuant to Chapter 23, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 336

From the Department of Health dated 1/16/2019, transmitting the Adult Mental Health Division Annual Report on the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Special Fund pursuant to Section 334-15, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 337

From the Department of Health dated 1/16/2019, transmitting the Adult Mental Health Division Annual Report on Implementation of the State Plan pursuant to Section 334-10(e), HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 338

From the Department of Health dated 1/16/2019, transmitting the Adult Mental Health Division Annual Report on Assisted Community Treatment pursuant to Act 111, SLH 2017 and Chapter 334, Part VIII, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 339

From the Department of Health dated 1/16/2019, transmitting the Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch Fuel Tank Advisory Committee Meeting Summary Report pursuant to Section 342L-62, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 340

From the Department of Health dated 1/16/2019, transmitting the Family Health Services Division Annual Report for Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Special Fund pursuant to Section 321-1.3, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 341

From the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism dated 1/10/19, transmitting the Sister-State Report on Program Evaluation and Recommendations pursuant to S.C.R. No. 121, S.D. 1 (2018).

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 342

From the Department of Budget and Finance dated 12/20/2018, transmitting the FY 18 Special Fund Assessments for Central Services Report pursuant to Section 36-27, HRS; and FY 18 Departmental Administrative Expenses Report pursuant to Section 36-30, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 343

From the Department of Budget and Finance dated 12/20/2018, transmitting the FY 18 Transfers from Non-General Funds to General Fund Report pursuant to Section 37-46, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 344

From the Department of Budget and Finance dated 12/31/2018, transmitting the FYs 15-21 Non-General Fund Information Report pursuant to Section 37-47, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 345

From the Department of Budget and Finance dated 12/31/2018, transmitting the FY 17 and 18 Routine Repair and Maintenance Report pursuant to Act 233, SLH 2016.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 346

From the Hawaii State Public Libraries System dated 1/11/2019, transmitting the Annual Report FY18 pursuant to Sections 312-3.6 and 312-22, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 347

From the Department of Defense dated 1/10/2019, transmitting the Report on the Emergency Management Review pursuant to S.C.R. No. 40, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 (2018).

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 348

From the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism dated 1/11/2019, transmitting the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii Annual Report pursuant to Section 302A-1314(r), HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 349

From the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism dated 1/11/2019, transmitting the Report for Section 201-16, HRS, Regarding Workforce Development pursuant to Section 201-16, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 350

From the Department of Hawaii Home Lands dated 1/12/2019, transmitting the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 pursuant to Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 351

From the University of Hawaii dated 1/8/2019, transmitting the Report of Hire pursuant to Act 49, Section 96, SLH 2017.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 352

From the Department of Defense dated 1/10/2019, transmitting the Report on the Major Disaster Fund FY 2019 pursuant to Section 127A-16, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 353

From the Department of Defense dated 1/10/2019, transmitting the Report on the Major Disaster Fund FY 2018 pursuant to Section 127A-16, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 354

From the Department of Defense dated 1/10/2019, transmitting the Non-General Fund Report pursuant to Section 37-47, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 355

From the Department of Defense dated 1/10/2019, transmitting the Report on Criteria for Administratively Established Accounts and Funds pursuant to Section 37-52.5, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 356

From the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism dated 1/11/19, transmitting the Annual Report Regarding Financial Services Assistance Program Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 201C-5, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 357

From the Department of Human Services dated 1/14/2019, transmitting the Report in Accordance with the Provisions of Act 177, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018 pursuant to Act 177, SLH 2018.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 358

From the Board of Education dated 1/9/2019, transmitting the Annual Report on the State's Public Charter Schools pursuant to Section 302D-21, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 359

From the Department of Budget and Finance dated 1/11/2019, transmitting the Report of Establishment of a Working Group to Identify Barriers to Improving the State's Hiring Processes pursuant to S.C.R. No. 22, S.D. 1 (2018).

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 360

From the Office of the Auditor dated 1/15/2019, transmitting the Audit of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation: Report 2 (Report No. 19-04) pursuant to Act 1, Special SLH 2017.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 361

From the Legislative Reference Bureau dated 1/15/2019, transmitting the Straight Shooting: An Objective Review of Hawaii Firearms Laws and Related Statistics pursuant to S.C.R. No. 116, S.D. 1 (2018).

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka Hale

HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa

SENATE COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ka ‘Ao‘ao Ho‘okolokolo

JUDICIARY COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Hāpai Palapala

INTRODUCTION OF MEASURES: None

 

Palapala Hō‘ike Na Nā Kōmike Kūmau

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT Nos. 33-40

 

33

(AEN)

S.B. No. 759, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO AGRICULTURE."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDC/WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

34

(AEN)

S.B. No. 753, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO AQUACULTURE."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

(AEN)

S.B. No. 519, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

(AEN)

S.B. No. 223, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO IRRIGATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

37

(HRE)

S.B. No. 319

"RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

(HRE)

S.B. No. 457

"RELATING TO THE PUNA DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

(HRE)

S.B. No. 907, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

(HWN)

S.B. No. 282

"RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Papahana O Ka Lā

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

Ho‘ouna Kōmike Ho‘olohe A Ho‘ouna Hou Paha

REFERRALS AND RE-REFERRALS

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike ‘Ē A‘e

MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Hana ‘Ē A‘e

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

 

Ho‘olaha

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Ho‘olauna Ma Ka ‘Ākoakoa Nui

 

RECOGNIZING DANIELLE ULULANI BEIRNE.  (Senate Native Hawaiian Caucus)

 

            Papamanawa Ho‘olohe Palapala

·       Committee Hearing Schedule:

 

COMMITTEE

DATE & TIME

ROOM

HOU

2/5/2019 1:15 PM

225

HWN

2/5/2019 1:15 PM

016

HWN/LCA

2/5/2019 1:15 PM

016

PSM

2/5/2019 1:15 PM

229

CPH/HRE

2/5/2019 2:45 PM

229

GVO/PSM

2/5/2019 2:45 PM

225

LCA

2/5/2019 2:45 PM

224

TEC/EET

2/5/2019 2:45 PM

414

HRE

2/5/2019 2:46 PM

229

EET/TEC

2/5/2019 2:50 PM

414

HRE

2/5/2019 2:50 PM

229

HRE

2/5/2019 2:55 PM

229

PSM/GVO

2/5/2019 3:00 PM

225

GVO

2/5/2019 3:15 PM

225

EET/GVO

2/5/2019 3:20 PM

225

LCA/CPH

2/6/2019 9:00 AM

229

CPH

2/6/2019 9:30 AM

229

CPH

2/6/2019 10:00 AM

229

WAM

2/6/2019 10:00 AM

211

AEN/CPH

2/6/2019 1:15 PM

224

CPH/AEN

2/6/2019 1:15 PM

224

TRS

2/6/2019 1:15 PM

225

WTL

2/6/2019 1:15 PM

229

AEN

2/6/2019 1:45 PM

224

EDU/WTL

2/6/2019 2:45 PM

229

EET/PSM

2/6/2019 2:45 PM

414

HMS

2/6/2019 2:45 PM

016

PSM/EET

2/6/2019 2:45 PM

414

EDU

2/6/2019 2:55 PM

229

EDU/PSM

2/6/2019 2:56 PM

229

EET

2/6/2019 3:00 PM

414

JDC

2/7/2019 9:00 AM

016

CPH

2/7/2019 9:30 AM

229

JDC

2/7/2019 10:00 AM

016

HOU/LCA

2/7/2019 1:15 PM

225

HWN

2/7/2019 1:15 PM

016

PSM

2/7/2019 1:15 PM

229

HWN/WTL

2/7/2019 1:16 PM

016

WTL/HWN

2/7/2019 1:16 PM

016

HOU

2/7/2019 1:20 PM

225

PSM

2/7/2019 2:00 PM

229

AEN/WTL/GVO

2/7/2019 2:45 PM

225

HRE/EET

2/7/2019 2:45 PM

229

LCA

2/7/2019 2:45 PM

224

HRE

2/7/2019 2:50 PM

229

AEN/GVO/PSM

2/7/2019 2:55 PM

225

AEN/GVO

2/7/2019 3:00 PM

225

GVO

2/7/2019 3:15 PM

225

PSM/LCA

2/7/2019 3:15 PM

224

EET/WTL/GVO

2/7/2019 3:30 PM

225

LCA

2/7/2019 3:30 PM

224

CPH/HMS

2/8/2019 9:00 AM

229

JDC

2/8/2019 9:00 AM

016

CPH

2/8/2019 10:00 AM

229

JDC/PSM

2/8/2019 10:00 AM

016

PSM/JDC

2/8/2019 10:05 AM

016

TRS/JDC

2/8/2019 10:30 AM

016

CPH/TRS

2/8/2019 1:00 PM

225

AEN/HOU

2/8/2019 1:15 PM

224

HOU/AEN

2/8/2019 1:15 PM

224

AEN/EET

2/8/2019 1:30 PM

224

EET/AEN

2/8/2019 1:30 PM

224

AEN/TEC

2/8/2019 1:45 PM

224

AEN/JDC

2/8/2019 2:00 PM

224

AEN

2/8/2019 2:01 PM

224

AEN/HRE

2/8/2019 2:30 PM

224

HRE/AEN

2/8/2019 2:30 PM

224

HMS/CPH

2/8/2019 2:45 PM

016

AEN/EET/WTL

2/8/2019 3:00 PM

414

WTL/EET/AEN

2/8/2019 3:00 PM

414

EET/WTL

2/8/2019 3:10 PM

414

WTL/EET

2/8/2019 3:10 PM

414

AEN/PSM/WTL

2/11/2019 1:15 PM

229

PSM/AEN/WTL

2/11/2019 1:15 PM

229

PSM/WTL/AEN

2/11/2019 1:15 PM

229

WTL/PSM/AEN

2/11/2019 1:15 PM

229

AEN/PSM

2/11/2019 2:00 PM

224

PSM/AEN

2/11/2019 2:00 PM

224

EET

2/11/2019 3:00 PM

414

EET/TEC

2/11/2019 3:00 PM

414

HWN

2/12/2019 2:40 PM

016

HRE/PSM

2/12/2019 2:45 PM

229

HWN/HOU/WTL

2/12/2019 2:45 PM

016

PSM/HRE

2/12/2019 2:45 PM

229

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ke Pani ‘Ana

ADJOURNMENT