HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
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Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair |
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Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Mahina Poepoe |
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Rep. Linda Ichiyama |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Rachele F. Lamosao |
Rep. Garner M. Shimizu |
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Rep. Dee Morikawa |
Rep. Kanani Souza |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 |
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11:00 AM |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 411 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A live stream link of all House Standing Committee meetings will be available online
shortly before the scheduled start time.
Click here for the live stream of this meeting via YouTube.
A G E N D A
The following measure(s) were previously heard on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 9:00AM
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. Establishes the Community Readiness Centers Program to be implemented and administered by the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Establishes the Community Readiness Centers Special Fund to fund the Community Readiness Centers Program. Renames the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax to the Environmental Response, Energy, Food Security, and Resilience Tax and directs a portion of the tax into the Community Readiness Centers Special Fund. Effective 7/1/2025.
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PBS, FIN |
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RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. Requires all public buildings, including public school buildings, constructed after January 1, 2026, to be designed to withstand category five hurricanes and be used as shelters in the event of an emergency.
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PBS, LAB, FIN |
The following measure(s) were previously heard on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM.
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RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. Amends the laws concerning the Office of the State Fire Marshal to best effectuate the recommendations of the "Phase 3" Forward-Looking Report by Fire Safety Research Institute on the August 2023 Maui wildfires.
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PBS, JHA, FIN |
The following measure(s) were previously heard on Friday, January 31, 2025 at 8:30AM.
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Establishes requirements for property and casualty insurers and policies for pre- and post-disaster protections.
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PBS, CPC, FIN |
The following measure(s) were previously heard on Friday, January 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM.
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RELATING TO SOCIAL WORK. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, to develop and establish a social work training program to assist nonviolent incarcerated individuals in the area of social work. Requires progress reports on the program to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
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PBS, HSH, FIN |
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RELATING TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. Authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to utilize student education partnerships to increase the amount of mental health care providers in correctional facilities across the State. Appropriates funds.
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PBS, FIN |
As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.
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________________________________________ Rep. Della Au Belatti Chair |
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