The Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature
Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa, Ka ‘Aha‘ōlelo Kau Kanawai he Kanakolu Kumamako
State of Hawaii
Moku‘āina ‘O Hawai‘i
Regular Session of 2025 ǀ ‘Ākoakoa Kūmau MH 2025
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Sixth Day |
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Lā ‘Eono |
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January 27, 2025, Monday |
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27 Ianuali 2025 - Po‘Akahi |
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11:30 A.M. |
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Hola 11:30 A.M. |
A live stream of the Senate floor session will be available on the Senate YouTube channel.
Order of Business ǀ Papahana O Ka Lā
Roll Call ǀ Kāhea Papa Inoa
Approval of the Journal ǀ ‘Āpono Mo‘olelo O Ka Puke Hālāwai
Introductions ǀ Ho‘olauna Mea Kipa
Messages from the Governor ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ke Kia‘āina 640-644
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Letter dated 01-27-2025, correcting the term for the nomination to GM558, Gubernatorial Nominee to the Hawai'i Community Development Authority (Kalaeloa District), Gerald Gordner, term to expire amended to 06-30-2026. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, Gubernatorial Nominee, CHRISTINE SAKUDA, for a term to expire 12-07-2026. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Department of Human Services, Gubernatorial Nominee, RYAN YAMANE, for a term to expire 12-07-2026. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Department of Defense, Gubernatorial Nominee, PHILLIP MALLORY, for a term to expire 12-07-2026. |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Department of Defense, Gubernatorial Nominee, STEPHEN LOGAN, for a term to expire 12-07-2026. |
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Departmental Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Nā ‘Oihana None
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House Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka Hale None
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Senate Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa None
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Judiciary Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ka ‘Ao‘ao Ho‘okolokolo None
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Introduction of Measures ǀ Hāpai Palapala None
First Reading ǀ Heluhelu ‘Akahi
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Senate Bill(s) |
Conference Committee Reports ǀ Palapala Hō‘ike Na Nā Kōmike Kūkā None
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Standing Committee Reports ǀ Palapala Hō‘ike Na Nā Kōmike Kūmau None
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Order of the Day ǀ Papahana O Ka Lā
Deferred Matters ǀ Nā Mea I Hoʻopaneʻe ʻia None
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Advise And Consent ǀ A‘Oa‘O A ‘Ae None
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Adopt Resolutions ǀ ‘Ōlelo Ho‘Oholo E Koho Pāloka ‘La None
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Final Reading ǀ Heluhelu Hope Loa None
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Third Reading ǀ Heluhelu ‘Ekolu None
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Referrals And Re-Referrals ǀ Ho‘ouna Kōmike Ho‘olohe A Ho‘ouna Hou Paha
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RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES. (TCA/EIG, WAM) |
Re-referral TCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. (CPN) |
Re-referral CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (HOU, CPN) |
Re-referral CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO RECOUNTS. (JDC, WAM) |
Re-referral JDC |
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RELATING TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING. (HHS, CPN) |
Re-referral HHS, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS. (PSM, JDC) |
Re-referral JDC |
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RELATING TO CRIME. (HHS, JDC) |
Re-referral JDC |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM RESERVES. (CPN) |
Re-referral CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO DANGEROUS DRUGS. (HHS, JDC) |
Re-referral JDC |
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RELATING TO TORTURE. (HHS, JDC) |
Re-referral JDC |
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RELATING TO FIREARMS. (PSM, JDC/CPN) |
Re-referral PSM, JDC |
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RELATING TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. (PSM/HHS, JDC) |
Re-referral JDC |
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RELATING TO MIDWIVES. (CPN/HHS, WAM/JDC) |
Re-referral HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. (HHS/EIG, CPN/JDC) |
Re-referral HHS, CPN/JDC |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (HOU/EIG, WAM) |
Re-referral HOU, WAM |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (HOU/EIG, WAM) |
Re-referral HOU, WAM |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (HOU/EIG, WAM) |
Re-referral HOU, WAM |
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RELATING TO ACCESS TO WATER ON HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. (HWN/WTL/EIG, JDC) |
Re-referral HWN/WTL, JDC |
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RELATING TO WATER. (HHS/WTL/EIG, WAM/JDC) |
Re-referral HHS/WTL, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (TCA/EIG, WAM) |
Re-referral TCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. (HHS/EIG, WAM/CPN) |
Re-referral HHS, WAM/CPN |
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RELATING TO HEALTHCARE PRECEPTORS. (HHS, CPN) |
Re-referral HHS, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. |
Referral TCA, CPN/JDC |
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RELATING TO NON-COMPETE CLAUSES. |
Referral LBT/CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. |
Referral CPN |
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RELATING TO PRIVACY. |
Referral LBT, CPN |
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP FEES. |
Referral WTL/EDT, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO NICOTINE. |
Referral HHS, CPN |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
Referral CPN, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. |
Referral CPN, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENTS. |
Referral PSM/GVO, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS. |
Referral HOU, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE EXPEDITIOUS REDEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. |
Referral HOU/WTL, JDC |
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. |
Referral AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE REQUIREMENTS. |
Referral HHS, CPN |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
Referral JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
Referral WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
Referral GVO, WAM |
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RELATING TO STATE COMPUTER LANGUAGE. |
Referral LBT, WAM |
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RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE. |
Referral LBT/PSM, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION INCENTIVES. |
Referral WTL/AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
Referral CPN/HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE STATE AUDITOR. |
Referral CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION EDUCATION. |
Referral HWN/EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO INTEGRATED LAND USE. |
Referral WTL/AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO MĀMAKI TEA. |
Referral EDT/AEN, CPN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT. |
Referral AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
Referral AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS. |
Referral AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY. |
Referral AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO FEDERAL LAND. |
Referral WTL/EIG/HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
Referral EDU/HRE/AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL. |
Referral WTL/AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCENTIVES. |
Referral AEN/HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. |
Referral EDU, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO LAND RESTORATION. |
Referral WTL/PSM, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
Referral TCA, JDC |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
Referral TCA, JDC |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
Referral TCA/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO AIRCRAFT. |
Referral TCA, CPN |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
Referral EDU/GVO, WAM |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. |
Referral TCA/EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO WORKFORCE HOUSING. |
Referral HOU, WAM |
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RELATING TO WILDFIRES. |
Referral CPN/EIG, WAM |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE. |
Referral HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS. |
Referral HHS/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
Referral HRE, WAM |
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RELATING TO STATE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. |
Referral GVO, WAM |
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RELATING TO IMPACT FEES. |
Referral EDT, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
Referral TCA, JDC |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
Referral TCA/PSM, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
Referral CPN/TCA, JDC |
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RELATING TO WATER USE. |
Referral HHS/WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO A STATE BREAST MILK BANK. |
Referral HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION. |
Referral CPN |
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SERVICE OF PROCESS. |
Referral CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO VACANT HOMES. |
Referral HOU/EIG/EDT, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. |
Referral EDT, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
Referral TCA/EIG, JDC |
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RELATING TO POSITIONS AT THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. |
Referral HRE, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX. |
Referral HHS/HOU/WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
Referral TCA, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE GAS TARIFF. |
Referral CPN/EIG, WAM |
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RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. |
Referral EIG/HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. |
Referral EIG/HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO WATER SAFETY. |
Referral EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
Referral CPN/HHS, WAM/JDC |
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVII, SECTION 3 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO SPECIFY THAT THE STANDARD FOR VOTER APPROVAL OF A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY THE LEGISLATURE IS A MAJORITY OF ALL THE VOTES TALLIED UPON THE QUESTION. |
Referral JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
Referral TCA/PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
Referral GVO/HHS, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. |
Referral HHS/JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DWELLING UNIT REVOLVING FUND. |
Referral HOU, WAM |
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RELATING TO MEAT DONATION. |
Referral HHS, CPN |
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RELATING TO PARENTAGE. |
Referral JDC |
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RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. |
Referral HRE/AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. |
Referral LBT, WAM |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY. |
Referral EIG, WAM |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. |
Referral HOU/LBT, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND. |
Referral TCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
Referral TCA/CPN, JDC |
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PROPOSING TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO MAKE INCUMBENT LEGISLATORS TEMPORARILY INELIGIBLE FOR SERVICE BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN POPULATION. |
Referral JDC/HWN, WAM |
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RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION. |
Referral WTL/HHS, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
Referral EIG, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTION. |
Referral HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO NURSES. |
Referral HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES. |
Referral HHS, CPN |
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RELATING TO ROADS. |
Referral EIG/TCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO PHARMACISTS. |
Referral HHS, CPN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
Referral HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LAND. |
Referral EDT, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE CRANSTON DUKE PIA ACT. |
Referral AEN, JDC |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
Referral AEN, WAM/JDC |
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Miscellaneous Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike ‘Ē A‘e None
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Miscellaneous Business ǀ Hana ‘Ē A‘e None
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Announcements ǀ Ho‘olaha
Committee Hearing Schedule ǀ Papamanawa Ho‘olohe Palapala
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AEN |
1/27/2025 |
1:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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HHS |
1/27/2025 |
1:00 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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AEN |
1/27/2025 |
1:01 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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PSM |
1/27/2025 |
3:00 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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JDC |
1/28/2025 |
9:15 AM |
CR 016 & Videoconference |
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CPN |
1/28/2025 |
9:30 AM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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INFO-WAM |
1/28/2025 |
10:00 AM |
CR 211 & Videoconference |
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HOU |
1/28/2025 |
1:00 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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HWN |
1/28/2025 |
1:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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INFO-EDT-HRE |
1/28/2025 |
1:00 PM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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INFO-WAM |
1/28/2025 |
2:00 PM |
CR 211 & Videoconference |
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GVO |
1/28/2025 |
3:00 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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HWN/EIG |
1/28/2025 |
3:00 PM |
CR 016 & Videoconference |
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EIG/PSM |
1/28/2025 |
3:10 PM |
CR 016 & Videoconference |
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EIG |
1/28/2025 |
3:15 PM |
CR 016 & Videoconference |
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AEN/CPN |
1/29/2025 |
9:30 AM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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CPN/EDT |
1/29/2025 |
9:35 AM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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CPN/HOU |
1/29/2025 |
9:40 AM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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HOU/CPN |
1/29/2025 |
9:40 AM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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CPN/EIG |
1/29/2025 |
9:45 AM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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EIG/CPN |
1/29/2025 |
9:45 AM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
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AEN |
1/29/2025 |
1:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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EIG/AEN |
1/29/2025 |
1:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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HHS |
1/29/2025 |
1:00 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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WTL/HWN/HOU |
1/29/2025 |
1:00 PM |
Auditorium & Videoconference |
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LBT |
1/29/2025 |
3:00 PM |
CR 224 & Videoconference |
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PSM |
1/29/2025 |
3:00 PM |
CR 225 & Videoconference |
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CPN |
1/31/2025 |
9:30 AM |
CR 229 & Videoconference |
Senate Session will convene at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
Adjournment ǀ Ke Pani ‘Ana