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• House Bill 1712, House Draft 1, relating to ...
• House Bill 1737, House Draft 2, relating to farm employee housing.
• House Bill 1728, House Draft 1.
• I'd like House Bill 1728 House Draft 1.
• House Bill 2417 House Draft 1 >> Thank you.

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, with most measures drawing either support or comments rather than opposition. HB 2395, relating to taking marine deposits for research, education, management, or propagation, received support from the University of Hawaii and DLNR. HB 2585, relating to agricultural tourism, drew broad support for its intent to keep agritourism secondary to farming, but agencies and farm groups raised concerns about enforcement, county authority, and the rebuttable presumption language. Testifiers included OPSD, the Agribusiness Development Corporation, Hawaii Farm Bureau, a small farm operator, and others, with some urging clearer definitions, simpler registration, and protections for bona fide farms and hosted farm stays. HB 1728, on rainwater catchment systems, was supported in principle by DLNR, which cited drought conditions and said it deferred to counties and the Department of Health on safety and regulation. HB 1881, which would prohibit passenger ropeways on mountain lands, drew strong support from community testifiers who said it would help prevent development disguised as agritourism and protect forests and country lands. HB 1990, establishing penalties and possible foreclosure for unresolved zoning violations, received comments from the Attorney General recommending removal of AG references and more county-centered enforcement, while the Hawaii Association of Realtors warned the 30-day timeline could create problems for absent or unaware homeowners. The committee also heard HB 1712, which would expand and make permanent certain seats on the State Building Code Council. The Plumbers and Fitters union supported the bill, but BIA Hawaii requested amendments to add “licensed contractor” language, and architects and other professionals opposed the measure, arguing that increasing the council from 12 to 15 voting members would make it less efficient and harder to reach quorum. Finally, HB 2151, relating to hempcrete, was supported by a Kauai workforce development advocate and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, who said hempcrete could support agriculture, manufacturing, and affordable housing while reducing carbon and reliance on imported materials. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• The House is now ready to transact business. Let's do bills and resolutions.
• House Resolution No. 190, by Representative Lee, supporting the completion of a statewide workforce transportation
• House Resolution No. 191, by Representative Reynolds, expressing support for expanding and preserving
• House Joint Resolution No. 189, by Representative Holt Jones, supporting additional funding for career
• House Resolution 201 from the House Rules Committee, the special order calendar. Move for adoption.

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• Speaker, House Resolution 19 sends a Mr.
• And House Resolution 38 is laid on the table.
• <07:03:59.600> Resolution<07:04:00.240> 38, bill, House Resolution 38, bill, House
• By replacing it with House resolution.
• The motion is to lay House Resolution 44 on the table.

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• House Bill 2137? House Bill 2137?
• House Bill 1659, House draft 1, measure.
• Bill 2020, House to testify on House Bill 2020, House draft<01:27:24.800> 1?
• House Bill 2091. House Bill 2091.
• House Bill 2494. now. House Bill 2494.

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures. HB 1957, relating to safe entryways, would create enforcement procedures in large cities to prevent personal property from blocking private doorways or entrances. The Department of the Attorney General supported the concept but recommended moving the offense to the criminal code, adding clearer definitions to avoid vagueness, and including notice, inventory, storage, and property-disposition procedures to address constitutional concerns. No other testimony was offered and no questions were raised. HB 25003/HB 253, relating to fireworks, would expand civil asset forfeiture for certain fireworks offenses, revise the definition of aerial device, and clarify air-delivery offenses. The Attorney General supported the bill but suggested removing the 25-pound weight threshold to avoid unequal treatment of similar offenses. The Department of Law Enforcement also supported the measure, saying it would improve clarity for evolving fireworks investigations and prosecutions. The committee took no action during testimony. HB 2137, relating to artificial intelligence, would prohibit certain harmful uses of realistic AI-generated digital imitations, require disclosures, and create civil remedies and fines. The Commission on the Status of Women supported the bill, while the Hawaiian Islands Republican Women opposed it on First Amendment grounds. The Motion Picture Association, Recording Industry Association of America, and SAG-AFTRA also opposed the bill but said they preferred a different framework, the federal “No Fakes” model, and were willing to work with the committee on amendments. The Attorney General had suggested constitutional amendments, which the chair said would be considered later. The committee also heard HB 2198 on prediction markets, with the Honolulu prosecutor strongly supporting inclusion of prediction markets in the gambling definition because of concerns about speculative betting on events and national security-related outcomes. HB 1511 on consumer protection drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection and the Insurance Division, with OCP proposing clearer disclosure for license and registration renewal solicitations. HB 1897 on condominium alternative dispute resolution received supportive comments from the Real Estate Commission and CI. HB 1642 on crypto kiosks drew strong support from OCP and AARP Hawaii for a ban on kiosks accepting U.S. currency, but opposition from Hill Ventures, which argued for regulation and guardrails instead of a ban. HB 1753 on social media account deletion received supportive comments from DCCA on clarifying deletion of unique identifiers and inferences. HB 1654 on anonymous complaints against public employees drew strong opposition from the Attorney General over implementation and due process concerns, while the Government Employees Association supported it as a way to screen baseless complaints; the committee then moved on to HB 1659 on collective bargaining, with testimony beginning as the transcript ended.

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• One of them is House Bill 426. We are carrying over House Bill 173 and House Bill 174.
• One of them is House Bill 426. We are carrying over House Bill 173 and House Bill 174.
• Uh, yeah, House Bill 426, House Bill 173, and House Bill 174. So, we're carrying those three over.
• opportunity to present House Bill 47. opportunity to present House Bill 47.
• House<00:22:29.200> Bill<00:22:29.520> 47 House Bill 47 House Bill 47 amends<00:22:31.600

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• House Bill 43 by Representative Ingram. >> Thank you, Representative Ingram, for being here.
• >> House<00:24:14.880> Bill<00:24:15.440> 216<00:24:16.559> by<00:24:16.960
• We passed this out of the House off of the floor last year.
• Thank you so much. >> Uh, clerk will call the last bill on our agenda. >> House Bill 396 by Representative

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• Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs
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• Um, so, I move ought to pass on House Bill 1797 and move Amendment 1027H.
• <01:45:22.080> an<01:45:22.240> opportunity House an opportunity House an opportunity to
• I move ought to pass with amendment on House Bill 1797. And I will second.

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• >> Uh, seeing none, I will close the hearing on House Bill 1093.
• And I would like to open an executive session on House Bill 1093.
• >> Uh, seeing none, I will close the hearing on House Bill 1093.
• And I would like to open an executive session on House Bill 1093.
• >> And the motion of ought to pass on House >> And the motion of ought to pass on House

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