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• In terms of explaining the project itself, way above my pay grade, so instead, Mr.
• > instead<00:25:24.840> Mr<00:25:25.080> chair<00:25:25.320> if my pay grade
• so uh instead Mr chair if my pay grade so uh instead Mr chair if you're<00:25:25.640> comfortable
• 59:29.480> questionable<00:59:30.000> future<00:59:30.319> for<00:59:30.520> egg
• <00:59:30.839> markets a questionable future for egg markets a questionable future for egg

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 00:23:52.000> of Commerce and maybe like Department of Commerce and maybe like Department of egg
• 53.240> and<00:23:53.480> Andor<00:23:54.400> Department<00:23:54.720> of egg
• and Andor Department of egg and Andor Department of Transportation<00:23:55.840> and<00:23:55.960
• meeting minutes on school websites, and market need and demand studies when schools move or amend grades
• sites and programs moved or amend grades sites and programs so<01:41:26.800> again<01:41:26.960

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um he's also got job with Linapue Egg.
• , supporting acceleration in egg, supporting acceleration in egg, I<00:17:47.040> mean,<00
• <00:19:04.840> land one is really making egg land one is really making egg land productive
• You know, we go and say egg is not.
• Port Allen as an egg Port Allen as an egg shipping<00:40:09.000> point.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard gubernatorial nominations for the Advisory Committee on Pesticides and the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity. For GM 615, Matthew Liam was nominated to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, CGAPS, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau testified in strong support, citing his landscape industry leadership, pesticide training background, and prior service. Members asked about his experience in Australia and his approach to restricted-use pesticides; he said he avoided using restricted-use pesticides in his landscaping business but applied related safety and recordkeeping practices. Testimony was unanimous in support, with no opposition or comments. For GM 616, N. Young was nominated to the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Support testimony from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen's Council highlighted his experience with Lanai agriculture, Sensei, the Food Basket, Pacific Gateway Center, Kamehameha Schools, and institutional purchasing. In response to questions, he discussed balancing public and private funding, the need for adequate capitalization of agricultural projects, and using financial tools to help farmers and accelerate agricultural income streams. He also said the board should focus on making agricultural land productive and strengthening food security. The nomination drew strong support, with no opposition or comments. For GM 617, Jason Moniz was nominated to the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen's Council supported him, emphasizing his decades of veterinary and animal disease control experience, ranching background, and knowledge of biosecurity, leases, and livestock issues. Moniz said his priorities would be preserving agricultural land and water resources, improving biosecurity, supporting farmers and ranchers, and increasing food production in Hawaii. He also said he would be willing to speak up for agriculture and not let the department be sidelined. The nomination received 29 written and oral supports, with no opposition or comments.

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• We exist to in Egg Network in 2017.
• ensure we are not putting all our eggs ensure we are not putting all our eggs in<00:09:38.800>
• programs and urban egg programs and urban egg processing<01:03:29.920> on<01:03:30.240>
• <01:04:58.160> Uh uh to the egg emergency account. Uh uh to the egg emergency account.
• I think the egg emergency account.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• assurance deadline for donating eggs.
• assurance deadline for donating eggs.
• This is a neutral uh eggs.
• uh from the egg egg from the Agriculture uh from the egg egg from the Agriculture Fund<02:14:39.520
• <02:15:30.520> fund no overall changes to the egg fund no overall changes to the egg fund

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's a rotten egg smell. I'm pretty sure all of you have experienced it.
• These are Teledyne T-101, so the reference-grade monitor.
• Monitors, these are Teledyne T-101, so they're reference-grade monitors approved by CARB.
• The kids are in South Bay Area School District, only 29% could read at grade level.
• In your school district, only 29% could read at grade level.

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly Environmental Quality/Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials informational hearing focused on the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis, with members from both parties emphasizing that the problem is long-running, cross-border, and severe enough to require federal, state, local, and binational action. Opening remarks described the crisis as an environmental and public health emergency affecting beaches, air and water quality, marine life, tourism, and residents’ quality of life in South Bay communities. Assembly Member Boerner and Senator Jones both stressed the need for continued funding and cooperation, while Senator Padilla said the issue is underappreciated because of where it occurs but has major public health, economic, and educational consequences. Congressman Mike Levin’s office reported more than $650 million in federal funding secured for infrastructure and cleanup, along with federal legislation and requests for CDC and EPA involvement. Supervisor Paloma Aguirre gave a detailed overview of county efforts and the scope of the crisis, citing decades of sewage flows from Tijuana, nearly four years of beach closures, and the county’s expanded water-quality monitoring. She said the county is pursuing warning signs, an air purifier distribution program, an epidemiological study, soil testing, an economic impact study, and a feasibility analysis to remove the “hot spot” near Saturn Boulevard, which she described as a key local source of airborne pollution. She also pointed to binational funding for treatment plant upgrades and said the county is seeking state support, including from Proposition 4 cross-border river funds, to expand relief and mitigation efforts. Scripps researchers Dr. Sarah Giddings and Dr. Kimberly Prather presented scientific findings on water and air transport. Giddings described a high-resolution forecast model that predicts wastewater movement and beach closure risk up to five days ahead, using real-time observations and showing about 72% accuracy against county measurements. Prather said the main exposure route is through air, not just water, and reported that turbulence at the river hot spot aerosolizes pollutants, with hydrogen sulfide and other gases spiking at night and dropping when river flow is diverted. She said the team has identified thousands of gases and linked measurements closely to odor complaints, while also noting that air purifiers can reduce indoor exposure but are not a permanent solution. Dr. Paula Stigler Granados added that community health surveys and CDC assessments show widespread symptoms, sleep disruption, anxiety, and daily life impacts, especially during nighttime odor events. She said her team has found more than 900 contaminants in river water and 106 chemicals uniquely associated with the Saturn Boulevard hot spot, with passive air sampling showing similar chemical fingerprints in nearby homes. The panel discussion ended with questions about standards and accountability, and witnesses and legislators agreed that the crisis requires updated air-quality standards, more health research, and continued coordination to reduce exposure and address the source of pollution.

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• the minimum benefit is just $23 per person per month, barely enough to buy a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs
• My mother only had a sixth-grade education, but she believed in the Lord and raised us with those values
• That cannot even buy two eggs. Also, please increase funding for immigrant legal services.
• Things like tortillas, eggs, milk, peanut butter, or other high-value items that people struggle to afford
• A great example is the cost of eggs, right? That's been in the news a lot.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• what<00:07:53.599> to<00:07:53.759> do<00:07:53.840> with<00:07:54.000> egg
• trying to figure out what to do with egg trying to figure out what to do with egg bay<00:07:54.560
• would make it so the railroads are paying 100% of the railroad ditch charge preparedness and the rail grade
• <00:14:59.040> c preparedness and the rail grade c preparedness and the rail grade c crossing
• railroad discharge preparedness related to environmental protection activities at the MPCA and the rail grade

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 08:47.040> the been minimal due to utilization of the been minimal due to utilization of the egg
• 08:48.760> support<00:08:49.160> which<00:08:49.240> is<00:08:49.360> a egg
• to schools tax support which is a egg to schools tax support which is a great<00:08:49.760> program
• <01:47:16.520> that<01:47:16.639> are<01:47:16.920> way daughter or in eighth grade
• that are way daughter or in eighth grade that are way behind<01:47:17.639> to<01:47:17.800>

Bills: HF957, HF877

Keywords: education, mandate relief, school funding, local control, state laws, fund transfers, 1183, house

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• um eggs that are past their best date. um eggs that are past their best date.
• So it's just a a these eggs.
• from MDA to take a crack at this egg from MDA to take a crack at this egg question?
• <00:47:27.320> Um egg joke. So, apologies. Um egg joke. So, apologies.
• <00:48:28.720> um egg on our face, um egg on our face, um I<00:48:30.000> would<00:48:30.160

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Bills: HB1853, HB1591, HB1961, HB1854, HB1965, HB1962, HB1959, HB2505, HB2576, HB1801, HB1804, HB1864, HB2319, HB2314, HB2115

Keywords: HB1853, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, memory care, memory clinic, Hanai Memory Network, Executive Office on Aging, aging services, kupuna, caregiver support, long-term care, elder care, geriatrics, public health, dementia screening, care coordination, referral network, neighbor islands, rural health

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2047, relating to pharmacy benefit managers. The Insurance Division said the bill would require new enforcement resources and estimated an appropriation of about $1.5 million and five positions. Kaiser Permanente asked for an amendment to exclude HMOs from the definition of third-party PBMs, saying the bill should not interfere with integrated care models. PCMA and the Hawaii Pharmacist Association supported narrowing amendments, with pharmacists objecting to section 3 and warning the bill as amended could create major operational burdens and a significant general fund cost. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved on to the next measure after questions. The committee then took up SB 2080, which would allow Hawaii to join the psychology interjurisdictional compact. Supporters, including DCR, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, the Grassroot Institute, and others, said the compact would expand access to psychology services, especially for people in rural areas or those needing continuity of care while traveling. Opponents, including the Board of Psychology and a Shamanad University psychology professor, raised concerns about client safety, crisis-response procedures, enforcement costs, FBI background checks, and possible loss of state control over training and specialization standards. The board said Hawaii’s current 1,900-hour internship/postdoc requirement is higher than the compact’s standard and that the state is still implementing a separate provisional licensing law that may address some access issues. The discussion focused on whether the compact would meaningfully reduce shortages and whether Hawaii should instead pursue changes within its existing licensing system. Finally, the committee heard SB 2277 on hospital price transparency. The Office of Consumer Protection initially noted the bill could require significant staffing, but later testimony from SHIP suggested the measure could be handled more simply by working with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and publicly posting violations. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing hospitals already must comply with federal CMS transparency rules and that adding state requirements would increase costs and legal exposure, especially if violations were treated as unfair or deceptive trade practices. Steve Fenberg testified in support, saying the bill would simply codify existing federal requirements in state law and that he was open to amendments removing state enforcement and the unfair trade practice language. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• We need to grow our egg sector.
• Okay, we are losing way too much egg production. We're losing too much egg land.
• Okay, we are losing way too much egg production. We're losing too much egg land.
• Okay, we are losing way too much egg production. We're losing too much egg land.
• Okay, we are losing way too much egg production. We're losing too much egg land.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Water and Land met on February 13, 2025, and heard testimony on a series of housing, land, and resource bills. Early bills included HB 743 on fiscal sustainability, HB 1318 on affordable housing, and HB 1409 on the Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement District Board. Testimony on the housing measures was largely supportive from agencies and advocacy groups such as the Office of Planning, Hawaii Housing Future, Hawaii Appleseed, Catholic Charities, and the County of Kauai, while the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) raised concerns on HB 1318 about public trust duties for ceded lands. On HB 1409, members questioned whether the bill needed updating in light of a separate bill changing the board structure, and witnesses said the measure did not change funding but only the board’s mission and scope. The committee also heard HB 1410, which would create a supportive housing special fund. Supporters, including Catholic Charities, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and Hawaii Appleseed, argued that predictable dedicated funding is needed for supportive housing, social services, and long-term homelessness solutions. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed tax earmarks in general, saying they subvert the constitutional budgeting process. Members asked how the fund would be administered and who could access it; witnesses said HHFDC and the counties would coordinate the process, but DLNR noted the bill did not provide additional administrative capacity and suggested language to address that. Later bills included HB 528 on residential leaseholds, HB 1359 on flood mitigation, HB 1087 on historic preservation reviews, HB 868 on disabilities, and HB 1323 on transfer of non-agricultural park lands. HB 528 drew limited testimony, with a Catholic Charities/Hawaii Public Housing Authority representative offering a general example of leasehold development but saying the bill’s exemptions had not been discussed in detail. HB 1359 prompted discussion of homeowner and county responsibilities for drainage and flood damage, with DLNR saying private owners are responsible for drainage on private property and counties for county roads. HB 1087 was supported by DHHL, which said historic preservation reviews currently take about 165 days and the bill could improve timeliness, while Hawaii Historic Hawaii Foundation opposed it. HB 868 drew support from the Disability Rights Center and DCAB, with testimony focusing on beach access and the need for clearer legal authority. On HB 1323, DLNR opposed the bill, saying it did not reflect Act 90 and that some agricultural parcels should remain under DLNR for conservation, watershed, recreation, or fire protection reasons; DOA, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council supported the measure, arguing that productive agricultural lands should be transferred to agriculture to protect local food production and family ranches.

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• Uh moving to the egg briefly mention.
• There's identical new revenue to the egg There's identical new revenue to the egg fund<00:20:28.880
• and new revenue of $10,000 to the uh egg and new revenue of $10,000 to the uh egg fund<00:20:58.000
• <00:21:58.480> uh<00:21:58.640> program egg best management practices uh program egg
• now uh we talked about cutting urban egg now uh we talked about cutting urban egg grants<00:27:27.840

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It was dealing with an egg policy, and we would like the egg policy issues to all be together in a group
• would like the egg policy and uh we would like the egg policy issues<00:02:52.080> to<00:02:53.360
• wanted a discussion on all the egg wanted a discussion on all the egg things<00:04:16.959> to
• discussion of the egg discussion of the egg uh,<00:37:47.359> egg<00:37:48.000> um,
• uh, egg um, uh, proposals. uh, egg um, uh, proposals.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Customers must demonstrate one of the following: have an investment grade rating from a public ratings
• agency; have an investment grade parent or partner company willing to provide credit assurance; or receive
• So it's kind of a chicken-and-egg thing. How does that work? Yeah, yeah.

Keywords: 985, all

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• Recorded the lowest scores on their third-grade assessments as well as on the NAP test.

Bills: SB1521, SB372, SB1232, SB1307, SB1338, SB1390, SB1451, SB1463, SB1558, SB1567, SB1595, SB1621, SB1734, SB1749, SB1827, SB1833, SB1991, SB1992, SB63, SB2063, SB2180, SB1198, SB80

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI, companion AI, AI companion, virtual companion, chatbot regulation, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, content moderation, self-harm, suicidal ideation, crisis intervention, mental health claims, romantic AI, emotional dependence, app store

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• This just asks them to explicitly state that the grade would be based on academic criteria only.
• No, and actually, as long as the Professor grades according to expressly that this bill would have no
• We wouldn't want someone to get a better grade because they happen to agree with the professor.
• We shouldn't be getting a worse grade either if they happen to have a differing opinion.
• Because I don't think that our college students should be graded based on their opinions or beliefs.

Bills: HB4104, HB3722, HB3787, HB3700, HB3701, HB3310, HB3404, HB2964, HB2398, HB3024, HB3499, HB3278, HB3279, HB3645, HB3649, HB2293, HB3260, HB3176, HB3177, HB3114, HB3172, HB3322, HB3323, HB4248, HB3720, HB2210, HB1322, HB1937, HB3301, HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

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• youth apprenticeship system by allowing students to start career paths earlier, beginning in the 11th grade
• I think it's currently 11th grade, so it actually identifies an age of 16. and goes up to 25.

Bills: HB4104, HB3722, HB3787, HB3700, HB3701, HB3310, HB3404, HB2964, HB2398, HB3024, HB3499, HB3278, HB3279, HB3645, HB3649, HB2293, HB3260, HB3176, HB3177, HB3114, HB3172, HB3322, HB3323, HB4248, HB3720, HB2210, HB1322, HB1937, HB3301, HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

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• Prohibits the sale of many locally produced eggs in schools, and it also says fully cooked meat is not
• , and so then you can begin to tie that to student outcomes, specifically things like attendance, grades

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• Remember ham and eggs. Yes, sir. Well, you know the drill.
• In the nation to scale a military grade AI powered human performance platform developed by veterans,

Bills: SB 36

Keywords: transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax