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• something, it was to erase the stain of racism, torture, lynching, and discrimination by those who refuse
• discrimination discrimination by<00:19:34.720><c> those</c><00:19:35.120><c> who</c><00:19:36.400><c> refuse
• ><00:19:36.880><c> to</c><00:19:37.280><c> recognize</c><00:19:38.000><c> people</c> by those who refuse
• to recognize people by those who refuse to recognize people of<00:19:38.559><c> color,</c><00:19:39.760

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• , and I know that this bill does offer, you know, re-entry, right of re-entry, and right of first refusal
• c><01:07:47.839><c> fresh</c> right of re-entry and right fresh right of re-entry and right fresh refusal
• 49.440><c> think</c><01:07:49.520><c> there's</c><01:07:49.680><c> a</c><01:07:49.839><c> little</c> refusal
• So I I think there's a little refusal.

Bills: HB1721, HB1714, HB1718, HB1732, HB1740, HB1777, HB1842, HB1919, HB1701, HB1923, HB1741, HB1734, HB1739

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• regards to lines 14 and 16 on the bill, the amendment cleans up some confusing language in the bill as filed
• This amendment here before us cleans up statutory language in the bill as it was filed.
• the</c><04:49:23.958><c> last</c><04:49:24.200><c> one</c><04:49:24.400><c> we</c><04:49:24.600><c> refused
• </c> after extension the last one we refused after extension the last one we refused they<04:49:25.240

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I will move to refer House File 22 to the Education Policy Committee, so the bill is before us.
• I'm happy to bring forward House File 22.
• </c><00:03:36.319><c> 22</c> Gilman thank you chair so house file 22 Gilman thank you chair so house
• </c> house file house file 22<00:33:26.519><c> any</c><00:33:26.760><c> other</c><00:33:27.080><c> members
• I will renew my motion to re-refer House File 22 to the Committee on Education Policy.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This was a late-file bill that came about due to a situation involving actually one of my constituents
• </c> Senate Bill 300 this was a late file Senate Bill 300 this was a late file bill<00:47:07.599><c>
• If you’re going to file gun legislation here in New Hampshire, please work with the gun groups and see
• if you can come up with a compromise before you file legislation.
• if you can come up with a compromise before you file legislation.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So HB 611 was filed to simply end this failure of a program.
• So unless you know, I suppose if Bill Gates came in and tried to file a financial affidavit, somebody
• eligible for appointed counsel or not eligible for appointed counsel or not they<05:52:04.558><c> file
• </c><05:52:04.920><c> a</c><05:52:05.200><c> financial</c><05:52:05.920><c> affidavit</c> they file a
• </c><05:52:44.120><c> a</c> Gates came in and tried to file a Gates came in and tried to file a financial

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I refuse to allow us to ignore the data that shows seniors are going to be the next crisis in terms of
• I refuse to allow it to be a crisis when I know it's coming.
• I refuse to.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The first bill on the agenda is House File 1471.
• </c> testify and support of house file testify and support of house file 1471<00:05:10.320><c> nearly
• , for portions of a filing period that doesn't permit them to file in person while they're in the state
• </c><00:35:33.839><c> for</c> an email address when they file for an email address when they file for
• :19.800><c> uh</c><00:36:19.920><c> while</c> them to file um in person uh while them to file um in person

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <c> it's</c><00:21:17.440><c> important</c><00:21:17.679><c> to</c><00:21:17.919><c> note</c> tax filings
• And it's important to note tax filings.
• with ensuring that providers have the resources they need to not only collect the co-pay but then file
• whatever reporting they're going to file whatever reporting they're going to need.<02:36:48.399><c>
• You can refuse to see that person in the future, but not on the day of service, and we don't want to

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Human Services held an informational briefing on the impacts of federal funding cuts, inflation, labor shortages, and chronic underfunding on Hawaii’s nonprofit social safety net. Hawaii Community Foundation opened with a story about a federal worker family relying on food pantry support, then described a “perfect storm” facing human services nonprofits: historically high demand, rising costs, staffing challenges, federal cuts, and state and county contracts that do not cover true service costs. The foundation said it has reactivated its Hawaii Resilience Fund, launched strengthened service grants, and is tracking policy changes and data to help nonprofits respond. Trey Gordner of UHERO presented research on the vulnerability of Hawaii’s nonprofit sector, explaining a framework that assessed political, financial, and structural risk. He said about 8,200 501(c)(3) nonprofits are active in Hawaii, but only about 200 receive direct federal funds; 74 grants to 59 organizations were flagged as politically at risk, totaling about $126 million in unpaid obligations. He said about 68 of the direct-funding recipients rely on federal funds for more than 20% of annual revenue, and that human services nonprofits are among the most exposed subsectors because they serve vulnerable populations and depend heavily on federal support. Catholic Charities Hawaii and the Hawaii True Cost Coalition said community-based organizations were already under strain before the current crisis, with most contracts not covering full costs and many groups depending on private philanthropy to fill gaps. They reported that half of surveyed organizations expect to reduce programs, more than a third may decline future contracts, and some are waiting months for reimbursements. Examples included reduced shelter admissions, fewer case management hours, and cutbacks in kūpuna services. The coalition urged higher contract rates, regular inflation and cost-of-living reviews, and timely reimbursement; no votes or formal actions were taken. Partners in Development Foundation described the loss of Native Hawaiian education funding as especially damaging, saying the federal Department of Education has zeroed out support that creates a roughly $46 million gap, including about $20 million for early childhood programs. The speaker shared a family story from the Nā Pono program to illustrate how early learning services support both children and parents, and warned that the organization’s federal funds make up 72% of its budget. The briefing ended with a call for continued emergency funding and longer-term structural changes to sustain nonprofits statewide.

Transcript Highlights:

• If they really hate your vote, you know, they filed a run against you.
• This resolution has been filed in solidarity with those efforts.
• This resolution has been filed in solidarity with those efforts.
• </c><04:54:27.680><c> to</c><04:54:27.840><c> cover</c> have going on right now refuses to cover have
• going on right now refuses to cover preventative<04:54:28.878><c> medicine</c><04:54:29.360><c> which

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Let Canada file all the lawsuits they want. They're just not happy.
• I will re-look at that file.
• So you can see what's filed. You can respond and participate in that way.
• And again, if you file to be a, you know, you're filing to be a party to the proceeding.
• I'm no lawyer either, but you're filing to be a party to the proceeding.

Summary: The committee met for its third interim meeting, approved the prior meeting minutes, and heard a series of statutory reports from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Water Resources. Chair Hauck noted that Legislative Management had denied the committee’s earlier request for a fertilizer capacity study, and that the committee would also revisit the proposed Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger later in the day. Commissioner Doug Goring reported on several agriculture topics, including uncrewed aerial systems grants to detect noxious weeds, irrigation expansion potential, the low-carbon fuels program for ethanol plants, the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund, model zoning ordinances for animal feeding operations, and fertilizer production and usage in North Dakota. He emphasized that fertilizer supply depends heavily on natural gas and water, that most nitrogen fertilizer is imported, and that large-scale fertilizer plants require very large capital investments. Members discussed fertilizer storage, natural gas pipeline capacity, water availability, and the role of state infrastructure in supporting value-added agriculture. A major portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Water Resources’ economic analysis tool for water conveyance and flood-related projects. Dr. Dwayne Poole explained that the tool was created under 2017 legislation to help evaluate projects expected to cost $1 million or more, and that the department is proposing adjustments to better account for end-of-useful-life conditions and changing hydrologic data. He said the changes would remain focused on direct, demonstrable costs and benefits, not indirect impacts, and would be implemented through guidance and operating procedures rather than statutory changes. Committee members and water users discussed whether the revisions would better reflect real-world conditions, including deferred maintenance, changing rainfall patterns, and downstream effects. A representative from the Water Resource District Association said the group was working with DWR and hoped to review test scenarios before the June meeting. The committee then received a detailed presentation on Devils Lake, its outlets, and the Tolna Coulee control structure. State Engineer John Paskowski reviewed lake history, outlet capacities, sulfate and downstream flow constraints, and the purpose of the Tolna Coulee structure in limiting head cutting and preventing uncontrolled downstream releases. Members questioned whether the structure was effectively a dam, whether the lake would naturally overflow without it, the last time the outlets ran, and whether water quality in Devils Lake has improved over time. Paskowski said the outlets last operated in August 2025, that sulfate levels still limit operations, and that the lake has freshened somewhat but not enough to eliminate water-quality concerns. The discussion also touched on whether water from flooded areas or closed-basin systems could be reused for irrigation, and on the broader implications of wet cycles, inundated land, and drainage management across the state.

Transcript Highlights:

• All these options were refused.
• So the process doesn't end after you file a bill. It continues.
• </c><00:32:44.080><c> And</c> deep uh before even filing a bill.
• And deep uh before even filing a bill.
• </c><00:32:52.159><c> a</c> process doesn't end after you filed a process doesn't end after you filed

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And the way that happens is that one side will file an affidavit, and the other side will file a controverting
• Can't you already file it in 18.001?
• File this bill and try to do this, is my question. Right.
• Like you said, this is the reason that you filed this bill.
• Could we just file the bill with simply the definitions?

Bills: HJR144, HJR218, HB40, HB 101, HB 112, HB146, HB168, HB214, HB413, HB1523, HB493, HB521, HB594, HB557, HB305, HB549, HB854, HB 1057, HB 1052, HB842, HB3174, HB3311, HB2486, HB3196, HB824, HB 1039, HB2529, HB2713, HB4936, HB4995, HB4830, HB4864, HB5219, HB5263, HB5154, HB2674, HB5525, HB5623, HB2545, HB2587, HB2625, HB5520, HB5436, HB4926, HB1573, HB5165, HB4811, HB5081, HB4755, HB3179, HB4310, HB4611, HB2159, HB4626, HB3637, HB3153, HB3066, HB2786, HB2966, HB638, HB640, HB876, HB497, HB5539, HB4809, HB5308, HB4687, HB4070, HB4421, HB4412, HB3284, HB3369, HB3420, HB3449, HB4098, HB4281, HB4120, HB4504, HB4370, HB 1106, HB2370, HB2404, HB3863, HB2407, HB2253, HB2273, HB2040, HB1586, HB3788, HB3993, HB4690, HB4309, HB4696, HB2308, HB 1142, HB1533, HB1621, HB2242, HB2012, HB2193, HB2442, HB2464, HB2348, HB2313, HB2289, HB1942, HB2011, HB1629, HB2993, HB3592, HB3824, HB4076, HB4535, HB4623, HB4773, HB 1091, HB5115, HB5515, HB3372, HB5659, HCR118, HB 1233, HB2239, HB2379, HB2863, HB3368, HB3787, HB3815, HB3898, HB4023, HB4285, HB4329, HB4331, HB4429, HB4646, HB4904, HB5200, HB5320, HB5651, HB5662, HB5668, HB5670, HB5672, HB5674, HB5676, HB5679, HB5688, HCR108

Keywords: regional mobility, transportation authority, local law, constitutional amendment, public projects, Texas energy fund, energy efficiency, retail electric customers, electric generating facilities, business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, science park district

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• </c><01:21:48.800><c> Uh</c><01:21:49.120><c> there</c> IBBAS was going to be filed.
• Uh there IBBAS was going to be filed.
• </c> districts into compliance with filing districts into compliance with filing the<01:23:27.520><c>
• The filing or entering of information in New Hampshire SPACE is the subject of state regulation.
• The filing or entering of information in New Hampshire SPACE is the subject of state regulation.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• with on page 29 of the LBB document, there is the reference to to the foster care litigation that was filed
• What would be, well, I guess you're pretty much staying in your position as it relates to filing. compete
• You'll see that Senate Bill 1, as filed, fulfills two pieces of our original EI requests, our request
• of the call have the option, uh, there's a recorded message. not an emergency situation, they can file
• I know there's legislation. that's been filed this session to try to address that.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• 979 and House File 1101.
• 979 and House File 1101.
• 979 and House File 1101.
• 979 and House File 1101.
• I'm here today to testify on House File 605 in support of House File 601 and House File 271.

Bills: HF601, HF271, HF1101, HF979

Keywords: agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, skills path program, career and technical education, CTE, dual credit, postsecondary options enrollment, apprenticeship, apprenticeship readiness, dual training, work-based learning, career pathways, skilled trades, workforce development, high school to career

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> fashion I would move that house file fashion I would move that house file 1051<00:04:44.639><c>
• </c><01:03:51.559><c> 16</c> offering an amendment on house file 16 offering an amendment on house file
• I am here to express my strong opposition to House File 16.
• The council expresses its opposition to House File 16.
• </c> the um proposed action in house file the um proposed action in house file 16<01:42:58.199><c> have

Bills: HF1051, HF16

Keywords: sacred communities, micro units, religious institutions, housing regulations, homelessness, conditional use permits, immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies, sanctuary city, noncooperation ordinance, ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal immigration authorities, deportation, undocumented immigrant, undocumented person, immigration status data, data sharing, preemption, local government

Transcript Highlights:

• associated with the development of proper notices to SNAP recipients, modifications of electronic files
• recipients, modifications<01:07:28.799><c> of</c><01:07:29.280><c> electronic</c><01:07:30.000><c> files
• </c><01:07:30.559><c> with</c> modifications of electronic files with modifications of electronic files

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> I'm here to speak in favor of House File I'm here to speak in favor of House File 4561. 4561. 4561
• </c> Partnership strongly opposes House File Partnership strongly opposes House File 4343. 4343. 4343
• </c> who wishes to testify on House File who wishes to testify on House File 4343?
• </c> File 4343? File 4343? Um<01:37:03.080><c> Chair</c><01:37:03.240><c> Davids.
• House File 495 West, House File 4321 is a Lesnar car, an Igo bill, House File 3902, a Duran bill, 4161

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

Transcript Highlights:

• Let Canada file all the lawsuits they want. They're just not happy.
• I sent you a link to the full legal file because we went through the whole process with Rinkie Noonan
• I will re-look at that file.
• So you can see what's filed. You can respond and participate in that way.
• And again, if you file to be a party to the proceeding, you're filing to be a party to the proceeding

Keywords: 908, all