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• Mark DiPaoli is the engineer that has been involved with this project. probably almost from the beginning
• I'm the construction engineer for the Bureau of Reclamation Four Corners Construction Office.
• agreement with the Indian Health Service, and the Indian Health Service is working with the Navajo Engineering
• If you guys hear me, okay, Mark DiPaoli, DiPaoli Engineering, so right now, our cost for the well water

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• manufacturers, including Smith & Wesson, Sig Sauer, Springfield Armory, and others, would require extensive engineering
• That may be true, but it would require extensive engineering.
• That may be true, but it would require extensive engineering.
• For example, if someone is in full turnouts or with an engine at a home down the street, we may think

Summary: The committee first adopted a seven-bill consent calendar, then heard several public safety measures. AB 1127 by Assembly Member Gabriel would restrict sale of certain semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to automatic weapons with “switches”; supporters, including Everytown and Moms Demand Action, said it targets a specific Glock-style design flaw linked to mass shootings, while the NRA and gun-rights groups argued the bill duplicates existing federal law and effectively bans popular handguns. The bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Judiciary and remained on call. AB 468, also by Gabriel, would increase penalties and clarify offenses involving looting and impersonating emergency personnel in evacuation zones and during disasters; firefighters, district attorneys, and law enforcement supported it as a deterrent, while public defenders and justice advocates warned it was overbroad and could worsen racial profiling. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, also held on call. The committee then heard AB 1187 by Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez, which would require eight hours of firearm safety training, including live-fire instruction, before obtaining a firearm safety certificate and would add a requirement for new residents who import firearms. Supporters said California should require training comparable to other safety-sensitive activities and that the measure would reduce gun deaths; opponents argued the bill misunderstands the existing FSC process, would be hard to implement because of range and instructor limits, and would burden a constitutional right. The bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and was held on call. The committee also heard AB 1424 by Rodriguez, which would require CDCR climate resiliency and heat-safety measures in prisons, including temperature monitoring, shade, showers, fans, and emergency planning. Prisoner-rights and labor groups strongly supported the bill, citing extreme heat, wildfire, and flooding risks, while one opponent said the monitoring mandate could be too costly; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Labor and Employment and held on call. Finally, the committee began hearing AB 1258 by Assembly Member Kalra, which would extend the sunset of the Young Adult Deferred Entry Program through 2029 for selected counties. Kalra and Santa Clara County Judge Erica You described the program’s success in reducing recidivism and providing wraparound services for young adults with felony charges, including housing, counseling, and parenting support. The transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on AB 1258.

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• exemption, but for a strategic reinvestment in Minnesota students, its flagship university, and economic engine
• students, its flagship university and students, its flagship university and economic<01:26:47.000><c> engine
• </c><01:26:48.000><c> Gopher</c><01:26:48.400><c> Athletics</c> economic engine.
• Gopher Athletics economic engine.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• With the cost difference between new internal combustion engine vehicles and electric vehicles narrowing
• difference between new<00:37:14.560><c> internal</c><00:37:15.119><c> combustion</c><00:37:15.760><c> engine
• </c><00:37:16.160><c> vehicles</c> new internal combustion engine vehicles new internal combustion engine

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• understand, I mean I understand it because I know what you're talking about but this Again, this is my engineer
• Senator Bardwell, did you have anything I was just agreeing mr. chairman that you can You can reverse-engineer
• But the reporting efforts of tracking somebody's vote and being able to to reverse-engineer that vote
• happen on Election Day. day voters the only one that can have their vote it could happen to reverse engineered

Bills: SB16, SB76, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB827, SB964, SB1209, SB1210, SB1386, SB1470, SB2035, SJR37, SB 16

Keywords: voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity

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• Our member companies manufacture over 80% of the boats, engines, trailers, accessories, and gear used
• These materials are very much essential for our products, such as boats, engines, and coatings.
• These materials are very much essential for our products, such as boats, engines, and coatings.
• These materials are very much essential for our products, such as boats, engines, and coatings.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It took time, money, and engineering skills that I frankly didn't have to make those happen, and I honestly
• </c><00:18:28.799><c> and</c> Crossings it took time money and Crossings it took time money and Engineering
• 30.240><c> that</c><00:18:30.360><c> I</c><00:18:30.520><c> frankly</c><00:18:30.880><c> didn't</c> Engineering
• skills that I frankly didn't Engineering skills that I frankly didn't have<00:18:31.440><c> to</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Minneapolis Camden offers career technical and engineering classes.
• <00:21:38.799><c> and</c> Camden offers career technical and Camden offers career technical and engineering
• 40.400><c> The</c><00:21:40.720><c> problem</c><00:21:40.960><c> was</c><00:21:41.360><c> I</c> engineering
• The problem was I engineering classes.

Bills: HF630, HF1435, HF1607

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation

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• Next to testify, we have Ernest La, BWS Manager and Chief Engineer, in support, in person.
• Next to testify is Ernie La, Board of Water Supply manager and chief engineer, in support, in person.
• Mahalo for the opportunity to testify. and chief engineer in support in person and chief engineer in

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard several measures focused on water quality, waste management, aquifer protection, wastewater, and climate-related funding. SB 984 on water pollution drew opposition from DLNR and the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, with the latter arguing the bill could unfairly blame landowners for runoff caused by terrain and storm events; the chair noted there were also supporters and commenters submitted in writing. SB 639 on underground storage tanks received support from the Department of Health, the Board of Water Supply, and the Sierra Club, with testimony emphasizing environmental restoration standards after jet fuel releases; no opposition was noted in the live testimony. SB 946 on wastewater management was presented as clarifying that the ban on discharging wastewater or raw sewage into state waters applies to treatment plants, and it drew support from the County of Maui, DOH, and Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition, with no questions or opposition raised in the hearing. The committee also heard SB 438 on waste disposal facilities near significant aquifers. DOH and the Water Commission offered comments, while the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services opposed the bill because of a provision affecting ash recycling; the Board of Water Supply and Sierra Club supported the measure, and the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board and Energy Justice Network raised concerns about fly ash and bottom ash recycling, landfill capacity, and potential contamination of aquifers. Testimony reflected a split between environmental protection concerns and arguments that the bill could block beneficial reuse of ash. The committee then took up HB 1395 on state funds, which would direct interest from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to the general fund when the reserve exceeds the state’s target. The Governor’s office, emergency management, the State Energy Office, the Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority, the Nature Conservancy, and several other groups supported the bill’s climate-resilience intent, while the Tax Foundation and committee discussion raised concerns that the measure functioned mainly as a revenue transfer without a dedicated spending mechanism. Members discussed whether a special fund or legislative appropriation process would better ensure the money was used for climate mitigation and related projects.

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• Army Corps of Engineers, which we work with directly on their permit process, oftentimes for a public
• c><00:36:47.440><c> Army</c><00:36:47.720><c> Corps</c><00:36:47.920><c> of</c><00:36:48.200><c> Engineers
• </c><00:36:49.200><c> which</c><00:36:49.359><c> we</c> the US Army Corps of Engineers which we the US
• Army Corps of Engineers which we work<00:36:49.720><c> with</c><00:36:50.000><c> directly</c><00:36:

Bills: HF390, HF1202, HF550

Keywords: government data, data practices, record keeping, penalties, legal enforcement, public meetings, transparency, government accountability, interagency groups, Minnesota Statutes, redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

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• It's the same scoring by a local engineer, but now there are factors in a scoring system that the Department
• scoring</c><00:43:34.160><c> by</c><00:43:34.319><c> a</c><00:43:34.440><c> local</c><00:43:34.720><c> engineer
• </c><00:43:35.440><c> but</c><00:43:35.599><c> now</c> same scoring by a local engineer but now same
• scoring by a local engineer but now uh<00:43:36.520><c> there</c><00:43:36.640><c> are</c><00:43:37.040

Keywords: Meeting start 00:06:05 Roll Call 00:06:33 HB 152 Discussion 00:07:55 HB 152 PHS 2 Vote 00:10:12 HB 545 Discussion HB 545 PHS 1 Vote 00:13:47 HB 606 Discussion 00:15:15 HB 606 Vote 00:16:32 HJR 30 Discussion HJR Vote 00:19:07 HJR 32 Discussion 00:20:25 HJR 32 PHS 1 Vote 00:23:11 HJR 34 Discussion 00:25:04 HJR 34 PHS 1 Vote 00:28:50 HJR 46 Discussion 00:30:09 HJR 46 Vote 00:34:15 HJR 53 Discussion 00:35:40 HJR 53 Vote 00:38:55 HJR 54 Discussion 00:40:15 HJR 54 Vote 00:40:50 HB 546 Discussion 00:42:15 HB 546 PHS 1 Vote 00:46:15 HB 605 Discussion 00:47:38 HB 605 PHS 1 Vote 00:52:10 HB 694 Discussion 00:53:46 HB 694 Vote 01:07:47 HB 695 Discussion Only 01:10:20, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue met on February 25 and considered a series of bills and joint resolutions, mostly involving appropriations, capital projects, and local infrastructure funding. The committee first adopted PHS 2 and passed House Bill 152, which creates a Medicaid supplemental payment program for public ground ambulance providers; the sponsor said the substitute ensures no state general fund dollars will be used and that local agencies must identify a funding source for any required match. HB 152 was reported favorably on a 20-0 vote. The committee also passed House Bill 545, the annual claims bill, after members confirmed all executive-branch claims were included; it was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. House Bill 606, requiring reporting for general obligation bonds, also passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then took up several joint resolutions tied to capital and infrastructure spending. House Joint Resolution 30, concerning water projects, was described as implementing ranked projects under the Waters program administered by KIA and was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. House Joint Resolution 32, concerning school facilities construction, was amended by PHS 1 and advanced after discussion referencing the Auditor’s report and questions about a Johnson County Schools expenditure; it also passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 34, relating to contingent appropriations for KCTCS, was amended by PHS 1 and advanced after testimony outlining three projects in Somerset, Jefferson Community and Technical College, and Glasgow; it passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 46, for local road projects, was described as funding the highest-scoring local road requests from a larger pool of applications and passed 21-0. The committee also advanced House Joint Resolution 53, authorizing release of funds for KSU’s Health Sciences Center project, after KSU officials said the building is needed for nursing and allied health programs and promised a business plan report by November 1, 2025; it passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 54, authorizing funds related to the State Fair Board, also passed unanimously. Later, the committee considered House Bill 546, which revises the local roads and streets program by adding a DOT-developed scoring system, monthly reporting, a match requirement, and a $500,000 project cap; members asked about the cap and were told larger projects should be handled through other mechanisms. HB 546 was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. Finally, House Bill 605, a technical corrections and update bill for the local economic relief grant program, was amended by PHS 1 and discussed as expanding eligibility, including to the Delta Regional Authority and certain local-affiliated applicants; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 605.

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• I'm here to oppose Senate File 769 as a Minnesotan and as an electrical engineer in transmission planning
• an</c> 7 69 as a Minnesotan and as an 7 69 as a Minnesotan and as an electrical<00:54:28.839><c> engineer
• </c><00:54:29.559><c> in</c><00:54:29.760><c> transmission</c> electrical engineer in transmission electrical
• engineer in transmission planning<00:54:30.559><c> of</c><00:54:30.720><c> the</c><00:54:30.839><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There's any any doubt in anybody's mind that this was engineered from the inside.
• liability clauses and these are designed to make subcontractors such as land surveyors, architects and engineers
• overwhelmingly passed House Bill 2016, which in validated these contract provisions that make architects and engineers
• that same protection to land surveyors who find themselves in the exact situation architects and engineers

Bills: SB 28, SB 687, SJR 34, SCR 9, SB 523, SB 62, SB 847, SB 706, SB 869, SB 890, SB 992

Keywords: lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts

Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.

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• , we're supporting 20,000 DOD employees, averaging about $148,000 in pay, as well as entry-level engineers
• 01:17:28.040><c> as</c><01:17:28.360><c> uh</c><01:17:28.520><c> entry-level</c><01:17:28.960><c> engineers
• </c><01:17:29.560><c> at</c> well as uh entry-level engineers at well as uh entry-level engineers at

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing covered Senate Bill 426, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Human Services, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education, the Attorney General’s office, the Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, the University of Hawaiʻi’s early childhood educator project, and a Zoom testifier who described the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Committee discussion focused on the program’s estimated cost, with figures of about $14.5 million in 2025-26 and $15 million in 2026-27, and on whether the program would require ongoing base-budget funding. The committee recommended technical, non-substantive amendments, including a statewide-concern amendment and a deferred effective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1622, which would appropriate funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide artificial intelligence initiatives. University representatives described the proposal as the product of campus-wide input and outlined five pillars: governance and policy, outreach and engagement, research and development, workforce development, and AI tools for key sectors such as health care, creative industries, manufacturing, data science, astronomy, and climate change. Members questioned staffing distribution, tuition, enrollment timing, housing, campus placement, and whether positions would be permanent or temporary; the university said it planned about 10 positions across campuses, would start with internal resources, and would house the effort under the Vice President for Research and Innovation initially. The committees recommended an SD1 with the appropriation amounts blanked out, a July 31, 2050 effective date, and committee-report language on housing and West Oʻahu, and the higher education and labor/technology committees adopted the amended recommendation. Finally, the Higher Education Committee took up Senate Bill 1488, a housekeeping measure to consolidate existing University of Hawaiʻi conference center statutes into a single revolving fund structure, and Senate Bill 636, which would fund retention and internship coordinator positions and broader enrollment management efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. SB 1488 drew university support and no opposition. SB 636 prompted substantial questioning about Hilo’s declining enrollment, current retention rate of 72.8 percent, and the scope of the request, which includes not only two named positions but also about $432,000 for enrollment management initiatives such as data analysis, IT support, and other student services. Hilo said it is targeting 3 to 5 percent annual enrollment growth and that the positions would support recruitment, retention, internships, and data-driven enrollment strategy. The committee pressed for a clearer broader plan, but the discussion in the transcript ended before a final vote on SB 636 was shown.

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• at peace internally and able to focus on my studies and rehabilitation, and I'm now pursuing an engineering
• I'm now studies and Rehabilitation and I'm now pursuing<00:14:48.399><c> an</c><00:14:48.560><c> engineering
• </c><00:14:49.079><c> degree</c><00:14:49.399><c> and</c><00:14:49.519><c> hold</c> pursuing an engineering
• degree and hold pursuing an engineering degree and hold a<00:14:49.839><c> 4.0</c><00:14:50.360><c>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee opened by outlining testimony procedures and then heard SB 376 on tax credits, which would create a home fire safety improvement tax credit. Testimony from the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi urged that the concept would be better handled as a subsidy program and raised drafting concerns about unclear definitions and eligibility. Later, the committees agreed to pass SB 376 with amendments, including making the credit nonrefundable, clarifying third-party certification, deleting recapture-related language, and making technical changes. Members then heard SB 417, which would make unlicensed contractor work during or within five years after an emergency or disaster a class B felony. The Contractors License Board was listed for comments, and the Subcontractors Association supported the measure. The committees ultimately recommended passage with technical, non-substantive amendments and an adjusted effective date, and the measure was adopted. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on SB 782, which would require free and accessible voice communication services for incarcerated people and prohibit state agencies from profiting from those services, while also directing the PUC to set standards and providing funding for the SAVIN victim notification program. Supporters, including the Public Defender, ACLU of Hawaiʻi, Worth Rises, and others, argued the bill would reduce costs for families, improve reentry, and align adult corrections with the juvenile system. Opponents, including the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority, and SAVIN-related witnesses, warned that changing the funding structure could weaken victim notification and safety services. The committees deferred SB 782. The committee also heard SB 999 on fireworks, which would repeal permissible consumer fireworks uses, impose civil penalties and forfeiture remedies, and create a forfeiture special fund for safety education. The Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, while fireworks industry representatives and others opposed it, arguing prohibition would be ineffective and urging stronger enforcement and education instead. The committees deferred SB 999 for further consideration, and SB 1136 on insurance was also deferred after insurers and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs opposed it. In the later joint session with the Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, SB 744 on condominium loans was heard with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority and banking groups, while one testifier raised concerns that the program could function like C-PACE financing and add risky debt to condominium associations; testimony and discussion continued on that measure.

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• One special role is to manage the legislative website search engine and manage MyBills.
• is to manage the legislative website is to manage the legislative website search<00:12:25.880><c> engine
• <c> and</c><00:12:26.720><c> manage</c><00:12:27.600><c> my</c><00:12:27.880><c> bills</c> search engine
• and manage my bills search engine and manage my bills uh<00:12:29.720><c> the</c><00:12:29.880><c> library

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The next ones are for the College of Science and Engineering.
• <00:40:20.720><c> of</c><00:40:20.839><c> Science</c><00:40:21.040><c> and</c><00:40:21.160><c> Engineering
• </c> the College of Science and Engineering the College of Science and Engineering this<00:40:22.000>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The idea is to somehow allow developers to hire certified professional engineers as inspectors in their
• allow developers to hire certified allow developers to hire certified Professional<00:57:48.839><c> Engineers
• /c><00:57:49.640><c> inspectors</c><00:57:50.599><c> um</c><00:57:50.760><c> in</c> Professional Engineers
• inspectors um in Professional Engineers inspectors um in their<00:57:51.119><c> field</c><00:57:51.680

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• include teachers, mail carriers, firefighters, police officers, librarians, postal workers, locomotive engineers
• Librarians postal<07:16:15.440><c> workers</c><07:16:15.840><c> locomotive</c><07:16:16.360><c> Engineers
• </c> postal workers locomotive Engineers postal workers locomotive Engineers School<07:16:17.160><c>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• called<00:27:18.960><c> post</c><00:27:19.360><c> closure</c> So, as you know, Environmental Services Engineers
• Water Supply uh I am GNA depend<00:34:52.119><c> on</c><00:34:52.240><c> my</c><00:34:52.440><c> engineer
• c><00:34:53.000><c> Joyce</c><00:34:53.320><c> Lynn</c><00:34:53.720><c> behind</c> depend on my engineer
• Joyce Lynn behind depend on my engineer Joyce Lynn behind me<00:34:54.240><c> to</c><00:34:54.520><c

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The informational briefing focused on the City and County of Honolulu’s effort to site a replacement landfill for Oahu before Waimanalo Gulch landfill closes in 2028. Department of Environmental Services officials outlined the solid waste system, including curbside collection, convenience centers, transfer stations, H-POWER, and the existing landfill, and explained that H-POWER reduces the volume of waste going to the landfill by about 90%. They reviewed the siting history, including the 2019 Land Use Commission deadline, the 2020 enactment of Act 73 with landfill setback and conservation-district restrictions, and the 2021-2022 landfill advisory committee that evaluated six sites but recommended none because they were within the Board of Water Supply’s no-pass zone. The city said it ultimately selected a site in central Oahu, on agricultural land near Wahiawa and the Dole Plantation, as the best legally permissible option and described it as requiring about 150 acres, with 90 acres for the landfill itself. City officials also described the proposed landfill design and safeguards, emphasizing a modern sanitary landfill with double liners, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring wells, and post-closure monitoring. They said the ash from H-POWER is dry and that leachate would be pumped to a wastewater treatment plant. They stated the site is away from residences and groundwater wells, accessible by highway, and can be permitted under state and federal rules, though they acknowledged that a full environmental review, public hearings, and multiple permits would still be required. When asked whether the new landfill could be operating before the 2028 closure date, the city said it did not yet know and that an extension of Waimanalo Gulch might be needed if the new site is not ready in time. The Board of Water Supply strongly opposed the city’s decision to site a landfill above Oahu’s freshwater resources. Its representative said the agency’s mission is to protect safe, dependable water for the future and that it had disapproved all six previously proposed sites because they were located over freshwater aquifers. In response to questions from legislators, the Board said it could not guarantee the liner system would remain impermeable forever and warned that leachate can contain hazardous chemicals, including so-called forever chemicals. The Board characterized the proposal as a long-term risk to the island’s drinking water supply and compared the decision to past infrastructure choices that later proved problematic. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing.