Transcript Highlights:

• at a very exclusive club with a velvet rope, and our friend Chris is going to let you in or out depending
• you</c><00:01:04.320><c> in</c><00:01:04.479><c> or</c><00:01:04.640><c> out</c><00:01:04.879><c> depending
• </c> is going to let you in or out depending is going to let you in or out depending on<00:01:05.280>
• </c> with this uh in partnership uh depending with this uh in partnership uh depending on<00:26:50.080
• That, of course, can fluctuate depending upon usage over time.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Even with the farm fairs, we want to make sure, depending on the activities, that we are mindful to the
• Even with the farm fairs, we want to make sure, depending on the activities, that we are mindful to the
• > I<01:49:16.080><c> think</c><01:49:16.239><c> that</c><01:49:16.480><c> it</c><01:49:16.800><c> depends
• </c><01:49:17.040><c> on</c><01:49:17.199><c> how</c><01:49:17.360><c> it's</c> I think that it depends
• less than a year to another GC and permits were done, so it's possible. >> Oh no, you can switch GC depending

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on February 3, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills, with the chair emphasizing a two-minute limit and noting that bills would die if the hearing ran past noon. For HB 1848, the Commission on Water Resource Management and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development both supported the measure with technical, non-substantive amendments. Testimony focused on requiring early consultation about water availability in district boundary amendment petitions, with water officials explaining that the petitioner should submit a written statement reflecting consultation and that the goal was to identify water constraints earlier in the development process. The Land Use Commission’s representative opposed the bill, arguing that water availability is already addressed through existing environmental review and agency consultation, that the issue had been raised and rejected before, and that the proposal could create unnecessary delay or litigation. The committee then heard HB 1728 on rainwater catchment systems. The Commission on Water Resource Management said it acknowledged the bill’s intent but deferred to counties and other regulatory agencies, including the Department of Health, on regulatory implications. Hawaii Realtors testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing shown. For HB 1652 on storm water management systems, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association opposed the bill, arguing it would weaken protections created by Act 281 (“Sharkey’s Law”) and increase drowning risk for children by exempting certain water features from safety requirements. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii supported the bill, saying the language clarifies and better balances child safety with practical green stormwater infrastructure, including depth-based limits and exemptions for certain agricultural ponds. The Hawaii Farm Bureau also supported the agricultural pond exemption, saying such ponds are used for irrigation, livestock, and fire control and are generally away from the public. A private testifier, Allison Schaers, opposed the bill and described her daughter’s drowning in a detention basin, arguing that poor maintenance can turn stormwater features into dangerous hazards. The hearing ended without any recorded committee action or vote in the excerpt provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, that might be two weeks, you know, for that person, or it might be three to six months, depending
• Now, that might be two weeks, you know, for that person, or it might be three to six months, depending
• Now, that might be two weeks, you know, for that person, or it might be three to six months, depending
• Now, that might be two weeks, you know, for that person, or it might be three to six months, depending
• </c><00:43:45.200><c> on</c><00:43:45.440><c> where</c> risk. and that risk depending on where risk.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony focused on barriers facing minority-owned businesses and on local programs intended to improve access to capital and contracting opportunities. A representative from the U.S. Black Chambers described disparities in minority spending, argued for more intentional and transparent investment in Black communities, and emphasized the need to disaggregate data, hold officials accountable, and expand tools such as the byBlack certification directory. He also stressed that businesses need technical assistance, resources, and opportunities to grow through mergers, consortiums, and joint ventures. The main presentation then came from Larry Forester and Tyrone of Commerce Lexington, who outlined what they called eight major barriers for minority businesses, including limited access to capital, weak mentorship networks, discrimination and bias, bureaucratic hurdles, branding and visibility challenges, stereotyping, generational knowledge gaps, and limited financial literacy. They described several Commerce Lexington initiatives: the Access Loan Program, which brings small businesses before a pool of 26 lenders; a Minority Business Accelerator to help firms scale and connect with prime contractors; and an Opportunity Exchange for business owners to share experiences and lessons learned. They said the Access Loan Program has funded nearly $26 million in loans with an average loan size of about $62,000. Members asked about bias in lending and how to make contracting and certification easier for minority firms. Forester said applications are vetted by a subcommittee before reaching the full lender group, with attention to completeness and readiness, and that only one lender needs to say yes. On contracting, the witnesses said certification can be burdensome and suggested more hands-on help from the state, relationship-building events that include decision-makers, and incentives rather than mandates. They also relayed policy ideas from a business owner, including culturally informed underwriting, public-private matching grants, supplier diversity enforcement, and mentorship tied to capital access. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• Well no, I actually have an answer to that because a lot of people ask me and I just say it depends on
• Yeah, that's right, it's a couple of cycles; it depends on how much they're out of alignment.
• I think things like that certainly depend on who the Speaker is, who the Lieutenant Governor is, and
• He's dependent upon us.
• So, they would pay it to their county party chair or their state party chair, depending on where they

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Keywords: Medicaid, reimbursement, nursing facilities, ownership change, healthcare policy, mental health, psychiatric beds, inpatient psychiatric treatment, acute psychiatric care, bed availability, bed capacity, hospital reporting, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state hospitals, private mental health facilities, civil commitment, competency restoration, not guilty by reason of insanity, jail diversion

Transcript Highlights:

• If you would like to increase it, I don't think it would, depending on how much the increase would be
• of how much the increase would depending of how much the increase would<00:30:02.320><c> be</c> um<00
• But starting in the spring, there are hearings in June, depending on when the governor wants to have
• But starting in the spring, there are hearings in June, depending on when the governor wants to have
• on the community forgiveness depending on the community and<01:19:55.520><c> the</c><01:19:55.840><c

Committee: Senate Capital Budget

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, more typical every about 3 years you reassess the entire municipality, but it depends on how much
• on how much municipality but it depends on how much uh<00:37:18.960><c> resources</c><00:37:19.440><
• Well, like it depends. What's the cost of your house and what's your tax rate?
• Well,<01:14:23.760><c> like</c><01:14:23.920><c> it</c><01:14:24.159><c> depends.
• What's the cost Well, like it depends.

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It to keep it in or not depending on what the committee wants to provide for the litigants in the matter
• It to keep it in or not depending on what the committee wants to provide for the litigants in the matter
• It to keep it in or not depending on what the committee wants to provide for the litigants in the matter
• It to keep it in or not depending on what the committee wants to provide for the litigants in the matter
• It to keep it in or not depending on what the committee wants to provide for the litigants in the matter

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These guidelines can be updated as needed depending on the dynamic nature of the work, depending on federal
• These guidelines can be updated as needed depending on the dynamic nature of the work, depending on federal
• These guidelines can be updated as needed depending on the dynamic nature of the work, depending on federal
• These guidelines can be updated as needed depending on the dynamic nature of the work, depending on federal
• These guidelines can be updated as needed depending on the dynamic nature of the work, depending on federal

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Depending on what happens, we may need to respond as a state if there are cuts to Medicaid.
• 00:21:29.120><c> happen</c><00:21:29.559><c> because</c><00:21:30.120><c> um</c><00:21:30.360><c> depending
• </c><00:21:30.679><c> on</c><00:21:30.799><c> what</c> may happen because um depending on what may happen
• because um depending on what happens<00:21:31.240><c> we</c><00:21:31.360><c> may</c><00:21:31.480><
• 22:38.520><c> action</c><00:22:38.880><c> is</c><00:22:39.600><c> um</c><00:22:40.320><c> what</c> depend

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <c> the</c><00:40:28.920><c> size</c><00:40:29.240><c> and</c><00:40:29.920><c> it</c> would say depending
• upon the size and it would say depending upon the size and it all<00:40:30.200><c> comes</c><00:40:30.400
• provide farmers the possibility to make active decisions about what will work best on their farm depending
• provide farmers the possibility to make active decisions about what will work best on their farm depending
• best on decisions about what will work best on their<01:04:19.119><c> Farm</c><01:04:19.799><c> depending

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• a whole law about the recount<00:49:18.400><c> and</c><00:49:18.680><c> how</c><00:49:18.839><c> depending
• on how close recount and how depending on how close it<00:49:19.799><c> is</c><00:49:20.119><c> like
• on how close it the rec well depending on how close it is<00:49:59.400><c> and</c><00:49:59.599><c>
• :50:03.160><c> certain</c><00:50:03.400><c> margin</c><00:50:03.920><c> that</c><00:50:04.079><c> depends
• </c><00:50:04.400><c> on</c> within a certain margin that depends on within a certain margin that depends

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In large part, they were not funded, they were not staffed, sometimes for political reasons, depending
• /c><00:08:16.919><c> reasons</c> sometimes for political reasons sometimes for political reasons depending
• 00:08:18.240><c> stood</c><00:08:18.599><c> up</c><00:08:19.240><c> uh</c><00:08:19.360><c> a</c> depending
• on how they were stood up uh a depending on how they were stood up uh a lot<00:08:19.560><c> of</c><
• All of our meetings are open, and we often have guests at our meetings also, depending on the topic.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The type of oversight or regulation depends on the industry area, but in general we're there to protect
• The type of oversight or regulation depends on the industry area, but in general we're there to protect
• areas the like type of oversight or areas the like type of oversight or regulation<00:03:55.480><c> depends
• on</c><00:03:55.920><c> the</c><00:03:56.079><c> industry</c><00:03:56.599><c> area</c> regulation depends
• on the industry area regulation depends on the industry area but<00:03:57.599><c> in</c><00:03:57.799

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Now Derry makes money in perpetuity, depending on how much water flows through the pipes, which is a
• It depends.
• For instance, for our federal monies, it depends on what it is.
• A lot of words to say it depends, I guess. So, a lot of words to say it depends, I guess.
• It depends. Sometimes.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of the sum of, uh, aid from the state and resources obtained from, uh, the local property taxes, depending
• of the sum of, uh, aid from the state and resources obtained from, uh, the local property taxes, depending
• of the sum of, uh, aid from the state and resources obtained from, uh, the local property taxes, depending
• of the sum of, uh, aid from the state and resources obtained from, uh, the local property taxes, depending
• </c><00:32:37.120><c> on</c><00:32:37.279><c> the</c> mix for that District depending on the mix for

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Currently, this only applies to certain WMAs in the state depending on the county's population.
• </c> to certain WMAs in the state depending to certain WMAs in the state depending on<01:07:07.880><c
• Some of that cash is earmarked and or reserved for a particular purpose depending on the fund that it
• </c> depending on the fund that it sits. depending on the fund that it sits.
• >> 1 to 2 million, depending on the circumstances of the year. >> Okay.

Committee: Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our students are depending on us. Our teachers are depending on us.
• Our school administrators are depending on us.
• </c><02:48:40.080><c> upon</c><02:48:40.479><c> the</c> government dependent upon the government dependent
• Our whole constitutional system depends on a well-funded court system that works.
• Whether people use the court system or not, our democracy depends on our courts, and we have to make

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, it depends is the real answer. Right.
• Um, it depends is the real answer. Right.
• Um, it depends is the real concern. Um, it depends is the real answer.<00:53:36.000><c> Right.
• </c><02:14:37.199><c> on</c> of those systems as it will depend on of those systems as it will depend
• Uh, basically, depending on States.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I yield back. successfully depended and defended its successfully depended and defended its title<00:
• We must continue to mobilize like our democracy depends on it, because it does.
• </c><01:00:28.960><c> on</c> mobilize like our democracy depends on mobilize like our democracy depends
• Things that we've depended on, staked our lives on, are now uncertain. How can we not be afraid?
• Things that we've depended gives way.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Typically, it really depends on the nature of the work.
• Typically, it really depends on the nature of the work.
• Typically, it really depends on the nature of the work.
• Typically, it really depends on the nature of the work.
• Typically, it really depends on the nature of the work.

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1494 on hearing aids. Testimony was generally supportive of expanding hearing-aid coverage, with the Insurance Division raising concern about possible federal defrayment issues, SHPDA supporting the goal of hearing augmentation, DCAB strongly supporting the bill as an important access issue, and health plans and insurers asking for amendments. Kaiser Permanente and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans requested changes to add a medical-necessity standard and clarify annual notice language, while HMSA suggested the proposal should be studied by the auditor. The chair noted concerns about federal preemption and the lack of an audit, and deferred the bill in favor of a related resolution calling for a study. The committee then heard SB 1448, an emergency appropriation for the Hawaii State Hospital. DAGS and the Department of Health supported the measure, with the hospital administrator saying the funding would improve the environment of care, support cleaning, and allow a third-party review of the building. Committee members questioned the size of the request and the status of litigation against the design-builder. Administration witnesses said they were pursuing a comprehensive study involving destructive testing, had made a demand on the design-builder to fund the study, and were using different processes than before. They also said the roof work would be handled through a separate CIP request. No final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 1432, relating to the future responsibilities of the Department of Health and land issues at Kalaupapa after the last patient dies. DOH supported the bill in part but said its long-term role would be limited mainly to environmental cleanup, with operations expected to continue under the National Park Service and land-use decisions left to DHHL and beneficiary consultation. DHHL asked that the measure reflect that any land-use or zoning changes on homeland lands require commission approval and beneficiary consultation. Testifiers from Kalaupapa and Maui County, including Degra Vanderbilt-Papa and Council Member Keani Rollins-Fernandez, supported deferring the bill, saying there had been no meaningful community discussion about provisions affecting Kalaupapa’s future management and possible transfer of responsibilities to Maui County. The committee also read into the record written testimony from Gloria Marks emphasizing that Kalaupapa stakeholders must be included in future discussions. Finally, the committee heard SB 955 on fitness-to-proceed examinations. The Judiciary and the Public Defender’s Office both supported raising pay and standardizing expectations for private examiners, but opposed reducing felony fitness evaluations from three examiners to one and opposed expanding use of expedited reports. They argued that a single examiner would reduce reliability, create a more adversarial process, and likely increase costs and contested hearings, while expedited reports do not contain enough information for a proper fitness determination. The Department of Health also supported the bill’s intent but asked to preserve a three-examiner framework and said the goal was to reduce the number of people sent to the State Hospital, where admissions have reportedly risen about 20% year over year since Act 26. The bill remained under discussion in the excerpt, with no final vote shown.