Video & Transcript Research : 'Native Hawaiian values'

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HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HHS Public Hearing 04-17-2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • First up, we have Office of Hawaiian Affairs in support.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met on April 17, 2026, and heard testimony on several concurrent resolutions. HCR 18 would request the Department of Health to convene a hospice working group; the Department testified in opposition, saying its enforcement role created a conflict of interest and that the work exceeded its compliance-focused scope. The measure’s introducer proposed amendments to have a legislator, rather than DOH, chair the group and to remove a date restriction on hospices. The committee later recommended HCR 18 be passed with amendments. HCR 32 sought a plan to increase access to the Hawaii State Hospital for certain mentally ill criminal defendants. The Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration and the governor’s office indicated support or willingness to work on the issue, while the ACLU provided comments and OHA supported the measure. The committee recommended passage with technical amendments. HCR 35, on an audit of the social and financial effects of mandatory insurance coverage for biomarker testing, drew broad support from medical, patient advocacy, and professional organizations, and a surgical oncologist testified in favor, emphasizing the importance of biomarker testing for cancer treatment. The committee recommended passage as is. HCR 105 asked the Hawaii State Center for Nursing to compile recommended safe patient staffing ratios and maintain a repository; the Center said it had already begun the work and was happy to continue, and the committee adopted an amendment changing the focus from “ratios” to “strategies and ratios” before recommending passage. HCR 173 urged Maui Health to work with stakeholders to establish a full-time medical residency program on Maui; testimony supported the idea as a way to formalize and expand an existing informal program and improve local health care access, including maternity care. The committee recommended HCR 173 pass with technical amendments. All recommendations were adopted without objection, and the meeting adjourned.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 33

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Feb 10, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 16

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • My brother is the vice chair of the Board of Trustees at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and this bill
Keywords: 910, house, all
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Governmental Organization Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • These are actually all California values. These are all California values.
  • These are all human values.
  • In 1998, we moved forward on moving California Native American...
  • I am here in support of AB 989 on behalf of the California Native Vote Project. Thank you.
  • Thank you. ...of AB 989 on behalf of the California Native Vote Project. Thank you.
Summary: The Governmental Organization Committee heard a series of bills on holidays, procurement, public safety, and business regulation. AB 268 would add Diwali as an official state holiday and allow schools and state workers limited flexibility to observe it; supporters described it as a recognition of California’s large South Asian and Hindu communities, and there was no opposition. AB 770 would define “customary maintenance” for outdoor advertising displays to clarify what repairs and reinforcements are allowed; the bill was presented as a safety and consistency measure for the billboard industry. AB 783 would authorize the Department of General Services to negotiate bulk pricing for construction materials to help disaster-affected communities rebuild more affordably, with supporters from the housing and building sectors and some members raising concerns about state contracting, storage, and implementation. AB 381 would update state procurement rules to better prevent human trafficking and forced labor in supply chains, aligning state policy with federal standards and drawing support from anti-trafficking advocates, labor, and local government representatives. AB 668 would extend drink-spiking prevention measures to music festivals by requiring test strips, drink lids, and reporting procedures; supporters emphasized victim safety and underreporting, while venue operators opposed the bill unless amended, citing feasibility and cost concerns. AB 880 would require prompt payment and indirect cost coverage for nonprofits contracting with the state, with broad nonprofit support and no opposition. AB 989 would make California Native American Day a paid holiday, with tribal and allied support. AB 592 would extend and expand temporary outdoor dining and alcohol service flexibilities for restaurants, with strong support from restaurant and business groups and opposition from alcohol policy advocates who preferred a narrower or permanent grandfathering approach. Most bills advanced on committee votes, generally on party-line or broad bipartisan support. AB 770 was moved to Appropriations, AB 783 was passed as amended to the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management, AB 381 was sent to Labor, AB 668 and AB 880 were sent to Appropriations, AB 989 was sent to Public Employees and Retirement, and AB 592 was sent to Health. The committee also took up a consent calendar containing several additional bills, which was approved. The hearing ended with the roll left open for additional votes and adjournment at 3:17 p.m.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 11th, 2026 at 08:39 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our Native American students have gone up 13%.
  • Our Native American students have gone up 13%.
  • It was not to replace native language or bilingual education.
  • And then the one last thing is that it improves reading instruction while fully protecting our native
  • Nothing in the bill replaces our native language programs or pushes English-only classrooms.
Bills: SB234, SB210, SB243, SB244, SM16, HB8
Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Mar 25th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • These birds are highly territorial and aggressive, often displacing native waterfowl species like ducks
  • will be able to implement more effective management strategies, ensuring better protection for our native
  • They drive out native waterfowl, and they also, frankly, degrade wetland habitat.
  • make sure that the few acres that we have remaining are managed properly and have full ecological value
  • We respect and value the opportunity. that local control does not equate to undisclosed conflicts of
Summary: The committee heard several water, parks, and wildlife bills. AB 764 would expand the list of exotic non-game birds that can be managed in California to better control mute swan populations; the author and California Waterfowl said swans are invasive, aggressive, and rapidly increasing, while no opposition testified. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 616 would make the State Library Parks Pass program permanent by allowing state parks to transfer annual day-use passes to the State Library free of charge; supporters said it improves equitable access to parks, especially for low-income families, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. AB 293 would require groundwater sustainability agencies to post board membership and a link to Form 700 filings online. Supporters, including the Community Alliance with Family Farmers, argued it would improve transparency and public trust, while opponents said the requirement was redundant and could discourage service on GSA boards. The bill passed, but with some no votes. AB 639 would narrow the definition of dams so certain weirs used for irrigation would not be subject to dam regulations; the author and technical witnesses said the structures pose no safety risk and are already closely managed, while members urged the bill be narrowed further to the Kings River area. It passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 679 would streamline land transfers for Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks by exempting those acquisitions from the Public Works Board process. Supporters said it would speed conservation and park rebuilding after the CZU fire, while one member opposed it over cost and broader state land-management concerns; it passed as amended. AB 454 would remove the sunset on the California Migratory Bird Protection Act, making state protections for migratory birds permanent after federal rollback concerns; it passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also adopted its 2025-26 rules and approved the consent calendar, and the meeting adjourned after add-on votes were taken for absent members.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 29th, 2026

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and provides clear definitions for useful life and fair market value.
  • It's based on the value of what we actually invest, our net cost to build.
  • market value as required under California law.
  • And today, I want to highlight native support for SB 661.
  • And today, I want to highlight Native support for SB 661.
Keywords: 988, house, all
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DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Natural Resources & Energy Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It says provides protections for exceptional value wetlands.
  • What constitutes an exceptional value wetland?
  • It says provides protections for exceptional value wetlands.
  • What constitutes an exceptional value wetland?
  • value is, or exceptional value wetland is, sorry, go ahead.
Bills: SB9
Keywords: wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands, Delaware, environmental sustainability, climate change, carbon sink, permitting process
Summary: The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met to consider two Senate bills. SB 321, with Senate Amendment 1, would change community solar billing so subscribers receive one consolidated utility bill instead of separate bills from the utility and the solar provider. Supporters said the bill would simplify enrollment and payment, improve customer retention—especially for low-income customers—and include safeguards such as guaranteed savings and an escrow mechanism to prevent cost shifts to other ratepayers. After public testimony from solar developers, the Public Advocate, the Sierra Club, and others, the committee initially lacked enough members present to release the bill, so the vote was circulated to absent members and the bill was later reported out for floor action. The committee then heard SB 9, with Senate Amendment 1, a long-negotiated wetlands protection bill. The sponsor and DNREC explained that it would create a state non-tidal wetlands program with exemptions for certain agricultural, conservation, and routine activities, general permits for some lower-impact projects, and individual permits for higher-value wetlands. Witnesses described the bill as a compromise among environmental, agricultural, development, and local government stakeholders, while some members raised questions about flooding, landowner impacts, wetland delineation, and the role of the regulatory advisory committee. Public testimony was broadly supportive from environmental groups, the Farm Bureau, builders, engineers, and affordable housing advocates. The committee then voted to release SB 9 from committee. At the end of the meeting, members offered thanks and remarks recognizing the chair’s service and leadership on environmental and energy issues. Both bills were ultimately released from committee and reported out.
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NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 20th, 2025

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we revitalize this area, it will make their neighborhood safer with increased home value.
  • Chairman, my question is that there's a population of urban Native American in this community.
  • I hope Alicia Chris medical may I said give a message that and I'm native also touch this excludes it
  • And so we want to see greater opportunities for Native American students and we want to ensure.
  • Our native languages are the first ways New Mexico's landscapes were ever described, and our children
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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 14, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • > the<02:11:41.199> commitment recognize the value and the commitment recognize the value
  • land claims of Alaskan Natives.
  • over 2,000 eligible Alaskan Native over 2,000 eligible Alaskan Native veterans<05:01:48.718>
  • hard work on behalf of Alaska Native hard work on behalf of Alaska Native veterans<05:02:09.840>
  • Native Claim Settlement Act um in 1971. Native Claim Settlement Act um in 1971.
Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 14, 2025, 1012, house, all
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NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Water and Natural Resources Sep 11th, 2025

Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • As far as native bees go, a lot of times they're reliant more on the native vegetation and a diverse,
  • It all helps build value in that chain.
  • Particularly with this cap, where you get the value assessed, and then you only get 50% of that value
  • of the land value because what you're basically donating or providing to the land trust is the value
  • They value many of the same goals.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety Mar 24th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now I will move to the next question focusing primarily on Native American youth and are there any funds
  • They also identified that knowing more Native American organizations, providers, agencies, that could
  • provide services for Native youth would be helpful to them.
  • Our Tribal Corps is led by Chief Judge Abby Abinanti, who is a Yurok tribal member, the first Native
  • We also have a brief on our website about how to serve Native youth in the juvenile justice system.
Keywords: 988, house, all
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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:53 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if you go to a government employer, and we have this tribal or Native American preference form, I
  • We heard debate last night about what we are doing to protect Native people in this state.
  • It's based on the value of the asset. I'm sorry, could you repeat? That, Mr. President.
  • It's based on the value of the asset. Okay, so if I Give you an example.
  • That I would always be respectful and make sure that we valued each other as human beings.
Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100
Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Apr 27th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are here to ensure these values are reflected in the laws passed in these halls.
  • Four out of five Native American women experience violence in their lifetime.
  • The Hebrew word tzedakah, or justice, appears again and again in Jewish texts, prayers, and values.
  • It is about demanding that our institution reflects the values that we hold dear.
  • And so I ask you, colleagues, to join with... ...the values that we hold dear.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/21/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Natural Resources & Energy Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It says it provides protections for exceptional value wetlands.
  • What constitutes an exceptional value wetland?
  • So the definition of a unique wetland is, or exceptional value wetland is—sorry, go ahead.
  • Some wetlands have a higher conservation value when compared to others.
  • Some wetlands have a higher conservation value when compared to others.
Bills: SB9
Keywords: wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands, Delaware, environmental sustainability, climate change, carbon sink, permitting process
Summary: The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met and first considered SB 321 with Senate Amendment 1, the community solar utility billing bill. The sponsor explained that it would consolidate the two-bill system for community solar subscribers into one utility bill, with the utility forwarding the subscriber fee to the solar facility through an escrow mechanism so costs are not shifted to other ratepayers. Testimony from the solar industry, the Public Advocate, and environmental advocates supported the measure, emphasizing easier enrollment, fewer barriers for low-income customers, and guaranteed savings. The committee initially lacked enough members present to release the bill, but after a roll call vote it was released from committee. The committee then heard SB 9 with Senate Amendment 1, a wetlands protection bill creating a state non-tidal freshwater wetlands permitting program. The sponsor and DNREC described a framework of exemptions, general permits, and individual permits based on wetland type and value, with an advisory committee to develop regulations. Witnesses explained that “exceptional value” wetlands would include unique wetland communities and high-functioning wetlands, and that the bill was intended to preserve important habitat while allowing farming, drainage, and other exempt activities to continue. Some members raised concerns about flooding, land classification, and the balance of the advisory committee, while supporters said the bill was the product of broad stakeholder consensus and would protect wetlands without unduly harming agriculture or development. Public comment on SB 9 was strongly supportive from environmental groups, the Delaware Native Species Commission, the Home Builders Association, the Farm Bureau, The Nature Conservancy, and affordable housing advocates, who said the bill balanced conservation with practical land use concerns. After remote testimony, the committee took a roll call vote and SB 9 was released from committee. The meeting concluded with remarks thanking the chair for her service and instructions for members to sign the backers before adjournment.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • As a proud native Floridian, I've seen firsthand how vital our state university system is to expanding
  • Yes, and certainly as an executive in Baptist Health, the leading executive, you understand the value
  • I'm a native of Palm Beach County.
  • We value education in our family.
  • And help them grow and communicate the value proposition that is Hillsborough College.
Bills: S1694
Keywords: technology education, digital literacy, artificial intelligence, computer science, high school graduation
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met with a quorum present and first took up CS for SB 1694, which would require technology-integrated postsecondary general education core courses to include digital literacy and competency instruction, including use of artificial intelligence tools, and encourage high school computer science courses with AI content to teach how AI systems use data, their benefits and limitations, and responsible use in academic and personal contexts. The bill drew support from several speakers who emphasized the need for students to understand AI’s capabilities, limitations, ethics, and risks, while one speaker raised concerns about overreliance on AI and the loss of skills. Senator Davis said the bill was a good step toward preparing the future workforce and suggested earlier instruction might be worth considering later. The bill was reported favorably, and Senator Leek asked to be recorded in the affirmative. The committee then heard a long series of confirmation presentations for trustees at multiple Florida colleges and universities, including Tallahassee State College, USF, UNF, Palm Beach State College, the College of the Florida Keys, Hillsborough College, Miami-Dade College, Florida A&M University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, New College of Florida, Florida Polytechnic University, and the University of Florida. The appointees generally emphasized student success, workforce alignment, fiscal responsibility, access and affordability, and institutional growth; several members and senators offered supportive comments, with some asking about specific issues such as Tallahassee State’s NCLEX passage rates and the need for continued improvement. One appointee’s attendance was delayed or skipped for later consideration, but the committee ultimately took a block vote and reported the confirmations favorably to the Ethics and Elections Committee. Finally, Chair Harrell gave a brief overview of the higher education budget, describing a total of $11.9 billion and highlighting increases for workforce education, Florida College System operating funds, workforce development capitalization, the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators program, the USF Center for Nursing, preeminent research universities, UCF’s community school grant program, UF’s Lassinger Center on Learning, the Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, and campus security through a postsecondary guardian program. Senator Davis asked about a transfer related to the workforce development capitalization and incentive grant fund, and the chair explained it was a transfer of an existing program with new funds being added. There was no public comment on the budget, and the meeting adjourned after Senator Leek requested to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1694.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Sep 10th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • The final area I want to address is that I would like you to consider is related to our Native American
  • One being, obviously, working to increase the number of Native American students who go into teaching
  • The College of Hest currently has four Native American faculty members in our full-time faculty ranks
  • We are understanding ways in which NMSU can improve and be better with respect to recovery for Native
  • We need to ensure there's an acknowledgment and true valuing of those who are bilingual.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Natural Resources Committee Jun 23rd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • We see that this is going to help CARB include this issue of biochar and look at the value of biochar
  • People sometimes get us confused with the California Native Plant Society.
  • Invasive plants harm native plants.
  • We're trying to protect native plants and native habitat for wildlife.
  • We work to support... ...and native habitat for wildlife.
Summary: The Assembly Natural Resources Committee met with some initial delay while waiting for quorum, then approved the consent calendar items SB 234, SB 484, and SB 839. The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire mitigation, biomass use, climate resilience, and geologic hazard mapping. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized the need to balance climate, air quality, public health, and land management goals, with testimony both supporting and opposing biomass-related proposals. SB 88 (Caballero) would direct state agencies to support beneficial uses of forest and agricultural biomass, including biochar and low-carbon energy. Supporters argued it would reduce open burning, improve air quality, and create rural economic opportunities; opponents, including environmental groups, argued woody biomass energy is costly, polluting, and harmful to forests and communities. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 653 (Cortese) defining environmentally sensitive vegetation management also passed, with supporters describing it as a voluntary framework to align wildfire fuel reduction with biodiversity and habitat restoration; no opposition was heard, and a member requested to be added as a coauthor. The committee also approved SCR 50 (Stern), which urges state climate agencies to define maladaptation and develop criteria for reviewing climate-related policies and investments, and SB 567 (Limón), a pilot program to study converting idle oil wells into gravity energy storage wells. SB 567 drew support from the sponsor and labor/local government witnesses, while the Water Replenishment District opposed unless amended, citing groundwater protection concerns in key basins and asking for additional safeguards. Finally, SB 831 (Limón) passed, clarifying the scope of geologic hazards to include conditions tied to climate change and natural disasters such as post-fire debris flows, subsidence, and coastal erosion. All measures were reported out of committee, with several absent-member votes later added to complete the roll.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 6th, 2026 at 08:32 am

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a survivor of the government boarding school, the government relocation, and a victim of a Native
  • Sterilization impacted Native families and communities, causing Native women to bear the heaviest burden
  • Within our Navajo culture, wealth goes beyond monetary value.
  • Within our Navajo culture, wealth goes beyond monetary value and material possessions.
  • And happy Native American Day. It's a pleasure to be with you this morning.
Keywords: 996, all