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• of Health verifying that the applicant has adequately removed or kept any hazardous substances, pollutants
• kept any hazardous Sub<00:05:29.120> sub<00:05:30.120> substances<00:05:31.319> pollutants
• <00:05:32.319> and Sub sub substances pollutants and Sub sub substances pollutants and contaminants

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 534, a measure concerning development in Kakaʻako Makai involving the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The chairs explained that the hearing was decision-making only and no testimony would be accepted, though members could ask clarifying questions. The chair outlined amendments to clarify HCDA’s approval process, require an environmental impact statement before residential development proposals are submitted, require Department of Health documentation on hazardous substances, and specify that only OHA-owned parcels would be eligible for certain residential development with a 400-foot height limit and maximum floor area ratio of 10.0. The amendments also addressed affordability, owner-occupancy, association fees, and a special fund, while noting Attorney General concerns that the fee could be construed as a tax and suggesting further review by Judiciary and Ways and Means. Members discussed the affordability threshold, with one senator suggesting 160% AMI instead of 140% due to high housing costs and concern that essential workers could be priced out. Others raised concerns about Native Hawaiian affordability, the long-term effect of perpetuity restrictions, and whether the process would protect OHA’s interests. An HCDA representative said 140% AMI was used in existing reserve housing rules and that lower thresholds could make development economically infeasible. OHA and other supporters said the proposal was still early in planning and emphasized the need for public hearings, community input, and compliance with environmental and remediation standards. The committees voted to pass SB 534 with amendments: Water and Land approved it 4-1, and Hawaiian Affairs also adopted the chair’s recommendation, with one member excused and one voting no. The meeting then moved to SB 3, relating to water resource management. The bill would authorize the Commission on Water Resource Management to retain independent legal counsel, create an executive director position, allow challenges to emergency orders under certain conditions, establish fines for water use offenses, and revise emergency and shortage declaration procedures; Red Hill-related provisions were noted as removed from this version. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DLNR, the Board of Water Supply, OHA, and Sierra Club, with OHA stressing the measure’s importance to Native Hawaiian water rights and past litigation. A Department of Hawaiian Home Lands representative supported the bill with amendments and recommended explicit language directing the commission chair or designee to advocate for water rights and reservations for homelands. The chair indicated the committees would use the prior Senate-passed version as the basis for further action, and the discussion then moved on to SB 130, a search-and-rescue reimbursement bill.

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• And I think it's if the legislature at some point doesn't do something about noise pollution, then you're
• point doesn't do something<00:48:19.800> about<00:48:20.200> noise<00:48:21.280> pollution
• <00:48:22.280> then<00:48:22.800> you something about noise pollution then you something
• about noise pollution then you you're<00:48:23.319> not<00:48:23.520> doing<00:48:23.800

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 282 would increase penalties for using an uncrewed aircraft, or drone, in the commission of a felony. The Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney strongly supported the bill, saying drones are being used to facilitate crimes such as burglaries, sex offender registration violations, and even murders, and that the measure would create a stronger deterrent and address sentencing issues. Members discussed how drone use could be investigated and noted that a prior Uncrewed Aircraft Offenses Act already covers a range of drone-related offenses. Testimony also included support from a Kauaʻi County Council member and the Office of the Public Defender, and the bill was then set aside as the committee moved on. The committee also heard SB 1032 on campaign finance, which would amend restrictions on foreign nationals and foreign corporations making contributions and expenditures. Testimony was listed in support from labor, civic, and advocacy groups, with some opposition, but the measure was not debated further in the portion provided. SB 1160, a consumer protection bill on ticket resale, drew support from venues and event groups and opposition from the Chamber of Progress, which argued the bill should target scalpers and deceptive practices rather than legitimate resale platforms. The Attorney General suggested an amendment to limit the bill’s scope to Hawaiʻi events, citing Commerce Clause concerns. On SB 344, requiring skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets, the Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, and the Kiki Injury Prevention Coalition supported the measure. SB 106, which would let pedestrians cross outside marked crosswalks when a reasonably careful pedestrian would see no immediate danger, drew mixed testimony: public health and equity advocates supported it as a safety and anti-profiling measure, while others opposed it, warning it could increase danger on wider, faster roads. Committee members questioned whether Hawaiʻi’s current law is more dangerous because pedestrians must step into the roadway before drivers are required to stop, and the discussion continued at length without a final vote in the excerpt. The committee also heard SB 10009 on accessible parking fines, with DCAB and DAGS supporting the intent; a member asked that any new fine revenue go to the state parking revolving fund. SB 820, shortening the vehicle title transfer deadline from 30 days to 14 days, drew opposition from the Public Defender and Honolulu Customer Services, who said the current deadline is reasonable and the bill did not clearly solve a problem. Later measures included SB 1095 on license plate decal restrictions, SB 215 on towing and immobilization fees, and SB 1117 on electric mobility rebates and age/helmet rules, which received support from transportation and safety groups, though the transcript cuts off before any final actions or votes on those bills.

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• I guess I have some concerns with that also, polluting the water, killing our birds and bees and all.
• I guess I have some concerns with that also polluting the water, killing our birds and bees and all.

Bills: SB1137, SB1176, SB1287, SB1335, SB1336, SB1445, SB1677

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

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• It is sewage, plastic, heavy metals, and chemical pollution. And it's all in coastal waterways.
• He was very concerned about the pollution that's just sitting there as they're waiting sometimes two

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• leaks from air conditioning and refrigerator units are a major source of harmful short-term climate pollutants
• process of properly capturing HFCs and further our collective work to remove short term climate pollutants

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• producing more electricity with the same amount of fuel, and with a Very, very modest uptick in pollutants
• savings annually, $4.7 million in energy bill savings annually, as well as 14... 14,900 tons of carbon pollution

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• buses, and they get to choose, and one is substantially louder than the other and creates a lot of pollution
• Why is it bad to want quieter buses or ones that don't emit pollution on the people standing on the street
• I actually live in a neighborhood that was very, very polluted for many years with a lot of emissions
• concerned about our consumption and our use of these activities that obviously produce lots of pollutants
• climate change. ...our consumption and our use of these activities that obviously produce lots of pollutants

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote. The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0. The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• uh the general fund type activities that we do, such as public water violations and protections, pollutants
• 58.840> protections, water violations and protections, water violations and protections, pollutants
• <00:20:00.160> and<00:20:00.280> littering<00:20:00.560> investigations, pollutants
• and littering investigations, pollutants and littering investigations, aquatic<00:20:01.960> vegetation
• I'm the assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• CAV deployment will increase both climate emissions and air pollution in already overburdened communities
• CAV deployment will increase both climate emissions and air pollution in already overburdened communities
• CAV deployment will increase both climate emissions and air pollution in already overburdened communities
• CAV deployment will increase both climate emissions and air pollution in already overburdened communities
• CAV deployment will increase both climate emissions and air pollution in already overburdened communities

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In light of the surplus existing in the program right now in the film office, would you agree that this

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• carried the spirit of Oklahoma across the mountains of Italy and through the gates of Dachau, bringing light

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• plan pursuant to the Clean Water Act, et cetera, defines the Clean Water Act as the Federal Water Pollution

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We would like our mayor to pollution for the reasons in our letter. Thank you. Is anyone here?

Keywords: 988, house, all

Bills: HR206, SB3083, SB2377, SB2816, SB3248, SB2436, SB2259, SB2928, SB2577, SB2697, SB2399, SB2665, SB2851, SB3102, SB2521, SB3157, SB3255, SB3016, SB2765, SB1432, SB17, SB2401, SB2972, SB3014, SB3032, SB3137, SB847, SB2261, SB2271, SB2272, SB2804, SB3007, SB3019, SB3250, SB2603, SB3022, SB2256, SB2147, SB2014, SB2114, SB2115, SB2117, SB2246, SB2519, SB3055, SB3095, SB3144, SB3264, SB2325, SB2211, SB3245, SB2090, SB2803, SB2866, SB2250, SB2497, SB2032, SB2487, SB3136, SB2756, SB2615, SB3262, SB2024, SB2177, SB2552, SB2319, SB2407, SB2153, SB2321, SB2805, SB3010, SB2892, SB2781, SB2489, SB2174, SB2169, SB3123

Keywords: Robert Bob Toyofuku, Hawaii legal community, House Resolution, commendation, honorary resolution, legal education, continuing legal education, CLE, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii law school, Pacific Law Institute, attorney training, legal ethics, professional responsibility, legal mentorship, legal profession, court-annexed arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, appellate decisions, Hawaii Supreme Court

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• into law as new statutory definitions, compensating stormwater treatment enhancement credits, and pollutant

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• THIS BILL DEALS WITH CHILD WELFARE WORKFORCE ISSUES, INCREASED ACUITY OF CHILDREN CHILD WELFARE POLLUTION

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• When you say, well, we need to build more housing in neighborhoods, what people imagine is a 40-unit light
• If you're causing actual nuisance in terms of noise, abatement, pollution, or other issues, then that
• <04:35:32.279> all noise odors congestion lighting all noise odors congestion lighting all
• There are plenty of examples of places that are good places to live, economically viable, car light in
• You know, there's industrial smelting works, and there's light industry as well, which can be very good

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• students and coaches under pressure of students and coaches under pressure of TV<03:17:08.359> lights
• year after year have once TV lights year after year have once again<03:17:11.840> won<03:17:12.160
• balloons and accomplish the same types balloons and accomplish the same types of<04:10:54.720> pollution
• > didn't<04:10:55.439> think<04:10:55.520> this<04:10:55.680> was of pollution
• We didn't think this was of pollution.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• of difficulty enforcing antitrust laws so that some of this anti-competitive behavior is brought to light
• Assembly Bill 2635 by Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez and an act relating to air pollution.
• any of you support this bill then you are adding your name next to the argument that we need to go light
• any of you support this bill then you are adding your name next to the argument that we need to go light
• Prohibiting new PFOS in California will begin the slow reduction of this pollution from entering our

Keywords: 988, house, all