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Votes at a glance: committee actions on four bills including DHHL-supported measure and OHA funding vehicle
Summary
Committee recorded outcomes for multiple bills: SB1410 and SB1549 passed on the chair’s recommendations; SB903 (OHA funding housekeeping) passed with amendments and was recommitted; SB614 and SB1051 were advanced with amendments and defective dates for further review.
At the Feb. 13 public decision meetings, senators recorded committee actions on several measures.
SB 1410 — Department of Hawaiian Home Lands infrastructure transition: The chair recommended passing SB 1410 unamended; Chair Richards and the vice chair voted aye, with Senator Ihara excused. Department of Hawaiian Home Lands representatives testified in support and said the bill mandates timely county responses to DHHL applications to transfer maintenance responsibility. The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation.
SB 1549 — Kanahili community hale (detailed coverage in separate article): The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass SB 1549 unamended after community proponents described the project history and fundraising; the committee vote recorded multiple ayes and an excused absence for Senator Ihara.
SB 903 — Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) funding housekeeping bill: Committee members described SB 903 as a “housekeeping bill” to create a vehicle to allow for continued funding of OHA after a working group sunsets. The chair recommended passing SB 903 with amendments that insert the contents of the proposed Senate draft 1 and recommit the measure to the Hawaiian Affairs Committee; the committee adopted that recommendation.
SB 614 and SB 1051 — Cultural observances: As covered in separate articles, the joint committees moved SB 614 (Hawaiian Independence Day) and SB 1051 (Hawaiian History Month) forward with technical amendments and defective dates to allow time for fiscal and technical review.
Recorded committee votes in the transcript were consistent with the chairs’ recommendations; several votes were by voice with the chair announcing the recommendation adopted. Where individual senator votes were recorded, the transcript lists Chair Richards and vice chairs voting aye and notes Senator Ihara as excused for multiple measures.
