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House of Representatives records quorum, greets visitors and adjourns until noon
Summary
The House convened with 47 members present and four excused, heard introductions of visiting homeschoolers and Castle High School students, recorded no messages or Senate communications and had no resolutions for action, then adjourned until 12:00 noon tomorrow on a motion by Representative Morikawa.
The House of Representatives convened and recorded a quorum with 47 members present and four excused; the chamber heard introductions of visiting homeschoolers and Castle High School students, had no messages from the governor or the Senate, and adjourned until 12:00 noon tomorrow after a motion by Representative Morikawa.
The clerk announced the roll call and reported 47 members present and four excused. The clerk later reported there were no messages from the governor and no communications from the Senate. The clerk also reported that there were no resolutions for action and that “all others [are] referred to print.”
Representative Matsayoshi introduced the Christian Homeschoolers of Hawaii (CHOH), noting CHOH’s role as a statewide group that worked with the Board of Education in 1988 on Hawaii’s homeschool law. Representative Matsayoshi also welcomed a group of Castle High School students who were visiting the Capitol as part of a democracy class; the students attended committee hearings and visited the Capitol, and the transcript records they had conducted a mock hearing at ʻIolani Palace.
Other members made brief gallery introductions: Representative Kong asked that guests Micah and Dyson and their mother Marsha be entered in the journal; Representative LaChica introduced several constituents by name and age who were seated in the gallery; Representative Peart identified Laura Berbark as a visitor and described her as a homeschool advocate; Representative Kahalua welcomed a constituent from Kona, Elijah Johnson.
For final business, Representative Morikawa moved that the House “stand adjourned until 12:00 noon tomorrow.” Representative Garcia seconded the motion. The presiding officer called for the voice vote and declared, “The motion is carried.” The transcript does not record a roll-call tally for that motion.
The session included routine procedural business and visitor recognitions; no legislative measures, votes on bills, or committee actions were recorded in the provided transcript.
