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Senate confirms governor—s nominees on consent calendar; GM 703 draws lone no vote
Summary
The Hawaii State Senate adopted standing committee recommendations and confirmed a slate of gubernatorial nominees by advice and consent on the consent calendar. The chamber reported 22 members present with 3 excused; all governor's messages on the consent calendar passed with 22 ayes except GM 703, which passed 21——with Senator Awa voting no.
The Hawaii State Senate confirmed a slate of gubernatorial nominees by advice and consent during its session, adopting standing committee recommendations carried on pages 38——40 of the day's calendar. The chamber recorded 22 members present and three excused; all governors' messages on the consent calendar passed with 22 ayes except Governor's Message (GM) 703, which passed 21——with one no vote by Senator Awa.
The action was taken after the presiding officer read the calendar and the clerk identified the items for advice and consent. The presiding officer said, "If there are no objections from the members, we will be taking advice and consent on consent," and the clerk later announced the tally: "22 ayes on all governors' messages except GM 703, which is 21 and 1 no." Those announcements appear in the chamber record; the transcript does not list the individual nominees confirmed or provide vote-by-name tallies beyond the single recorded no vote on GM 703.
The consent items referenced multiple governor's messages and standing committee reports. Earlier on the calendar, the clerk noted that Governor's Message numbers 793 and 794 withdrew nominations to various boards and commissions; the record also shows Governor's Messages 1102 through 1118 informing the legislature that the governor had signed bills into law as Acts 2 through 18. Standing committee report numbers 1851 through 1859 were listed for adoption with advice and consent on pages 38——40.
There was no extended floor debate on the confirmations in the transcript. Apart from the single recorded no vote on GM 703 by Senator Awa, the clerk reported unanimous or near-unanimous consent for the items on the consent calendar, and the presiding officer confirmed that the nominees referenced in the adopted messages "have been confirmed." The record does not identify which individual nominees were affected by each governor's message in the adopted consent package.
Following the consent actions, the Senate adjourned to a later date; the record states the Senate will stand adjourned until 11:30 a.m. on Monday, April 14.
Votes at a glance: Pages 38——40 (standing committee reports 1851——1859) — Advice and consent adopted; nominees confirmed. Tally: 22 present, 3 excused. All consented messages recorded as passed with 22 ayes except GM 703 (21 ayes, 1 no; Senator Awa voted no). The transcript does not provide a full roll-call vote list by nominee.
