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Hawaii House adopts standing committee reports; member backs plan for West Oʻahu Hawaiian immersion campus
Summary
The Hawaii House adopted multiple standing committee reports by voice vote, with several members registering reservations. Representative Garcia voiced support for SCR 162, calling for the Department of Education to plan a K–12 Hawaiian immersion campus in West Oʻahu. The House also announced a moment of silence for former Gov. George Ariyoshi and adjourned until noon tomorrow.
The Hawaii House of Representatives convened, completed roll call (48 members present, three absent) and adopted multiple standing committee reports by voice vote after brief debate and several recorded reservations.
Representative Kahalua moved to adopt a package of standing committee reports; Representative Morikawa seconded. Members recorded 'no vote' or 'reservations' on several individual reports during the roll call and report adoption process, but grouped voice votes were repeatedly declared carried by the presiding officer. Representative Shimizu spoke in opposition to aspects of measures she said resembled government efforts to establish a nonprofit, saying, "I'm against this idea of government trying to establish a nonprofit," and referencing the attorney general's testimony about legal ramifications for nonprofit formation.
Representative Garcia spoke in support of SCR 162, introduced in the Senate by Senator Gabbard, urging the House to back planning for a K–12 Hawaiian immersion campus in West Oʻahu. Garcia said the Waianae Coast "has the largest concentration of Hawaiians in the world" and, as DHHL projects proceed and Kapolei builds out, "it would then be the Kapolei area" — framing a long-range need for an immersion campus and requesting permission to insert written comments in the record.
The House also heard announcements and community-focused updates. The presiding officer said the chamber would hold a moment of silence for the late governor George Ariyoshi following adjournment. Representative Takayama thanked members for contributions to the YWCA Dress for Success program and invited members to meet at 12:45 p.m. in the Lieutenant Governor's Office to tally donations and meet beneficiaries. Representative Coppella thanked House staff and members for supporting 'Art at the Capitol.'
Representative Morikawa moved that the House stand adjourned until 12:00 noon tomorrow; Representative Garcia seconded. The motion carried by voice vote and the presiding officer declared the House adjourned.
Major actions at a glance: grouped standing committee reports were adopted by voice vote (exact tallies not recorded in the transcript); SCR 162 was discussed and supported by Representative Garcia but no final House action on that resolution was recorded in the transcript. The chamber scheduled a moment of silence for former Gov. George Ariyoshi and reconvened at noon the next day.
