Kirstin Kahaloa
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 6
Primary
Prohibits the use of certain words and misleading Hawaiian imagery, place names, and motifs on the label of a consumer package that contains or includes tea or dried leaves from the plant Pipturus albidus, unless 100 per cent of the tea or dried leaves were cultivated, harvested, and dried in the State. Appropriates funds for a Measurement Standards Inspector position. (CD1)
Act 242, on 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1344).
Act 242, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1344).
Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
Transmitted to Governor.
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Wakai). Excused, 0 (none).
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi.
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 176).
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 176) as amended in (CD 1).
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Gabbard, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Fevella.
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:00 PM; Conference Room 225.
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 02:30 PM; Conference Room 411.
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 9:05AM in conference room 411.
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 872).
Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Keohokalole discharged as Co-Chair. Senator Richards added as Co-Chair.
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 10:55AM in conference room 325.
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).
Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Gabbard, Kanuha, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella.
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Matayoshi, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 647) in amended form (SD 1).
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
Reported from WAM/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1814) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on WAM/CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM/CPN.
Reported from EDT/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1251) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM/CPN.
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on EDT/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM/CPN.
Passed First Reading.
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 20).
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 869), recommending passage on Third Reading.
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 676) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 38) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Pending introduction.
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