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The house come to order

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Members who wish to

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participate, please rise.

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>> a low let us pray.

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Dear heavenly father, we pray

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for the people of tonga to get

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through this difficult time of

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tragedy and uncertainty.

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We pray for guidance as we

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begin another session.

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Let we develop good policies.

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We pray for all those affected

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in this unprecedented pandemic

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that we can look forward to a

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healthier future.

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We ask for the strength to

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continue being the leaders that

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people depend on.

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And, heavenly father, we thank

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the for all our blessings and

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continue to watch over us as we

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begin another session in our

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people's housemen.

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>> thank you.

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Esther clerk, please call the

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>> MS. Belatti.

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MR. Bronco.

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present.

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>> MR. Hashem.

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[Roll call] MR. Speaker, 50

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members are present there

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>> MR. Clerk, under any

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messages from the governor?

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>> yes, MR. Speaker.

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We received a message and from

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the house the budget directives

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have been electronic in this

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received in filed.

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>> MR. Clerk, under any senate

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comedic asians?

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>> MR. Speaker there are none.

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>> item 4, MR. Clerk, are there

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any messages from the governor?

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>> yes, we received 830 linda

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clark to the district.

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MAY this must be received for

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immediate action pics

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>> so ordered.

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Will the sergeant and arms

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please escort MS. Clark?

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Chief justice, would you please

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proceed with the oath of

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office?

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>> good morning

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, olelo, and

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thank you for the honor of

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inviting me to join.

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Please raise your right hand

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and repeat after me.

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I, linda clark.

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Do solemnly swear that I will

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support and defend the

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constitution of the united

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states and the constitution of

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the state of hawaii.

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And that I will faithfully

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discharge my duties as a member

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of the house of representatives

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of the state of hawaii to the

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best of my ability.

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>> thank you, chief justice and

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congratulations, represented of

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I just wanted to note I'm here

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to support rep or sedative

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clerk, our chief sounds.

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short recess to congratulate

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representative clark.

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3 with house come to order?

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Item 5.

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>> MR. Speaker, I move that all

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bills laying on the clerk.

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[Indiscernible]

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>> representatives of the 30.

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>> MR. Speaker, I seconded the

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>> is there any discussion?

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If not, all in favor say aye.

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MR. Clerk, is there another

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resolution for action?

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>> yes, MR. Speaker.

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House resolution number one

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belated to recess stays for the

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2022. This current resolution

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is offered by you, MR. Speaker

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. Representative belatti.

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>> I moved to adopt hcr number

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>> is there any discussion?

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Hcr one is adoptedr. Clerk,

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is there another resolution for

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action?

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>> yes, number 2 requesting the

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governor -- this current

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resolution is offered by you,

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MR. Speaker.

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adopt hcr number 2.

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>> is there any discussion?

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Hcr 2 is adopted.

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resolutions for action?

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>> MR. Speaker, there are no

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further resolutions for action.

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>> so ordered.

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The chair has some brief

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remarks.

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And the title of this speech is

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justice.

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Justice.

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I wanted to start off by saying

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over the past 2 years, hawaii

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has worked together to overcome

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great challenges.

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public's resilience and sins of

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community.

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your work here in the

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legislator and in your

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neighborhoods.

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I know that the past 7 months

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have not been easy for you and

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your constituents.

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pandemic was over the surge

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overcame all of us know

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that you have worked in your

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communities to vaccinate and

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test thousands and thousands of

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On SEPTEMBER 17, 1959

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, one

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month after statehood, doctor

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martin luther king JR. Visited

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hawaii and spoke here in the

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house of representatives.

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He spoke of his work in other

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states and recognized hawaii as

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a noble example

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, an area of

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racial harmony and racial

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justice.T has been 62

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And as you know, doctor king's

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teachings extended beyond race

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and included economic and

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environmental justice.

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It is time to reassess doctor

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king's observation about hawaii

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and to articulate what we can

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do to advance his call for

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justice.

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In JANUARY, 2020 we were

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prepared to enact a proposal

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that would have increased the

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minimum wage and provided more

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tax relief to working families.

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This proposal followed a report

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conducted by the olelo united

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way that found that 47% of

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hawaii's families were

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financially distressed and

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simply cannot make it here.

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legislative session was

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suspended when the spate --

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state was shut down and we were

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forced to defer action on our

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ambitious agenda.

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Since that time, I stated

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publicly that the house would

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revisit a proposal when

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conditions improved.

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Well, conditions have improved

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and it is now time for us to

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act.

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Through the work of

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representatives, the house will

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advance legislation to

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increase

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the hourly minimum wage to $18

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credit refundable and

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This package will give a family

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an additional $33,600 in

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But we know that wages alone

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will not lift working families.

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Families cannot afford housing

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and need help.

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demographic group that has been

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hardest hit and most priced out

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of housing is native hawaiians.

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We will appropriate $600

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million to enable beneficiaries

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of the plot hawaiians own land

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trust to acquire their own

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3 representative holt and

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representative eli, who was the

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only hawaiian homelands

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beneficiary in the house,

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caucus will play a leading role

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on this historic piece of

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legislation.

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Members, it is time to give the

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department of hawaiian

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homelands the resources it

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needs to fulfill its fiduciary

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Cultural justice requires the

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restoration of cultural

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practices.

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The house will expend

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community-based efforts to

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restore fishponds

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, repatriate

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cultural artifacts, teach

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financial literacy, and provide

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cultural training to the

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military.

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Related to this is the issue of

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tourism managemente need to

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take action now before our

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visitor, again reaches 10

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million people.

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We need to better incorporate

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culture into tourism because by

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doing so this will also protect

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our natural resources.

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We will do this by relying on

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initiatives and organizations

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that can assist the hawaii

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tourism authority.

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Last year the house created a

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working group to propose a new

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government structure.

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Through the work with

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representatives nakashima,

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tartness, colin, and eli and 11

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committee members the house

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will advance a proposal that

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will create a management

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structure that will carry above

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the 6500 foot elevation line

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through an integrated

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culturally and environmentally

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conscious approach

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[Applause]

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When it comes to the

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environment, just 2 words

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example if I the need for

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environment of justice.

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Redhill.

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In DECEMBER, the house called

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for the decommissioning of

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redhill.

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We will reiterate that call for

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action.

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The house will not allow the

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military to put the aquifer

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that supplies water to all

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residents at risk.

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Representatives began work a

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few weeks ago to monitor state

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and military progress on red

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hill.

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We will continue that work

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through the formation of a

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special committee on red hill

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.

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Its emphasis will be the

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containment

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, remediation, and

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prevention of contamination.

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We will continue to insist that

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the federal government must be

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responsible for red hill costs.

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Tate taxpayers should not be

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asked to pay for this cleanup.

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So, members, this house is

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proposing unprecedented

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legislation that taken together

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will help over 100,000

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households provide homes and

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restore cultural practices that

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ordinary people have fought for

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and even died for throughout

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their lives.

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As I said before

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, the house of

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representatives is a leader on

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policy.

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We must continue to be that

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force for needed change.

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Like DR. King, we cannot

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hesitate to institute reform so

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that we can achieve justice.

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Thank you very much, and have a

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productive session

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[Applause]

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All right, the chair would like

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to recognize minority leader

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okimoto for her remarks.

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>> thank you, MR. Speaker.

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MR. Speaker, majority leader,

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friends, colleagues, and

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members of the public who are

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watching online, good morning

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and aloha.

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This is the first time I've had

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the privilege of standing

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before you and addressing you

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on opening day.

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As a representative from

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district 36, and now as the

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minority leader, my staff knows

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all too well how difficult the

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speeches can be for me.

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The difficulty comes when I

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reflect on the last 4 years and

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how much I want to include in

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these moments.

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Ira number how different my

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first session was and how

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hopeful I was.

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I had so much to say back then,

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and now there is too much to

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say.

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Over the last 2 years, the

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challenges have been

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extraordinary.Ut so have our

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communities and our people.

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First and foremost, I want to

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say thank you.

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Thank you to our people and to

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their unwavering spirit.

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They have fought to lead

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hawaii's come back and recover

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from the pandemic.

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have made great sacrifices to

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keep their children educated

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and in school.

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Change their business models to

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fit a post covid world, and

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tolerated and adapted to an

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ever-changing mandate and

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regulations.

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>> recording stopped.

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>> today the legislator opens

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to a state --

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>> recording in progress.

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>> thank you.

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To fight as hard as they have 2

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ensure a future for our

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children.

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I am confident that this body

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is ready for the challenges,

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and this is why.

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During one of the most economic

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downturns in hawaii history,

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our finance committee moved at

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an incredible pace to pave the

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way for our economic recovery,

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ensure funding, crucial funding

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during interim all while

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crafting a balanced budget that

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reflects the values that this

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state believes in.

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While finance was doing their

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due diligence, our committees

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on land and water and

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environment protection and

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energy made crucial strides

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toward protecting the critical

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resources that our state is so

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beloved for.

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I mention this not to boast of

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great victories, but because we

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convene today not under the

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shadow of a prolonged period

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hardship, but under the light

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of resilience and

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responsibility.

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And shared responsibility each

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of us has to make their that

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the tragedies we have all gone

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through our hard life lessons

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that must be applied to

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solutions and not just

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headlines.

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On JANUARY 9, 1790 long before

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these pitiful islands became a

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state, george washington panned

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a letter to writer and

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historian kathleen that

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included the sentence, the

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establishment of our new -- for

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promoting human happiness.

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By reasonable compact and civil

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society.

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That great experiment dash

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through that great experiment

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many people believe that

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experiment has failed.

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They could not be more wrong.

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They let perfection, or rather

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their idea of perfection be the

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enemy of good.

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This state isn't perfect, and

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it will never be that is the

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beauty of it.

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It can be ever-changing.

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It can adapt and overcome.

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We carry that mantle today in

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these holes that are

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constructed to represent that

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belief of a more perfect union

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because the pursuit of

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happiness is more noble and

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necessary.

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Our constituents sent us so we

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can prove those words right.

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Even in the face of seemingly

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insurmountable changes and

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unfathomable loss.

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Although our state, like the

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entire country, feels more

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divided than ever I have never

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seen our islands, our people as

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united in their vision for our

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future.

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We have so much more in common

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than what divides us.

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And we feel that the most when

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we are at home.

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Whether home is a rental

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apartment in town, a family

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nestled in the green hills

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, or

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a house that exists in a price

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range you can afford, every

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hawaiian wants and deserves

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many of the same things.

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A safe reliable place to lay

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your head to rest.

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A stable income that allows you

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to provide for yourself and

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your family.

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A life free from violence and

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termination.

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The sad reality is that far too

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many hawaiians have been left

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behind and ultimately we are

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here to change that.

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To do our part in making sure

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every person is able to achieve

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the life and future they

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envision for themselves and

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families.

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To help protect the pursuit of

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happiness.

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I am really excited for our

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speakers announcement today

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t has been somewhat clich

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for the minority leader to

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declare on opening day that

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this upcoming session will be

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the most consequential in

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history.

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That declaration has never felt

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more appropriate as we begin

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the 2022 legislative session

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with the public left outside

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government transparency dash

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with the public left -- sorry.

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With the public left outside

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government transparency, this

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00:31:04,169 --> 00:31:05,804
has never been more important

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as we begin to shape hawaii's

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future.

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The public's absence in these

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halls cannot go understated.

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We opposed, nay, we must make

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changes to drastically increase

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the supply of affordable

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housing to expand our

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workforce, do invest in

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responsible develop it and to

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stabilize our health system

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that has been struggling to

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help our most vulnerable and to

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finally get a hold on the

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mental health epidemic that

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plagues our population.

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We will be talking about how to

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invest in our most important

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asset, our children to make

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sure they have the education,

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00:32:07,532 --> 00:32:07,966
training, and support their

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futures need.

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We must support small

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businesses, grow our state

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economy, and make sure that our

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recovery continues to lift up

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00:32:17,420 --> 00:32:17,777
all hawaii.

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How can we possibly do that

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without our people?

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One of the most important

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lessons I have learned as a

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legislator is to make the most

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of every opportunity because a

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2nd chance is never guaranteed

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and tomorrow is never promised

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each of us will eventually walk

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out of the chamber for a final

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00:32:26,551 --> 00:32:27,218
time and once we have said

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00:32:27,218 --> 00:32:28,860
goodbye our legacy won't be

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00:32:28,860 --> 00:32:28,754
measured by the titles we

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collect or the size of our

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office.

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Our legacy will be measured by

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all the ways our people will

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fill by the choices we make for

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years to come in the ways they

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experience this opportunity to

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be public servants.

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Is hawaii the -- would choose

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to invest in affordable

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00:32:39,531 --> 00:32:40,298
housing.It is the small

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00:32:40,298 --> 00:32:41,131
business owner that keeps their

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doors open and employees on the

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00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,400
payroll because we create

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00:32:46,137 --> 00:32:46,604
problems that help them weather

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00:32:46,604 --> 00:32:47,572
tough times.

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00:32:47,572 --> 00:32:48,540
It is a young man and women who

592
00:32:48,540 --> 00:32:49,140
start to put future as a

593
00:32:49,140 --> 00:32:50,410
priority they can achieve

594
00:32:50,410 --> 00:32:53,410
because we work together today

595
00:33:03,121 --> 00:33:03,888
to ensure they have

596
00:33:03,888 --> 00:33:04,322
opportunities our parents

597
00:33:04,322 --> 00:33:05,124
wanted for us.

598
00:33:05,124 --> 00:33:06,124
It is the combat veteran who

599
00:33:06,124 --> 00:33:06,925
comes home from deployment and

600
00:33:06,925 --> 00:33:07,892
is able to enjoy the freedoms

601
00:33:07,892 --> 00:33:08,627
they fought to protect because

602
00:33:08,627 --> 00:33:08,994
we fought for them in the

603
00:33:08,994 --> 00:33:10,994
capital.

604
00:33:11,497 --> 00:33:12,980
It is the girl that grew up

605
00:33:12,980 --> 00:33:12,831
next to cane fields and blue

606
00:33:12,831 --> 00:33:13,798
oceans who ensures anything is

607
00:33:13,798 --> 00:33:14,132
possible and she will never be

608
00:33:14,132 --> 00:33:16,670
hawaii's last.

609
00:33:16,670 --> 00:33:16,935
Our legacy will be measured not

610
00:33:16,935 --> 00:33:17,937
by whether or not we resolve

611
00:33:17,937 --> 00:33:18,803
all our problems in 60 days,

612
00:33:18,803 --> 00:33:23,300
but by how we use 60 days to

613
00:33:32,550 --> 00:33:32,984
religiously pursue a more

614
00:33:32,984 --> 00:33:33,818
perfect union.

615
00:33:33,818 --> 00:33:34,819
This session, especially as the

616
00:33:34,819 --> 00:33:36,210
demands of legislating put us

617
00:33:36,210 --> 00:33:36,655
to the test, we cannot this

618
00:33:36,655 --> 00:33:37,356
fact sight of the fact that

619
00:33:37,356 --> 00:33:38,560
hawaii's future gets better

620
00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:38,924
with the relentless optimism

621
00:33:38,924 --> 00:33:39,491
that better is possible, but

622
00:33:39,491 --> 00:33:39,791
better will not only be

623
00:33:39,791 --> 00:33:41,127
possible if

624
00:33:41,127 --> 00:33:41,593
we can be honest

625
00:33:41,593 --> 00:33:42,394
with ourselves.

626
00:33:42,394 --> 00:33:42,928
To admit shortcomings and fix

627
00:33:42,928 --> 00:33:45,328
the mistakes we made.

628
00:33:46,998 --> 00:33:47,832
We have to choose if we are

629
00:33:47,832 --> 00:33:48,567
going to do this in our best

630
00:33:48,567 --> 00:33:49,834
interest with the best interest

631
00:33:49,834 --> 00:33:50,368
of the people.

632
00:33:50,368 --> 00:33:50,835
Let's make that choice

633
00:33:50,835 --> 00:33:52,835
together.

634
00:34:15,293 --> 00:34:16,228
Before I close and for you all

635
00:34:16,228 --> 00:34:16,996
for my soapbox, I want to close

636
00:34:16,996 --> 00:34:17,696
by showing my gratitude,

637
00:34:17,696 --> 00:34:18,697
expressing my gratitude.

638
00:34:18,697 --> 00:34:19,531
We would not be here today for

639
00:34:19,531 --> 00:34:20,198
it were not for the first

640
00:34:20,198 --> 00:34:21,990
responders, the doctors,

641
00:34:21,990 --> 00:34:22,330
nurses, law enforcement, ems

642
00:34:22,330 --> 00:34:22,767
professionals, and so many more

643
00:34:22,767 --> 00:34:24,200
who have made it their mission

644
00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:24,252
to keep hawaii safe and

645
00:34:24,252 --> 00:34:24,903
healthy.

646
00:34:24,903 --> 00:34:25,237
we are indebted to them for

647
00:34:25,237 --> 00:34:26,380
their service.

648
00:34:26,380 --> 00:34:29,638
I want to publicly thank my 2

649
00:34:39,180 --> 00:34:40,269
girls, rebecca for their

650
00:34:40,269 --> 00:34:40,521
support.

651
00:34:40,521 --> 00:34:40,773
My parents and loved ones and

652
00:34:40,773 --> 00:34:42,221
to district 36.

653
00:34:42,221 --> 00:34:42,755
Thank you for putting your

654
00:34:42,755 --> 00:34:43,521
choice -- trust in me for

655
00:34:43,521 --> 00:34:44,389
representing your community.

656
00:34:44,389 --> 00:34:45,390
Thank you for your

657
00:34:45,390 --> 00:34:45,690
collaboration, your commitment

658
00:34:45,690 --> 00:34:46,559
to service.

659
00:34:46,559 --> 00:34:47,225
I look forward to continuing

660
00:34:47,225 --> 00:34:47,726
our work together and

661
00:34:47,726 --> 00:34:48,926
leadership.

662
00:34:48,926 --> 00:34:49,177
Friends, colleagues, I'm with

663
00:34:49,177 --> 00:34:49,728
you.

664
00:34:49,728 --> 00:34:50,261
Let's get to work.

665
00:34:50,261 --> 00:34:51,229
[Applause]

666
00:34:51,229 --> 00:34:53,229
>> thank you, representative

667
00:34:56,902 --> 00:34:57,902
okimoto.

668
00:34:57,902 --> 00:34:58,903
>> thank you, MR. Speaker, vice

669
00:34:58,903 --> 00:35:01,303
speaker, house minority leader

670
00:35:08,213 --> 00:35:09,414
okimoto. To our represented as

671
00:35:09,414 --> 00:35:10,482
an hard-working staff for this

672
00:35:10,482 --> 00:35:11,149
opportunity to address you, and

673
00:35:11,149 --> 00:35:11,917
more important, to address the

674
00:35:11,917 --> 00:35:12,417
people of hawaii on this

675
00:35:12,417 --> 00:35:14,417
auspicious moment.

676
00:35:19,758 --> 00:35:20,526
To all of you who are viewing

677
00:35:20,526 --> 00:35:21,493
this from your work computer,

678
00:35:21,493 --> 00:35:22,427
from home, from school, on your

679
00:35:22,427 --> 00:35:23,128
mobile devices, thank you for

680
00:35:23,128 --> 00:35:24,290
tuning in to be a part of this

681
00:35:24,290 --> 00:35:26,320
day even though we are not able

682
00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:26,699
to welcome you in person.

683
00:35:26,699 --> 00:35:27,932
It is hard to believe we are

684
00:35:27,932 --> 00:35:28,566
heading into the 3rd year of

685
00:35:28,566 --> 00:35:29,301
this global pandemic.

686
00:35:29,301 --> 00:35:30,235
It is disrupted lives,

687
00:35:30,235 --> 00:35:31,203
workplaces, and homes.

688
00:35:31,203 --> 00:35:33,203
Economic disruption,

689
00:35:33,438 --> 00:35:34,673
uncertainty

690
00:35:34,673 --> 00:35:36,673
, and pivoting has

691
00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:42,580
become the norm.

692
00:35:42,580 --> 00:35:43,148
One of the biggest

693
00:35:43,148 --> 00:35:43,849
highlights

694
00:35:43,849 --> 00:35:44,583
and take away for me about this

695
00:35:44,583 --> 00:35:45,650
pandemic has been how you, the

696
00:35:45,650 --> 00:35:46,319
people of hawaii, have come

697
00:35:46,319 --> 00:35:48,719
together as communities across

698
00:35:50,422 --> 00:35:51,122
our state to help each other

699
00:35:51,122 --> 00:35:52,290
navigate through this storm.

700
00:35:52,290 --> 00:35:55,890
I'm going to do something I

701
00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:05,300
shouldn't do.

702
00:36:05,300 --> 00:36:05,670
Going to mention some agencies,

703
00:36:05,670 --> 00:36:06,304
and I know I will have left out

704
00:36:06,304 --> 00:36:07,105
some organizations.

705
00:36:07,105 --> 00:36:07,973
But as we plan for this moment

706
00:36:07,973 --> 00:36:08,974
a month and half ago, I

707
00:36:08,974 --> 00:36:09,574
imagined this room filled with

708
00:36:09,574 --> 00:36:09,975
representative from the

709
00:36:09,975 --> 00:36:10,942
community.

710
00:36:10,942 --> 00:36:13,942
From places like the community

711
00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:16,314
foundation, counsel -- catholic

712
00:36:16,314 --> 00:36:17,183
charities hawaii, maui economic

713
00:36:17,183 --> 00:36:18,830
opportunity, hawaii food bank,

714
00:36:18,830 --> 00:36:20,685
all of these rooms filled with

715
00:36:20,685 --> 00:36:22,153
people and communities that

716
00:36:22,153 --> 00:36:22,520
have helped us whether through

717
00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:23,588
this storm.

718
00:36:23,588 --> 00:36:26,588
We know that navigating this

719
00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:28,894
time has not been easy.

720
00:36:28,894 --> 00:36:32,494
We are not nace in thinking

721
00:36:33,198 --> 00:36:33,633
that this pandemic has treated

722
00:36:33,633 --> 00:36:34,634
people equally.

723
00:36:34,634 --> 00:36:35,500
We understand and know that

724
00:36:35,500 --> 00:36:37,500
inequities that existed

725
00:36:37,670 --> 00:36:40,700
previously have only been

726
00:36:42,507 --> 00:36:43,241
exacerbated.

727
00:36:43,241 --> 00:36:46,841
Today, our speaker has laid out

728
00:36:56,421 --> 00:36:57,220
an ambitious agenda to address

729
00:36:57,220 --> 00:36:58,823
these inequities.

730
00:36:58,823 --> 00:36:59,624
These inequalities, and to

731
00:36:59,624 --> 00:37:00,226
MARCH toward justice.

732
00:37:00,226 --> 00:37:01,270
We, the hawaii house of

733
00:37:01,270 --> 00:37:02,194
representatives, are committed

734
00:37:02,194 --> 00:37:02,494
to tackling these long-standing

735
00:37:02,494 --> 00:37:03,428
issues.

736
00:37:03,428 --> 00:37:06,428
To reinvest in our communities.

737
00:37:07,199 --> 00:37:07,833
To ensure we have the

738
00:37:07,833 --> 00:37:08,800
infrastructure, the social

739
00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:09,668
service programs, the schools

740
00:37:09,668 --> 00:37:10,670
and the teachers that will

741
00:37:10,670 --> 00:37:13,670
build the capacity of our

742
00:37:21,781 --> 00:37:22,514
people.

743
00:37:22,514 --> 00:37:23,281
Our greatest assete are

744
00:37:23,281 --> 00:37:24,282
here to recommit to our

745
00:37:24,282 --> 00:37:25,283
hard-working families and

746
00:37:25,283 --> 00:37:27,683
individuals who make our

747
00:37:28,653 --> 00:37:29,200
government, businesses, and

748
00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:29,690
communities run.

749
00:37:29,690 --> 00:37:30,388
I would like to share something

750
00:37:30,388 --> 00:37:31,890
with youe have a lot of

751
00:37:31,890 --> 00:37:31,956
organizations that bring us

752
00:37:31,956 --> 00:37:32,657
ideas and thoughts and agendas

753
00:37:32,657 --> 00:37:33,224
and priorities.

754
00:37:33,224 --> 00:37:33,925
I want to point out one

755
00:37:33,925 --> 00:37:35,925
group.

756
00:37:46,671 --> 00:37:47,672
You can find them at ina red

757
00:37:47,672 --> 00:37:51,272
hill 5 -- these are the things

758
00:37:54,112 --> 00:37:55,810
we need to do.

759
00:37:55,810 --> 00:37:55,680
We need to achieve circular

760
00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:56,381
economies that prioritize

761
00:37:56,381 --> 00:37:57,883
environment or climate

762
00:37:57,883 --> 00:37:58,917
resiliencee need to

763
00:37:58,917 --> 00:37:59,884
encourage the development of

764
00:37:59,884 --> 00:38:00,685
regenerative business

765
00:38:00,685 --> 00:38:02,685
opportunities, including

766
00:38:03,588 --> 00:38:05,156
working with all tourism and

767
00:38:05,156 --> 00:38:06,891
communities to develop

768
00:38:06,891 --> 00:38:08,891
regenerative tourism.

769
00:38:12,597 --> 00:38:13,666
We need to address and empower

770
00:38:13,666 --> 00:38:14,599
historically marginalized and

771
00:38:14,599 --> 00:38:16,599
disempowered populations to

772
00:38:30,348 --> 00:38:31,383
advance economic equity.

773
00:38:31,383 --> 00:38:32,117
We join today with the

774
00:38:32,117 --> 00:38:32,984
thousands who have already come

775
00:38:32,984 --> 00:38:33,235
together to commit to these

776
00:38:33,235 --> 00:38:33,918
things.

777
00:38:33,918 --> 00:38:34,386
We will take the next 60

778
00:38:34,386 --> 00:38:36,386
legislative days.

779
00:38:37,223 --> 00:38:37,856
They will be ups and downs.

780
00:38:37,856 --> 00:38:38,456
There will be discussions.

781
00:38:38,456 --> 00:38:39,991
There will be caucuses.

782
00:38:39,991 --> 00:38:40,426
There will be hearing and

783
00:38:40,426 --> 00:38:41,159
testimonies.

784
00:38:41,159 --> 00:38:42,128
We welcome all of you to come

785
00:38:42,128 --> 00:38:43,940
and participate, and we will

786
00:38:43,940 --> 00:38:43,762
revisit the reopening of our

787
00:38:43,762 --> 00:38:45,762
state capital.

788
00:38:47,533 --> 00:38:48,433
We will revisit the reopening

789
00:38:48,433 --> 00:38:49,301
of the people's house because

790
00:38:49,301 --> 00:38:49,901
it is in person, it is

791
00:38:49,901 --> 00:38:52,901
together, and now it is

792
00:39:00,445 --> 00:39:00,845
virtually how we can commit to

793
00:39:00,845 --> 00:39:01,881
each other.

794
00:39:01,881 --> 00:39:02,681
MR. Speaker, to the house of

795
00:39:02,681 --> 00:39:03,481
representatives, thank you for

796
00:39:03,481 --> 00:39:04,283
this opportunity, and I look

797
00:39:04,283 --> 00:39:04,883
forward to the work of the next

798
00:39:04,883 --> 00:39:05,150
60 days.

799
00:39:05,150 --> 00:39:07,150
Aloha.

800
00:39:19,899 --> 00:39:20,899
[Applause]

801
00:39:20,899 --> 00:39:21,634
>> thank you, representative

802
00:39:21,634 --> 00:39:22,400
belatti. Members, we are on

803
00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:24,800
items 7. Are there any

804
00:39:25,403 --> 00:39:26,204
announcements, representative?

805
00:39:26,204 --> 00:39:27,500
>> speaker, my announcement

806
00:39:27,500 --> 00:39:27,739
today is to mark this day as a

807
00:39:27,739 --> 00:39:28,540
historical day in the history

808
00:39:28,540 --> 00:39:29,507
of the people of hawaii.

809
00:39:29,507 --> 00:39:31,844
I'm not referring to 1959 when

810
00:39:31,844 --> 00:39:34,844
martin luther king was noted,

811
00:39:37,917 --> 00:39:38,884
but from 1920 when the hawaiian

812
00:39:38,884 --> 00:39:39,818
homes commission was founded

813
00:39:39,818 --> 00:39:40,753
and, speaker, what came out

814
00:39:40,753 --> 00:39:41,419
today I think is going to be a

815
00:39:41,419 --> 00:39:41,753
new day for the people of

816
00:39:41,753 --> 00:39:43,753
hawaii.

817
00:39:46,191 --> 00:39:46,826
Particularly the hawaiian

818
00:39:46,826 --> 00:39:47,693
community that is on the

819
00:39:47,693 --> 00:39:48,193
waitlist that is now 20,000

820
00:39:48,193 --> 00:39:50,280
people strong.

821
00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:50,696
Thank you for what you are

822
00:39:50,696 --> 00:39:51,363
doing, and I urge all my

823
00:39:51,363 --> 00:39:53,531
colleagues to get behind to

824
00:39:53,531 --> 00:39:54,199
keep the word for which after

825
00:39:54,199 --> 00:39:54,934
100 years has been lacking.

826
00:39:54,934 --> 00:39:55,867
Thank you, speakerhis is a

827
00:39:55,867 --> 00:39:57,936
day that's going to go down in

828
00:39:57,936 --> 00:39:58,870
history as marking a turning

829
00:39:58,870 --> 00:40:01,870
point for 100 years of neglect

830
00:40:04,443 --> 00:40:05,243
to facing it straight on.

831
00:40:05,243 --> 00:40:06,770
Genuinely thank you and for the

832
00:40:06,770 --> 00:40:08,748
chair of finance, thank you,

833
00:40:08,748 --> 00:40:09,514
and for all of us, this is a

834
00:40:09,514 --> 00:40:10,349
day that we can really fulfill

835
00:40:10,349 --> 00:40:11,249
a promise that we have given,

836
00:40:11,249 --> 00:40:14,849
but broken, and now we are

837
00:40:18,223 --> 00:40:18,857
going to turn the tide.

838
00:40:18,857 --> 00:40:20,857
>> representative kong.

839
00:40:21,493 --> 00:40:23,893
>> thank you, MR. Speaker.

840
00:40:29,467 --> 00:40:30,368
As many know, my office manager

841
00:40:30,368 --> 00:40:34,568
is a tongan and just so happens

842
00:40:39,711 --> 00:40:40,346
my legislative aide is also

843
00:40:40,346 --> 00:40:40,979
tongan.

844
00:40:40,979 --> 00:40:41,479
In fact, she is the reigning

845
00:40:41,479 --> 00:40:43,879
MISS Tonga of hawaii.

846
00:40:47,552 --> 00:40:48,320
just so happens these ladies

847
00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:49,487
that adorn my neck are also

848
00:40:49,487 --> 00:40:51,487
tongan.

849
00:40:52,925 --> 00:40:56,525
I ask this body to truly

850
00:41:04,869 --> 00:41:05,837
remember tonga and their people

851
00:41:05,837 --> 00:41:06,605
in your hearts, and especially

852
00:41:06,605 --> 00:41:07,506
in your prayers as we wait to

853
00:41:07,506 --> 00:41:08,139
hear news from that beautiful

854
00:41:08,139 --> 00:41:08,907
lovely island nation.

855
00:41:08,907 --> 00:41:10,907
Thank you, speaker.

856
00:41:16,448 --> 00:41:17,115
>> all right, members, are

857
00:41:17,115 --> 00:41:18,160
there further announcements?

858
00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:21,616
If not, the motion to adjourn?

859
00:41:24,856 --> 00:41:25,857
>> MR. Speaker, I move that

860
00:41:25,857 --> 00:41:26,458
this house adjourned until

861
00:41:26,458 --> 00:41:27,325
12:00 noon tomorrow.

862
00:41:27,325 --> 00:41:27,576
>> MR. Speaker, I train on the

863
00:41:27,576 --> 00:41:28,926
motion.

864
00:41:28,926 --> 00:41:29,461
>> all those in favor say aye.

865
00:41:29,461 --> 00:41:30,128
Those opposed say no.

866
00:41:30,128 --> 00:41:32,528
This is adjourned until 12:00