STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 110
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Health and Human Services and Agriculture
and Environment, to which was referred S.R. No. 110 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO
ESTABLISH A PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES TESTING GRANT
PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Health to establish a Perfluoroalkyl and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Testing Grant Program in
collaboration with the University of Hawaii.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i.
Your Committees find that PFAS are a group of synthetic
organofluorine chemical compounds that pose a range of health and
environmental risks, including risks to the State's aquatic
ecosystems. Your Committees further find that due to their
resistance to heat, water, and oil, PFAS have been used in a wide
range of products, including non-stick cookware, water repellant
clothing, stain-resistant fabrics and carpets, cosmetics, and
other products that resist grease, water, and oil. Most of the
hundreds of PFAS currently in use have limited or no toxicity
data, making it challenging for agencies like the United States
Environmental Protection Agency to understand and address the
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risks these substances may pose to human health and the
environment. This measure will assist local communities,
businesses, and residents throughout the State to obtain testing
services and biological sampling for PEAS detection to safeguard
the State's residents from the potential health risks of PEAS.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Inserting language to reguest the Department of Health
to seek federal or grant funding for the establishment
of the PEAS Testing Grant Program, in addition to
funding from the United States Congress; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Health and Human Services and Agriculture and
Environment that are attached to this report, your Committees
concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 110, as amended
herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as
S.R. No. 110, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Health and Human
Services and Agriculture and
Environment,
MIKE GABBARD, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Health and Human Services
HHS
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
^UO HItS/ACM
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to;___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
__ Pass, unamended w-^Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311_______________ 2310________ 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
SAN BUENAVENTURA. Joy A. (C)
AQUINO, Henry J.C. (VC)
KEOHOKALOLE, Jarrett
SHIMABUKURO, Maile S.L
AWA, Brenton
Recommendation:
TOTAL
7
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature;^^^---^^^^;;^--^^^^^^—
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/27/23
 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Agriculture and Environment
AEN
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date: / ,
7/25 AV
no
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to;___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended X Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
GABBARD, Mike (C)
RICHARDS, III, Herbert M. “Tim” (VC)
DECOITE, Lynn
RHOADS, Karl
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL 3 0
Recommendation:
LXI Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature: __
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/27/23