STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 113
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 Government Operations and Agriculture and
Environment, to which was referred S.R. No. 113 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION TO URGE CONGRESS TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OF A
LABORATORY CERTIFIED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ON ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS
IN THE STATE,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge:
(1) Hawaii's congressional delegation to take all actions
necessary and proper to cause the United States Congress
to fund the construction and commencement of operations
of a laboratory certified by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to analyze
environmental toxins in the State and publish its
results to the public; and
(2) The Governor, Department of Health, and other relevant
governmental agencies to support the construction and
commencement of operations of the EPA-certified
laboratory.
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Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Sierra Club of Hawai‘i,
Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and one individual.
Your Committees find that the State's ability to evaluate the
presence of environmental toxins in its air, water, soil, and
biological specimens is severely hindered by the lack of a local
laboratory certified by the EPA. Despite the rising number of
contamination issues in the State creating an urgent need for a
local EPA-certified laboratory, the cost to construct and operate
one is currently beyond the State's means. This measure will
allow the State to obtain the necessary funding to construct and
operate a local EPA-certified laboratory that will enable the
State to evaluate possible exposures to toxic compounds in a
timely manner, manage and mitigate the impacts of exposure, if
needed, and facilitate the prompt and transparent disclosure to
the public.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) TXmending its title accordingly; 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 Government Operations and Agriculture and
Environment that are attached to this report, your Committees
concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 113, as amended
herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as
S.R. No. 113, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Government
Operations and Agriculture and
Environment,
MIKE GABBARD, Chair ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Government Operations
GVO
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
( PeU
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ________________________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended ^^Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
MCKELVEY, Angus L.K. (C)
GABBARD, Mike (VC)
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A.
WAKAI, Glenn
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation: __
-^Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signa^re:
Distributidn: J —©rigtnal Yellow Pink Goldenrod
C 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
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Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date: / /
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SR IB
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ________________________________________________
The Recommendation is:
__ Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments Hold Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
GABBARD, Mike (C)
RICHARDS. Ill, Herbert M. “Tim” (VC)
DECOITE, Lynn
RHOADS, Karl
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL 3
Recommendation:
Adopted LZ] 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