STAND. COM. REP. NO.
5*54/
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 146
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. 146 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO
INVESTIGATE AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO REDUCE THE IMPORTATION
OF PRODUCTS, PACKAGING, OR MATERIALS CONTAINING
PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES INTO THE
STATE,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
Department of Health to investigate and implement policies to
reduce the importation of products, packaging, or materials
containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances into the
State.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i
and one individual.
Your Committees received comments on this measure from the
/American Chemistry Council, Inc.
Your Committees find that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances, commonly known as PFAS, or forever chemicals, are
persistent toxic substances that can contaminate drinking water,
bioaccumulate in fish and wildlife, have adverse health effects on
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humans, and do not break down in the environment. Your Committees
further find that any PEAS imported into the State pose a risk to
human health and will eventually enter the food chain and
contaminate already scarce drinking water aquifers. This measure
supports the Department of Health's mission to protect the health
and safety of residents of the State by requesting the
investigation and implementation of proactive measures to reduce
the importation of PEAS into the State.
Your Committees note concerns raised in the Department of
Health's testimony that this measure's requested investigation
will be difficult to fulfill considering the significant number of
products containing PEAS and a lack of resources allocated to the
Department of Health to conduct this investigation.
Accordingly, your Committees have amended this measure by
inserting language to request the Department of Health to pursue
funding for the implementation of the investigation to reduce the
importation of products, packaging, or materials containing PEAS
into the State.
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. 146, as amended
herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as
S.R. No. 146, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Health and Human
Services and Agriculture and
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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:
imo
__ 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
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A. (C)
AQUINO, Henry J.C. (VC)
KEOHOKALOLE, Jarrett
SHIMABUKURO, Maile S.L
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation:
y^dopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature^^-^"^^^^^^-------
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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 Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Agriculture and Environment
AEN
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral:
HHS/A&b'
__ 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, III, Herbert M. “Tim” (VC)
DECOITE, Lynn
RHOADS. Karl
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation:
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