STAND. CON. REP. NO. ((OdT~
Honolulu, Hawaii
2025
MAR 28
RE: H.R. No. 128
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.R.
No. 128 entitled:
“HOUSE RESOLUTION STRONGLY SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
FLOATING DRYDOCK AT PEARL HARBOR,~’
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to express the House of
Representatives’ strong support for the construction of a floating
drydock at Pearl Harbor, citing the project’s impact on national
security and economic development.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and
Tourism, the Military Affairs Council, Pacific Shipyards
International, and two individuals.
Your Committee recognizes the public’s call for greater
transparency with the legislative process, specifically when
Committee Chairs defer a bill or resolution. While the Vice
Chair’s initial recommendation was to not pass this resolution;
instead of unilaterally deferring it without a vote,, she
recommended a Hold, which requires a vote. Before voting, the Vice
Chair stated that if her recommendation to hold failed, she would
subsequently make the recommendation to pass the resolution.
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Your Committee recognizes that in the past, there had been a
negative connotation with the practice of recommending a Hold;
however, a Hold is the only mechanism available to defer a bill
with a vote. The Vice Chair’s initial recommendation to Hold the
resolution did not have sufficient votes.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your
Committee ultimately concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R.
No. 128 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on
Water and Land.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Public Safety,
DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Public Safety
BillJResoluf nJ’~lo.: Committee Referral: Date:
1-ifl ~5 P~?S,v\fkL 2-015
D The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: Pass, unamended (as is) 0 Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
PBS Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. BELATTI, Della Au (C)
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2. IWAMOTO, Kim Coco (VC) V
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3. HASHEM, Mark J.
4. ICHIYAMA, Linda /
5. LAMOSAO, Rachele F. —
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6. MORIKAWA, Dee V
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7. POEPOE,Mahina /
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8. WOODSON, Justin H.
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9. SHIMIZU, Garner M.
10. SOUZA, Kanani V
TOTAL(10) (o 0 o
The recommendation is: 12” Adopted ~ Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: Qiji~. - (A ~
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO