>> Any questions? >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. We are moving on to Senate Bill 3050. This is direct Honolulu Community College in partnership with state agencies and maritime employers to conduct a study and develop a plan for statewide maritime youth apprenticeship program for individual ages 16 to 24. Requires report to the legislature with recommendations. Uh we have Candace Park, the deputy attorney general. Good afternoon. The Department of the Attorney General recommends identifying the law as a matter of statewide consent. >> Thank you. >> Got it. Thank you. Um Caholani Duklo. >> Aloha. Um >> aloha. Um we stand on our written testimony. Mahalo. And we're available for questions. >> Okay. Also, uh, Tina Yamaki, not here, >> not on Zoom chair. >> Okay. Uh, let's see. We have number of others. Sher Mano in support. William Anderson in support. Melissa Pavichek, Kieran Poke, Johnny May Perry, Leilani Dlo.
Um, is there a revenue shortfall >> law? We were supposed to uh raise the 90% of the prior year as a revenue. So that's the budget for the next year. We hadn't met that um requirement. So that's why we are uh filing the corrective action plan. But how much >> the next year budget 2627 the 90% of prior year is 11 a little00 um uh 11,700 some change. So, it's not a lot of uh revenue. >> Uh I will just make one comment. Um I'm very pleased to see item 9.10 um that we're can continue to work on shared services with the bureau. I know that was a a point of contention in the past that thankfully is behind us and I'm glad to see that our mutually beneficial relations will continue. Any other comments or questions on section nine? >> All right.
So right now a lot of our our teams and our teachers handle a lot of discipline within their team time and uh that would have to shift obviously more to the the dean's office and we are already thinking about ways that we could possibly do that. >> So we just wanted to uh thank you guys this evening. we can tell that um you're very uh intentive and um you know supportive of of all this uh uh thought and and uh we wanted to further clarify uh what we're trying to accomplish. We appreciate your care and concern as well as the care and concern of all the teachers and parents that are here tonight as well. Thank you very much. >> Sorry. Thank you, gentlemen. If you'll stay right there. Yeah. Okay. >> Uh I think the board would like to talk to you about a few things.
Mhm. >> So, we would need to move money from our stabilization fund >> to cover that >> unless there's some additional revenue that comes in like if we think >> um motor vehicle excise tax is going to go in >> come in higher or investment income is going to come in higher um or if you want to change fees, you know, building permit fees. I think that might be a discussion that we want to have in the future. >> Yeah. If if there if the override doesn't pass, um we would still need to move that 700,000 over from the stabilization fund and potentially some additional funds to cover a deficit, a further deficit from the schools as well, right? >> Yeah. I mean, I think potentially, you know, if they were truly level funded, I I know even over passes. Jim and his team and the school committee have are looking at making some reductions.
Um so we're hoping that we can continue to use things like that. We have a newscast run by Bobcat Bobcat Media. We have a women's history month um presentation that's coming up in March. So we've got a couple different things that are going on and continue to go on. We use for education as well. Um we hosted a club fair in the fall. Um, I know there's a lot some questions uh from the board side, I think, in that original budget document asking about the different clubs and activities and participation. You can see that we have a ton of clubs and activities beyond just the stipen positions. A lot of teachers volunteer to do these things and so we have a ton and so we're always looking for new clubs and activities and they continue to um to build. So that's been a fantastic thing for our students.
I totally get that. And honestly, I didn't think that it was going to fail, but I really do think that the whole affordability thing is a real issue. And what I'm looking at is um you know the voters who came out last fall I think were very clear in what they were in what they were saying and they voted Democrat down Democratic down the board and they voted no on a couple of referendum items that was very clear >> and that's just part of what's going through my head like it wasn't uh I don't feel like it was accidental >> and so I'm not sure I do wonder if it was like what what more is there and I I completely understand appreciate what you're saying, Mark, because I go to the football game sometimes and yeah, there's a lot of people there. It's a big event venue for us.
Lucky lucky to have Bidwell Park. So um and to work with the city on that too as well. Um I'm going to end this section with a quote uh from one of our teachers. Uh, my students that have a hard time in the classroom were calm physically and emotionally. They were incredibly creative, productive, curious, and without prompting, they were cooperative. That's a quote from a teacher. Um, and I believe that this exemplifies why Wildflower has forest programs and um, is continuing to push for outdoor education in our community. I am going to sum it up with a shame with a with a shameless promotion for our wildflower music festival 2026. It's our biggest fundraiser. Uh this year we're bringing back the brothers come toast which is have been a big hit in the past. It's on May 9th. Uh and it is in 20th Street Park there's the school's largest fundraiser and it was a good time.
Any discussion? chair, real quick. >> I appreciate the work that chair has done on this to move this forward. U we're talking about cost of living and any way we can start whittling away at cut down the cost of living. So, uh I agree rather than deferring the bill, we just figure out how we can make it work and that'll help the community going forward. So, thank you chair. >> You chair votes eye, vice chair. uh on SB2741 passing with amendments. Chair votes I vice chair votes I senator decoy >> I senator Rhodess >> hi. >> Senator excused cherry you have four in favor motion is adopted. Okay. And that concludes the 305 agenda. Okay. Okay, calling into order the 315 agenda for AEN. Uh let's see. Starting off with SP 2941 relating to disposable body board prohibits the sale, rental or distribution of disposable body boards in the state and establishes penalties.
Uh, all in support. Anyone else here wishing to testify in this measure? Hearing none. Uh, members questions. No questions. Okay, moving on. Senate Bill 3238. This is relating to language access. Establishes a language access education and workforce development program at the University of Hawaii. Let's see. Deborah Halbert, University of Hawaii, followed by Amy Abayani. >> Aloha, Chair Kim, Vice Chair Kanani, members of the committee. My name is Alan Rosenfeld. I'm the associate vice president for academic programs and policy. Here on behalf of Vice President Halbert, uh we stand on our written testimony in support of the measure. And I would just say briefly, we noted in the testimony that Capilani Community College offers um a series of nonredit trainings, but uh Manoa does offer many more languages uh in their in their um their arsenal there. So that is a a benefit service that they could provide.
Hearing none. Miss Lee, a roll call, please. >> Sure. >> Mr. Bop, >> yes. >> Mr. Dawson, >> yes. >> Miss Gazino, >> yes. >> Mr. Hy, >> yes. >> Mr. Januzi, >> yes. >> Mr. Manhaz, >> yes. >> Mr. Balmer, >> Mr. Zupkco, >> Motion passes. >> Thank you. We are up to item number 10. I have received no other matters to come before the board which brings us to new business. So for the members, anything that you would like to raise? Wait, Mrs. Hi, you have something to add? have some what what I wanted to mention this is really for the uh the seniors at the high school and that is it's scholarship time and the alumni association this year it has $16,700 in scholarship funds and you know just to encourage the kids to really apply for these because it you know to see that money there and the categories are for leadership um athletic activities.
Um >> yeah, I >> Mr. >> I I can start. Yeah. So um I want to thank you guys for the update and you've been working on this for a long time. In fact, it predates my time even being on the board. So it's been quite quite a long time. Um, I hear what we're saying about the change and to be honest for me I I'm at a point where I I it may be a great answer but I don't I don't know I guess at this point and it's just partly because I partly probably because I'm newer on the board but also partly just I don't know that I've seen kind of the strategy laid out over time and how you guys have gotten to where you are. Um, I will say though, I did submit a few questions in advance and I can see you guys incorporated that.
Yeah. >> Anyway, >> yeah. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Does anybody else have any questions? I actually one other thing just quick quick thing. >> When we say encumbrances, >> what does that mean? So that would be like if if we incur a bill like if we sign a contract and incur a bill in the previous year have to carry forward. >> Yeah. We have to we have to account for it make sure that it's you know don't spend that money twice. >> Gotcha. Okay. >> So I actually do have another question. >> Yeah. >> For 2025 actuals you have the ARPA funds of 3.89 89 million. >> We didn't Did we use all that in 2025? I thought we're using some of it now in 2026. >> No, it was it was all used in 2025 because we needed to um >> It needed to be used by the end of the year.
Um Sarah, thank you mentioned about the youth commission. Uh the club fair is coming up, not club fair, the career fair is coming up in late March, which is another great thing that they've done for the last couple years. It's been a great partnership. We're able to bring in and kids get a chance to select three different sections of sessions to attend uh to get some more career exposure. Uh we're doing a freshman, we did the freshman forum in the fall. Uh and we're also looking uh PTO, we've been working with PTO uh to talk and have conversations about uh community service in particular and how we can do better to partner with the PTO to help um organize, create and promote different opportunities for community service as well as some things we did with them um from the other side of um what I'm thinking of PTO grad party and then something else too.
Um, but that's yeah, there there was a clear vote also. So, anyway, I'm done. >> M, you got more for us? >> I have one more for you. Um, also extracurricular related. So the last one we have for the capital expenditures project um that doesn't require a motion or anything is we've talked about the CHS weight room um and that we have a anonymous donor who is willing to donate equipment and flooring for the wait room but that was contingent upon getting some air conditioning which we have none in the wait room. Um and so what we ended up doing was moving forward with design services with Salamon. Uh that is currently underway. The good thing about this project is that it's actually covered under an open capital expenditures project. Um, so this isn't out of the general fund. This already exists, doesn't require any additional approval.
So, um I would just like to conclude uh by thanking the CUSU board and administration for your time and consideration of our charter. Um and while I have the public's ears, I would also like to publicly acknowledge and thank uh the wild floor flower staff and board. Uh they are a phenomenal bunch of educators and it's an honor to work with them. Thank you. I have two things. Um I'm just curious if you have any insight. I was struck by the um student survey results from from 2425 to 2526 and you said it was a significant increase. I'm wondering if there if you have any insight into that. >> It's uh surveys with small schools are tough. Yeah. because a couple a couple answers could could move or move the move the pendulum up and down. We have spent a great deal of time which I didn't talk about tonight on social emotional growth at our school.
First, we have three in support, zero opposed. Anyone here wishing to testify on this measure or online? Okay, let's move on to the next measure. SP 2712 relating to hemp, establishing the Hawaii Hemp Fiber Special Fund, establishing a hemp paper packaging pilot program, and establishing the industrial hemp license searchcharge. Excuse me. [clears throat] 12. Okay. First up is Attorney General on Zoom. >> Not on Zoom. Chair >> in person. Oh boy. >> Good afternoon, Deputy Attorney General Travis Moon. Uh we submitted our testimony with our written comments.
Mahalo. And I'm available for questions. >> Great. Thank you, >> Amy. We stand. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh Liza Gil, is that Liza or Lisa? >> Liza. >> Okay. >> Testifying for Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights. >> Yeah. Aloha, chair, vice chair, members of the committee. Liza Ryan Gill with the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights. We represent about 30 immigrant serving organizations across the Pyina. We're in strong support of this bill. And I'll just call out um since we have Senator from from Maui here. When we were working with Lahina survivors, about 30% of them were limited English proficient. We worked directly with the Department of Health and Human Services to help get bilingual, bicultural um case managers uh that were funded by FEMA. It was very difficult to find folks that had the proper training to be able to take those positions. And on the continent, it was also very challenging because they didn't have the right languages for here.
Um scholarship presented to a well-rounded student who has excelled academ academically participated in all kinds of school activities. Um the Kenneth Salvatore humanitarian scholarship again for somebody for a student who really has shown their um leadership in the school and also the uh football Jack T. Utler scholarship. Um, but really to get the message out there for kids to apply for that because it's money. It will help them. So, thank you. >> Well, and when they're ready for their next marketing campaign, just let them know that you've got them taken care of. All right. >> Apply for scholarships. It's money. Yes, you got any any other new business? All right. We are open to the public for discussion. And it looks like we actually have a taker. Dr. Santa Surma, please. >> A couple years ago, you guys were on the precipice of winning. >> We're very close.
So, that helped a lot in what you guys presented tonight. Um, so I will also say that by trade I'm a strategist. So, I I put together strategies when I was at Lily. I was in the corporate strategy. I work on marketing strategy. So, whenever I do that, I'm always thinking, okay, what's the problem we're trying to solve? What's the goal? What's the thing that we want to do? And generally that's coupled with sort of a a current state assessment so that you know what are those problems and problem areas that you want to do things about. Um you know and then you start to evaluate like what are the different options and you know which one what are the pros and cons what are the because everything's about tradeoffs. >> So you're going to make certain trade-offs and then you need to think about well what are the risks and I could hear some of those risks coming back in in the feedback that you heard and how you were thinking about evaluating that and then you move forward and then you measure it.
At the end of Yeah, the end of the year. >> Okay. But and then we moved but but there was a that was >> we were able to do we so even though we had to do it all by 2025 we then because then in under the gen general stabilization fund transfer in for 2026 that was actually some funds that were ARPA >> correct >> that we okay >> correct >> okay yeah okay >> so is that the >> so general stabilization fund transfer in number is that what that is partially that's partially what it what it comprised of. >> Do we know how partial? >> I don't right now. >> So I think also one of the things that you might want to consider as we have like this discussion is a forum. I I would say a forum in March or a forum in April.