Day 1 – June 23, 2024 – Part Two
The House of Deputies resumed business at 2pm and began with another test vote session. We voted by orders on a resolution stating that ketchup should not be placed on hot dogs. It failed to pass. Then we were updated on a number of resolutions that were requested to be withdrawn from the consent calendar and placed on the legislative calendar. We then voted on the consent calendar containing at least 40 resolutions.
The House then discussed six resolutions (A149, A150, A151, A154, A153, A155) regarding the rules of order for the House. These are… complex. You can look at the Calendar of the House of Deputies here.
In the first two hours of discussion, the House of Deputies voted on three of the above resolutions. Some were adopted, while others were rejected. After a brief break, we resumed discussion on A154. That resolution was not adopted by the required 2/3rds majority. Then we discussed A153, which was adopted relatively quickly. The House then focused on A155 which was adopted very quickly. A004 and A005 were then addressed and quickly adopted.
The House then moved on with the regular calendar of legislation. One of the more interesting, to me, at least, was addressing clean water in Hawaii D008. In part the resolution reads, “That the General Convention adds its voice to those of Native Hawaiians calling for the protection of the water of Oʻahu that continues to be threatened by the storage and removal of jet fuel and the closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility which the U.S. Navy manages.” We should all be supportive of this! It was adopted unanimously!
The House then moved to Privilege and Courtesy Resolutions (A170, A171, A172, A174, A173). These expressed thanks, greetings, appreciation, commemoration, and gratitude to various individuals and groups.
