Hawaiʻi-ANA Advocacy Committee Meetings

Item

Discussion

Action

1. Call to Order

Linda called meeting to order at 

2. Roll Call

Chair:  Linda Beechinor

Invitees/committee:

BJ Bartleson

Kris Clark

Marion Poirier

Bob Gahol

Joan Craft

Linda Beechinor

Kara Gormont

Lou Marcelo 

Alison Kaneshiro 

Christine Kramer

Kate Plyler 

Patricia Hensley 

Jackie Thomas 

Lyn Vigna

Daniel Gardner

Jana Lindsey 

Kathleen Hagan

Elizabeth Kahakua

Haley  DeForest

Present:  

Marion Poirier

Denise

Kathleen 

Linda

Excused: Haley

3. Approve minutes of last meeting

03-06-25 HI-ANA Advocacy Cmte Agenda-Minutes

MOVES: 

1st: 

2ND:

Minutes 

4.  Approve this agenda

MOVES: 

1st:

2ND: 

Agenda 

5. Grid Lists as Resources for this committee

Spreadsheet/Grid with advocacy member reps - BJ

leg 2025 sheet

BJ updating these files.

6. Alcohol

SB346, HB1084, HB1387 AND GOV BILL: SB1403.

“Coalition to decrease societal harm” met 1/28/2025 - virtual @2pm: Met with Julie Mejia <julie@hiphi.org> and Makena Young, Program Manager for MADD (Linda, Elizabeth excused).

Linda following

HB1084/1387:  Committee deferred both bills: DEAD.

SB1403: no hearings. DEAD.

SB346: same. 

HB 108 crossed over! Hearing 3/20/25.

HB939HD1 crossed over Hearing 3/19/25.

8.  Nurse Education Bills

Maui College from ADN to BSN - HB617, SB119.

SB1596 NCLEX Testing Sites.

Kathleen is issue manager.

CNA-LPN Program @ UH SB294,HB714. SB943. SB294 and SB943 died. 

Student Loan 

HB213

SB299

Repayment SB299, HB213.

SB637 Funding UH nursing programs.

Maui College HB617 & UH HB442. 

Kathleen, Denise & HI-ANA 

SB1596: : DEAD. 

HB617 DEAD. 

HB714 CNAtoLPN 

HB213 Loan Repay. 

SB299 Loan Repayment

HB213: Committee: House Committee on Health

February 5, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. NO testimony from HI-ANA. 

Hearing Notice 2/10/25

Testimony submitted.

SB637: Committee: Senate Committee on Higher Education

Date and Time: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 3:15 p.m. NO testimony from HI-ANA.

Kathleen H is lead on this. has access!

Committee members will pick these up as they have time.

SB119 

HI-ANA TESTIMONY- SB119SD1- 03-12-2025

Kathleen testimony in google folder.

HI-ANA TESTIMONY HB714HD1, 3-19-25

SB299 referred to WAM.

3/2/25: Crossed over to House. Referred to HLT, FIN.

HEARING_HLT_03-19-25_

HI-ANA Testimony SB299SD2-3-19-25

HB213: Linda submitted HI-ANA testimony for 2/21/25 hearing. 

SB299SD2 referred to WAM.

WAM Hearing 2/26/25 & crossed over to House 3/4/25.

SB637 Funding UH nursing program: still alive!

9.  APRN Bills 

HB303

HB 303- Preceptor Tax Credits

HB903Student 

Health-bronchodilators

APRN -Jury Duty Exemption 

SB8 APRN Jury Duty

issue managers? BJ? Linda?

Preceptor Tax Credits HB303

Testimony submitted for Hearing 1/29/25 and for HB303,HD1 2/7/25. 

HB903: BJ took the lead & wrote personal testimony.

Submitted HI-ANA testimony for hearing 1/28/25 @ 2pm.SB8: House Hearing 1/27/25. HB903HD1: Hearing 2/12/25 @10am: HI-ANA submitted testimony.  

Linda following these.

HB303: Linda submitted testimony for HI-ANA, for 2/21/25 hearing. 

testimony for HI-ANA 3/10/25 submitted for HEARING_HHS_03-10-25_ (1)

HB903 No activity since 2/13/25: DEAD.

SB8 referred to JUD 2/8/25 & not heard there: DEAD.

10. Keiki Coalition

( incl. School - medication admin,  stock meds & 

Teen/Tobacco billsHB756)

SB296 Consent for rape exams for minors. 

HB1499

Keiki Coalition met 1/27/2025 

Who will take Keiki as issue managers? Kathleen is a resource. 

HB756,HD1 testimony submitted for 2/7/25 hearing.

HB756: Linda submitted testimony for HI-ANA, for 2/21/25 hearing. 

SB296: Senate Committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and Health and Human Services

February 7, 2025 at 3:10 p.m. NO testimony from HI-ANA. Denise will look at this bill

Expands the Department of Education's authority to allow more trained staff to volunteer to assist students with the administration of medication.

HB1499: 2/6/25  passed it through their committee.

Committee members will pick these up as they have time.

HB756 3/6/25: only tobacco bill still alive. 3/6/25: DEAD. 

3/19/25: Youth Tobacco Day at Legislature. 

3/6/25: Did not get to WAM in Senate.  DEAD.

3/6/25: will crossover. Referred to WAM, EDU, CPN/JDC

11. MOMS and GUNS

HB893, HB125

Kara Gormont wrote awesome testimony & submitted for this bill. HI-ANA HOUSE TESTIMONY HB893, HB125, 1-6-25

Topic: HI American Nurses Association with  HI Moms Demand Action.  Mar 10, 2025 01:00 PM Hawaii. Meeting objectives: 1. Discuss potential HI-ANA Op-Ed/Letter to the Editor on gun violence prevention, 2. Discuss other potential opportunities for collaboration.

UPDATE 3/11/25: OpEd piece by Kara Gormont submitted to HNL newspaper & being edited 3/16/25 for publication. 

HB893: assault weapons crossed over 3/4/25 (may absorb SB401 50 caliber bill)

 HB125: crossed over 3/4/25.

12. Hawai’i-ANA  Strategic Plan for Advocacy Committee

Needs to be reviewed by committee following report from HI-ANA SP 2025 group via Elizabeth (ED), and updated.

Denise will review the SP with Elizabeth for use by the committees.       

Template for report to BOD 3/8/25 

SP 8 objectives received from Denise/Elizabeth:

 Strategic Plan for Advocacy Committee 2025

Kathleen: In the future neighbor island students come to Oahu for legislative activities.

Denise: refers Kathleen to the UH Foundation for funds for UHMC students.

13. Tabled Items: pick up again May 1/25, following end of 2025 Legislative Session. 

1. HI-ANA Advocacy Committee Policy DRAFT:  The plan is for this committee to review it prior to sending to Katie for her committee to review.

Review Policy giving testimony as Hawaii ANA - Linda / BJ / Kris for submitting to Katie @ Bylaws-Policy committee.  

see Additions notes in 1/6/25 meeting minutes. 

2025 Legislative Process Working Document.docx - Google Docs Is this meant to be part of the policy document below? 

HI-ANA Policy Draft: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17rCG8drAtE3OccuYwY9Tw-SELOmYoKoy_970ZrLnrl4/edit 

1.  HB62 died.

SB424: died.

                HB1244: deferred.

SAFE STAFFING LEGISLATION 2025

Linda and Alison are the issue  managers.

HB1244: House Committees on Health and Labor

Date and Time: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. HI-ANA submitted testimony & Linda spoke @ 2 hour hearing ended with the Chair Takayama (House Committee on Health) “deferred” the bill, effectively killing it. 

HB 1244: 2/6/25 We are disappointed with this outcome and so far no senate committee hearing is scheduled.

Good coalition of nurse orgs. 

Alison & Denise  draft a letter to each committee member regarding the outcome of the HB1244 to F/U for education for next year. 

HB1244 Hearing Notes

PLAN:

• work w other orgs: HNA-OPEIU, HSCN, Kaiser union, etc.
• send letters thanking legislators and rebutting their remarks prn
• ask for a meeting after leg is done
• to plan for next year
• to garner support
• to educate them on the issues
• to build on where we are at

Will move ahead with this as time permits to be completed by May 31/25.  

HI-ANA Bylaws & Policy Committee agreed on 2/26/25 to hold on Advocacy policy until end of legislation session to give Advocacy Committee time to revise the current draft. 

14. Next Meeting

03/20/2025 @ 4pm

Thursdays @ 4pm every 2 weeks.

15. Meeting Adjourned

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