HONOLULU – For the 2025 Legislative Session, the Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) will continue implementing its enhanced hearing procedures that were first introduced as a pilot in 2024.
"We undertook this pilot last year as an experiment to determine whether more notice would allow for better public engagement in hearings, and whether hearings could be conducted within the tight time constraints of the Legislature,” said Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, chair of the committee. “After much feedback from the 2024 session, we are continuing the pilot for a second year to work out the details."
The following revised hearing procedures will continue to be implemented this year:
CPN hearing notices will be publicly posted 96 hours (4 days) before each scheduled hearing,
Written testimony submitted up to 48 hours before the scheduled hearing start time will be considered timely, and
All timely submitted testimony will be posted on the Legislature's website prior to the hearing.
Please note that this is a pilot and these procedures may be altered subject to the rules and the committee chair's discretion.
As a reminder, the committee observes the legislative rules of decorum, and the expectation is that members of the Senate and the public abide by those established rules. [2024-2025 Rules of the Senate]
For inquiries, please contact the office of the CPN Chair, Senator Keohokalole, at 808.587.7215.