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Mililani Town, portion of Waipi‘o Gentry, Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia
Senator Michelle Kidani was first elected to the Hawai‘i State Senate in 2008. Through reapportionment, her district was expanded from her hometown neighborhood in Mililani to include the communities of Royal Kunia, Village Park, Waikele and most of Waipio Gentry. She continues to serve as Vice President of the Senate in the Thirtieth State Legislature.

Following several sessions in which she coordinated the Senate's construction project budget as Vice Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, Senator Kidani was appointed Chair of the Committee on Education. Her Committee oversees programs relating to early education, K-12 public schools - including charter schools - continuing education and the state's public libraries.

Senator Kidani regularly attends national and regional conferences for state legislative education chairs. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Education Committee of the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL), and Co-Chair of the Education Committee of the National Asian Pacific American Caucus of State Legislators (NAPACSL). In November 2017, she was named to serve a two-year term on the Steering Committee of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Senator Kidani is also an active member of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL), and the Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs (BHCC).

Her election to the Senate caps a lengthy career in public service during which she held positions with the State of Hawai‘i and the City and County of Honolulu. She was Customer Service Branch Administrator for MedQuest in the State Department of Human Services when a section she supervised won the State's Team Excellence Award in 2004. At the City, she was a Senior Adviser to the Honolulu City Council, an Executive Assistant in the Neighborhood Commission Office and served on the staff of Honolulu City Councilmember Lee Donohue.

Senator Kidani has also been active in the Waipahu and Mililani communities for many years. Working for the Waipahu Community Association, she helped to establish the popular annual Taste of Waipahu community services fundraiser. In Mililani, where she raised her family, the Senator has been on the Board of the Mililani Town Association, the largest homeowner's association in the State, since 1995. She is the Board's current Vice President. For ten years she was also an elected member of the Mililani Neighborhood Board, and from 1984-1996 was a manager, coach and member of the Board for Mililani/Waipio Bobby Sox softball teams.

Senator Kidani is a 1966 graduate of Farrington High School and attended Honolulu Business College and Leeward Community College before receiving a B.S. in Business Administration from Kennedy-Western University.
•  Mililani Town Association Board of Directors, (1998-present)
•  Member, Mililani/Waipio/Melemanu Neighborhood (1995-2005)
•  Honolulu Community Action Program Board of Directors, (2000-2005)
•  Administrator Customer Services, State of Hawai‘i MedQuest (2002-2005)
•  Hawai‘i Leadership Academy, (2004)
•  Deputy, Neighborhood Commission Office
•  Senior Advisor, Honolulu City Council (1988-2000)

Awards and Recognition
•  State Director, Women in Government (2010)
•  Alumni of the Year, Farrington High School (2010)
•  Fabulous Freshman Senator of the Year, Hawai‘i Women's Political Caucus (2009)
•  Relay for Life, American Cancer Society
•  Mililani Graffiti Busters
•  Volunteer, Aloha United Way
•  Manager and Vice President, Mililani-Waipio Bobby Sox League
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2019 Committee Member of
 Measures Introduced in 2019
Measure and Title
SB9 SD1 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.
SB12 SD1 HD2
RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING.
SB78 SD2 HD2
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB79
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB80
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB81
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB82
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB83
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB84 SD2 HD1
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB85
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB86
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB87
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB88
RELATING TO A STATE LOTTERY.
SB89
RELATING TO DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
SB90 SD2
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB91
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB114 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING.
SB115
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB119
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB210 SD1
RELATING TO PARENTAL RIGHTS.
SB212
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
SB214 SD1
RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT.
SB227 SD2 HD2
RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
SB261
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB265
RELATING TO ‘ULU.
SB338
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
SB339 SD1
RELATING TO IMPROVEMENTS AT WAIPAHU HIGH SCHOOL.
SB340
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SB341 SD2 HD2
RELATED TO THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS.
SB342
RELATING TO CRIMINAL DEFENSE.
SB365 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB367 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SB368
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SB369
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SB371 SD2
RELATING TO SCHOOLS.
SB372
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB373 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB374
RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
SB375 SD2 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB376 HD1
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB377
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
SB378
RELATING TO LAND USE.
SB379 SD1
RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGE.
SB380 SD1
RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
SB382 SD2
RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB383 SD2 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION.
SB385 SD1 HD2 CD1
RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING.
SB387 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO TEACHER RENTAL HOUSING.
SB388 SD2 HD2 CD1
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB389
RELATING TO PREFERENTIAL ELECTRICITY RATES FOR PROTECTED AGRICULTURE.
SB390 SD2 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCENTIVES.
SB391 SD2
RELATING TO BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS.
SB392 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO SPECIAL EDUCATION.
SB398 SD1 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
SB399
RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
SB406
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB409 SD2 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
SB410
RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE.
SB536 SD2 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS.
SB540 SD1 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF PHARMACY.
SB542
RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB581
RELATING TO LIABILITY.
SB592 SD1 HD2 CD1
RELATING TO THE SALARY OF THE STATE LIBRARIAN.
SB606
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
SB666 SD2 HD2
RELATING TO AN AIRPORTS CORPORATION.
SB698 SD2
RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.
SB747
RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
SB768 SD1 HD2
RELATING TO ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
SB818 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.
SB820
RELATING TO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH.
SB840
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB845
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB857
RELATING TO PAYMENTS OF SUPPORT.
SB912 SD1
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
SB965 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB966 SD1 HD2
RELATING TO MILILANI TECHNOLOGY PARK.
SB967 SD1
RELATING TO THE STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION.
SB968
RELATING TO CARGO INSPECTIONS.
SB969
RELATING TO COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION.
SB970 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
SB971 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB972 SD1 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO SHIP REPAIR INDUSTRY.
SB973
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
SB974
RELATING TO VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX.
SB975 SD2
RELATING TO COUNTY LAND USE REQUIREMENTS.
SB976 SD2 HD1 CD2
RELATING TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
SB977
RELATING TO EMPLOYEES.
SB978 SD1 HD2
RELATING TO STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM.
SB979
RELATING TO A STATE LOTTERY.
SB980 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB981 SD2 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD SPECIAL FUND.
SB982
RELATING TO KINDERGARTEN.
SB983 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB984 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH SERVICES.
SB985 SD1 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST PEARL HARBOR FLOATING DRYDOCK, LLC.
SB998 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.; MAUI ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED; AND HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC.
SB1010
RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB1033 SD2 HD2
RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF MIDWIVES.
SB1034 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB1035 SD1
RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
SB1036 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO CLINICAL VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES.
SB1037 SD1 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
SB1038
RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SB1039 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO PROSTITUTION.
SB1040 SD1
RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING.
SB1041 SD2 HD2
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
SB1042 SD1
RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.
SB1044
RELATING TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING.
SB1155
RELATING TO PERMITTED INTERACTIONS.
SB1287 SD2
RELATING TO STATE PLANNING.
SB1303 SD2 HD2 CD1
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
SB1304 SD1
RELATING TO TEACHER PAY.
SB1305
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
SB1306
RELATING TO AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB1307 SD2
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF COMBINING THE RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE ISLANDS OF KAUAI, MAUI, MOLOKAI, LANAI, AND HAWAII ISLAND.
SB1331
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SB1358
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND ON OAHU.
SB1378 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1379
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
SB1387 SD1
RELATING TO AHUPUA‘A ‘O KAHANA STATE PARK.
SB1389 SD2
RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONES.
SB1401 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS.
SB1417 SD2 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS BURIAL ASSISTANCE.
SB1440 SD1 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR TREVI SYSTEMS, INC., OR ITS RELATED ENTITY, KONA COAST WATER LLC.
SB1441
RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER ADVOCACY.
SB1442 SD1 HD1 CD1
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
SB1445
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB1446 SD1
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
SB1447 SD1
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
SB1448
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB1449
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE EIGHTEENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
SB1451 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.
SB1461 HD1
RELATING TO SCIENCE.
SB1489
RELATING TO THE AHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SB1500 SD1
RELATING TO WATER CIRCULATION.
SB1501 SD2
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
SB1512 SD1
RELATING TO CREATIVE MEDIA.
SB1513
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB1514 SD1
RELATING TO STATE AGENCIES.
SB1515 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB1521 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS.
SB1527 SD1
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SCR12 HD1
REQUESTING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AMEND FEDERAL LAW TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORCED INTO ARBITRATION AND SILENCE INSTEAD HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURTS.
SCR18
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO BUILD ALTERNATIVE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR LESSEES.
SCR24
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DESIGNATE THE HILO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS THE GENERAL ALBERT KUALI‘I BRICKWOOD LYMAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
SCR28
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO MANAGE THE WAI‘ANAE KAI FOREST AND RESTORE WATER FLOW IN WAI‘ANAE STREAMS FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN TRADITIONAL AND CUSTOMARY PRACTICES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WAI‘ANAE KAI WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
SCR32
URGING STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES THROUGH STAGGERED WORK HOURS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
SCR44 SD1
REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO EVALUATE THE 2017 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII INTERNAL AUDIT OF TRAVEL POLICY COMPLIANCE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2015-2017 AND REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.
SCR49 SD1
URGING THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO TRANSFER MANAGEMENT OF ALL SUBMERGED LANDS, THE BOAT LAUNCH RAMP, AND ANY RELATED BOAT LAUNCH RAMP FACILITIES LOCATED AT THE WAHIAWA FRESHWATER STATE RECREATION AREA FROM THE DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES TO THE DIVISION OF BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION.
SCR50
RENAMING THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY AS THE GEORGE R. ARIYOSHI NATURAL ENERGY LAB.
SCR51
ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT OCEAN SAFETY AND STEWARDSHIP EDUCATION FOR ALL FOURTH GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SCR55 SD1
REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONDUCT A MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AUDIT, TO INCLUDE OPERATIONS AND PROCUREMENT, OF ITS ANIMAL CONTROL CONTRACT WITH THE HAWAIIAN HUMANE SOCIETY.
SCR68
ENDORSING AND ADOPTING, AND URGING FEDERAL LEADERS AND THE NATION TO ENDORSE, THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO SUPPORT UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 16 FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS.
SCR70
REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT FISCAL AUDIT OF ALL LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS CREATED OR CONTROLLED BY THE OFFICE.
SCR71
URGING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON EARLY LEARNING TO EXAMINE AND CONSIDER A SLIDING SCALE TUITION OR FEE SCHEDULE FOR STATE PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS.
SCR72 SD1
URGING THE COUNTIES TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON HOW MANY VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX EXEMPTIONS ARE CLAIMED BY MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD, MILITARY RESERVES, AND OTHER ARMED SERVICES.
SCR73 SD1
REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A STRATEGY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT MODERN FARMING.
SCR74 HD1
ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER AGENCY AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO CONTINUE MEETING AS A WORKING GROUP FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SCR75
AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF A LEASE COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT PIERS 24 TO 26, IDENTIFIED AS "LOT 12", IN HONOLULU HARBOR, OAHU, FOR PACIFIC SHIPYARDS INTERNATIONAL.
SCR80
URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON STATEWIDE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
SCR81
REQUESTING ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 291C-3, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, FOR KEIKI HEALTH BENEFITS.
SCR84 SD1
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE HAWAII'S HOME VISITING PROGRAM.
SCR86
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON POTENTIAL INDUSTRIES, OTHER THAN TOURISM, TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII.
SCR90
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO REQUIRE THAT EACH OF ITS DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICERS BE A PHYSICIAN LICENSED UNDER CHAPTER 453, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
SCR91
RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ADDITIONAL AMBULANCE TO SERVE RESIDENTS IN THE MAKALEI AREA, KAILUA-KONA, ISLAND OF HAWAII.
SCR96
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CREATING AN OFFICE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
SCR108 HD1
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE RACETRACK OR RACE WAY PARK ON OAHU AND REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO FACILITATE AND APPROVE ITS DEVELOPMENT.
SCR109
ENDORSING TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION AS AN OBSERVER IN THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION; ENCOURAGING A U.S.-TAIWAN BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT; AND CELEBRATING THE STATE OF HAWAII'S TWENTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF SISTER-STATE RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN AND THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT.
SCR119 SD1
REQUESTING THE STATE ENERGY OFFICE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A STRATEGIC PLAN TO INCREASE RENEWABLE ENERGY AND LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION AND CREATE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT BASED ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
SCR120 SD1
REQUESTING THE HAWAII DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES AND AGREEMENTS TO BETTER COORDINATE SERVICES PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
SCR121 SD1 HD1
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, LEGISLATURE, AND JUDICIARY, TO IMPLEMENT A PILOT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO TRAIN PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES FOR GOVERNMENT JOBS.
SCR122
URGING THE GOVERNOR TO NOMINATE OPPORTUNITY ZONES TO ASSIST WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CENSUS TRACTS IN WAHIAWA AND WHITMORE VILLAGE.
SCR139 SD1
REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE REVIEW OF THE REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF TRANSIENT VACATION UNIT OWNERS AS "PROFESSIONAL GUEST HOUSE OPERATORS".
SCR175 HD1
REQUESTING THE STATE TO CONVENE AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE HOW TO IMPLEMENT, DEVELOP, AND REGULATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE STATE.
SCR186
ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST COHORT OF UNDERPRIVILEGED, ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN HAWAII TO STUDY AT ELITE SCHOOLS IN ASIA THROUGH THE 2020 HAWAII-ASIA YOUTH PROGRAM.
SCR187
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT THE USE OF ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPTS.
SCR188
REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO COMPLETE THE 2017 INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES.
SCR198
REQUESTING THE DISPLAY OF THE PRISONER OF WAR AND MISSING IN ACTION FLAG AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
SCR200 SD2
REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CONSIDER REASONABLE RATEMAKING TREATMENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO LESSEN THE BURDEN OF ENERGY COSTS ON LOW- AND LIMITED-INCOME AND SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS CUSTOMERS.
SCR204 HD2
URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIVE HAWAIIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A SUI GENERIS LEGAL SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS, AND GENETIC RESOURCES.
SCR205
URGING THE STATE BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES TO CONSULT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE DIRECT TRADITIONAL, CULTURAL, AND FAMILIAL TIES TO THE DISTRICT OF PUNA TO ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE NAMES FOR THE FISSURE 8 VENT AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE 2018 ERUPTION OF KILAUEA VOLCANO.
SCR206
REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO ISSUE A COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP IN HONOR OF ALFRED AHOLO APAKA.
SR11
REQUESTING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AMEND FEDERAL LAW TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORCED INTO ARBITRATION AND SILENCE INSTEAD HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURTS.
SR13
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO BUILD ALTERNATIVE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR LESSEES.
SR17
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DESIGNATE THE HILO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS THE GENERAL ALBERT KUALI‘I BRICKWOOD LYMAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
SR20
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO MANAGE THE WAI‘ANAE KAI FOREST AND RESTORE WATER FLOW IN WAI‘ANAE STREAMS FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN TRADITIONAL AND CUSTOMARY PRACTICES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WAI‘ANAE KAI WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
SR24
URGING STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES THROUGH STAGGERED WORK HOURS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
SR31 SD1
REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO EVALUATE THE 2017 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII INTERNAL AUDIT OF TRAVEL POLICY COMPLIANCE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2015-2017 AND REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.
SR35 SD1
URGING THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO TRANSFER MANAGEMENT OF ALL SUBMERGED LANDS, THE BOAT LAUNCH RAMP, AND ANY RELATED BOAT LAUNCH RAMP FACILITIES LOCATED AT THE WAHIAWA FRESHWATER STATE RECREATION AREA FROM THE DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES TO THE DIVISION OF BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION.
SR36
ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT OCEAN SAFETY AND STEWARDSHIP EDUCATION FOR ALL FOURTH GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SR39 SD1
REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONDUCT A MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AUDIT, TO INCLUDE OPERATIONS AND PROCUREMENT, OF ITS ANIMAL CONTROL CONTRACT WITH THE HAWAIIAN HUMANE SOCIETY.
SR46
ENDORSING AND ADOPTING, AND URGING FEDERAL LEADERS AND THE NATION TO ENDORSE, THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO SUPPORT UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 16 FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS.
SR48
REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT FISCAL AUDIT OF ALL LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS CREATED OR CONTROLLED BY THE OFFICE.
SR49
URGING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON EARLY LEARNING TO EXAMINE AND CONSIDER A SLIDING SCALE TUITION OR FEE SCHEDULE FOR STATE PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS.
SR50 SD1
URGING THE COUNTIES TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON HOW MANY VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX EXEMPTIONS ARE CLAIMED BY MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD, MILITARY RESERVES, AND OTHER ARMED SERVICES.
SR51 SD1
REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A STRATEGY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT MODERN FARMING.
SR52
ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER AGENCY AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO CONTINUE MEETING AS A WORKING GROUP FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SR53
AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF A LEASE COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT PIERS 24 TO 26, IDENTIFIED AS "LOT 12", IN HONOLULU HARBOR, OAHU, FOR PACIFIC SHIPYARDS INTERNATIONAL.
SR62
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PARITY WORKING GROUP TO DETERMINE HOW THE STATE CAN COMPLY WITH AND EXCEED FEDERAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PARITY LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
SR63
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON POTENTIAL INDUSTRIES, OTHER THAN TOURISM, TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII.
SR67
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO REQUIRE THAT EACH OF ITS DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICERS BE A PHYSICIAN LICENSED UNDER CHAPTER 453, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
SR74
REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP RELATING TO PATIENTS REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH EXAMINATION.
SR89 SD1
REQUESTING THE STATE ENERGY OFFICE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A STRATEGIC PLAN TO INCREASE RENEWABLE ENERGY AND LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION AND CREATE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT BASED ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
SR90 SD1
REQUESTING THE HAWAII DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES AND AGREEMENTS TO BETTER COORDINATE SERVICES PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
SR91 SD1
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, LEGISLATURE, AND JUDICIARY TO IMPLEMENT A PILOT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO TRAIN NEW EMPLOYEES FOR GOVERNMENT JOBS.
SR92
URGING THE GOVERNOR TO NOMINATE OPPORTUNITY ZONES TO ASSIST WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CENSUS TRACTS IN WAHIAWA AND WHITMORE VILLAGE.
SR120
REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WEST OAHU THAT RECEIVE EXTRAMURAL FUNDING, INCLUDING TITLE III GRANT FUNDING.
SR142
REQUESTING THE STATE TO CONVENE AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE HOW TO IMPLEMENT, DEVELOP, AND REGULATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE STATE.
SR150
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT THE USE OF ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPTS.
SR151
REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO COMPLETE THE 2017 INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES.
SR160
REQUESTING THE DISPLAY OF THE PRISONER OF WAR AND MISSING IN ACTION FLAG AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
SR164
URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIVE HAWAIIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A SUI GENERIS LEGAL SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS, AND GENETIC RESOURCES.
SR165
URGING THE STATE BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES TO CONSULT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE DIRECT TRADITIONAL, CULTURAL, AND FAMILIAL TIES TO THE DISTRICT OF PUNA TO ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE NAMES FOR THE FISSURE 8 VENT AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE 2018 ERUPTION OF KILAUEA VOLCANO.
SR166 SD1
REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO ISSUE A COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP IN HONOR OF ALFRED AHOLO APAKA.