COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING

Rep. Michael Kahikina, Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair

HB 2098

Expands the membership of the child protective review panel to include two community members who are active in the systemic reform of the child protection system. Clarifies the definition of "serious abuse" to include cases of missing children.

HSH, JHA, FIN

HB 2099

Establishes rebuttable presumptions in missing child case that concerns about the whereabouts and well-being of the missing child outweigh concerns as to confidentiality and potentially harmful effect on child’s family members, including a minor sibling involved in a protection case. Requires the court to limit release of information concerning sibling.

HSH, JHA

HB 2100

Codifies a minor's common law right to consent for legal services in certain family court proceedings.

HSH, JHA, FIN

HB 2101

Authorizes reasonable visitation rights for siblings. Establishes criteria. Establishes rebuttable presumption in adoption of orphan cases that reasonable visitation by siblings is in the best interests of the child.

HSH, JHA

HB 2170

Appropriates funds for security personnel and facility improvements for elderly and disabled public housing in the Kalihi Palama area.

HSH, FIN

HB 2380

Provides an income tax credit for cash contributions made to qualified nonprofit agencies that provide direct services to the public.

HSH, FIN

HB 2445

Increases affordable housing opportunities for elderly households by allowing persons who are at least 55 years of age to reside in state-funded elderly public housing projects and privately owned projects that are assisted with state or federal resources by the HCDCH, provided that at least one person in the household is 62 years of age or older.

HSH, FIN

HB 2446

Streamlines the state public housing eviction process without impairing the tenant's due process rights.

HSH, JHA

HB 2447

Conforms the period for transmitting the record of a HCDCH proceeding to a court of appeal to the period specified for other agencies.

HSH, JHA

HB 2450

Waives the three year buyback provision until 12/11/04 (at which time the buyback returns to ten years).

HSH, FIN

HB 2496

Exempts from child care licensing and registration statutes and rules persons who care for two or fewer children unrelated to the caregiver by blood, marriage, or adoption. Authorizes the department to investigate possible violations of the child care law. Allows the department to obtain an inspection warrant from district court.

HSH, JHA

HB 2642

Creates the Hawaii home loan protection act to protect the homes and equity of individual borrowers.

HSH, CPC/JHA

HB 2657

Increases the personal needs allowance from $20 to $30 plus additional changes yearly based on COLA increases or decreases.

HSH, FIN

HB 2658

Requires, by audit, residential care homes (not long term facilities) to appropriately disperse personal needs funds.

HSH, FIN

HB 2666

Provides that the individual account contribution tax credit shall be equal to 100% of the amount contributed.

HSH, FIN

Chair