Hawaii State Legislature
2008 Legislative Session
House Measures Introduced
House Measures Introduced
Generated on 1/28/2008 11:55:00 AM
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HB1 RELATING TO A COMPREHENSIVE OFFENDER REENTRY SYSTEM. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Establishes offender reentry system to help adult offenders prepare for release and reintegration back to the community. Establishes a stakeholder committee and appropriates funds for demonstration projects. Establishes a two-year pilot day reporting center administered by the department of public safety and appropriates funds. Appropriates funds for the expansion of the restorative circles pilot program to other correctional facilities statewide. Authorizes the Hawaii paroling authority to parole committed persons to any county in the State where they will receive the greatest support to successfully reintegrate into the community. Appropriates funds for a grant to Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc., for the administration of community-based reintegration programs. Appropriates funds to the department of public safety to provide a cognitive restructuring and transition program in the county of Hawaii. (SD1) | ||
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HB2 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds to the department of public safety to develop a plan by January 1, 2008, to return all female Hawaii prisoners incarcerated in mainland prisons back to Oahu by July 1, 2009. | ||
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HB3 RELATING TO PRISONS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Requires the Department of Public Safety to conduct a study to determine the best possible sites in the state for a new minimum-security prison facility by December 15, 2007. Requires that a report be made to the Legislature by January 1, 2008. (HB3 HD1) | ||
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HB4 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Requires a feasibility review regarding the sale of the Oahu community correctional center in order to build a new facility in a different location to accommodate and manage the continued growth of the inmate population. | ||
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HB5 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds for the expansion of the restorative circles pilot program to correctional facilities statewide. (HB5 HD1) | ||
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HB6 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. |
TAKUMI, GREEN, THIELEN |
| Requires quarterly reports that disclose the average wholesale price, wholesale acquisition cost, average manufacturer price, and best price for each of the manufacturer's drugs from manufacturers of certain prescription drugs dispensed in this State. | ||
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HB7 RELATING TO THE I-SAVERX PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM. |
TAKUMI, GREEN, THIELEN |
| Directs governor to establish the State of Hawaii's participation in the I-SaveRx prescription drug program to provide residents with increased access to affordable drugs. | ||
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HB8 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. |
TAKUMI, GREEN, THIELEN |
| Allows consumers, the State, and other affected parties to obtain an injunction, damages, and other relief when a drug manufacturer or its licensee sells prescription drugs for an excessive price | ||
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HB9 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS. |
TAKUMI, GREEN, THIELEN |
| Prohibits the sale or transfer of patient prescription information by certain businesses as an unfair and deceptive act in the conduct of trade or commerce. | ||
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HB11 RELATING TO ADVERTISING BY MANUFACTURERS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND DISCLOSURE OF CLINICAL TRIALS. |
TAKUMI, GREEN, THIELEN |
| Requires prescription drug ads to meet federal standards, public disclosure of clinical trial information, and drug manufacturers to pay fees to department of health to fund a public education initiative on clinical trials and drug safety. Establishes special fund. | ||
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HB12 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTAINMENT AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS. |
TAKUMI, BELATTI, BERG, LEE, LUKE, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, TAKAI, THIELEN, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Requires drug manufacturers to disclose economic benefits of $25 or more provided to persons who prescribe, dispense, or purchase prescription drugs. (HB12 HD1) | ||
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HB16 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI, Berg |
| Repeals the transfer of the public health nurses who supervise school health aides from the department of health to the department of education; establishes the school health services program in chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes; repeals the school health services program in chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1) | ||
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HB17 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Requires the department of education's committee on weights to meet annually to review the weighted student formula; provided that recommendations for changes to the weighted student formula shall be made at least biennially; provided further that the rationale for its findings and recommendations shall be provided by the committee on weights to the board of education and the legislature. (SD1) | ||
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HB20 RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI, Berg |
| Repeals section 302A-1115 because it is no longer required based on the implementation of the Reinventing Education Act of 2004 (Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004). | ||
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HB22 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS. |
TAKUMI, BERG |
| Repealing the department of education repair and maintenance account for projects on the backlog list as of 6/30/00. | ||
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HB23 RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS. |
TAKUMI, BERG |
| Adds providers and subcontractors to the individuals subject to criminal history record checks for purposes of employment with the Department of Education. Appropriates funds. (HB23 HD3) | ||
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HB26 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Establishes salaries for the members of the board of education. Appropriates funds. (HB26 HD1) | ||
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HB27 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 36th Representative District. | ||
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HB28 RELATING TO INJURY PREVENTION. |
TAKUMI |
| Requires counties to adopt ordinances requiring the installation of window guards and locks located at the top of lanai doors in all dwelling units in which a child or children 10 years of age and under reside. | ||
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HB29 RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS. |
TAKUMI, BERG, MORITA, TAKAI, Takamine |
| Makes VEBA trust law permanent. | ||
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HB31 RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. |
TAKUMI, BELATTI, BERG, LEE, LUKE, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, Rhoads, Takamine, Wakai |
| Prohibits state officials from binding the State to government procurement rules of an international trade agreement without legislative action. (HB31 HD1) | ||
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HB32 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
TAKUMI, Takamine |
| Prohibits the state from contracting with or providing development assistance to companies that contract work outside of the United States unless the work is not available locally or domestically. (HB32 HD1) | ||
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HB33 RELATING TO THE HAWAII LIVING WAGE LAW. |
TAKUMI, BERG, LUKE, MORITA, Belatti, Takamine |
| Requires private firms contracted by state government to pay covered workers a Hawaii living wage of at least $9.43 an hour, to begin on 7/1/59 and adjusted thereafter. Requires DLIR to implement living wage. Establishes temporary living wage advisory committee to evaluate law. Repealed 7/1/2011. (HB33 HD2) | ||
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HB35 RELATING TO ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE. |
TAKUMI, Takamine, Wakai |
| Requires corporate recipients of economic development assistance to adhere to certain requirements regarding job creation, job retention, investment of capital; requires uniform application for assistance; creates mechanism to track compliance; provides for recapture upon non-compliance. | ||
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HB36 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
TOKIOKA, BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAGUM, Evans, Ito |
| Authorizes state agencies to indemnify county agencies and statutorily limits the civil liability of a county agency when the state agency receives from the county agency aid, assistance, support, benefits, service, or interest in or rights to use county property under certain circumstances. Authorizes the Comptroller to obtain loss insurance to indemnify a county. | ||
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HB37 RELATING TO UNADJUDICATED TRAFFIC FINES. |
TOKIOKA, EVANS, ITO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAGUM, Bertram, Har |
| Transfers 50% and 100% of all fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions to the counties beginning 7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008, and from 7/1/2008, respectively. | ||
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HB38 RELATING TO LIABILITY OF STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. |
TOKIOKA, BERTRAM, EVANS, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAGUM, Ito |
| Makes certain temporary liability protections for the state and county governments relating to public use of public beaches and state parks permanent; makes temporary liability protection for acts of lifeguards permanent. (SD1) | ||
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HB39 RELATING TO RENEWABLE RESOURCES. |
THIELEN, LUKE, MARUMOTO, Belatti, Carroll, Morita, Saiki |
| Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to develop a wave energy facility. | ||
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HB40 RELATING TO ELECTRIC RESTRUCTURING. |
THIELEN |
| Requires the public utilities commission to open an electric restructuring docket for the purpose of developing a plan to unbundle the generation functions of Hawaii's electric utilities from their distribution and transmission functions. | ||
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HB41 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
THIELEN, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti, Berg, Evans, Luke, Morita, Takumi |
| Directs the counties to require the installation of solar energy systems for new residential developments with 6 or more single-family dwellings or multi-family units. | ||
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HB42 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. |
THIELEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY |
| Requires PUC to establish a tariff for intergovernmental wheeling of indigenous electric energy between governmental agencies. | ||
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HB43 RELATING TO ELECTRIC WHEELING. |
THIELEN |
| Requires the public utilities commission to establish a wheeling tariff to enable nonutility electric energy producers to use the transmission and distribution facilities of an electric utility to distribute power to the producers' end-use customers. | ||
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HB44 RELATING TO SCHOOLS. |
THIELEN, GREEN, MCKELVEY |
| Requires DOE to include a shaded play area or areas of reasonable size on school grounds in its plans for all new elementary schools and to implement an ongoing program to provide a shaded play area or areas of reasonable size on the grounds of existing elementary schools. | ||
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HB45 RELATING TO ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES. |
THIELEN, Berg, Evans, Marumoto |
| Prohibits certain elective officers from holding fundraisers or engaging in any fundraising activities during the period in which the legislature is in a regular session. Amends definition of "fundraiser". | ||
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HB46 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
THIELEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY |
| Provides for the organization of renewable energy cooperatives to generate, transmit, and sell electricity to their membership. Authorizes issuance of revenue bonds to finance costs related to constructing, upgrading, and acquiring transmission facilities. Exempts cooperatives from Public Utilities Commission regulation, except for interconnection agreements. | ||
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HB47 RELATING TO SUN PROTECTION. |
THIELEN, GREEN, MCKELVEY |
| Establishes a sun protection program for students in public schools and children in child care homes and group child care centers. | ||
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HB48 RELATING TO JURY SERVICE. |
THIELEN, MARUMOTO |
| Allows dentists to claim an exemption from jury service. | ||
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HB49 RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GASES. |
THIELEN, Belatti, Carroll, Luke, Morita, Saiki |
| Requires state agencies to promote policies that decrease greenhouse gas emissions. | ||
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HB50 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
THIELEN, LUKE, MORITA, Carroll, Mizuno |
| Requires the public utilities commission to remove the fossil fuel quotient from renewable energy in determining the amount of energy that qualifies as renewable energy. | ||
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HB51 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FIFTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
THIELEN |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 50th representative district. | ||
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HB52 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. |
SONSON, CHANG, MORITA, Carroll, Green, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Mizuno, Rhoads, Souki, Wakai |
| Prohibits employers from suspending, discharging, or discriminating against an employee for taking sick leave. | ||
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HB53 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, MIZUNO, Chang, Souki |
| Subjects the employer-selected "independent medical examiner" to general medical malpractice standards as applicable in Hawaii. | ||
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HB54 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
MIZUNO, BERTRAM, CARROLL, CHONG, GREEN, ITO, MANAHAN, TSUJI, THIELEN, Brower, Ching, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Rhoads, Say, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takumi, Waters |
| Requires a franchise retail food establishment to include nutritional information about each standard menu item. | ||
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HB56 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
MIZUNO, CHANG, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Brower, Chong, Ito, Rhoads, Sonson, Souki, Takumi, Tsuji |
| Establishes the Hawaii health commission to develop a health plan to provide healthcare coverage for all individuals in the state. Effective July 1, 2020. (SD1) | ||
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HB57 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
MARUMOTO |
| Provides for a ban, for all ages, on riding in truck beds; mandatory helmet law for all two-wheeled vehicles; mandate video screens be behind driver; prohibits cell phone operation except for hands free; prohibit operation of portable media players while driving. | ||
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HB58 RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OF PRIVATE TELEPHONE RECORDS. |
MARUMOTO |
| Criminalizes the brokering of customer information acquired from a telecommunication service provider. | ||
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HB59 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. |
MARUMOTO |
| Provides a tax credit to individual taxpayers for premiums paid for long-term care insurance contracts. | ||
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HB60 RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM CARE RESOURCE PROGRAM AT KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE. |
MARUMOTO |
| Appropriates funds to Kapiolani Community College to train a workforce to care for the State's elder population. | ||
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HB61 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CENTER ON GERONTOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA. |
MARUMOTO |
| Appropriates funds for the center on gerontology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa | ||
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HB62 RELATING TO THE RESCISSION OF THE COUNTY AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE A SURCHARGE ON THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
MARUMOTO, BERG |
| Repeals Act 247, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, which relates to the authorization for counties to levy a county surcharge on the state general excise tax to fund public transportation systems in their respective counties. | ||
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HB63 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CABANILLA, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki, Wakai |
| Appropriates funds to establish the positions of a robotics education coordinator and robotics specialists to coordinate robotics education among the University of Hawaii, Department of Education, and other agencies and organizations in the state. (HB63 HD1) | ||
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HB64 RELATING TO HARBORS. |
CABANILLA, BERTRAM, MIZUNO, RHOADS, Karamatsu, Luke, Nishimoto, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki |
| Authorizes the department of transportation to partner with a private developer to purchase or lease land for an intra-island ferry or water taxi service at west Oahu. | ||
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HB65 RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. |
CABANILLA, TAKAI, Berg, Bertram, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki, Wakai |
| Requires association to give prior written notice of costs for providing information. | ||
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HB66 RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. |
CABANILLA, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki |
| Requires the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to identify and report on planned community associations in Hawaii. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB67 RELATING PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. |
CABANILLA, TAKAI, Berg, Bertram, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Luke, Mizuno, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki, Wakai |
| Requires minutes of meeting of board of directors to record vote of each board member on all motions except motions voted upon in executive session. | ||
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HB68 RELATING TO MEETINGS OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS. |
CABANILLA, TAKAI, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Wakai |
| Requires notice of board meetings to be sent to members 72 hours prior to the meeting, to include agenda for meeting. | ||
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HB69 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. |
CABANILLA, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Chong, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Sagum, Say, Sonson |
| Repeals the sunset date on section 46-36, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which authorizes the governor and the executives of other jurisdictions to use a managed competition process as a management tool to provide government services more efficiently, if they so choose. | ||
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HB70 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
CABANILLA, Bertram, Chong, Karamatsu, Luke, Nishimoto, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki |
| Allows the State to enter into agreements with private entities to build, operate, own, or finance transportation facilities including toll highways. (HB70 HD3) | ||
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HB72 RELATING TO KONA COFFEE. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Changes labeling requirements for Kona coffee by specifying that "Kona" or "Kona Coffee" shall not be used on the label unless the coffee contains at least 75 per cent of Kona coffee meaning coffee grown in the South Kona district or the North Kona district by weight. | ||
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HB73 RELATING TO CONSUMER ACTIONS. |
HERKES |
| If a constitutional amendment authorizes it, the Act establishes a right of a consumer to bring an action for declaratory relief for any law enacted by the Legislature that has primarily a negative economic impact on the consumer. | ||
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HB74 RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Requires the renewal of property insurance at least once following the loss or damage of any covered property of the insured resulting from a catastrophe. | ||
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HB75 RELATING TO BUILDING CODES. |
HERKES |
| Establishes state building code commission tasked with the adoption of a uniform state building code. | ||
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HB76 RELATING TO LOANS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. |
HERKES |
| Establishes interest-free home purchase loan programs for physicians and advanced practice registered nurses to provide them with an incentive to work in hard-to-staff rural areas. | ||
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HB77 RELATING TO LEAHI HOSPITAL. |
HERKES |
| Transfers the Leahi Hospital from Hawaii health systems corporation to the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. | ||
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HB78 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
HERKES |
| Allows the redesignation of certain residential subdivisions in the agricultural district into the rural district, subject to certain criteria. | ||
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HB79 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HANA AND KA‘U SCHOOLS. |
HERKES |
| Appropriates $50,000 to each school to purchase vans for student transportation. | ||
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HB80 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
HERKES |
| Appropriates $200,000 to plan a terminal market pilot program on the Big Island; appropriates $50,000 for the Department of Agriculture (DOA) to hire a consultant to assist in planning terminal markets; authorizes $3,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance construction and equipment for a terminal market and vacuum cooling plant on the island of Hawaii; requires the consultant to work with DOA to form a Committee relating to terminal markets. | ||
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HB81 RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. |
HERKES |
| Repeals the collateral source rule, which bars defendants from introducing evidence to show that a plaintiff has received collateral source payments, that is, not from the defendant, for the sustained injury. | ||
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HB82 RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. |
HERKES |
| Permits a plaintiff to recover noneconomic damages only when the plaintiff can prove that the defendant was grossly negligent. | ||
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HB83 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Prohibits uninsured motorists from recovering noneconomic damages. | ||
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HB84 RELATING TO NONECONOMIC DAMAGES. |
HERKES |
| Establishes verbal thresholds limiting lawsuits for noneconomic damages. | ||
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HB85 RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. |
HERKES |
| Permits collateral sources that made payments to a plaintiff in a personal injury action to recover those payments directly from the defendant in the action. | ||
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HB86 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Makes health insurance primary to personal injury protection benefit component of no-fault insurance. Authorizes health insurers to recover their costs from the personal injury protection insurers. | ||
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HB87 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Shortens notice period for reporting accident to insurer. | ||
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HB88 RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. |
HERKES |
| Expands the department of commerce and consumer affairs' jurisdiction over insurance fraud to include workers' compensation cases, until July 1, 2010. Appropriates funds for additional personnel and resources within the department to combat insurance fraud. (HB88 HD2) | ||
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HB89 RELATING TO ATTORNEYS' FEES. |
HERKES |
| Eliminates or limits payment of attorneys' fees when personal injury protection benefits are paid late. | ||
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HB92 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
HERKES |
| Requires an investment broker and agent who share compensation for their services to pay the general excise tax on only that portion of the compensation retained by each. Effective 7/1/2007. (SD1) | ||
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HB93 RELATING TO BUILDING CODES. |
HERKES |
| Creates a State Building Code Council. Establishes state building code and design standards. Appropriates funds. (HB93 HD2) | ||
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HB94 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB95 RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. |
HERKES |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB96 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. |
HERKES |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB97 RELATING TO HAZARDS. |
HERKES |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB98 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. |
HERKES |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB99 RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO, BELATTI, BERTRAM, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, RHOADS, TAKAI, WATERS, Brower, Sagum, Tokioka, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Requires the department of human services to offer financial education to applicants for and recipients of temporary assistance for needy families (HB99 HD1). | ||
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HB100 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO, BELATTI, BERTRAM, GREEN, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, TAKAI, Brower, Rhoads |
| Eliminates the asset limits for households with minor dependents' applications for medical assistance and appropriates funds for this purpose. | ||
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HB101 RELATING TO HOMEOWNERSHIP. |
SHIMABUKURO, HANOHANO, Belatti, Bertram |
| Appropriates funds to the counties to provide low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers, in conjunction with the federal Housing and Urban Development's HOME Investment Partnership Program, forgivable loans at similar interest rates to cover up to $10,000 of the closing costs for a first single family home purchase. (HB101 HD1 | ||
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HB102 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO, HANOHANO, Belatti, Bertram |
| Requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to apply a self-sufficiency standard, to be established and updated annually by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to determine the amount of assistance allowance. Defines self-sufficiency standard. Requires DHS to submit annual reports to the Legislature. (HB102 HD1) | ||
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HB103 RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO, HANOHANO, Belatti, Bertram |
| Requires the Department of Human Services to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing a micro-credit loan program. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB105 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority, in cooperation with the City and County of Honolulu, to develop a plan for an affordable housing community within the Kalaeloa Community Development District. (HB105 HD1) | ||
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HB106 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW. |
SHIMABUKURO, HANOHANO, Belatti, Bertram |
| Establishes a self-employment assistance program to assist eligible unemployed individuals in starting their own businesses as an alternative to receiving regular unemployment insurance benefits. Effective July 1, 2059. (HB106 HD1) | ||
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HB107 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SHIMABUKURO, BELATTI, CABANILLA, GREEN, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, RHOADS, TAKAI, Bertram, Brower, Morita |
| Allows an individual taxpayer to request that the taxpayer's refund be electronically deposited into more than one checking or savings account. | ||
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HB108 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TORT LIABILITY. |
SHIMABUKURO, HANOHANO, Bertram |
| Repeals the 6/30/07 sunset date and makes permanent the law protecting the State and counties from liability for dangerous ocean conditions at public beach parks. Extends the sunset date of law shielding county lifeguards from liability from 6/30/07 to 6/30/08. | ||
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HB109 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes a definition for "workforce housing". (HB109 HD1) | ||
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HB110 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii to develop student housing. (SD1) | ||
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HB111 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires counties to adopt rules to allow for the construction of indigenous Hawaiian structures by March 31, 2008. (HB111 HD1) | ||
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HB112 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Short form bill relating to Human Services. | ||
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HB113 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Short form bill relating to Human Services. | ||
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HB114 RELATING TO FAMILY COURTS. |
EVANS, McKelvey, Morita |
| Requires a minor adjudicated of actions that would constitute distribution of drugs to choose detention in a youth correctional facility or drug counseling in the company of the minor's parents or guardians. | ||
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HB115 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. |
EVANS, HAR, McKelvey |
| Codifies the department of public safety's classification system of establishing five offender custody levels: maximum, closed, medium, minimum, and community custody. Requires the department to consider custody levels when allocating resources. | ||
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HB117 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
EVANS |
| Gives wastewater treatment plants access to the emergency procurement process to repair a major equipment breakdown that if not immediately repaired would result in wastewater spills and environmental permit noncompliance that is subject to a $25,000 fine per occurrence, per day. | ||
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HB118 RELATING TO STATE BONDS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article XII, section 13 of state constitution to declare that issuance of authorized bonds will not cause debt limit to be exceeded. | ||
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HB119 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WATER SYSTEMS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Provides an exemption from the registration of subdivided lands for offers or dispositions in interest of land that the agribusiness development corporation acquires, if the offer or disposition is for agricultural water systems to provide water for irrigation of agricultural lands. (SD1) | ||
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HB120 RELATING TO THE LIQUOR TAX LAW. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Revises liquor tax to a gallonage rate based on the alcohol content of the various categories of liquor. | ||
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HB121 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Exempts the sale of leasehold interests in real property from the general excise tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB123 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
M. OSHIRO, BROWER, CABANILLA, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MORITA, RHOADS, TOKIOKA, WAKAI, YAMANE, Souki |
| Provides for a state earned income tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB124 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
B. OSHIRO, Waters |
| Extends statute of limitation for actions against a county for damage or injury from 6 months to 2 years. Permits the counties to identify, by charter, the person to whom claimant should give notice of claim for injuries or damage sustained on public property or as a result of the negligence of county official or employee. (H.B. No. 124, H.D.1) | ||
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HB125 RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. |
B. OSHIRO |
| Excludes costs of material in determining whether cost of project is less than $1,000 for purposes of exemption from contractor licensing law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB126 RELATING TO ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAX. |
B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO |
| Retains the State's ability to "pick-up" the state death tax credit as it existed in the Internal Revenue Code before the enactment of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. | ||
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HB127 RELATING TO JURIES. |
B. OSHIRO |
| Adds a jury service exemption for active practicing dentists. | ||
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HB128 RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. |
B. OSHIRO, BERG |
| Permits board members, numbering less than quorum, to (1) Discuss their individual positions related to official board business at other board meetings and legislative public hearings; (2) Attend and participate in discussions at presentations, such as community meetings; and (3) Discuss membership to a board's committees in private. Requires a quorum for discussion prior and related to voting and for voting to validate board actions. (HB128 HD1) | ||
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HB129 RELATING TO BAIL. |
B. OSHIRO, WATERS |
| Establishes qualifications and requirements for persons who apprehend bail fugitives. Regulates the conduct, prohibits certain practices, and establishes penalty for violations. Establishes conditions for surrender of a defendant by a bail agent. | ||
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HB130 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
AWANA |
| Capital improvement projects for 44th representative district. | ||
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HB131 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS ALONG THE WAIANAE COAST. |
AWANA, Har, Shimabukuro |
| Appropriation for beautification projects along the Waianae Coast. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB132 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Saiki, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
| Separate Nanakuli High School from Nanakuli Intermediate School. | ||
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HB133 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
AWANA, HAR, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds to reconfigure highway over the Kunia interchange in the westbound direction to provide for a third lane of travel. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB134 RELATING TO RECYCLING. |
AWANA, CARROLL, MCKELVEY, Morita |
| Mandates the formation of advisory committees to assist in formulating recommendations for development of markets for recycled materials and programs to encourage statewide recycling. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB135 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, EVANS, HERKES, TAKAI, Bertram, Hanohano, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mizuno, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Establishes the candidate advisory council to qualify, screen, and present to the Governor pools of qualified candidates for appointment to the UH Board of Regents. Increases the membership of the Board of Regents to 15 members, with a specified number of members representing different geographic areas. Prohibits a Board of Regents member from serving more than two consecutive five-year terms. Requires the Senate to consider the question of whether to reconfirm an incumbent member's position on the Board of Regents at least 120 days prior to the expiration of the member's first term. Allows a Board of Regents member to continue to serve until the member's successor has been appointed and confirmed by the Senate. (HB135 HD1) | ||
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HB136 RELATING TO AIDS RESEARCH. |
CHANG, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, YAMANE, Bertram, Herkes, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds for the Hawaii AIDS clinical research program. (SD1) | ||
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HB137 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. |
CHANG |
| Short form bill. Effectuates the title of the bill. | ||
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HB138 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. |
CHANG |
| Short form bill. Effectuates the title of the bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB139 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG |
| Short form bill. Effectuates the title of the bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB140 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG |
| Short form bill. Effectuates the title of the bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB141 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG |
| Short form bill. Effectuates the title of the bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB142 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, YAMANE, Herkes, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Allows counties to enact ordinances to permit the use of motorcycles operated by emergency rescue workers to respond to emergency rescue calls, in addition to any other type of vehicle that is otherwise deemed appropriate as a response vehicle by each county. | ||
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HB143 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
CHANG, KARAMATSU, TSUJI, Bertram, Evans, Magaoay, Mizuno, Souki, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Reduces the consumer fireworks fee from $25 to $10. | ||
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HB144 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
CHANG, SONSON, TAKAI, TSUJI, YAMANE, Bertram, Evans, Herkes, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mizuno, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Yamashita |
| Requires the State, counties, and contractors performing work on a public highway to post signs warning motorists of steel plates placed in the roadway. | ||
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HB145 RELATING TO THE STATE VETERANS' HOME. |
CHANG, EVANS, KARAMATSU, TAKAI, TSUJI, Bertram, Herkes, Magaoay, Mizuno, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Establishes a veterans' home account and veterans' gift account to be administered by the Hawaii health systems corporation for the state veterans' home in Hilo. Requires accounts to comply with reporting requirements for non-general fund information. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB146 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHANG, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mizuno, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funding to hire additional career counselors for each department of education high school, based on school enrollment. | ||
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HB147 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SURVEY AND ENGINEERING DESIGN FEES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARK AT MANA, HILO, HAWAII. |
CHANG, Bertram, Hanohano, Herkes, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mizuno, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Makes an appropriation for survey and engineering design fees for the development of an industrial park at Mana, Hilo, Hawaii. | ||
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HB148 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. |
CHANG, EVANS, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, TAKAI, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Herkes, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Establishes a long-term care income tax to pay for long-term care benefits; establishes long-term care income tax credit for amounts paid for purchase of long-term care insurance; clarifies that long-term care taxes are not state funds; makes appropriations. | ||
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HB149 RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. |
CHANG, EVANS, KARAMATSU, MIZUNO, TAKAI, YAMANE, Bertram, Hanohano, Herkes, Magaoay, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Creates a one-time tax credit for victims of the October 15, 2006, earthquakes. (SD1) | ||
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HB150 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Increases percentage of conveyance tax revenues allocated to the rental housing trust fund to sixty-five per cent; requires the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to create an affordable housing inventory registry and to report annually on expenditures from the rental housing trust fund; exempts special purpose revenue bonds issued to assist in the development of low and moderate income housing projects from the procurement code; and appropriates funds for various homeless and housing programs and projects. (SD2) | ||
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HB151 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA |
| Appropriates funds to implement a new human resource management model for Waianae High School and its feeder schools to improve teacher recruitment and licensing. | ||
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HB152 RELATING TO LOCAL CONTROL. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA |
| Requires statewide planning as much as possible to empower local communities with increased control over decisions that affect them. | ||
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HB153 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA |
| Appropriates $1,500,000 to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center for emergency services. (HB153 HD1) | ||
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HB156 RELATING TO THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES WHILE DRIVING. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO |
| Prohibits the use of a mobile telephone while driving unless equipped with a hands-free accessory and being used in the hands-free mode. Exempts mobile radios. Prohibits transit drivers from using cellular phones whenever their vehicle is in motion. (HB156 HD1) | ||
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HB157 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO |
| Requires motor vehicle insurers to reduce the rates of drivers over the age of 55 who successfully complete a driver improvement course. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB158 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
SOUKI |
| Clarifies the period of time for safety inspection of motor carrier vehicles. (SD1) | ||
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HB159 RELATING TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING. |
HANOHANO, AWANA, EVANS, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, RHOADS, TOKIOKA, WARD, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Har |
| Appropriates funds for the establishment of post-high school vocational education programs in Pahoa and Ka'u, in the county of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB160 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Permits driver whose license has been administratively revoked for life to seek reinstatement of the license after 10 years have passed since the lifetime revocation. Requires driver to have had no arrests or convictions for driving while license revoked and be free from dependency or abuse of alcohol and drugs. (HB160 HD1) | ||
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HB161 RELATING TO STATE FUNDS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Makes a technical amendment to the state budget law relating to the deposit of state funds into the state treasury | ||
| Status View measure |
HB163 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Makes technical amendment to budget allotment modification law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB164 RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Makes a technical amendment to the state budget law relating to the deposit of state funds into the state treasury. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB165 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Short form bill relating to taxation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB166 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Short form bill related to the state budget. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB167 RELATING TO STATE BONDS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Short form bill relating to state bonds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB168 RELATING TO STATE REVENUES. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Short form bill relating to state revenues. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB169 RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Short form bill relating to non-general funds. | ||
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HB170 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB171 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB172 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB173 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB174 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB175 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
TAKAI |
| Exempts amounts received for medical services, with certain exceptions, from general excise tax assessments. | ||
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HB176 RELATING TO INCOME TAX. |
TAKAI |
| Establishes a tax credit for tuition and fees of parents who enroll in parenting and child development classes. | ||
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HB177 RELATING TO BOARD OF EDUCATION. |
TAKAI |
| Provides salaries for the board of education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB178 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKAI |
| Directs the department of education to establish a program to award high school diplomas to armed services veterans drafted during World War II, Korean conflict, and Vietnam War, as well as to those whose schooling was interrupted due to wartime practices. | ||
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HB179 RELATING TO BUSINESS ENERGY TAX CREDIT. |
CHANG, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SONSON, Bertram, Evans, Herkes, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Establishes a business energy tax credit to encourage energy preservation and efficiency. | ||
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HB180 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi |
| Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network to provide assistance to small businesses through management-force training. (HB180 HD1) | ||
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HB181 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Makes health insurance primary to personal injury protection benefit component of no-fault insurance. | ||
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HB182 RELATING TO REGULATION OF HOME INSPECTORS. |
HERKES |
| Requires licensing of professional home inspectors by the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Establishes licensing board. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB183 RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS AND SOLICITORS. |
HERKES |
| Exempts bank holding companies from mortgage broker and solicitor requirements. | ||
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HB184 RELATING TO THE UNIFORM DEBT-MANAGEMENT SERVICES ACT. |
HERKES |
| Enacts Uniform Debt-Management Services Act that requires registration of providers of debt-management services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB185 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
HERKES, Shimabukuro |
| Requires the Hawaii Housing and Finance Development Corporation to establish an affordable housing demonstration project in Waianae on the island of Oahu and South Kohala on the island of Hawaii. (HB185 HD1) | ||
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HB186 RELATING TO GASOLINE. |
HERKES, CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, TSUJI, Takamine |
| Changes the ethanol content requirement for gasoline sold in the state for use in motor vehicles from 10% to 2%. | ||
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HB187 RELATING TO FEES IN CRIMINAL CASES. |
EVANS |
| Increases witnesses fees in criminal cases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB188 RELATING TO LOCKSMITHS. |
EVANS, Magaoay |
| Requires licensing for locksmiths. | ||
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HB189 RELATING TO CRUISE SHIP FEES. |
EVANS |
| Requires the department of land and natural resources to annually report costs of cruise ships using small boat harbors (HB189 HD1). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB190 RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. |
EVANS |
| Requires life imprisonment without parole for a second conviction of sexual assault against a minor under age 11. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB191 RELATING TO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. |
EVANS |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB192 RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY INNOVATION CORPORATION. |
EVANS |
| Establishes the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii innovation corporation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB193 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
EVANS |
| Changes the title of the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority's executive director to "chief executive officer." | ||
| Status View measure |
HB194 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
EVANS |
| Authorizes the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii authority to acquire, hold, and sell qualified securities in businesses of the Authority's tenants or prospective tenants. (HB194 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB195 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII CIVIL AIR PATROL. |
EVANS |
| Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol. (HB195 HD1) | ||
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HB196 RELATING TO CERTIFICATE OF NEED. |
EVANS |
| Exempts all long-term care facilities at all levels of care from the certificate of need process under the state health planning and development agency. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB197 RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. |
EVANS |
| Places a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages recoverable from a physician or surgeon in medical malpractice actions for the provision of emergency care in a hospital emergency department. | ||
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HB198 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
EVANS |
| Allows smoking in designated smoking rooms in private establishments; provided that employees are not unwillingly exposed to smoke and a sign is posted to warn the public. Defines "private establishment." | ||
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HB199 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
EVANS |
| Specifically excludes hotel construction and development from the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority's authority. | ||
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HB200 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
EVANS |
| Directs the auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of NELHA's deep seawater pumping system and establish a reasonable rate structure; freezes rates until the audit is complete. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB201 RELATING TO STATE VETERANS' HOME. |
EVANS |
| Establishes a veterans' gift account to be administered by the Hawaii health systems corporation. Also requires account to comply with reporting requirements for non-general fund information. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB202 RELATING TO TELEPSYCHIATRY. |
GREEN |
| Requires and appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii to expand its existing telepsychiatry project to rural Oahu, rural Kauai, and Hawaii, and to involve advanced graduate psychiatric residents in the provision of the services. (HB202 HD1) | ||
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HB203 RELATING TO NEUROTRAUMA. |
GREEN |
| Allows money from the neurotrauma special fund to be used for direct services to individuals with neurotrauma; requires the department of human services to apply for a federal waiver for the use of moneys from the fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB204 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Appropriates funds to the preschool developmental screening program, the family health services division, and the maternal and child health branch to maintain existing staff and hiring additional staff members. (HB204 HD1) | ||
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HB205 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
GREEN |
| Requires health insurance plans to cover screening for colorectal cancer by colonoscopy every ten years, beginning at age fifty. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB206 RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. |
GREEN |
| Appropriates funds for a coordinator and operating expenses to support a statewide self-advocacy network for individuals with development disabilities. (HB206 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB207 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
GREEN |
| Provides an exemption, to medical services purchased on Oahu, from the county surcharge on state tax for operating or capital costs of a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB208 RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. |
GREEN |
| Appropriates moneys to fund operations of developmental disabilities domiciliary homes and apartment complexes for persons with developmental disabilities. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB209 RELATING TO ORAL HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Requires the department of health to establish and administer the water fluoridation pilot program to adjust the amount of naturally occurring fluoride in the water to a level that will benefit oral health. Makes appropriations. | ||
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HB210 RELATING TO HOME CARE. |
GREEN |
| Establishes home care agency licensing requirements. Appropriates moneys to create permanent positions at the department of health to license home care agencies. | ||
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HB213 RELATING TO EXCISE TAX ON HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN |
| Exempts physician services, hospital charges, nursing services, and rehabilitation services from the county surcharge on state tax. | ||
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HB214 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Tsuji |
| Amends the mental health counselor licensure application date to include counselors who have completed or are in the process of completing the requirements for licensure before July 1, 2007. Repeals the sunset date on mental health counselor licensure. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB215 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
GREEN, CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, LUKE, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TSUJI, WAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Har, Herkes, Magaoay, Souki |
| Provides a tax credit for damage caused by the earthquakes of October 15, 2006. | ||
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HB216 RELATING TO NATUROPATHY. |
GREEN, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Mizuno, Tsuji |
| Requires the board of examiners in naturopathy to adopt a formulary and qualifications for administering natural medicines by injection, and to grant the authority to qualified naturopaths. Amends the definition of naturopathy accordingly. Establishes a temporary advisory committee to recommend a formulary and qualifications. | ||
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HB217 RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, MIZUNO, TSUJI |
| Appropriates funds for additional urgent care services in the Ocean View and Volcano communities of the island of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB218 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
GREEN, Hanohano, Herkes, Tsuji |
| Provides a tax deduction for the cost of spaying or neutering a dog or cat. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB219 RELATING TO VACCINATIONS. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, Herkes |
| Provides free anti-pneumonia vaccinations to certain individuals statewide to reduce mortality in the event of an outbreak of avian flu. Appropriates $1,000,000 to DOH. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB220 RELATING TO TORTS. |
GREEN, EVANS, MIZUNO, Hanohano, Herkes |
| Limits non-economic damages in medical tort actions contingent on compliance with premium rate caps by insurers providing professional liability insurance in Hawaii. Sunsets on the earlier of the date on which an insurer does not comply with the premium rate caps, or July 1, 2015. (HB220 HD2) | ||
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HB221 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Hanohano, Herkes |
| Establishes community inpatient drug treatment centers in each state senatorial district by 2010. Requires certain parolees to give lectures on the dangers of methamphetamine at high schools. Adds substances used to produce methamphetamine to the list of controlled substances. Appropriates funds for county detectives investigating methamphetamine cases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB222 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Herkes |
| Appropriates funds to the state health planning and development agency to develop and maintain a statewide health care workforce map and database. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB223 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, MIZUNO, TAKAI, TSUJI, Bertram, Souki |
| Appropriates general funds to support Hawaii's trauma system, statewide aeromedical evacuation programs, rural hospitals, Hawaii children's health care program, and support services for people without health insurance. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB224 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Allows assisted living facilities with twenty-four hour staff, individualized evacuation plans, and sprinkler and fire door systems to accept individuals with an impairment that prevents the resident from safely evacuating with minimal assistance. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB225 RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAX. |
GREEN |
| Clarifies that the cigarette tax money earmarked to fund the cancer research center of Hawaii, emergency medical services, trauma care, and community health centers shall be calculated on a per cigarette basis. (HB225 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB227 RELATING TO HELMET USE BY MINORS. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti, Bertram, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes |
| Requires persons under the age of eighteen to wear a helmet while operating an all terrain vehicle on public property. Provides fines for violations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB228 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO |
| Prohibits health insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory. Requires health care insurers to submit rate filings for approval by the insurance commissioner. Establishes penalties and appeal procedures. (HB228 HD2) | ||
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HB229 RELATING TO RURAL HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Tsuji |
| Establishes the Hawaii health corps program to encourage healthcare professionals to serve in underserved areas of the State. (HB229 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB230 RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. |
GREEN, EVANS, HANOHANO, HERKES, MIZUNO, TSUJI |
| Appropriates $2,000,000 to the department of health to assess the structural integrity of all hospitals and nursing homes in Hawaii to determine their ability to withstand different types of natural disasters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB231 RELATING TO EXCISE TAX ON HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Tsuji |
| Exempts physician services, hospital charges, nursing services, and rehabilitation services, but not including elective medical procedures, from the county surcharge on state tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB232 RELATING TO QUALIFYING MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Tsuji |
| Provides a tax credit for the general excise taxes paid for purchases of qualifying medical information technology by physicians. (HB232 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB233 RELATING TO ELDER ABUSE. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes |
| Amends the definition of "caregiver." | ||
| Status View measure |
HB234 RELATING TO AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONWIDE POPULAR VOTE. |
SHIMABUKURO, B. OSHIRO, TAKAI, WATERS, Bertram, Hanohano, Har, Magaoay, Rhoads, Tsuji |
| Provides an agreement between the states to allow for the election of the President of the United States by popular vote. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB235 RELATING TO ALL TERRAIN-VEHICLES. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Limits right to operate all terrain-vehicles to adults. Requires all terrain-vehicles to have mufflers and not be operated on public lands. Requires retailers to inform buyers of requirements prior to sale or rental. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB236 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Appropriates funds to Habitat for Humanity as a grant to build self-help ownership homes, capacity building for Habitat affiliates, and administrative costs. (HB236 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB237 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Specifies that flexibility in land use density provisions be provided to rental housing projects where at least 50 percent of the rental units are affordable to residents with incomes at or below a percentage of the median family income of the zip code area where the rental housing project is located. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB238 RELATING TO THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY. |
SHIMABUKURO, BERTRAM, HANOHANO |
| Increases the tax on the disposition of real property by a non-resident seller. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB239 MAKING A MATCHING FUNDS APPROPRIATION TO INCREASE STUDENT ON-CAMPUS AND NEARBY HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Creates public-private partnership to develop student on-campus and nearby housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB240 RELATING TO SMALL BOATING FACILITIES. |
MCKELVEY, AWANA, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, ITO, SAGUM, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Shimabukuro |
| Requires that at least % of the funds in the Boating Special Fund be used for costs of maintenance and repair of existing small boat harbor improvements, and % of the funds be used for principal and interest for capital improvements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB241 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, WATERS, Awana, Bertram, Carroll, Chang, Evans, Har, Herkes, Ito, Sagum, Souki |
| Eliminates the collection of the GET on motor vehicle gasoline. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB242 RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. |
MCKELVEY, HAR, MORITA, THIELEN, Awana, Bertram, Carroll, Ito, Mizuno, Sagum, Shimabukuro |
| Assesses the transient accommodations tax on cruise ships. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB243 RELATING TO TATTOOING. |
MCKELVEY, AWANA, BERTRAM, CARROLL, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, TOKIOKA, Belatti, Chong |
| Exempts tattoo artists licensed to practice the ancient art of Hawaiian tattooing from Department of Health (DOH) rules and provides for licensing and regulation of Hawaiian tattoo artists by a Board of Hawaiian Tattoo Artists within DOH. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB244 RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST MAUI LAND AND PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC. |
MCKELVEY, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Sagum, Souki |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Maui Land and Pineapple Company in making improvements to agricultural water systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB245 RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF A HAWAII ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY. |
ITO, CHONG, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Carroll |
| Establishes and designates the Hawaii archeological survey as a program of the Hawaii museum of natural and cultural history. Creates an exception to disclosure for sensitive information that may frustrate the purpose of protecting the archeological sites and artifacts. (HB245 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB246 RELATING TO INFORMATION. |
ITO, CHONG, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, Chang, Hanohano, Herkes, Manahan, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Requires public or private entities responsible for the inadvertent, unauthorized disclosure of personal financial information to pay for access to credit reports for at least 1 year. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB247 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
ITO, MIZUNO, Carroll, Chong, Herkes, McKelvey, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Allows all employees' retirement system retirants to change their pension payment options if the retirant's beneficiary dies before the retirant. (HB247 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB248 RELATING TO FIREARMS. |
ITO, Brower, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Tsuji |
| Repeals the prohibition on magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds. Limit the capacity to fifteen rounds. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB251 RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION. |
ITO, CARROLL, CHONG, MAGAOAY, THIELEN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang, Tsuji |
| Prohibits use of potable water to irrigate new golf courses effective 7/1/10, except where there is no reasonably available source of nonpotable water or use of nonpotable water poses a threat to public health and safety or other surface and ground water uses. Defines potable and nonpotable water. Emphasizes role of nonpotable water in programs for the development, conservation, protection, control, and regulation of water resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB252 RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAXES FOR SPECULATIVE SALES. |
ITO, CHONG, Carroll, Herkes, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Manahan, Sagum, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Increases conveyance tax rates for sales of condominiums or single-family residences where the purchaser is ineligible for a county homeowner's property tax exemption. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB253 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EROSION CONTROL MEASURES ALONG KAWA STREAM IN KANEOHE, OAHU. |
ITO, CHANG, CHONG, Magaoay |
| Appropriates funding for erosion control along Kawa Stream in Kaneohe. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB254 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
ITO, BROWER, EVANS, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, Chong, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Morita, Souki, Yamashita |
| Exempts food from general excise tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB255 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE RATE REGULATION. |
ITO, BERTRAM, CHONG, MIZUNO, TSUJI, Chang, Evans, McKelvey, Shimabukuro, Souki |
| Prohibits health insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. Requires health care insurers to submit rate filings for approval by the insurance commissioner. Establishes penalties and appeal procedures. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB256 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
ITO, CHONG, Chang, Magaoay, Souki |
| Appropriates funds for the department of transportation to plant trees along the center median of Kahekili Highway. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB257 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
ITO, CHONG, MAGAOAY, Karamatsu, Manahan, Sagum, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Establishes sustainable communities in Hawaii with the combined effort of state departments and agencies. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB258 RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. |
ITO, CHONG, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang |
| Establishes the Ala Wai community development district. Provides development objectives and guidelines. Provides for request for proposals for the private redevelopment and operation of Ala Wai boat harbor. Transfers Ala Wai boat harbor from department of land and natural resources to Hawaii community development authority. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB259 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, SAGUM, Brower, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Manahan, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Extends authority of county boards to issued revenue bonds pursuant to existing charter provisions. (HB259 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB261 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
ITO, CHANG, CHONG, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Brower, Herkes |
| Establishes permitted uses on lands designated as important agricultural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB262 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
ITO |
| Short form bill relating to land use. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB263 RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES. |
ITO |
| Short form bill relating to water resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB264 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. |
ITO |
| Short form bill relating to Hawaiian affairs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB265 RELATING TO OCEAN RESOURCES. |
ITO |
| Provides a short form bill for subject matter relating to ocean resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB266 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. |
ITO |
| Short form bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB267 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
ITO |
| Short form bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB268 RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES. |
ITO |
| Short form bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB269 RELATING TO OCEAN RESOURCES. |
ITO |
| Short form bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB270 RELATING TO THE REGULATORY LICENSING REFORM ACT. |
HERKES |
| Amends regulatory licensing reform act to prohibit redundant or unnecessary professional or vocational regulatory programs. Requires Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to sunset a program that the auditor finds redundant or unnecessary and where there is no contrary action by the legislature. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB271 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Establishes fixed dollar amounts for pain and suffering under the motor vehicle insurance law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB273 RELATING TO ANNUITIES. |
HERKES |
| Establishes standards and procedures to be followed by insurers or insurance producers when making recommendations to consumers who are considering the purchase or exchange of any annuity. Stipulates that the Commissioner of Securities maintains jurisdiction over variable annuities. (HB273 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB274 RELATING TO HUNTING. |
HERKES |
| Provides for a fee of $50 for a 3-day hunting license on a private or commercial shooting preserve with a licensed guide. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB276 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Authorizes insureds to choose between no-fault and no-fault with a threshold for uncompensated economic loss. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB278 RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. |
SOUKI, MIZUNO |
| Bans the use of snares in the capture of animals except for use by state, federal, or county officials in protecting public health and safety. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB279 RELATING TO TOWING. |
TAKAI |
| Requires all towing companies operating in the State to display in the cab of each of their tow trucks, in plain view and in large bold legible print, the license number of the truck and the towing company's name and telephone number. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB280 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
TAKAI |
| Bases University of Hawaii general funding on a student-weighted formula. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB281 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKAI |
| Requires the board of education to be composed of 17 voting members elected in a nonpartisan manner by the qualified voters of the respective school board districts, as provided by law. Requires each school board district to be composed of 3 representative districts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB282 RELATING TO THE ALOHA STADIUM. |
TAKAI |
| Requires the Governor to direct the Department of Land and Natural Resources to: (1) Dispose of Aloha Stadium by any appropriate method, including sale, lease, or exchange of land; (2) Acquire suitable and adequate lands at an appropriate location on Oahu upon which a new stadium may be constructed, by any appropriate method, including purchase, lease, or exchange of land; and (3) Ensure that the proceeds of the sale, lease, or land exchange of the Aloha stadium and surrounding lands in (1) are to be applied to the purchase, lease, or land exchange of suitable lands in (2) (HB282 HD1). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB283 RELATING TO SCHOOLS. |
TAKAI |
| Requires the department of education to establish a priority list of public schools with the greatest need for air conditioning and to install air conditioning, based on the priority list. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB284 ELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
TAKAI |
| Limits the purchase and rebuilding of salvaged vehicles to licensed individuals. Includes airbags as a resale component that requires department of transportation approval. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB285 RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTERS. |
TAKAI |
| Authorizes Hawaii hurricane relief fund moneys to be used for (1) other natural disasters such as flood, tsunami, and lava flow; and (2) grants to individuals who install wind resistive devices in their residences. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB286 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF ALOHA STADIUM TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
TAKAI |
| Transfers the Aloha Stadium to the University of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB287 RELATING TO ATTRACTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES TAX CREDIT. |
TAKAI |
| Repeals the Attractions and Educational Facilities Tax Credit for Ko Olina Resort and Marina and Makaha Resort. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB288 RELATING TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates moneys to the department of defense to create additional emergency shelter spaces for residents and pets. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB289 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds to the department of defense for non-declared disaster activation and response. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB290 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates moneys to the state civil defense for continuous alert staffing requirements at the state emergency operating center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB291 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY SUPPLY CACHES. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds for emergency supply caches to support disaster victims and communities that may become isolated due to natural disasters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB292 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds: (1) To effectively equip emergency shelters to support special needs populations and maintain the development of the Emergency Supply Program; (2) For retrofit projects on public buildings to create additional emergency shelter spaces for residents and pets; (3) For the continued funding of non-declared disaster activation and response; (4) For continuous alert staffing requirements at the state civil defense emergency operating center; and (4) For emergency supply caches to support disaster victims and communities that may become isolated due to natural disasters. (HB292 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB293 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund the installation of additional sirens to the state civil defense warning system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB294 RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Provides tax credit to homeowners for construction of safe rooms. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB295 RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates moneys for full time equivalent positions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB296 RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates moneys for the state civil defense major disaster fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB297 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds for a public education campaign on natural disaster preparedness. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB298 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the planning and construction of a new state emergency operating center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB299 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Repeals mandatory sentence of 30 years to life for habitual violent felons. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB300 RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Transfers medical marijuana program from department of public safety to department of health and requires it to consider new debilitating conditions for marijuana use. Clarifies amount of marijuana that may be possessed. Reduces role of physicians to ensure that they will not be subject to federal charges. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB301 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Capital improvements pertaining to the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol Wing Headquarters. (HB301 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB302 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds to include, as part of the duties of the mainland branch of the department of public safety, the monitoring of conditions at prisons where Hawaii inmates are serving their sentences through interstate compact agreements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB303 RELATING TO THEFT. |
B. OSHIRO, WAKAI, WATERS |
| Provides that an individual caught with stolen mail belonging to three or more persons in the same or separate incident as part of a common scheme or plan commits second degree theft. (HB303 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB304 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, WATERS |
| Requires the Governor, in filling vacancies in Hawaii's House of Representatives, Senate, and United States Senate seats, to select from a list of three prospective appointees nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent, who are residents of the prior incumbent's electoral district, and who have been members of same political party as the prior incumbent for at least six months prior to the appointment. Effective on approval. (HB304 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB305 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, SONSON |
| Authorizes recovery of attorney's fees and costs under workers' compensation law by any person who successfully defends any charge of workers' compensation insurance fraud, except criminal cases, against the person who initiates and prosecutes the action. Authorizes the insurance commissioner to investigate complaints and prosecute cases of workers' compensation fraud, provided that the complaint is against an insurance carrier, a self-insured employer, or a full-insured employer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB306 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill. Relating to economic development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB307 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill. Relating to economic development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB308 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill. Relating to taxation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB309 RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill relating to technology. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB311 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
YAMASHITA, Chang, Chong, Karamatsu, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Lowers the compulsory education age from 6 to 5 years old, making attendance in kindergarten mandatory. Requires children who are home-schooled or enrolled in alternative school programs to pass a test prior to entering first grade. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB312 RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
YAMASHITA, KARAMATSU, TSUJI, WAKAI, Caldwell, Chang |
| Appropriates $ for each year in the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium to provide grants under the Hawaii Community-based Economic Development Technical and Financial Assistance Program. Eff. 7/1/2050. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB313 RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. |
YAMASHITA, CHANG, CHONG, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, Caldwell, Nakasone, Say |
| Moves the Small Business Regulatory Review Board from DBEDT to the Office of the Ombudsman. Changes the appointment process so that members are appointed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB314 RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. |
YAMASHITA, CHANG, CHONG, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, Nakasone, Say |
| Re-establishes the Office of the Small Business Defender within the Legislature. Allows the Small Business Defender to hire attorneys. Appropriates funds. (HB314 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB315 RELATING TO FUNDING FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER DISTRIBUTION FOR KULA IN UPCOUNTRY MAUI. |
YAMASHITA, CHANG, TSUJI, Brower, Chong, Herkes, Karamatsu, Nakasone, Say, Yamane |
| Authorizes and appropriates general obligation bonds to provide state matching funds for the construction of a new agricultural water distribution system for Kula in upcountry Maui. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB316 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
YAMASHITA, CALDWELL, CHONG, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, WAKAI, YAMANE, Chang, Herkes, Nakasone, Say, Tsuji |
| Excludes services performed by an individual who is a member of a limited liability company or a partner of a limited liability partnership who has a distributional interest in the company or partnership of at least fifty percent, a partner of a partnership, and a sole proprietor from the definition of "employment" under the workers' compensation law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB318 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. |
YAMASHITA, CHANG, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, WAKAI, Chong, Nakasone, Say |
| Establishes a three-year administrative rules review pilot program that requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to examine its rules, and to identify and repeal obsolete, cumbersome, unnecessary, or overly restrictive rules. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB319 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. |
YAMASHITA, CHONG, HERKES, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, WAKAI, Chang, Karamatsu, Nakasone, Say |
| Provides for the automatic repeal of administrative rules effective 180 days after the repeal of the related statute or ordinance. (HB319 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB320 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
RHOADS |
| Appropriates funds for improved security measures at the Mayor Wright homes public housing complex, including the contract hiring of at least three full-time security officers. Requires a progress report to the Legislature. (HB320 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB321 RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. |
RHOADS |
| Directs the executive branch to prepare preliminary design and request for proposals for the design, construction, and operation of a correctional facility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB322 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX. |
RHOADS |
| Restricts county property tax increases to 10 percent per year. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB323 RELATING TO AUTOMOBILE THEFT. |
RHOADS, BROWER, MANAHAN, Belatti |
| Appropriates funds for a grant-in-aid to the city and county of Honolulu to establish car-baiting pilot program designed to reduce automobile theft on Oahu. (HB323 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB324 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A SALARY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS. |
RHOADS, WATERS |
| Appropriates funds to increase teacher salaries by 2% for 2 years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB325 RELATING TO DENTAL CARE. |
RHOADS |
| Expands coverage under the State's medicaid and QUEST programs to include comprehensive dental care for adults and appropriates funds to provide the additional coverage. Establish a pilot program in the county of Hawaii relating to hospital dentistry for the developmentally disabled community and appropriates funds. Establishes a task force. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB326 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
RHOADS |
| Establishes a two-year statewide task force to evaluate and make recommendations on the State's system responses to cases of child sexual assault and exploitation. Appropriates funds. (HB326 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB327 RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE. |
RHOADS |
| Appropriates funds to provide treatment services for child victims of sexual abuse, including psychological treatment and case management services for child victims and their families. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB328 RELATING TO SIDEWALKS. |
RHOADS |
| Defines the downtown Honolulu business district and clarifies that bicycle riding on sidewalks is not permitted in it. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB329 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
RHOADS |
| Appropriates moneys to allow Kukui Gardens to remain an affordable development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB330 RELATING TO PROSTITUTION. |
RHOADS, Brower |
| Makes a third and subsequent conviction for prostitution and loitering to engage in or advance prostitution a class C felony. (HB330 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB331 RELATING TO NOISE ABATEMENT. |
RHOADS, BERTRAM, Brower |
| Appropriates funds to the counties to develop noise abatement programs to increase enforcement of noise abatement laws. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB332 RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. |
RHOADS, BROWER, LEE, MIZUNO, Belatti, Bertram |
| Allows audible reverse warning system to be manually turned off between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., provided the vehicle is guided by a person other than the driver of the vehicle | ||
| Status View measure |
HB333 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
RHOADS, MANAHAN |
| Direct city and county of Honolulu to submit report to legislature setting forth a detailed description of the task and cost of determining the ownership of all private highways, roads, and lanes in the urban core of Honolulu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB335 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, CHANG, EVANS, HAR, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, YAMANE, Bertram, Lee, Sonson, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Provides a general excise tax exemption for buildings or facilities in conformance with the United States green building council's leadership in energy and environmental design green building rating system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB336 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A STATE-OWNED AIRCRAFT. |
KARAMATSU, Bertram, Green, Ito, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Sonson, Souki, Takamine |
| Appropriates $1,900,000 for the department of transportation to purchase a state-owned aircraft to be used in the conduct of state business. Requires the department to adopt rules concerning the use and maintenance of the aircraft. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB337 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
KARAMATSU, HAR, ITO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, SONSON, TSUJI, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Evans, Green, Herkes, McKelvey, Nakasone, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takamine, Wakai, Waters, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Authorizes the agribusiness development corporation to use revenue bonds to purchase agricultural land, including in Kunia, Ewa, or north of Wahiawa and Schofield on Oahu. Appropriates funds to purchase these lands. Enables the agribusiness development corporation to contract with banks to provide lease management services. Allows the agribusiness development corporation to lease agricultural lands in these areas for up to 55 years. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB338 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, ITO, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Nishimoto |
| Requires the employees' retirement system to consider the allocation of funds for Hawaii venture capital investments, unless it is not prudent to do so; appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii office of technology transfer and economic development to enter into a partnership with a private sector entity. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB339 RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION. |
KARAMATSU, CARROLL, LEE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, TSUJI, YAMANE, Bertram, Brower, Chang, Chong, Green, Har, Herkes, Ito, Magaoay, Manahan, Nakasone, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Takamine, Waters, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to the department of education to develop and implement a sexual violence prevention curriculum that will feature multiple, age appropriate lesson plans targeted at kindergarten through 12th grade students, a teacher-friendly lesson plan format, and flexible, interactive learning activities for students. | ||
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HB340 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
KARAMATSU, ITO, LEE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Evans, Green, Herkes, Magaoay, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Sonson, Takamine, Waters, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Authorizes the court at sentencing to require a person convicted of sexual assault in the first degree to wear a global positioning system transmitter for up to 10 years after the person's release from prison. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB341 RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES. |
KARAMATSU, ITO, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Brower, Nishimoto |
| Defines long-term care facilities and includes care in such facilities as part of a "service business" that may qualify for beneficial treatment within an enterprise zone. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB342 RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, ITO, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Souki |
| Mandates certain penalties, including graffiti eradication, for persons convicted of aggravated criminal property damage. Holds persons legally accountable for a minor liable for aggravated criminal property damage committed by the minor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB343 RELATING TO INCOME TAX. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, HAR, LUKE, MCKELVEY, B. OSHIRO, TSUJI, Bertram, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Green, Herkes, Ito, Lee, Manahan, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Provides an income tax deduction for an employer who reimburses the employer's employees for the cost of public transportation incurred by the employees for transportation to and from work. | ||
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HB344 RELATING TO CONTRACTS. |
KARAMATSU, B. OSHIRO, SONSON, Bertram, Brower, Chang, Chong, Evans, Green, Herkes, Lee, Magaoay, McKelvey, Mizuno, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Takamine, Tsuji, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Authorizes contractors and subcontractors to include in their subcontracts additional provisions that must be met before the subcontractor is entitled to receive final payment for completion of work on a government project. | ||
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HB346 RELATING TO HOLIDAYS. |
KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Chang, Ito, Magaoay, Nishimoto, Sonson, Takamine, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Establishes September 21 of each year as a state holiday to be known as Peace Day to promote peace programs, improve international relations and increase educational awareness of peace. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB347 RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRAINING. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, CHANG, ITO, YAMASHITA, Bertram |
| Appropriates funds into the Hawaii 3Ts school technology laboratories fund for the economic development alliance of Hawaii to expand project EAST programs to public schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB348 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, CHANG, ITO, Bertram, Yamashita |
| Requires the board of regents for the University of Hawaii to establish a new bachelor's degree program in information technology at the Manoa campus. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB350 RELATING TO GAMING. |
SOUKI, CABANILLA, CHANG, HERKES, SONSON, Sagum |
| Establishes Hawaii gaming control commission and framework for casino gaming on Oahu only. Levies 10% tax of which 5% is to be remitted to the city and county of Honolulu to fund the fixed guideway transportation system on Oahu. Repeals general excise tax surcharge to fund transit on Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB351 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
SOUKI, CALDWELL, NISHIMOTO, WATERS, Har, Nakasone |
| Establishes the photo red light imaging detector system program. Authorizes counties to implement the program. Increases the time to mail a citation to the owner of the vehicle that used a high occupancy lane illegally. (HB351 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB352 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
SOUKI, EVANS, NISHIMOTO, Nakasone |
| Establishes the photo speed imaging detector system program. Authorizes counties to administer the program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB353 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO, Mizuno, Nakasone |
| Repeals the prohibition against the payment and receipt of commissions related to the sale of collision damage waivers for rental vehicles. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB354 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
SOUKI, CALDWELL, NISHIMOTO, TAKUMI, Carroll, Har |
| Repeals the law requiring habitual violent offenders to be sentenced to prison for 30 years to life. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB355 RELATING TO CAREGIVERS. |
LEE, GREEN, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, WARD, YAMANE |
| Provides a tax credit to taxpayer caregivers who care for qualified care recipients. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB356 RELATING TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT. |
LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORITA, RHOADS, TAKAI, THIELEN, WAKAI |
| Establishes a motor vehicle violation that prohibits leaving a child unsupervised in a motor vehicle. Allows law enforcement or reserve personnel to remove child, and provides exemption from civil liability. Requires the examiner of drivers to test driver's license applicants for knowledge of this offense. Requires rental car companies to place a notice in rental vehicles informing lessee of prohibition against leaving child unsupervised in a motor vehicle. (SD1) | ||
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HB357 RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. |
LEE, EVANS, HANOHANO, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORITA, RHOADS, TAKAI, THIELEN, Belatti, Chang, Green, Sonson, Souki, Wakai, Yamane |
| Appropriates funds to the department of transportation for pedestrian safety measures such as traffic countdown timers, signals, painting of crosswalks, a public awareness campaign, and grants-in-aid for counties for pedestrian safety. (SD1) | ||
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HB358 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
LEE, Mizuno, Morita, Yamane |
| Prohibits homeowner's insurers from raising rates or refusing coverage to homeowners who own or harbor a dog, unless the dog has been found to have unjustifiably bitten a human being on at least two separate occasions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB359 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
LEE, CABANILLA, CHANG, GREEN, HERKES, MIZUNO, MORITA, TAKAI, YAMANE, Caldwell, Rhoads |
| Establishes a statewide comprehensive health care workforce map and database on supply, demand, and distribution, by specialty and practice location. | ||
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HB360 RELATING TO MEDICAID. |
LEE, CABANILLA, GREEN, MIZUNO, MORITA, Souki |
| Increases the rates or reimbursement of individual practitioners providing Medicaid services. Appropriates funds. (HB360 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB361 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR MILILANI MIDDLE SCHOOL. |
LEE, YAMANE |
| Provides funding for trash receptacles at Mililani Middle School. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB362 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. |
LEE, CABANILLA, MORITA, Ito, Souki, Yamane |
| Allows for the immediate removal of a motor vehicle from the scene of an accident where no serious, substantial, or bodily injury has occurred. (HB362 HD1) | ||
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HB363 RELATING TO RELOCATION SERVICES. |
LEE, MARUMOTO, MORITA, Evans, Har, Herkes, Mizuno, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Improves the seller disclosure law for residential property by broadening the application of the law to include both the seller and previous seller of property resold within one year; requires greater accountability by real estate agents and brokers with respect to a seller's disclosure; and broadens the application of the law to include quitclaim deed transfers. | ||
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HB364 RELATING TO MEDICAL RESEARCH. |
LEE, CALDWELL, GREEN, HAR, HERKES, MORITA, TAKAI, THIELEN, Mizuno, Wakai |
| Sets state policy for stem cell research in the State. Requires UH to develop plan to establish an institute for regenerative medicine at school of medicine no later than 12/31/2008. | ||
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HB365 RELATING TO SCRAP DEALERS. |
LEE, CHANG, YAMANE, Hanohano, Har, Rhoads |
| Transfers license issuance and enforcement duties regarding scrap dealers from counties to the Department of the Attorney General. Establishes penalties for failure to obtain a scrap dealer license, and to obtain identification and written statements from sellers regarding ownership of scrap. Exempts currently licensed scrap dealers for 180 days after effective date. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB366 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY. |
LEE, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MORITA, YAMANE |
| Requires persons convicted of offenses relating to manufacturing and trafficking methamphetamines or distributing dangerous drugs in the first degree to register with the attorney general. Makes registration information available to the public. | ||
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HB368 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
LEE, CABANILLA, HANOHANO, TAKAI, WAKAI, Luke, Nishimoto |
| Regulates controlled substances | ||
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HB369 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
LEE, GREEN, TAKAI, Har, Herkes, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Adds ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to the list of Schedule V controlled substances. Repeals certain exemptions from business permits for regulated chemicals for the manufacture of controlled substances. | ||
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HB370 RELATING TO REMOTE DISPENSING. |
LEE, TAKAI, Herkes, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Provides for the establishment of remote dispensing pharmacies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB371 RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. |
WATERS |
| Authorizes and directs the governor to enter into an interstate compact requiring the State to certify electors of the same political party as that of the winner of the national popular vote in a presidential election. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB372 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. |
WATERS |
| Promotes the civil engineering profession and enhances the recruitment and retention of civil engineers in the department of transportation by providing financial assistance, on-the-job training, and educational opportunities to qualified students. (HB372 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB373 RELATING TO SCRAP DEALERS. |
WATERS |
| Provides measures to prevent copper theft; increases penalties for violation. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB374 RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. |
WATERS |
| Appropriates funds for the department of public safety to provide substance abuse treatment for inmates at Hawaii correctional facilities and community correctional centers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB376 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
WATERS |
| Establishes mandatory minimum terms for certain offenses committed against persons 60 years of age or older. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB377 RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. |
WATERS |
| Extends from 48 to 72 hours the time within which a person arrested on suspicion of having committed a crime must either be released or charged and taken before a judge. Excludes weekends and holidays from computation of time. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB378 RELATING TO NURSING EDUCATION. |
WATERS |
| Appropriates funds for nursing education at the University of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB379 RELATING TO WITNESSES. |
WATERS |
| Increases witness fees, mileage fees, and per diem payments for witnesses for criminal cases. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB380 RELATING TO CIVIL PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT. |
WATERS |
| Amends the definition of Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation to include language regarding acts to further the constitutional right to petition. (HB380 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB381 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES. |
WATERS |
| Requires the governor, in filling vacancies in the state senate, state house of representatives, and U.S. Senate, to select from a list of three prospective appointees nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent. Requires prospective appointees to be registered members of nominating political parties for at least six months prior to the appointment. Effective on approval. (HB381 HD1) | ||
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HB382 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. |
WATERS |
| Allows requirement of environmental impact statement, and requires supplemental environmental assessment after the passage of 10 years from the date of the acceptance of the statement or the filing of a finding of no significant impact, if the proposed action is not completed. | ||
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HB383 RELATING TO ABUSE OF A FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBER. |
WATERS |
| Makes the first offense of abuse of a family or household member punishable by a fine of not less than $500. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB384 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
WATERS |
| Provides a general excise tax exemption for amounts received for the installation or purchase of renewable energy or solar or wind energy systems from taxpayers 55 and over, whose primary source of income is from a pension, who do not qualify for the renewable energy technologies tax credit. | ||
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HB385 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. |
HANOHANO, SHIMABUKURO |
| Increases the reimbursement rate for medicaid and QUEST psychiatric services according to county population. Appropriates funds for the reimbursement rate increase. (HB385 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB386 RELATING TO COMMUNITY PLACEMENT. |
HANOHANO, SHIMABUKURO |
| Directs the departments of health and human services to maintain an inventory of all facilities licensed or certified under their jurisdiction and their vacancies to facilitate the placement of individuals in community-based facilities. | ||
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HB387 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, the Auditor, the Legislative Reference Bureau, and the Ombudsman. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB388 RELATING TO EMPLOYEES. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Requires successor employers to retain incumbent employees upon the divestiture, sale, or acquisition of a business. Enables certain successor companies that acquire a business to also acquire its predecessor's unemployment insurance contribution assessment rate through 12/31/07. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB390 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
M. OSHIRO, CARROLL, CHANG, HANOHANO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SAGUM, TOKIOKA, WARD, YAMANE, Brower, Chong, Har, Karamatsu, Rhoads, Souki, Yamashita |
| Specifies a five-year plan for education. Establishes an income tax credit, capped at $15,000,000 per year in the aggregate, for computer purchases by households with school children that earn no more than 50% of the median family income. | ||
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HB391 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE INQUIRIES. |
M. OSHIRO, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SAGUM, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, WARD, Brower, Hanohano, Har, Karamatsu, Rhoads, Souki, Yamashita |
| Assists the legislature with fact-finding and promotes complete and truthful disclosure by prohibiting the payment of salaries of state employees who coerce, intimidate, or otherwise prevent subordinates from sharing information at legislative hearings or in response to other legislative inquiries. (HB391 HD1) | ||
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HB392 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
M. OSHIRO, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, TOKIOKA, YAMASHITA, WARD, Carroll, Har, Rhoads, Sagum, Souki, Yamane |
| Changes the age from which persons may pre-register to vote from seventeen to sixteen years of age. | ||
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HB393 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
M. OSHIRO, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SAGUM, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Brower, Rhoads, Souki |
| Requires the State and counties to provide health insurance to its emergency and temporary hires and part-time employees who work fewer than twenty hours a week and would otherwise not have health insurance coverage. Effective July 1, 2059. (HB393 HD1) | ||
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HB394 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
M. OSHIRO, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, KARAMATSU, LEE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, WARD, Brower, Hanohano, Har, Sagum |
| Requires motor vehicle insurers to reduce the rates of senior citizens who successfully complete a driver improvement course. | ||
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HB395 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, MANAHAN, YAMANE, Hanohano, Herkes, Takamine, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Includes in the definition of "agriculture" for purposes of the Agribusiness Development Corporation law, growing of crops for fuel and production of energy. | ||
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HB396 RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, Chang, Herkes, Takamine, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Requires procurement contracts for food operations of state correctional facilities, state hospitals and healthcare facilities, and public schools to be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidders, with preference given to the agricultural products raised or grown in Hawaii. (HB396 HD1) | ||
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HB397 RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, YAMANE, Chang, Herkes, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Amends the procurement code to establish a preference for the purchase of flower lei made only with flowers grown in Hawaii. | ||
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HB398 RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. |
TSUJI, BROWER, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang, Wakai |
| Appropriates funds for the repair and maintenance of the Lower Hamakua Irrigation Ditch System and Waimea Irrigation Ditch System on the island of Hawaii. Appropriates funds to the irrigation system revolving fund to reimburse the fund for expenses incurred due to damage done to irrigation systems on the island of Hawaii in the aftermath of the 2006 earthquake. | ||
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HB401 RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS LOAN GUARANTY. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, MANAHAN, YAMASHITA, Hanohano, Herkes, Takamine, Wakai, Yamane |
| Allows the chairperson of the board of agriculture to guarantee loans made to agricultural producers for agricultural projects on important agricultural lands. (SD1) | ||
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HB403 RELATING TO THE EAST KAUAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Herkes, Takamine, Wakai |
| Appropriates funds for the operation and maintenance of the East Kauai Irrigation System. | ||
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HB404 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, YAMANE, Herkes, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds for a grant for the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation to conduct agricultural research and development. (SD1) | ||
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HB405 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, WAKAI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Herkes, Takamine |
| Appropriates funds for repair and maintenance of irrigation systems. Authorizes general obligation bonds for capital improvement projects for irrigation systems. | ||
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HB406 RELATING TO IRRIGATION. |
TSUJI, BROWER, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang, Hanohano, Herkes, Takamine, Wakai |
| Requires landowners applying for funding assistance from the Irrigation Repair and Maintenance Special Fund to dedicate the land to be irrigated to agricultural use for no fewer than ten years. Repeals existing requirement that the landowner file a petition for declaratory ruling designating a majority of all land served by the irrigation system as important agricultural land. (HB406 HD1) | ||
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HB407 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WATER. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Hanohano, Herkes, Takamine, Wakai |
| Incorporates into the Water Code, consideration of the water needs of Important Agricultural Lands. | ||
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HB408 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Requires the land use commission to include the Right to Farm Act under chapter 165, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as a condition to any reclassification of land to an urban or rural district designation that is contiguous to an agricultural district. (SD1) | ||
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HB409 RELATING TO THE ISLAND OF KAHO'OLAWE. |
CARROLL, CHANG, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, Bertram, Herkes, Sonson, Wakai |
| Directs the auditor to conduct an audit to determine the feasibility of deploying alternative energy resources to meet the energy needs of the island of Kaho'olawe and submit a report of findings and recommendations to the legislature and governor before the convening of the 2007 regular session. | ||
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HB410 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR THE HAIKU REGION OF MAUI. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, Chang, Herkes, Nishimoto, Sonson, Takumi, Wakai |
| Appropriates $1 in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 for ambulance service in the Haiku region of Maui. | ||
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HB411 RELATING TO THE ISLAND OF KAHO`OLAWE. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, Chang, Herkes, Sonson, Wakai |
| Appropriates funds to install renewable energy systems for a model kahua kauhale or encampment on Kaho`olawe and to enable ongoing evaluation of renewable resources for the island. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB412 RELATING TO THE HAIKU DISTRICT OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, Chang, Herkes, Nishimoto, Sonson, Wakai |
| Requires the attorney general to assist in resolving ownership issues relating to Ulalena Loop road of the Haiku district in Maui county. Requires the department of transportation to determine the costs of repaving Ulalena Loop road. Effective on approval. | ||
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HB413 RELATING TO THE HANA DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY OF MAUI. |
CARROLL, MCKELVEY, Bertram, Chang, Herkes, Nishimoto, Sonson, Wakai |
| Requires the attorney general to assist in resolving ownership issues relating to Nahiku bridge of the Hana district in Maui county. Requires the department of transportation to determine the costs of repairing and upgrading Nahiku bridge. Effective on approval. | ||
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HB414 PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKAI, Takumi |
| Allows the student member of the board of education to vote on all matters. | ||
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HB415 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Suspends for two years, the assessment and collection of the state general excise tax and state fuel tax on gasoline and diesel fuel used for motor vehicles. | ||
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HB416 RELATING TO AIRPORTS. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO |
| Exempts structures and improvements to land used for airport purposes from special management area permitting requirements and approval of county agencies. | ||
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HB417 RELATING TO MOTOR SCOOTER AND MOPED HELMET USAGE. |
SOUKI |
| Requires all operators and passengers of motor scooters and mopeds to wear helmets. | ||
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HB418 RELATING TO BINGO GAMES. |
SOUKI, CHANG |
| Establishes requirements for the conduct of bingo games for lawful purposes. | ||
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HB419 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
HERKES |
| Exempts private property acquired by the Board of Land and Natural Resources through gift or exchange from the requirements of conservation district, land use, coastal zone management, and county zoning and subdivision laws, if the property is dedicated for public recreational and educational uses in conjunction with adjoining public lands. (HB419 HD1) | ||
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HB420 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
HERKES |
| Exempts certain private property acquired by the board of land and natural resources through gift or exchange from the requirements of land use, coastal zone management and county zoning laws, and any county subdivision regulations. | ||
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HB422 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
HERKES |
| Provides a procurement exemption for the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority, Hawaii strategic development corporation, high technology development corporation, and contracted services with a legislative agency to prepare studies or reports for legislative submittal. | ||
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HB423 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE KEY INFORMATION ACCESS. |
HERKES |
| Requires motor vehicle manufacturers to allow registered owners through a registered locksmith to access information necessary to produce replacement keys. | ||
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HB424 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
TAKAMINE, CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, TSUJI |
| Appropriates funds for disaster preparedness initiatives. (HB424 HD2) | ||
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HB425 RELATING TO GASOLINE. |
LEE, MORITA, Evans, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Prohibits the use of fractional pricing for the sale of gasoline. | ||
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HB427 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
LEE, YAMANE |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 38th representative district. | ||
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HB428 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, EVANS, GREEN, MIZUNO, MORITA |
| Appropriates funds to the center on the family at the University of Hawaii. (SD1) | ||
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HB430 RELATING TO PAYDAY LENDING. |
M. OSHIRO, HERKES, Evans, Har, Lee, McKelvey |
| Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to regulate the payday lending industry through licensing. Appropriates funds to establish a financial literacy education program. | ||
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HB431 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A STUDY ON TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR COVERAGE. |
WAKAI, NISHIMOTO |
| Funds a study group to address 24-hour coverage. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB432 RELATING TO EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR NATURAL DISASTERS. |
WAKAI, NISHIMOTO |
| Authorizes the governor to order the release of up to ten per cent of moneys appropriated from interest earnings in the emergency and budget reserve fund for emergency assistance to residents and businesses sustaining damage from natural disasters. Also appropriates funds for emergency assistance. | ||
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HB433 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
WAKAI, NISHIMOTO |
| Requires each county to adopt an ordinance to participate in the community rating system of the National Flood Insurance Program. Appropriate funds to the counties to implement the Act. | ||
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HB434 RELATING TO AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM ON A STATE LOTTERY IN HAWAII. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Requires an advisory referendum consisting of a question to be placed on the ballot for the general election of 2008 on whether the electorate wishes the State to legalize a state lottery to benefit education and rail transit in Hawaii. | ||
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HB435 RELATING TO MOPEDS. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Requires mopeds to be inspected annually, to display a certificate of inspection, and to be operated only with an exhaust system that meets original manufacturer specifications. Effective date of January 1, 2050. (HB435 HD1) | ||
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HB437 RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFITS. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Provides certain instructors on contract with the University of Hawaii's outreach college with health benefits by including them as "employees" under the state employer-union trust fund law. | ||
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HB438 RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAX. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Changes the percentage amount dedicated from the conveyance tax to the Rental Housing Trust Fund to an unspecified percentage amount. | ||
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HB439 RELATING TO STANDARD DEDUCTION. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Raises the state standard deduction over a three-year period beginning in 2007. | ||
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HB440 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Raises the state standard deduction over three years based on the federal standard deduction. | ||
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HB441 RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Bans the operation of leaf blowers in Hawaii. | ||
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HB442 RELATING TO JURY DUTY. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Exempts persons who are 75 years of age or older from jury duty. | ||
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HB443 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Amends motor vehicle muffler noise law to provide a schedule of increased fines for the second, third, and subsequent violations. Decreases the maximum penalty for the first violation from $250 to $100. | ||
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HB444 RELATING TO NOISE. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Prohibits as disorderly conduct the operation of motorized equipment with noise levels exceeding 120 decibels, including lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and other grounds maintenance equipment, between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., any day of the week. | ||
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HB445 RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Mandates the collection and analysis of data on radio frequency radiation from cellular base station antennas and antenna towers. Mandates the counties to establish a permit process with public hearing requirements for cell phone towers, antennas, and other structures exceeding 10 feet in height. | ||
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HB446 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR SACRED HEARTS ACADEMY. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Authorizes the issuance of up to $10,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds for Sacred Hearts Academy to finance the construction and improvement of its educational facilities. | ||
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HB447 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Requires candidates for the office of U.S. senate, U.S. house of representatives, governor, county mayor, the state house of representatives, and the state senate to enter into a debate with their opponents before the primary election and after the primary election, but before the general election. | ||
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HB448 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Makes high school students receiving academic credit eligible to work as precinct officials. Requires the department of education to offer class credit to eligible high school students who work as precinct officials during elections. | ||
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HB449 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Prohibits as false motor vehicle advertising the use of the term "cost" as in "at cost", "below cost", or "off cost". | ||
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HB450 RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Requires landlords of condominium units to provide tenants with at least thirty days notice of construction. | ||
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HB451 RELATING TO GRAFFITI. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Requires minors who commit graffiti to remove their graffiti from the affected property and to perform community service to remove graffiti from other properties. Reduces number of prior convictions for criminal property damage in order to be charged with the offense of aggravated criminal property damage. Mandates certain penalties, including graffiti eradication, for persons convicted of aggravated criminal property damage. (SD1) | ||
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HB452 RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Raises the age of consent to 17 years. | ||
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HB453 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, FINNEGAN, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Cabanilla |
| Appropriates additional moneys for the Hawaii state commission on the status of women for programming, travel, and office expenses. (HB453 HD1) | ||
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HB454 RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE. |
LEE, AWANA, CARROLL, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, HAR, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Belatti |
| Appropriates funds for the pilot perinatal clinic within the UH medical school department of obstetrics, gynecology, and women's health to help women with a history of substance abuse. | ||
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HB455 RELATING TO FAMILY PLANNING. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, CHANG, CHING, HANOHANO, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Brower, Carroll, Har, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Provides funding for family planning clinical and contraceptive services; family planning health educators; education materials, multi-media equipment, and training; new outreach services. (HB455 HD1) | ||
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HB456 RELATING TO MEDICAID. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, EVANS, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MORITA, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN |
| Requires department of human services to directly reimburse sellers of over-the-counter Plan B emergency contraception to women who are recipients of medicaid, without incurring expenses for recipients, who purchase such medication. Appropriations. (HB456 HD1) | ||
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HB457 RELATING TO INCARCERATED PARENTS. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, LUKE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Brower, Cabanilla, Har |
| Appropriates funds for the expansion of incarcerated parent-child interaction programs, such as the Strengthening Keiki of Incarcerated Parents Project, at state correctional facilities and institutions servicing other offender populations. (SD1) | ||
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HB458 RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, HAR, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Luke, Rhoads |
| Improves the capacity of law enforcement agencies to locate and return missing persons by adopting new procedures and by using technology and databases. | ||
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HB459 RELATING TO CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS. |
LEE, AWANA, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, LUKE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Belatti, Rhoads |
| Appropriates $ in FY 2007-2008 to the department of health and the women's caucus of the legislature to conduct a comprehensive educational media and speaking campaign about the causes and prevention of cervical cancer in the State. | ||
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HB460 RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. |
MEYER, AWANA, CABANILLA, CHING, FINNEGAN, PINE |
| Amends the law relating to medical torts to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system in Hawaii. | ||
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HB461 RELATING TO DECABROMODIPHENYLETHER. |
THIELEN, AWANA, BERG, CARROLL, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO |
| Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of televisions, computers, furniture, mattresses, and mattress pads containing commercial decabromodiphenylether after 6/30/10. Requires DOH to report to legislature prior to 2008 regular session. | ||
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HB462 RELATING TO AN AUTOMATED VICTIM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. |
THIELEN, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes a statewide automated victim notification system to provide victims of crime with current information regarding the custody status of the defendant in the victim's case. | ||
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HB463 RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEE CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES. |
THIELEN, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, HAR, LEE, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires the State to provide state employees with child care facilities and services. Permits State to charge for cost of child care. | ||
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HB464 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, EVANS, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN |
| Requires recipients of state funding that provide sexual health education to provide medically accurate, factual information that is age-appropriate and includes education on both abstinence and contraception. Provides exemption to programs receiving federal funds that would lose those funds by complying with state requirement. | ||
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HB465 RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH |
LEE, AWANA, CHING, HANOHANO, LUKE, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Belatti, Carroll, Chang, Marumoto, Meyer, Morita, Pine, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funding for a state drug policy study in order to provide the legislature with information to develop a comprehensive drug policy. | ||
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HB466 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
THIELEN, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MORITA, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, Cabanilla, Har |
| Requires a hospital, including a public health facility, to provide information and emergency contraception to a sexual assault victim; requires training; includes penalties. (HB466 HD1) | ||
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HB467 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, EVANS, HANOHANO, HAR, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Carroll |
| Appropriates funds to the department of public safety and the office of youth services for the expansion of gender-responsive community based programs for women and girls. | ||
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HB468 RELATING TO MEDICAID. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, THIELEN, Berg, Brower, Carroll, Chang, Har, Rhoads |
| Requires the medically needy program to disregard an amount of income in determining eligibility for the program. | ||
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HB469 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, HAR, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, THIELEN, Cabanilla |
| Prohibits discrimination against domestic violence victims in real property transactions, specifically housing discrimination. (SD2) | ||
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HB470 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CHING, HANOHANO, LUKE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, THIELEN, Finnegan, Lee |
| Provides a refundable state earned income tax credit. | ||
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HB471 RELATING TO RENTAL APPLICATION FEES. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, LEE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, THIELEN, Chang, Evans, Luke, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Regulates the imposition of rental application fees by landlords. (HB471 HD1) | ||
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HB472 RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, CARROLL, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, THIELEN, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Repeals 5 year limitation on direct state funding to fiduciary organizations. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to provide technical and administrative assistance to fiduciary organizations. Allows the purchase of a vehicle and related expenses as a qualified expense. Appropriates funds. (HB472 HD1) | ||
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HB473 RELATING TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. |
SHIMABUKURO, CHING, HANOHANO, HAR, LEE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, THIELEN, Awana, Belatti, Berg, Carroll, Chang, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to the Bridge to Hope Program to accommodate new federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program first-to-work students to enable them to pursue education activities beyond the new two-year federal limit. Makes other clarifying amendments. (HB473 HD2) | ||
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HB474 RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAX. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORITA, THIELEN, Cabanilla, Rhoads |
| Increases the conveyance tax rate for the sale of condominiums and single family residences for which the purchaser is ineligible for a county homeowner's exemption on property. | ||
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HB475 RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING TRUST FUND. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, THIELEN, Cabanilla |
| Makes permanent the allocation of fifty per cent of the conveyance tax collections to the Rental Housing Trust Fund. | ||
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HB476 RELATING TO STATE PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS. |
BERG, Belatti, Bertram, B. Oshiro, Takumi |
| Requires the compliance audit unit of the procurement office to conduct ongoing audits and monitoring of state contracts. | ||
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HB477 RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. |
BERG, B. OSHIRO, Belatti, Bertram, Brower |
| Requires the denying authority to publish public notice of any denial of an application for a Special Management Area (SMA) Emergency Permit, SMA Minor Permit, and SMA Use Permit within twenty days after denial of the application. | ||
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HB478 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. |
BERG, BELATTI, TAKUMI, Brower |
| Establishes a prepaid tuition program under the state post-secondary education commission. | ||
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HB479 RELATING TO MAKUA VALLEY. |
BERG, HANOHANO, Bertram |
| Requires the State to revoke or renegotiate the permit that allows the U.S. Army to use Makua Valley for live-ammunition field exercises. | ||
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HB480 RELATING TO GRAFFITI. |
BERG, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, Belatti, Brower |
| Requires persons determined to have caused graffiti damage to pay the cost of having the damaged property repaired or replaced. | ||
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HB481 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON THE BRIDGE OVER KALANIANAOLE HIGHWAY AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE HAWAII KAI MARINA ON OAHU. |
BERG, NISHIMOTO, Brower |
| Appropriates $ in FY 2007-2008 to department of transportation to install navigation lights on the bridge over Kalanianaole highway at the entrance to the Hawaii Kai marina, upon the provision by the United States Coast Guard of the necessary specifications. | ||
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HB482 RELATING TO CROSSWALKS. |
BERG, Brower |
| Prohibits placement of crosswalks on a public highway with two or more lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction unless there is a stop light or pedestrian crossing light. | ||
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HB483 RELATING TO CHECK CASHING. |
BERG, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Mizuno, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro |
| Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to regulate the check cashing industry through registration requirements. (HB483 CD1) | ||
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HB484 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires seller or seller's agent to provide buyer with disclosure of permitted uses and prohibited uses or activities on agricultural lands prior to sale. | ||
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HB485 RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes a preference to bidders who employ persons with disabilities and certain public assistance recipients. (HB485 HD1) | ||
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HB486 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Makes housekeeping amendments to correct statutory references. | ||
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HB488 RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes a State designation of Native Hawaiian Health Centers which follow the mandates provided for in the federal Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. | ||
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HB489 RELATING TO ANIMALS. |
BERTRAM, EVANS, Chong, Hanohano, Ito, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Prohibits the use of snares in hunting. | ||
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HB490 RELATING TO BIKEWAYS. |
BERTRAM, SONSON, MEYER, PINE, Hanohano, Nishimoto, Rhoads |
| Requires bikeways to be built wherever a highway, road, or street is being constructed, reconstructed, relocated, or rehabilitated. | ||
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HB491 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
BERTRAM, Chong |
| Allows conservation and resource enforcement officers of the department of land and natural resources to retire without penalty after 25 years of service, provided that they serve in that capacity for at least 5 years immediately prior to retirement | ||
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HB492 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
BERTRAM, EVANS, MCKELVEY, Awana, Carroll, Hanohano, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Rhoads, Tokioka, Ward |
| Directs the Auditor to do a management audit of the State Health Planning and Development Agency certificate of need program; makes an appropriation. | ||
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HB493 RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. |
BERTRAM, Awana, Hanohano, McKelvey, Sonson, Takamine, Takumi |
| Increases the amount of marijuana a qualifying patient may have as an adequate supply from 3 to 6 mature plants, from 4 immature plants to 18 seedlings, and from 1 ounce to 24 ounces of usable marijuana. Establishes reciprocity with other states having medical marijuana laws. | ||
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HB494 RELATING TO SMALL BOAT RAMPS. |
BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, Chong, Ito, Manahan, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds for cleaning, dredging, and other maintenance costs for small boat ramps throughout the State, including Kihei. | ||
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HB495 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MEYER, PINE, WARD, Awana, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Hanohano, Magaoay, Sagum, Tokioka |
| Provides a general excise tax exemption for amounts received for the installation or purchase of renewable energy or solar or wind energy systems from taxpayers 55 and over, whose primary source of income is from a pension, who do not qualify for the renewable energy technologies tax credit. | ||
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HB496 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
BERTRAM |
| Increases the State Highway Fund's allotment and expenditure for bikeways to five per cent of federally eligible moneys and requires that five per cent of the Fund's moneys expended for the construction, maintenance, and repair of county roads be used to improve county walkways to enhance pedestrian use and access. | ||
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HB498 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR LIFEGUARD SERVICES AT MAKENA STATE PARK ON MAUI. |
BERTRAM, Awana, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Hanohano, Lee, Manahan, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Pine, Rhoads, Tokioka, Ward |
| Makes an appropriation to provide for lifeguard service at Makena State Park on Maui. | ||
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HB499 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT THE STATE PARK IN MAKENA, MAUI. |
BERTRAM, HANOHANO, ITO, Chong, Manahan, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Rhoads |
| Makes an appropriation to install a comfort station and camping area at the state park at Makena, Maui. | ||
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HB501 RELATING TO LOW-INCOME REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT. |
CHONG, ITO, B. OSHIRO, SONSON, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Carroll, Chang, Herkes, Lee, Magaoay, M. Oshiro, Sagum, Say, Souki, Wakai, Yamane |
| Increases the low-income refundable tax credit. (HB501 HD1) | ||
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HB502 RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTIONS. |
CHONG, BROWER, ITO, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Belatti, Carroll, Chang, Herkes, Lee, Magaoay, M. Oshiro, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Increases the personal tax exemption to an unspecified amount in 2007, 2008, and 2009 and thereafter. (HB502 HD1) | ||
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HB503 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
CHONG, ITO, LEE, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Carroll, Chang, Herkes, Magaoay, M. Oshiro, Say, Sonson |
| Authorizes department of accounting and general services to implement payroll deduction for state employees who wish to buy city and county of Honolulu bus passes. Requires coordination with the city and county of Honolulu. | ||
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HB505 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
SOUKI, BERTRAM, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, M. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA, Har, Nakasone, B. Oshiro |
| Allows ceded lands to be used for the development of affordable housing. (HB505 HD1) | ||
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HB508 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI |
| Short form bill relating to transportation. | ||
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HB509 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI |
| Short form bill relating to transportation. | ||
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HB510 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI |
| Short form bill relating to transportation. | ||
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HB511 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI |
| Short form bill relating to transportation. | ||
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HB512 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI |
| Short form bill relating to transportation. | ||
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HB514 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. |
NAKASONE |
| Provides tax credit to resident taxpayers for long-term care insurance premiums at lesser of $2,500 or 50% of the amount of the insurance premium paid. Prohibits a medical expense deduction for long-term care insurance cost if long-term care tax credit is claimed. | ||
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HB515 RELATING TO LONG-TERM INSURANCE TAX CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESS. |
NAKASONE |
| Grants tax credit to small businesses at the lesser of 50% of premiums or $500 per employee for purchase of long-term care insurance for its employees. Defines small business as businesses employing less than 100 full-time or part-time workers. | ||
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HB516 RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENDERS. |
NAKASONE |
| Provides that repeat sexual offenders who have been convicted on two prior and separate occasions for an offense under section 707-730, 707-731, 707-732, or 707-733.6 shall be placed on lifetime parole upon release from prison. Allows a repeat sexual offender placed on lifetime parole to initiate a special proceeding to challenge the applicability of lifetime parole. (HB516 HD1) | ||
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HB517 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WITH COMPLETE AUTONOMY FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. |
NAKASONE |
| Provides complete autonomy to the University of Hawaii and removes the university from the executive branch. Specifies that the university shall receive no general funding. Gives the University of Hawaii a five year transition period prior to the termination of general funds. Requires the Board of Regents to submit a separate budget to the Legislature. Clarifies that "state university" means "state university system." | ||
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HB518 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. |
NAKASONE |
| Removes the maximum age restriction on the unemployment insurance contribution exemption for an individual who works for the individual's parent. Lowers the maximum taxable wage base to the federal minimum of $7,000, for calendar years 2007 and 2008. | ||
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HB519 RELATING TO THE STATE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. |
NAKASONE |
| Expands the definition of employee under the state deferred compensation plan to include employees who are excluded from participation in the employees' retirement system. | ||
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HB520 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. |
NAKASONE |
| Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a cost benefit analysis of adjusting the formulas used to calculate the "adequate reserve fund" of the Unemployment Insurance Fund. (HB520 HD1). | ||
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HB521 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Authorizes the use of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to finance natural disaster reinsurance and catastrophe bonds. | ||
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HB522 RELATING TO RENTAL CARS. |
HERKES |
| Exempts from the general excise tax, amounts paid by car rental agencies to a related entity for the lease of motor vehicles used in car rental operations. (HB522 HD1) | ||
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HB523 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, BERTRAM, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SHIMABUKURO, Awana, Manahan, Sonson |
| Establishes guiding principles for foster children. (HB523 HD1) | ||
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HB524 RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, MANAHAN, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, Awana, Marumoto, Meyer, Rhoads |
| Provides notice of permanent plan hearings to a child who has reached the age of 14. (HB524 HD1) | ||
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HB525 RELATING TO FOSTER CHILDREN'S TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, MANAHAN, MEYER, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, Belatti, Marumoto |
| Requires the state to provide independent living programs to foster children at age 14. Appropriates funds. (HB525 HD1) | ||
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HB526 RELATING TO CHILD CARE. |
MIZUNO, BERTRAM, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, Awana, Brower, Cabanilla, Ching, Green, Manahan, Marumoto, Sonson |
| Allows certain qualifying recipients of public assistance to provide full-time, at-home child care to children two years of age or less, and to receive a percentage of the child care subsidy the State would otherwise pay for the child care services. (HB526 HD1) | ||
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HB527 RELATING TO TOBACCO. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, CHING, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, RHOADS, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, Belatti, Brower, Cabanilla, Shimabukuro |
| Prohibits sale of cigarettes and all tobacco products from self-service displays. Defines "self-service displays". Clarifies definition of "cigarette vending machine". (SD1) | ||
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HB529 RELATING TO INCARCERATED PARENTS. |
MIZUNO, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, MANAHAN, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Awana, Belatti, Brower, Rhoads, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds for the expansion of incarcerated parent-child interaction programs, such as the Strengthening Keiki of Incarcerated Parents Project, at state correctional facilities. | ||
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HB530 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, Green |
| Requires the course of study for all public elementary and middle schools to include instruction in physical education for not less than 200 minutes every 10 school days beginning with the 2008-2009 school year. Makes an appropriation to support the curriculum changes. | ||
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HB532 RELATING TO BULLYING. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, EVANS, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, WATERS, Rhoads |
| Requires the department of education to adopt rules to prohibit school bullying and cyberbullying. Makes appropriation. | ||
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HB533 RELATING TO BULLYING. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, EVANS, MANAHAN, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, WATERS, Bertram, Marumoto, Rhoads |
| Requires the department of education to adopt rules to prohibit school bullying and cyberbullying. | ||
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HB534 RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, EVANS, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, WATERS, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Finnegan, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to educate the public about the child passenger restraint law and to help subsidize the cost of child booster car seats for low-income families. | ||
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HB535 RELATING TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, EVANS, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN |
| Establishes the offense of leaving a child unsupervised in a motor vehicle. Effective 1/1/2008. | ||
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HB536 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, WATERS |
| Prohibits leaving a child under the age of 8 locked in a car or building while the person responsible for the child is absent, unless a reliable person at least 13 years old remains with the child. | ||
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HB537 RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Belatti, Rhoads, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds to continue the pilot perinatal clinic for women with a history of substance abuse on Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB538 RELATING TO SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, Bertram, Green, Waters |
| Appropriates funds to non-school hour programs for youth enrolled in school. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB539 RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL NUTRITION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, CHING, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WATERS, Sonson |
| Establishes public school nutrition standards and food service manager nutrition training requirements. Requires the department of education to encourage schools to provide culturally appropriate nutrition education and farm-to-table education programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB540 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER IN HAWAII. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WATERS, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds to establish a Global Youth Center in Hawaii. (HB540 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB541 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WATERS, Brower, Rhoads, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds for the healthy start program, including enhanced healthy start, hiring of additional staff, and training. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB542 RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Awana, Bertram, Brower, Ching, Finnegan, Meyer, Rhoads, Sonson |
| Creates a three-year pilot program in which the department of human services pays half of the premiums for the health care provided by a mutual benefit society to uninsured children thirty-one days to eighteen years old who are ineligible for other state or federal health care coverage. Appropriates funds. Sunsets June 30, 2010. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB543 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds for transitional housing programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB544 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds for drug treatment programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB545 RELATING TO THE EXCLUSION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE MANUFACTURE, PACKAGING, AND SALE OF FOOD FROM GENERAL EXCISE TAX LIABILITY. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Excludes proceeds from the manufacture, packaging, and sale of food from general excise tax liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB546 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Enacts general excise tax exemption for alcohol fuels. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB547 RELATING TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 6, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Authorizes a constitutionally mandated tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB548 RELATING TO AN INCREASE IN THE STANDARD DEDUCTION. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Increases the standard deduction to seventy-five per cent of the 2005 federal level. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB549 RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Amends the law relating to medical torts to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB550 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Exempts medical care services, long-term care services, and non-prescription drugs from general excise tax liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB551 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
THIELEN, AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, WARD |
| Authorizes issuance of bonds to finance repairs to public housing units. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB552 RELATING TO EDUCATION FUNDING. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Provides funding for public schools at classroom level. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB553 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR NONPROFIT REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds for nonprofit reintegration programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB554 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
MEYER, AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, THIELEN |
| Allows chief election officer to be removed by the elections commission for cause. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB555 RELATING TO SALARY PERIODS. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Repeals the public employees' payroll lag, returning paydays to the first and fifteenth of every month. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB556 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds to reduce the unfunded liability of the Employee Retirement System due to previous reamortizations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB557 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, WARD |
| Increases the number of new public charter schools, establishes permanent facilities funding for public charter schools and transfers authority of the Charter School Administrative Office to the Charter School Review Panel. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB558 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, WARD |
| Provides temporary tax relief to employers by lowering the maximum taxable wage base for calendar years 2007 through 2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB559 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
MEYER, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, WARD |
| Excludes proceeds from residential rent from general excise tax liability. Effective from January 1, 2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB560 RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Exempts certain food items from general excise tax liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB561 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Enacts caregiving tax relief. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB562 RELATING TO INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS TO CHAPTER 235, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Creates inflations adjustments for the standard deduction, personal exemption, and tax brackets. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB563 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
MEYER, AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Exempts members of the national guard, reserves, armed services, including Coast Guard, who are in good standing and residents of the State of Hawaii, from vehicle tax and registration fees. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB564 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Allows the principal of each public school to establish and use a debit card system based at the individual school level for the purpose of purchasing school supplies and other related curriculum support supplies. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB564 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB565 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MEYER, PINE, WARD, Marumoto |
| Allows a teacher or driver in charge to exclude from the teacher's classroom or the driver in charge's school bus any pupil who: is guilty of disorderly conduct; interferes with an orderly educational process; threatens, abuses, or intimidates a school employee; willfully disobeys a school employee; or uses abusive or profane language directed at a school employee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB566 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
FINNEGAN, PINE, Evans, Har, Nishimoto |
| Provides an income tax deduction equal to an unspecified percentage of the income received by military personnel stationed or domiciled in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB567 RELATING TO MOTOR SPORTS FACILITY. |
YAMANE |
| Requires the department of accounting and general services to a study costs of developing an all-purpose motor sports facility on Oahu, including acquisition of land, construction, and costs of start-up, maintenance, and operation; authorizes the department to acquire land for a short-term motor sports facility. Appropriates funds. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB568 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
YAMANE, ITO, MANAHAN, MIZUNO |
| Requires state civil defense authorities to issue disaster warnings in various languages. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB569 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
YAMANE, BROWER, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, YAMASHITA, Say |
| Creates temporary tourism economic district taskforce to study ways to revitalize a specific area of Waikiki, including issues of fast-track zoning, infrastructure development, mixed land use, and the use of tax incentives. Report by 12/31/2007. Terminates on 6/30/2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB570 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
YAMANE, BROWER, CHANG, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Herkes |
| Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by the operator of the Hawaii convention center for reimbursement of costs or advances made pursuant to contract with the Hawaii tourism authority. (HB570 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB571 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
YAMANE, CARROLL, EVANS, MANAHAN, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, YAMASHITA |
| Appropriates excess transient accommodations tax revenue to develop emergency response centers for each of the four counties to protect and shelter visitors during a natural disaster or any other emergency (HB571 HD1). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB572 RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS. |
YAMANE, BROWER, ITO, MANAHAN, Chang, Evans, Tsuji |
| Requires each county to adopt ordinances requiring that the development, redevelopment, renovation, or modification of any structure containing transient accommodations, as defined in Section 237D-1, shall be developed, redeveloped, renovated, or modified in accordance with the latest edition of the International Building Code (HB572 HD1). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB573 RELATING TO DISASTER WARNINGS. |
YAMANE, EVANS, ITO, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Requires cellular telephone service providers to text message their customers in the event of a disaster. Requires cellular telephone service providers biannually to conduct a test of this service in conjunction with testing by the department of defense. (HB573 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB574 RELATING TO PUBLIC BEACH PARKS. |
YAMANE, ITO, MANAHAN, Brower, Magaoay |
| Makes permanent public entities temporary duty to warn of dangers at public beach parks and related presumptions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB576 RELATING TO HAWAII CONVENTION CENTER. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill relating to Hawaii Convention Center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB577 RELATING TO CULTURE AND THE ARTS. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill relating to culture and the arts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB578 RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill relating to the Hawaii tourism authority. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB579 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill relating to tourism. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB580 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill relating to tourism. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB582 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. |
YAMANE, LEE, SONSON, YAMASHITA, Karamatsu, Magaoay |
| Appropriates $1,500,000 in FY 2007-2008 for a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week, rapid response emergency medical services unit for the Mililani/Mililani Mauka area on Oahu. (HB582 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB583 RELATING TO TIME LIMITATIONS. |
YAMANE, KARAMATSU, LUKE, MIZUNO, WATERS, YAMASHITA |
| Extends the statute of limitations for prosecution of class A, B, and C felony sexual offenses committed against minors. (HB583 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB584 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
YAMANE, KARAMATSU, Carroll, Chong, Lee, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Provides a tax credit to high technology businesses that train high school students in a cooperative education program. (HB584 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB585 RELATING TO SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. |
YAMANE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, M. OSHIRO, Brower, Yamashita |
| Makes State and Counties' temporary liability exemption for lifeguard services permanent. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB586 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
YAMANE, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, SAY, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Herkes, McKelvey, Tokioka |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for distance training in public health. (HB586 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB587 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
YAMANE, LEE, SAY, Chong, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for a faculty position in environmental health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB588 RELATING TO ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY. |
YAMANE, BROWER, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, Carroll, Chong, Yamashita |
| Exempts solar energy system installation costs and the purchase of fuel efficient automobiles from the general excise tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB589 RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. |
YAMANE, CHONG, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, Lee, Mizuno, Tokioka, Tsuji |
| Allows consumers to request that refund value be computed by actual container count with no limit. Allows redemption centers to refuse refund where containers appear to have been previously processed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB590 RELATING TO VACCINATIONS. |
YAMANE, CHONG, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, WATERS, Belatti, Berg, Bertram, Carroll, Evans, Herkes, Karamatsu, Nishimoto, M. Oshiro, Yamashita |
| Requires health insurance policies issued in the State to cover human papillomavirus vaccination for people age 11 through 26; directs the department of health to include human papillomavirus immunization in the teen vax program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB591 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
CHONG, Sonson |
| Entitles adult correctional officers to receive service retirement allowances and benefits unreduced for age if the member has acquired a specified number of years of credited service prior to termination. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB592 RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS. |
TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds to implement a career ladder program to attract, retain, and reward quality and excellence in educational assistants. (HB592 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB593 RELATING TO ATHLETIC TRAINERS. |
TAKUMI |
| Implements licensing provisions for athletic trainers. (HB593 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB594 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Clarifies the role of BOE in policymaking for charter schools. Expands the duties of the Charter School Review Panel. Changes the membership of the Panel. Makes the Charter School Administrative Office, rather than BOE, responsible for the staff and resources of the Panel. Clarifies how the executive director of the Charter School Administrative Office is appointed and evaluated. Ensures that funding allocations to the charter schools are based on the most recent department of education budget base. (HB594 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB595 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds to make various improvements to technology systems and infrastructure within the department of education. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB596 RELATING TO SCHOOLS. |
TAKUMI |
| Decentralizes authority and responsibility to the school level and appropriates funding for each year of the fiscal biennium for arts, physical education and learning materials, business services, and for business managers and trainers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB597 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds to expand transition programs for military-impacted schools in the State and to hire necessary personnel to coordinate the transition programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB599 RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING. |
TAKUMI |
| Establishes and appropriates funds for the Educators' Affordable Housing Program to offer deferred-interest second mortgages to qualified teachers and educational staff. Appropriates funds to manage teacher housing and for the repair and renovation of existing teacher housing units. (HB599 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB600 RELATING TO COURT INTERPRETERS. |
TAKUMI |
| Requires the judiciary to certify interpreters and to appoint and use certified interpreters in legal proceedings. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB601 RELATING TO WAIMANO RIDGE. |
TAKUMI, TAKAI |
| Issues general obligations bonds for capital improvements to the Waimano ridge facilities and lands. Appropriates funds to support the Waimano ridge task force for operating expenses and for a comprehensive masterplan. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB602 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Short form bill relating to education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB603 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Short form bill relating to education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB604 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Short form bill relating to education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB605 RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT. |
LUKE, BERG, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SONSON, THIELEN, WAKAI, WARD, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Evans, Green, Magaoay, Morita, B. Oshiro, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Takumi, Waters, Yamane |
| Creates strict liability for landowner or developer of land with slope of 20% or more for damage or injury to down-slope property and persons from rock or land slides. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB606 RELATING TO HAZARDOUS LAND. |
LUKE, BERG, CABANILLA, CHING, EVANS, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SAIKI, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Carroll, Magaoay, Morita, Rhoads, Takumi, Wakai, Ward, Waters, Yamashita |
| Requires each county to identify hazardous land areas, adopt standards for building in hazardous land areas, and enact ordinances to implement standards by 6/30/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB607 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER. |
LUKE, BELATTI |
| Appropriates $500,000 for the Papakolea community development corporation to operate its community center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB608 RELATING TO CONSERVATION LAND. |
LUKE, BELATTI, BERG, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, GREEN, HAR, HERKES, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SAIKI, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, TSUJI, WATERS, YAMANE, Bertram, Brower, Rhoads, Takumi, Wakai, Ward |
| Provides a conservation land tax credit for land donated to and accepted by the State if: (1) the land is in a conservation land use district; (2) residentially zoned land is voluntarily reclassified to conservation and rezoning is initiated; or (3) amounts are invested in management of conservation or watershed land. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB609 RELATING TO CULTURAL IMPACT STUDY. |
LUKE, BELATTI, BERG, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, GREEN, HAR, MAGAOAY, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TSUJI, WARD, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Herkes, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Saiki, Takumi, Thielen, Wakai, Waters, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Authorizes state historic preservation division of department of land and natural resources to require, for any proposed land developments, a comprehensive cultural impact study that recognizes, conserves, and develops the historic and cultural heritage of the State as an important asset for the enrichment of all of the State's residents. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB610 RELATING TO CULTURAL IMPACT STUDIES. |
LUKE, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, WARD, Belatti, Bertram, Caldwell, Green, Har, Herkes, Magaoay, Marumoto, Mizuno, Morita, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Saiki, Takumi, Thielen, Tsuji, Wakai, Waters, Yamane |
| Triggers requirement of conducting a cultural impact study whenever an environmental impact statement is also required for land development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB611 RELATING TO OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLES. |
EVANS, Carroll |
| Classifies the unauthorized operation of an off-highway motor vehicle on another's land as simple trespass. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB612 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
EVANS, CARROLL, MCKELVEY, Herkes, Morita |
| Requires the board of land and natural resources with respect to the disposition of public lands to any department or agency of the State, county, other political subdivision of the State, or any person to give public notice and hold public hearings in the senate district where the public land is situated. Does not include minor dispositions, including permits, licenses, rights of entry, public utility easements, or grants to any state or county department or agency for roadway or infrastructure improvements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB614 RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL. |
EVANS, MCKELVEY, Carroll, Herkes |
| Requires the State Fire Council to develop building code requirements for alternative egress to residential developments. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB615 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
EVANS, CARROLL |
| Prohibits counties from permitting uses in the agricultural district other than permissible uses pursuant to section 205-4.5 (land use law; permissible uses in agricultural district). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB616 RELATING TO A HAWAII MILITARY FAMILY RELIEF SPECIAL FUND. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Establishes the Hawaii military family relief special fund and an income tax check off to fund it. Provides economic relief to families of Hawaii national guard and reserve members. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB617 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Establishes a refundable income tax credit for Hawaii taxpayers who hire State residents who are members of the National Guard. (HB617 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB618 RELATING TO MILITARY RESERVE COMPONENTS. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Creates a special fund to reimburse the life insurance premiums of national guard and reserve members deployed to a war zone. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB619 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Establishes a permanent clerk typist II position in the office of veterans' services on Oahu. Appropriates $33,230 in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 for the clerk typist II position. Appropriates $8,000 in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 for travel expenses of the traveling counselor. Effective July 1, 2015. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB620 RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Allows an employee to use family leave during any calendar year to provide family care and support during the military deployment of the employee's child, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, or parent. Requires an employee to provide proof of military deployment. Defines military deployment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB621 RELATING TO MILITARY RESERVE COMPONENTS. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Provides an exemption of vehicle taxes and registration fees for members of the National Guard and Reserves. (HB621 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB622 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR, Carroll |
| Requires department of land and natural resources to identify appropriated public land in north Kona for development of west Hawaii public safety complex to house department of public safety divisions, emergency management, and fire and police assets; requires department of accounting and general services to establish state and county task force to plan the development of the complex, utilizing smart growth, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design concepts, and energy efficiency concepts; involve community in planning; utilize innovative financing, including certificates of participation; appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB623 RELATING TO BUILDING CODES. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Requires the department of accounting and general services to establish a state building code that includes hurricane resistive criteria that incorporates building code plans from each county. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB624 RELATING TO PAROLE. |
EVANS, CARROLL, Har |
| Authorizes the Hawaii paroling authority to parole committed persons to any county in the state where they will receive the greatest support to successfully reintegrate into the community. Effective date of January 1, 2112. (HB624 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB625 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds to plan a Hawaii state public safety and emergency response training facility. (HB625 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB626 RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD. |
EVANS, Har |
| Increases uniform maintenance allowance from $1.50 to $10 per day. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB627 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HAWAII PREPARATORY ACADEMY. |
EVANS |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Hawaii Preparatory Academy. (HB627 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB628 RELATING TO ANIMALS. |
EVANS, Carroll |
| Allows restrained dogs in state parks in designated areas with access to the shoreline; limits State's liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB629 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. |
EVANS, CARROLL, MCKELVEY, Har |
| Requires the lieutenant governor to post full text of administrative rules for all state agencies on the lieutenant governor's internet website in a single, searchable database, beginning 01/01/08. Makes an appropriation. (HB629 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB630 RELATING TO BOATING. |
EVANS, Carroll |
| Requires boat operators to have licenses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB631 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
EVANS, CARROLL |
| Allows unlicensed practitioners of heath-related services to provide services to the public without it being considered the practice of medicine under certain circumstances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB632 RELATING TO BOOKMOBILES. |
EVANS, CARROLL, Herkes |
| Appropriates funds for Hawaii state public library bookmobile services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB633 RELATING TO FENCING. |
EVANS, Carroll, Sagum |
| Adjoining landowner liable for damage to animals and fences if landowner maintains a structure, use, or condition that attracts animals and causes them to break a lawful fence. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB634 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
EVANS, CARROLL, Sagum |
| Requires electric utilities to apply a progressive block rate structure for residential consumers that charges a higher rate to consumers with a monthly consumption of over 500 kWh than to consumers with a monthly consumption of 500 kWh or less. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB635 RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES. |
EVANS, CARROLL |
| Establishes a correctional industries work program to allow inmate work lines to rehabilitate existing state-owned low-income public housing units and grounds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB636 RELATING TO SEPTIC SYSTEMS. |
EVANS, CARROLL |
| Provides no interest loans for the installation of septic tanks on property that is within 100 yards of the shoreline. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB637 RELATING TO CIGARETTES. |
TAKAI |
| Prohibits sale of cigarettes in Hawaii that are not reduced ignition propensity "fire-safe" beginning 7/1/2008. Sets civil fines and requires attorney general to adopt rules to enforce law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB638 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
BERTRAM |
| Allows the State Highway Fund to be used to pay for county transit systems and their associated costs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB639 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. |
MORITA, SAIKI, Carroll, Chong, Magaoay, Sagum, Thielen |
| Requires redemption centers and dealers in high density areas to remain open for at least thirty-five hours per week, permits consumers to request that refund values be computed by container for up to two hundred containers or less, clarifies that redemption centers and dealers may use properly operated and maintained reverse vending machines to satisfy the requirements of the bottle recycling law, and clarifies that both dealers and redemption centers may refuse to pay a refund for nonconforming containers. Allows dealers in the same shopping center to coordinate the operation of a redemption center. Requires the department of health to encourage the facilitation of agreements between shopping center managers or owners, store owners, and dealers to establish redemption centers. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB640 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
MORITA, CARROLL, ITO, MAGAOAY, SAGUM, SAIKI, THIELEN, Chong |
| Establishes energy enterprise zones to encourage the development of renewable energy resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB641 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECYCLING. |
MORITA, CARROLL, CHONG, MAGAOAY, M. OSHIRO, SAIKI, THIELEN, WAKAI, WATERS, Bertram, Ito, Rhoads, Sagum |
| Establishes a state program for collection, recycling, enforcement, and monitoring of covered electronic devices; establishes program funding through the electronic device recycling fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB642 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
MORITA, SAIKI, THIELEN, Carroll, Magaoay, Sagum |
| Requires energy conservation, energy efficiency, and load management to be reviewed concurrently with the public utilities commission's existing review process. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB643 RELATING TO FUEL TAX. |
MORITA, SAGUM, TOKIOKA |
| Specifically exempts the fuel tax for non-transportation fuel uses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB644 RELATING TO A BIOENERGY MASTER PLAN. |
MORITA, SAGUM, Thielen |
| Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to develop and prepare a bioenergy master plan that sets the course for the coordination and implementation of policies and procedures to develop a bioenergy industry in Hawaii. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB645 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; INCOME TAX CREDIT. |
MORITA, THIELEN, WAKAI, YAMASHITA |
| Establish that all energy technology systems must be installed and placed in service in the State of Hawaii to obtain energy tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB646 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
MORITA |
| Appropriates fund to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to sponsor an energy conference and participate in the Blue Planet Festival to showcase energy technology, promote energy resources education, and address local and global energy issues. (HB646 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB647 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
MORITA |
| Short form bill relating to energy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB648 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
MORITA |
| Short form bill relating to the environment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB649 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
MORITA |
| Short form bill relating to the environment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB650 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. |
MORITA |
| Short form bill relating to the Public Utilities Commission. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB651 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. |
MORITA, AWANA, CARROLL, CHONG, WATERS, Sagum |
| Requires any development of "available lands" for other than homestead purposes to be done in accordance with county zoning and other land use requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB652 RELATING TO DAM SAFETY. |
MORITA, CARROLL, CHONG, ITO, MAGAOAY, SAIKI, THIELEN, Sagum |
| Adds extensive provisions to the existing dam safety law to improve safety to dams and reservoirs in the State. Creates dam safety special fund. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB653 RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. |
MORITA, CARROLL, CHONG, ITO, MAGAOAY, M. OSHIRO, SAIKI, THIELEN, WAKAI, WATERS, Bertram, Sagum |
| Requires the preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement where appropriate and directs the council to develop rules for supplemental statements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB654 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
MORITA, SAGUM, THIELEN, Belatti, Carroll |
| Gives board of land and natural resources up to 12/31/08, the authorization to reinstate a 999-year homestead lease that was cancelled due to nonpayment of arrearages; provided, among other things, that the tenant-at-will has continually occupied the land and has cured all arrearages. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB655 RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. |
MORITA, BERG, MAGAOAY, Belatti, Bertram, Carroll, Chong, Ito, Sagum, Tokioka |
| Includes in definition of land use in the conservation district the traversing of or conducting of business within the conservations district by an commercial ocean activity operation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB656 RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. |
MORITA |
| Holds grantee of a unit jointly and severally liable with the grantor for delinquent assessments against the grantor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB658 RELATING TO GASOLINE DEALERS. |
MORITA, CARROLL, CHONG, ITO, MAGAOAY, SAIKI, Sagum |
| Prohibits sale of gasoline with price containing a fraction of a cent. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB660 RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS. |
WATERS |
| Expands the jurisdiction of the circuit courts to include impeachment proceedings against county officers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB661 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. |
WATERS, BELATTI, BERG, CALDWELL, GREEN, MIZUNO, Bertram |
| Creates comprehensive public funding for elections to any county council; establishes qualifications, limitations on funding and use of funds, reporting requirements, and amends chapter 11, part XII, to reflect changes. (HB661 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB662 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
WATERS |
| Bans consumer use of fireworks except for religious or ceremonial purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB663 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
WATERS |
| Allows the respective counties to regulate fireworks and repeals the state regulation of fireworks. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB664 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
WATERS |
| Requires the state director of finance to transmit revenues received from all unadjudicated traffic violations or infractions to the police department of the county in which the traffic infraction occurred to enable each chief of police to recruit and retain qualified police officers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB665 RELATING TO TATTOOS. |
WATERS |
| Prohibits tattoo artist from tattooing a minor without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian. Requires tattoo artist to retain consent forms. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB666 RELATING TO KUKUI GARDENS RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEX. |
RHOADS |
| Increases the ceiling on state revenue bonds issued by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to assist the tenants of the Kukui Gardens rental housing complex to acquire the complex in fee. (HB666 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB668 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
RHOADS, BELATTI, HANOHANO, HAR, LUKE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, YAMANE, Bertram, Brower, Herkes, McKelvey, Saiki, Takamine, Tokioka |
| Restores moneys to various housing revolving funds that were previously transferred for budgetary reasons. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB669 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SIMULATION RESOURCE LABORATORIES. |
CHANG, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, Bertram, Caldwell, Green, Hanohano, Manahan, Mizuno, Say, Souki, Takumi, Tsuji |
| Appropriates funds to expand and establish healthcare workforce simulation resource laboratories throughout the University of Hawaii system for healthcare workforce development and training. (HB669 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB670 RELATING TO INFORMATION PRACTICES. |
CHANG, EVANS, Bertram, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Green, Hanohano, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, Mizuno, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Provides a qualified exemption to the University of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii Foundation from disclosure of donor information. (HB670 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB671 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOR PROGRAMS. |
CHANG, CALDWELL, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, Bertram, Chong, Green, Manahan, Say, Souki, Yamane |
| Appropriates funds to University of Hawaii for the Graduate Professional Access Program and Health Careers Opportunity Program. (HB671 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB672 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, WATERS, Caldwell, Carroll, Green, Hanohano, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Say, Souki, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Makes the optional retirement plan for University of Hawaii employees permanent. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB673 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, LEE, MAGAOAY, TAKAI, Bertram, Caldwell, Evans, Green, Hanohano, Ito, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji |
| Exempts Board of Regents from Hawaii public procurement code requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB674 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHANG, LEE, MAGAOAY, TAKAI, Bertram, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Green, Hanohano, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Manahan, Mizuno, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Repeals the transfer of the public health nurses who supervise school health aides from the department of health to the department of education; establishes the school health services program in chapter 302A; repeals the school health services program in chapter 321. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB675 RELATING TO DEATH WITH DIGNITY. |
B. OSHIRO, BELATTI, CALDWELL, HAR, ITO, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MORITA, M. OSHIRO, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TAKUMI, THIELEN, Souki |
| Allows a terminally ill, competent adult to get lethal dose of medication to end life. Prohibits mercy killings, lethal injections, and active euthanasia. Requires informed consent. Allows alternate doctor to replace attending doctor if latter declines to prescribe. Requires monitor at time of taking dose. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB676 RELATING TO ANIMALS. |
B. OSHIRO, LUKE, WATERS |
| Revises the misdemeanor offense of cruelty to animals. Provides penalties. Redefines "pet animal."(SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB677 RELATING TO PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SALES. |
B. OSHIRO, LUKE, WATERS |
| Requires electronic logs of pseudoephedrine sales to be made in real time and maintained for 2 years in a form searchable by law enforcement. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB678 RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. |
B. OSHIRO, BERG, CALDWELL, CARROLL, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Karamatsu, Morita |
| Requires the department of health to adopt reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance. Requires adoption of a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. Requires the adoption of rules to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. Authorizes the adoption of market-based compliance mechanisms. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB679 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CLINICAL TRIAL UNITS FOR HIV AND AIDS IN HAWAII. |
B. OSHIRO, GREEN, M. OSHIRO |
| Appropriates moneys to fund clinical trials units for HIV and AIDS in Hawaii to compensate for the loss of federal funding. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB680 RELATING TO MARIJUANA POSSESSION. |
B. OSHIRO, LUKE, Caldwell |
| Reclassifies possession of less than one ounce of marijuana from a petty misdemeanor to a violation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB681 RELATING TO PUBLIC INTEREST ATTORNEYS. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, LUKE, M. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN |
| Creates and appropriates funds to establish and maintain the William S. Richardson School of Law public interest law loan repayment program at the University of Hawaii for eligible, licensed attorneys who practice public interest law in Hawaii. (HB681 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB682 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
B. OSHIRO, GREEN, LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, WATERS |
| Provides process for the spouse or next of kin of incapacitated individuals to act as a surrogate in the absence of an advance health care directive. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB683 RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. |
B. OSHIRO, FINNEGAN, LUKE, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, WAKAI, Berg, Karamatsu |
| Eliminates the requirement that a conviction have occurred within the 5 years preceding the current offense to be considered a prior offense for purpose of aggravated criminal property damage. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB684 RELATING TO GASOLINE DEALERS. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, CARROLL, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, YAMANE, Caldwell, Green, Herkes, Say, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji |
| Requires gasoline not containing ethanol to be available at marine fueling stations and in at least one retail station in each House district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB685 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
CHANG, Bertram, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Hanohano, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki, Takai, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Authorizes the board of land and natural resources to designate an improvement district when it determines that there is a need for replanning, renewal, or redevelopment of an area's infrastructure. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB686 RELATING TO FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION. |
CHANG, HERKES, ITO, LEE, B. OSHIRO, YAMANE, Caldwell, Chong, Green, Hanohano, Manahan, Mizuno, Say, Souki, Tsuji |
| Amends law on forensic identification to require juveniles adjudicated for conduct that would constitute a felony if committed by an adult or for which sex offender registration would be required to submit DNA sample. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB687 RELATING TO CORPORATIONS. |
M. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA |
| Establishes a task force to determine how to provide for the establishment and incorporation of responsible companies that consider the public interest in doing business. (HB687 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB688 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
SONSON, Shimabukuro |
| Creates a Citizen's Family Law Advisory Committee to be placed, for administrative purposes, in the Judiciary. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB689 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
SONSON, Shimabukuro |
| Appropriates funds to the Judiciary to implement the Family Court Parenting Plan Model as a pilot program on Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB690 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
SONSON |
| Amends custody and visitation criteria and procedure to specify what courts shall consider in determining the best interest of the child. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB691 RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE. |
SONSON |
| Requires the department of human services to provide a written report to the court and the parties two days prior to a hearing in a case where there are allegations of domestic abuse. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB693 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, Brower |
| Appropriates funds for a study by the department of agriculture to evaluate economic impacts on farmers, processors, and retailers if certain changes to the current Hawaii coffee blend laws are made. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB694 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, Brower |
| Short form bill relating to agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB695 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, Brower |
| Short form bill relating to agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB696 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, Brower |
| Short form bill relating to agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB697 RELATING TO GREENBELTS. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, BROWER, EVANS, LEE, MCKELVEY, MORITA, RHOADS, WATERS, Cabanilla, Caldwell, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Say, Sonson, Souki, Takumi, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Requires DOT to establish a statewide greenbelts strategy. Establishes a steering committee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB698 RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTERS. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHANG, ITO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, Brower, Caldwell, Chong, Evans, Karamatsu, Lee, McKelvey, Morita, Say, Sonson, Souki, Yamashita |
| Establishes a task force to recommend ways to strengthen Hawaii's disaster preparedness program and develop a 3-year strategic plan. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB699 RELATING TO BILL OF RIGHTS DAY. |
CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, ITO, KARAMATSU, SAY, WATERS, Caldwell, Lee, Souki |
| Establishes bill of rights day. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB700 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CARROLL, CABANILLA, CHANG, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SONSON, WATERS, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Chong, Evans, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Morita, Rhoads, Souki, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Prohibits discrimination and harassment in public schools. Requires the board of education to adopt new or amend current rules to implement this Act. Requires the board of education to provide training to staff and teachers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB701 RELATING TO MERCURY POISONING REDUCTION. |
CARROLL, CABANILLA, WATERS, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Chang, Chong, Evans, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, McKelvey, Morita, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Rhoads, Say, Sonson, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Limits the distribution of certain products containing mercury. Requires proper disposal of mercury and products containing mercury. Promotes public education about mercury poisoning. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB702 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
CARROLL, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Chong, Ito, Lee |
| Requires the preparation of an environmental impact statement for harbor improvements for the Hawaii superferry. Requires the department of transportation to implement all mitigative measures contained in the environmental impact statement, including amending the operating agreement with Hawaii superferry. Directs department of transportation to assess Hawaii superferry for the costs of the environmental impact statement. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB703 RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED FISH. |
CARROLL, WATERS, Caldwell, Chong, Ito, Lee, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki |
| Prohibits the sale of genetically modified fish or fish products if not appropriately identified or labeled as such. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB704 RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS. |
CARROLL, ITO, Caldwell, Chong, B. Oshiro, Souki, Waters |
| Provides a 5-year moratorium on testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising genetically engineered taro. (HB704 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB705 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HANA HEALTH. |
CARROLL, CHANG, KARAMATSU, LEE, WATERS, Caldwell, Chong, Ito, B. Oshiro, Say |
| Appropriates funds for the Hana Health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB706 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
CARROLL, WATERS, Bertram, Brower, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Ito, McKelvey, Morita, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Say, Sonson, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Specifies the process for establishing culturally valuable districts (HB 706 HD1). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB707 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, EVANS, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Cabanilla, Caldwell, Chong, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Say, Sonson, Takumi, Wakai |
| Provides a sliding tax credit for the purchase of food based on a taxpayer's adjusted gross income. (HB707 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB708 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
CARROLL, B. OSHIRO, Caldwell, Chang, Chong, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Souki, Waters |
| Classifies privately owned water-wells as public utilities if water from those wells is sold to parties other than the owner. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB709 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
CARROLL, BROWER, LEE, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Caldwell, Chong, Ito, Morita, Say, Yamashita |
| Establishes a low-interest loan program for persons who are at least 55 years of age who meet income and occupancy qualifications to repair their homes to comply with building, electrical, and plumbing codes. Establishes the Elderly Housing Renovation Revolving Loan Fund. (HB709 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB710 RELATING TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD RENTERS' TAX CREDIT. |
CARROLL, BROWER, WATERS, Caldwell, Chong, Ito, Lee, Morita, B. Oshiro, Say, Yamashita |
| Expands the qualifying annual income level for the low-income renters' tax credit from $30,000 to $40,000 per year. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB711 RELATING TO WATER SYSTEMS. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, EVANS, LEE, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAY, SONSON, WATERS, Brower, Caldwell, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Permits water user with a water meter to maintain private water catchment system for non-potable uses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB712 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
CARROLL, CHONG, MCKELVEY, B. OSHIRO, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Evans, Herkes, Ito, Lee, Morita, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Say, Sonson, Wakai, Waters, Yamashita |
| Requires Hawaii tourism authority to study whether to license tour guides to ensure guides have an adequate level of knowledge of Hawaiian history and culture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB713 RELATING TO ALTERNATE ENERGY. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, HERKES, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SAY, WATERS, Brower, Caldwell, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Morita, Sonson, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Establishes an alternate energy revolving loan fund to assist persons with the purchase or installation of alternate energy appliances, products, or systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB715 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF WATER FOR AGRICULTURAL USE ON LANAI. |
CARROLL, CALDWELL, CHANG, CHONG, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, WATERS, B. Oshiro, Say |
| Appropriates funds for the creation of a Lanai agriculture industry by providing funds for the purchase of water by the Lanai farmers. (HB715 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB716 RELATING TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL COURT. |
CARROLL, B. OSHIRO, Caldwell, Chong, Karamatsu, Lee, Say, Waters |
| Establishes environmental courts as divisions within the circuit courts to hear cases and preside over other administrative proceedings relating to environmental law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB717 RELATING TO MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL. |
CARROLL, CHONG, KARAMATSU, SAGUM, YAMASHITA, Evans, Mizuno |
| Appropriates funds to the department of health for operating expenses of Molokai General Hospital. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB719 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CABANILLA, MEYER, Evans, Finnegan, Hanohano, Sonson |
| Beginning on the first day of instruction of the fall semester of 2007, requires all schools at the university of Hawaii-Manoa to start morning classes no earlier than 9 a.m. in order to reduce traffic congestion. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB720 RELATING TO TOLL ROADS. |
CABANILLA, MEYER, Hanohano, Mizuno, Sagum |
| Authorizes director of transportation to impose toll charges on existing highways or construct new toll roads. Provides for agreement with private entities to construct, operate, and maintain toll roads. Requires prior feasibility study. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB721 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
CABANILLA, MEYER, MIZUNO, Caldwell, Karamatsu, Sonson, Tokioka, Ward |
| Allows private entities to enter into agreements to construct, improve, maintain, and operate transportation facilities in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB722 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
CABANILLA, MIZUNO, Evans, Finnegan, Hanohano, Karamatsu, Lee, Sonson, Souki |
| Renders void as against public policy any county ordinance that prohibits a group living facility that provides for health care needs of individuals from being located within any specified distance from another group living facility that does not provide for health care needs of individuals. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB723 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
CABANILLA, EVANS, SONSON, Caldwell, Finnegan, Hanohano, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Tokioka, Ward |
| Limits any late fee for delinquent common expenses to twenty per cent of the monthly maintenance fee. Requires an association to give a unit owner 10 business days notice of any delinquent assessments before taking any action for which attorney's fees may be assessed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB724 RELATING TO COUNTY SURCHARGE ON STATE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
CABANILLA, Hanohano, B. Oshiro, Sagum |
| Reduces annual reimbursement by city and county of Honolulu to the State from gross proceeds of the county's surcharge on the general excise tax from 10% to % or $ whichever is less. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB724 HD1) | ||
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HB725 RELATING TO RENEWABLE RESOURCES. |
CABANILLA, THIELEN, Carroll, Hanohano, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Sagum |
| Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to develop a wave energy facility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB726 RELATING TO ASSOCIATION RECORDS. |
CABANILLA, MIZUNO, Awana, Caldwell, Sonson, Tokioka |
| Prevents the managing agent from providing a list of current members to anyone but a member. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB727 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. |
CABANILLA, Awana, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Sonson |
| Requires unilateral agreements with real estate developers to contain specific completion dates for required improvements or completion dates as required pursuant to a warrant assessment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB728 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS. |
CABANILLA, FINNEGAN, Evans, Hanohano, Karamatsu, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Shimabukuro, Sonson |
| Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii state constitution to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist real estate developers to provide infrastructure, including but not limited to highway improvements. | ||
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HB729 RELATING TO GRAFFITI. |
CABANILLA, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, Karamatsu, Lee, Sonson, Souki |
| Requires the department of education to create graffiti prevention programs to raise awareness in students. | ||
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HB730 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
CABANILLA, Evans, Finnegan, Hanohano, Lee, Mizuno, Sonson, Souki |
| Authorizes Section 8 Housing Inspectors to work in staggered shifts and up to 9:00 p.m. to investigate compliance with Section 8 housing requirements. | ||
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HB731 RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON. |
CABANILLA, FINNEGAN, PINE, Mizuno |
| Amends the definition of "person" for purposes of offenses of murder, manslaughter, and negligent injury to provide protection for a viable fetus. Defines "viable fetus." Adds provision that gestational age of 24 weeks or greater is prima facie that fetus is viable. | ||
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HB732 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
CABANILLA, FINNEGAN, MIZUNO, Bertram, Carroll, Chang, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Karamatsu, Marumoto, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Sonson, Wakai |
| Restricts federal and state low income housing leases in certain cases, to no more than 5 years. | ||
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HB733 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CALDWELL, CHONG, KARAMATSU, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Chang, Say, Souki |
| Requires disclosure and internet posting of certain tax information to the public by the department of taxation. | ||
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HB734 RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION. |
CALDWELL, KARAMATSU, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Chang, Say, Souki |
| Exempts from income taxation 100% of capital gains realized during taxable years 2008-2012 from the sale of leased fee interests in condominium units to association of apartment owners or residential cooperative housing corporations. | ||
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HB735 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHONG, KARAMATSU, LEE, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA, Chang, Say, Souki |
| Establishes an appeals office in the department of taxation to provide independent review of unresolved tax cases. | ||
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HB736 RELATING TO OCEAN RECREATION AND COASTAL AREAS PROGRAMS. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, Chang, Chong, Karamatsu, Lee, M. Oshiro, Say, Souki, Yamashita |
| Transfers small boat harbors, boating, ocean recreation, and coastal areas programs, from DLNR back to DOT. Allows DLNR to retain its present scope of jurisdiction over enforcement of the programs. | ||
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HB737 RELATING TO ALTERNATE ENERGY DEVELOPERS. |
CALDWELL, CHANG, KARAMATSU, Carroll, Chong, Lee, Say, Yamashita |
| Provides a tax credit to developers of alternate energy. | ||
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HB738 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CALDWELL, Chang, Chong, Karamatsu, Lee, Say, Souki, Yamashita |
| Prohibits the re-opening of expired statute of limitations tax cases because of a related federal audit or review and also changes the method of determining the statute of limitations with respect to general excise tax assessments. | ||
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HB739 RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. |
CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, B. OSHIRO, Lee, Souki |
| Prohibits cell phone use while driving except with a hands free device. | ||
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HB740 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GRANT-IN-AID TO KZOO RADIO. |
CALDWELL, KARAMATSU, Carroll, Chang, Herkes, Lee, Magaoay, B. Oshiro, Souki |
| Makes an appropriation for a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for KZOO radio, the statewide Japanese language station, to purchase and establish backup power generators to improve public communications during emergencies. | ||
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HB741 RELATING TO SUBPOENAS. |
CALDWELL, CARROLL, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Say |
| Entitles a police officer to overtime compensation when the officer testifies or is compelled to be available as a state witness under a subpoena when off-duty. Requires the State to reimburse the counties for 50% of overtime compensation paid. | ||
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HB742 RELATING TO ACCESS TO SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, Chong, Karamatsu, Say, Souki |
| Allows access to safety deposit boxes by persons other than the specific individuals who lease or rent the box. | ||
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HB743 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CALDWELL, CHONG, LEE, M. OSHIRO, Chang, Karamatsu, Say, Yamashita |
| Conforms state tax law to section 7491 (with respect to burden of proof) of the Internal Revenue Code. | ||
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HB744 RELATING TO TAX RECORDS. |
CALDWELL, KARAMATSU, B. OSHIRO, Chang, Chong, Say, Souki |
| Clarifies the state taxpayer records law and specifies that a taxpayer is not liable for fines or penalties if in compliance with the law. | ||
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HB745 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-EMERGENCY REPORTING SYSTEM, KNOWN AS 3-1-1. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Karamatsu, Say, Souki, Waters |
| Appropriates funds to the Honolulu police department for the development costs of a 311 non-emergency reporting system. | ||
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HB746 RELATING TO PRIVACY OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Karamatsu, Say, Souki, Waters |
| Promotes privacy of health care information in civil, criminal, and administrative proceedings by providing for protective orders | ||
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HB747 RELATING TO JURY SERVICE. |
CALDWELL, CARROLL, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Karamatsu, Souki |
| Allows dentists to claim an exemption from jury service. (HB747 HD1) | ||
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HB748 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Carroll, Souki |
| Makes unpaid parking citations the responsibility of the person who was the registered owner of the vehicle at the time the citation was issued, even if the vehicle is later transferred to a new or repossessed by the legal owner. Permits the driver's license of the person who was the registered owner at the time the citation was issued to be restricted until outstanding assessments are paid. | ||
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HB749 RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION. |
CALDWELL, CHONG, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Carroll, Karamatsu, Souki |
| Provides for registration to vote of minors age 16 or older as part of the driver license application process. | ||
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HB750 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN. |
CALDWELL, CHANG, CHONG, KARAMATSU, LEE, M. OSHIRO, Say, Souki |
| Authorizes the ombudsman or an employee of the ombudsman to access state tax returns and return information in connection with the official duties of the office of the ombudsman; provided that this access applies solely to a complainant's tax returns after written consent is provided by the complainant. (HB750 HD1) | ||
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HB752 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CALDWELL, CHONG, KARAMATSU, LEE, M. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA, Chang, Say, Souki |
| Requires disclosure and internet posting of certain tax information to the public by the department of taxation. | ||
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HB753 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CALDWELL, CHANG, B. OSHIRO, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Lee, Say, Souki, Yamashita |
| Allows a tax credit for property owners that agree to allow their buildings to be used as emergency shelters and whose buildings meet the design criteria for emergency shelters under Act 5, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2005. | ||
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HB754 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CALDWELL, CHANG, CHONG, LEE, M. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA, Karamatsu, Say |
| Allows audited taxpayers and their representatives to participate in department of taxation interviews with witnesses with respect to the audit. | ||
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HB755 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CALDWELL, CHANG, KARAMATSU, LEE, M. OSHIRO, Chong, Say, Yamashita |
| Requires disclosure and internet posting of certain tax information to the public by the department of taxation. | ||
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HB756 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
CALDWELL |
| Requires existing state government buildings to be retrofitted to withstand category 5 hurricanes and be retrofitted and equipped to serve as public emergency shelters. | ||
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HB757 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, Karamatsu, Say |
| Requires the governor, in filling vacancies in the state senate, state house of representatives, and United States Senate, to select from a list of three prospective appointees nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent; requires prospective appointees to be registered members of nominating political parties at the time of submission of their names to the governor; effective on approval. | ||
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HB758 RELATING TO EMPLOYEES. |
CALDWELL, Say |
| Requires employers with fifty or more individuals to allow rest or meal periods for employees that work more than five consecutive hours, with certain exceptions. Repeals the exclusion of persons whose employment is governed by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act from the definition of "employee" under the State's wage and hour law. (HB758 HD2 SD1) | ||
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HB759 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
CALDWELL, B. Oshiro, Say |
| Establishes an agency to operate a single-payer universal health care insurance system. | ||
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HB760 RELATING TO A LIVING WAGE FOR WORKERS ON SERVICE CONTRACTS. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, Say |
| Requires nonprofit organizations under contract for services in excess of $25,000 and for profit organizations under contract for services in excess of $5,000 (reduced from $25,000), to provide an income no less than the poverty guideline for Hawaii for a family of four. Includes provisions enhancing employees' ability to organize. Excludes certain nonprofit organizations. (SD2) | ||
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HB761 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, Say |
| Requires bikeways to be established by repealing condition that it be established whenever practicable. | ||
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HB762 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, Say |
| Requires a hospital, including a public health facility, to provide information and emergency contraception to a sexual assault victim; requires training; includes penalties. | ||
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HB763 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW. |
CALDWELL, B. Oshiro, Say |
| Amends workers' compensation law, including limiting an employer's ability to terminate benefits, authorizing the recovery of attorney's fees and costs by the injured employee, specifying procedures for medical examinations by the employer's physician, establishing fines for violations, requiring the reporting of denials of claims and relevant information, and further restricting the director of labor and industrial relations' rulemaking authority. (HB763 HD1) | ||
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HB764 RELATING TO VOTING. |
CALDWELL |
| Allows voters to apply for permanent absentee voter status. Makes appropriations for the permanent absentee voter program. (HB764 HD2) | ||
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HB765 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, Say |
| Creates comprehensive public funding for elections to the state house of representatives; establishes qualifications, limitations on funding and use of funds, reporting requirements, amends chapter 11, part XII, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to reflect changes. | ||
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HB766 RELATING TO DENTISTS. |
CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, WATERS, Chong, Karamatsu, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki |
| Authorizes the board of dental examiners to conduct background checks on applicants for a dental license. | ||
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HB768 RELATING TO DENTISTRY. |
CALDWELL, HERKES, B. OSHIRO, Carroll, Chang, Karamatsu, Lee, Souki |
| Repeals obsolete language relating to the regional examinations for dentists. | ||
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HB769 RELATING TO DENTISTS. |
CALDWELL, CHANG, HERKES, B. OSHIRO, Carroll, Karamatsu, Lee, Souki |
| Authorizes the board of dental examiners to sanction licensees for false or misleading advertising. | ||
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HB770 RELATING TO DENTISTS. |
CALDWELL, HERKES, B. OSHIRO, Carroll, Karamatsu, Lee, Souki |
| Allows the executor or administrator of a dentist's estate or the legal guardian or authorized representative of a dentist to wind down, transfer, or sell the practice of the deceased or incapacitated dentist for up to one year; provided that all other aspects of the practice are performed by a licensed dentist. (HB770 HD1) | ||
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HB771 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CALDWELL |
| Makes various changes to Hawaii's tax laws that benefit taxpayers. | ||
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HB772 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. |
CALDWELL |
| Establishes a service fee for the inspection of pests in imports to the State. Establishes the pest inspection, quarantine, and eradication fund. Appropriates unspecified amount out of the fund. (SD1) | ||
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HB773 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES FUNDING. |
CALDWELL |
| Earmarks a portion of the airport landing fee and the harbor port entry, dockage, and wharfage fees for invasive species control and prevention. | ||
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HB774 RELATING TO CEMETERY AUTHORITIES. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Karamatsu, Say, Souki, Waters |
| Requires pre-need trusts and perpetual care funds to distribute summaries of their audited financial statements to their purchasers. | ||
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HB775 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS OFFICERS. |
CHONG, ITO, MANAHAN |
| Provides corrections officers with similar retirement benefits afforded other law enforcement and safety officers by allowing retirement after 25 years of credited service, unreduced for age. Effective 07/01/07. | ||
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HB778 RELATING TO CRIME. |
HAR, AWANA, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, M. OSHIRO, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Belatti, Berg, Brower, Chang, Karamatsu, Lee, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Amends the offenses of theft in the first, second, third, and fourth degree to include the theft of government property, services, and infrastructure. Amends the offenses of criminal property damage in the first, second, third, and fourth degree to include the damage or vandalism of government property and infrastructure. | ||
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HB779 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
HAR, AWANA, KARAMATSU, MCKELVEY, PINE, Shimabukuro |
| Appropriates funds for the preliminary engineering, design, and construction of an additional lane at the portion of the H-1 Freeway at the Kunia interchange near the eastbound on-ramp. (HB779 HD1) | ||
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HB780 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
YAMASHITA, KARAMATSU, TSUJI, Chong, Manahan, Nakasone, Say, Yamane |
| Requires department of agriculture to reimburse agricultural water user who pays county agriculture water rates the difference between the rate they paid and the rate charged by the state irrigation systems. | ||
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HB781 RELATING TO THE WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND. |
YAMASHITA, Chong, Karamatsu, Nakasone, Say, Yamane |
| Allows up to 50 percent of funds in the Works of Art Special Fund to be used for capital improvement projects, the purchase of facilities, and the repair and maintenance of facilities dedicated to the arts and culture. Removes capital improvement appropriations that are designated for renovation of state buildings from the works of art special fund's 1 per cent transfer requirement (HB781 HD1). | ||
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HB782 RELATING TO KAHANA VALLEY STATE PARK. |
MEYER, AWANA, CABANILLA, Ito, Marumoto, Pine, Ward |
| Provides for additional families to reside in Kahana valley state park by lease agreements and establishes an advisory committee to monitor compliance with the agreements. | ||
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HB783 RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSES. |
MEYER, AWANA, MARUMOTO, Ward |
| Allows examiners of drivers to make a finding of reasonable cause of incompetence to operate a motor vehicle based upon reports by various professionals and persons. | ||
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HB784 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. |
MEYER, CABANILLA, MARUMOTO, Awana, Ching, Evans, Ward |
| Repeals the sunset date on section 46-36, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which authorizes the governor and the executives of other jurisdictions to use a managed competition process as a management tool to provide government services more efficiently, if they so choose. | ||
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HB785 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. |
MEYER, AWANA, CABANILLA, CHING, MARUMOTO, PINE, Ito, Ward |
| Transfers Kahuku Hospital into the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation upon the completion of certain conditions. | ||
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HB786 RELATING TO PARENTAL NOTIFICATION BEFORE AN ABORTION MAY BE PERFORMED ON CERTAIN MINORS. |
MEYER, Ching, Pine, Ward |
| Prohibits physician from performing an abortion on a minor unless: (1) the physician has given 72 hours actual notice to the minor's parents or guardian; (2) a family court or appellate court authorizes the minor to consent, either by issuing an appropriate order or by failing to do so; or (3) the physician concludes that an abortion is necessary to avoid death or a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function. Prescribes procedure for obtaining judicial approval. | ||
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HB787 RELATING TO ABORTION. |
MEYER, Awana, Ching, Pine, Ward |
| Prohibits partial birth abortion. Defines "abortion", "fetus", and "partial birth abortion". | ||
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HB788 RELATING TO PARENTAL CONSENT BEFORE AN ABORTION MAY BE PERFORMED ON A MINOR. |
MEYER, AWANA, Cabanilla, Ching, Pine, Ward |
| Prohibits physician from performing an abortion on a minor unless the minor's parents or guardian consent, a family court authorizes the minor to consent, or the physician concludes that a medical emergency exists and there is insufficient time to obtain consent. | ||
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HB789 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL. |
MEYER, AWANA, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, MARUMOTO, PINE, WARD, Ito |
| Amends articles II, III, and XVII of the state constitution to provide for initiative, referendum, and recall. | ||
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HB790 RELATING TO ALCOHOL FUELS. |
MEYER, AWANA, BROWER, CABANILLA, MARUMOTO, PINE, WARD, Ito |
| Extends the general excise tax exemption on gasoline for 3 years. | ||
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HB792 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
MEYER, CABANILLA, Awana, Brower, Evans, Ward |
| Exempts bars, nightclubs, and restaurants from the smoking law, provided that exterior signage adequately warns the public and potential customers that smoking is allowed within. | ||
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HB793 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
MIZUNO |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 30th Representative District. | ||
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HB794 RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF FUNDRAISERS OR FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY WHILE THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION. |
MIZUNO (BR) |
| Prohibits state legislators from conducting a fundraiser or fundraising activity during regular sessions of the legislature. | ||
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HB795 RELATING TO CAREGIVERS. |
WARD, BROWER, MARUMOTO, PINE, Bertram, Ching, Meyer |
| Provides a tax credit to taxpayer caregivers who care for qualified care recipients. | ||
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HB796 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
WARD, BROWER, MARUMOTO, Belatti, Bertram, Meyer, Pine |
| Requires a study on carrying capacity. | ||
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HB797 RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. |
WARD, Bertram, Meyer |
| Extends limitations on campaign contributions. | ||
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HB798 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ACHIEVE X, SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO CREATE ELECTED DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS. |
WARD, Bertram, Ching, Meyer |
| Proposes an amendment to Article X, sections 2 and 3 of the State Constitution to replace the current single district school system with locally elected school boards. | ||
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HB799 RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. |
WARD, BERTRAM, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE |
| Repeals the cap on how many charter schools can be started in any year. Includes funding for operations and facilities. | ||
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HB800 RELATED TO THEFT. |
WARD, BROWER, CHING, HAR, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, Bertram |
| Makes theft of wiring a felony. | ||
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HB801 RELATING TO AN INCREASE IN THE STANDARD DEDUCTION. |
WARD |
| Increases the standard deduction to eighty per cent of the 2005 federal level. | ||
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HB802 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS. |
WARD, CHING, FINNEGAN, MEYER, PINE, RHOADS, SONSON, TAKAI, Bertram, Brower |
| Appropriates $430,000 to increase drug treatment programs in prisons and health centers. | ||
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HB803 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BOOKS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES. |
WARD, CHING, FINNEGAN, RHOADS, SONSON, Bertram, Brower, Meyer, Pine |
| Appropriates $1 million for the purchase of books for libraries. | ||
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HB804 RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. |
WARD |
| Provides for the funding and operation of the Office of International Affairs. | ||
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HB805 RELATING TO SAFETY. |
WARD |
| Requires the department of transportation to conduct a study on the most dangerous crosswalks in the State and to retrofit the dangerous crosswalks to have flashing lights installed. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB806 RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MEYER, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Carroll, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to the department of transportation to conduct a pilot study to identify state and county intersections where the time to cross the intersection is insufficient for elderly pedestrians and determine impacts on current traffic volume. (HB806 HD2) | ||
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HB808 RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, Bertram, Carroll, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to assist with the development of the aging and disability resource center program. | ||
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HB809 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE RATE REGULATION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, HANOHANO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Rhoads, Ward |
| Prohibits health insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. Requires health care insurers to submit rate filings for approval by the insurance commissioner. Establishes penalties and appeal procedures. | ||
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HB810 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S LONG-TERM CARE RESOURCE PROGRAM TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE HAWAII'S ELDERCARE WORKFORCE. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MEYER, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to Kapiolani community college to fund its long-term resource program to train a workforce to care for the State's elder population. | ||
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HB811 RELATING TO ADULT PROTECTION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, THIELEN, Bertram, Carroll, Meyer |
| Amending and clarifying the adult protective services law to protect vulnerable elders from abuse, including financial and economic exploitation. (HB811 HD1) | ||
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HB812 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, CHING, HANOHANO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Carroll |
| Requires a premium reduction of at least 10 per cent for drivers who are at least 55 years of age and who complete a driver accident prevention course. | ||
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HB813 RELATING TO NEEDS ALLOWANCE. |
MIZUNO, CHING, FINNEGAN, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, Awana, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Hanohano |
| Establishes a needs allowance for residents of care homes and long-term care facilities. | ||
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HB814 RELATING TO AGING. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CARROLL, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Ching, Rhoads |
| Establishes five additional faculty positions at the center on aging research and education to assist in the fulfillment of its mission and appropriates funds for that purpose. (HB814 HD1) | ||
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HB815 RELATING TO CEMETERY AND FUNERAL TRUSTS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Meyer, Rhoads |
| Establishes requirements for cancellation, refund, and default of prepaid funeral plan contracts. Clarifies requirements for prepaid funeral plan contract terms. | ||
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HB816 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CARROLL, CHING, HANOHANO, RHOADS, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram |
| Requires dealers in high-density population areas to operate redemption centers. | ||
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HB817 RELATING TO SAGE PLUS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds for operating costs to support and expand the Sage PLUS Program on the neighbor islands. (HB817 HD1) | ||
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HB818 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, Bertram, Rhoads, Ward |
| Establishes an office of the long-term care ombudsman within the executive office on aging and appropriates funds for the office to hire additional staff and to support the office's operating costs to ensure adequate services on the neighbor islands. (HB818 HD1) | ||
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HB819 RELATING TO CAREGIVING. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MEYER, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Brower, Rhoads |
| Makes an appropriation to the department of health for an assessment of the issues facing, and the needs of, grandparents raising grandchildren in Hawaii. | ||
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HB820 RELATING TO CAREGIVING. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MEYER, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Carroll, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to continue the coordination and development of family caregiver support services. | ||
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HB821 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
LEE, AWANA, BROWER, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Provides a tax credit to taxpayer caregivers who care for qualified care recipients. | ||
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HB822 RELATING TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS. |
LEE, AWANA, BROWER, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Carroll, Manahan, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds for grants-in-aid to the counties to design family caregivers grant programs that would provide grants for caregivers who are caring for persons who are aged, infirm, or disabled. | ||
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HB823 RELATING TO FAMILY CAREGIVING. |
LEE, AWANA, BROWER, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MEYER, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, Bertram, Carroll, Rhoads |
| Requires the executive office on aging to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the needs of care recipients who are age sixty and older with physical or cognitive disabilities and the needs of their family caregivers. | ||
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HB824 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
LEE, BROWER, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON, WARD, Bertram, Carroll |
| Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who make modifications to their home to increase accessibility for individuals with disabilities. (HB824 HD1) | ||
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HB825 RELATING TO CAREGIVING. |
LEE, AWANA, BROWER, CHING, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, Bertram, Carroll, Rhoads |
| Strengthens support of family caregivers by, among other things: extending the joint legislative committee on family caregiving, requiring the executive office on aging to conduct a comprehensive assessment of care recipients' needs and the needs of their family caregivers, and appropriating funds to expand services for care recipients and their family caregivers. Expands SAGE Plus program to the neighbor islands. (SD2) | ||
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HB826 RELATING TO CAREGIVING. |
LEE, BERTRAM, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON, WARD |
| Appropriates funds for the executive office on aging to develop and implement an emergency and evening respite care pilot program. | ||
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HB827 RELATING TO THE ELDERLY. |
LEE, AWANA, BROWER, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MEYER, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to the counties to financially assist caregiving programs that receive federal funding cuts. | ||
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HB828 RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES. |
LEE, AWANA, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MEYER, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram |
| Requires the department of human services to develop and implement a "cash and counseling" pilot program and appropriates funds for that purpose. | ||
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HB829 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. |
LEE, AWANA, BROWER, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MEYER, MIZUNO, PINE, RHOADS, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Manahan |
| Establishes a pilot program to reimburse family caregivers of functionally dependent or cognitively impaired care recipients; appropriates funds for that purpose; sunsets in 2012. | ||
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HB830 RELATING TO CAREGIVING. |
LEE, BERTRAM, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON |
| Appropriates funds for the executive office on aging to develop and implement a volunteer-hours exchange pilot program in two communities. | ||
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HB832 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
MAGAOAY, BERG, CABANILLA, CHANG, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MORITA, PINE, SONSON, YAMANE, Belatti, Bertram, Finnegan, Manahan, Mizuno, Rhoads, Sagum |
| Requires the Land Survey Division of the Department of Accounting and General Services to establish the boundaries of the Del Monte employee housing at its Kunia camp. Appropriates funds to purchase the housing area for eventual resale to former Del Monte employees and retirees presently inhabiting the housing. (HB832 HD1) | ||
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HB834 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
SONSON, CABANILLA, CHANG, FINNEGAN, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, PINE, SAGUM, YAMANE |
| Provides a general excise tax exemption for income received from the State as a an operator of adult residential care homes types I & II; group child care home; group child care center; developmental disabilities domiciliary home; community care foster family home; & adult foster home. | ||
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HB836 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
SONSON, BELATTI, BERG, CABANILLA, CHANG, FINNEGAN, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, PINE, SAGUM, YAMANE, Ito |
| Establishes a voter registration and education program in the office of elections to promote participation in elections by encouraging voter registration, voter education, and voter turnout. | ||
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HB837 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
MAGAOAY, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, MIZUNO, SONSON, Chong, Herkes, Manahan, McKelvey |
| Provides a procurement exemption for services contracted with a legislative agency to prepare studies or reports for legislative submittal. (HB837 HD1) | ||
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HB838 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. |
MAGAOAY, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, M. OSHIRO, SONSON, Har, Herkes, Lee, McKelvey, Rhoads, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to department of health to contract with a government agency or U.S. military branch to provide intra island only roto-wing aeromedical services for rural Oahu. | ||
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HB839 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO BEACHES. |
MAGAOAY, CHONG, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MORITA, M. OSHIRO, Chang, Evans, Manahan, Mizuno, Sonson, Yamane |
| Appropriates funds for the department of land and natural resources to survey and map all existing public access ways to shoreline areas. | ||
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HB840 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. |
MAGAOAY, CHANG, EVANS, HERKES, MIZUNO, Chong, Karamatsu, Lee, M. Oshiro |
| Expands the renewable energy technologies tax credit to include fuel cell systems. (HB840 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB841 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. |
MAGAOAY, CHONG, HERKES, ITO, LEE, MORITA, M. OSHIRO, SONSON, Chang, Evans, Karamatsu, Manahan, Mizuno, Yamane |
| Establishes a year limit for the validity of a final environmental impact statement. | ||
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HB842 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ACCESS. |
MAGAOAY, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, HERKES, KARAMATSU, SONSON, YAMASHITA, M. Oshiro |
| Requires voting record of each legislator to be available online on every measure on which a vote is taken in committee or on the floor | ||
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HB844 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY IN WAHIAWA, OAHU. |
MAGAOAY, CHONG, EVANS, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang, Morita |
| Makes an appropriation for the purchase of land in Wahiawa, Oahu, underlying Lake Wilson or in the event of grant of the land by the landowners, an appropriation to maintain the Wahiawa dam. (HB844 HD1) | ||
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HB845 RELATING TO SHARK FEEDING. |
MAGAOAY, CHONG, EVANS, HERKES, ITO, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, M. OSHIRO, SONSON, YAMASHITA, Karamatsu, Lee |
| Changes ban on all shark feeding activities to prohibit all commercial shark feeding activity, including soliciting and advertising, in the state or state waters. (HB839 HD1) | ||
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HB846 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST IN CONSTRUCTING AND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ON THE NORTH SHORE OF THE ISLAND OF OAHU. |
MAGAOAY, CHANG, CHONG, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, M. OSHIRO, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Evans, Herkes |
| Authorizes issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Kamehameha Schools with agricultural irrigation infrastructure improvements. | ||
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HB847 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
MAGAOAY, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, SONSON, Chang, Chong, Har, Herkes, Karamatsu, Manahan, Rhoads, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Exempts charitable fundraising activities from the general excise tax. | ||
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HB848 RELATING TO VOTING BY MAIL. |
SONSON, BERTRAM, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, Ito, Magaoay, Souki |
| Requires chief election officer to mail a mail-in ballot to all registered voters for the 2008 primary and general elections, and all subsequent. Describes procedures for voting, return of mail-in ballot, replacement of ballot. Repeals absentee ballot laws. | ||
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HB849 RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. |
SONSON, CABANILLA, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, Berg, Herkes, Ito, Magaoay, M. Oshiro, Souki |
| Allows 2 or more members, but less than a quorum, of a board or commission to attend presentations, including meetings of other agencies, relating to official board business. Authorizes informational presentations when a quorum is temporarily lost. | ||
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HB850 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SONSON, Caldwell, Evans, Ito, Magaoay, Manahan, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Souki |
| Extends the "buy-back" restriction on the sale of state housing development dwelling units from ten to fifteen years. | ||
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HB851 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SONSON, CABANILLA, CHANG, KARAMATSU, MIZUNO, RHOADS, Berg, Carroll, Evans, Green, McKelvey, Morita, M. Oshiro, Souki, Tsuji, Wakai |
| Directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to identify public lands within one-half mile of the city's transit corridor and within a one-mile radius of any designated transit station suitable for affordable housing. Requires the Governor to set aside the identified public lands for the development of housing. Requires a report to the Legislature. (HB851 HD1) | ||
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HB852 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
SONSON, Caldwell, Chang, Ito, Lee, Magaoay, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Souki |
| Permits all elective officers (rather than only members of the legislature) who attain the age of 65 to retire and receive a service retirement allowance while continuing to fill an elective position. | ||
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HB856 RELATING TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. |
SONSON, M. OSHIRO, Bertram, Caldwell, Chong, Evans, Herkes, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, McKelvey, Souki |
| Adds an employee who has otherwise been deemed unable to return to the employee's position after the injury has reached maximum medical improvement, where no offer for permanent alternative duty at equal compensation is made by the employer, to those whom the director of labor and industrial relations may refer to the department of human services or private vocational rehabilitation services. Effective 7/1/07. | ||
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HB857 RELATING TO APPRENTICESHIPS. |
SONSON, Bertram, Caldwell, Chong, Evans, Herkes, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, McKelvey, Nishimoto, M. Oshiro, Souki, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Amends the standards for apprenticeship agreements to include assurances of qualified training personnel, adequate job supervision, and the requisite licenses. Requires the director of department of labor and industrial relations to establish an apprenticeship council whose purpose is to promote and approve apprenticeship programs. | ||
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HB858 RELATING TO MEAL BREAKS. |
SONSON, M. OSHIRO, Berg, Bertram, Caldwell, Chong, Lee, Magaoay, Meyer, Nishimoto, Pine, Souki, Tsuji |
| Requires the provision of rest or meal break periods of at least 30 consecutive minutes for employees who work 5 or more continuous hours unless a collective bargaining agreement provides an express provision for meal breaks or an employee waives the requirement for a rest of meal period. | ||
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HB859 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. |
SONSON, CALDWELL, CHONG, MAGAOAY, M. OSHIRO, Berg, Bertram, Herkes, Lee, McKelvey, Tsuji |
| Clarifies that certain statutory actions shall not be used to invalidate collective bargaining agreements in effect on and after June 30, 2007 and that such actions may be included in collective bargaining agreements. (SD2) | ||
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HB860 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. |
SONSON, LEE, Bertram, Caldwell, Chong, Herkes, Magaoay, McKelvey, M. Oshiro, Souki, Tsuji |
| Provides temporary tax relief to employers by lowering the maximum taxable wage base for calendar years 2008 and 2009. Increases unemployment benefits for eligible individuals. Excludes the payment of benefits to individuals terminated from employment for wilful or wanton misconduct. | ||
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HB862 RELATING TO PREVAILING WAGES. |
SONSON, CALDWELL, CHONG, LEE, MAGAOAY, M. OSHIRO, Bertram, Herkes, Manahan, Souki, Tsuji |
| Allows a joint labor management committee established pursuant to the federal Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 to institute an action for injunctive and other relief against an employer that fails to pay its employees the prevailing wage. Effective upon approval. | ||
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HB864 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. |
SONSON, Magaoay, M. Oshiro, Souki |
| Appropriates funds for a secure 600 to 700-bed substance abuse treatment facility designed and operated by the department of public safety. Requires the department to provide treatment, education, job training and development, and associated services for convicted drug offenders and certain probationers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB865 RELATING TO GRAFFITI. |
SONSON, BELATTI, BERG, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, PINE |
| Requires minors who commit graffiti to remove their graffiti from the affected property and to perform community service to remove graffiti from other properties. Creates a new penalty for property damage that involves graffiti by requiring the defendant to remove their graffiti from the affected property and to perform community service to remove graffiti from other properties. | ||
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HB866 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, MIZUNO, Ito, Magaoay, Manahan, B. Oshiro, Pine |
| Requires occupational diseases to be considered work injuries that are compensable under workers' compensation law. | ||
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HB867 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW. |
SONSON, MIZUNO, Ito, Magaoay, Pine |
| Allows negotiation between employers and public unions over workers' compensation coverage and benefits. | ||
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HB868 RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH. |
SONSON, Ito, Magaoay, Manahan, Mizuno |
| Prohibits an employer from subjecting an employee to an abusive work environment; provides legal recourse for employees who have been psychologically, physically, or economically harmed as a result of being deliberately subjected to an abusive work environment. | ||
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HB871 RELATING TO SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING DISTRICT COOLING SYSTEMS. |
MORITA, CARROLL, SAY |
| Allows the sale of cooling from seawater air conditioning district cooling systems to qualify for state enterprise zone benefits. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB872 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
MORITA, CARROLL, SAY |
| Clarifies definition of "renewable energy producer" to include thermal energy sold to customers of district cooling systems, for purposes of leasing public lands; allows a county to grant, sell or otherwise dispose of easements for chilled water and seawater distribution systems for renewable energy seawater air conditioning district cooling systems by negotiation without public auction. | ||
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HB873 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
MORITA, CARROLL, SAY |
| Require agencies to provide priority handling and processing on all state and county permits required for renewable energy projects. (HD1) | ||
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HB874 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER. |
EVANS |
| Short form bill relating to public safety training center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB875 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Establishes EMT training stipend program to remedy shortage of MICT paramedics and assist students who are public or private paramedics and cannot access a program. Make an appropriation.. (HB875 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB876 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Short form bill relating to health. | ||
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HB877 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Requires the Insurance Commissioner facilitate an audit of each domestic mutual benefit society to report the financial condition and the results of operations of the mutual benefit society and value of the services provided to the people of the State of Hawaii compared to that of the mutual benefit society's tax exemption. (HB877 HD1) | ||
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HB878 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Short form bill relating to health. | ||
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HB879 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Short form bill relating to health. | ||
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HB880 RELATING TO EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. |
BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SONSON, TAKUMI, WAKAI, Bertram, Brower, Chong, Herkes, Souki, Tsuji |
| Provides a state earned income tax credit. | ||
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HB881 RELATING TO COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO INCOME TAX RATES AND STANDARD DEDUCTION AND PERSONAL EXEMPTION AMOUNTS. |
BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, LUKE, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SAIKI, SONSON, TAKUMI, WAKAI, Bertram, Brower, Har, Herkes, Lee, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Rhoads, Souki |
| Provides for the assessment of tax rates and computation of the standard deduction and personal exemption based on inflation. Effective July 1, 2020 (HB881 HD1) | ||
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HB882 RELATING TO THE COLLEGE SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM. |
BELATTI, BERG, CABANILLA, CHANG, LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Har, Herkes, Nishimoto, M. Oshiro, Saiki, Sonson, Souki, Tsuji, Wakai |
| Establishes a tax deduction for contributions to a college savings account under the College Savings Account Program. Requires the Department of Health to issue a $1,000 voucher to open a college account under the Program, with the issuance of each birth certificate for a child born in the state. (HB882 HD1) | ||
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HB883 RELATING TO VOTING. |
BELATTI, SONSON, Bertram, Cabanilla, Carroll, Chong, Har, Herkes, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Rhoads, Souki |
| Allows same-day voter registration; reduces the closing date for voter registration from thirty days to fifteen days. | ||
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HB884 RELATING TO LOBBYISTS. |
BELATTI, CABANILLA, CHONG, M. OSHIRO, Bertram, Mizuno |
| Requires lobbyists to pay a $50 registration fee for each employer or organization that receives $50,000 or more in annual revenues. | ||
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HB885 RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. |
BELATTI, BERG, CABANILLA, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, RHOADS, SONSON, WAKAI, Bertram, Brower, Chong, Har, Lee, Luke, B. Oshiro, M. Oshiro, Souki |
| Requires department of taxation to review the forms and process for collecting the transient accommodations tax from vacation rentals and bed and breakfast establishments and report revenues received from them. Requires department of taxation to work with Hawaii tourism authority and counties to identify owners operating vacation rentals and bed and breakfast establishments and enforce transient accommodations tax compliance. | ||
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HB886 RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. |
BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SONSON, Chong, Har, Lee, Luke, Mizuno, M. Oshiro |
| Assesses the transient accommodations tax on cruise ship cabins based on the time the ship is docked at a Hawaii port. | ||
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HB887 RELATING TO WHISTLEBLOWERS' PROTECTION. |
WATERS |
| Provides additional protection to public employees who report violations of the law, waste, and gross misconduct, incompetence, or inefficiency; expands the state ombudsman's responsibilities regarding whistleblowers; and appropriates funds. | ||
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HB888 RELATING TO CRIME. |
WATERS |
| Short form bill relating to crime. | ||
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HB889 RELATING TO SCHOOLS. |
WATERS |
| Short form bill relating to schools. | ||
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HB890 RELATING TO TORTS. |
WATERS |
| Short form bill relating to torts. | ||
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HB891 RELATING TO PROPERTY. |
WATERS |
| Short form bill relating to property. | ||
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HB892 RELATING TO TRAFFIC. |
WATERS |
| Short form bill relating to traffic. | ||
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HB893 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI (BR) |
| Allows for the operation of larger articulated buses used for public transit purposes on public roadways. | ||
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HB894 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS' LICENSES. |
SOUKI, LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, SONSON, Evans, Har, Nakasone, Takumi |
| Allows drivers 18 years of age or older to drive a commercial motor vehicle for intrastate commerce. (HB894 HD2) | ||
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HB896 RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST PROGRAM. |
KARAMATSU |
| Makes appropriation to wire state capitol conference rooms and the capitol auditorium to broadcast public hearings. | ||
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HB897 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS ON THE INTERNET. |
KARAMATSU |
| Appropriates funds for archived and indexed video and audio streams of legislative proceedings on the Internet. (HB897 HD1) | ||
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HB898 RELATING TO FIXED GUIDEWAY STATION ENTERPRISE ZONES. |
KARAMATSU, CHANG, Caldwell, Carroll, Say, Souki |
| Creates enterprise zones within a half-mile radius of stations of a fixed guideway system on Oahu. Grants various tax concessions relating to enterprise zones to qualified businesses, including new construction of affordable housing within those zones. | ||
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HB900 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHONG, EVANS, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to finance the development of a long-range plan for a food innovation and security center. | ||
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HB901 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TAXATION. |
TSUJI, BROWER, KARAMATSU, Chong |
| Establishes the agricultural business investment tax credit. | ||
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HB902 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TAX CREDITS. |
TSUJI, BROWER, KARAMATSU, Chong |
| Establishes the important agricultural land agricultural business tax credit. (SD3) | ||
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HB903 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY LEASES. |
SAY |
| Requires the lessor of commercial and industrial properties to pay the lessee the market value of improvements made by the lessee in the event that the lessor does not renegotiate the lease with that lessee. | ||
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HB904 RELATING TO COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY CONSTRUCTION FINANCING. |
SAY |
| Creates a county infrastructure capacity construction loan revolving fund to make loans to counties to increase infrastructure facilities. | ||
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HB905 RELATING TO LEASEHOLDS. |
SAY |
| Creates protections for lessees of long-term commercial and industrial property lease agreements. Excludes proceeds from the sale of commercial or industrial property, where the lessor sells the property to the lessee at the termination or expiration of the leasehold agreement, from gross income, adjusted gross income, and taxable income. | ||
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HB906 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
SAY |
| Creates an affordable housing inventory advisory commission to identify, maintain, and report to the legislature on estimates of the existing and potential supply of all categories of affordable housing and the existing and potential demand for affordable housing in the State. Requires the commission to make recommendations to relevant state or county agencies to encourage affordable housing opportunities in the State. (HB906 HD1) | ||
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HB907 RELATING TO CIVIL UNIONS. |
SAY, B. OSHIRO |
| Authorizes civil unions. Provides civil unions with same requisites, rights, and responsibilities as provided for marriages under Chapter 572. | ||
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HB908 RELATING TO CIVIL UNION. |
SAY, B. OSHIRO |
| Extends the same rights and responsibilities of spouses to partners in a civil union. | ||
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HB909 RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. |
SAY (BR) |
| Expands conflicts of interests section of state ethics code. (HB909 HD1) | ||
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HB911 RELATING TO TIME SHARE ZONING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the counties to establish a time share zoning district. | ||
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HB912 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR POULI ROAD CONNECTOR IMPROVEMENTS, BALL FIELD AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY LIGHT SYSTEM RETROFITTING, AND ERADICATION OF THE COQUI FROG. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates $1,800,000 for CIP projects on Kaua'i for Pouli road connector improvements, ballfield and recreational facility light system retrofitting and $300,000 for the eradication of the coqui frog. | ||
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HB913 RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS. |
TAKAI |
| Removes real property tax information from the list of public records subject to disclosure in chapter 92F. | ||
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HB914 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A COMMUNITY-BASED AQUACULTURE PROGRAM IN HONOKAA. |
TAKAMINE (BR) |
| Appropriates $100,000 for the 2007-2008 fiscal year for a community-based aquaculture program involving high school students and local aquaculture farmers in Honokaa. | ||
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HB915 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS OFFICERS. |
SONSON, CHONG, M. Oshiro, Souki |
| Provides corrections officers with similar retirement benefits afforded other law enforcement and safety officers by allowing retirement after 25 years of credited service, unreduced for age. Requires increased percent contributions to ERS for Hybrid Plan corrections officers. Effective 07/01/2059. (HB915 HD1) | ||
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HB916 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. |
EVANS, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHONG, HAR, HERKES, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, SAY, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Caldwell, M. Oshiro, Takamine |
| Establishes a lifelong learning program and tax credit in the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to support upgraded training for the incumbent workforce. Establishes the Kama'aina Come Home Program to bring skilled kama'ainas home to work in the technology sector and other shortage areas. (HB916 HD2) | ||
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HB917 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO |
| Exempts from general excise and use taxes the fuel sold from a foreign-trade zone for intrastate air transportation by common carriers. | ||
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HB918 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE RATE REGULATION. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO |
| Prohibits health insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. Requires health care insurers to submit rate filings for approval by the insurance commissioner. Establishes penalties and appeal procedures. | ||
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HB919 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. |
TSUJI, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, Brower, Magaoay, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to the department of public safety to provide cognitive restructuring and transition programs statewide. | ||
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HB920 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. |
TSUJI, CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, HERKES, Brower, Chong, Green, Magaoay, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to the department of public safety to provide a cognitive restructuring and transition program in the county of Hawaii. (HB920 HD1) | ||
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HB921 RELATING TO RISK MANAGEMENT. |
TSUJI, CHANG, HANOHANO, HERKES, Brower, Chong, Green, Magaoay, Takamine |
| Allows a state agency under certain conditions to enter into an indemnity agreement with a county to receive county aid, assistance, support, benefits, services, or interests in or rights to use county property. Authorizes the state to obtain sufficient loss insurance for such indemnification. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB922 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE COLLEGE. |
TSUJI, CHANG, HANOHANO, HERKES, Evans, Green, Takamine |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for the Hawaiian language college for educational purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB923 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TSUJI, CHANG, HANOHANO, HERKES, Evans, Green, Takamine |
| Appropriates funds for facilities construction and other educational needs of Nawahiokalaniopuu laboratory school of the University of Hawaii at Hilo. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB924 RELATING TO A COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM TAX CREDIT. |
TAKAI |
| Establishes a college savings program tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB925 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PERTAINING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Capital improvement projects pertaining to housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB926 RELATING TO COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes a definition of "community land trust" (CLT). Allows CLTs to qualify for Rental Housing Trust Fund moneys, grants, and other state subsidies and funds. (HB926 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB927 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to annually assess tenant income to determine their continued eligibility for public housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB929 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes the Incentive and Streamlining Grants Program to assist counties in streamlining the permit and approval process for construction and development of workforce housing. (HB929 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB930 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NINETEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
MARUMOTO |
| Capital improvement projects for 19th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB931 RELATING TO MOPEDS. |
WAKAI, NISHIMOTO, Bertram, Souki |
| Exempts certain three-wheeled mopeds from seating and passenger restrictions on the operation of mopeds. Requires liability and property damage insurance on three-wheeled mopeds. Restricts three-wheeled mopeds to roadways with speed limits of 35 mph or less. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB932 RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. |
WAKAI, BELATTI, LEE, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Brower, Evans, Sagum, Souki, Tsuji |
| Establishes the high technology industry task force to develop a state master plan for high technology. (HB932 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB933 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
WAKAI, BELATTI, LEE, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SAGUM, SHIMABUKURO, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Brower, Evans, Souki, Tsuji |
| Requires businesses who apply for tax credits that are related to their commercial activities to sign a release statement allowing the department of taxation to publicly disclose their names and the names and amounts of the tax credits claimed. Requires the department of taxation to publicly disclose businesses that receive the tax credits. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB934 RELATING TO CEMETERIES. |
WAKAI, LEE, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Evans, Magaoay, Mizuno, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Souki, Yamashita |
| Requires a cemetery authority to file with the department of commerce and consumer affairs a map of the cemetery, and a unique locating identifier that becomes a part of the contract disclosure requirements. Makes authority's books subject to examination by the department of commerce and consumer affairs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB935 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
WAKAI, BELATTI, MAGAOAY, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Shimabukuro |
| Appropriates funds to pay for the increased costs of, and to attract federal funding for, statewide technical assistance provided to the aquaculture industry through the University of Hawaii Sea Grant Extension Service. (HB935 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB936 RELATING TO GIFT CERTIFICATES. |
HERKES |
| Prohibits a gift certificate issuer from charging back-end service fees for dormancy, maintenance, or inactivity. Prohibits issuance fees greater than $2 upon purchase of a certificate. Requires disclosure of service fees. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB937 RELATING TO ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING TRADES. |
HERKES |
| Specifies educational requirements for the electrician trade. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB937 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB938 RELATING TO ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS. |
HERKES |
| Creates separate governing boards for electricians and plumbers and separates regulation of electricians and plumbers into two Hawaii Revised Statutes chapters. (HB938 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB939 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY. |
HERKES |
| Allows out-of-state certified public accountants to practice accountancy in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB940 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
HERKES |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 5th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB941 RELATING TO THE OBSERVANCE OF THE ASIAN LUNAR NEW YEAR. |
MARUMOTO, AWANA, CHANG, CHING, FINNEGAN, ITO, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, WARD, Belatti, Chong, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Sagum, Takamine, Takumi, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Officially recognizes the Asian Lunar New Year. | ||
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HB942 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST. |
ITO |
| Short form effectuates the title of this Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB943 RELATING TO CONSERVATION. |
ITO, CHONG |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB944 RELATING TO CONSERVATION. |
ITO, CHONG |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB945 RELATING TO COUNSELING. |
ITO, Carroll, Chong, Hanohano, Magaoay, Manahan, Morita |
| Requires the department of education to permit students in each public high school to meet for non-academic counseling with a chaplain in the religious faith of the student's choice. Defines chaplain. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB946 RELATING TO COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FINANCING. |
ITO, CHONG, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, Carroll, Manahan, Morita |
| Creates county infrastructure capacity construction loan revolving fund within department of budget and finance to provide loans to the counties for infrastructure improvements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB947 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
CABANILLA |
| Directs city and county of Honolulu to reopen discussion with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Rural Development Administration for the rehabilitation and sale of residences at Varona village to the present residents. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB948 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
NAKASONE |
| Exempts affordable housing projects from the general excise tax. (HB948 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB949 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. |
NAKASONE |
| Authorizes the public utilities commission to regulate petroleum utilities and gasoline service stations industry in the State; defines petroleum utility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB950 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. |
NAKASONE, HERKES |
| Alters Hawaii health systems corporation board membership by having governor appoint 10 members, 5 each from nominees by house speaker and senate president (3 nominees per position). Increases physician member term from 2 to 4 years; alters manner of appointment. Eliminates regional committees' advisory capacity to the governor concerning nominees for the board. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB951 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN. |
TAKUMI (BR) |
| Requires the department of education to provide suitable transportation to and from school and for educational field trips for all children in grades kindergarten to twelve and in special education classes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB952 RELATING TO SCHOOL CLOSURES OR CONSOLIDATIONS. |
TAKUMI (BR) |
| Requires the department of education to conduct a cost benefit analysis and determine the cost savings of school closures or consolidations. Requires fifty per cent of the actual fiscal savings to be retained by the new configuration of affected schools for a period of not less than five years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB953 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Establishes and appropriates funds for a textbook lending library program at each UH community college to assist students in need. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB954 RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING. |
TAKUMI |
| Establishes an affordable housing program for public school teachers and a second mortgage revolving fund. Appropriates funds for: (1) the repair and maintenance of teacher housing; and (2) second mortgage loans for public school teachers. Provides for a report on the effectiveness of housing availability in increasing teacher recruitment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB955 RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING. |
TAKUMI |
| Creates an affordable housing program to provide housing at affordable prices for qualified public school teachers and other educational staff. (HB955 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB956 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
HANOHANO |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 4th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB957 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE "ROADS IN LIMBO" PROGRAM IN HAWAII COUNTY. |
HANOHANO, CHANG, GREEN, MIZUNO, TSUJI, Belatti, Bertram, Evans, Har, Herkes, Manahan, Sagum, Tokioka |
| Appropriates $2,000,000 to maintain and repair roads in the "roads in limbo" program in Hawaii county. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB958 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
TAKAI |
| Prohibits pedestrians from walking in or on a highway or its right of way for the purpose of soliciting for sale or selling anything or for soliciting or accepting donations of any kind. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB959 RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE. |
SAGUM, CHONG, EVANS, ITO, MAGAOAY, MORITA, TOKIOKA, Souki |
| Exempts Iolani Palace from the standards and conditions related to the receipt of funds pursuant to chapter 42F, HRS. (HB959 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB960 RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS. |
SAGUM, CHONG, EVANS, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, TOKIOKA, Souki |
| Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to designate a small boat harbor improvement project if it determines that there is need for replanning, renewal, or redevelopment of the facilities and infrastructure. Provides a means for financing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB961 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. |
SAGUM (BR) |
| Exempts the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation from statutory requirements regarding state risk management, contracts for concessions, tax clearance for contracts with the State or counties, and the Hawaii Public Procurement Code. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB962 RELATING TO CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. |
MAGAOAY, CARROLL, CHANG, GREEN, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, Caldwell, Chong, Evans, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Mizuno, Sagum, Tokioka, Yamane |
| Appropriates funds for the modified home care and community health demonstration project to address chronic kidney disease, particularly end stage renal disease for patients living in remote areas of the State. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB963 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
MAGAOAY, CHANG, HERKES, Caldwell, Chong, Ito, Manahan, Mizuno, Sagum, Tokioka, Yamane |
| Prohibits government contracts under $5,000,000 and exclusively for the services of architects, engineers, surveyors, or landscape architects from requiring the contractor to defend the government from any liability arising out of the contractor's performance under the contract. Allows provisions in contracts between the State or counties and the licensed professionals that require indemnification due to negligent acts. Creates ten-year statute of limitations on claims for defense of the State from date of execution of the contract for contracts entered into prior to July 1, 2007. (HB963 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB965 RELATING TO A GRANT TO KAHUKU HOSPITAL. |
MAGAOAY, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, GREEN, ITO, LEE, MEYER, MIZUNO, SAGUM, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds as a grant to Kahuku hospital from the emergency appropriation approved by the legislature during the regular session of 2007 to permit it to maintain operations and cover costs of reorganization and to transfer it to the Hawaii health systems corporation. (HB965 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB966 RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. |
MAGAOAY, CHONG, ITO, MANAHAN, YAMANE, Herkes, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Sagum, Tokioka, Yamashita |
| Modifies the composition of the contractors license board. Requires at least 3 members of the contractors license board to be appointed from a list of nominees submitted from the speaker of the house of representatives and at least 3 from a list submitted by the president of the senate. (HB966 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB967 RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. |
KARAMATSU, ITO, LEE, MIZUNO, SONSON, WATERS, Belatti, Brower, Magaoay, Souki, Tokioka, Yamashita |
| Establishes a pilot project in the department of transportation to develop and evaluate a program for the acquisition, placement, operation, and maintenance of video surveillance cameras for the purpose of deterring graffiti on state highway signs and of prosecuting offenders. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB968 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, ITO, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, SAGUM, TOKIOKA, WATERS, Lee, Sonson, Souki |
| Exempts from the general excise tax, up to $2,000 of income from trusts whose sole beneficiaries are blind, deaf, or disabled and taxes any additional income from the trusts at a 1/2% tax rate. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB969 RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY. |
SONSON, CABANILLA, FINNEGAN, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, PINE, Evans, Green, Har, Lee, Magaoay, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Establishes a permanent Weed and Seed Program within the Department of the Attorney General. Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to maintain the operations of the Weed and Seed program in the Ala Moana, downtown Honolulu, Kalihi, Waipahu, and Ewa beach communities on Oahu, to be expended by the Department of the Attorney General through a contract with PACT. (HB969 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB970 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, EVANS, B. OSHIRO, PINE, Bertram, Finnegan, Green, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Wakai |
| Requires workers' compensation insurers to provide reports to the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations. (HB970 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB971 RELATING TO PEER COUNSELING SERVICES IN HIGH SCHOOLS. |
B. OSHIRO, TAKAI |
| Requires department of education to establish peer counseling services at each high school in the State. Appropriations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB972 RELATING TO AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. |
WATERS |
| Abolishes requirement that automated external defibrillator program be administered by physician to be immune from tort liability under certain circumstances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB973 RELATING TO EDUCATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS. |
B. OSHIRO, TAKAI |
| Creates one full-time student activities coordinator position for each middle school. Appropriations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB974 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
B. OSHIRO, HERKES, MAGAOAY, YAMASHITA |
| Transfers the review function of state procurement determinations to the office of the ombudsman. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB975 RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. |
B. OSHIRO, BELATTI, BROWER, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, TOKIOKA, Bertram, Har, Manahan, Mizuno, Sagum |
| Reduces the value of a gift that must be reported by a legislator or government employee, spouse or dependent child of a legislator or government employee from $200 to $100. (HB975 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB976 RELATING TO LOBBYISTS. |
BERG, BELATTI, B. OSHIRO, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Expands the regulation of lobbyists to include the lobbying for administrative action extending beyond rulemaking. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB977 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. |
BERG, HANOHANO, Wakai |
| Separates the positions of the Director of Hawaiian Home Lands and the chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission. | ||
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HB978 RELATING TO GEOLOGISTS. |
BERG, HANOHANO, Wakai |
| Provides for the registration of professional geologists. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB979 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. |
BERG, HANOHANO, Wakai |
| Separates the positions of the Director of Agriculture and the chairperson of the Board of Agriculture. | ||
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HB980 RELATING TO AIRPORT CONCESSIONS. |
BERG, Wakai |
| Requires the price of a product sold by an airport concession to be at the average price of the same product offered for sale to the public elsewhere in the same county. Defines "average price" as the range of prices of a product varying within 5% above or below the median price of the product within a county. | ||
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HB981 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. |
LUKE, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, GREEN, ITO, MORITA, SAIKI, SONSON, TAKUMI, THIELEN, Chong, Herkes, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Requires preparation of an environmental assessment for any new development of residentially zoned land whose acreage exceeds five acres, including subdivision requests of land with a slope of 20% or more. | ||
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HB982 RELATING TO PROSTITUTION. |
LUKE, SAIKI, Cabanilla, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Ito, Magaoay, Mizuno, Morita, Sonson, Takumi, Thielen |
| Decriminalizes the offense of prostitution. Makes prostitution a violation only if it is committed in a public place. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB983 RELATING TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS. |
LUKE, BELATTI, GREEN, MIZUNO, RHOADS, SONSON, Berg, Chong, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Ito, Magaoay, Morita, Saiki, Takumi |
| Increases the number of associate judges on the intermediate court of appeals from 5 to 7. | ||
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HB984 RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. |
LUKE, BERG, EVANS, GREEN, MIZUNO, MORITA, SAIKI, SONSON, Belatti, Brower, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Ito, Rhoads, Takumi |
| Makes unlawful the use, setting, maintenance, or tending of any body-gripping trap. | ||
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HB985 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. |
LUKE, BERG, CABANILLA, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, ITO, MIZUNO, MORITA, SAIKI, SONSON, Belatti, Brower, Ching, Green, Herkes, Rhoads, Takumi, Thielen |
| Permits the department of land and natural resources to obtain a warrant and enter privately owned real property to mitigate hazards posed by potential rock, soil, or other slope movement, and to charge the owner for the cost of mitigating the hazard. | ||
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HB986 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
WATERS |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 51st representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB987 RELATING TO POLICE OFFICERS. |
WATERS |
| Clarifies meaning of "acts done in the performance of the officer's duty as a police officer" for purposes of determining if a police officer who is prosecuted or sued must be represented by an attorney provided by the county. Specifies that the police commission's request for recommendation by the county attorney or corporation counsel shall be responded to within seven days. (SD2) | ||
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HB988 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
WATERS |
| Provides for post retirement allowance increases based upon the number of years of credited service and the number of years in retirement. Makes appropriation. (HB988 HD1) | ||
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HB989 RELATING TO LEAVE SHARING. |
WATERS |
| Allows employees to donate sick leave credits in addition to vacation credits to assist employees who are on extended leave due to illness. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB990 RELATING TO RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE. |
WATERS |
| Increases the retirement allowance for certain professions under the state employees' retirement system. | ||
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HB991 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
MANAHAN, BROWER, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, YAMANE, Cabanilla, Carroll, Sonson, Wakai |
| Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority to set aside a percentage of its annual marketing budget for local marketing campaigns. Allows the Authority to promote the tourism industry's interest and projects and positions within the state. Adds workforce development to list of items for which the Authority may enter into contracts (HB991 HD1). | ||
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HB992 RELATING TO SCRAP COPPER DEALERS. |
MANAHAN |
| Prohibits scrap copper dealers from purchasing copper from minors and persons without a government-issued picture ID. Imposes additional recordkeeping requirements for scrap copper transactions. Requires records to be kept and made available to the counties and county police for four years. | ||
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HB993 RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE ARTS. |
MANAHAN, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, B. OSHIRO, SONSON, YAMANE, Chang, Herkes, Mizuno, Morita, Wakai |
| Requires the State Foundation on Culture and Arts to develop a program for performance art such as theater, music, and dance, emphasizing performances by students and community members. Requires SFCA to make recommendations regarding needed appropriations to support statewide cultural extension programs (HB993 HD1). | ||
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HB994 RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. |
MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, Brower, Hanohano, Magaoay, Mizuno, Rhoads, Sonson, Wakai, Yamane |
| Clarifies that in cases where a meeting has been duly noticed but a board fails to attain a quorum, the remaining members of the board may still receive testimony and presentations. | ||
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HB995 RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. |
MANAHAN, BERG, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, PINE, SAY, SONSON, TAKUMI, YAMANE |
| Provides for emergency communications and updates from the State to be translated and broadcast in additional languages. | ||
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HB996 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEMS. |
RHOADS, LEE, Belatti, Brower, Mizuno |
| Prohibits motor vehicle alarm systems. Provides exception for authorized emergency vehicles. | ||
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HB997 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR KUKUI GARDENS. |
RHOADS, SAY |
| Makes an appropriation for the purchase of a property interest in Kukui Gardens. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB998 RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. |
RHOADS |
| Clarifies that the crime of false reporting to law-enforcement authorities includes giving false identification and information to the authorities during the investigation of any motor vehicle accident. | ||
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HB999 RELATING TO PROSTITUTION. |
RHOADS |
| Allows the court to require the pictures of persons convicted of soliciting prostitution to be run in the local newspaper. | ||
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HB1000 RELATING TO VACCINATIONS. |
RHOADS |
| Includes human papillomavirus immunization in the teen vax program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1001 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SAY, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAGUM, SOUKI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Brower, Cabanilla, Hanohano, McKelvey, Shimabukuro, Sonson |
| Provides an expedited process for county review and decision on planning, zoning, and construction exemptions sought by a developer of an affordable rental project. Provides, if the county fails or refuses to take action on the proposed project, the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation may review and make a decision on the proposed project. Makes the provisions applicable only to a county with at least 750,000 residents for a four-year period. Appropriates funds. (SD2) | ||
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HB1002 RELATING TO INCOME TAX. |
SHIMABUKURO, BELATTI, BERG, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, M. OSHIRO, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, SOUKI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Hanohano, Sagum, Sonson, Takamine |
| Assesses a graduated anti-speculation tax on the capital gains realized on real property held from less than 6 months and up to 24 months before sold. Deposits realizations to Rental Housing Trust Fund. (SD1) | ||
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HB1006 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
HERKES, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAGUM, SAY, SOUKI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Chang, Sonson |
| Establishes the Office of the Director of Disaster Preparedness and a Disaster Preparedness Commission to develop a disaster preparedness plan for Hawaii that includes the identification of hazards and hazard impact zones; disaster mitigation policies, requirements, and incentives; and best responses. (HB1006 HD2) | ||
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HB1009 RELATING TO CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE. |
CALDWELL, CHANG, EVANS, KARAMATSU, LEE, Waters |
| Makes an appropriation to the department of education to settle pending class action lawsuits brought by part-time and substitute teachers against the department of education of unpaid wages. (SD1) | ||
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HB1010 RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY GROWTH. |
CHANG, ITO, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, YAMANE, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Green, Hanohano, Herkes, Lee, Magaoay, Say, Souki, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds for the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii to coordinate marketing, with emphasis on representing Hawaii's technology companies and opportunities on the mainland. (HB1010 HD1) | ||
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HB1011 RELATING TO UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES. |
CHANG, GREEN, HANOHANO, ITO, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, TSUJI, YAMANE, Berg, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Herkes, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Say, Yamashita |
| Requires the UH Board of Regents to disclose, upon request, proposed compensation or compensation changes for administrative positions in the UH system. (HB1011 HD1) | ||
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HB1012 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHANG, GREEN, HANOHANO, LEE, MIZUNO, Caldwell, Chong, Herkes, Ito, Magaoay, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Provides funding to the University of Hawaii to design, research, and develop a web-based interactive searchable database of workforce training opportunities. (HB1012 HD1) | ||
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HB1013 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. |
CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, KARAMATSU, LEE, B. OSHIRO, YAMANE, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Herkes, Ito, Magaoay, Mizuno, Say, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to: (1) Research and develop a statewide web-based database of experiential learning opportunities; and (2) Perform a study to identify and determine barriers to businesses and organizations that wish to volunteer to provide experiential learning opportunities to students. (HB1013 HD1) | ||
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HB1015 RELATING TO WORKER'S RIGHTS. |
KARAMATSU (BR) |
| Permits director of labor to reopen worker's compensation case after settlement if settlement has been obtained by the exertion of undue influence over any party or as a result of the disability or mental incompetence of the employee. Requires private employers who provide pension plans to their employees to allow an employee who has vested to receive pension payments upon becoming disabled, regardless of age. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1016 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
YAMANE, LEE |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 37th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1017 RELATING TO HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. |
YAMANE, MANAHAN, Takamine |
| Requires that the Board of the Hawaii Tourism Authority include at least one member who is a representative of local labor organizations in the state. (HB1017 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1019 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. |
YAMANE, MANAHAN, Yamashita |
| Directs department of transportation to prepare environmental impact statement to determine impact to state and counties of the cruiseline industry. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1020 RELATING TO TOURISM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. |
YAMANE, CHANG, MANAHAN |
| Appropriates $250,000 in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 to Hawaii tourism authority for tourism workforce development to support programs on islands of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui; provided that the amount appropriated shall be half the amount invested by the authority in Hawaiian tourism workforce development programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1021 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. |
FINNEGAN |
| Requires the auditor to conduct a management, financial, and program audit of the Department of Education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1022 RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT. |
FINNEGAN |
| Amends the quality growth section of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to add to the purpose of quality growth and establish more comprehensive provisions to develop a quality growth program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1023 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 1, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE AGE QUALIFICATION FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FROM THE AGE OF THIRTY YEARS TO THE AGE OF TWENTY FIVE YEARS. |
SOUKI |
| Amends the constitution to change the age qualification for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor from the age of thirty years to the age of twenty five years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1024 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
CABANILLA, HANOHANO, Lee, Mizuno |
| Prohibits the State Land Use Commission from allowing land to be reclassified from agricultural to urban use unless public thoroughfares have first been completed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1025 MAKING A GRANT-IN-AID TO THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUB TO CONSTRUCT A CAMP FACILITY FOR YOUTH ON OAHU. |
CABANILLA, CHANG, CHING, FINNEGAN, Awana, Green, Hanohano, Lee, Manahan, Meyer, Mizuno, Shimabukuro |
| Makes a grant to the Hawaii Lions Club to construct a youth camp on Oahu. (HB1025 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1026 RELATING TO LANDOWNER LIABILITY. |
CABANILLA, AWANA, CHANG, CHING, FINNEGAN, MIZUNO, Green, Hanohano, Lee, Manahan |
| Limits landowner's liability towards persons using private roadways for egress and ingress from one public highway to another public highway. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1027 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CABANILLA |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 42nd representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1028 RELATING TO WALKING TRAILS. |
BERTRAM, MORITA, Chong, Pine, Rhoads, Tokioka |
| Request the Na Ala Hele program under the department of land and natural resources to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Pi‘ilani trail from Makena to Kapalua as an important Hawaiian coastal cultural heritage corridor and opening the trail to the public. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1029 RELATING TO BEACHES. |
BERTRAM, Chong, Morita |
| Requires DLNR to develop a comprehensive plan to improve lateral access between beaches, especially on the neighbor islands. Amends the definition of "trail", as used in chapter 198D relating to the Hawaii Statewide Trail and Access System, to include those that connect one beach to another. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1030 RELATING TO COASTAL LANDS. |
BERTRAM, Morita |
| Creates a task force to develop a trail system around coastal lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1031 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
BERTRAM |
| Reforms the certificate of need review process to require a joint hearing of a subarea council or councils, review panel, and statewide council; provides a waiver from the certificate of need requirements for the construction and operation of a new West Maui acute care hospital. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1032 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
BERTRAM, Chong, Rhoads |
| Creates an general excise tax exemption for the purchase or installation of equipment, or cost of structural modification to utilize alternative energy improvements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1033 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHONG, BELATTI, CARROLL, GREEN, HANOHANO, ITO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
| Requires DOE to develop a plan to increase academic services to students in the A+ Program. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1034 RELATING TO TAXES. |
CHONG, BELATTI, CARROLL, HANOHANO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Tokioka |
| Establishes integrated tax services and management special fund to receive revenues from the integrated tax services and management systems post-implementation revenue-generating initiatives; provides that moneys in the fund will be used to pay for the integrated tax services and management systems; requires that the department of taxation, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall require the electronic, telephonic, or optical filing of tax returns under certain conditions; provides that a service fee shall not be required. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1035 RELATING TO TAXES. |
CHONG, MANAHAN, YAMASHITA, Belatti, Bertram, Carroll, Ito, Tokioka |
| Requires the Department of Taxation to develop and adopt rules for all nonresident taxpayers involved in pass-through entities, such as partnerships, s-corporations, and limited liability companies to ensure fair and equitable payment of state taxes | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1036 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
CHONG, ITO, YAMASHITA, McKelvey |
| Strengthens enforcement of the requirement that all motorists are insured by requiring motor vehicle insurers to notify lien holders on motor vehicles, of cancellations of insurance policies that occur within ninety days of the date of issuance. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1037 RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. |
CHONG, ITO, YAMASHITA |
| Requires affected agencies to account for sea-level rise and minimize risks from coastal hazards such as erosion, storm inundation, hurricanes, and tsunamis. Preserves public access and public shoreline access. Extends shoreline setback to not less than forty feet from shoreline and requires counties to account for annual erosion rates. (HB1037 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1038 RELATING TO OUTDOOR ADVERTISING. |
CALDWELL |
| Prohibits sign waving near intersections. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1039 RELATING TO OUTDOOR ADVERTISING. |
CALDWELL, WATERS |
| Establishes conditions under which political signs may be displayed on residential property. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1040 RELATING TO ESCROW DEPOSITORIES. |
CALDWELL, HERKES |
| Amends and updates provisions for the licensing and regulation of escrow depositories. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1041 RELATING TO ELECTIONS BY MAIL. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, WATERS |
| Establishes an election by mail voting system for state, federal, and county primary, special primary, general, and special elections; creates procedure and process for this method of voting. Makes appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1042 RELATING TO SCRAP METAL. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, CARROLL, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SONSON, WARD, Magaoay, Rhoads, Thielen |
| Requires any scrap dealer, when buying copper from an individual, to require the individual to present valid identification and to be fingerprinted. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1043 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CARROLL, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, MEYER, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Establishes a task force to coordinate resources for homeless children; sunsets on June 30, 2011. Establishes and appropriates funds to the Kokua Na Keiki special fund. Creates an administrative grant program for the department of human services to award grants for programs that benefit homeless children. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1045 RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CARROLL, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, RHOADS, Bertram, Evans, Magaoay, Pine, Sonson |
| Requires each county to develop and implement a plan for multi-lingual access to the emergency 911 telephone system; appropriates funds for that purpose. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1046 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
CARROLL, TAKUMI, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Brower, Hanohano, Lee, Sonson, Tokioka |
| Provides access for all returning veterans to a health screening test for exposure to depleted uranium. Establishes a task force to study the health effects of depleted uranium exposure. Requires an environmental impact study on storage and disposal of depleted uranium munitions on Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1047 RELATING TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS. |
CARROLL, HANOHANO, SONSON, Brower, Lee, Takumi, Tokioka, Yamashita |
| Includes marriage and family therapy among the mental illness, alcohol and drug dependence benefits required within the hospital and medical coverage offered under accident and sickness insurance policies and similar insurance products. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1048 RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS. |
CARROLL, Hanohano |
| Prohibits the growing of crops that produce pharmaceuticals. Prohibits laboratory work relating to biopharmaceutical crops. Defines "biopharmaceutical crops", "food crop", "genetically modified", "person", and "recombinant DNA technology". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1049 RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED TARO. |
CARROLL, HANOHANO, Takumi |
| Temporarily prohibits the growing and testing of genetically modified taro. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1050 RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYERS' MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. |
CARROLL, Brower, Hanohano, Lee, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Requires the Hawaii employers' mutual insurance company to make liability insurance available to small contractors. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1051 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
BROWER, Belatti, Hanohano, Karamatsu, Morita |
| Establishes the election advisory council to advise the chief election officer. Requires a ballot design review process. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1052 RELATING TO VEHICLE REGISTRATION. |
BROWER, HANOHANO, Belatti, Berg, Karamatsu, Rhoads |
| Requires the director of finance to create a more easily visible license plate registration sticker, and appropriates funds for this purpose. Increases the penalties for driving without current registration. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1053 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
BROWER, HANOHANO, ITO, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, SAGUM, Chang, Har, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Morita, Rhoads, Say, Takumi, Tokioka |
| Provides a tax credit to low income household renters who reside in a county in which a county surcharge on state tax is assessed, levied, or collected. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1054 RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD. |
BROWER, BERG, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, SAGUM, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, Belatti, Chang, Hanohano, Ito, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Rhoads, Say |
| Makes the state commission on fatherhood permanent by repealing the sunset date on the law that established it. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1055 RELATING TO THE STATE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD. |
BROWER, MIZUNO, SAGUM, TOKIOKA, Berg, Chang, Hanohano, Ito, Karamatsu, Manahan, McKelvey, Rhoads, Say, Takumi |
| Appropriates funds for staffing of state commission on fatherhood. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1056 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A REGULATORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. |
YAMASHITA, TSUJI, Chong |
| Makes an appropriation for one administrative assistant position to the department of business, economic development, and tourism to assist the small business regulatory review board. (HB1056 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1057 RELATING TO TOBACCO. |
YAMASHITA, CHANG, CHONG, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, Bertram, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Nakasone, Say, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Makes it unlawful for minors (persons under age 18) to possess or use tobacco products. Exempts minors when lawfully delivering tobacco products or participating in a law enforcement activity. Subjects violator of a subsequent offense to possible, rather than mandatory, community service. Effective July 1, 2112. (HB1057 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1058 RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. |
YAMASHITA, CALDWELL, CHANG, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, YAMANE, Bertram, Chong, Karamatsu, Nakasone, B. Oshiro, Say, Tsuji |
| Prohibits persons from using a false ID to enter premises that exclude persons under age 18 or 21. For counties having a population of under 500,000 residents, establishes fines as an alternative to license suspension for persons under age 21 who consume or possess liquor or use a false ID. (HB1058 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1059 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PLAN, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCT A TEST WELL IN UPCOUNTRY MAUI TO SERVE AS THE FIRST PHASE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GROUND WATER WELL TO SUPPLEMENT THE UPCOUNTRY MAUI SURFACE WATER SYSTEM. |
YAMASHITA, CHONG, ITO, Karamatsu, Nakasone, Say |
| Appropriates funds to plan, design, and construct a test well in upcountry Maui, either in Makawao or Pukalani, to serve as the first phase in the construction of a ground water well to supplement the upcountry surface water system. (HB1059 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1060 RELATING TO AIRCRAFT SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES. |
YAMASHITA |
| Clarifies the general excise tax exemption for aircraft service and maintenance facilities by amending the definition of the term "maintenance" to include galley carts and cargo containers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1061 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, HANOHANO, PINE, SONSON, Carroll, Evans, Finnegan, Magaoay, Rhoads |
| Allows long-term care facilities in residential areas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1062 RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE. |
EVANS |
| Broadens the scope of the law that provides tuition assistance to Hawaii national guard members attending the University of Hawaii and appropriates funds for that purpose. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1064 RELATING TO EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL BACKUP SYSTEMS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Requires directors of human services and health to adopt rules to require installation of emergency electrical backup system, via electric generator or otherwise, for each home or facility under their respective jurisdictions that may provide equipment that supports life functions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1065 RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds for the maintenance of state veterans cemeteries statewide, including the purchase of casket liners to help remedy the soil problems at the cemeteries. (HB1065 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1066 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds to plan a Hawaii state fire/emergency training facility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1067 RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF NEED. |
MCKELVEY, BERTRAM, BROWER, CARROLL, EVANS, HANOHANO, HERKES, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Nakasone |
| Overhauls the certificate of need (CON) process by, among other things: (1) Redefining and narrowing the scope of CON requirements so that they are only required for emergency rooms, freestanding emergency care facilities, and surface ambulance services; (2) Eliminating the CON Review Panel to streamline the CON process; and (3) Establishing a temporary blue ribbon panel to conduct a comprehensive study to examine the CON process in other states and submit a report containing its recommendations. (HB1067 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1068 RELATING TO THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. |
MCKELVEY, Bertram, Cabanilla, Carroll, Har, Magaoay, Manahan, Souki |
| Appropriates funds to create two instructor positions for the Air Force JROTC program at Lahainaluna High School. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1069 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDIT. |
MCKELVEY, AWANA, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, MANAHAN, THIELEN, Carroll, Ching, Finnegan, Green, Hanohano, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Provides a tax credit for the rehabilitation or preservation of historic structures in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1070 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. |
MCKELVEY, AWANA, BROWER, HAR, THIELEN, Herkes |
| Lowers the maximum taxable wage base to the federal minimum of $7,000, for calendar years 2007, 2008, and 2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1071 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
MCKELVEY |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 10th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1072 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SAY |
| Establishes the Kakaako affordable housing development program to provide incentives to developers building or rehabilitating affordable housing units in Kakaako for the term of the program. Appropriates funds. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1074 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. |
SAY |
| Establishes a long-term care income tax to pay for long-term care benefits. Establishes a long-term care income tax credit for amounts paid for the purchase of long-term care insurance. Clarifies that long-term care taxes are not state funds. Makes appropriations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1075 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. |
SAY |
| Mandates certain conditions applicable to certain commercial and industrial leases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1076 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
SAY |
| Creates the affordable housing inventory protection board. (HB1076 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1077 RELATING TO HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. |
SAY |
| Requires the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund to establish separately health benefits plans for collective bargaining unit 12 (police officers). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1078 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. |
SAY |
| Prohibits an employer from discharging or otherwise punishing an employee for the lawful use of the employee's accrued and available sick leave. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1079 RELATING TO THE CIGARETTE TAX. |
SAY |
| Amends the cigarette tax law to ensure the intended distribution and use of the funds collected. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1080 RELATING TO PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS. |
SAY |
| Requires a construction project owner who undertakes a construction project to be used by the State or a county to sign a lease agreement that certifies compliance with the State's public works prevailing wage law. Requires that copies of the lease agreement be filed with the departments of labor and industrial relations and accounting and general services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1082 RELATING TO BOARDS OF WATER SUPPLY. |
SAY |
| Requires any board of water supply that conducts an experimental modernization project (EMP) to develop a clear plan and consult with employees involved in conducting the project. Prohibits hiring of non-civil service employees to replace civil service employees, and bonuses or other special considerations for EMP project consultants or temporary hires. (HB1082 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1084 RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE. |
SAY |
| Provides that employees loaned by business entities to the legislature as interns or temporary staff are subject to the state code of ethics under chapter 84, HRS. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1085 RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a fourth judicial circuit on the island of Oahu. Appropriates funds. Removes family court jurisdiction over various offenses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1086 RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
SAY |
| Appropriates funds for the Hawaii community-based economic development technical and financial assistance program to assist community-based entrepreneurs with low-interest loans and grants. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1087 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
SAY |
| Makes clear that the administrative hearing process as a method of alternative dispute resolution in condominium cases applies to all condominiums, including those existing before July 1, 2006. (HB1087 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1088 RELATING TO STREAM DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. |
SAY |
| Appropriates $5,000,000 for Wailupe Stream drainage improvements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1089 RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. |
SAY |
| Authorizes the deputy director of disaster relief for each county to activate all police, fire, and emergency services personnel in times of disaster. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1090 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
SAY |
| Requires Civil Defense to compile an Industry Contact Directory to be used in times of emergency. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1091 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
SAY |
| Requires the Director of Disaster Relief to coordinate efforts to establish telephone hotlines to facilitate the dissemination of information relating to emergencies and natural disasters, to enable businesses to make direct contact with relevant state and county agencies in case of questions about information not covered by public bulletins. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1092 RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. |
SAY |
| Appropriates funds to the Department of Transportation to purchase back-up generators to ensure continuous electrical power at state airports and commercial harbors. (HB1092 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1093 RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. |
SAY |
| Limits purchase of wine by direct shipment by a household to 6 9-liter cases per year. Allows wineries to ship no more than 6 9-liter cases of wine per year to a household, less any wine previously purchased by direct shipment by the household for that year. Makes violation a misdemeanor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1094 RELATING TO CIGARETTE SALES. |
SAY |
| Prohibits sale of cigarettes from self-service displays. Defines "self-service displays". Clarifies definition of "cigarette vending machine". Changes amount of fine from $1,000 per day to unspecified amounts for first and subsequent offenses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1096 RELATING TO STATE MORTGAGE CREDIT CERTIFICATES. |
SAY |
| Assists low- and moderate-income home buyers by providing a state income tax credit for a percentage of the annual mortgage interest paid per year. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1097 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR JARRETT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. |
SAY |
| Appropriates $300,000 to repair a building at Jarrett Intermediate School. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1098 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
SAY |
| Exempts contracts to provide public, educational, and government cable access services from state procurement code pursuant to chapter 103D. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1099 RELATING TO SPECIAL EDUCATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires DOE to provide to special education students, free identification bracelets to identify them in the event of an emergency. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1100 RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases from two years to four years after the date of issuance, the length of time before a driver's license expires for drivers seventy-two years of age or older. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1101 RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSES. |
SAY |
| Permits the examiner of drivers to waive the knowledge and performance tests for applicants holding a valid drivers license from another state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, a province of the Dominion of Canada, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (HB1101 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1102 RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases allowable attorneys fees to fifty per cent of unpaid rent. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1104 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
SAY |
| Requires consultation with the kahuna nui of the Mo‘okini heiau before any alterations or improvements to the state monument and before any additional organized profitmaking venture involving the state monument takes place. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1105 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
SAY |
| Adds to the Purchase of Health and Human Services laws, remedies comparable to those provided in the Hawaii Public Procurement Code. (HB1105 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1106 RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE. |
SAY |
| Short form bill relating to Iolani Palace. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1107 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
SAY, RHOADS |
| Establishes the Liliha-Palama community development district within the administration of the Hawaii community development authority. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1109 RELATING TO FUEL. |
SAY, KARAMATSU, YAMASHITA |
| Provides for department of business, economic development, and tourism to enter into contract with a fuel refiner to sell fuel with enhanced ethanol content; provides tax credit for provided ethanol fuel dispensers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1110 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
SAY, KARAMATSU, YAMASHITA |
| After 12/31/2009, prohibits: (1) sale or lease of motor vehicles that do not use flexible fuel or alternative energy fuel; and (2) purchase or replacement of rental motor vehicles that do not use flexible fuel or alternative energy fuel. Imposes penalties. Requires department of business, economic development, and tourism to monitor sales and leases of cars. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1111 RELATING TO ALCOHOL FUELS. |
SAY, KARAMATSU, MORITA, Yamashita |
| Provides an income tax credit equal to the general excise tax assessed on gasoline. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1112 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
SAY, KARAMATSU, YAMASHITA |
| Establishes the Hawaii Investment Partnership Corporation to provide research and development grants and to invest in enterprises in advanced technology, life sciences, and renewable energy fields. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1113 RELATING TO BIOFUELS PRODUCTION. |
SAY, KARAMATSU, YAMASHITA |
| Includes biofuels production among permissible uses of lands in agricultural districts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1114 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
SAY, KARAMATSU, YAMASHITA |
| Amends agribusiness development corporation law to refocus and direct the role of the corporation to one of taking control of infrastructure from closing large crop plantation operations and converting the infrastructure for use by multiple diversified agricultural enterprises. Removes department of agriculture's oversight of the corporation. Makes Molokai irrigation system water users advisory board a governing board. Increases number of members of the board. Allows nomination from Molokai homestead stakeholder organizations. Establishes the Molokai irrigation special fund for the purpose of repair and maintenance of the Molokai irrigation system. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1115 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
SAY, MORITA |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to grow marine algae for biodiesel. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1116 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
SAY, MORITA |
| Requires certain per cent of ethanol produced in State to be produced using locally grown feed stock. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1117 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
GREEN, BERG, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, Bertram, Herkes |
| Requires ERS to divest itself of investments in companies that provide significant support for genocide in Sudan; allows reinvestment; provides exemptions; requires reporting; authorizes enforcement by AG; sunsets when the Darfur genocide ends or divestment interferes with U.S. foreign policy. (HB1117 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1118 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes |
| Mandates health insurance coverage for prostate cancer and colorectal cancer screening by all health and accident insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations after 12/31/2007. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1119 RELATING TO RURAL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SHORT-TERM. |
GREEN, BELATTI, CHANG, LEE, MIZUNO, TAKAI, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Stabilizes the Family Medicine Residency Program and access to primary care services in Central and Northern Oahu for the next 2 years while further program transition is occurring. Develops the Hawaii Island Family Medicine Rural Training Track, which expands the number of family physicians training in the state. Appropriates funds. Effective date 7/1/2007. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1120 RELATING TO DENTAL HEALTH. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Belatti, Tokioka |
| Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the establishment or expansion of community based dental health clinics that are operated by federally-qualified health centers to provide a continuum of dental care to medicaid and QUEST eligible adults and children, the developmentally disabled, and the uninsured. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1121 RELATING TO WATER RATES FOR AGRICULTURAL USES. |
GREEN, BERG, HANOHANO |
| Directs the Board of Agriculture to require private entities that furnish water used for agricultural purposes in an area zoned for agricultural use to establish a water rate structure for qualified agricultural water users by January 1, 2008. (HB1121 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1122 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
WARD, FINNEGAN, Meyer |
| Amend disposition of proceeds on county surcharge on state tax by reducing state reimbursement amount from ten per cent to four per cent to reflect payment for current costs to collect and administer county surcharge. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1123 RELATING TO DRUGS. |
WARD, FINNEGAN, Meyer |
| Establishes programs that allow for drug sniffing dogs to patrol in public schools at the request of principals. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1124 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
WARD |
| Enacts general excise tax exemption for alcohol fuels. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1125 RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
WARD |
| Exempts infant formula from general excise tax liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1126 RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE. |
HAR, HANOHANO, LEE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Berg, Carroll, Chang, Evans, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Nishimoto, M. Oshiro, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takumi, Tokioka, Tsuji, Wakai |
| Prohibits any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds from traveling in the left lane of a multi-lane roadway or street except when turning or passing. Exempts public mass transit vehicles and school buses using zipper lanes and high occupancy vehicle lanes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1127 RELATING TO SMART GROWTH. |
HAR, AWANA, BROWER, CHANG, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, TOKIOKA, WATERS, Ito |
| Establishes a special advisor and smart growth advisory council to implement growth and development strategies to reduce the public costs of growth and preserve the character, livability, and economic productivity of established communities and rural areas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1128 RELATING TO COUNTY ZONING. |
HAR (BR) |
| Requires counties to prohibit by ordinance the raising, breeding, or keeping of fowl in residential areas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1129 RELATING TO ANTITRUST. |
HAR, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, SAY, WATERS, Chang, Ito, Tokioka |
| Allows a defendant who obtains a judgment as a prevailing party in an antitrust suit to recover attorney's fees together with the costs of the suit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1131 RELATING TO THE PRIMARY ELECTION DATE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Moves the date of the primary election from the second to the last Saturday in September to the second Saturday in August in every even numbered year. Revises the campaign spending law regarding the filing of preliminary reports between primary and general election. (HB1131 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1132 RELATING TO ELECTION DAY POLL WATCHERS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires each county to submit its list of poll watchers not later than 4:30 p.m. on the forty-fifth day prior to any election. Requires anyone serving as a poll watcher to receive instruction and certification from an authorized instructor. (HB1132 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1133 RELATING TO ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes voter registration on election day. Requires office of elections to develop an election day registration system. Makes appropriation. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1134 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds to allow the office of elections to disseminate information regarding proposed constitutional amendments to the public. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1135 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for the election commission to properly carry out its duties and responsibilities (HB1135 HD1). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1136 RELATING TO PERMANENT ABSENTEE STATUS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes a permanent absentee voter list for Hawaii voters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1137 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides an income tax deduction to residential unit owner occupants for qualifying costs of installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system installed after December 31, 2007. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1139 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Bans consumer fireworks except for religious and cultural purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1140 RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Creates positions to enable the state fire council to meet its responsibilities more effectively. (HB1140 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1141 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows counties to enact more stringent fireworks laws or rules. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1142 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits the purchase or use of consumer fireworks on the 4th of July in counties with populations over 500,000. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1143 RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes permanent the Act that required the State and counties to provide legally adequate warnings and eliminated respective tort liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1144 RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes permanent the State's and the counties' temporary liability exemption for lifeguard services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1145 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-EMERGENCY REPORTING SYSTEM, KNOWN AS 3-1-1. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for the development and implementation of a 3-1-1 non-emergency system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1146 RELATING TO REHIRING OF GOVERNMENT RETIREES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the State and the counties to rehire government retirees and allow retirees to collect pension benefits while working. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1147 RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Includes entering or remaining on public property in the offense of criminal trespass in the second degree. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1148 RELATING TO CHAPTER 803, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases from 48 to 72 hours the length of time required before a person arrested on suspicion of having committed a crime must be either released or charged. Excludes weekends and holidays in the calculation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1149 RELATING TO DRUGS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the penalties for possession of a controlled substance with knowledge that a child is present in the structure where the offense occurs. Effective upon approval. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1150 RELATING TO CHAPTER 853, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Adds the condition of having been sentenced to probation to those under which criminal procedure requiring deferred acceptance of guilty plea and nolo contendere plea are not applicable. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1151 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Imposes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain theft crimes committed against victims 60 years of age and older. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1152 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires jury factual determination of criteria for extended sentencing. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1153 RELATING TO PRECURSORS TO THE MANUFACTURE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Subjects to seizure and forfeiture any money or thing of value, and any vehicle used to transport precursor chemicals for the purpose of manufacturing a controlled substance.(SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1154 RELATING TO CHAPTER 291, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies penalties for violating state motor vehicle operation and equipment requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1156 RELATING TO THEFT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Adds property theft of over $100,000 as a reason to deny probation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1159 RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Specifies that proof that a defendant possessed an out-of-state driver's license is an affirmative defense to the charge of driving without a license, that must be proved by the defendant. Repeals statutory cross-reference to an exemption to relieve the burden of proof on prosecutors. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1160 RELATING TO ALLOWANCE ON SERVICE RETIREMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes police radio dispatchers class A members of the Employees' Retirement System. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1161 RELATING TO OFFENSE AGAINST THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Creates the offense of official misconduct, requiring any public servant to report the commission of a crime by another public servant. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1162 RELATING TO THE REHIRING OF RETIREES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the State and the counties to rehire governmental retirees under civil service procedures and without additional pension benefits. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1163 RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. |
SAY (BR) |
| Imposes 7.25% transient accommodations tax on gross proceeds derived from cruise ship cabins, but only for that portion of the entire cruise ship voyage, in number of days, that the cruise ship is docked at a port in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1164 RELATING TO LIABILITY OF STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes permanent certain temporary: (1) liability protections for the state and county governments relating to public use of certain public lands and public beach parks; and (2) liability protections for acts of lifeguards. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1165 RELATING TO LIABILITY OF STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes permanent the limitation of liability for public entities based on the duty to warn of dangers on public lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1166 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the judiciary to forward 50% of the net proceeds of uncontested traffic infractions to the county in which the infraction was committed from 7/1/07, to 6/30/08, and 100% of the net proceeds after July 2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1167 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HOMELESS SHELTER PROGRAMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for homeless shelter programs on the island of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1168 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows counties and office of planning to file a single petition every 5 years containing multiple proposed boundary amendments that shall not be subject to the requirements of a contested case pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1169 RELATING TO HISTORIC SITES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits a landowner from removing, excavating, injuring, or destroying a potential native Hawaiian historic site on private property, unless the landowner has notified the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the proposed action; specifies procedures for landowners regarding the potential native Hawaiian historic sites. (HB1169 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1170 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A WEST HAWAII PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds to establish a program to provide rental housing for the homeless in transition. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1172 RELATING TO FIREARMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Excludes government entities from the definition of "owner" of firearm that may otherwise be liable for injury or damage caused by discharge of the firearm. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1173 RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS TO TORT ACTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes new exceptions from liability for counties in tort actions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1174 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides that a state agency may indemnify a county agency to receive county aid or services or to use county property. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1175 RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals government agency's joint and several liability in tort claims relating to maintenance and design of highways; limits liability to percentage share of damages attributable to the government agency. Includes utilities and consultants. (HB1175 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1176 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the counties to establish an additional motor vehicle registration fee as an advance disposal fee for motor vehicles. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1177 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A COMMUNITY ANTI-DRUG FUND. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds to the county of Hawaii to implement grass roots community involvement through the community anti-drug fund. (HB1177 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1178 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a pay-at-the-pump system of motor vehicle insurance for purposes of uninsured motorist coverage. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1179 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'I FOR COQUI FROG ERADICATION AND CONTROL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for a grant-in-aid to the County of Hawaii to support and implement the coqui frog working group incident action plan. (HB1179 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1180 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR NORTH KONA WATER SOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND STORAGE IMPROVEMENTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes an appropriation for a grant-in-aid to county of Hawaii for water source development in Kona, Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1181 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SWIMMING POOLS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for the repair and/or replacement of swimming pools at public high schools in the county of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1182 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUNA DISTRICT POLICE STATION IN KEA‘AU, HAWAI‘I. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates $1 as a grant-in-aid to the county of Hawaii for the plans, design, and construction of a Puna district police station. (HB1182 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1183 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION OF ANE KEOHOKALOLE ROAD IN KONA, HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes an appropriation for grant-in-aid to county of Hawaii for highway improvements in Kona, Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1184 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PUNA RECREATIONAL COMPLEX IN PAHOA, HAWAI‘I. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds to the county of Hawaii for the plans, design, and construction of the Puna recreational complex. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1185 RELATING TO DAMS AND RESERVOIRS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the owner of a dam or reservoir to control water levels and maintain the dams and reservoir in safe condition. Establishes penalties for violations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1186 RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the director of the office of planning to appoint one member of the public advisory body for coastal zone management from a list of three nominees submitted by the office of Hawaiian affairs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1187 RELATING TO KULEANA LANDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires counties to adopt ordinance to exempt kuleana lands from real property taxes; eliminates department of land and natural resources approval of office of Hawaiian affairs land management plan before land may escheat to office of Hawaiian affairs; makes office of Hawaiian affairs party to all quiet title actions of kuleana lands where escheat is an issue; bars claim to kuleana lands based on claim of adverse possession. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1188 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to increase the affordability of housing. (HB1188 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1189 RELATING TO TEACHING THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. |
SAY |
| Establishes requirements to teach Hawaiian language courses in the public schools. Establishes a loan fund for students wishing to teach Hawaiian language. Gives priority to district transfer requests from pupils wishing to take Hawaiian language courses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1190 RELATING TO TUITION WAIVERS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the University of Hawaii board of regents to waive all tuition to all native Hawaiian students in the University of Hawaii system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1191 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies and strengthens the ability of the office of Hawaiian affairs to issue bonds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1192 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prevents tort liability for incidents on land owned by the office of Hawaiian affairs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1193 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the salary commission for the members of the board of trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs to meet every year to recommend salary compensation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1194 RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the governor to appoint at least one member of the land use commission from a list of three nominees submitted by the office of Hawaiian affairs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1195 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the governor to appoint at least one member of the board of the department of land and natural resources from a list of three nominees submitted by the office of Hawaiian affairs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1196 RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the governor to appoint at least one member of the commission on water resource management from a list of three nominees submitted by the office of Hawaiian affairs | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1197 RELATING TO CEDED LANDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits the department of land and natural resources from selling, exchanging, or otherwise alienating lands contained in the public land trust without the consent of the board of trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1198 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation from engaging in activities that require the sale, exchange, or other alienation of ceded or kuleana lands without consent of office of Hawaiian affair’s board of trustee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1199 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the office of Hawaiian affairs to develop housing projects that are exempt from all statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules of any governmental agency relating to planning, districting, zoning, construction standards for subdivisions, development and improvement of land, and the construction of units. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1201 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the office of Hawaiian affairs' board of trustees to determine how beneficiaries in every county may participate in the preparation of each biennial and supplemental office of Hawaiian affairs budget. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1202 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the board of education to fully fund the Hawaiian language immersion program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1203 RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the board of land and natural resources to assist with identifying sites for new charter schools to use as facilities. Appropriates funds for facility costs of new charter schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1205 RELATING TO TRAFFIC ABSTRACTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the content requirements for traffic abstracts. (HB1205 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1206 RELATING TO ADULT PROBATION RECORDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Permits disclosure of treatment and assessment information to treatment vendors. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1208 RELATING TO COURT FEES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that persons charged by citation with a traffic crime and minors charged with committing a civil traffic infraction are required to pay the district court fees to cover the administrative costs of processing the citation or notice of traffic infraction. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1209 RELATING TO JUDICIARY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals the authority of the judicial salary commission to determine judiciary administrators' salaries. Establishes salaries for administrative director of the courts and deputy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1213 RELATING TO COURT INTERPRETERS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides court interpreters whose presence is requested by the court the same exemption from prosecution for expired meter parking violations that is provided to other witnesses summoned or subpoenaed by the court. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1214 RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that all traffic violations subject to the penalty provisions of section 291C 161, Hawaii Revised Statutes (statewide traffic code; penalties), are treated as civil matters pursuant to chapter 291D (traffic offenses; administrative adjudication). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1215 RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Expands scope of traffic infractions law to include infractions committed by minors. Permits concurrent trials and clarifies requirements. Clarifies citation form requirements. Authorizes use of electronic citations. Clarifies that lessee of a U-Drive vehicle is responsible for traffic citations. (HB1215 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1216 RELATING TO IMPACT FEES. |
HAR, AWANA, HANOHANO, LEE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires counties and boards to assess, impose, levy, and collect impact fees. Removes provisions that allow the refund of impact fees. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1217 RELATING TO INCENTIVES FOR IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Offers incentives for designated important agriculture lands [IAL]: (1) a tax credit for infrastructure improvements; (2) an exclusion from income tax & exemption from GE tax collected on IAL leases; (3) a guaranty loan program; and (4) priority processing for air quality permits for certain IAL facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1218 RELATING TO ANIMAL DISEASES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows authorities to respond to, control, contain and eliminate any threat to livestock & poultry industries, and public health or safety as a result of any contagious, infectious, or communicable animal disease. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1219 RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the amount of money for agricultural loans and aquacultural loans that the chairperson may approve from $25,000 to $75,000. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1222 RELATING TO LOANS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND AQUACULTURE PURPOSES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases aquaculture loan limits for Class A & B loans to $800,000. Makes credit denial requirements identical to the agricultural loan program by eliminating the one loan denial. Creates a "new aquaculturist program". Transfers and incorporates aquaculture funds into the agriculture funds and combines the aquaculture fund expenditure ceiling with the agriculture fund expenditure ceiling. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1223 RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Restricts the permitted uses on important agricultural lands [IAL] to: cultivation of crops; game & fish propagation; raising of livestock; farm dwellings related to farming & animal husbandry; worker housing; necessary institutions and buildings; utility lines & roadways, transformer stations, communications equipment buildings, solid waste stations, water storage tanks and appurtenant small buildings; improvements to historic, scenic or cultural sites; roadside stands; buildings directly accessory to permitted uses; Ag parks; Ag tourism activities secondary to the principal Ag use; bio-fuels processing facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1224 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LAND USE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prevents agricultural land from being used for "fake farms," or upscale residential development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1228 RELATING TO THE OBLIGATION OF FUNDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows DHHL and the HFDC to begin projects without having the full and final amount of the capital costs on hand at the beginning of the project. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1229 RELATING TO THE ACCESS HAWAII COMMITTEE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Continues the State's oversight of the Internet portal manager permanently (Access Hawaii Committee). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1230 RELATING TO SALARIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a salary for the Aloha Stadium Manager that is equivalent to the deputy comptroller's range. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1232 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TORT LIABILITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes permanent the liability protections for warning signs in public beach park cases and the liability protections in lifeguard cases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1233 RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Reiterates the underlying intent of the discretionary function and the intentional tort exception to the State's waiver of sovereign immunity for the torts of its employees. Provides the State with immunity when it exercises its discretion in such planning and design activities. Clarifies the applicability of section 663-10.5 to causes of action for which a final, unreviewable judgment has not been obtained. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1234 RELATING TO TESTIMONY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Adopts a uniform standard based on the Federal Rules of Evidence for ensuring the admissibility of reliable, trustworthy, and relevant lay and expert testimony in a judicial proceeding. (HB1234 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1235 RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes immediate appeals from orders regarding preliminary injunctions and from denials of sovereign, absolute or qualified immunity. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1236 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits the counting of blank votes and overvotes in determining whether a proposed constitutional amendment has been ratified (ConAm). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1237 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII REGARDING CHALLENGES TO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires that any challenge to a proposed amendment to the State Constitution be promptly filed with and decided by the Hawaii Supreme Court by: (1) requiring such a challenge to be filed within 30 days after the adoption of the proposed amendment by the Legislature or the adjournment of a constitutional convention; and (2) by requiring a decision on such a challenge within 30 days of filing (ConAm). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1238 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Would permit the impeachment of a testifying criminal defendant with evidence of prior convictions for crimes involving dishonesty (ConAm). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1239 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides the AG with 33% of the proceeds or settlement from a false claim prosecution where the AG initiates or assumes control of the action. (HB1239 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1240 RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Adds law enforcement officers to those who are considered to have a direct and tangible interest in public health statistic records. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1241 RELATING TO INFORMATION CHARGING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Adds Methamphetamine trafficking in the second degree to those class B felonies that may be initiated by information charging. Provides that all class C felony offenses for failure to comply with covered offender registration requirements may be initiated by information charging. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1242 RELATING TO CHAPTER 803. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the procedure a police officer must follow whenever it is necessary to enter a house to arrest an offender, and entrance is refused. Specifically, before breaking any door, the officer must first demand entrance in a loud voice. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1243 RELATING TO THE REVIEW OF HOSPITAL ACQUISITIONS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that the deadline for the AG to review and either approve or disapprove an application for the acquisition of a hospital is 90 days after the submission of a complete application. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1244 RELATING TO THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides the authority for the CSEA to impose an annual $25.00 fee against an absent parent in those cases where no public assistance has been paid to the custodial parent and collection for the case exceeds $500.00. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1245 RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that parties have 30 days to request a hearing whenever modification has been initiated through the administrative process. Allows the CSEA to request an administrative hearing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1247 RELATING TO CHAPTER 844D, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the crime of refusing to provide a DNA buccal swab sample from a misdemeanor to a Class C felony. Provides for the use of "reasonable force" in obtaining DNA buccal swab samples from felons who refuse to comply with the law. Eliminates the 20 working day or 5 calendar day periods allowed for the collection of DNA buccal swab samples from felons subject to collection. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1249 RELATING TO APPEALS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the limited instances where a court may reverse a conviction for any alleged error in the giving or the refusal to give, or the modification of, an instruction to the jury in a criminal matter. Effective date of January 1, 2050. (HB1249 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1250 RELATING TO ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST THE STATE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the limits of the State of Hawaii's waiver of sovereign immunity for claims asserted against the State. Preserves the separation of powers principle that only the Legislature may waive the State's inherent sovereign immunity from suits for retrospective money damages. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1251 RELATING TO CONTEMPT OF COURT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Facilitates the enforcement of an order compelling a parent to pay child support, medical support, or other remedial care for his or her child, by providing that proof that the parent was present in court at the time the order was pronounced or that parent was served with said order, and proof that the parent did not comply with said order, constitutes prima facie evidence of a civil contempt of court. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1252 RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the finder of fact in a civil action to consider the plaintiff's failure to use a seat belt or helmet as evidence of comparative negligence. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1254 RELATING TO CHAPTER 291E, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Creates a felony charge for those who drive after a court revoked their license for DUI convictions and a new criminal offense for those who drive after a court suspended their license for DUI convictions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1255 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTERS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds ($2,000,000) to: (1) cover the costs of recovery and remediation efforts as a result of storms that occurred in February and March 2006; (2) stabilize and repair storm-damaged slopes, drainage ways, and drainage systems to restore functionality and prevent future damage; (3) hire consultants to: (A) determine the structural integrity of dams and reservoirs statewide; (B) assess potential immediate risks; and (C) recommend long-term plans to ensure dam safety; (4) investigate, review, and litigate legal issues related to dam and reservoir failures, issues, relating to the safety of dam and reservoir failures, and issues relating to the safety of existing dams and reservoirs; and (5) investigate and litigate, civilly and criminally, all issues relating to the Ka Loko dam breach of March 2006. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1257 RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the offenses of Murder in the First Degree, Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, and Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree to include conduct committed against victims who the courts and police are attempting to keep safe with protective orders. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1258 RELATING TO ACTIONS FOR FALSE CLAIMS TO THE STATE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides a cause of action for private persons who suffer retribution from employers for whistleblower activities related to the state false claims act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1259 RELATING TO PROMOTING INTOXICATING LIQUOR TO A MINOR. |
SAY (BR) |
| Changes the classification of the offense of promoting intoxicating liquor to a minor from a misdemeanor to a petty misdemeanor. Provides for a mandatory jail sentence for those convicted of the offense. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1260 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Restores the court's authority to order a mental or medical examination of a defendant before sentencing. Effective on approval. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1261 RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends Hawaii's sentencing and related statues to address the ruling of the United States Supreme Court in Cunningham v. California, decided on January 22, 2007. (S/F) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1262 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates $50,000,000 in general funds to be deposited into the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund (DURF). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1263 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the allocation of conveyance tax revenues to the rental housing trust fund from 50% to 65%. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1265 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorize the Hawaii HFDC's Board of Directors to set the salaries of the Executive Director and the Executive Assistant, subject to the approval of the Governor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1266 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that amendments to chapter 201G relating to the HHFDC and the programs it administers were meant to be made to the new chapter 201H. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1267 RELATING TO ENERGY SECURITY AND ENERGY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes chapter 125C as the enabling statute for the State's energy emergency preparedness program's coverage of all forms of energy emergencies, irrespective of cause, consistent with the threats to energy security and the state energy emergency preparedness program. Clarifies that the Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is the state energy resource coordinator who is authorized to acquire and use energy industry information obtained by the public utilities commission. Redefines the types of information that all energy companies may be required to submit to the energy resources coordinator in case of an energy emergency or shortage. Authorizes Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to compile and analyze information, including confidential information, for energy emergency planning and preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Appropriates $100,000 for FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 to fund 1 temporary full-time professional position to support the State's energy emergency preparedness and energy security analytic functions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1268 RELATING TO INNOVATION IN EDUCATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes the applied learning high school academy program that will link the curriculum of a school to the mission of a particular agency or University of Hawaii campus; establishes the Hawaii excellence through science and technology academy program to increase the readiness and motivation of public high school graduates to pursue post secondary training and career options in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines; establishes the fostering inspiration and relevance through science and technology pre-academy program; establishes a professional development program to provide practicing public elementary, middle, and high school science and mathematics teachers with opportunities to increase their knowledge and understanding of recent developments in science, technology, and mathematics; provides stipends as an initiative for individuals who hold degrees in STEM subjects to obtain teaching certificates through the University of Hawaii's post baccalaureate certificate in secondary education program; creates the business/education internship and mentorship program; makes appropriations. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1269 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Specifies that agricultures may be a permitted use in rural districts and that other activity and uses may be allowed including clustered development and rural towns. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1271 RELATING TO PLANNING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes a pilot project that would allow plan-based petitions submitted jointly by the state and county for land use district boundary amendments to be conducted under quasi-legislative proceedings rather than the present quasi-judicial proceedings. Provides for an evaluation of the pilot project. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1272 RELATING TO PLANNING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a new quasi-legislative process that simplifies the State LUC's procedures for county government petitions for boundary amendments that are based on adopted county comprehensive plans prepared pursuant to state criteria. District boundary amendments conducted under this process would be quasi-legislative rather than quasi-judicial in nature. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1273 RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allow farmers who suffer economic losses from force majeure events to drop out of the enterprise zone program for the period of the loss and gain a month-for-month extension of their overall 84-month enterprise zone eligibility. Clarifies that tax credits taken in the enterprise zone program cannot be duplicated in other tax incentive programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1274 RELATING TO COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds ($500,000) for grants and loans to community-based organizations on the leeward (Waianae) coast of Oahu for community economic development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1275 RELATING TO ALOHA TOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a formal partnership between the Aloha Tower Development Corporation (ATDC) and the DOT - Harbors Division for the development of selected harbor infrastructure projects on an expedited basis to meet the critical demand for harbor expansion and upgrades. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1276 RELATING TO KALAELOA. |
SAY (BR) |
| Supports strategic objectives for Kalaeloa including development of workforce housing; workforce development; energy for tomorrow; export of goods and services; creation of an "innovation infrastructure"; and improving Hawaii's small business environment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1277 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes an income tax credit for the revitalization of the leeward coast. Provides an income tax credit for affordable rental housing and educational and training facilities, and educational media facilities, constructed in the leeward coast of Oahu. Repeals the Ko Olina Resort and Marina and Makaha Resort tax credit. (SD3) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1279 RELATING TO THE INNOVATION ECONOMY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Encourages the ERS to invest moderate amounts in Hawaii venture capital. Allows Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to assess the effectiveness of the State investment and economic programs. Supports the operations and programs of a State operated technology incubator and innovation center in Kakaako. Establishes a local incubator facility for digital media infrastructure for film and TV productions and interactive game development. Establishes a music industry program at Honolulu Community College (MELE). Provides funds which allows the UH Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development to enter into a partnership with a private sector entity. (HB1279 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1280 RELATING TO INNOVATION IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a rapid response training program and revolving fund in DBEDT to facilitate rapid custom training for high priority business investments. Merges certain workforce and economic development programs of DLIR into DBEDT. Effective 07/01/2059. (HB1280 HD2 | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1281 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes the Office of International Affairs in DBEDT. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1282 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a process for determining when land use classifications should be rescinded because they have not been exercised. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1283 RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the Hawaii community development authority to sell a fee simple interest in reserved housing units; permanently allows Hawaii community development authority to repurchase property; establishes Kakaako central small business district; requires the authority to confer and obtain consensus from real property owners within and adjacent to a proposed public facility prior to undertaking any public facility as part of the district-wide improvement program; requires that the dedication for public school facilities in the Kakaako community development district be on a fair-share basis, as determined by the department of education, and agreed to in writing by the department of education and the developer; transfers funds from the Hawaii community development revolving fund to the department of education. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1284 RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allow B&F to assess fees for the administration of special purpose revenue bonds issued. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1285 RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM PROCUREMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Exempts from the State's procurement code special purpose revenue bonds issued for not-for-profit private organizations, for-profit private organizations, and public instrumentalities and their qualified affiliates in the development of low- and moderate-income housing and for agricultural enterprises serving important agricultural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1286 RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF FINANCING AGREEMENTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows B&F and other departments and participating agencies to enter directly into financing agreements to finance the construction of facilities and the leasing or purchase of equipment | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1288 RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII SECTION 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides an annual maximum deduction of $10,000 per individual or $20,000 for a married couple filing jointly against their taxable income for contributions made to Hawaii's section 529 college savings program in calendar year 2007 and beyond. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1289 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes that all energy technology systems must be installed and placed in service in the State of Hawaii to obtain the State's income tax energy tax credit; changes tax credits applicable to shareholder pro rata shares in S corporations. (SD3) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1290 RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. |
SAY (BR) |
| Eliminates confusion or misinterpretations regarding which "beneficiaries" of an employee killed in the performance of duty or of a deceased retiree are eligible to become EUTF employee-beneficiaries, provides for non-discrimination to its beneficiaries, awarding of contracts to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder or offeror; protection to the EUTF beneficiaries from breaches of fiduciary duties and (HB1290 HD1 SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1292 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals provisions that allow: elective officers to exercise their option to join the ERS at any time during their term of office; and elective officers and judges to withdraw from ERS membership while remaining in office. Repeals the provisions that make ERS membership by elective officers optional and replaces those provisions with a new section that requires elective officers to exercise a one-time irrevocable option to join the ERS when they are elected for the first time (or, in the case of existing office holders, by February 1, 2008). Sets forth the circumstances under which retirants may return to service as elective officers without suspension of retirement benefits. Repeals the provision that allows elective officers and judges who have reached the statutory cap on retirement benefits to withdraw from ERS membership by nominally retiring even though they remain in office. (HB1292 CD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1293 RELATING TO THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies and strengthens the PUC's authority and powers under the Petroleum Industry Information and Reporting Act. Appropriates $1.2 million from the general fund to the Petroleum Industry Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Special Fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1295 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 1 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2007-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1296 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 2 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2007-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1297 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 3 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2007-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1298 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 4 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2007-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1299 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 5 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2007-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1300 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 6 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2007-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1301 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 8 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2007-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1302 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 9 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2007-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1303 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 10 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for the fiscal biennium 2007-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1304 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 11 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2007-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1305 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 13 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1308 RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER ADVOCACY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the number of exempt utility analysts assigned to the Division of Consumer Advocacy from 4 to 10. Provides funding for 2 permanent utility analysts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1309 RELATING TO FORMATION OF A RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES SITING COUNCIL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Creates a state renewable energy facilitates siting council. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1310 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR ENERGY STAR RATED APPLIANCES. |
SAY (BR) |
| The purpose of this Act is to create an income tax credit for certain Energy Star approved appliances equal to 10% of the retail purchase price of the appliance or appliances purchased during the taxable year or $1,500, whichever is less. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1311 RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Exempts foreign banks that are licensed under U.S. laws or any state which are supervised as financial institutions from the provisions of the Money Transmitters Act. Authorizes the Commissioner of Financial Institutions to provide reports and other information relating to the examination of money transmitters to certain state agencies having regulatory authority over a money transmitter, and to other state and federal agencies for use in investigating civil or criminal charges against a money transmitter. (HB1311 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1312 RELATING TO ESCROW DEPOSITORIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Revises the escrow depository law to: (1) clarify which escrow transactions are covered by the statute and which are not; (2) update the statute to adequately reflect the present day size of the transactions routinely handled by the industry; (3) provide for more flexibility in supervising and regulating the industry; and (4) ensure adequate protection for the consumer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1313 RELATING TO THE CODE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Eliminates obsolete requirements and improves procedures for the licensing and regulation of financial institutions. (HB1313 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1314 RELATING TO FINANCIAL ABUSE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires financial institutions and licensed escrow depositories to report suspected instances of financial abuse directed towards, targeting, or committed against an elder or a dependent adult to a local law enforcement agency. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1315 RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies who is exempt from Mortgage Brokers and Solicitors provisions and what constitutes prohibited activity. Establishes license application requirements and includes a written examination of the applicant or its designated responsible individual, along with a $50,000 bond requirement for a licensee. Establishes biennial license renewal which includes completion of a continuing education requirement. Requires record keeping requirements are established and provide for a 6 year retention period. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1316 RELATING TO THE LOSS MITIGATION GRANT FUND. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the release of $2,000,000 for FY 2007-2008 from the loss mitigation grant fund to provide grants for wind resistive devices. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1317 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the Insurance Commissioner to monitor relationships and transactions between mutual benefit societies and their affiliates and among affiliates of mutual benefit societies in the same manner as other insurers. Requires the filing of a registration statement describing a mutual benefit society's network of affiliates. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1318 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE RATE REGULATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides for the oversight by the Insurance Commissioner of health insurance premium rates. Allows the Commissioner to disapprove rates if they are excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1319 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Sets a maximum limit of 30% of annual expenses on the reserves that a managed care plan may hold. Requires refunds of excess reserves be made to subscribers, customers, or enrollees of the managed care plan. Allows the Commissioner to waive the requirement of a refund if enrollees of a managed care plan would be jeopardized, if the managed care plan would need the reserves to increase its enrollment or make capital investments, of if the excess to be refunded is the result of temporary fluctuations in investments. Excludes disability insurance from the excess reserve requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1320 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Extends group health insurance coverage for small employers to include self-employed individuals with no employees or small businesses with only part-time employees. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1321 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes licensing and solvency requirements for prescription drug plans that are offering a pharmacy benefit pursuant to Medicare Part D. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1324 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Conforms current statutes to recommendations of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) with respect to: (1) the authority required to implement rules to carry out the directives of the federal Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act; (2) long-term care insurance; and (3) the sharing of information with the insurance regulatory agencies of foreign countries. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1325 RELATING TO TORTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Limits noneconomic damages in medical tort actions to a maximum award of $250,000. Establishes limits for contingent fees that may be contracted by attorneys for medical tort actions. Requires the trier of fact to consider the negligence or fault of all alleged parties, including those who have entered into a settlement, upon request of any nonsettling defendant healthcare provider. Requires economic damages to be allocated to a healthcare provider based upon the healthcare provider's proportionate percentage of negligence or other fault. Redefines "medical tort" to mean a negligent act or omission to act by a healthcare provider in the rendering of professional services, or the rendering of professional service by a healthcare provider without informed consent, which act or omission or rendering of service without informed consent is the proximate cause of a personal injury or wrongful death, provided that such services are within the scope of services for which the provider is licensed and which are not within any restriction imposed by the licensing agency or licensed hospital. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1326 RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. |
SAY (BR) |
| Expands the authority of the insurance division's insurance fraud investigations unit to prevent, investigate, and prosecute (both civilly and criminally) insurance fraud beyond motor vehicle insurance cases to all lines of insurance except workers' compensation. (HB1326 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1327 RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. |
SAY (BR) |
| Expands the authority of the insurance division's insurance fraud investigations unit for the prevention, investigation, and prosecution (by administrative, disciplinary, or criminal action) of insurance fraud within the workers' compensation insurance line. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1329 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that the attractions and educational facilities tax credit and high technology business investment tax credit may be claimed against insurance premium taxes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1330 RELATING TO TAXATION OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Eliminates the premium tax on health insurers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1331 RELATING TO TORTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Exempts physicians from liability when they are in good faith rendering emergency medical care. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1332 RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF MORTGAGE RESCUE FRAUD. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires consultants to provide homeowners with a written contract spelling out the services and give them the right to cancel at any time before the services are actually performed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1333 RELATING TO GASOLINE PRICE GOUGING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Protects consumers from price gouging in the purchase of gasoline during periods of abnormal disruption of the marketplace caused by extraordinary adverse circumstances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1335 RELATING TO CHAPTER 460, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, OSTEOPATHY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes the application requirements for doctors of osteopathy consistent with those for doctors of medicine. Clarifies the osteopathic residency program, and allows the Board to accept national osteopathic exams. Makes the requirements for a limited and temporary DO license consistent with that for a limited and temporary MD license. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1339 RELATING TO CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY OR DISASTER. |
SAY (BR) |
| Ensures an adequate supply of licensed contractors is available to perform necessary repairs and reconstruction work during a state of emergency or disaster. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1340 RELATING TO THE LOSS MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the definition of "wind resistive devices" to include residential safe rooms for grant eligibility to encourage the private development of safe rooms. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1341 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes the vice-director's salary in alignment with federal equivalent pay levels. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1342 RELATING TO VETERANS' SERVICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the Governor, to set the salary of the Director of the Office of Veterans' Services at an amount not exceeding 74% of the salary of the Director of Human Resources Development.. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1343 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides vehicle tax and registration fee exemption to members of the National Guard and Reserves. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1344 RELATING TO UNIFORM MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Eliminate the Uniform Maintenance Allowance of $1.50 per day for the performance of annual military training. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1346 RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Enhances and provides organizational support to sustain the independence of charter schools. Sets for the powers and responsibilities of charter schools. Provides charter schools with the resources and allows additional start-up charter schools to be established. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1347 RELATING TO TEACHING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Encourages teachers with national board certifications to teach in public and charter schools that are in need o improvement. Offers a $10,000 bonus stipend per year to national board certified teachers who commit to teach in a school, including a charter school, that is planning for restructuring, or in corrective action for 3 years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1348 RELATING TO STUDENT BEHAVIOR. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the DOE to designate or establish at leas 1 school in each complex to serve as an alternative learning center for students whose behavior in the classroom, on campus, or during State-provided transport to and from school (or a school-sponsored activity) disrupts or hinders the efforts of the other students to learn. Directs the DOE to develop strategies for conflict and classroom management and to train teachers in their use. Defines disruptive behavior and removes the previous age limitation that a child has to be at least 16 years old for the principal to take disciplinary action. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1349 RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION FOR THE MALULANI HEALTH AND MEDICAL CENTER, L.L.C., PROJECT FROM THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED REQUIREMENT OF CHAPTER 323D, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Exempts the Malulani Health & Medical Center's proposal, to build a new, state-of-the-art hospital on Maui from the certificate of need requirement. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1350 RELATING TO ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the certificate of need (CON) requirements to: (1) reverse the order that the county and State councils hold hearings and make recommendations on CON applications and provide that, where the recommendation of the State council and the county council conflict, the ("SHPDA") Administrator shall give greater weight to the recommendation of the county council; (2) require that a hearing on a request for reconsideration from the denial of a CON be held on the island where the proposed medical facility is to be built or the medical activity is to occur; and (3) specify and narrow the types of medical facilities and medical activities that require a CON. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1351 RELATING TO NURSING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes the UH Statewide Nursing Consortium that will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs designed to support nursing educational mobility. Creates a specialized emphasis on geriatric nursing within the teaching spectrum. Appropriations for the geriatrics program, funding to operate the consortium, as well as additional funding for the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene to permit additional students to enroll and graduate are included. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1353 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the transfer of moneys from the Hawaiian home receipts fund to the native Hawaiian rehabilitation fund. Provides for consultation with beneficiaries when a project includes commercial development. Establishes the Hawaiian home lands community development fund with revenue-sharing from commercial development projects in order to fund community and cultural programming for beneficiaries of the trust in the Hawaiian homestead communities. Requires the department of Hawaiian home lands to consult with the beneficiaries of the trust before agreeing to lower allowable loan amounts. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1354 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the department to prescribe via administrative rules terms, conditions, and restrictions on the transfer of homestead leases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1355 RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF CHILD PLACING ORGANIZATIONS, CHILD CARING INSTITUTIONS, FOSTER BOARDING HOMES, AND ADOPTIVE HOMES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that as a condition of approval, foster and adoptive parents must complete a child abuse and neglect clearance to comply with the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Public Law No. 109-248. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1356 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD ALLOWANCE FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the time limit for application for a higher education board allowance. Provides former foster youth who are between the ages of 22 and 26 years of age on July 1, 2007, and who are already attending a higher education institution, the opportunity to apply for a higher education board allowance within a year. Increases the maximum age for the benefit with a maximum benefit length of 60 months. Appropriates funds. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1357 RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Specifies that when the family court determines that the child's parents cannot provide the child with a safe family home, the Department of Human Services may submit a permanent plan with a goal of guardianship and the court may award guardianship to an appropriate entity without termination of parental rights. (HB1357 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1358 RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF THE HAWAII YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the purpose of the Hawaii youth correctional facilities. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1359 RELATING TO THE STATE PHARMACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Creates a Hawaii State Pharmacy Assistance program by merging the current State Pharmacy Assistance program which coordinates the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit and the Hawaii Rx plus program under a single comprehensive Hawaii State Pharmacy Assistance program umbrella. Requires the Department of Human Services to take all steps necessary to enable participation in joint prescription drug purchasing agreements with any other health benefits plan or organization within or outside of this state that agrees to participate in a joint purchasing agreement. (HB1359 CD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1360 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Removes the QUEST medical plans exemption to allow equal, unrestricted access to medications for Medicaid clients who suffer from HIV, AIDS, or hepatitis C or who need immunosuppressives as a result of organ transplants. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1362 RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's Board to set the salaries of the Executive Director and the Executive Assistant, subject to the approval of the Governor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1363 RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS IN THE SECOND DEGREE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes criminal trespass in the second degree applicable to public housing projects administered by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority. (HB1363 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1365 RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that the Board of Trustees of both the State of Hawaii Deferred Compensation Plan and the State Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan for Part-time, Temporary, and Seasonal or Casual Employees may select and offer participants investment products that are commonly offered in the securities industry or other deferred compensation plans and are determined to the reasonable, prudent investment products. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1366 RELATING TO SEPARATION INCENTIVES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that DHRD's authority for separation incentives is limited to the various departments and agencies of the state executive branch, excluding the DOE and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1367 RELATING TO SALARIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Eliminates statutory relationships between the salaries of specific department heads and deputy department heads and certain civil service positions. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB1367 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1369 RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS OF PERSONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO CONSUMERS OF THE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the DOH to expand its capacity to obtain verifiable information regarding criminal history of potential employees and contract providers of the adult mental health division. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1371 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates $4,980,523 in general fund revenues and $4,111,237 from the Developmental Disabilities Interdepartmental Transfer Fund as an emergency appropriation to enable the Developmental Disabilities Division (DDD) to meet state-approved target numbers under the current Medicaid home and community based service and ensure the receipt of federal Medicaid reimbursements. (HB1371 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1373 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates $4,419,644 in general funds for FY 2006-2007, for early intervention services for infants and children from birth to three years of age with developmental delay or at biological or environmental risk for developmental delay. (HB1373 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1374 RELATING TO NOISE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Regulates nighttime and weekend construction activities with permits rather than variances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1375 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows consumers to redeem beverage containers deposits at local grocery stores. Deletes the automatic container increase based on the redemption rate. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1378 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates $950,000 in general funds for FY 2006-2007, to fund a grant to Kahuku Hospital on Oahu. (HB1378 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1380 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION STRESS CLAIMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Disallows workers' compensation claims for mental illness or injury proximately caused by all personnel actions taken in good faith by the employer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1381 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL CARE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows employers the opportunity to provide their employees with an employer-designated healthcare provider list of attending physicians and/or physician networks. Injured employees would be allowed to "opt out" of the plan after 120 days and see physicians that are not on the list. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1382 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides for alternate dispute resolution to resolve controversies arising from workers' compensation claims. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1383 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Gives small business owners who meet certain exclusions the option not to obtain workers' compensation insurance | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1384 RELATING TO TIP CREDIT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the tip credit from 25 cents to $1.25 upon approval in 2007, to $2.25 on January 1, 2008, and to 25% of the tips claimed by an employee as income January 1, 2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1385 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW. |
SAY (BR) |
| Lowers the maximum taxable wage base from $35,300 to the national average of $13,000 for calendar years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Amends the definition of "Adequate reserve fund" by reducing from 18 months times the benefit cost rate that is the highest during the ten-year period to 12 months. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1386 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL TREATMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires Medical providers to treat injured workers in accordance with clinically tested, evidence based treatment guidelines. Requires medical providers to utilize the Official Disabilities guidelines ("ODG") Treatment in Workers' Comp, 3rd edition. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1387 RELATING TO DERELICT VESSELS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies DLNR's jurisdictional responsibility on the removal of derelict vessels. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1388 RELATING TO THE HAWAII OCEAN AND COASTAL COUNCIL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides statutory authority to continue the Hawaii Ocean and Coastal Council. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1389 RELATING TO TIME SHARES IN LAND COURT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Deregisters fee simple time share interest from the Land Court System. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1390 RELATING TO ACQUISITIONS UNDER CHAPTER 173A. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the appraisal process for state acquisitions of lands having value as a resource to the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1391 RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires affected agencies to account for sea-level rise and minimize risks from coastal hazards such as erosion, storm inundation, hurricanes, and tsunamis. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1392 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Gives OIP the ability to render decisions. Makes compliance by boards mandatory. Allows OIP to obtain court enforcement of its decision. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1394 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT BOARDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows any number of members of a board to discuss outside of a meeting the selection of the board's officers or assignment of members to the board's committees. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1395 RELATING TO INTERVENTION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a pilot program for screening, brief intervention, and referral to substance abuse treatment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1396 RELATING TO INTEREST ARBITRATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Modifies the factors that the arbitration panel must consider in interest arbitration decisions to include: (1) the impact of pay increase to other bargaining units in determining the amount of pay increase; (2) compliance with constitutional and statutory appropriation and budgeting provisions; and (3) the comparison of wages, hours, and conditions of employment to that of other persons performing similar services in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1397 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Deletes reference to parity with regard to gender responsive programming services in prisons. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1398 RELATING TO THE GARNISHMENT OF COMMITTED PERSONS' MONEYS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes DPS to garnish inmate wages to pay court ordered crime victim compensation fees. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1401 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the public to utilize the controlled substance Pregablin and makes Hawaii's controlled substance laws consistent with that of federal law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1402 RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals statutory hiring limitations. (HB1402 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1403 RELATING TO THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the level of service of two members of the Hawaii Paroling Authority from part-time to full-time. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1404 RELATING TO PRISON LITIGATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Limits ability of detained or incarcerated individuals to file frivolous lawsuits through state courts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1405 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the use of the controlled substance registration revolving fund to offset the cost of the DPS Narcotics Enforcement Division's forensic drug laboratory and costs associated with investigating violations. (HB1405 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1406 RELATING TO ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR. |
SAY (BR) |
| Expands the crimes of endangering the welfare of a minor in the first and second degrees to include situations in which an adult causes or permits a minor to inject, ingest, or inhale a controlled substance that was not prescribed by a physician. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1407 RELATING TO INCREASING THE STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Raises the Hawaii standard deduction. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1408 RELATING TO INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS TO CHAPTER 235, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides for annual adjustments to the Hawaii standard deduction, income tax brackets, and personal exemption in response to increases in inflation as documented by the US Department of Labor Consumer Price Index. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1409 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides an additional personal exemption for any dependent age eighteen and younger for households with $150,000 or less in federal adjusted gross income. (HB1409 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1410 RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
SAY (BR) |
| Exempts from the GET the sale of food qualifying under WIC Program administered by the federal Food and Nutrition Service of the US Department of Agriculture | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1412 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION'S BENEFITS-FUNDED REVENUE-GENERATING COMPUTER INITIATIVES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Specifies that the vendor will only be paid when measurable increases in revenues resulting from the initiatives are collected by the State. Creates an Integrated Tax Information Managements Systems ("ITIMS") special fund to hold the proceeds from the initiatives to be used to enhance the DOTAX computer system and to fund related operational and administrative functions. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB1412 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1413 RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Conforms Hawaii tax law to federal tax law relating to tax administration and criminal tax enforcement . | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1415 RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TAX CREDITS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows analysis and evaluation of relevant information to determine the economic impact of tax credits granted. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1416 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTION ON THE SALE OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Reinstates an exemption from the general excise tax for the sale of alternative fuels. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1417 RELATING TO THE CLARIFICATION OF THE DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION WITH RESPECT TO DIVIDENDS RECEIVED BY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the application of the deduction for dividends received by a corporation from a Real Estate Investment Trust. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1418 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILING OF TAX RETURNS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides DOTAX with the authority to require by rule, the electronic filing of tax returns. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1419 RELATING TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 6, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides for the Constitutionally mandated income tax refund or credit when the state general fund balance at the close of each of two successive fiscal years exceeds 5% of general fund revenues for each of the two fiscal years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1420 RELATING TO RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE SURCHARGE TAX. |
SAY (BR) |
| Extends the rental vehicle surcharge tax effective date beyond September 1, 2007. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1421 RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a fine and requires community service and the revocation of driver's license for a one-year period for graffiti violation on public or private property. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1422 RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes enhanced sentencing for drivers who violate the right of way of pedestrians within crosswalks. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1423 RELATING TO HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the director of transportation and highway engineers to use evaluation of traffic demand and traffic volumes to establish occupancy requirements for high occupancy vehicle lanes. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1424 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the DOT and certain county agencies to negotiate public-private partnership agreements which allows private partners to assess tolls, fares, or other user fees as compensation for the private finance, planning, design, construction, operation, or maintenance of transportation improvements or public property. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1425 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the DOT and other agencies to consider nighttime maintenance of our highway system and other highway maintenance improvements. (HB1425 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1426 RELATING TO DEFERRED PLEAS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Conforms deferred acceptance of guilty law to the federal commercial driver licensing law for consistency. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1428 RELATING TO TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND. |
SAY (BR) |
| Transfers $1 from the general fund to the State Highway Fund in each of the FY 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. (HB1428 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1429 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases fines imposed on users and tenants who violate chapter 266, the department's administrative rules, or any lawful command of any harbor master, agent, or district manager. Allows for a full recovery of fines imposed on the DOT for violations of federal and state air and water pollution laws committed by harbor users and tenants. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1430 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the Board of Regents to develop internal policies and procedures for the procurement of goods, services, and construction not subject to chapter 103D. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1431 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Implements the amendment of the State Constitution, proposed by the Legislature in 2005, and ratified by the voters in 2006, by establishing a Governor's advisory council to screen and propose candidates for appointment to the Board. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1432 RELATING TO STATEWIDE WIRELESS ACCESS. |
M. OSHIRO, BROWER, CABANILLA, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, LEE, MAGAOAY, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TAKUMI, YAMASHITA, Berg, Rhoads, Souki |
| Establishes a statewide wireless access task force to study the feasibility of creating a state owned and operated wireless network. (HB1432 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1433 RELATING TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. |
M. OSHIRO, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, Hanohano, Nishimoto, Souki, Takumi |
| Requires notification to the commanding officer of a military installation of zoning change applications and district boundary amendment petitions for land within 3,000 feet or 2 miles(depending on county population) of a military installation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1434 RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Provides a mandatory tax credit to taxpayers pursuant to article VII, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1436 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE RATE REGULATION. |
BELATTI, CABANILLA, CHING, LUKE, TAKUMI, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Hanohano |
| Reenacts health insurance rate regulation law. Prohibits health insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory. Requires health care insurers to submit rate filings for approval by the insurance commissioner. Establishes penalties and appeal procedures. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1437 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, HANOHANO, LUKE, Bertram, Caldwell, Finnegan, Rhoads, Souki, Takumi |
| Requires governor to provide annual report to legislature on compliance with state environmental policy, island by island. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1438 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, HANOHANO, LUKE, RHOADS, Bertram, Cabanilla, Caldwell, Finnegan, Meyer, Souki, Takumi |
| Enacts the Hospital Infections Disclosure Act to establish a uniform system of reporting hospital-acquired infections to the department of health and to make that information public. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1439 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES. |
BELATTI, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, RHOADS, TAKUMI, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Hanohano, Souki |
| Requires the governor, in filling vacancies in the senate, house of representatives, and U.S. Senate, to select from a list of three prospective appointees nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent. Requires prospective appointees to be registered members of nominating political parties for at least six months prior to the appointment. Effective on approval. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1440 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
HANOHANO, AWANA, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti, Evans, Green, Tokioka |
| Clarifies that the Office of Ombudsman has the authority to investigate contractual acts of facilities with which the Department of Public Safety has contracted to hold individuals committed to the custody of the Director of Public Safety. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1441 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PUNA RECREATIONAL COMPLEX IN PAHOA, HAWAII. |
HANOHANO, AWANA, SHIMABUKURO, Evans, Green, Herkes, Tokioka |
| Appropriates funds to design and construct a public recreational complex in Puna, Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1442 RELATING TO KIKALA-KEOKEA. |
HANOHANO, AWANA, CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, SAGUM, SHIMABUKURO, TOKIOKA, Herkes |
| Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources, subject to specific criteria and priority requirements, to award the remaining leases in the Kikala-Keokea area not previously executed under Act 314, Session Laws of Hawaii 1991. (HB1442 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1443 RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICE. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Changes the payroll payment basis for public employees from after-the-fact payroll to predicted payroll. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1444 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEMS. |
NISHIMOTO, LUKE |
| Prohibits motor vehicle alarm manufacturers from causing to be sold in the State alarm systems that cannot electronically notify the motor vehicle owner that the alarm is being activated. Prohibits motor vehicle owners from operating a vehicle that lacks electronic notification capability. Subjects violators to traffic code penalties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1445 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEMS. |
NISHIMOTO, LUKE |
| Prohibits the use of audible motor vehicle alarms in the State. Prohibits motor vehicle owners from operating a motor vehicle with an alarm system that lacks electronic capability. Subjects violators to traffic code penalties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1446 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
NISHIMOTO, LUKE |
| Permits motor vehicle backup warning beepers to be disabled if the vehicle is equipped with a rear view camera system, or a watchperson is on duty. (HB1446 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1447 RELATING TO NOISE. |
NISHIMOTO, LUKE |
| Establishes a noise abatement zone for motor vehicles and mopeds and assesses an escalating fine starting at $100 and impoundment of vehicles for transgressors. Effective date of July 1, 2051. (HB1447 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1448 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ZONES. |
GREEN |
| Establishes a joint advisory working group to make recommendations on ways to address healthcare provider density zones. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1449 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
GREEN |
| Creates a presumption in favor of joint custody, or "shared parenting" in divorce child custody cases where parents have an existing joint custody relationship and there is no finding of family violence or other question regarding the child's well-being. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1450 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
GREEN |
| Provides that a court's denial of a request for joint custody of a child must be justified by specific findings and conclusions and clear and convincing evidence. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1451 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Tokioka |
| Amends the mental health counselor licensure application date to include counselors who have completed or are in the process of completing the requirements for licensure before July 1, 2007. Repeals the sunset date on mental health counselor licensure. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1452 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Requires the department of health to take soil samples within 500 meters of Schofield Barracks to assess for depleted uranium, at least once every 3 months, and annually report to the legislature. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1453 RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS. |
GREEN, Berg, Bertram |
| Requires persons proposing to engage in testing, propagating, cultivating, and growing GMOs to notify DOH and obtain a certification of approval from DOH. Includes liability provisions for injury or damage resulting from such activity. (HB1453 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1454 RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS. |
GREEN, Berg, Bertram |
| Requires persons proposing to engage in testing, propagating, cultivating, and growing GMOs to notify DOH and obtain a certification of approval from DOH. Requires DOH to determine the level of risk involved before issuing certification of approval. Includes liability provisions for injury or damage resulting from such activity. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1455 RELATING TO QUEST ENROLLMENT. |
GREEN, CHANG, TAKAI, Bertram |
| Eliminates cap on enrollment in the QUEST program and make eligible anyone at or below 300 per cent the federal poverty level. Directs the Department of Human Services to apply for an amendment of the state waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1456 RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. |
GREEN |
| Authorizes prescriptive authority for qualified psychologists who practice at a federally qualified health center. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1457 RELATING TO AT-RISK PERSONS ON HAWAII ISLAND. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, Berg, Evans |
| Redefines the mission of the youth conservation corps for at-risk youth and expands the program to a year-round basis. Requires the department of land and natural resources to establish, and appropriates moneys for, a year-round youth conservation corps pilot program for at-risk youth on the island of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1458 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
GREEN, CALDWELL, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, Herkes |
| Prohibits smoking on public beaches and parks and certain recreational areas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1459 RELATING TO RURAL HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN, EVANS, MIZUNO, TSUJI, Hanohano, Herkes |
| Establishes the Hawaii health corps program to provide health care to underserved areas of the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1460 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN |
| Establishes a statewide comprehensive health care workforce map and database to compile and analyze data on the supply and distribution of all health care workers by specialty and practice location. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1461 RELATING TO EXCISE TAX ON HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN |
| Exempts physician services, hospital charges, nursing services, and rehabilitation services from the county surcharge on state tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1462 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Allows assisted living facilities with twenty-four hour staff, individualized evacuation plans, and sprinkler and fire door systems to accept individuals with an impairment that prevents the resident from safely evacuating with minimal assistance. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1463 RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAX. |
GREEN |
| Clarifies that the cigarette tax money earmarked to fund the cancer research center of Hawaii, emergency medical services, trauma care, and community health centers shall be calculated on a per cigarette basis. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1464 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN, Belatti, Bertram |
| Appropriates funds for various health programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1465 RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. |
GREEN, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds for additional urgent care services in the Ocean View and Volcano communities of the island of Hawaii. (HB1465 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1466 RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Belatti, Bertram |
| Extends the repeal date of Act 303, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, relating to community residential alternatives for persons with developmental disabilities, from June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1467 RELATING TO A TWO-YEAR HEPATITIS C DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. |
GREEN, Belatti, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to establish a two-year Hepatitis C demonstration project at the Waikiki Health Center and the West Hawaii Community Center to provide testing, case management, treatment, surveillance, research, and outcome assessments. (HB1467 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1468 RELATING TO NURSE AIDES. |
GREEN |
| Establishes certification procedures for nurse aides employed in State licensed or State certified health care settings and medicare/medicaid facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1469 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Appropriates emergency moneys to the department of health, developmental disabilities division to meet the shortfall in funding to ensure compliance with the settlement agreement in HDRC v. State of Hawaii, United States District Court, Civil No. 03-00524 HG-KSC, Olmstead decision and chapter 333F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1470 RELATING TO FORENSIC EXAMINERS. |
GREEN |
| Increases the fee paid to a forensic examiner who performs a court-ordered mental health evaluation of a criminal defendant; appropriates funds for that purpose for fiscal years 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1471 RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH. |
GREEN, LEE, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti |
| Ensures the community health care system remains financially viable in the face of population growth, uninsured, and under-insured. Makes appropriations. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1472 RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. |
GREEN, Evans, Hanohano, Tsuji |
| Increases the emergency preparedness of the state. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1473 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Establishes the psychiatric health services pilot project which enables psychiatrists to collaborate with primary care physicians at federally qualified health centers for psychiatric care to patients. Makes appropriation. Repealed 6/30/10. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1474 RELATING TO TAXATION OF PREMIUMS. |
GREEN |
| Eliminates the premium tax on health insurers of prepaid health care plan contracts. (HB1474 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1475 RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, SONSON, Rhoads |
| Establishes provisions for a $50 monthly personal allowance for residents of certain care homes. Appropriates funds. (HB1475 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1476 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
GREEN, CHANG, TAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to administer then transfer to a non-profit agency, a purchasing pool giving employers access to reduced-cost health care coverage for part-time and temporary employees, sole proprietors, and family businesses not covered under the Prepaid Health Care Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1478 RELATING TO THE STATE PHARMACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Belatti, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Extends income eligibility requirement to two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level. Requires the department to provide enrollees with counseling about prescription drug plans. Repeals prescription drug rebate funding limitations. (HB1456 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1479 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. |
GREEN, CHANG, MIZUNO, TAKAI, WATERS, Bertram |
| Requires group health issuers to offer all group health plans to self-employed individuals who are licensed by the department of commerce and consumer affairs and who are located in the group health issuer's service areas. Allows insurer to impose limitations on the timing of enrollment and reenrollment to control adverse selection and plan member costs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1480 RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. |
GREEN, Belatti, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Creates a three-year pilot program in which DHS pays half of the premiums for the health care provided by a mutual benefit society to uninsured children thirty-one days to eighteen years old who are ineligible for other state or federal health care coverage. Appropriates funds. Sunsets June 30, 2011. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1481 RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. |
GREEN |
| Extends the sunset date for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for The Queen's Health Systems, a not-for-profit corporation, to assist with financing costs of construction, improvements, and equipment of health care facilities from June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2013. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1482 RELATING TO STATE MONUMENTS. |
MARUMOTO |
| Establishes daily public use of the Diamond Head state monument without closure or exclusive use by private interests except when repairs are needed and that revenues shall be used for educational purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1483 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
MARUMOTO |
| Appropriates funds to improve the load distribution and carrying capacity of the trail system at Diamond Head state monument. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1484 RELATING TO SPEEDING. |
WATERS, TOKIOKA, Magaoay |
| Imposes graduated fines for violation of noncompliance with speed limit law for 1st to 3rd convictions and deposits fines into speed control special fund under the director of transportation to fund projects to control noncompliance with speeding laws. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1485 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE CONTROL. |
WATERS, TOKIOKA |
| Increases criminal penalties for illegal disposal of solid waste. Authorizes forfeiture of vehicle used in illegal dumping. (HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1486 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
WATERS, TOKIOKA |
| Provides a tax credit for the purchase of a hybrid or alternative fuel motor vehicle; allows hybrid or alternative fuel motor vehicles to be used in high-occupancy vehicle lanes, and allows free metered parking for hybrid and alternative fuel motor vehicles. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1487 RELATING TO LOW-INCOME REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT. |
SAIKI |
| Extends the period to claim the low-income tax credit from twelve to thirty-six months. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1488 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS. |
SAIKI |
| Limits the terms of members of the legislature to a maximum of 40 years, with a maximum of 20 years in each the house of representatives and the senate, beginning on the day of the general election of 2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1489 RELATING TO THE STATE ETHICS CODE. |
SAIKI |
| Makes available to the public, documents relating to charges concerning alleged violations of the ethics code filed against a state employee by a private entity or organization upon final disposition of the charge. Permits the private person or organization to be apprised of the status of the charge. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1490 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
SAIKI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 22nd representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1491 RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT. |
SAIKI |
| Extends the period to claim the low-income household renter's tax credit from twelve to thirty-six months. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1492 RELATING TO CAPITOL BUILDING GIFT SHOP. |
LEE, EVANS, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, TSUJI, Morita, Souki |
| Provides funding for a gift shop in the capitol building. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1494 RELATING TO FUEL. |
LEE |
| (1) Establishes the Hawaii Fuel Authority to deliver gasoline and diesel fuel to Hawaii residents at prices comparable to the mainland. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1495 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PALLIATIVE CARE RESOURCES. |
LEE, CHONG, EVANS, ITO, MIZUNO, TOKIOKA, WATERS, YAMANE, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds for palliative care resources. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1496 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
MORITA, MAGAOAY, SAIKI, Carroll, Chong, Ito |
| Prohibits counties from allowing any uses in agricultural district other than permitted uses set forth in section 205-4.5 (land use law). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1497 RELATING TO AIRCRAFT NOISE. |
MORITA, CARROLL, CHONG, SAIKI, Ito, Magaoay |
| Requires the department of transportation to monitor noise levels from airport operations, establish an aircraft noise abatement master plan, and maintain a 24-hour noise complaint hot line and website. Establishes advisory committee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1498 RELATING TO SOLAR WATER HEATING. |
MORITA, SAIKI, Carroll, Ito |
| Clarifies that Act 240, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, refers to the Pay As You Save® program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1499 RELATING TO OCEAN RESOURCES. |
MORITA, MAGAOAY, SAIKI, Carroll, Chong, Ito |
| Authorizes administrative inspections of bags and containers used to carry aquatic life, or vehicles or conveyances to transport aquatic life; repeals the probable cause requirement; directs the department of land and natural resources to create an administrative search scheme. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1501 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
NAKASONE |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 9th representative district | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1502 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. |
TAKAMINE, HANOHANO, LEE, TAKUMI, Chang, Herkes, McKelvey, Souki, Tsuji |
| Provides temporary tax relief to employers by lowering the maximum taxable wage base for calendar years 2008 and 2009. Increases unemployment benefits for eligible individuals. Excludes the payment of benefits to individuals terminated from employment for wilful or wanton misconduct. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1504 RELATING TO THE BLIND PERSONS' AND LITERACY RIGHTS AND EDUCATION ACT. |
TAKUMI |
| Assures that the individualized education program of each blind or visually impaired child includes provisions for instruction in braille and the use of braille appropriate to the child's current and future literacy needs. Establishes standards of proficiency and instruction. Requires that publishers who sell educational textbooks to the State provide electronic versions in braille. Requires teachers certified in the education of blind and visually impaired children to be competent in reading and writing braille, as part of the teachers' certification and renewal process. (HB1504 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1505 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds to address educational needs, specifically teacher shortage. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1506 RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES. |
TAKUMI (BR) |
| Establishes a new part for determining school impact fees for financing new or expanding existing department of education schools or facilities by utilizing the student generation rates developed in the Ewa case study in establishing a uniform statewide approach for school land dedication or construction impact fee requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1507 RELATING TO EARLY EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Prohibits the moving of junior kindergarten and kindergarten students between tiers; prohibits a junior kindergartener from directly graduating to first grade; ensures that separate curriculum is established for the junior kindergarten program; requires the department of education to staff junior kindergartens with qualified preschool teachers and preschool teacher aides; requires the Hawaii teacher standards board to develop standards for teachers and teacher aides assigned to junior kindergarten classrooms; and appropriates funds for the implementation of a junior kindergarten program that achieves a ten to one student ratio. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1508 RELATING TO SALARIES. |
TAKUMI |
| Increases the salary of the superintendent of education from $150,000 to $200,000. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1509 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
AWANA, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY |
| Mandates that coverage for loss or damage caused by earthquakes be offered when property insurance is offered. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1510 RELATING TO THE EXCLUSION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE MANUFACTURE, PACKAGING, AND SALE OF FOOD FROM GENERAL EXCISE TAX LIABILITY. |
AWANA, HANOHANO |
| Excludes proceeds from the manufacture, packaging, and sale of food from general excise tax liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1511 RELATING TO IRRADIATION PLANTS. |
MANAHAN (BR) |
| Provides a moratorium of an unspecified period on the construction of irradiation plants for agriculture and pharmaceutical purposes in the State. Also requires an environmental impact statement and a report of all existing irradiation plants operating in the State. Also provides an appropriation for the purposes of this Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1512 RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. |
MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, SONSON, Brower, Hanohano, Magaoay, Mizuno, Rhoads, Wakai, Waters, Yamane |
| Authorizes public input at noticed neighborhood board meetings and discussion but not decisionmaking on those issues. Allows two or more neighborhood board members, but less than a quorum, to attend meetings relating to board business. Clarifies neighborhood board actions on unanticipated events. (HB1512 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1514 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
MANAHAN, MIZUNO, WATERS, Bertram, B. Oshiro, McKelvey, Rhoads, Tsuji |
| Establishes exemptions from income and general excise taxes for certified adult foster homes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1515 RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE. |
MANAHAN, CHANG, Brower, Carroll, Karamatsu, Lee, Mizuno, Souki |
| Establishes a preference under the public procurement code for stamped copper wiring that is within the lowest three bids submitted where the price of the wiring exceeds 50˘ per foot. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1516 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT AND THE RELOCATION OF HONOLULU MARINE, INC. TO KEEHI SMALL BOAT HARBOR. |
MAGAOAY, Chong, Karamatsu, Manahan, Rhoads, Souki |
| Appropriates funds for the relocation of Honolulu Marine, Inc., dba Kewalo Shipyard. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1517 RELATING TO ARCHITECTS. |
MAGAOAY, CHANG, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, Chong, Tokioka, Yamashita |
| Provides limited liability for architects and engineers that provide services during a state of emergency. Absolves contractors for professional services under the state procurement code from contractual liability to indemnify the governmental body. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1519 RELATING TO BUILDING CODES. |
MAGAOAY, MANAHAN |
| Establishes a statewide model building code and design standards. Makes appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1520 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. |
BERG |
| Separates the positions of the Director of Land and Natural Resources and the chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1521 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. |
BERG, HANOHANO, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti, Bertram, Wakai, Waters |
| Clarifying that the Aloha Spirit entails contemplation of the following in all actions by government officials: whether the action is the truth, is fair to all concerned, will build good will and better relationships, and will be beneficial to all concerned. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1522 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
BERG, BELATTI, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Brower, Rhoads, Takumi, Wakai, Yamane |
| Establishes a grant program in the department of education to develop curriculum, cross-discipline lesson plans, educational materials, and community-based projects to promote civic responsibility. Appropriates funds for program operations, teacher training, and social studies resource materials. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1523 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
BERG, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Takamine, Takumi, Wakai |
| Establishes the Community-based Sustainability Grants Special Fund. Establishes the Hawaii Community-based Sustainability Advisory Board to provide technical assistance. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1524 RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GASES. |
BERG, SHIMABUKURO, WAKAI, Belatti, Bertram |
| Caps carbon dioxide emission levels of electricity plants at 2007 levels, and requires electricity plants to incrementally reduce carbon dioxide emissions to achieve a 10% reduction of 2007 carbon dioxide emission levels between 2015 and 2019. Appropriates $ to the PUC for the program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1525 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GRANT TO WEST MAUI SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. |
SOUKI, TSUJI, YAMASHITA |
| Appropriates funds for a grant to the west Maui soil and water conservation district to establish a working group to develop a statewide sustainable livestock industry in Hawaii. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1526 RELATING TO INMATE REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS. |
SOUKI, BERTRAM, CARROLL, MCKELVEY, YAMASHITA |
| Appropriates funds for a grant to Maui Economic Opportunities, Inc., for the administration of community-based reintegration programs to reduce the return of former inmates to prison by providing training and support services for successful transitions into the community. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1527 RELATING TO COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAMS. |
CHANG, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, TOKIOKA, WAKAI, Bertram, Brower, Karamatsu, Lee, Takamine |
| Appropriates funding to the University of Hawaii to establish a college preparatory online academy. (HB1527 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1528 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, Bertram, Brower, Karamatsu, Lee, Manahan, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Tokioka, Wakai |
| Appropriates funds for the B plus scholarship program. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1530 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHANG, LEE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, WAKAI, Bertram, Brower, Karamatsu, Rhoads, Tokioka |
| Establishes an educational assistant loan program and special fund in the University of Hawaii; establishes an educational assistant loan forgiveness program and special fund for certain loans to educational assistants to be forgiven after employment at rural public schools for a specified number of years as determined by the department of education. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1531 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHANG, GREEN, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, TOKIOKA, WAKAI, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Carroll, Evans, Rhoads, Say, Takamine |
| Makes unspecified appropriations to University of Hawaii campuses to implement nursing education workforce development. (HB1531 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1532 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 45th Representative District. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1533 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA |
| Appropriates funds for additional positions to support a joint effort between the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education and Leeward Community College to recruit, train, and retain more teachers. (HB1533 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1534 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COVERAGE OF CERTIFIED SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA |
| Appropriates moneys for a pilot program to include coverage of certified substance abuse counselors to provide behavior health services through the comprehensive primary care services contract with Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1535 RELATING TO HEMP. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Legalizes and regulates the possession and production of, and commerce involving, industrial hemp. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1536 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO (BR) |
| Places a one year moratorium on the demotion of state public housing. Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to submit a report to the Legislature. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1537 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
BERTRAM, AWANA, Hanohano, Magaoay, Mizuno, Souki |
| Establishes the shopping mall renovation tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1538 RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND. |
BERTRAM, BROWER, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, Carroll, Chong, Ito, Magaoay, McKelvey, Morita, Souki, Yamashita |
| Makes it illegal for hotels and resorts to limit the use of public land, including a beach, to its guests. Requires the Department of Land and Natural to establish certain rules regarding use of public beach lands (HB1538 HD1). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1539 MAKES AN APPROPRIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR MAKENA-LA PEROUSE, MAUI. |
BERTRAM, THIELEN, Carroll, Chong, Hanohano, Ito, Magaoay, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morita, Souki, Yamashita |
| Makes an appropriation for a grant to Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development Council on Maui for the development and implementation of comprehensive management plan for the Makena-La Perouse area of Maui. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1540 RELATING TO PESTICIDES. |
BERTRAM, HANOHANO, TAKAI, Carroll, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morita, Rhoads |
| Establishes integrated pest management policies to prohibit the use of toxicity category I pesticides. Requires the posting of signs when pesticide is applied on school grounds or a playground. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1541 RELATING TO THE USE OF HERBICIDES. |
BERTRAM, HANOHANO, TAKAI, Carroll, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morita, Rhoads, Yamashita |
| Requires: (1) state and encourages county agencies to develop and implement an integrated vegetation management strategy to minimize the use of herbicides by establishing roadside vegetation committee; (2) all state agencies to stop using herbicides and to maintain public parks with nonchemical means. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1542 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
BROWER, BELATTI, BERG, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, TAKAI, Carroll, Shimabukuro, Yamashita |
| Permits motor vehicle backup warning beepers to be disabled between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. if certain conditions are met. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1543 RELATING TO INCOME TAX. |
BROWER, B. OSHIRO, TAKAI, Carroll, Karamatsu |
| Expands the individual income tax brackets by 25% (from the 2001 tax tables). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1544 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
BROWER, BELATTI, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, Berg, Carroll, Hanohano, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Yamashita |
| Prohibits motorcycle, motor scooter, and moped mufflers from emitting a noise level above an unspecified decibel level. Provides a graduated schedule of fines for first, second, and subsequent violations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1545 RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION. |
BROWER, TAKAI, Hanohano, Karamatsu, Mizuno, B. Oshiro |
| Exempts from taxation 100% of capital gains realized during taxable years 2008-2012 from sale of leased fee interest in condominium units to association of apartment owners or residential cooperative corporations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1546 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
BROWER, BERG, KARAMATSU, TAKAI, Hanohano, McKelvey, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Shimabukuro, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to improve the load distribution and carrying capacity of the trail system at Diamond Head state monument. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1547 RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. |
CABANILLA |
| Expands the Office of International Affairs. Establishes a legislative protocol fund. Appropriates funds. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1548 RELATING TO DRUG TREATMENT. |
CABANILLA, AWANA, CHANG, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MEYER, SONSON, Belatti, Green, Lee, Manahan, Mizuno |
| Authorizes placement of certain offenders in secure drug treatment facilities. (HB1548 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1549 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. |
CABANILLA, BROWER, TAKAI, Bertram, Lee, Mizuno, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, M. Oshiro, Souki, Wakai |
| Establishes a multidisciplinary accident investigation team in the police department of each county for the purpose of investigating major accidents on major roadways in a manner designed to minimize lane and roadway closures during the investigation. Appropriates $1. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1550 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
CABANILLA, THIELEN, Hanohano, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Sagum |
| Exempts a private hospital from the general excise tax provided that 60% or more of the hospital's patient population consists of Medicaid and Medicare patients. Requires hospital to submit verification to department of taxation. Requires department of taxation to adopt rules. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1551 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
CABANILLA |
| Requires counties to establish a no-fault insurance database accessible by the police and departments of motor vehicles and the prosecuting attorney. Requires insurance companies to transmit insurance information to the counties to be included in the database. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1552 RELATING TO FAMILY. |
MAGAOAY, CHANG |
| Appropriates funds for the operating costs of the family celebration commission. (HB1552 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1553 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF KAIMUKI HIGH SCHOOL. |
SAY |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of Kaimuki High School. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1554 RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LOANS. |
SAY |
| Increases the amount that may be borrowed for agricultural loans from the department of agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1555 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
SAY |
| Provides a tax credit to support the development of a world class aquarium at Kakaako Makai on Oahu. (HB1555 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1556 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
SAY |
| Clarifies the legislative intent of Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, with respect to public employment and collective bargaining. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1557 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
SAY |
| Provides exemptions and waivers for condominium developments of 50 units or more per acre of land or developments targeted for low-income households. (HB1557 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1558 RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. |
SAY |
| Clarifies that each registered voter has one vote and each property owner has one vote, for purposes of liquor license denial law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1559 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
HANOHANO, MEYER |
| Makes flexible highway design applicable to Koolau Loa Coastal Highway from Kaaawa to Waimea on Oahu, and to Lower Puna to Kapoho Coastal Road on the island of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1560 RELATING TO TRANSIT. |
SONSON, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Hanohano, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, Morita, M. Oshiro, Souki, Tokioka, Yamane |
| Establishes the Honolulu transit community development district. Provides guidance policies for the development of a community development plan for the district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1561 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON, LEE, M. OSHIRO, TAKUMI, Belatti, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Cabanilla, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Hanohano, Ito, Magaoay, Manahan, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morita, Souki, Tokioka, Yamane |
| Establishes labor representation procedures in developments in which the State or counties have an ongoing proprietary interest. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1562 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
SONSON |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 35th Representative District. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1563 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SONSON |
| Appropriates funds to pay for collective bargaining cost items relating to contributions to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund for state employees in unit 5, and for officers and employees of the department of education excluded from collective bargaining. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1564 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SONSON |
| Appropriates funds to pay for collective bargaining cost items relating to contributions to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund for state employees in unit 10, and for officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1565 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SONSON |
| Appropriates funds to pay for collective bargaining cost items relating to contributions to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund for state employees in unit 1, and for officers and employees in the executive branch excluded from collective bargaining. (HB1565 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1566 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SONSON |
| Appropriates funds to pay for collective bargaining cost items relating to contributions to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund for state employees in units 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 13, and for officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1571 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SONSON |
| Appropriates funds to pay for salary increases and collective bargaining cost items for employees in unit 12, and for officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1573 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. |
SONSON |
| Appropriates funds to pay for salary increases and collective bargaining cost items for employees in units 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 13, and for officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1574 RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION. |
CARROLL, BERG, MORITA, Belatti, Karamatsu, Lee, M. Oshiro |
| Amends definition of "state waters" to include anchialine ponds and nonfederal wetlands; defines "anchialine ponds" and "nonfederal wetlands". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1575 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
CARROLL, BELATTI, BERG, HANOHANO, MORITA, Brower, Karamatsu, Lee, M. Oshiro |
| Provides access for all returning veterans to a health screening test for exposure to depleted uranium. Establishes a task force to study the health effects of depleted uranium exposure. Requires an environmental impact study on storage and disposal of depleted uranium munitions on Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1576 RELATING TO THE MOLOKAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM. |
CARROLL, MCKELVEY, YAMASHITA, Har, Lee, Manahan, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Souki, Tsuji |
| Makes Molokai irrigation system water users advisory board a governing board. Increases number of members of the board. Allows nomination from Molokai homestead stakeholder organizations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1577 RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED COFFEE. |
CARROLL, BERG, HANOHANO, MORITA, Belatti |
| Temporarily prohibits the growing of genetically modified coffee. Allows research on genetically modified coffee in environmentally secure facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1578 RELATING TO OCEAN RESOURCES. |
CARROLL, Berg, Karamatsu, Lee, M. Oshiro |
| Requires DLNR in adopting rules regulating fishing to consult with native Hawaiian practitioners and further imposes conditions on the rule making process regarding prohibitions or limitations or fishing in any area open to public fishing. (HB1578 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1579 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT AND THE RELOCATION OF HONOLULU MARINE, INC. TO KEEHI SMALL BOAT HARBOR. |
ITO, MIZUNO, Bertram, Souki, Yamashita |
| Makes an appropriation, recommended for immediate passage by the Governor, to make improvements at Keehi small boat harbor for the relocation of Honolulu Marine, Inc. from Kewalo basin. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1580 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. |
ITO, CARROLL, CHONG, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MORITA |
| Establishes a task force on Hawaiian homestead community self-governance to begin the process of delegating authority for the administration of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, to Hawaiian homestead community self-governance organizations. (HB1580 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1581 RELATING TO OCEAN HEALTH CONSENSUS. |
ITO, EVANS, LEE, MAGAOAY, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Mizuno, Souki |
| Appropriates funds for the center for conservation research and training at the University of Hawaii to develop and implement an ocean health consensus project to build community based consensus in Hawaii for managing ocean ecosystem resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1582 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PACIFIC AVIATION MUSEUM AT PEARL HARBOR. |
ITO, EVANS, TSUJI, YAMANE, Bertram, Magaoay, Mizuno, Souki, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds for the implementation of phase 2 of the Pacific Aviation Museum. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1583 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
ITO, BERTRAM, MIZUNO, Evans, Souki, Yamashita |
| Transfers all fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions to the countries starting from 7/1/07. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1584 RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS. |
LUKE, WAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Finnegan, Green, Magaoay, Marumoto, Mizuno, Shimabukuro, Takamine, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Increases penalties for pedestrians who cross outside a crosswalk. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1585 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. |
LUKE, BERG, BROWER, GREEN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, THIELEN, WAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Carroll, Chong, Finnegan, Magaoay, McKelvey, Takamine, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Includes the inspection of the exhaust system in the regular inspection for motor vehicles and motorcycles. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1586 RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT ORDERS. |
LUKE, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Finnegan, McKelvey, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Takumi, Thielen, Wakai, Waters, Yamashita |
| Requires the judiciary to issue orders sealing the records of cases that meet the criteria for expungement. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1587 RELATING TO UNMARRIED COUPLES. |
LUKE, B. OSHIRO, SAIKI |
| Ensures parity between unmarried couples and married couples by extending the benefits provided under the State's employer-union health benefits trust fund to reciprocal beneficiaries. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1588 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
LUKE |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 26th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1589 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, LUKE, SAIKI, WATERS |
| Creates a permit requirement for the erection, display, and maintenance of temporary political signs and banners. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1590 RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN. |
B. OSHIRO, BERTRAM, HERKES, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Brower, Caldwell, Chang, Ito, Har, Karamatsu, Manahan, McKelvey, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takumi |
| Allows plaintiff to seek a judicial review of the taking prior to a condemnation action. Requires plaintiff to offer to resell property to defendant for current appraised value or condemnation price plus and cost of environmental remediation or cleanup or other improvements if property taken in eminent domain is not used for the purpose for which it was condemned. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1591 RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN. |
B. OSHIRO, HERKES, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Caldwell, Har, Karamatsu, Manahan, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takumi, Yamane |
| Establishes that the just condemnation price for agricultural land shall be % of value assessed pursuant to section 101-23, HRS, plus loss to business, plus relocation costs; for primary residence, %, plus loss to business or trade, plus relocation cost; for other property, %, plus loss to business or trade, plus cost of relocation. (HB1591 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1592 RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, HAR, HERKES, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Brower, Ito, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takumi, Yamane |
| Prohibits use of eminent domain for private purpose; defines private purpose; where condemned property is transferred to private entity, not a common carrier or public utility, burden is on condemning authority to prove public purpose. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1593 RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN. |
B. OSHIRO, BERTRAM, HERKES, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, YAMASHITA, Brower, Caldwell, Har, Ito, Karamatsu, Manahan, McKelvey, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Requires condemning authority to make offer of settlement. Makes condemning authority liable for defendant's litigation expenses if offer is rejected and court award is greater than offer. (HB1593 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1594 RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. |
YAMANE, CHONG, Berg |
| Appropriates funds for the development of the Hawaii 2050 sustainability plan. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1595 RELATING TO PETROLEUM PRICE GOUGING. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, THIELEN, Bertram, Carroll, Evans, Magaoay, Manahan, Sonson, Tsuji, Waters |
| Prohibits the sale of any petroleum product for an unconscionably excessive price during any abnormal disruptions of the market as an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of any trade or commerce under section 480-2. HD1 | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1596 RELATING TO FINES FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICANT. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, PINE, RHOADS, THIELEN, Belatti, Bertram, Carroll, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Tsuji, Ward, Waters |
| Doubles the fine for first time DUI offenders. Requires the state director of finance to pay fines received from DUI offenders to the county in which the offense occurred for use in road design, construction, maintenance, and repair. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1597 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
MIZUNO, FINNEGAN, SONSON, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Hanohano, Magaoay, Manahan, B. Oshiro, Souki, Tsuji |
| Requires health care facilities and providers to notify the state-designated protection and advocacy entity or agency prior to transferring a patient to an out-of-state treatment, rehabilitation, or long-term care facility. (HB1597 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1598 RELATING TO HEALTHCARE. |
MIZUNO, BERTRAM, CARROLL, GREEN, WATERS, Brower, Magaoay, Manahan, Souki |
| Establishes agency to operate a single-payer universal healthcare insurance system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1599 RELATING TO COMMUNITY PLACEMENT. |
MIZUNO, CARROLL, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, PINE, SONSON, WATERS, Bertram, Brower, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Rhoads, Tsuji, Ward |
| Directs the departments of health and human services to maintain an inventory of all facilities licensed or certified under their jurisdiction and their vacancies to facilitate the placement of individuals in community-based facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1600 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CHONG |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 49th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1601 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CHONG, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Lee |
| Establishes a food tax credit of $45 per exemption for qualified taxpayers to be claimed on their individual tax returns. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1602 RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE. |
CHONG, ITO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Souki |
| Establishes the county infrastructure capacity construction loan revolving fund and appropriates moneys to support the counties' infrastructure improvement efforts by loaning funds for capital improvement costs from the revolving fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1603 RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS. |
CHONG, ITO, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Belatti, Brower, Hanohano, Lee, M. Oshiro, Souki |
| Requires each county to assess the extent of proliferation of illegal bed and breakfast establishments and other illegal transient vacation rentals within its county, assess the current licensing application process and ways to provide more opportunities to obtain licenses, create a statewide plan and policies to deal with the illegal activity, and submit reports to the Legislature. Also requires the counties to increase enforcement. (HB1603 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1604 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CHONG, ITO, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Lee, M. Oshiro |
| Decreases the percentages applied to taxable income for individual income taxes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1606 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
MCKELVEY, CARROLL, Bertram, Souki |
| Requires department of transportation to conduct a study to determine the cost feasibility of constructing a fixed rail system of transportation connecting Kahului-Wailuku, Kihei, and Lahaina on the island of Maui. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1607 RELATING TO PUBLIC BEACHES. |
MCKELVEY, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Carroll, Evans, Hanohano, Manahan |
| Establishes and appropriates funds for a pilot security program using infrared camera technology at Canoe Beach in Lahaina, Maui. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1609 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
MCKELVEY, EVANS, HAR, HERKES, Carroll, Souki, Tokioka |
| Excludes repairs or maintenance to existing state highways and roads from county special management area permit requirements to the extent the repair or maintenance is necessary to preserve or regain the integrity of the road or highway. (HB1609 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1610 RELATING TO TRAFFIC. |
WATERS |
| Provides that part of highway fund moneys must be expended on highway patrols by the police department of any county with a population of more than 500,000. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1611 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. |
WATERS, MAGAOAY, TOKIOKA, Caldwell, M. Oshiro |
| Entitles taxpayers over the age of 60 to a refund of any tax credit amount over income tax liability, provided it is at least $1. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1613 RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. |
WATERS, Magaoay, Souki |
| Authorizes a $4 administrative fee on all citations for traffic code violations to be shared by the judiciary and the counties for the establishment and maintenance of an electronic citation system. Establishes the electronic citation system special fund. Provides for the disbursement of the funds to the counties and the judiciary. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1615 RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY. |
WAKAI, BELATTI, MAGAOAY, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, YAMASHITA, Bertram |
| Appropriates funds to conduct a feasibility and cost study to determine the statutory and rule changes, staffing requirements, laboratory support requirements, research requirements, and training and technical assistance needs to develop a shellfish aquaculture industry in Hawaii. Appropriates funds for an ‘opihi restoration program. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1616 RELATING TO AQUACULTURE. |
WAKAI, BELATTI, MAGAOAY, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA, Bertram |
| Appropriates funds to develop the concept of, and conduct a feasibility study, including estimated costs, for, the establishment of a primary quarantine and laboratory facility for aquatic species used in the Hawaii aquaculture industry. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1617 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
WAKAI |
| Requires the department of transportation to construct sound barriers along federal-aid highways during the design or redesign and construction or reconstruction phases of any new or existing federal-aid highway project. Requires the construction of sound barriers along existing highways, especially in the Aiea area of Oahu, where there is a longstanding noise problem for adjacent buildings and communities. Requires the department of transportation to conduct a study on the costs or alternatives to constructing sound barriers for the area abutting the H-1 freeway from Aloha Stadium to the Pearl City off-ramp. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1618 RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. |
WAKAI |
| Establishes a pilot project in the city and county of Honolulu to develop and evaluate a program for the acquisition, placement, operation, and maintenance of video surveillance cameras for the purpose of deterring property damage offenses, especially graffiti, and prosecuting offenders. Appropriates funds. (HB1618 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1619 RELATING TO SCRAP DEALERS. |
WAKAI, BROWER, CABANILLA, NISHIMOTO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Carroll, Evans |
| Transfers licensing issuance and enforcement duties for scrap dealers to the Department of Health. Establishes penalties for failure to obtain license and written statements from sellers regarding ownership of scrap. Exempts currently licensed scrap dealers for 180 days of effective date. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1620 RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. |
RHOADS |
| Allows for chance meetings of neighborhood board members. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1621 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
RHOADS |
| Directs department of land and natural resources to determine ownership of certain private lanes in urban Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1622 RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED PROGRAM. |
RHOADS, BELATTI, Brower |
| Establishes a permanent weed and seed program within the department of the attorney general. Creates a resource committee to guide the program, requires an annual report to the legislature, and appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1623 RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY. |
RHOADS, BELATTI, Brower |
| Appropriates funds for grants to maintain and expand the weed and seed strategy, which is a collaborative effort to reclaim, restore, and rebuild communities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1624 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
RHOADS |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 28th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1625 RELATING TO THE STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM. |
HERKES |
| Establishes a new state library system commission. Transfers oversight of libraries in the state library system, except for community and school libraries, from the board of education to the commission. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1626 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Repeals the 12/31/07, sunset date that applies to section 514B-146, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to liens for common assessments. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1627 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Makes technical and conforming amendments that relate to the recodified condominium law. (HB1627 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1629 RELATING TO CORPORATION INCOME TAX. |
YAMASHITA, Chong |
| Repeals the corporate income tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1632 RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT. |
YAMASHITA, CALDWELL, CHONG, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, Chang, Nakasone, Say |
| Adds additional requirements to the taxpayer's written, certified statement that is required for the high technology business investment tax credit. Requires the Director of Taxation and Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to allow the Auditor to access and analyze certain information related to the tax credit. Requires the Auditor to submit an annual report. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1633 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
MEYER, CABANILLA |
| Requires scheduling of special association meetings by petition to be set no later than 60 days from receipt of petition. Clarifies that petitions may send out notice of meeting and proxies at associations expense if secretary or managing agent finds to do so. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1634 RELATING TO OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. |
MEYER, CABANILLA |
| Establishes and funds the office of international relations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1635 RELATING TO GRAFFITI. |
MEYER, CABANILLA |
| Establishes an award for persons who report offenders who cause graffiti damage. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1636 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
MEYER, CABANILLA |
| Requires department of transportation to implement traffic congestion reduction plans, a statewide traffic flow improvement plan, a statewide infrastructure maintenance and improvement program, and a traffic safety enhancement plan. Requires partnering with academia. Requires annual reports. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1637 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MEYER, CABANILLA, WARD |
| Appropriates funds to the college of education of the University of Hawaii to develop an international exchange program to bring qualified foreign intellectuals to teach in Hawaii public schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1638 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHONG, HANOHANO, MORITA, YAMASHITA, Chang, Evans, Ito, Manahan, Wakai |
| Establishes the Hawaii invasive species special fund that is funded by airport landing fees and harbor fees to finance the fight against invasive species. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1639 RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
TSUJI, BROWER, Chang, Chong, Evans, Hanohano, Ito, Manahan, Yamashita |
| Excludes rental income derived from agricultural leases on important agricultural lands from gross and adjusted gross income, and taxable income, under certain conditions, and exempts rental income derived from agricultural leases on important agricultural lands from the general excise tax law, under certain conditions; establishes a reimbursable real property tax credit for one hundred per cent of the actual amount of real property tax paid by taxpayers real property tax assessed on lands designated as important agricultural lands; provides farmer and employee housing on lands designated as important agricultural lands. Establishes minimum lot sizes on important agricultural lands. Makes appropriations. (SD3) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1640 RELATING TO PERMITS. |
TSUJI, BROWER, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, YAMASHITA, Chong, Evans, Green, Manahan, Takamine, Wakai |
| Requires any applicable agency issuing permits to establish and implement procedures to give priority processing of permit applications and renewals for agricultural processing facilities that process crops or livestock from an agribusiness with a majority of the lands held, owned, or used by the agribusiness identified and designated as important agricultural lands. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1642 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRD REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
TSUJI, HANOHANO |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 3rd representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1643 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CALDWELL |
| Appropriates funds to the department of education to provide 2 portable rooms for the Manoa public library to accommodate the community and students for the two-year library's closure. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1644 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
CALDWELL, GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Prohibits smoking on public beaches and parks and certain recreational areas. Prohibits disposal of smoking waste in any place where smoking is prohibited, except in designated waste disposal containers. Subjects violators to $250 fine. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1645 RELATING TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, WATERS |
| Requires counties to adopt a policy whereby a uniformed police officer must respond to each report from the public of suspected drug activity. Makes appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1647 RELATING TO UNDERGROUNDING OF OVERHEAD UTILITIES. |
CALDWELL, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, THIELEN, WATERS |
| Adopts a state policy of favoring underground utilities. Establishes an underground conversion fund for sustained incremental conversion of overhead utilities. Allows income tax refund as a voluntary contribution to the fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1648 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHING, CHANG, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, Belatti, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Ito, Lee, Magaoay, Mizuno, Morita, M. Oshiro, Sonson, Takamine, Takumi, Tokioka, Yamashita |
| Allows the principal of each public school to establish and use a debit card system based at the individual school level for the purpose of purchasing school supplies and other related curriculum support supplies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1649 RELATING TO NOISE. |
CHING, BERTRAM, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, Carroll, Magaoay, Morita, Rhoads, Yamashita |
| Prohibits selling of leaf blowers and other motorized landscaping tools not tested under standards. Appropriates funds for establishment of buyback program for noncompliant models of leaf blowers. Expands scope of unreasonable noise category of disorderly conduct crime. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1650 RELATING TO NOISE. |
CHING, BERTRAM, BROWER, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, RHOADS, Carroll, Magaoay, McKelvey, Morita, M. Oshiro, Souki, Yamashita |
| Establishes a noise abatement zone for motor vehicles and mopeds and assesses an escalating fine starting at $100 and authorizes impoundment of vehicles for transgressors; criminalizes the modification of motorcycles and moped mufflers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1651 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
WARD |
| Capital improvement projects for 17th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1652 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
WARD, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, Awana, Meyer |
| Increases the tax credit for photovoltaic systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1653 RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE. |
WARD, BERG, Rhoads |
| Removes parking area and meters from Iolani Palace. Installs pedestrian mall. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1654 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
WARD, MEYER |
| Allows residents meeting certain income requirements to deduct medical expenses or insurance premiums. Also allows sole proprietors with net profits below certain amounts to deduct medical insurance premiums. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1655 RELATING TO THE RESCISSION OF THE COUNTY AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE A SURCHARGE ON THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
WARD (BR) |
| Repeals Act 247, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, which relates to the authorization for counties to levy a county surcharge on the state general excise tax to fund public transportation systems in their respective counties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1656 RELATING TO SERVICE OF PROCESS. |
M. OSHIRO, Caldwell, Souki, Waters |
| Establishes who may serve civil process, standards and procedures for registering civil process servers, and an office of civil service process commission to regulate civil process servers. (HB1656 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1657 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Establishes a food tax credit to be claimed against a resident taxpayer's income tax liability for the amount of $ multiplied by the number of qualified exemptions to which the taxpayer is entitled. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1658 RELATING TO THE ANTARA MEDICAL TRUST FUND. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Provides an income tax credit for investment in the Antara medical trust fund. Creates the Antara medical trust fund. (HB1658 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1660 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
M. OSHIRO, Nakasone |
| Makes adjustments to the Employees' Retirement System. (HB1660 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1661 RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. |
KARAMATSU, TSUJI, WATERS |
| Amends the definition of "strong compulsion" to include the use or attempt to use a controlled substance to overcome a person. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1662 RELATING TO STATE FUNDS. |
KARAMATSU, TSUJI, WATERS |
| Establishes linked investments to provide loan funds for agriculture. Authorizes the State to invest in linked investments. (HB1662 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1663 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
KARAMATSU (BR) |
| Prohibits a member of any association of apartment owners from serving on board if the association member is in arrears of $1000 or more in maintenance fees, fines, or any other fees owed to the association for at least 3 months. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1664 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
KARAMATSU |
| Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to implement the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1665 RELATING TO INCOME TAXATION. |
KARAMATSU |
| Establish that all energy technology systems must be installed and placed in service in the State of Hawaii to obtain energy tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1666 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
KARAMATSU |
| Establishes a supplemental grant program of $10,000,000 for follow-on research and development project funding for Hawaii based small businesses that received federal funding in fiscal year 2007 through the Hawaii Technology Development Venture or the National Defense Center of Excellence for Research in Ocean Sciences. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1667 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND TO DEVELOP KALAELOA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. |
HAR, CALDWELL, CHONG, MCKELVEY |
| Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds in the amount of $ for necessary infrastructure and the acquisition of land within the former Barbers Point Naval Air Station by the Hawaii community development authority to develop the Kalaeloa Community Development District. (HB1667 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1668 RELATING TO SALES TRANSACTIONS. |
HAR, HANOHANO, HERKES, MCKELVEY, Tokioka |
| Makes it an unfair or deceptive act or practice in trade or commerce for a business to not give notice to customers that the prices for purchases made in cash differ from those made through the use of a credit or debit card. Requires disclosure of the difference in price. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1669 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GRANT TO EASTER SEALS HAWAII. |
HAR, TOKIOKA |
| Provides a grant to establish for a full-service center for early intervention, youth, and adult programs for individuals with disabilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1671 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the salary of the first deputy or first assistant to the auditor from not more than 87% to 92% of the auditor's salary. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1673 RELATING TO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Gives the director of commerce and consumer affairs licensing authority over mixed martial arts contests. Prohibits no rules combat, extreme or ultimate fighting, or other similar contests. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1674 RELATING TO OCEAN RECREATION. |
EVANS |
| Directs department of land and natural resources to complete an environmental baseline study relating to impact of commercial and non-commercial recreational activities on west Hawaii; establishes ocean recreational management area for west Hawaii; imposes moratorium on issuance of new commercial permits in small boat harbors in west Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1675 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
EVANS |
| Expands the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority board of directors from eleven members to thirteen members by adding two additional members from among the tenants of the research and technology park. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1676 RELATING TO HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS MONTH. |
EVANS |
| Declares May to be "Hurricane Preparedness Month." | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1677 RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY. |
EVANS, CARROLL, MCKELVEY |
| Requires the State Fire Council to set forth statewide fire protection requirements to protect against wildland fires that may threaten lives, homes, and businesses. (HB1677 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1678 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
EVANS |
| Prohibits the managing agent of a condominium from engaging in the business of a condominium hotel operator. Requires the managing agent to make email addresses of unit owners available to all unit owners. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1679 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
EVANS, CHANG, SAY |
| Authorizes permanent absentee voting; requires department of health to send list of death certificates to county clerks to remove names from voter registration lists; requires chief election officer to review compensation for election officials annually; mandates training for poll workers; expands voting hours. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1680 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
EVANS, CARROLL, SAY, Luke |
| Requires the chief election officer to make available for public inspection any voter information developed by the legislature that relates to a proposed constitutional amendment. The information shall be available at all polling places during voting hours of the general election. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1681 RELATING TO ABSENTEE VOTING. |
EVANS, Carroll, Luke, Say |
| Establishing voting hours from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. each day for absentee polling places. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1682 RELATING TO THE PRIMARY ELECTION DATE. |
EVANS, Carroll, Har, Luke, Say |
| Changes the primary election date from the second to last Saturday in September to the second to last Tuesday in September in even numbered years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1683 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
EVANS, Carroll, Chong, Luke, Say |
| Provides that candidates for board of education offices shall be elected in the general election. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1684 RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL LIAISON FOR THE LEGISLATURE. |
KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, McKelvey, Tsuji, Waters, Yamashita |
| Creates within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Office of International Affairs one full-time position to serve as an international liaison for the legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB1684 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1685 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
KARAMATSU, CHANG, MAGAOAY, TSUJI, WATERS |
| Requires the department of education to establish the academy of Hawaii for gifted and talented students to develop the potential of students who have demonstrated superior achievement or possess the potential for superior achievement through the provision of appropriate educational opportunities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1686 RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSE. |
KARAMATSU, TSUJI, Caldwell, Magaoay, Souki |
| Repeals the option to impose a 30-day prison term as a penalty for driving without a license for drivers whose license to operate mopeds, motor scooters, motorcycles, passenger cars, and trucks or vans having a gross vehicle weight rating of 15,000 pounds or less expired within the 90 days preceding the violation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1687 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
BELATTI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 25th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1688 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
BELATTI (BR) |
| Establishes agency to operate a single-payer universal health care insurance system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1689 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOURTEENTH, FIFTEENTH, AND SIXTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. |
TOKIOKA, MORITA, SAGUM |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 14th, 15th, and 16th representative districts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1690 RELATING TO MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE. |
SONSON |
| Calculates minimum hourly wage in accordance with consumer price index. Increases minimum hourly wage to $7.75 per hour beginning July 1, 2007. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1691 RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. |
SONSON |
| Allows an employee to elect to use accrued paid leave, including vacation, personal, or family leave, for any part of the four-week period of family leave provided under the law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1692 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
SAGUM, MORITA, TOKIOKA |
| Requires department of health to adopt rules for beauty shops and health spas providing laser technology. Requires special license for laser technology application for an esthetician to use laser technology. Defines laser technology and health spa. Requires DOH to adopt rules for special license. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1693 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
EVANS |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 7th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1694 RELATING TO ADOPTION. |
EVANS |
| Establishes a presumption that consent to the adoption given by the mother of the child within days of birth is invalid. Prohibits the mother of a child to consent to adoption before birth of the child. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1695 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
EVANS (BR) |
| Requires the Department of Public Safety to conduct a feasibility study for an integrated approach to affordable housing, corrections, agriculture, and waste management solutions in planned communities statewide. (HB1695 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1696 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
EVANS |
| Establishes a Class 15, smoking establishment dispensers' license under the liquor law and allows smoking in the enclosed premises of establishments issued a Class 15 license. Exempts class 15 from restricted smoking areas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1697 RELATING TO SANITATION. |
GREEN |
| Requires department of health to adopt rule requiring all food establishments to clean all non-food-contact equipment above kitchen stoves and ovens. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1698 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
GREEN, HERKES |
| Enables small insurers that occupy less than thirty per cent of the health insurance market to provide the broadest healthcare coverage at the lowest possible rates by permitting different types of insurance to be combined into a single unified policy; encourages broader coverage of sole proprietors and other employer groups with only one employee. (HB1698 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1699 RELATING TO HEALTH COVERAGE FOR BRAIN INJURIES. |
GREEN |
| Requires insurers, hospital and medical services plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for survivors of brain injuries including, among other things, cognitive and neurocognitive therapy, neurobehavioral and neuropsychological testing or treatment, and necessary post-acute transition services or community reintegration activities. (HB1699 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1700 RELATING TO THE TRAUMA SYSTEM SPECIAL FUND. |
GREEN |
| Establishes additional funding mechanisms for the trauma system special fund. Makes appropriations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1701 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
GREEN |
| Appropriate funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 6th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1702 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
NAKASONE |
| Establishes sentencing guidelines commission and sets forth standards to be applied in developing guidelines for approval by the legislature. Establishes "truth-in-sentencing" by requiring those persons convicted of a crime and sentenced to prison to serve 85% of the prison term imposed. "Truth-in-sentencing" provisions effective on 07/01/2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1703 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
NAKASONE, BERTRAM |
| Repeals statewide health coordinating council and requires appropriate subarea councils to assume duties. Subjects to the governor's approval all decisions to approve or deny issue of a certificate need. Requires performance bond to ensure implementation of certificate of need. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1704 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
NAKASONE |
| Allows for creation of regional entities and regional boards for the five regions within the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. Establishes the Maui regional entity and regional board. Appropriation. (HB1704 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1705 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
EVANS, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MEYER, Belatti, Bertram, Caldwell, Chong, Hanohano, Rhoads |
| Establishes a Hawaii Heritage Partnership Program, a program that encourages innovative and partnership-driven management strategies of areas identified by the State Historic Preservation Officer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1706 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
EVANS, BELATTI, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, HANOHANO, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Ching, Manahan, Rhoads |
| Requires department of land and natural resources to ensure sufficient buffers for public historic and cultural properties. Specifies that acquisition of surrounding lands for buffers is a taking of private property for public use. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1707 RELATING TO PROTECTION OF CAVES. |
EVANS, CABANILLA, CHANG, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, THIELEN, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Manahan, Mizuno, Rhoads, Tokioka |
| Exempts the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the appropriate Island Burial Council, and recognized lineal descendants of burials located within the land parcel on which the cave is located from confidentiality of cave location or resources. (HB1707 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1708 RELATING TO TAX CREDIT FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
EVANS, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, MIZUNO, THIELEN, WARD, Belatti, Bertram, Caldwell, Tokioka |
| Provides a tax credit for improvements to historic preservation properties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1709 RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. |
EVANS, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, CHONG, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, WARD, Belatti, Bertram |
| Appropriate moneys to the state foundation on culture and the arts for the establishment of one or more Hawaiian sculpture parks for the recognition and display of sculpture art by native Hawaiian artists. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1710 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
B. OSHIRO, TAKAI |
| Amends section 35 of Act 164 SLH 2004 to remove sunset and reenactment of section 514B-146, HRS, relating to assessments and liens with respect condominiums. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1711 RELATING TO MARIJUANA POSSESSION. |
B. OSHIRO |
| Reclassifies possession of less than one ounce of marijuana from a petty misdemeanor to a violation. Imposes a maximum fine of $ . | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1712 RELATING TO GRAFFITI. |
B. OSHIRO, BERG, FINNEGAN, KARAMATSU, TAKAI, WAKAI |
| Establishes the graffiti eradication sentencing program within the judiciary, to allow a person who has committed an act of graffiti to discharge a community service sentence through graffiti eradication activities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1713 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-THIRD, THIRTY-FOURTH, AND THIRTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. |
B. OSHIRO, TAKAI, TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 33rd, 34th, and 36th representative districts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1714 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
FINNEGAN |
| Capital improvement projects for 32nd representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1715 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
FINNEGAN, Sonson |
| Alters determination of actuarial valuations by removing statutory limit in salary increase assumptions and leaving determination in discretion of board of trustees. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1716 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR KANU O KA AINA. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, HANOHANO, SHIMABUKURO, Carroll |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Kanu O Ka Aina. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1717 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, Marumoto, Ward |
| Requires: proof of insurance to register a vehicle; notice to director of finance if insurance is canceled; surrender of license plates and certificate of registration upon cancellation of insurance; suspension of registered owner's driver's license if license plates and certificate of registration are not surrendered after notice. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1718 RELATING TO CRUISELINE INDUSTRY. |
YAMANE |
| Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, in conjunction with certain other agencies, to prepare and submit to the legislature a cost/benefit analysis of the cruiseline industry in Hawaii. (HB1718 HD3) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1720 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK'S LONG-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF MAJOR NATURAL DISASTERS. |
YAMANE, SAGUM |
| Appropriates funds for the continuation and expansion of the University of Hawaii school of social work's long-term case management training program for victims of major natural disasters. (HB1720 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1722 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
BERG, Takumi |
| Establishes an Early Childhood Educator Incentive Program. Enhances the quality of the junior kindergarten program. Funds additional courses for early childhood educators. Increases the supply of suitable early childhood education facilities. (HB1722 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1723 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
BERG, Takumi |
| Establishes the family strengthening coordination center at the University of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1724 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
BERG, HANOHANO, Ching |
| Requires all public school principals, vice-principals, and Department of Education teachers to satisfactorily complete at least one course in Hawaiian culture and language as part of their certification requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1725 RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. |
BERG, CHING, Hanohano |
| Allows licensed physician assistant to provide medical care or assistance during disaster or emergency conditions. Authorizes any physician to supervise a physician assistant in a disaster or emergency condition. Exempts physician assistants from liability for good faith assistance during disaster or emergency conditions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1726 ESTABLISHING THE ADVANCED COLLEGE TUITION PAYMENT PROGRAM. |
BERG, TAKUMI, Ching, Hanohano |
| Establishes the Advanced College Tuition Payment Program to ameliorate the effects of inflation and other increases on the cost of higher education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1727 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
BERG, HANOHANO, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti, Wakai |
| Requires department of agriculture to apply the precautionary principle in making a decision on all permit or certification applications. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1728 RELATING TO THE STATE WATER CODE. |
BERG, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Takumi |
| Requires dual line water supply systems in all golf courses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1729 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION. |
MARUMOTO (BR) |
| Raises the safety inspection fee for motor carrier vehicles from $12 to $25. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1730 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
MARUMOTO |
| Exempts gasoline above price of $3.00 per gallon from general excise tax liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1731 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. |
EVANS (BR) |
| Transfers continuing supervisory and counseling functions of paroled individuals from Hawaii paroling authority to department of public safety. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1732 RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. |
EVANS (BR) |
| Directs the executive branch to prepare preliminary design and request for proposals for the design, construction, and operation of a correctional facility. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1733 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. |
EVANS |
| Proposes an amendment to the constitution to add a student representative for charter schools to the board of education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1734 RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS. |
EVANS, CARROLL, HANOHANO, HAR, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, Berg, Bertram, Chong, Ito, Sagum, Tokioka |
| Establishes one full-time equivalent native Hawaiian affairs manager position within the department of public safety. Appropriates $150,000 for salary, fringe benefits, equipment, and supplies. (HB1734 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1735 ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HAWAII'S RANCHING COMMUNITY. |
EVANS, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, Belatti, Bertram, Caldwell, Chang, Ward |
| Establishes the Waiomina centennial celebration commission to commemorate the contributions of Hawaii's ranching community. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1736 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
EVANS, BELATTI, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CHING, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, TOKIOKA, WARD, Bertram, Carroll, Finnegan, Mizuno |
| Requires all applications for demolition of historic properties to be reviewed and approved by the Hawaii historic places review board or local government preservation commission. Requires a replacement structure as a condition of demolition approval. Allows exceptions for imminent harm and economic hardship. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1737 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
EVANS, CABANILLA, CHING, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, Bertram, Caldwell, Carroll, Har |
| Directs office of planning to prepare and file petition with the land use commission to reclassify TMK: 6-5-001:020, at Waimea, Hawaii, from the agricultural district to the conservation district. Directs county of Hawaii to not issue any permits allowing the development of the parcel pending the final disposition of the petition. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1738 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
AWANA, CARROLL, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, Bertram, Nishimoto |
| Establishes incentive program for teachers to teach in high need areas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1739 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
AWANA, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, THIELEN |
| Exempts medical care services, long-term care services, and non-prescription drugs from general excise tax liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1740 RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. |
AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, PINE, Carroll, Shimabukuro |
| Allows for charter schools to be established within existing department schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1741 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
AWANA |
| Allows a teacher or driver in charge to exclude from the teacher's classroom or the driver in charge's school bus any pupil who uses abusive or profane language directed at a school employee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1742 RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. |
AWANA |
| Exempts charter schools established for the purpose of providing an alternative learning environment for students that exhibit disruptive behavior from the law limiting the number of charter schools allowed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1743 RELATING TO DECLARATORY RELIEF. |
TAKUMI |
| Authorizes the civil rights commission to decide petitions for declaratory relief filed by executive director involving legal issues arising from the investigation of complaints involving discrimination. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1744 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI (BR) |
| Modifies the approval process by the board of education for charter school salary and operational expenses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1745 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. |
TAKUMI, BELATTI, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, MORITA, TAKAI, YAMANE, Chong, M. Oshiro, Souki, Takamine |
| Establishes job security requirements upon the sale, merger or other transfer of a business establishment that employs 100 or more persons. Establishes penalties paid into the Employment and Training Fund and used for training and employment programs. Enables certain employers that acquire a business to also acquire its predecessor's unemployment insurance contribution assessment rate through December 31, 2007. (HB1745 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1747 RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS. |
TAKUMI |
| Allows the executive director of the civil rights commission to disclose factual information in the investigation file to the parties during the conciliation phase in order to attempt settlement. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1748 RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY. |
SAIKI, CALDWELL, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti, Cabanilla, Meyer, Morita, Takamine, Takumi |
| Establishes a feed-in tariff for electricity generated from solar radiation energy by a solar electricity producer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1749 RELATING TO ETHICS. |
SAIKI, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHANG, LUKE, MEYER, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, TAKAI, WAKAI, Takamine, Takumi |
| Requires the House of Representatives and Senate to each establish an ethics committee for each chamber of the Legislature to initiate, receive, and consider ethics complaints involving legislators, render advisory opinions, and recommend disciplinary action. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1751 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWELFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
YAMASHITA |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 12th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1752 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
YAMASHITA |
| Requires businesses receiving tax credits, or "development assistance," to report on job loss and gain. Establishes a uniform application for assistance. Makes businesses ineligible for credits if they fail to report. (HB1752 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1753 RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. |
YAMASHITA |
| Appropriation to high technology development corporation (HTDC) for positions & programs. Changes the $3,000,000 ceiling on the high technology special fund to blank amount. Prohibits funding of HTDC positions from the special fund. Clarifies use of bank accounts for the high technology innovation corporation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1754 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
YAMASHITA, CHONG |
| Disallows workers' compensation benefits for the exacerbation of injuries sustained during after work, voluntary recreational or social activities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1755 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
YAMASHITA, KARAMATSU, Chong, Say |
| Clarifies that the reduced general excise tax rate of 0.5 per cent on business-to-business services applies to dealers furnishing goods or services to the purchaser of tangible personal property to fulfill a warranty obligation of the manufacturer of the property. (HB1755 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1758 RELATING TO THEFT IN THE SECOND DEGREE. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO, Waters |
| Increases the minimum value of theft of property or services from $300 to $1,000 for the offense of theft in the second degree. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1759 RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF CONTRACTOR UNDER THE CONTRACTOR REPAIR ACT. |
SOUKI |
| Removes entities engaged in the business of selling a dwelling from the definition of "contractor" under the Contractor Repair Act. (HB1759 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1760 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
SOUKI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 8th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1761 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. |
SHIMABUKURO, CHANG |
| Appropriates funds for Leeward Community College's partnership with the Waianae Re-Development Corporation in operating the Waianae Organic Agriculture Center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1762 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Allows the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) to work with nonprofit organizations to repair and renovate public housing projects without regard to the Procurement Code. Authorizes HPHA to collaborate with the Department of Public Safety to allow skilled prisoners to perform repairs on public housing projects. (HB1762 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1763 RELATING TO TARO. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CHING, CHONG, EVANS, FINNEGAN, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MEYER, Bertram, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Recognizes kalo (taro) as unique and in danger of extinction. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1765 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
BERG, Say |
| Establishes the candidate advisory council to screen and propose candidates for appointment to the board of regents of the University of Hawaii. Increases the board of regents membership to fifteen members with a specified number of members representing different geographic areas. Prohibits a board of regents member from serving more than two consecutive five-year terms. Requires the senate to consider the question of an incumbent member's confirmation for a second term at least 120 days prior to the conclusion of the member's first term. Allows a board of regents member to continue to serve until the member's successor has been appointed and confirmed by the senate. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1766 RELATING TO ORGAN TRANSPLANTS. |
MAGAOAY, CABANILLA, CHANG, CHONG, FINNEGAN, KARAMATSU, LEE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, PINE, SAGUM, SONSON, SOUKI, Berg, Caldwell, Yamashita |
| Awards a grant to the Organ Donor Center of Hawaii to increase education and public awareness of organ and tissue donation and transplantation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1767 RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE. |
MAGAOAY, CHANG, KARAMATSU, SAGUM, SOUKI, Caldwell, Chong, Manahan, Sonson, Yamashita |
| Exempts from the State's procurement code special purpose revenue bonds issued for the development of low- and moderate-income housing and for agricultural enterprises serving important agricultural lands. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1768 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
LUKE, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CHING, EVANS, HERKES, LEE, MARUMOTO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, Awana, Belatti, Carroll, Chong, Finnegan, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Manahan, Meyer, Morita, Pine, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takamine, Thielen, Ward |
| Specifies length of articulated buses used for public transit purposes allowed on public roads, streets or highways within the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1769 RELATING TO TEACHERS. |
LUKE, MIZUNO, TAKAI, Belatti, Chang, Chong, Hanohano, Morita, M. Oshiro, Rhoads, Saiki, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Provides teachers receiving satisfactory service performance evaluations with annual step increases for five years. Denies DOE teachers with marginal service performance evaluations from receiving annual step increases. Excludes teachers at the top salary levels from receiving annual step increases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1770 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ATHLETICS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. |
M. OSHIRO, Berg, Takumi |
| Appropriates funds to establish 20.0 additional permanent athletic health care trainer positions in the public schools. Appropriates funds for a part-time athletic director at Anuenue School. Appropriates funds for equipment, supplies, and transportation for school athletic programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1771 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO CONSTRUCT A CAMP FACILITY FOR YOUTH ON OAHU. |
THIELEN, CABANILLA |
| Making an appropriation to construct a youth camp on Oahu for use by non-profit organizations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1772 RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. |
THIELEN, Lee |
| Establishes class C felony offense for aggravated cruelty to animals. Requires a person convicted of these offenses to undergo counseling. Makes places used to commit cruelty to animal offenses subject to nuisance abatement law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1773 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
MANAHAN, CALDWELL, EVANS, PINE, Chang, Magaoay, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Takamine, Waters |
| Requires Elections Commission to investigate absentee voter violations and request the Attorney General or appropriate county prosecutor to prosecute violations of absentee voter law. (HB1773 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1774 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
MANAHAN, CARROLL, EVANS, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, TSUJI, YAMANE, Caldwell, Tokioka |
| Requires owners of certain transient accommodations to provide disaster shelters for their guests and provides a tax credit to owners for costs of constructing the disaster shelters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1775 RELATING TO TRAFFIC RECORDS AND ABSTRACTS. |
MANAHAN (BR) |
| Clarifies the district court's record keeping and abstract-furnishing responsibilities for traffic cases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1776 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
MANAHAN |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 29th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1777 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
MANAHAN, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, WATERS |
| Appropriates funds to the Ethnic Education Foundation of Hawaii for emergency and disaster response services and infrastructure improvements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1778 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HAWAIIAN DAIRY FARMS, LLC. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Authorizes the issuance of up to $37,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawaiian Dairy Farms, LLC. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1779 RELATING TO SUNSHINE LAW. |
MARUMOTO |
| Allows for two or more members to attend a meeting to gather information on a subject. Allows a greater number of members to serve on an investigative committee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1780 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
WAKAI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 31st representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1781 RELATING TO THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION CENTER. |
WAKAI |
| Appropriates funds for a technology and innovation center on Oahu. (HB1781 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1782 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A CITIZENS POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM. |
LEE, MIZUNO, YAMANE |
| Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the Honolulu police department for a citizens police training program to be conducted at least once a year in a location convenient to Oahu residents, particularly in communities seeking to expand citizen participation in fighting neighborhood crime. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1783 RELATING TO CORPORATION INCOME TAX. |
LEE |
| Repeals the corporate income tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1784 RELATING TO CRIME. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, KARAMATSU, MEYER, SHIMABUKURO, TAKUMI, THIELEN, WAKAI, Chong, Ito, Mizuno, Rhoads, Takamine |
| Creates the offense of human trafficking, adds human trafficking to the list of offenses addressed by the crime victim compensation commission, adds human trafficking as a covered offense for forfeitures, and adds human trafficking as an offense involving organized crime and racketeering activity. (HB1784 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1785 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
LEE, BELATTI, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, KARAMATSU, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, TAKAI, THIELEN, WARD, YAMANE, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds for additional ambulances and equipment for the City and County of Honolulu. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1786 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
LEE, AWANA, BERG, CABANILLA, CARROLL, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MORITA, PINE, SHIMABUKURO |
| Appropriates funds for the coordination and administration of the University of Hawaii's bridge to hope program. (HB1786 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1788 RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES. |
MORITA, BERTRAM, BERG, CARROLL, HANOHANO, SHIMABUKURO, Awana |
| Establishes the Hawaii Aquatic Stewardship Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1789 RELATING TO WATER. |
MORITA, BERG, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, SAGUM, SAIKI, SHIMABUKURO, TOKIOKA, Bertram, Carroll |
| Imposes a moratorium of an unspecified period on the processing of bottled water originating from groundwater sources in the State. Also requires the department of land and natural resources to adopt rules regarding bottled water and to report to the legislature. Also provides an appropriation of an unspecified amount. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1790 RELATING TO THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY. |
MORITA, BERG, CALDWELL, HANOHANO, SAIKI, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Carroll |
| Clarifies and strengthens the public utility commission's authority and powers under the petroleum industry monitoring, analysis, and reporting program. Appropriates $1.2 million into and out of petroleum industry monitoring, analysis, and reporting special fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1791 RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE. |
MORITA, AWANA, CARROLL, CHONG, EVANS, SAGUM, TOKIOKA |
| Directs the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources to enter a year lease of Iolani Palace with the Friends of Iolani Palace. (HB1791 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1792 RELATING TO DRUG ABUSE. |
CABANILLA, GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Establishes and appropriates funds for a review of pilot studies being conducted in other states on use of the PROMETA treatment protocol to address the withdrawal cravings of crystal methamphetamine addicts, and a plan to adopt the PROMETA treatment protocol, if the review is favorable, as an alternative drug abuse treatment program for persons convicted of substance abuse or related offenses. (HB1792 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1793 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
CABANILLA |
| Prohibits the reclassification of certain lands in the Ewa plains out of the agricultural district, except lands set aside for University of Hawaii West Oahu campus, pending negotiations between the fee owner and department of agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1794 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
CABANILLA |
| Making a grant to KNDI radio station to facilitate disaster preparedness by preparing foreign language broadcasts of emergency messages. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1795 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
CABANILLA, Awana, Chang, Karamatsu, Lee, Takamine |
| Requires mediators to provide written notification of the status of a mediation request to all parties named in the request. Provides for administrative hearing for disputes unresolved by mediation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1796 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CABANILLA, AWANA, CHANG, Caldwell, Karamatsu, Lee, Takamine |
| Requires some form of physical education in public schools, grades 9-12. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1797 RELATING TO TRANS FAT IN FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS. |
CABANILLA, Awana, Lee, Takamine |
| Prohibits foods containing artificial trans fat from being used in the preparation of any menu item, or served in any food service establishment. Effective July 1, 2008 for cooking oils, shortening, and margarines, and on July 1, 2009, for all other foods containing artificial trans fat | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1798 RELATING TO DENTISTS. |
CABANILLA, AWANA, CALDWELL, CHANG, Chong, Karamatsu, Lee, Takamine |
| Authorizes the Board of Dental Examiners to conduct background checks on applicants for dental licenses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1799 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
M. OSHIRO, BELATTI, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NAKASONE, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAGUM, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, Berg, Evans, Saiki, Souki, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Raises the Hawaii standard deduction. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1800 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
NAKASONE (BR) |
| Authorizes a new class of dispenser's license under the liquor code which has the off-premises catering privileges of a restaurant license, permits smoking, and is exempt from smoking prohibitions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1801 RELATING TO THE HAWAI`I HISTORY MUSEUM. |
CHING, BROWER, CABANILLA, EVANS, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, THIELEN, WARD, Belatti, Bertram, Caldwell, Carroll, Chang, Finnegan, Meyer, Mizuno, Rhoads, Tokioka |
| Appropriates funds for the creation of the Hawaii Museum of History. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1802 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
CHING, BROWER, CABANILLA, EVANS, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, WARD, Belatti, Bertram, Caldwell, Carroll, Chang, Hanohano, McKelvey, Mizuno |
| Convenes the "Preserve Hawaii" Summit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1803 RELATING TO STATE HISTORIC DIVISION. |
CHING, CABANILLA, CARROLL, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, Bertram, Caldwell, Chang, Rhoads |
| Creates and funds the State Historic Division crisis special fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1804 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
CHING, CABANILLA, EVANS, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, Belatti, Bertram, Caldwell, Hanohano, McKelvey |
| Creates historic places renovation special fund and funding mechanism. Temporarily amends enabling language of works of art special fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1805 RELATING TO SPECIAL WASTES DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING. |
RHOADS, BROWER, LUKE, MANAHAN, SAIKI, Belatti |
| Requires a deposit for each new lead acid battery sold, to be refunded on exchange of a used lead acid battery. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1806 RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH. |
RHOADS |
| Prohibits an employer from subjecting an employee to an abusive work environment. Provides legal recourse for employees who have been psychologically or physically harmed as a result of being deliberately subjected to an abusive work environment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1807 RELATING TO NUUANU-LILIHA. |
RHOADS, BROWER, CABANILLA, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MEYER, Belatti, Bertram, Caldwell, Carroll, Chang, Evans, McKelvey, Mizuno, Ward |
| Designates the Nuuanu-Liliha corridor as the Nuuanu-Liliha historic corridor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1808 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO KEEP IOLANI PALACE LIT IN THE EVENINGS YEAR-ROUND. |
RHOADS, BROWER, CABANILLA, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, TOKIOKA, WARD, Belatti, Bertram, Caldwell, Carroll, Evans, McKelvey |
| Appropriates funds to keep Iolani Palace lit in the evenings year-round. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1809 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
TOKIOKA, CHANG, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAGUM, WATERS, Brower, Caldwell, Ito, Manahan, Mizuno, Yamashita |
| Provides that a state agency may indemnify a county agency to receive county aid or services or to use county property. Limits liability of county agency, its officers, and employees when providing aid to state agency. Authorizes the comptroller to obtain loss insurance in order to indemnify county. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1810 RELATING TO DAMS AND RESERVOIRS. |
TOKIOKA, CALDWELL, CHANG, ITO, MIZUNO, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Manahan, Sagum |
| Establishes a revolving fund for dam and reservoir repair. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1811 RELATING TO A NURSING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE. |
CABANILLA, AWANA, CHANG, Caldwell, Karamatsu, Lee, Takamine |
| Requires the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to establish an associate degree in nursing program at Leeward Community College, similar to the Kapiolani Community College nursing program, and a registered nursing training program and prerequisite course offering for the registered nursing program. Appropriates funds. (HB1811 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1812 RELATING TO USE OF INTOXICANTS WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE. |
WATERS |
| Establishes offense of driving after consumption of alcohol. Amends administrative license revocation procedures, periods of revocation, and conditional permit conditions. Requires 50% of DUI fines to be paid to counties for traffic enforcement and 50% to judiciary for administrative revocation proceedings. Requires annual report to the legislature of fines distributed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1813 RELATING TO PRISONS. |
WATERS |
| Appropriates funds for substance abuse intervention and outreach programs in Hawaii's community correctional centers and correctional facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1814 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
WATERS |
| Allows the legislature to request reports from the board of family court judges. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1815 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IRRIGATION PIPE IN WAIMANALO. |
WATERS |
| Makes an appropriation for a grant, pursuant to the law on grants and subsidies, to the Waimanalo Corn Farm to construct an irrigation pipe. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1816 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
WATERS |
| From 7/1/07, prohibits persons known to be pregnant or under age 5 from being vaccinated with (1) a mercury-containing vaccine containing more than 0.5 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose; and (2) influenza vaccine containing more than 1.0 microgram of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose Allows certain exemptions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1817 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
WATERS |
| Allows police officers to receive a maximum retirement allowance that shall not exceed 100% of their average final compensation. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB1817 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1819 RELATING TO THE REHIRING OF RETIREES. |
WATERS |
| Authorizes state and county governments to rehire retired employees during labor shortages and for difficult-to-fill occupational areas without retirement benefit penalty. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1820 RELATING TO STATE INCOME TAX. |
WATERS |
| Exempts income of all police officers employed by the police departments of the four counties from the state income tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1821 RELATING TO PUBLIC INTEREST ATTORNEYS. |
WATERS |
| Creates a loan repayment assistance program for licensed attorneys who practice public interest law in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1822 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION. |
BERTRAM, MIZUNO, Brower, Carroll, Hanohano, Nishimoto, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Repeals temporarily chapter 286, part II and section 291-21(c); establishes a task force to improve enforcement and prosecution of vehicle inspection equipment violations that cause substantial noise pollution. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1823 RELATING TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. |
BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO |
| Establishes an advisory committee within the department of transportation to implement the safe routes to school program and a bicycle and pedestrian safety program for adults and children. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1824 RELATING TO STATE FACILITIES. |
BERTRAM, Mizuno |
| Authorizes purchasing agencies to establish public-private partnerships for the construction of state facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1825 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
BERTRAM, CARROLL, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO |
| Prohibits smoking on public beaches. Prohibits disposal of smoking waste in any place where smoking is prohibited, except in designated waste disposal container. Subjects violators to $300 fine. (HB1825 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1826 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ELEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
BERTRAM, MCKELVEY |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 11th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1827 RELATING TO RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLES. |
MIZUNO, ITO, TOKIOKA, WATERS, Awana, Berg, Bertram, Karamatsu, Magaoay, McKelvey, Morita, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Shimabukuro |
| Increases the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to $4 per day. Specifies that increased funds collected be used for (1) the construction, repair, and maintenance of county infrastructure and (2) emergency services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1828 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
MIZUNO, CABANILLA, CARROLL, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MEYER, PINE, SONSON, TAKAI, Awana, Bertram, Brower, Ito, Karamatsu, Morita, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Takumi, Tokioka, Wakai, Ward |
| Provides a tax deduction for individuals who donate organs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1829 RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, CABANILLA, FINNEGAN, GREEN, ITO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MEYER, PINE, SAGUM, SONSON, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, Berg, Karamatsu, Morita, Shimabukuro, Takumi, Ward |
| Appropriates funds for the Organ Donor Center of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1831 RELATING TO GAME MANAGEMENT AREAS. |
CALDWELL, ITO, MANAHAN, WATERS, Brower, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Say, Yamane |
| Makes appropriations for game mammal management and control planning. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1832 RELATING TO OUTDOOR ADVERTISING. |
CALDWELL, WATERS |
| Limits the size of outdoor advertising displays on residential property. (HB1832 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1834 RELATING TO TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS. |
CALDWELL |
| Prohibits phone solicitors from placing calls to residents who are registered on a no-call list. Establishes a website and database containing the no-call list. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1835 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURE. |
CALDWELL, SHIMABUKURO, Berg |
| Provides for procedures to protect nongenetically engineered plant life from their genetically engineered counterparts. Establishes the liability of manufacturers and growers of genetically engineered plants, plant parts, or seeds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1836 RELATING TO GAMBLING. |
CHING, SAY, Belatti, Hanohano, Ito, Meyer, Pine |
| Amends definition of gambling to clarify that purchase of sweepstakes entry that also provides nominal non-gambling value constitutes gambling even if sweepstakes entry can be obtained without payment of consideration. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1837 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CHING |
| Capital improvement projects for the 27th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1838 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
CHING, CABANILLA, PINE, Brower, Hanohano, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Rhoads, Say, Ward |
| Appropriates funds so the Department of Human Services can advertise the toll-free 800 number of Project Cuddle. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1839 RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT. |
CHING, TAKAI, Berg, Hanohano, Lee, Magaoay, Marumoto, M. Oshiro, Ward |
| Appropriates money for the Hawaii Child Support Enforcement Agency to hire more staff to better enforce child support. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1840 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEMS. |
CHING, TAKAI, Hanohano, Lee, Magaoay, Marumoto, Ward |
| Prohibits the car alarm manufacturers from causing to be sold in the State alarm systems that cannot electronically notify the car owner that the alarm is being activated. Prohibits car owners from operating a vehicle that lacks electronic notification capability. Subjects violators to traffic code penalties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1841 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. |
SHIMABUKURO, Awana, Belatti |
| Establishes a solid waste management surcharge. Establishes the Community Enhancement Special Fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1842 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
SHIMABUKURO, Belatti |
| Requires the Committee on Weights and Department of Education to: (1) Allow schools to use their own average teacher salary, rather than the statewide average, when calculating their individual budgets; and (2) Factor in the need to train new teachers at schools with greater than twenty per cent annual teacher turnover. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1843 RELATING TO LANDOWNER LIABILITY. |
ITO, CHONG, EVANS, HERKES, MANAHAN, Hanohano |
| Removes liability of public and private landowners of unimproved land if damages occurred because of any unknown land failure caused by a natural condition. (HB1843 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1844 RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION. |
ITO, CABANILLA, CHONG, YAMASHITA, Chang, Lee, Shimabukuro |
| Appropriates unspecified amount to acquire Kulana Nani apartments from Kamehameha Schools by eminent domain should negotiations be unsuccessful. (HB1844 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1845 RELATING TO ATTORNEYS' FEES. |
ITO, CABANILLA, Chang, Chong, Lee, Shimabukuro, Yamashita |
| Establishes a graduated schedule of reasonable attorneys' fees for cases pertaining to an association's collection of delinquent assessments, foreclosure of liens, and enforcement of the Condominium Property Act and related rules and regulations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1846 RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS. |
ITO, Cabanilla, Chang, Chong, Hanohano, Lee, Shimabukuro, Yamashita |
| Specifies the rights and requirements of a homeowner to bring an action for construction defects, including applicable standards for home construction, the statute of limitations, the burden of proof, the damages recoverable, a detailed prelitigation procedure, and the obligations of the homeowner. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1847 RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT. |
ITO, CABANILLA, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, LEE, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, Yamashita |
| Requires the department of land and natural resources and the department of public safety to enter into a memorandum of agreement for the department of public safety to provide assistance in enforcing laws over which the department of land and natural resources has jurisdiction. Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to implement the recommendations made by the office of the auditor relating to enforcement. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1848 RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES. |
ITO, CABANILLA, CHONG, HANOHANO, Lee, Shimabukuro, Yamashita |
| Encourages the department of land and natural resources to work with local communities to manage near shore reef resources through the maka‘i o ke kai program. Provides grants for community-based marines resource management. Establishes the community-based marine resource management advisory committee to advise the department of land and natural resources' on resource management and fisheries' rules. Makes appropriations. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1849 RELATING TO BOATING. |
ITO, Bertram, Cabanilla, Evans, Karamatsu, Lee, Manahan, Shimabukuro, Souki, Yamashita |
| Increases mooring fees by 50% on 01/01/08, and by an additional 10% each subsequent 01/01 over the next 4 years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1850 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
ITO, CHONG |
| Appropriate funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 48th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1851 RELATING TO HONEY. |
CALDWELL, BROWER, MANAHAN, Say |
| Requires honey made in Hawaii to be labeled by Hawaii origin. Prohibits labels or advertising of Hawaii as origin if less than 10% of honey is from Hawaii. Allows labeling of regional origins of Hawaii and non-Hawaii produced honeys in a honey blend. Requires department of agriculture to adopt rules. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1852 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CALDWELL |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 24th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1853 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
CALDWELL, M. Oshiro |
| Authorizes the board of trustees of the Employees' Retirement System to set the amount of class A, B, and H employee contributions to the annuity savings fund of the Employees' Retirement System. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1854 RELATING TO NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT. |
CALDWELL, M. Oshiro |
| Provides a new markets tax credit of a certain percentage of the amount paid to a qualified community development entity for a qualified equity investment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1855 RELATING TO GENETIC ENGINEERING. |
CALDWELL, BERG, SHIMABUKURO |
| Prohibits the use of food crops for the genetic engineering of drugs, industrial chemicals, and other non-good materials. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1856 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GENETIC ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT. |
CALDWELL, BERG, SHIMABUKURO |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to assess the long-term effects of allowing genetic engineering to occur in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1857 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
CALDWELL, Ito, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Say, Takamine, Wakai, Yamane |
| Enables Hawaii historic places review board to remove historic properties from the Hawaii register of historic places; requires removal of historic property from register prior to any state or county action that would affect the property; requires removal of historic property from register or passage of ninety days following the filing of a petition for removal before a person may undertake action that affects privately owned historic property on the register or if department of land and natural resources agrees undertake mitigative retrieval measures. | ||
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HB1858 RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS. |
CALDWELL, GREEN, HERKES, Brower, Ito, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Say, Takamine, Wakai |
| Prevents donees from rejecting anatomical gifts where the donor has expressed a clear, unrevoked, intent to make the gift. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1859 RELATING TO COAL BURNING. |
CALDWELL, BERG, BROWER, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, SAY, YAMANE, Ito, Takamine, Wakai |
| Prohibits the director of health from issuing a permit for new coal-burning energy production facilities or the modification of existing facilities that would increase the level of coal burning. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1860 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA. |
CALDWELL, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, Brower, Chang, Ito, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Say, Takamine, Wakai, Yamane |
| Makes an appropriation for a capital improvement project for the campus center building at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1861 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
TAKAMINE |
| Appropriate funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 1st representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1862 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
TAKAMINE, CHANG, HERKES, TSUJI, Evans, Hanohano |
| Allows motor vehicles registered to individuals with serious skin conditions to obtain darker window sun-screening devices than currently allowed by law. (HB1862 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1863 RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES. |
TAKAMINE, CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, HERKES, TSUJI, Green |
| Appropriates funds to support the creation of a Biofuel Research Institute at the University of Hawaii's College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1864 RELATING TO LIABILITY FOR COQUI FROG ERADICATION EFFORTS. |
TAKAMINE, CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, HERKES, TSUJI, Green |
| Provides limited immunity from liability to governmental agencies and to private entities engaged in coqui frog eradication efforts for injuries sustained by volunteers. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1865 RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. |
KARAMATSU, CHONG, HERKES, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
| Requires a tenant of high technology development corporation facilities to: (1) transfer 2% of its equity to the corporation; and (2) pay 2% of its annual gross revenues to the corporation for deposit into the high tech revenues special fund to pay for cost of acquiring land, building new infrastructure, maintaining existing infrastructure, corporation operations, and grants. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1867 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS OFFICERS. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, BROWER, HANOHANO, ITO, MANAHAN, SHIMABUKURO, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Takamine |
| Provides corrections officers with similar retirement benefits afforded other law enforcement and safety officers by allowing retirement after 25 years of credited service, unreduced for age. Effective 7/1/2007. | ||
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HB1868 RELATING TO CREATIVE MEDIA. |
CHANG, CABANILLA, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, Bertram, Brower, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Takamine, Tokioka, Wakai |
| Appropriates funds and creates financial incentives for a permanent facility to house digital equipment and media, classrooms, production laboratories, and related facilities for the Academy for Creative Media at the University of Hawaii. (HB1868 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1869 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, SAY, Bertram, Cabanilla, Hanohano, Karamatsu, Lee, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Takamine, Tokioka, Wakai |
| Requires the net general fund appropriation to the University of Hawaii for each fiscal year to be at least 10% of the total general fund appropriation to the executive branch. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1870 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM WIDE. |
CHANG, BERTRAM |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects at the University of Hawaii system wide. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1871 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CHANG |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 2nd representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1872 RELATING TO TAXES. |
KARAMATSU (BR) |
| Requires counties to add a surtax to the real property taxes paid by non-resident owners of residential properties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1873 RELATING TO WAGE AND HOUR LAW. |
KARAMATSU (BR) |
| Raises from $2,000 to $2,800 a month the maximum monthly salary over which the wage and hour laws concerning overtime pay do not apply. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1874 RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT SERVICE. |
KARAMATSU (BR) |
| Imposes an entertainment service surcharge for certain forms of entertainment and provides a tax credit equal to the amount of the surcharge. | ||
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HB1875 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE GOVERNOR. |
KARAMATSU (BR) |
| Proposes an amendment to the constitution to reduce the age of eligibility to become governor to 25 years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1876 RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. |
KARAMATSU (BR) |
| Creates a three-year pilot program in which department of human services pays half of the premiums for the health care provided by a mutual benefit society to uninsured children 31 days to 18 years old who are ineligible for other state or federal health care coverage. Appropriates funds. Sunsets June 30, 2010. | ||
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HB1877 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
KARAMATSU, CHANG, CHING, CHONG, FINNEGAN, HAR, HERKES, ITO, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, NAKASONE, SOUKI, WARD, YAMANE, Belatti, Shimabukuro, Yamashita |
| Exempts from the workers' compensation law owners of businesses holding at least 50% interest in their company. | ||
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HB1878 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
KARAMATSU |
| Authorizes capital improvement projects for the 41st representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1879 RELATING TO MANAGEMENT OF STATE FUNDS. |
KARAMATSU, ITO, LEE, MANAHAN, MORITA, M. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA, Brower, Chang, Chong, Magaoay, Sagum, Tokioka |
| Allows director of finance to invest up to 10% of state short-term investment moneys in linked investments. Sets procedures. Caps loans to $ . Limits uses of such loans. Restricts eligible borrowers to an entrepreneur in the State. (HD1) | ||
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HB1880 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
KARAMATSU, CHANG, ITO, MANAHAN, Chong, Lee, Magaoay, Morita, M. Oshiro, Sagum, Tokioka, Yamashita |
| Establishes a tax credit for the acquisition of environmentally-friendly green technology facilities. | ||
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HB1881 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
KARAMATSU, CHING, CHONG, FINNEGAN, LEE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti, Brower, Ito, Takumi |
| Establishes a debit card system to permit teachers to buy school supplies within a predetermined spending limit. | ||
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HB1882 RELATING TO BAIL. |
HERKES |
| Establishes qualifications and requirements for persons who apprehend bail fugitives. Establishes requirements for bail bond agents. Establishes conditions for release on bail and forfeiture of bonds. | ||
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HB1883 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
MEYER, CABANILLA, CHING, PINE, WARD, Finnegan, Mizuno |
| Provides an income tax credit for school tuition. | ||
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HB1884 RELATING TO BOATING. |
MEYER, CABANILLA, MARUMOTO, Awana, Berg, Brower, Ching, Finnegan, Ito, Takumi, Ward |
| Requires an enforcement officer to issue a warning for a moving violation of a boat that does not pose an imminent threat and requires the issuance of a citation for non-moving violations. | ||
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HB1885 RELATING TO GASOLINE. |
MEYER, AWANA, BROWER, CABANILLA, CHING, FINNEGAN, ITO, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, PINE, Berg, Ward |
| Requires a refiner of gasoline to make available to marine fueling and general aviation fueling stations and at company-operated stations gasoline that does not contain ethanol. | ||
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HB1886 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
MEYER, BROWER, CABANILLA, CHING, HANOHANO, LEE, MAGAOAY, PINE, SAY, WARD, Ito, Karamatsu, Rhoads |
| Creates the moped safety task force to study how mopeds can be made safer, quieter, and less likely to be used for illegal purposes. | ||
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HB1887 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
MEYER |
| Capital improvement projects for 47th representative district | ||
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HB1888 RELATING TO CLEAN FUEL. |
CALDWELL |
| Provides tax incentives for the purchase of cars and trucks that run on clean fuel. | ||
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HB1889 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER. |
BELATTI, WAKAI |
| Appropriates funds to enable the friends of Makiki to operate its community library and establish a computer learning center. | ||
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HB1890 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
BELATTI, CALDWELL, CARROLL, HANOHANO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, SAIKI, SHIMABUKURO, TAKUMI, WAKAI, Berg, Brower, Chang, Chong, Evans, Karamatsu, Nishimoto, Souki, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to the department of health for health care and related services to people living with the human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. | ||
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HB1891 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, HANOHANO, KARAMATSU, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SAIKI, TAKAI, TAKUMI, Caldwell, Chong, Evans, Lee, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Prohibits reclassification of agricultural lands until important agricultural lands are designated. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1892 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
BELATTI, BERG, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, Brower, Caldwell, Carroll, Karamatsu, Lee, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Takamine, Wakai |
| Requires petitioners for reclassification of district boundaries and developers of 25 or more housing units provide for at least 60% of the units to be affordable housing. | ||
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HB1893 RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE. |
BELATTI, Mizuno, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
| Establishes licensing requirements for genetic counselors in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1894 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CHONG, M. OSHIRO, Belatti, Say |
| Requires the Department of Taxation to conduct a study on the inequities of retirement income taxation. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB1895 RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN CHILDREN. |
CHONG (BR) |
| Creates the Native Hawaiian Child Welfare Act (Act) that establishes the Na Kupuna Tribunal and grants it exclusive jurisdiction over child custody proceedings involving native Hawaiian children. Establishes a pilot project as a trial run prior to the full implementation of the Act in 2008. | ||
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HB1896 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX WITHHOLDING RATES. |
CHONG, CARROLL, ITO, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, WATERS, YAMANE, Belatti, Rhoads |
| Increases the amount of the withholding tax on the disposition of real property by a nonresident seller from 5 percent to 8.25 percent. | ||
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HB1897 RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT. |
CHONG, MIZUNO, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, Belatti, Carroll, Lee, Manahan, Rhoads, Souki, Yamashita |
| Reduces the tax credit to percent over five years. Adds additional requirements to the taxpayer's written, certified statement that is required for the high technology business investment tax credit. Requires the Director of Taxation and Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to allow the Auditor to access and analyze certain information related to the tax credit. (HB1897 HD1) | ||
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HB1898 RELATING TO WATER. |
CHONG, WATERS |
| Appropriates funds to dredge and install drain inlets, sediment devices, and other modifications in Kaelepulu Pond in Kailua, Oahu. | ||
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HB1900 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CHONG, NAKASONE, M. OSHIRO, SAY, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, B. Oshiro |
| Establishes the repeal all tax credits and exemptions except for those pertaining to individual income tax, beginning in the 2009 taxable year. Repeals provisions that are no longer applicable. | ||
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HB1901 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
CHONG, ITO, NAKASONE, WATERS, YAMANE |
| (1) Sets forth permissible uses on important agricultural lands; | ||
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HB1903 RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. |
SAY |
| Enacts new provisions in the open meetings law to facilitate the transacting of business. | ||
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HB1904 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund the building of a Hawaiian community center facility in Kapolei by the department of Hawaiian home lands. | ||
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HB1905 RELATING TO DAM SAFETY. |
SAY, MORITA, SAGUM, TOKIOKA |
| Grants department of land and natural resources the right to enter property, public or private, to inspect dams. Allows board of land and natural resources to direct owner or, in its discretion, to take immediate action to initiate emergency measures to insure public safety. (HB1905 HD3) | ||
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HB1906 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SAY |
| Transfers administration of section 8 rental housing program from the State to the counties. (HB1906 HD1) | ||
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HB1908 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SAY |
| Authorizes a tax credit for residential renters within the boundaries of a county if the county agrees to pay the State for the tax loss and administrative cost. | ||
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HB1909 RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. |
SAY, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NAKASONE, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, SAGUM, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Carroll, Rhoads, Takamine |
| Establishes ethics requirements for legislators, spouse of legislators, employees, and lobbyists. (SD2) | ||
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HB1910 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION. |
MCKELVEY, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, EVANS, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Finnegan, Manahan, Meyer, Mizuno, Rhoads, Tokioka |
| Appropriates funds to increase the operating and staffing fund levels for the state historic preservation division. | ||
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HB1911 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
MCKELVEY, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, EVANS, HANOHANO, LEE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, WARD, WATERS, Awana, Belatti, Caldwell, Finnegan, Green, Herkes, Magaoay, Mizuno, Rhoads, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Makes it a penal offense to promote a controlled substance in, on, or near a county, state, or federal historic property. | ||
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HB1912 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST BIODIESEL PROJECTS FOR ELECTRICAL GENERATION ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI. |
MCKELVEY, BERTRAM, CARROLL, CHANG, KARAMATSU, MORITA, SAY, THIELEN, YAMASHITA, Evans, Souki |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for BlueEarth Maui Biodiesel, LLC for the planning, design, and construction of a biodiesel refinery on Maui with primary take off designated as fuel for electrical generation. Effective July 1, 2020. (SD1) | ||
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HB1913 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
MCKELVEY, HAR, LEE, Karamatsu, Tokioka |
| Raises the rental motor vehicle surcharge from $2 to $7. | ||
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HB1914 RELATING TO BOATING. |
MCKELVEY, BROWER, MORITA, Awana, Carroll, Chong, Hanohano, Ito, Magaoay, Tokioka, Waters |
| Prohibits a person from mooring a boat at a state small boat harbor unless the person has obtained sufficient insurance to cover boat removal costs should the boat run aground. | ||
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HB1915 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, Shimabukuro |
| Enacts new truancy law for younger children to expedite process. | ||
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HB1916 RELATING TO THE HAWAII LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. |
CALDWELL |
| Clarifies the procedure on how to elect members of the Hawaii labor relations board. | ||
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HB1917 RELATING TO MEDICAL SERVICES TAX CREDIT. |
HAR, MCKELVEY |
| Reenacts the medical services tax credit. | ||
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HB1918 RELATING TO PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACTS. |
HAR, MCKELVEY |
| Authorizes performance-based contracts. | ||
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HB1919 RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION. |
HAR, MCKELVEY |
| Prohibits land use commission from approving district boundary amendments for residential or commercial developments in unspecified districts unless the proposed reclassification is planned in accordance with smart growth principles. Requires the commission to consider impacts on existing infrastructure in reclassification applications. (HB1919 HD1) | ||
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HB1920 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
HAR |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 40th representative district. | ||
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HB1921 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
TSUJI, CHANG, CHONG, HERKES, YAMANE, Hanohano, Manahan, Takamine |
| Establishes an agribusiness investment tax credit. | ||
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HB1922 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
TSUJI |
| Expedites the designation of important agricultural lands by the land use commission by repealing the existing landowner/farmer process and the county process, and allowing the land use commission to initiate the designation process and allowing landowners to petition the land use commission for designation. Allows the landowner petition for important agricultural land designation to take effect without the legislative enactment of incentive/protection legislation. Establishes a list of permitted uses for important agricultural lands. Revises the list of permitted uses for agricultural lands. (HB1922 HD1) | ||
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HB1923 RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, HERKES, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Berg, Chong, Hanohano, Manahan, Takamine |
| Provides that qualifying agricultural businesses shall remain eligible for tax incentives under the EZ program in the event of force majeure; allows agricultural businesses to meet gross revenue requirements if they are unable to meet the full-time employment requirements of the EZ program. (SD1) | ||
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HB1924 RELATING TO THE ERADICATION AND CONTROL OF THE COQUI FROG. |
TSUJI, CALDWELL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HERKES, ITO, LEE, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Sonson, Takamine, Wakai |
| Appropriates funds to the counties to eradicate and control coqui frog. (SD1) | ||
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HB1925 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
BROWER, CARROLL, LEE, SAY, WATERS, Belatti, Karamatsu, Magaoay, McKelvey, Morita, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Souki |
| Requires stickers on motor vehicles as proof of effective no-fault insurance policy. | ||
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HB1926 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
BROWER, LEE, TAKAI, Belatti, Carroll, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Morita, Shimabukuro, Waters |
| Establishes a condominium commission; clarifies various condominium provisions. | ||
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HB1927 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
BROWER, WATERS, Carroll, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, McKelvey, Morita, Rhoads, Shimabukuro |
| Provides a State income tax exemption for persons retired or currently serving in the armed forces of the United States who are on active military duty outside the State pursuant to military orders. | ||
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HB1928 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
BROWER, Carroll, Karamatsu, Magaoay, McKelvey, Morita |
| Requires the Land Use Commission to review and reclassify the land use laws, including the criteria for and uses in the four land use districts; giving the county authority to reclassify qualifying agricultural lands of less than fifteen acres to the rural classification, if the applicant has dedicated agricultural lands or important agricultural lands, and likewise for the Land Use Commission for lands greater than fifteen acres, if the applicant has important agricultural lands; and allowing county experimental/demonstration housing projects on rural lands. | ||
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HB1929 RELATING TO KAKAAKO. |
BROWER, MCKELVEY, WATERS, Carroll, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, Morita, Shimabukuro |
| Establishes Kakaako central small business district; requires the authority to confer and obtain consensus from real property owners within and adjacent to a proposed public facility prior to undertaking any public facility as part of the district-wide improvement program; requires the authority to transfer an amount equal to assessments received from 2001-2005, to the Kakaako district schools special fund. | ||
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HB1930 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
BROWER |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 23rd representative district. | ||
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HB1932 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Requires names of candidates to be printed on a single ballot. Allows voter to vote for candidates of more than one party. | ||
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HB1933 RELATING TO NOISE. |
NISHIMOTO, LUKE |
| Prohibits sale of leaf blowers and other motorized landscape tools with untested sound levels. Appropriates funds for the director of health to establish a buyback program for noncompliant tools. Expands disorderly conduct to include noise from motorized apparatuses. | ||
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HB1934 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Increases the length of articulated buses permissible for public transit purposes. | ||
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HB1935 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 21st representative district. | ||
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HB1936 RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Establishes procedure for decision making in legislative standing committees. | ||
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HB1937 RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Makes unlawful the use, setting, maintenance, or tending of any body-gripping trap. | ||
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HB1938 RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. |
CHING |
| Requires all present and future state and county restrooms available to the public with facilities for persons with disabilities to provide baby changing stations. | ||
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HB1939 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHING, WARD |
| Establishes new and innovative education programs to take advantage of the human resources of the state. | ||
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HB1940 RELATING TO LIBRARIES. |
CHING |
| Appropriate funds for state libraries to hire one extra full time staff member. | ||
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HB1941 RELATING TO CONTROLLING INVASIVE SPECIES. |
TSUJI, Berg |
| Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the inspection, quarantine, and eradication of invasive species. (SD1) | ||
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HB1942 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
MIZUNO, MANAHAN, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, TAKAI, WARD, Awana, Bertram, Brower, Cabanilla, Green, Ito, Magaoay, Shimabukuro, Tokioka |
| Provides a general excise tax exemption for amounts received for the purchase of any food recommended by the Women, Infants, and Children Food Program. (HB1942 HD1) | ||
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HB1943 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. |
MIZUNO (BR) |
| Makes an emergency appropriation for the deposit beverage container program. (HB1943 HD1) | ||
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HB1944 RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS. |
SAY |
| Clarifies when a driver must stop for a pedestrian crossing a roadway in a marked crosswalk. | ||
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HB1945 RELATING TO USE OF INTOXICANTS. |
SAY |
| Establishes a $100 fine for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant and for persons under the age of twenty-one who operate a vehicle after consuming a measurable amount of alcohol, that may be used by the arresting police jurisdiction for law enforcement. | ||
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HB1946 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE. |
CARROLL, BERG, CALDWELL, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TOKIOKA, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Brower, Sagum, Souki |
| Requires that all new and replaced letterheads and documents of the State include both state languages, with the Hawaiian language placed above English translation. Establishes a Hawaiian language interim task force. Appropriates funds. (HB1946 HD1) | ||
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HB1947 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PLAN FOR AND TO HOST THE INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS HEALTH CONFERENCE, "HEALING OUR SPIRIT WORLDWIDE" IN HAWAII. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, CALDWELL, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Berg, Brower, McKelvey, Sagum, Souki, Tokioka |
| Makes an appropriation for preliminary planning to host the international indigenous health conference in Hawaii in 2010. | ||
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HB1948 RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS. |
CARROLL, BERG, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TOKIOKA, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Nishimoto, Sagum, Souki |
| Establishes an aha moku council system advisory committee to provide a framework on the formation of an aha moku council commission that shall serve as in an advisory capacity on all matters regarding the management of the State's natural resources. Appropriates funds for the advisory committee to carry out its duties. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1949 RELATING TO HAWAII. |
MORITA, AWANA, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHONG, EVANS, MANAHAN, SAGUM, TOKIOKA |
| Recognizes descendants of races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to western contact in 1778 as the indigenous, aboriginal, maoli people of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1950 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
CARROLL, BERG, CHANG, EVANS, SAY, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, Brower, Hanohano, Mizuno |
| Amends chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, housing development provisions to allow county councils to approve certain expedited government housing development projects with modifications, and to extend the county and land use commission approval or disapproval window for these projects from 45 to days. Adds a definition for "eligible project" in section 201H-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Repeals the definition of "eligible project" in section 201H-121, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1951 RELATING TO CARGO SERVICE. |
CARROLL, BERG, CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SAY, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Brower, Har, Lee, Manahan, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takumi |
| Requires the Department of Transportation and Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, to study and recommend solutions to tentative plans by Young Brothers Ltd. to discontinue its less-than-container-load cargo service after January 1, 2010. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1952 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CARROLL |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects to benefit the 13th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1953 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
CARROLL, EVANS, SAY |
| Provides for the establishment of a search committee within 30 days of a vacancy in the position of Historic Preservation Officer, that will conduct a nationwide search for the most qualified candidates for the position. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1954 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A VETERANS CENTER ON THE ISLAND OF MOLOKAI. |
CARROLL, BERG, CHANG, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, Brower, Evans, Say, Souki, Takumi |
| Appropriates funds for the design, construction, and equipment needed to build a veterans center on the island of Molokai. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1955 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
PINE, AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, WARD, Brower, Hanohano, Lee, Magaoay, Sonson |
| Exempts disabled veterans, prisoners of war, qualified Hawaii National Guard members, and Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from state and county vehicular weight taxes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1956 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. |
PINE, BERG, CHING, MORITA, Awana, Bertram, Brower, Chang, Hanohano, Lee, Magaoay, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Souki, Wakai |
| Amends the definition of "disability". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1957 RELATING TO KALAELOA. |
PINE, AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, Belatti, Hanohano, Lee, Magaoay, Sonson, Ward |
| Implements master plan for Kalaeloa; purchases Kalaeloa from Navy. | ||
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HB1958 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
PINE, AWANA, BROWER, CHANG, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MEYER, Carroll, Magaoay, Marumoto, Sonson, Souki, Ward |
| Expands types of development that can occur in rural districts to include small town clusters with light agriculture and open space. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1959 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
PINE, CHANG, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, THIELEN, WARD, Awana, Belatti, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Har, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Marumoto, Mizuno, Morita, Nishimoto, Sonson, Souki, Takumi, Wakai |
| Requires local law enforcement to create and open up contra flow lanes around an accident when safe to do so. | ||
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HB1960 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FORTY-THIRD REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
PINE, YAMANE, Sagum |
| Appropriation for capitol improvement projects for the benefit of 43rd representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1961 RELATING TO SCIENCE. |
WARD, AWANA, BROWER, CHANG, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, Cabanilla, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, M. Oshiro, Say, Souki, Yamashita |
| Creates a statewide competition of science and technology with a scholarship to the University of Hawaii and other prizes. | ||
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HB1962 RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. |
WARD, AWANA, CABANILLA, FINNEGAN, Brower, Hanohano, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Souki |
| Establishes "preservation of paradise" by allowing contractors to fast track vertical development rather than horizontal development and provide incentives to protect agricultural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1963 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
WARD, AWANA, BROWER, CABANILLA, CHING, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, KARAMATSU, MARUMOTO, Magaoay, Meyer, Mizuno, Souki |
| Develop a Tourism Master Plan around the carrying capacity of the Hawaii Islands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1964 RELATING TO TEACHING. |
WARD |
| Appropriates money to provide teachers with incentives to apply their nationally recognized skills to help those schools to meet the requirements of adequate yearly progress. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1965 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
WARD |
| Provides for education and tax credits and benefits related to education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1966 RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. |
WARD |
| Creates dual use technology supplemental grant fund under high technology development corporation. Appropriates $10,000,000 into the fund. Appropriates $10,000,000 from the fund for the award of grants by the high technology development corporation. | ||
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HB1967 RELATING TO EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
WARD |
| Appropriates and creates innovative programs and to help foster innovative education and economic ideas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1968 RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. |
SONSON, AWANA, MIZUNO, Lee, Nakasone, Souki |
| Permits board members, numbering less than quorum, to: (1) discuss their individual positions related to official board business at other board meetings and legislative public hearings; (2) attend and participate in discussions at presentations, such as community meetings; and (3) discuss membership to a board's committees in private. Requires a quorum for discussion prior and related to voting and for voting to validate board actions. | ||
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HB1969 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, NAKASONE, Awana, Green, Lee, Souki |
| Excludes services for a limited liability company or limited liability partnership from the definition of "employment" if the person performing services has a fifty per cent or higher transferable interest in the limited liability company or limited liability partnership. | ||
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HB1970 RELATING TO PREPAID CALLING CARDS. |
TAKAI |
| Requires companies selling prepaid calling cards to disclose the terms and services of the cards. Makes a violation of disclosure requirement an unfair or deceptive act or practice. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1971 RELATING TO VACCINATIONS. |
TAKAI |
| Makes all vaccinations in the State non-compulsory but only recommended unless there is danger of an epidemic from any communicable disease. Allows exemptions from vaccinations on any grounds. | ||
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HB1972 RELATING TO TRAFFIC. |
TAKAI |
| Requires DOT to establish and operate a county-wide highway traffic advisory radio system to advise motorists of updated current traffic conditions in any county having a population of greater than 300,000. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1973 RELATING TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL COURT. |
BERTRAM |
| Establishes environmental courts as divisions within the circuit court to handle complaints, administrative appeals, and certain other judicial proceedings of an environmental nature. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1974 RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. |
CABANILLA |
| Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes with regard to international affairs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1975 RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. |
CABANILLA |
| Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes with regard to international affairs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1976 RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS. |
RHOADS, BROWER |
| Repeals law providing that each of the terms "or" and "and" has the meaning of the other or both. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1977 RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. |
RHOADS, BROWER |
| Establishes a $150 fine for running a red light. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1978 RELATING TO PUBLIC ORDER. |
RHOADS, BROWER |
| Makes permanent the prohibition against urinating or defecating in public or within the boundaries of downtown Honolulu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1979 RELATING TO STATE SALARIES. |
RHOADS, BROWER |
| Establishes a 3 year statute of limitation for recovering the overpayment of state salaries. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1980 RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. |
RHOADS, BROWER |
| Requires district court to delete from a driver's traffic abstract any violation which the driver is found not to have committed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1981 RELATING TO WASTE PREVENTION. |
RHOADS, Brower |
| Prohibits publishers of telephone directories from distributing directories without first obtaining prior authorization from intended recipients in the form of an affirmative confirmation expressing the recipient's willingness to accept delivery. Defines "telephone directory". Requires department of health to adopt rules. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1982 RELATING TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. |
RHOADS, Brower |
| Appropriates funds for the ombudsman to develop and implement a pilot program using informed customers to investigate customer service at state agencies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1983 RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES. |
RHOADS, Brower |
| Extends the period of time, from 1 to 3 years, that an applicant who has been denied or refused a liquor license must wait before becoming eligible to submit another application. | ||
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HB1984 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
RHOADS, BROWER |
| Prohibits the consumption of any liquor on any public sidewalk or common area within a public housing project. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1985 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
RHOADS |
| Amends criminal trespass in the first degree to include a person who enters or remains unlawfully in or upon the premises of a public housing project after reasonable request or warning to leave by housing authorities or a police officer. Excludes an invited guest. | ||
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HB1986 RELATING TO NEWS MEDIA PRIVILEGE. |
WARD |
| Provides a news media privilege to allow reporters to protect their sources of information. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1987 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
EVANS |
| Prohibits young drivers from using a telephone while operating a motor vehicle. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1988 RELATING TO MACADAMIA NUTS. |
EVANS, HERKES, Tsuji |
| Establishes a macadamia nut commission to develop marketing and promotional programs for the macadamia nut industry in the State. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1989 RELATING TO VETERANS. |
EVANS |
| Requires director of office of veterans' services to deposit gifts into an account in the state treasury to be known as the veterans' gift trust fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1990 RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES. |
EVANS |
| Prohibits condominium associations and like entities from preventing homeowners of single-family residential dwellings or townhouses from installing a solar energy device that meets engineered designed systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1991 RELATING TO THE STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM. |
EVANS |
| Appropriates funds for the state public library system to establish an outreach program, including personnel and supplies, to identify, develop, and implement programs for underserved areas in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1992 RELATING TO MEDICAL LIABILITY. |
GREEN |
| Limits noneconomic damages that may be recovered in medical tort actions. Limits the amount of attorney's fees that may be collected in connection with a medical tort action. Amends the definition of "health care provider" and "medical tort". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1993 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN, BERTRAM, BROWER, MIZUNO, RHOADS, WARD |
| Appropriates funds to provide care for uninsured Hawaii residents. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1994 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
GREEN |
| Appropriates funds for district CIP for the Sixth Representative District. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1995 RELATING TO TORTS. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Limits noneconomic damages in medical tort actions to $500,000. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1996 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN, BROWER, MIZUNO, WARD |
| Establishes Health Enterprise Zones in the state to provide incentives for health care providers to serve in health professional shortage areas of the state. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1997 RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. |
GREEN, AWANA, BROWER, MIZUNO, MORITA, WARD |
| Requires the use of compact fluorescent light bulbs in all state and county facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1998 RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF BLIND, DEAF, AND DEAF-BLIND PERSONS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Appropriates funds for a survey of the number of blind, deaf, and deaf-blind persons in the State of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB1999 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Appropriates funds for hearing and vision screening for newborns, children, and teenagers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2000 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires that hearing aid devices be included in mandatory insurance coverage for medicaid and private health insurance. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2001 RELATING TO TELEPHARMACY. |
MORITA, CARROLL, HANOHANO, HERKES, SAGUM, Tokioka |
| Requires board of pharmacy to allow telepharmacy by certain federally qualified health centers participating in the federal 340B Pharmaceutical Purchasing Program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Defines "telepharmacy" to limit dispensing to only acute medications. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2002 RELATING TO DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINERS. |
MORITA, TAKAI |
| Requires the refund value of a deposit beverage container to be marked directly on the container. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2003 RELATING TO THE HAWAII ENERGY POLICY FORUM. |
MORITA, CARROLL |
| Makes an appropriation for the continuation of the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2004 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A STUDY ON ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES. |
MORITA, CARROLL |
| Appropriates funds to collect and analyze data and to develop a plan for developing, using, and maintaining a statewide transportation energy information and monitoring system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2005 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. |
MORITA, CARROLL |
| Expands the renewable energy technologies tax credit to include solar electric energy systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2006 RELATING TO ATTACHMENT AND EXECUTION. |
EVANS |
| Increases the real property exemption to $650,000 with respect to attachments and executions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2007 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Requires the auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of each commissary located in a Hawaii correctional facility, as well as commissaries located at out-of-state contracted correctional facilities where Hawaii inmates are confined. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2008 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS |
| Repeals section 353-32, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which provides that gifts of money or property donated to the department of public safety must be deposited in the state treasury and reported to the legislature by the department annually. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2009 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. |
EVANS |
| Repeals section 353-33, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which establishes the correctional program revolving fund for the purpose of offsetting the cost of providing programs for inmates. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2010 RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS. |
MARUMOTO |
| Enacts the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2011 RELATING TO BREAST CANCER. |
GREEN, AWANA, BROWER, CABANILLA, MIZUNO, WARD, Belatti |
| Requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for hospital stays of at least forty-eight hours in connection with mastectomies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2012 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS. |
GREEN, AWANA, BELATTI, CABANILLA, MIZUNO, Rhoads, Ward |
| Ensures physicians are reimbursed for services at a rate of not less than one hundred twenty-five per cent of medicare reimbursement rates. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2013 RELATING TO CANCER. |
GREEN, AWANA, CABANILLA, MIZUNO, Belatti, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for oral chemotherapy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2014 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
GREEN, AWANA, BELATTI, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, MIZUNO, RHOADS, Brower |
| Requires DOH, in collaboration with DCCA's Insurance Division, to develop and implement a health insurance plan for part-time workers and the uninsured. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2015 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN, AWANA, CABANILLA, MIZUNO, Belatti, Bertram, Rhoads |
| Prohibits health plans from requiring prior authorization for persons before receiving general Obstetric/Gynecological services or treatment for Hepatitis C. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2016 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
GREEN, AWANA, CABANILLA, MIZUNO, Belatti |
| Requires health insurance plans to include methods of oral chemotherapy treatment as a medical benefit and not as a drug benefit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2017 RELATING TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. |
NAKASONE |
| Amends workers' compensation law to require that, as part of the process for returning an injured worker to suitable gainful employment, a vocational rehabilitation provider examine the feasibility of modified or other work at the employee's same employer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2018 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
NAKASONE |
| Establishes a workers' compensation advisory council in the department of labor and industrial relations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2019 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A VETERANS CENTER. |
CHANG, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, TSUJI, Evans |
| Makes a grant to the Hawaii Island Veterans' Memorial, Inc. for plans, design, and construction of infrastructure to build affordable housing and a center for Hawaii's veterans. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2020 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. |
CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, NISHIMOTO, TSUJI |
| Appropriates funds to support the statewide economic development program of the Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network hosted by the University of Hawaii at Hilo. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2021 RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Requires community and condominium associations and cooperatives to adopt rules regarding the placement of clotheslines by 12/31/09. Requires community and condominium associations and cooperatives to enforce rules regarding placement of clotheslines on 01/01/10, and thereafter. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2022 RELATING TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CABANILLA, CHING, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, Belatti, Brower, Carroll, Har, Magaoay, Rhoads, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Sonson |
| Provides a means for childhood screening required for entry into school, from birth to eight years of age, and establishes the Hawaii Childhood Screening Initiative Advisory Committee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2023 RELATING TO DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CABANILLA, CHING, HAR, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SHIMABUKURO, Carroll, Magaoay, Sagum, Sonson |
| Establishes a pilot project at Hina Mauka to treat crystal methamphetamine ("ice") addiction using Vivitrol (long-acting, injectable form of naltrexone). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2024 RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, CARROLL, CHING, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Har, Sagum, Shimabukuro |
| Requires electronic monitoring of probationers and parolees convicted of offenses related to criminal street gangs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2025 RELATING TO TOBACCO. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, GREEN, MARUMOTO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Brower, Cabanilla, Carroll, Magaoay, Sagum, Sonson |
| Prohibits the sale and distribution of flavored tobacco products. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2026 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO HIRE TEACHERS THROUGH THE TEACH FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. |
MIZUNO, CHING, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, Awana, Belatti |
| Makes an appropriation to hire 10 teachers from the Teach for America Program to teach in high needs schools in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2027 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, HAR, MARUMOTO, THIELEN |
| Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot project to develop or contract to develop and operate programs to provide services and support for at-risk children from low-income families. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2028 RELATING TO THE INTERNET. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, HAR, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SAGUM, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WARD, M. Oshiro, Sonson |
| Creates a cyber safety pilot project in the department of the attorney general aimed to protect school children by educating students, teachers, and parents about how to avoid dangers on the Internet. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2029 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN |
| Establishes special education advisory council in chapter 302A, HRS, relating to education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2030 RELATING TO SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, Green |
| Appropriates funds to non-school hour programs for youth enrolled in school. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2031 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, GREEN, HAR, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, Lee, Rhoads, Ward |
| Appropriates moneys for the development, renewal, and maintenance of fine arts classes in secondary schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2032 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, BROWER, CARROLL, GREEN, MAGAOAY, M. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WARD, Cabanilla, Rhoads, Sagum, Sonson |
| Prohibits the employees' retirement system from acquiring securities of companies that have active business operations with Uganda. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2033 RELATING TO CRIME. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, WARD |
| Creates a new criminal offense of unlawful distribution of adware or spyware if a person knowingly transmits prohibited computer software, adware, or spyware to a computer to obtain the owner's personally identifiable information or control the computer, and makes the offense a class B felony. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2034 RELATING TO UNATTENDED CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES. |
LEE, AWANA, BROWER, CARROLL, HAR, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WARD, Sagum, Sonson |
| Makes it a violation of the statewide traffic code to leave a child unattended in a motor vehicle. Effective on approval. Requires the examiner of drivers to test driver's license applicants for knowledge of this offense. Requires notice of law in rental cars. Effective on 10/1/2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2035 RELATING TO MINORS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, HAR, MARUMOTO, THIELEN |
| Requires the Board of Education to establish an Internet safety policy for minors with respect to the use of computers that have Internet access in public schools and libraries. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2036 RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, GREEN, HAR, MARUMOTO, MEYER |
| Changes the classification of the offense of promoting intoxicating liquor to a minor from a misdemeanor to a petty misdemeanor. Allows the courts to impose a jail sentence for those convicted of the offense. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2037 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
MIZUNO, MARUMOTO, THIELEN |
| Establishes the procedures and requirements for child custody evaluator training and certification. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2038 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO, Har |
| Allows the department of education to hire its own attorneys independent of the attorney general. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2039 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
MIZUNO, Belatti |
| Requires the department of human services to disregard specified assets for purposes of determining eligibility for certain public assistance benefits. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2040 RELATING TO HAWAII'S ECONOMY. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, MARUMOTO, MEYER, WARD |
| Authorizes an independent study and analysis of Hawaii's economy, including recommendations for public policy changes that will begin to address the cost of living, affordability, and quality of life issues that Hawaii residents face. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2041 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ASSET BUILDING TASK FORCE. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, MARUMOTO, MEYER |
| Establishes the public financial education and asset building task force to develop standards for the financial education of state employees. Makes an appropriation for this purpose. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2042 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
MIZUNO, Awana |
| Amends custody and visitation criteria and procedures to specify what factors the courts shall consider in determining the best interest of the child. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2043 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD ALLOWANCE FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, WARD |
| Allows a former foster youth to be eligible for higher education board allowance until the age of twenty-one and for a period of five and one-half years. Makes an appropriation for this purpose. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2044 RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. |
MARUMOTO, AWANA, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WARD, Belatti, Brower, Carroll, Green, Lee, M. Oshiro, Rhoads, Sagum, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds to replace all incandescent lighting with compact fluorescent lighting in public schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2045 RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, SHIMABUKURO, WARD, Har, Magaoay, Sagum |
| Establishes a global youth center under the University of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2046 RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS. |
MIZUNO, LEE, MARUMOTO, Awana, Rhoads |
| Expands the provisions of individual development accounts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2047 RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, LEE, Belatti |
| Appropriates funds for the individual development account program, instead of making grants. Requires the department of human services to provide technical and administrative assistance to entities seeking to become fiduciary organizations. Prohibits fiduciary organizations from using more than 25% of state funds per year for operating costs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2048 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA |
| Appropriates funds for incorporating peace education in the current public school curriculum, including funding for counselor training, expansion of the peer education program, and the hiring of additional substance abuse counselors. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2049 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, CABANILLA |
| Expands the power of the insurance commissioner to include regulating the rates of dental insurance providers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2050 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, WARD, Belatti, Har, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds for various homeless and housing programs and projects. Extends sunset date for allocation of conveyance tax to the rental housing trust fund to June 30, 2013. Makes appropriation to assist developers in contracting for third party review and certification to expedite the processing and issuance of building permits for affordable housing projects. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the planning, development, and construction of affordable housing in cooperation with nonprofit and private developers and for other purposes relating to public and affordable housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2051 RELATING TO EDUCATION FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, Green |
| Establishes rules for school placement and transportation for foster children. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2052 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
WARD, Awana, Belatti, Sonson |
| Establishes the photo red light imaging detector system program. Authorizes counties to implement the program. Increases the time to mail a citation to the owner of the vehicle that used a high occupancy lane illegally. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2053 RELATING TO CRIME. |
WARD, AWANA, BERTRAM, FINNEGAN, Belatti, Tsuji |
| Provides a system of bonding that will allow for the conditional early release of nonviolent criminal offenders. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2054 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
WARD, Awana, Belatti, Bertram, Finnegan, Mizuno, Pine, Sonson, Tsuji |
| Mandating progressive disclosure of costs of medical procedures. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2055 APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR A PILOT PROJECT TO INCREASE BUS RIDERSHIP. |
WARD, AWANA, BERTRAM, MIZUNO, PINE, Belatti, Finnegan, Rhoads, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds for a pilot program to encourage ridership on buses by offering free ridership for 6 months. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2056 RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, CHING, GREEN, HAR, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds for pedestrian safety improvements by the State and counties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2057 RELATING TO VETERANS. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, CHING, HAR, MEYER, Sonson |
| Directs the Department of Health to establish a comprehensive suicide prevention program for veterans in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2058 RELATING TO FINES FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICANT. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, CHING, GREEN, HAR, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, WARD, Sonson |
| Increases fines for driving after license suspended or denied for noncompliance with an order of support. Increases the fine for first time DUI offenders. Requires the state director of finance to pay fines received from DUI offenders to the county in which the offense occurred for use in road design, construction, maintenance, and repair. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2059 RELATING TO CIGARETTES. |
MIZUNO, CALDWELL, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, MANAHAN, SONSON, THIELEN, Say |
| Prohibits sale of cigarettes in Hawaii that are not reduced ignition propensity "fire-safe" beginning 7/1/2009. Sets civil fines and requires attorney general to adopt rules to enforce law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2060 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
MIZUNO, Belatti, Har, Meyer |
| Allows courts the option of imposing the penalty of vehicle forfeiture of a vehicle used by a defendant in the commission of the offense of street racing if a person is convicted for a first offense. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2061 RELATING TO VETERANS. |
MIZUNO, Belatti |
| Provides access for Hawaii national guard veterans to information on health screening tests for exposure to depleted uranium. Establishes a task force to study the health effects of depleted uranium exposure. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2062 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, CHING, HAR, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, WARD |
| Allows persons eligible to receive Medicaid funds for care at nursing home facilities to remain at home and receive home and community-based long-term care. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2063 RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. |
MIZUNO, HAR, LEE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, WARD, Sonson |
| Requires department of health to establish a 2-year pilot project on Oahu to equip paramedics to transmit electrocardiogram data in the field or in ambulances directly to a hospital's emergency room or to a cardiologist prior a cardiac patient's arrival at an emergency room. Makes appropriation from the emergency medical services special fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2064 RELATING TO THE BUDGET. |
MIZUNO, BERTRAM, RHOADS, Belatti, Cabanilla, Caldwell, Chang, Chong, Manahan, M. Oshiro, Sagum, Say, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Tokioka |
| Clarifies that the joint legislative budget committee may hold public hearings on gubernatorial budget restrictions and funds withholding. Requires prior written notice to the joint legislative budget committee of any intent to restrict or withhold any funds. Requires executive agency allotment estimates to include all amounts appropriated by the legislature. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2065 RELATING TO OSTEOPOROSIS. |
MIZUNO, HAR, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD |
| Requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for bone mass measurements for the diagnosis of osteoporosis. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2066 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Repeals exemption from civil service of the first and second deputy sheriff; requires the deputy director for law enforcement and the sheriff to be graduates of a law enforcement academy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2067 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
EVANS |
| Establishes a committee that may add other medical conditions to the definition of "debilitating medical condition" for the purpose of medical marijuana use; amends the definitions of "primary caregiver" and "written certification"; defines "adequate supply" to include seven plants and three ounces of usable marijuana; adds definition for "registration" and amends the registration requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2068 RELATING TO OFFENDER REENTRY. |
EVANS |
| Makes clarifying amendments to chapter 353H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to the offender reentry program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2069 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
EVANS |
| Creates a protocol account to be used at the discretion of the executive director of the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority for the purposes of marketing and promotion. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2070 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
EVANS |
| Requires the court or other designated agency to review the juvenile justice information system when determining whether a child is a first-time offender and whether mental health services for the child are appropriate. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2071 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
EVANS |
| Establishes the Hawaii medical malpractice insurance relief fund to offer policies of medical malpractice insurance to physicians in the State. Repeals Hawaii medical malpractice underwriting plan (chapter 435C, HRS). Appropriates funds to the medical malpractice insurance reserve trust fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2072 RELATING TO VETERANS. |
EVANS |
| Requires office of veterans services to help inform certain members of the Hawaii national guard of federal services for depleted uranium exposure. Prohibits state funds use. Requires office to implement outreach. Requires adjutant general to certify annually that the Hawaii national guard members are informed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2073 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
EVANS |
| Directs the office of planning to petition the land use commission to reclassify certain land in Hawaii county from the agricultural district to the conservation district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2074 RELATING TO WATERCRAFT SAFETY. |
EVANS |
| Creates a recreational vessel safety education program. Provides for issuance of permits to persons who complete the program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2075 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE RATE FILINGS. |
EVANS |
| Requires insurers to file rates that provide for an appropriate reduction in premium charges for insureds who are 65 years of age and older after successfully completing a motor vehicle accident prevention course. Requires the department of transportation to develop the motor vehicle accident prevention course. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2076 RELATING TO DEPLETED URANIUM. |
EVANS |
| Requires the department of health to establish air sampling stations to monitor for levels of depleted uranium. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2077 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
GREEN, AWANA, BELATTI, CABANILLA, MIZUNO |
| Requires that mutual benefit societies annually spend on health community benefit programs no less than 50 percent of the savings that they receive annually from their general excise tax exemption as nonprofit organizations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2078 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Short form bill relating to housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2079 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Short form bill relating to housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2080 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Short form bill relating to housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2081 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Short form bill relating to housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2082 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Short form bill relating to human services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2083 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING FACILITIES. |
YAMASHITA, BROWER, HANOHANO, HERKES, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, Chang |
| Appropriates funds to establish a state agricultural processing facility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2084 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
YAMASHITA, CHONG, Chang |
| Appropriates funds for 2 full-time executive-level positions at the University of Hawaii college of engineering. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2085 RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. |
YAMASHITA, TSUJI, YAMANE, Chong, Nakasone |
| Makes the Agribusiness Development Corporation an attached agency of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, instead of the Department of Agriculture. Requires DBEDT to provide its expertise to ADC. Requires the composition of the Board of ADC to include certain secondary industries related to agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2086 RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill relating to technology. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2087 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill relating to taxation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2088 RELATING TO THE ECONOMY. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill relating to the economy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2089 RELATING TO THE INNOVATION ECONOMY. |
YAMASHITA |
| Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to the innovation economy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2090 RELATING TO THE ECONOMY. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill relating to the economy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2091 RELATING TO LANDFILLS. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Transfers regulation of private landfills from the counties to the department of health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2092 RELATING TO INCOME TAXATION. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Increases the renewable energy technologies tax credit for wind-powered energy systems for commercial properties from 20% to 35% of the actual cost of the system up to $500,000. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2093 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
M. OSHIRO, HERKES, Souki |
| Requires motor vehicle insurers to reduce the rates of senior citizens who successfully complete a driver improvement course. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2094 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
M. OSHIRO, YAMANE |
| Requires that moneys received pursuant to a solicitation of funds by a government body to cover costs and expenses of state-sponsored trips and endeavors to generate business opportunities and goodwill be deposited into the general fund and disbursed pursuant to legislative appropriation. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2095 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Makes technical amendment to budget allotment modification law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2096 RELATING TO STATE FINANCES. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Makes technical amendment to transfer of nongeneral funds to general funds law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2097 RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Makes a technical amendment to the state budget laws relating to the deposit of state funds into the state treasury. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2098 RELATING TO STATE FUNDS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Makes a technical amendment to the state budget law relating to the deposit of state funds into the state treasury. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2099 RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Provides a mandatory tax credit to taxpayers pursuant to article VII, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2100 RELATING TO STATE BONDS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article XII, Section 13 of the State Constitution to declare that issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2101 RELATING TO THE HAWAII ENERGY LOAN PROGRAM. |
MORITA, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, GREEN, MARUMOTO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, PINE, SAGUM, SAY, THIELEN, TSUJI, WATERS, Rhoads |
| Establishes the Hawaii energy loan program to provide low-interest loans for energy programs that promote energy conservation and renewable energy resource development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2102 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. |
MORITA, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHING, GREEN, HAR, MARUMOTO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, PINE, SAGUM, SAY, THIELEN, TSUJI, WATERS, Bertram, Evans, Rhoads |
| Establishes the Hawaii clean vehicle incentive program to encourage consumers to purchase motor vehicles with low greenhouse gas emissions. Creates special fund to receive surcharges and fund rebates. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2103 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. |
MORITA, AWANA, BERG, CARROLL, CHING, GREEN, B. OSHIRO, PINE, THIELEN, Belatti, Bertram, Rhoads, Waters |
| Requires environmental impact statements to address climate change. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2104 RELATING TO THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE. |
MORITA, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, GREEN, HAR, MARUMOTO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, PINE, SAGUM, SAY, THIELEN, TSUJI, WATERS, Rhoads |
| Requires the consumer advocate to advocate for the increased use of renewable energy sources in the provision of public utilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2105 A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHTING. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERTRAM, CALDWELL, CARROLL, EVANS, GREEN, HAR, MARUMOTO, B. OSHIRO, PINE, THIELEN, WATERS, Ching, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Sagum, Say, Tsuji |
| Establishes a preference for the purchase of high efficiency lighting by state agencies, where its use is technically feasible and the lighting is competitively priced. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2106 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, GREEN, HAR, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, PINE, SAGUM, SAY, THIELEN, WATERS, Bertram, Tsuji |
| Provides a one-time $1,500 tax credit for the purchase of a hybrid or alternative fuel motor vehicle. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2107 RELATING TO COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, CALDWELL, CARROLL, GREEN, HAR, MARUMOTO, B. OSHIRO, PINE, THIELEN, WATERS, Bertram, Ching, Evans, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Sagum, Say, Tsuji |
| Requires use of compact fluorescent light bulbs in state buildings and public education campaign to promote private use of compact fluorescent light bulbs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2108 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, CALDWELL, CHING, GREEN, HAR, MARUMOTO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, PINE, SAGUM, SAY, THIELEN, WATERS, Bertram, Carroll, Tsuji |
| Provides incentives to purchase hybrid and alternative fuel motor vehicles by allowing these vehicles to travel in high-occupancy vehicle lanes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2109 RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. |
MIZUNO, HAR, MEYER |
| Establishes a statewide task force to advise the Civil Defense Division of the state Department of Defense on the needs of individuals with disabilities and special health needs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2110 RELATING TO AGING. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, LEE, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, Har |
| Establishes four additional full-time equivalent faculty positions at the University of Hawaii's center on aging research and education to assist in the fulfillment of its mission. Makes an appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2111 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN. |
MIZUNO |
| Expands the long-term care ombudsman program by adding three additional ombudsman positions, one for each neighboring county. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2112 RELATING TO THE TASK FORCE ON AGING. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, HAR, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SONSON, THIELEN |
| Establishes a task force on aging to study the need for and feasibility of establishing a department of aging. Requires the task force on aging to submit findings and recommendations to the legislature. Appropriates funds for the task force on aging. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2113 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, MARUMOTO, MEYER, RHOADS, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD |
| Provides a tax credit to caregivers who care for qualified care recipients. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2114 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
MIZUNO |
| Requires Med-QUEST and Medicaid coverage for chiropractic care. Requires the Department of Human Services to pass funding on to QUEST plans to implement the services. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2115 RELATING TO ELDER AFFAIRS. |
MIZUNO |
| Prohibits the director of the executive office on aging from altering, editing or withholding any work product issued by policy advisory board for elder affairs because it is inconsistent with the policy of the administration. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2116 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. |
LEE, BELATTI, CHING, HAR, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, RHOADS, SONSON, THIELEN |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii Center on Aging Research and Education to establish up to four faculty positions and for program expenses to develop methods to provide gerontological and aging education, curriculum and teaching development and coordination, outreach and community services, and student aid. (HB2116 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2117 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
MIZUNO, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SONSON, WARD |
| Mandates health insurance coverage to screen for colorectal cancer by colonoscopy every ten years, beginning at age fifty. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2118 RELATING TO TUBERCULOSIS. |
MIZUNO, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, Belatti, Rhoads, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds for tuberculosis treatment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2119 RELATING TO ANATOMICAL TRANSPLANTS. |
MIZUNO, Belatti, Sonson |
| Prohibits health insurers from denying or limiting coverage for organ or tissue transplantation services on the basis that the insured, member, enrollee, or subscriber is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. (HB2119 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2120 RELATING TO MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. |
LEE, BELATTI, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, SONSON, THIELEN |
| Requires regular surveys of residents of multi-unit residential buildings on specific needs and issues relating to medical needs, accommodations for the disabled, and other special needs for emergency preparation purposes. Requires multi-unit residential buildings to have and inform their residents of emergency evacuation plans. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2121 RELATING TO FERAL PIGS. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SONSON |
| Directs the department of land and natural resources to establish, implement, and maintain a pilot program to identify and reduce problem feral pig populations. Program terminates on June 30, 2010. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2122 RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. |
MIZUNO |
| Makes unlawful the use, setting, maintenance, or tending of any body-gripping animal trap except when used by the government to protect human health and safety, for rodent control, or using traps approved by the Department of Land and Natural Resources for feral pig control. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2123 RELATING TO UTILITIES. |
MIZUNO, MARUMOTO, MEYER, Sonson |
| Establishes a utilities coordinating council to coordinate the orderly planning and installation, removal, or relocation of underground facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2124 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
MIZUNO |
| Exempts from the general excise tax and use tax all equipment used directly in the generation of electricity using fuel cells, wind energy, solar energy, or landfill gas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2125 RELATING TO LOSS MITIGATION. |
MIZUNO |
| Provides a tax credit for individuals who install wind resistive devices, as defined by the director of taxation, in a noncommercial dwelling located in Hawaii that is owned by the taxpayer. Repeals the loss mitigation grant program. Makes an appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2126 RELATING TO HEALTHCARE. |
MIZUNO, Awana, Magaoay, Rhoads |
| Requires hospitals to establish a policy and program that identifies, assesses, and develops strategies to control the risk of injury to patients and healthcare workers and nurses associated with lifting and moving patients. Provides tax deduction for hospitals that purchase equipment for the moving of patients. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2127 RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CABANILLA, MARUMOTO, WARD, Magaoay |
| Amends the penal code definition of "person" to clarify that for the purposes of offenses against the person, the term "person" includes any infant who is born alive at any stage of development. Defines the term "born alive". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2128 RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, MAGAOAY, RHOADS |
| Amends the offenses of assault in the second degree and terroristic threatening in the first degree to include conduct committed against victims who the courts and police are attempting to keep safe with protective orders. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2129 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
MIZUNO, Awana, Magaoay, Rhoads |
| Requires hospitals to disclose infection rates; protects patient privacy rights. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2130 RELATING TO CRITERIA FOR EXTENDED TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT. |
MIZUNO, Awana, Magaoay |
| Extends term of imprisonment for offenses committed against pregnant women. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2131 RELATING TO TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CABANILLA, GREEN, WARD, Magaoay |
| Adds the acts of inflicting serious or substantial bodily injury upon a person who is pregnant in the course of committing or attempting to commit a felony to those actions for which an extended term of imprisonment may be given. Mandates imprisonment for such actions if not subject to extended term. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2132 RELATING TO CRIME. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, CABANILLA, GREEN, WARD, Magaoay |
| Makes it a class B felony to assault a pregnant woman if the offender intended or knew the assault would cause death or serious or substantial bodily injury to the fetus. Requires imposition of the maximum indeterminate term of 10 years in prison on conviction. Makes it a class C felony to assault a pregnant woman if the offender acted in reckless disregard of the risk of causing death or serious or substantial bodily injury to the fetus. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2133 RELATING TO NURSING. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, MAGAOAY, RHOADS |
| Creates a nursing teacher loan forgiveness pilot program at the University of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2134 RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR NURSING. |
MIZUNO, MAGAOAY |
| Makes permanent the deposit and disbursement of certain nursing fees into the compliance resolution fund for the credit of the center for nursing special fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2135 RELATING TO VETERAN BURIAL GRANTS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, MAGAOAY, RHOADS |
| Provides for the burial of Filipino veterans. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2136 RELATING TO CARE HOMES. |
MIZUNO, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, Awana, Rhoads |
| Increases payments for level of care for ARCH types I and II, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes by 7% from $641.90 to $686.83 for level I and from $749.90 to $802.39 for level II beginning on 7/1/08. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2137 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHANG, MAGAOAY, RHOADS |
| Provides a $1,000 tax credit for expenses related to an organ donation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2138 RELATING TO CAREGIVER RECOGNITION DAY. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, MAGAOAY, RHOADS |
| Establishes an annual Caregiver Recognition Day on the first Saturday of November. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2139 RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, MAGAOAY, RHOADS |
| Enacts the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2140 RELATING TO THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT. |
MIZUNO, RHOADS |
| Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot project to assist undocumented immigrants who are victims of domestic violence. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2141 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, CABANILLA, GREEN, LEE, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, RHOADS, THIELEN |
| Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the department of health, to provide accurate information on human papillomavirus, the link between human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer, and the availability of human papillomavirus immunizations to parents of female sixth graders in public schools. Appropriations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2142 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, MAGAOAY, RHOADS |
| Directs the department of education to develop and implement, in consultation with other educational and community organizations, a student and faculty exchange program between Hawaii and its sister provinces in the Philippines. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2143 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
B. OSHIRO, MORITA |
| Requires state agencies to consider biobased products in purchasing and enhances the economic development of biobased products. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2144 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
B. OSHIRO |
| Assesses a tax on the sale of fireworks instead of assessing a permit fee to discharge fireworks. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2145 RELATING TO UNCLAIMED PROPERTY. |
B. OSHIRO |
| Allows individuals attempting to claim unclaimed property from the State to assert ownership through affidavit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2146 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Requires the department of public safety to establish performance indicators to ensure that the department is in compliance with the Community Safety Act of 2007. Requires monthly reports to the legislature, using key performance indicators, such as inmate drug test failure rates, educational goals achieved, reentry plans, post-incarceration employment, victim restitution paid, and recidivism rates. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2147 RELATING TO PAROLE. |
EVANS, Har |
| Establishes an earned-time program that provides incentives for inmate rehabilitation by allowing inmates to become eligible for parole when they make consistent progress in completing programs while incarcerated. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2148 RELATING TO THE AUDITOR. |
EVANS, Har |
| Requires the auditor to conduct performance audits of private prisons on the mainland that house Hawaii prisoners. Makes appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2149 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, Har |
| Requires prisons holding Hawaii prisoners under a contract with the State to make public information about the operation of the prison | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2150 RELATING TO PHARMACY. |
EVANS |
| Requires the board of pharmacy to make unannounced site visits to pharmacies at least once every 2 years. Makes acceptance of on-site visits a condition to receiving a permit to operate a pharmacy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2151 RELATING TO CAPTIVE INSURANCE. |
EVANS, HERKES |
| Forms a captive insurance company to provide medical malpractice insurance to self-employed medical doctors. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2152 RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS |
| Short form bill relating to department of public safety. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2153 RELATING TO NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS |
| Short form bill relating to narcotics enforcement division of the department of public safety. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2154 RELATING TO VETERANS. |
EVANS |
| Short form bill relating to veterans. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2155 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
EVANS |
| Short form bill relating to civil defense. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2156 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES. |
EVANS |
| Short form bill relating to the office of veterans' services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2157 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES. |
EVANS, Har |
| Transfers the office of veterans' services from the department of defense to the department of human services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2158 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
EVANS, Har |
| Establishes a bill of rights for children of incarcerated parents. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2159 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
EVANS |
| Provides the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority with funds to obtain an environmental impact statement to support rezoning of certain land from conservation to urban. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2160 RELATING TO EMERGENCIES. |
EVANS |
| Establishes an emergency advisory radio station pilot project on the island of Hawaii | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2161 RELATING TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE. |
EVANS, HERKES |
| Establishes a medical malpractice mutual insurance company modeled upon the employers' mutual insurance company. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2162 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OPIHI RESTORATION PROGRAM. |
EVANS |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the opihi restoration project, a hatchery-based restocking program to enhance depleted natural populations of opihi. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2163 RELATING TO COMPTROLLER SUPERVISION OF ACCOUNTS. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, Berg, Brower, Har, Herkes, Lee, Sagum, Tsuji, Wakai |
| Limits the University of Hawaii's duty to preaudit all proposed payments to those that amount to $10,000 or more. (HB2163 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2164 RELATING TO THE CANCER RESEARCH SPECIAL FUND. |
CHANG, BERG, BERTRAM, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, TSUJI, Brower, Rhoads, Sagum, Wakai |
| Increases the sources of revenue available to support the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. Allows moneys in cancer research special fund to be used for capital expenditures. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2165 RELATING TO NURSING. |
CHANG, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, MAGAOAY, MORITA, TSUJI, Herkes, Karamatsu, Lee, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Sagum, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Allows a master's degree candidate in a nursing program who has completed the pre-licensure component of the program to apply for a license by examination to practice as a registered nurse. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2166 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, RHOADS, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMASHITA, Sagum |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to finance energy conservation and renewable energy measures to make Saunders Hall at the University of Hawaii a campus and community model of sustainability and energy conservation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2167 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
MORITA |
| Requires electric utilities to create an optional pricing program based on a percentage of renewable energy sources used to generate electricity. Increases the total rated generating capacity produced by eligible customer-generators. Establishes a transferable ownership interest in excess electricity credits. Increases the maximum capacity of an eligible customer-generator. Directs the public utilities commission to hire a consultant to perform a review of solar electric generation in the State. Clarifies that development of solar electric resources are an acceptable use of category C and D agricultural lands. Clarifies that persons who generate electricity from renewable sources for their own consumption are not public utilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2168 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS. |
MORITA, CHANG, GREEN, HANOHANO, Carroll, Evans, Herkes, Tsuji |
| Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds to H2 Technologies, Incorporated for construction of Hydrogen Generator Appliance Laboratory and hydrogen generation and conversion facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2169 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Short form bill relating to health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2170 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Short form bill relating to health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2171 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Short form bill relating to health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2172 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Short form bill relating to health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2173 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Short form bill relating to health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2174 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. |
CALDWELL, ITO, MORITA |
| Requires governor to review, evaluate, and report on steps necessary to create a new department of conservation and environmental protection to encompass environmental and conservation programs now performed by the DLNR, DOH, and other state agencies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2175 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. |
CALDWELL |
| Repeals the sunset date of December 31, 2008, for Chapter 453D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to preserve the provisions set in Hawaii's laws dealing with licensure for mental health counselors. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2176 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. |
CALDWELL, MORITA, B. OSHIRO |
| Bans the use of polystyrene foam containers by food vendors in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2177 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. |
CALDWELL, MORITA, B. OSHIRO |
| Requires retailers in the State to distribute only recyclable, reusable, or compostable checkout bags. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2178 RELATING TO VEHICULAR EMISSIONS. |
CALDWELL, MORITA, B. OSHIRO |
| Directs the department of health to adopt rules implementing California's new vehicle emission standards. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2179 RELATING TO DRUGS. |
MARUMOTO, EVANS, ITO, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
| Adds salvia divinorum and salvinorin A to list of Schedule I drugs | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2180 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT LIABILITY. |
MARUMOTO, EVANS, ITO, B. OSHIRO, THIELEN, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
| Authorizes the superintendent of education to agree to indemnify the counties whenever the department of education uses county facilities for the purpose of interscholastic athletic activities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2181 RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. |
MARUMOTO, EVANS, ITO, B. OSHIRO, THIELEN, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
| Phases out the use of incandescent bulbs in state buildings by July 1, 2010. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2182 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR RESERVOIRS, DAMS, AND DITCH SYSTEMS. |
TOKIOKA, MORITA, SAGUM |
| Appropriates moneys for a feasibility study on management of dams, reservoirs, and ditch systems. Effective 7/1/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2183 RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. |
THIELEN, GREEN, MORITA |
| Establishes greenhouse gas emissions reduction benchmarks to be achieved prior to 01/01/20. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2184 RELATING TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. |
MIZUNO, WATERS |
| Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to establish, update, and define the self-sufficiency standard. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2185 RELATING TO SPECIAL EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO |
| Establishes research, development, and review panels for individualized education programs and individualized family service plans. Provides access to qualified individuals in the development of individualized education programs and individualized family service plans. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2186 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO |
| Extends the deadline within which to file a request for a due process hearing relating to the education of a child with a disability from ninety days to two years when the request is for reimbursement of costs of a child's placement. Requires the department to adopt rules that provide for the reimbursement of expert witness and other relevant fees and expenses associated with a hearing. Requires the establishment of an appeals board and process wherein a state review officer shall review the decisions of the impartial hearings officers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2187 RELATING TO TOXIC PRODUCTS. |
THIELEN, AWANA, BROWER, CARROLL, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, SAGUM, SHIMABUKURO, WARD |
| Prohibits the manufacturing, sale, or distribution of toys and child care articles containing certain toxic chemicals and requires manufacturers to use the least toxic alternatives. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2188 RELATING TO INTERFAITH ACTIVITIES. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, MARUMOTO, WARD |
| Establishes the statewide interfaith steering committee to develop and promote interfaith activities. Appropriates funds for this purpose. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2189 RELATING TO PUBLIC RESTROOMS. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, WATERS, Awana, Rhoads |
| Provides funding to ensure that public restrooms are consistently well maintained. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2190 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, GREEN, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, WATERS, Belatti, Brower, Cabanilla, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to the public school system to establish a recycling program and provide recycling bins on every school campus. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2191 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, WATERS |
| Appropriates fund to lower the student to counselor ratio at Hawaii's public middle schools and high schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2192 RELATING TO TEACHERS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, CHING, HAR, MARUMOTO, Waters |
| Appropriates funds to the department of education to provide additional resources to support teacher quality. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2193 RELATING TO SCHOOL COUNSELORS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, GREEN, MARUMOTO, THIELEN |
| Provides funds for the department of education to hire more school counselors for middle and high schools. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2194 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD. |
MIZUNO, MEYER, SONSON |
| Appropriates funds for the state commission on fatherhood. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2195 RELATING TO AGING. |
MARUMOTO, BELATTI, CHING, MEYER, MIZUNO, THIELEN |
| Makes an appropriation to increase funding for kupuna care program administered by the executive office on aging. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2196 RELATING TO CAREGIVING. |
LEE, BELATTI, CHING, HAR, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, RHOADS, SONSON, THIELEN, WATERS |
| Extends the joint legislative committee on family caregiving; changes the committee's name to the joint legislative committee on aging in place; expands the committee's mandate to include aging in place issues related to family caregiving; requires the aging and disability resource center to report to the committee; requires the joint legislative committee to conduct a cash and counseling project; appropriates funds to the joint legislative committee; allows kupuna care to include overnight, weekend, and emergency respite, as well as provide grants to caregivers and for home modification; appropriates funds to the kupuna care program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2197 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
LEE, BELATTI, CHING, HAR, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, RHOADS, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, WATERS |
| Provides a tax credit to taxpayer caregivers who care for qualified care recipients. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2198 RELATING TO CAREGIVING. |
LEE, BELATTI, CHING, HAR, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, WATERS |
| Establishes a task force to focus on the needs of and issues facing grandparents raising grandchildren. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2199 RELATING TO CAREGIVING. |
LEE, BELATTI, CHING, HAR, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, RHOADS, SONSON, THIELEN, WATERS |
| Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Aging to continue its respite inventory project in collaboration with the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Social Work. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2200 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
LEE, BELATTI, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD, Rhoads, Waters |
| Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who make modifications to their home to increase accessibility for individuals with disabilities or special needs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2201 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, HAR, MEYER, THIELEN, Sonson, Waters |
| Establishes a disaster planning and preparedness consumer advisory board to review existing and develop new policies and plans that address the needs of the elderly and disabled members of the community in the event of a man-made or natural disaster. Makes an appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2202 RELATING TO INCOME TAX. |
MIZUNO, MARUMOTO |
| Excludes from gross income the gain realized by a fee simple owner of industrial and commercial properties from the sale of leased fee to a lessee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2203 RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, Belatti |
| Makes appropriation to DBEDT to create one staff position to establish and update biannually a self-sufficiency standard for Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2204 RELATING TO THE LIABILITY OF A FIREARM OWNER. |
SAY (BR) |
| Removes government entities from definition of firearm owner for purpose of establishing liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2205 RELATING TO THE RE-EMPLOYMENT OF RETIREES BY THE STATE OR COUNTIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the state and county governments to hire retired state or county public employees that are currently receiving public sector pension or retirement benefits. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2206 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates federal Reed Act money to the department of labor and industrial relations to assist the State's four local workforce investment boards. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2207 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DISASTER RELIEF. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates moneys to maximize available federal reimbursements to assist Hawaii county with earthquake recovery efforts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2208 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EMPLOYEES IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for the employer contribution share of retirement funds for emergency medical services employees in the county of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2209 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR WEST HAWAII HOUSING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds to help with construction of a facility that will provide housing and services for individuals and families that are successfully transitioning through the homeless continuum on the island of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2210 RELATING TO THE MAINTENANCE OF VETERANS CEMETERIES IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for the maintenance of veterans cemeteries in the county of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2211 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR WASTEWATER PROJECTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds wastewater projects to comply with federal Environmental Protection Agency standards. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2212 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits a county from enacting any ordinances or adopting any rules regulating fireworks or articles pyrotechnic that are less restrictive than the regulations established by state law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2213 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR WELLS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for exploration and production of wells at Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, reduced by moneys appropriated under this Act if moneys made available under Act 178, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, are encumbered prior to the effective date of this Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2214 RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies county immunity in operating county parks by deleting exclusion of public beach parks from the definition of "improved public lands". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2215 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BALL FIELD AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY LIGHT SYSTEM RETRO-FIT, HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN, AND WAILUA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADES FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUAI. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates $2,460,000 for CIP projects on Kauai for ball field and recreational facility light system retrofit, habitat conservation plan, and Wailua wastewater treatment plant upgrades. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2216 RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows two or more members of a board to discuss official board business to enable them to perform their duties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2217 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the office of information practices to provide a written opinion within 60 days of a written request for an advisory opinion. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2218 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Extends the period of review for a legislative body from 45 days to 90 days when examining affordable housing projects. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2219 RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals requirement that county cooperative purchases adhere to administrative rules adopted by the state procurement policy board. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2220 RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND. |
SAY (BR) |
| Protects counties from liability as a result of natural conditions on or near a public beach park. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2221 RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Transfers a percentage of uncontested traffic fines and forfeitures to the county in which the violation occurred. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2222 RELATING TO SAILBOARDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits operators of sailboards from approaching within 200 feet of a swimmer or surfer in the ocean. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2223 RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires employers to educate employees regarding seizure first aid using information provided by the department of labor and industrial relations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2224 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY |
| Requires insurers that offer health care coverage to the regular employees of any group or association to offer the same coverage to part-time employees working at least 15 hours per week; insurance commissioner to report on Act's cost-benefit to the 2010 legislature; sunsets July 1, 2010. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2225 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY |
| Requires insurers that offer health care coverage to the regular employees of any group or association to offer the same coverage to part-time employees of that group or association; insurance commissioner to report on Act's cost-benefit to the 2010 legislature; sunsets July 1, 2010. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2226 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the definition of "person totally disabled" for tax purposes, by deleting the requirement that the disability results in the person's inability to engage in any substantial gainful business or occupation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2227 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies disciplinary actions against public employees by requiring evidence to support probable cause for serious offense and documentation showing progressive disciplinary actions. Authorizes suspension with pay pending investigation of charge. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2228 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
SAY |
| Appropriates $500,000 into the Hawaii community-based economic development revolving fund to financially assist qualifying community-based organizations statewide. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2229 RELATING TO MOPEDS. |
SAY |
| Specifies when a moped must use a bicycle lane and clarifies the speed limit applicable to a moped. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2230 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION. |
SAY, TSUJI |
| Expressly authorizes the board of agriculture to acquire irrigation systems by negotiated purchase, exchange, or gift. Requires agricultural lands served by irrigation systems acquired by the board of agriculture to be used by landowners for agriculture or leased to others for agricultural use. Provides regulations for gifts of irrigation systems from private landowners to the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2231 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
SAY, TSUJI |
| Requires the department of land and natural resources and the department of agriculture to collaborate to identify public lands that should be designated important agricultural lands. Beginning 01/01/10, requires the land use commission to designate the identified public lands as important agricultural lands and transfers the authority to manage those public lands from the department of land and natural resources to the department of agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2232 RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes special medical tort reform provisions for health professional shortage areas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2233 RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires a claimant who rejects the decision of a medical claim conciliation panel and subsequently institutes litigation to pay a fee of $10,000 to the court. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2234 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN LANDS ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes issue of $ in general obligation bonds to purchase the Kunia lands owned by the Campbell Estate on the island of Oahu identified as Lot M-8-B (commonly known as parcel 2), portion of TMK 1-9-02-004:005 consisting of 854.23 acres. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2235 RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. |
SAY |
| Authorizes the use of moneys in the deposit beverage container deposit special fund to acquire real property for redemption centers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2236 RELATING TO DNA. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires collection of DNA sample from all adults arrested for a felony offense. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2237 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Allows the department of education to provide stipends to educational assistants to pursue teaching credentials; provided principals are not required to submit recommendations on behalf of educational assistant applicants. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2238 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires public housing projects and affordable housing funded by county or state funds to remain affordable in perpetuity. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2239 RELATING TO THE KALOKO HOUSING PROGRAM. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Appropriates funds for the Kaloko Housing Program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2240 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Allows public housing tenants with excessive incomes more time to relocate, an opportunity to open individual development accounts, and to purchase their units if provided by law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2241 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Enables an owner to convey an interest in real property that does not vest until the death of the owner, at which time the interest transfers to the designated beneficiary. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2242 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Authorizes each county to impose upon certain subdividers or developers an affordable housing requirement as a condition for approval of a subdivision or issuance of a building permit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2243 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
NAKASONE |
| Provides that a zoning ordinance adopted by a county shall not be invalidated by a reclassification of land; provided that the uses allowed under the zoning ordinance are permissible uses under the new classification. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2244 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
NAKASONE (BR) |
| Exempts real property rental transactions between related entities from the general excise tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2245 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, SONSON, Har, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Sagum, Takamine, Wakai, Yamane |
| Authorizes the transfer of all university funds, with the exception of general funds, into the University of Hawaii commercial enterprises revolving fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2246 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
HERKES |
| Authorizes pharmacies that dispense medications pursuant to section 340B of the United States Public Health Service Act to engage in telepharmacy dispensing of medication subject to rules created by the Board of Pharmacy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2247 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
HERKES |
| Extends the time allowed to acquire the lands designated as part of the South Kona Wilderness Area on the island of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2248 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Provides that a reciprocal insurer and its attorney-in-fact are considered a single entity for general excise tax purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2249 RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. |
HERKES |
| Expands the authority of the Insurance Division over insurance fraud beyond motor vehicle insurance cases to all lines of insurance except workers' compensation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2250 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
HERKES |
| Establishes a statutory scheme for the regulation of Hawaii inter-island air carriers; provided that federal legislation is enacted to permit implementation. Repealed on 6/30/2015. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2251 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. |
HERKES |
| Requires any residential real property equity purchaser to provide homeowner with certain disclosures. Requires notices and sales contracts to be in writing, and provides cooling off period for homeowner to cancel sale contract. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2252 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Replaces the property and liability insurance guaranty association act with the National Conference of Insurance Legislators post-assessment property liability insurance guaranty association model act, which provides among other things expanded provisions on "covered claims" and replaces the association's power to cancel policies issued by insolvent insurers with immunity from pre-liquidation settlements of the insurer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2253 RELATING TO AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 281, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, INTOXICATING LIQUOR, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, CORRECTING ERRORS, AND DELETING UNNECESSARY AND OBSOLETE PROVISIONS. |
HERKES, YAMASHITA |
| Amends sections of chapter 281 to update the liquor laws. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2254 RELATING TO BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. |
HERKES |
| Prohibits the deceptive use of the name or trademark of a financial institution or its affiliates or subsidiaries. Establishes $10,000 fine for violations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2255 RELATING TO LIFE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Eliminates insured employees as a source of funding the premiums for employee group life insurance policies. Eliminates requirement that the employee group life insurance policies must cover at least 10 employees at date of issue. Eliminates policy limits against loss due to death of a dependent other than the spouse of the insured employee under an employee group life insurance policy. Excludes the exercise of among corporate affiliates of a term conversion privilege from the applicability of laws relating to the replacement of life insurance policies and annuities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2256 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Clarifies that it is not an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice for an insurer with a less than 10% market share to refuse to issue or renew a policy with a prospective insured unless the prospective insured contracts for another class or an additional policy of the same class of insurance with the same insurer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2257 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Requires peer review as a condition for the renewal of a permit to practice public accountancy. Applies to both persons and firms. Exempts certain firms from the requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2258 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Authorizes out-of-state certified public accountants to practice temporarily in the State without a license. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2259 RELATING TO AEROSPACE DEVELOPMENT. |
TSUJI, AWANA, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Brower, Takamine |
| Makes an appropriation for costs associated with applying for a spaceport license from the Federal Aviation Administration. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2260 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BROWER, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Takamine |
| Appropriates funds for the Hawaii association of conservation districts to assist with its staffing and operating costs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2261 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BROWER, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Herkes, Takamine |
| Establishes a loan program to provide financial assistance to farm producers involved in sustainable energy production. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2262 RELATING TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT. |
RHOADS |
| Amends the crime of disorderly conduct to include impeding or obstructing the use of or access to a bus stop by laying across any bench or more than one seat provided at the bus stop or sleeping on the ground within or abutting any bus stop shelter or other bus stop structure. Effective 01/01/2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2263 RELATING TO HARBORS. |
RHOADS |
| Allows the director of transportation to adopt rules that regulate harbor noise. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2264 RELATING TO MORTGAGES. |
RHOADS |
| Amends the definition of mortgage loan to clarify that the mortgage brokerage statute is intended to protect consumers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2265 RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE. |
RHOADS |
| Requires turning driver to yield right-of-way to pedestrian in a crosswalk even if the pedestrian enters the crosswalk after the vehicle begins its turn. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2266 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
RHOADS |
| Requires 75% local hire to qualify for the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credit and excludes media productions from the definition of "qualified high technology business". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2267 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, MAGAOAY, YAMASHITA |
| Prohibits the chief procurement officer from delegating its authority to resolve protested awards; allows reimbursement of attorney's fees for protesting parties that prevail; transfers the review function of state procurement determinations to the office of the ombudsman. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2268 RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, WATERS, Souki |
| Increases the fine for speeding in a construction area to double the amount prescribed by law for the same offense outside of a construction area or $250, whichever is greater. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2269 RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. |
B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Souki |
| Prohibits district court from disclosing, other than to law enforcement or licensee, dispositions of traffic infractions that precede the date of the request for disclosure by more than 3 years. Does not apply to criminal convictions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2270 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, GREEN, HERKES, MIZUNO |
| Authorizes refills for prescriptions during disasters. Directs the director of health to convene a work group to establish an online emergency prescription database. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2271 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS AFFILIATES. |
CHONG, GREEN, ITO, MIZUNO, WATERS |
| Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds to assist Castle Medical Center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2272 RELATING TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. |
SOUKI, NAKASONE, SAY |
| Exempts positions and personal services contracts with a qualified community rehabilitation program, which last for no more than one year, from county civil service law regardless of the cost. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2273 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN |
| Appropriates funds to the department of human services for independent living skills training for foster children and children being released from foster care. Authorizes general obligation bonds for transitional housing for foster children and children being released from foster care. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2274 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PROVIDE FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, Awana |
| Appropriates funds to provide one educational assistant for every public school class in grades K-3. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2275 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO |
| Appropriates funds for special education and early intervention services provided by private sector or county programs through a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, HRS. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2276 RELATING TO THE STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, BROWER, CABANILLA, CHING, GREEN, HAR, MARUMOTO, RHOADS, THIELEN, WARD, WATERS |
| Appropriates funds for decreasing the student to teacher ratio in Hawaii public schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2277 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, BROWER, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, WARD, WATERS, Cabanilla, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to eradicate invasive species and protect native species. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2278 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, GREEN |
| Provides tuition and fee waivers for children of military personnel disabled, killed in the line of duty, or declared Prisoners of War or Missing in Action. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2279 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII TEACHER CADET PROGRAM. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, GREEN |
| Appropriates funds for the Hawaii teacher cadet program to address the teacher shortage. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2280 RELATING TO FINANCIAL EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, BROWER, CHING, GREEN, LEE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, WATERS |
| Establishes a public financial education and asset building task force; makes an appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2281 RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BELATTI, BROWER, CARROLL, CHING, GREEN, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MEYER, M. OSHIRO, SAGUM, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN |
| Appropriates funds for grants for alternative energy utilities on public school campuses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2282 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
MIZUNO |
| Eliminates the assessment and collection of the state general excise tax and state fuel tax on gasoline and diesel fuel used for motor vehicles. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2283 RELATING TO TATTOO ARTISTS. |
MIZUNO |
| Allows department of health to issue temporary 14-calendar-day certificates of registration to tattoo artists for educational, trade show, or product demonstration purposes only. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2284 RELATING TO NONECONOMIC DAMAGES. |
EVANS |
| Limits noneconomic damages in an action for a medical tort. Includes dentists. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2285 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING. |
EVANS |
| Requires electronic monitoring of persons convicted of violating a domestic abuse temporary restraining order or protective order. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2286 RELATING TO EPILEPSY DISEASE ASSISTANCE. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CHING, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, Awana, Carroll, Rhoads |
| Creates epilepsy treatment and education grants-in-aid fund to help epilepsy victims and families. Creates advisory committee to recommend to DOH the creation of treatment and education programs. Exempts fund from transfers for central service expenses and pro rata administrative expenses. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2287 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, Waters |
| Provides for the resident tuition rates repayment of tuition for five nonresident students of the medical education program at the John A. Burns School of Medicine to encourage nonresident medical school graduates to remain in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2288 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, GREEN |
| Requires general excise tax on health services and health products to be deposited into the long-term care benefits fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2289 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, Belatti |
| Expands the long-term care ombudsman program by adding three additional ombudsman positions, one for each neighboring county. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2290 RELATING TO VACCINATIONS. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, Sonson |
| Provides free influenza vaccinations to certain individuals statewide to reduce mortality. Requires consent forms. Requires DOH to seek federal funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Appropriates $ to DOH for FY 2008-2009. Repealed 6/30/2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2291 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
NAKASONE, GREEN, MIZUNO, WATERS |
| Establishes the state health authority to propose a plan to provide medical assistance for all citizens of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2292 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Enables the agribusiness development corporation to contract with banks to provide lease management services. Allows corporation to lease agricultural lands for up to 55 years. Authorizes the corporation to purchase agricultural lands owned by the Galbraith Estate. Makes an appropriation to acquire Galbraith Estate Lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2293 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Authorizes issuance of revenue bonds to purchase land in central Oahu from the Galbraith Estate; appropriates funds to purchase the lands; enables the Agribusiness Development Corporation to contract with lending institutions to provide lease management services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2294 RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources or any appropriate entity of the State to acquire lands situated in central Oahu owned by the Galbraith Estate by negotiation or condemnation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2295 RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Requires community and condominium associations and cooperatives to adopt rules regarding the placement of clotheslines by 12/31/09. Requires community and condominium associations and cooperatives to enforce rules regarding placement of clotheslines on 01/01/10, and thereafter. Clarifies that clotheslines are not included in the definition of "solar energy device" for purposes of claiming the solar energy device income tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2296 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Establishes statutory categorical exemptions from chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Requires agencies and applicants for a proposed action to apply to the director of the office of environmental quality control for a categorical exemption. Provides that approval of the application for a categorical exemption requires the director's discretionary consent. Repeals office of environmental quality control's authority to establish categorical exemptions pursuant to administrative rulemaking. Clarifies that the director's approval of a categorical exemption be construed as prima facie evidence of due care in the execution of a statute or rule under the State Tort Liability Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2297 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Establishes a blue ribbon committee to plan the reorganization of the city and county of Honolulu into two separate counties; appropriates funds to cover the committee's administrative expenses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2298 RELATING TO DENTISTS. |
CALDWELL |
| Authorizes the board of dental examiners to sanction licensees for false or misleading advertising. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2299 RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. |
CALDWELL, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO |
| Prohibits text messaging while operating a motor vehicle. Provides fine for violation of the prohibition. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2300 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. |
CALDWELL |
| Increases the tax credit for the installation of residential photovoltaic energy systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2301 RELATING TO DENTISTRY. |
CALDWELL |
| Prohibits interference by an unlicensed person or entity in the practice of dentistry. Prohibits the practice of dentistry in a commercial or mercantile establishment | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2302 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. |
CALDWELL, HAR, HERKES, Souki |
| Permits the registrar of the bureau of conveyances to accept electronic documents with electronic signatures for recording. Requires the judiciary to study what effect electronic recording may have on the adjudication of land court applications, determine permissible uses for electronic recording, and report its findings to the legislature prior to 2009 regular session. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2303 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. |
CALDWELL, HAR, HERKES |
| Transfers responsibility for bureau of conveyances from department of land and natural resources to department of commerce and consumer affairs. Provides for transfer of records, files, etc. Appropriates funds to the judiciary to co locate land court upon transfer of bureau of conveyances. Requires the judiciary and the department of commerce and consumer affairs to identify, and recommend ways to remedy, redundancy between the functions of the land court and the bureau of conveyances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2304 RELATING TO EXEMPTION FROM GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
CALDWELL |
| Exempts from the general excise tax, amounts received for selling assistive devices. Defines assistive devices. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2305 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
CALDWELL, GREEN, Mizuno, Morita, B. Oshiro |
| Prohibits smoking on public beaches and parks and certain recreational areas. Prohibits disposal of smoking waste in any place where smoking is prohibited, except in designated waste disposal container. Subjects violators to $250 fine. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2306 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAXATION. |
CALDWELL, GREEN |
| Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by managed care support contractors as reimbursements of costs or advances made pursuant to a contract for the administration of the federal TRICARE program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2307 RELATING TO LAND COURT. |
CALDWELL, HERKES, Har |
| Abolishes land court and integrates the records of land court with records of bureau of conveyances. Repeals sections of land court law including repeal of section 501 87, HRS, that prohibits adverse possession or prescription of registered land. Provides mechanism for registered land and associated documents to be transferred to bureau of conveyances by 01/01/09, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. Prohibits any additional registration applications after effective date of Act. Prohibits any additional land court registration after 12/31/08. Requires that any registration application still pending as of 12/31/08 be transferred to circuit court to proceed as quiet title action. Establishes clerk of the tax appeal court. Makes bureau of conveyance law apply to all leasehold time share interests. Provides for transfer of records, files, etc. to bureau of conveyances, or circuit court, as appropriate. Makes only those conforming amendments that require substantive changes or that contain substantial technical amendments. Requires legislative reference bureau to prepare proposed conforming legislation to make any additional necessary amendments to statutes affected by Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2308 RELATING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. |
CALDWELL |
| Requires charitable organizations to register with the attorney general. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2309 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION RELATING TO OVERSIGHT OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, Herkes |
| Appropriates funds for the attorney general to provide more rigorous monitoring of expenditures and fundraising activities of charities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2310 RELATING TO INFORMATION PRACTICES. |
CALDWELL |
| Removes records of complaints from the exceptions to the types of information that are not subject to disclosure as public documents. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2311 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. |
CALDWELL, MIZUNO |
| Prevents adverse action by employer against an employee who refrains from working to comply with a quarantine order to ensure the public health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2312 RELATING TO ETHANOL FACILITY TAX CREDIT. |
CALDWELL, Chong |
| Repeals the qualifying capacity limits of ethanol production facilities, provides a vehicle to change the total tax credits allowed per year, and repeals the sunset provision with respect to the total annual nameplate capacity for qualifying ethanol production facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2313 RELATING TO ETHANOL. |
CALDWELL, MORITA, Chong |
| Creates a tax credit for retail stations for the installation of E-85 fueling facilities. Effective 12/31/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2314 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
CALDWELL |
| Permits insured patients to assign insurance reimbursement for dental services directly to their dentist of choice. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2315 RELATING TO DENTISTS. |
CALDWELL |
| Requires rates of payment to dentists to be based on the 75th percentile of the usual, customary, and reasonable fee established by insurers for services provided by dentists. Defines the term "usual, customary, and reasonable fee". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2316 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHONG, HANOHANO, ITO, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Carroll, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Souki, Tokioka |
| Protects agricultural classified land from rezoning if the land produces at least $1,000,000 in gross income annually. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2317 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, MIZUNO |
| Authorizes the agribusiness development corporation to use revenue bonds to purchase agricultural land, including in Kunia on Oahu. Appropriates funds to purchase these lands. Enables the agribusiness development corporation to contract with banks to provide lease management services. Allows the agribusiness development corporation to lease agricultural lands in these areas for up to 55 years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2318 RELATING TO HARASSMENT. |
KARAMATSU, ITO, MIZUNO, SONSON, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Hanohano, Har, Morita, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Provides that harassment includes all computer communications. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2319 RELATING TO HARASSMENT. |
KARAMATSU, HANOHANO, ITO, MIZUNO, MORITA, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Har, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Adds computer communication as a form of nonconsensual contact in the offense of harassment by stalking. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2320 RELATING TO CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION. |
KARAMATSU, GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Establishes the offense of criminal impersonation, making it a petty misdemeanor to impersonate another person and place the person at risk of bodily injury. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2321 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. |
KARAMATSU, GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Establishes a peace mission committee within the office of international affairs to plan and implement peace missions to other nations and organizations. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2322 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, MIZUNO, MORITA, YAMANE, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Souki, Tokioka |
| Adds concentrating solar power energy systems as a new category for claiming the renewable energy technologies tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2323 RELATING TO BEACHES. |
KARAMATSU, MIZUNO |
| Establishes visitor area beach restoration special fund; dedicates moneys in tourism special fund to visitor area beach restoration special fund for 1 year only. Appropriates moneys from the special fund to pay for visitor area beach restoration project on Waikiki beach fronting the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2324 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
KARAMATSU (BR) |
| Excludes the first $50,000 in deferred income retirement plans from state income taxes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2325 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
KARAMATSU, ITO, TSUJI, Brower |
| Authorizes the agribusiness development corporation to acquire interests in agricultural lands through lump sum purchase or installment purchase agreements. Makes an appropriation for the acquisition of certain lands in central Oahu owned by Dole Food Company of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2326 RELATING TO MORTGAGES. |
CALDWELL, HERKES |
| Imposes certain restrictions on foreclosure consultants. Requires foreclosure consulting contracts to be in writing containing full disclosure of nature of consulting services to be provided, along with right to cancel. Prohibits certain acts by foreclosure consultants. Requires disclosures relating to foreclosure reconveyances and right to rescind any transfer of deed or title by homeowner. Exempts measure from "Sunrise Law" review. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2327 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
WATERS |
| Establishes the procedures and requirements for child custody evaluator training and certification. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2328 RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS. |
WATERS (BR) |
| Allows nursing facilities to apply for and receive removable windshield placards for their vehicles that are used solely for transporting nursing facility patients for the purpose of parking in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2329 RELATING TO ANIMALS. |
WATERS (BR), Chong |
| Establishes a breeder permit system for cats and a spay and neuter program to control the cat population in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2330 RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. |
WATERS |
| Requires the department of transportation to adopt rules for the registration of electric vehicles and to issue special license plates for electric vehicles. Waives parking fees, high occupancy vehicle restrictions, and vehicle registration fees for electric vehicles. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2331 RELATING TO COUNTY SURCHARGE ON STATE TAX. |
WATERS |
| Repeals the county surcharge on state tax if the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the Honolulu International Airport are not linked under the Honolulu High Capacity Transit Corridor Project. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2332 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
WATERS, MORITA |
| Prohibits a person from transiting unencumbered public lands for any commercial activity purpose without a conservation district use permit unless the unencumbered land is within an area that is regulated through a management plan that permits the commercial activity. Effective 01/01/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2333 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
WATERS |
| Exempts from the Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Act the purchase by state and county governments of motor vehicles that are not 8,500 pounds or less of gross vehicle weight rating. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2334 RELATING TO CRIME. |
WATERS, MIZUNO, SAY, TSUJI, YAMANE, Lee, Yamashita |
| Establishes mandatory minimum prison terms for certain offenses against pregnant women. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2335 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
WATERS, MORITA, SAY, TSUJI, Yamashita |
| Requires the state director of finance to transmit revenues received from all unadjudicated traffic violations or infractions to the police department of the county in which the traffic infraction occurred to enable each chief of police to recruit and retain qualified police officers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2336 RELATING TO RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE. |
WATERS, SAY, YAMANE, Chong |
| Increases the retirement allowance for certain public safety oriented positions under the state employees' retirement system from 2-1/2 to 3% for each year of credited service. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2337 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
WATERS |
| Amends custody and visitation criteria and procedures to specify what factors the courts shall consider in determining the best interest of the child. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2338 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
WATERS |
| Short form bill relating to elections. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2339 RELATING TO SAFETY. |
WATERS |
| Short form bill relating to safety. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2340 RELATING TO ABUSE. |
WATERS |
| Short form bill relating to abuse. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2341 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
WATERS |
| Short form bill relating to the environment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2342 RELATING TO COURTS. |
WATERS |
| Short form bill relating to courts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2343 RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. |
WATERS, MORITA, SAY, TSUJI, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Authorizes a $4 administrative fee on all citations for traffic code violations to be shared by the judiciary and the counties for the establishment and maintenance of an electronic citation system. Establishes the electronic citation system special fund. Provides for the disbursement of the funds to the counties and the judiciary. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2344 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO EXTEND THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE BY TWO YEARS FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES. |
WATERS, CHONG, MORITA, SAY, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Tsuji |
| Proposes a constitutional amendment to extend the mandatory retirement age of 70 for state justices and judges to 72. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2345 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
WATERS, Say, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Requires pharmacies and retailers of controlled substances to record and forward information about psuedoephedrine sales to the narcotics enforcement division. Requires the division to maintain an electronic purchase logbook. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2346 RELATING TO ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR. |
WATERS, SAY, Morita, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Expands the crimes of endangering the welfare of a minor in the first and second degrees to include situations in which an adult causes or permits a minor to inject, ingest, or inhale any controlled substance that was not prescribed for the minor by a physician. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2347 RELATING TO METAL. |
WATERS, MORITA, SAY, TSUJI, YAMANE, Yamashita |
| Affirms that penalties in section 445-235, HRS, apply if scrap dealer violates either section 445-232 or 445-233, HRS. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2348 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
ITO, CHANG, LEE, WATERS, Chong, Har, Herkes, Karamatsu, Manahan, Sagum, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Imposes the state income tax on rollovers made by state and county employees from qualifying deferred compensation plans to eligible state or county retirement plans. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2349 RELATING TO CERTIFICATE OF NEED. |
ITO, THIELEN, Chang, Chong, Har, Karamatsu, Manahan, Sagum, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Requires state health planning and development agency to evaluate community impacts, in addition to its current criteria, when considering for approval or denial an application for a certificate of need. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2350 RELATING TO LANDOWNER LIABILITY FOR NATURAL CONDITIONS. |
ITO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA |
| Codifies common law regarding non-liability of landowners regarding natural conditions on their land that cause damage outside the land and applies standard of negligence upon public landowners regarding natural conditions that cause damage on public roadways. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2351 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PACIFIC AVIATION MUSEUM PEARL HARBOR. |
ITO, AWANA, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, HAR, MANAHAN, SONSON, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Lee, Rhoads, Sagum, Waters |
| Appropriates $1,000,000 for the planning, design, and construction of phase 2 of the Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2352 RELATING TO IRRIGATION. |
ITO, BROWER, KARAMATSU, TSUJI |
| Requires the ADC to acquire, operate, and maintain certain irrigation systems in the State. Replaces the Waiahole Water System Revolving Fund with the Irrigation Water System Revolving Fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2353 RELATING TO WATER. |
ITO, BROWER, KARAMATSU, TSUJI |
| Provides for the acquisition of the Wahiawa irrigation system, including Lake Wilson, under certain conditions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2354 RELATING TO INDEMNITY. |
ITO, KARAMATSU, TSUJI, Brower |
| Provides that the State indemnifies the owner of an irrigation system, dam, or reservoir for tort liability under certain conditions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2355 RELATING TO WELLS. |
ITO, KARAMATSU, TSUJI, Brower |
| Establishes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for well construction on certain agricultural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2356 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
ITO, CHONG, TSUJI, Brower, Karamatsu |
| Establishes maximum floor area for a farm dwelling in the agricultural district and increases the minimum lot size in the agricultural district to 5 acres. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2357 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
ITO, BROWER, CHONG, KARAMATSU, TSUJI |
| Establishes new policies for the districting and protection of land in agricultural districts designated as "important agricultural land" for the purpose of article XI, section 3, of the state constitution. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2358 RELATING TO LIABILITY. |
ITO, KARAMATSU, TSUJI |
| Provides that an irrigation system owner shall owe no duty of care to a trespasser who enters onto land containing or bordering an irrigation system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2359 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
ITO, BROWER, CHONG, KARAMATSU, TSUJI |
| Requires certain lands to be placed in the agricultural districts on 7/1/10, including certain lands specifically identified, and other lands in a "relevant county agricultural zoning district". Deems those lands to be important agricultural lands. Allows those lands to be redesignated after 7/1/10 by the land use commission or the counties, as the case may be, under land use law. Allows counties to enact rezoning ordinances that, on 7/1/10 includes land in or excludes land from the "relevant county agricultural zoning district". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2360 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
ITO, BROWER, CHONG, TSUJI, Karamatsu |
| Requires subdivision or condominium property regime in agricultural district to be approved pursuant to ordinance. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2361 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
ITO, BROWER, CHONG, KARAMATSU, TSUJI |
| Defines state agricultural lands and designates state agricultural lands as important agricultural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2362 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
ITO, BROWER, CHONG, KARAMATSU, TSUJI |
| Allows the designation of important agricultural lands by concurrent resolution of the legislature. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2363 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
ITO, BROWER, CHONG, KARAMATSU, TSUJI |
| Amends various laws to remove exemptions for certain projects or activities on lands in the state agricultural district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2364 RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF MINORS ON ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES. |
MARUMOTO, AWANA, CABANILLA, CHING, GREEN, MEYER, MIZUNO, RHOADS, THIELEN, WARD, Belatti, Brower |
| Mandates use of safety helmets by minors when riding all terrain vehicles. Prohibits the lease, rent, loan, or sale of all terrain vehicles to minors unless safety helmet is provided to operator. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2365 RELATING TO TEACHERS. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CHING, GREEN, THIELEN, WATERS, Awana, Belatti, Rhoads |
| Provides an annual apportionment of funds from the general excise tax to all public school teachers for reimbursement of classroom out-of-pocket expenses | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2366 RELATING TO THE ORGAN DONOR REGISTRY. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, GREEN, MAGAOAY, RHOADS |
| Establishes a statewide organ donor registry. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2367 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI, Berg, Takamine |
| Authorizes the board of education and the superintendent of education to determine the minimum amount of time that new teachers, principals, or vice-principals shall serve during their initial probationary period. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2368 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI, BERG, Takamine |
| Directs the department of education and the Hawaii teacher standards board to adopt new administrative rules to align state and federal teacher licensing requirements. Reduces the number of years an individual may be employed as a teacher on an emergency basis from 4 to 3. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2369 RELATING TO THE AFTER-SCHOOL PLUS PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND. |
TAKUMI, Berg, Takamine |
| Limits the after-school plus program revolving fund revenues to participation fees and interest. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2370 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds for grants by the department of education for the establishment of schools within schools on certain high school campuses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2371 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
TAKUMI |
| Requires developers to install siren warning devices in development. Provides an income tax credit for the installation of wind resistive devices. Transfers investment earnings of the Hawaii hurricane relief fund to the loss mitigation grant fund for the next fiscal year. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund the retrofitting of public school buildings for use as emergency shelters. Appropriates funds to retrofit existing and construct new emergency shelters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2372 RELATING TO TIME SHARE PLANS. |
YAMANE, HANOHANO, Chang, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Exempts the offer or sale of a time share interest from the time share law if the offer or sale is for an additional interest in the same time share plan to an existing owner. Exempts a time share developer or an affiliated entity under common ownership from registration if they are selling a time share interest in a time share plan located outside of Hawaii to an individual who currently owns a time share interest that was purchased from that developer or affiliated entity. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2373 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR MOOKINI HEIAU. |
YAMANE, CALDWELL, Herkes, M. Oshiro |
| Appropriates $150,000 to install a full sprinkler system to cover the grassy area of the Mookini Heiau, and the nearby Kamehameha birthsite, that are used for education and cultural practices. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2374 RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2375 RELATING TO ALOHA STADIUM. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill relating to Aloha Stadium. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2376 RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL. |
YAMANE, EVANS, TSUJI, YAMASHITA |
| Requires the State Fire Council to develop a statewide brushfire mitigation plan and appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2377 RELATING TO STATE VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX. |
YAMANE, EVANS, TSUJI, YAMASHITA |
| Provides an exemption to the state vehicle weight tax for the private vehicles owned by qualified volunteer civil defense workers who are required to use their vehicles during state emergencies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2378 RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. |
EVANS |
| Requires affected agencies to account for sea-level rise and minimize risks from coastal hazards such as erosion, storm inundation, hurricanes, and tsunamis. Preserves public access and public shoreline access. Extends shoreline setback to not less than 40 feet inland from the shoreline and requires counties to account for annual erosion rates. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2379 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Creates a refundable state earned income tax credit for individual taxpayers' which is equal to 20% of the federal earned income tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2380 RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to provide alternative shelter for the homeless and acquire land. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2381 RELATING TO THE HAIKU DISTRICT OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI. |
CARROLL, CHONG, HANOHANO, HERKES, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Brower, Karamatsu, Shimabukuro |
| Requires the attorney general to assist in resolving ownership issues relating to Ulalena Loop road of the Haiku district in Maui county. Requires the department of transportation to determine the costs of repaving Ulalena Loop road. Effective on approval. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2382 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR THE HAIKU REGION OF MAUI. |
CARROLL, BROWER, CHONG, HANOHANO, HERKES, KARAMATSU, SHIMABUKURO, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Ward |
| Appropriates $1 in FY 2008-2009 for ambulance service in the Haiku region of Maui. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2383 RELATING TO CIRCUIT COURTS. |
CARROLL, HANOHANO, HERKES, SHIMABUKURO, WATERS, Brower, Chong, Karamatsu |
| Establishes a position for a fifth judge in the second judicial circuit court. Requires circuit court sessions in Kaunakakai when one party is a Molokai resident. Appropriates funds for position of fifth judge and to secure location on Molokai for circuit court sessions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2384 RELATING TO THE ISLAND OF KAHO'OLAWE. |
CARROLL, BROWER, CHONG, HANOHANO, HERKES, KARAMATSU, SHIMABUKURO, WATERS, Ward, Yamashita |
| Directs the Auditor to conduct an audit to determine the feasibility of deploying alternative energy resources to meet the energy needs of the island of Kaho'olawe and submit a report of findings and recommendations to the Legislature and Governor before the 2009 Regular Session. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2385 RELATING TO JURIES. |
CARROLL, HANOHANO, HERKES, Karamatsu, Shimabukuro, Ward |
| Adds a jury service exemption for actively practicing psychologists. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2386 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Takamine |
| Requires an employer to pay temporary total disability benefits regardless of whether the employer controverts the right to benefits. Specifies that the employee's ability to return to work is to be decided by the employee's treating physician. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2387 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, Belatti, Brower, Cabanilla, Ito, Karamatsu, Takamine |
| Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to appoint impartial physicians to examine injured employees. Authorizes payment of the examinations from the special compensation fund. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2388 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, Belatti, Brower, Ito, Karamatsu, Takamine |
| Requires the employer to continue medical services to an injured employee despite disputes over whether treatment should be continued, until the director of labor and industrial relations decides whether treatment should be continued. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2389 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, CABANILLA, Belatti, Ito, Karamatsu, Takamine |
| Prohibits claimant attorneys from entering into agreements with claimants to obtain fees that are higher than those approved by the director of labor and industrial relations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2390 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, CABANILLA, MIZUNO, Belatti, Brower, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Takamine, Tsuji |
| Requires the employer's carrier to submit annual reports to the director of labor and industrial relations on the costs of its policies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2391 RELATING TO LEGAL SERVICE. |
WATERS |
| Permits a deputy attorney general, except for the attorney general's first deputy, to provide pro bono legal service if the pro bono legal service does not conflict with the duties of the deputy's office. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2392 RELATING TO AMMUNITION. |
WATERS |
| Requires all ammunition of a specified caliber manufactured or sold in Hawaii that is capable of use in handguns, including assault pistols, to be coded to assist law enforcement in identifying and prosecuting gun crime offenders. Requires attorney general to establish a statewide database to track coded ammunition. Effective 7/1/2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2393 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
WATERS |
| Establishes loan repayment program for University of Hawaii medical school graduates working in rural areas of the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2394 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
WATERS (BR) |
| Provides for an additional county surcharge on state tax of up to 1% for counties with populations that exceed 500,000. The tax replaces the real property tax collected by participating counties. Reduces rental rates in participating counties to offset reduction in the real property taxes paid by landlords. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2395 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Establishes the Hawaii innovation development corporation to promote the development and exploitation of innovations and inventions that have direct economic benefits for Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2396 RELATING TO TARO. |
HANOHANO, AWANA, CARROLL, MORITA, WATERS, Chong, Sagum, Tokioka |
| Changes effective date of Act 36, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, which makes kalo the official plant of the State from 1/1/25 to 7/1/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2397 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
HANOHANO |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 4th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2398 RELATING TO GAMING. |
SOUKI (BR) |
| Establishes the Hawaii Gambling Commission to study the feasibility of instituting a limited lottery in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2399 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
THIELEN |
| Capital Improvements for the 50th District | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2400 RELATING TO PHOTOGRAPHY. |
CABANILLA (BR) |
| Requires model photographers to be licensed by the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2401 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST OCEANLINX HAWAII LLC. |
MCKELVEY, AWANA, BELATTI, BERTRAM, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, KARAMATSU, LUKE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORITA, SAIKI, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Sagum, Takamine, Takumi, Tokioka |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for planning, designing, and constructing a wave or hydrokinetic power facility on Maui. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2402 RELATING TO REPORTS OF PERSONS WITH A DEMENTING ILLNESS. |
LEE, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, THIELEN, Carroll, Chang, Ito, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Souki, Tsuji, Ward |
| Requires physicians to report to county examiners of drivers the name of every patient diagnosed as having a dementing illness, including Alzheimer's disease. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2403 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS AT THE STATE CAPITOL. |
LEE, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SONSON, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds for automated external defibrillators to be made available at the State Capitol building. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2404 RELATING TO NURSES. |
LEE, CABANILLA, CHING, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, Carroll, Chang, Ito, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mizuno, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji, Ward |
| Revises licensing renewal requirements for nurses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2405 RELATING TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE COURTS. |
LEE, CABANILLA, CHING, GREEN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, Brower, Evans, Ito, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Manahan, Meyer, Mizuno, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji, Ward, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Establishes a medical malpractice court pilot project within the State and assigns jurisdiction over civil actions arising from medical malpractice. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2406 RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES. |
LEE, CARROLL, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, M. OSHIRO, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, WARD, Chang, Evans, Ito, Karamatsu, Souki, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Requires large school buses to have an operable seat belt assembly at all designated seating positions and seat backs that are a minimum height by 1/1/11, in order to pass inspection. Requires the department of education to adopt rules requiring the use of seat belt assemblies by pupils and school discipline for a pupil in violation. Requires the State to purchase and lease large school buses in compliance with the new inspection requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2407 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
HERKES |
| Requires professional employment organizations providing workers' compensation to assigned employees to register with the insurance commission, and premiums for this insurance to be based on the experience rating of the client company. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2408 RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS. |
HERKES |
| Revises the law regulating mortgage brokers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2409 RELATING TO AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Requires that an agreement to operate or share an automated teller machine may not prohibit, limit, or restrict the right of the owner or operator of the automated teller machine to charge a customer transaction fee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2410 RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Establishes an ignition interlock program that permits court to require use of the system as part of the sentence for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Requires department of transportation to monitor program. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2411 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Authorizes prescriptive authority for qualified psychologists who practice at a federally qualified health center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2412 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Appropriates funds to match federal funding for the disproportionate share hospital allowance. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2413 RELATING TO INCOME TAXATION. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Allows an income tax credit to physicians practicing in medically underserved areas for a portion of the amount of medical malpractice premiums. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2414 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Provides a good Samaritan exemption from civil damages for physicians practicing medicine in health professional shortage areas and rural areas of the state. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2415 RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. |
YAMASHITA |
| Removes the $25,000 limit on HTDC grants to recipients of federal Small Business Innovation Research Phase I awards or contracts, or federal Small Business Technology Transfer Program awards; retains limit of 50 percent of the federal award or contract. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2416 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES. |
YAMASHITA, BROWER, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, HERKES, MANAHAN, NAKASONE, TSUJI, WAKAI, Yamane |
| Appropriates funds to contract for the planning and implementation of a statewide agricultural cooperative. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2417 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES. |
YAMASHITA, BROWER, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, HERKES, MANAHAN, NAKASONE, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE |
| Establishes a process for the planning and establishment of a statewide agricultural cooperative. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2418 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
BERTRAM, Souki |
| Permits a person to petition the department of commerce and consumer affairs for a hearing and decision and order regarding whether a public highway or trail is under the jurisdiction of the state or a county whenever the issue is contested. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2419 RELATING TO HOSPITALS. |
BERTRAM, Green |
| Requires Hawaii health systems corporation to develop a plan to establish a hospital in South Maui and in Lahaina, Maui. Requires corporation to submit plan to legislature by 12/31/2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2420 RELATING TO LITTER CONTROL. |
BERTRAM, Shimabukuro |
| Authorizes the director of health to delegate responsibilities for anti-litter and recycling education projects. Creates the anti-litter and recycling education demonstration project special fund. Provides for grant-in-aid to Community Work Day program. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2421 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, Brower, Luke, Sonson, Souki |
| Amends the definition of bicycle to include a bicycle powered by an electric motor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2422 RELATING TO SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED. |
MIZUNO, MAGAOAY, Brower |
| Establishes Internet access for the disabled program to offer free Internet access to individuals who are disabled; makes appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2423 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, GREEN, HANOHANO, Brower |
| Requires health insurance providers to cover treatments for cancer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2424 RELATING TO EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, GREEN, HANOHANO |
| Adopts the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, which limits the civil liability of volunteer health practitioners providing health or veterinary services during an emergency. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2425 RELATING TO SENIOR CENTERS. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, GREEN, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY |
| Makes appropriation for certain senior centers on Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2426 RELATING TO CANCER TREATMENT. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, HANOHANO, WATERS, Brower |
| Requires the department of human services to develop a program to provide cancer treatment to uninsured cancer patients in Hawaii. Effective 7/1/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2427 RELATING TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, HANOHANO |
| Directs the Department of Human Services to establish a three-year pilot project, beginning with fiscal year 2008-2009, to conduct and expand asset building classes statewide to serve individuals with disabilities and parents of children with a disability in developing skills. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2428 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
NAKASONE |
| Exempts state highways projects from county subdivision approvals regarding highway projects that involve acquisitions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2429 RELATING TO RECREATION. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, SONSON, TAKAI, TSUJI, Lee, M. Oshiro, Souki, Takamine, Yamane |
| Creates the University of Hawaii stadium corporation and transfers jurisdiction over Aloha Stadium to the corporation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2430 RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, EVANS, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, LEE, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, TAKAI, TSUJI, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Allows nursing facilities to apply for and receive removable windshield placards for their vehicles that are used solely for transporting nursing facility patients for the purpose of parking in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2431 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, TAKAI, Lee, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji |
| Exempts board of regents of the University of Hawaii from Hawaii public procurement code requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2432 RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. |
CHONG, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
| Requires the department of education to plan, design, and implement a pre-kindergarten academy for four-year-old children and an educational resource program for parents of newborn children. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2433 RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES. |
BERG, BROWER, CARROLL, HANOHANO, LUKE, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, WAKAI, Bertram |
| Requires a type II adult residential care home in a residential area applying for a license to give notice of its application. Requires applicant to notify DOH if also applying for county permits. Requires DOH to hold a hearing in the district where the proposed home is to be located and invite county attendance. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2434 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. |
BERG, BROWER, LUKE, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Sagum, Saiki, Takumi |
| Requires retailers in the State to distribute only recyclable, reusable, or compostable checkout bags. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2435 RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. |
BERG, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHING, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SHIMABUKURO, TAKUMI, YAMANE, Bertram, Chong, Sagum, Yamashita |
| Requires the department of education to increase opportunities for special needs preschoolers to interact with their non-disabled peers. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2436 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
YAMANE, EVANS, MCKELVEY, WATERS |
| Amends the definition of "display fireworks"; clarifies that fireworks may not be used within 500 feet of a hotel unless permitted; and clarifies that minors are prohibited from selling fireworks. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2437 RELATING TO TRAFFIC. |
YAMANE, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, SONSON |
| Requires department of transportation to recommend improvements to traffic in Central Oahu corridor. Requires studying regional connectivity and travel time mitigation and reviewing past traffic flow studies in Central Oahu, including any proposals to extend contra-flow lanes to Mililani. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2438 RELATING TO CIGARETTES. |
YAMANE, EVANS, MCKELVEY, Sagum, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Prohibits sale of cigarettes in Hawaii that are not reduced ignition propensity "fire-safe" beginning 07/01/09. Sets civil fines and requires state fire council to adopt rules to enforce law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2439 RELATING TO COUNTY FEES. |
YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
| Allows a county to impose a service fee on a cruise ship owner if the county provides direct services to a cruise ship passenger while the passenger is in the county. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2440 RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. |
YAMANE (BR) |
| Requires that all transient accommodations tax revenues transferred to the counties be used for maintaining and upgrading police and fire protection, parks, beaches, roads, water and sewage systems, and other tourism impacted infrastructure. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2441 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Provides for workers' compensation coverage for students participating in school-approved work-based learning programs sponsored by the department of education or the University of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2442 RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. |
TAKUMI, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CHONG, ITO, LUKE, MAGAOAY, NISHIMOTO, SONSON, TAKAI, WAKAI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang, Finnegan, Herkes, McKelvey, Rhoads, Takamine, Tsuji |
| Establishes procedures and criteria and appropriates funds to prevent state or county purchases from businesses that operate sweatshops. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2443 RELATING TO PHTHALATES. |
TAKUMI, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, FINNEGAN, ITO, LUKE, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, SONSON, TAKAI, WAKAI, YAMANE, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Magaoay, Rhoads, Takamine, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Prohibits the manufacturing, sale, or distribution of toys and child care articles containing phthalates and requires manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2444 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
TAKUMI, CHANG |
| Appropriates funds for an office of school redesign in the college of education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2445 RELATING TO ADVERTISING BY MANUFACTURERS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND DISCLOSURE OF CLINICAL TRIALS. |
TAKUMI, GREEN, THIELEN, Belatti |
| Requires prescription drug ads to meet federal standards, public disclosure of clinical trial information, and drug manufacturers to pay fees to department of health to fund a public education initiative on clinical trials and drug safety. Establishes special fund. | ||
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HB2446 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATEWIDE LANGUAGE ACCESS BANK. |
MIZUNO, Chang, Lee, Magaoay |
| Appropriates funds to establish a statewide language access bank to help state agencies and other covered entities provide meaningful access to essential government services to limited English proficient persons. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2447 RELATING TO PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, LUKE, MAGAOAY |
| Improves access to psychotropic medication for all participants in medicaid medical plans. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2448 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
SHIMABUKURO, MIZUNO |
| Appropriates funds for the Waianae Organic Agriculture Center collaborative project between Leeward Community College and Waianae Community Redevelopment Corporation to establish one full-time educational coordinator position and support operating costs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2449 PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM CERTAIN TOXIC PRODUCTS. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, WATERS |
| Prohibits the manufacturing, sale, or distribution of toys and child care articles containing certain toxic chemicals and requires manufacturers to use the least toxic alternatives. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2450 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
TSUJI, CHONG, GREEN, Awana, Belatti, Berg, Chang, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, Mizuno, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Status View measure |
HB2451 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BERG, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, CHONG, FINNEGAN, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, M. OSHIRO, THIELEN, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Belatti, Cabanilla, Evans, Herkes, Ito, Rhoads, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Ward |
| Directs the college of tropical agriculture and human resources of the University of Hawaii in consultation with native Hawaiian organizations and taro farmers, to establish a taro farming education and training program. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB2452 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CHANG, CHING, CHONG, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, THIELEN, WAKAI, WARD, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Belatti, Berg, Har, Herkes, Lee, McKelvey, Rhoads, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Yamane |
| Directs the college of tropical agriculture and human resources of the University of Hawaii, in consultation with the department of health, to establish a program for commercial taro farmers to maximize business viability and success. Makes appropriation. | ||
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HB2453 RELATING TO TARO. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, CHONG, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, M. OSHIRO, THIELEN, WAKAI, WARD, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Herkes, Lee, Rhoads, Souki, Takamine, Takumi |
| Appropriates funds for a taro farming grant program to assist taro farmers in need to help preserve the cultural legacy of taro farming for future generations. | ||
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HB2454 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, CHONG, FINNEGAN, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Cabanilla, Evans, Herkes, Marumoto, M. Oshiro, Rhoads, Souki, Takumi, Ward |
| Requires the board of land and natural resources to provide reduced lease rent rates for taro farmers on state leased land. | ||
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HB2455 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, LUKE, SAY, WATERS |
| Clarifies limitations on corporate contributions to a noncandidate committee. Clarifies that retiring elected officials may contribute surplus funds to a political party without filing an organizational statement. Requires campaign spending commission to adopt rules that establish schedule of fines. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2456 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
B. OSHIRO, BERTRAM, CALDWELL, LUKE, WATERS |
| Allows taxpayers who are reciprocal beneficiaries or domestic partners to elect to file as separate individuals, as married, or married filing singly. Excludes from gross income, adjusted gross income, and taxable income the value of health insurance and other direct or indirect benefits provided by an employer to reciprocal beneficiaries or domestic partners. Allows exemptions to be claimed for reciprocal beneficiaries or domestic partners. | ||
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HB2457 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, KARAMATSU, MARUMOTO, MEYER, B. OSHIRO, SAY, TAKUMI, YAMANE, Belatti, Brower, Cabanilla, Herkes, Sagum, Sonson, Souki, Wakai, Ward |
| Allows the principal of each public school to establish and use a debit card system based at the individual school level for the purpose of purchasing school supplies and other related curriculum support supplies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2458 RELATING TO COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS. |
CALDWELL, LEE |
| Provides an annual maximum deduction of $10,000 per individual, or $20,000 for a married couple filing jointly against their taxable income for contributions made to Hawaii's college savings program in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2459 RELATING TO PENSION INCOME. |
CALDWELL |
| Exempts the first $100,000 in pension income from state income taxes. | ||
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HB2460 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
CALDWELL, HERKES, B. OSHIRO, SAY |
| Allows condominium associations to invest funds in certificates of deposit through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service network. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2461 RELATING TO DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE. |
CALDWELL, GREEN, HERKES, MIZUNO |
| Includes records kept by a licensed dentist's office as medical records subject to the requirements relating to documentary evidence. Requires the dentists to retain dental records. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2462 RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. |
CALDWELL, Souki |
| Prohibits cell phone use while driving except with a hands free device. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2463 RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. |
EVANS, Carroll, Tsuji |
| Authorizes the director of disaster relief to utilize inmate labor to assist with disaster relief efforts. Establishes the inmate disaster relief labor program within the department of public safety. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2464 RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. |
EVANS, CARROLL, HAR, ITO, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, YAMANE |
| Requires a forestry and wildlife manager to declare hazardous fire areas during fire danger periods and impose restrictions on the use of certain land that the department of land and natural resources has direct fire responsibility. Establishes a task force to develop a statewide hazardous fire area program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2465 RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE CODE. |
EVANS, CARROLL, HAR, ITO, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, YAMANE |
| Makes state fire code, and any updates adopted as rules by the state fire council, immediately effective upon transmission by the state fire council to the county councils without the need for counties to enact ordinances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2466 RELATING TO WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT. |
EVANS, CARROLL, HAR, ITO, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, YAMANE |
| Allows counties to designate any geographic area receiving an average annual rainfall of less than 10 inches as a fireworks prohibited zone in which no fireworks or consumer fireworks may be used. | ||
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HB2467 RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. |
EVANS, CARROLL, HAR, ITO, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, YAMANE |
| Amends the state fire code to include road and sign standards, minimum private water supply reserves, fuel breaks, and green belts to improve fire protection. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2468 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Extends sunset of allocation of conveyance tax to the rental housing trust fund; makes appropriation in general obligation bonds for dwelling unit revolving fund; makes appropriation for expedited third party review of affordable projects. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2469 RELATING TO LAND. |
WARD, AWANA, BROWER, CHING, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, Belatti, Berg, Chong, Evans, Finnegan, Herkes, Ito, Morita, Pine, Rhoads, Sonson, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to purchase the Kalama Village Center in order to make the site a park area to preserve open space. | ||
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HB2470 RELATING TO LAND. |
WARD, Berg, Brower, Ching, Evans, Finnegan, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro |
| Directs the office of planning to prepare and file petition with the land use commission to reclassify TMK: 3-9-10:46 and 3-9-10:47, at Honolulu, Hawaii, from the urban district to the conservation district. Directs the City and County of Honolulu to not issue any permits allowing the development of the parcel pending the final disposition of the petition. | ||
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HB2471 RELATING TO LAND. |
WARD, BROWER, MARUMOTO, Belatti, Berg, Evans, Finnegan, Herkes, Ito, Pine, Sonson, Thielen, Tsuji |
| Appropriates funds to acquire remaining open space in Hawaii Kai and to preserve it as such. | ||
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HB2472 RELATING TO COUNTY FEES. |
YAMASHITA, YAMANE |
| Allows counties to impose resource user fee and environmental impact fees on cruise ship owners based on $ per 500 disembarking passengers. Restricts use of fees to areas directly affected by tourism. Requires prior legislative approval before county may impose fees. | ||
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HB2473 RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. |
YAMASHITA |
| Extends funding for the Hawaii broadband task force from fiscal year 2007-2008 to add fiscal year 2008-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2474 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, Brower, Luke, Waters |
| Requires electronic monitoring of persons convicted of violating a domestic abuse temporary restraining order or protective order. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2475 RELATING TO ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. |
MIZUNO, GREEN |
| Requires adult entertainment businesses to pay fee of $3 for each customer who enters the business. Fee to be deposited in domestic violence and sexual assault special fund. Effective 7/1/08. Repealed effective 1/1/11. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2476 RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, CALDWELL, GREEN, LUKE, WATERS |
| Repeals existing prohibition against dog fighting and enacts more comprehensive prohibition of dog fighting and related conduct. Provides enhanced penalties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2477 RELATING TO OPIHI. |
MIZUNO, CARROLL, HANOHANO, Caldwell, Lee, Magaoay, Say |
| Prohibits the selling or offering for sale of opihi, except in certain circumstances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2478 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, CABANILLA, MIZUNO, Brower, Evans, Ito, Karamatsu, Tsuji |
| Allows either party to a workers' compensation dispute to decide to refer their dispute to a referee, provided the decision is made within 10 days of the filing of the claim. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2479 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, Evans, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Manahan, Mizuno, Rhoads, Takamine |
| Expands eligibility for vocational rehabilitation to workers who are deemed unable to return to their regular jobs and are not offered work at the pre-injury earnings level. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2480 RELATING TO TEACHERS. |
SONSON, CABANILLA, KARAMATSU, Evans |
| Provides teachers receiving satisfactory service performance evaluations with annual step increases for five years. Denies public school teachers with marginal service performance evaluations from receiving annual step increases. Excludes teachers at the top salary levels from receiving annual step increases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2481 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
SONSON, KARAMATSU, TAKUMI, Belatti, Evans, Tokioka, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Repeals the sunset date for voluntary employees' beneficiary association trusts pilot program established pursuant to Act 245, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, as amended. Amends the voluntary employees' beneficiary association trust law to reflect permanent nature of the program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2482 RELATING TO TEACHER SALARIES. |
TAKAI, TAKUMI |
| Eliminates the salary differential between newly hired public school teachers with more than 6 years of experience and incumbent teachers in the department of education with the identical number of years of experience. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2483 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKAI, TAKUMI |
| Establishes a task force to develop and implement a campaign to promote a culture of learning and higher education achievement in Hawaii. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2484 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
TAKAI |
| Grants tuition waivers to veterans and their family members or dependents enrolled at the University of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2485 RELATING TO FIRES. |
EVANS, CARROLL, HAR, ITO, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Establishes the firewise Hawaii program in the department of land and natural resources to address the growing fire danger in wildland-urban interface areas. Creates the firewise Hawaii special fund. Makes an appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2486 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
EVANS, CABANILLA, CHING, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, THIELEN, WARD, Awana, Carroll, Meyer, Tsuji |
| Requires a private or public owner of a historic building to provide archival quality black and white photographs of the building to the department of land and natural resources, as a condition of receiving a permit or approval to demolish, construct, or otherwise alter that building. | ||
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HB2487 RELATING TO THE HAWAII CAPITAL CULTURAL HERITAGE AREA. |
EVANS, AWANA, CHING, GREEN, MCKELVEY, Meyer, Tsuji, Ward |
| Codifies the designation of the Nu‘uanu ahupua‘a area in Honolulu respectively between Kalihi and Piikoi streets, and Pali lookout and the Pacific ocean as the Hawaii capital cultural heritage area. Appropriates funds for the arts and culture development branch of the department of business, tourism, and economic development, to plan and implement programs and projects that recognize, preserve, stimulate, and celebrate the significance of the Hawaii capital cultural heritage area. | ||
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HB2488 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
EVANS, AWANA, CARROLL, CHING, GREEN, MCKELVEY, Bertram, Marumoto, Tsuji, Ward |
| Establishes school within the community colleges of the University of Hawaii to certify crafts persons and subcontractors. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2489 RELATING TO HISTORIC BUILDINGS. |
EVANS, AWANA, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, WARD, Meyer |
| Appropriates funds to refurbish each historic Japanese-style Buddhist temple in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2490 RELATING TO REMOTE DISPENSING. |
LEE |
| Provides for the establishment of remote dispensing pharmacies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2491 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
LEE, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, HANOHANO, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Brower, Evans, Karamatsu, Souki, Tsuji |
| Declares, as state policy, certain best practices to which the governor and the department of transportation must adhere to ensure that the public interest is protected in any transportation public-private partnership agreement. | ||
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HB2492 RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. |
LEE, CABANILLA, CHING, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MEYER, WARD, Carroll, Evans, Ito, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Manahan, Mizuno, Souki, Thielen, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Requires the inclusion of property restrictions or conditions of use in a seller's disclosure statement. | ||
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HB2493 RELATING TO LIABILITY. |
LEE, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, THIELEN, WARD, YAMANE, Brower, Chang, Ito, Karamatsu, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Exempts from liability emergency care rendered by a health care provider or health care facility in response to specified emergencies. | ||
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HB2494 RELATING TO SCHOOL SPORTS CONCUSSIONS. |
LEE, CARROLL, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, Ito, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Souki, Tsuji, Ward, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Requires department of education to implement a concussion evaluation tool for each high school student athlete participating in the sport of football statewide. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2495 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. |
MORITA, CALDWELL, GREEN, MAGAOAY, Belatti, Ito, Marumoto, Saiki |
| Prohibits the use of polystyrene foam as a disposable food service-ware product. | ||
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HB2496 RELATING TO BIOPROSPECTING. |
MORITA |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB2497 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
MORITA |
| Short form effectuates the title of this Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2498 RELATING TO STATE HEALTH PLANNING. |
HERKES, BERTRAM, EVANS, MCKELVEY, Brower |
| Repeals certificate of need process and the law governing acquisition of hospitals in relation to state health planning. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2499 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
MCKELVEY, BELATTI, BERTRAM, HAR, MORITA, NAKASONE, SAGUM, THIELEN, TOKIOKA |
| Makes renewable energy development, including solar energy production and ocean energy terrestrial facilities, a permitted use in agricultural districts. | ||
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HB2500 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the General Appropriations Act of 2007 that appropriates general, general obligation bond, federal, revenue bond, special and other funds for departmental operating and capital improvements budgets. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2501 RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Sagum, Souki, Takamine, Yamane |
| Establishes statutory provisions on and appropriates funds for the department of agriculture's biosecurity program. | ||
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HB2502 RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY. |
MORITA, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, GREEN, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Evans, Har, Sagum, Souki, Takamine, Yamane |
| Makes solar energy facilities a permitted use in the agricultural district on class D or E land. | ||
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HB2503 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
MORITA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Permits the use of lands in agricultural land use districts to be used for agricultural-energy facilities provided that the primary activity of the agricultural-energy enterprise is agricultural activity. | ||
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HB2504 RELATING TO LIGHTING. |
MORITA, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Cabanilla, Chang, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Phases-out and bans the use of lighting products with lead and high mercury content; establishes a statewide lighting efficiency standard for general purpose lights; directs the Department of Health to develop a statewide recycling program for recycling mercury-containing compact florescent bulbs. | ||
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HB2505 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
MORITA, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Awana, Bertram, Evans, Sagum, Takamine |
| Establishes a renewable energy facilitator position with DBEDT. | ||
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HB2506 RELATING TO REORGANIZATION OF STATE AGENCIES. |
MORITA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HAR, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Awana, Hanohano, Sagum, Souki, Takamine, Tsuji |
| Directs the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on Hawaii's most effective and efficient options to reorganize state agencies tasked with issues relating to energy and environmental protection. | ||
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HB2507 RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION. |
MORITA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Awana, Evans, Green, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Appropriates funds to establish two positions to support the implementation of Act 234, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2508 RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. |
MORITA, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, GREEN, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, Brower, Evans, Karamatsu, Sagum, Takamine, Tokioka |
| Requires retail dealers with more than 75,000 square feet of retail space to operate redemption centers. Effective 10/1/08. | ||
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HB2509 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECYCLING. |
MORITA, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Sagum, Souki, Takamine, Tsuji |
| Establishes a state program for collection, recycling, enforcement, and monitoring of covered electronic devices; establishes program funding through the electronic device recycling fund. | ||
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HB2510 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
MORITA, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Souki, Takamine |
| Provides appropriation to auditor to contract with the UH for a study to modernize Hawaii's EIS process. | ||
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HB2511 RELATING TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Provides qualified rental assistance applicants up to six months to find a qualified rental dwelling. | ||
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HB2512 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, CALDWELL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, KARAMATSU, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, SAY, SONSON, TAKAI, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Brower, Lee, McKelvey, Rhoads, Sagum, Saiki, Souki, Takamine, Waters |
| Appropriates $500,000 to assist developers in contracting for third party review and certification to expedite the processing and issuance of building permits for affordable housing projects, including the performance of inspections. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2513 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DWELLING UNIT REVOLVING FUND. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SONSON, TAKAI, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Evans, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Appropriates $30,000,000 into the dwelling unit revolving fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2514 RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX. |
SHIMABUKURO, BELATTI, BERTRAM, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HAR, HERKES, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SONSON, TAKAI, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Awana, Berg, Brower, Hanohano, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Extends the sunset date for the allocation of 50% of the conveyance tax to the rental housing trust fund from 6/30/08 to 6/30/13. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2515 RELATING TO KUKUI GARDENS. |
RHOADS, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Awana, Bertram, Carroll, Chang, Nakasone, Sagum, Souki, Takamine, Tokioka |
| Appropriates $26,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finalize the sale of the Kukui Gardens housing project. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2516 RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NAKASONE, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Authorizes issue of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the joint biosecurity inspection facilities at Honolulu international airport and Honolulu harbor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2517 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. |
TSUJI, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NAKASONE, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Awana, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Prohibits the sale of plants designated as restricted plants or noxious weeds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2518 RELATING TO LAND CONSERVATION. |
ITO, AWANA, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, SAY, SONSON, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Berg, Nakasone, Rhoads, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Provides a tax credit to encourage the preservation and protection of conservation land in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2519 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NAKASONE, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Establishes the Hawaii Health Corps Program to provide student loans and physician and dentist stipends, and makes the enterprise zone business tax credit and general excise tax exemption available to physicians and dentists who practice in those enterprise zones. Requires participants in the Hawaii Health Corps Program to serve as first responders in times of civil defense or other emergencies declared by the governor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2520 RELATING TO CAREGIVERS. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WATERS, YAMANE, Bertram, Brower, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Amends the temporary disability insurance law to permit an eligible employee to collect up to 4 weeks of temporary disability insurance benefit payments to care for a family member with a qualifying disability. Effective 07/01/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2521 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHANG, AWANA, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHONG, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WATERS, Bertram, Carroll, Evans, Har, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Nakasone, Sagum, Souki, Takamine, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Requires 1% of general revenues to be annually deposited into a special account for the repair and maintenance of University of Hawaii facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2522 RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION. |
HAR, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SAY, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, YAMANE, Awana, Belatti, Brower, Carroll, Chang, Luke, Nakasone, M. Oshiro, Rhoads, Sagum, Souki, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Allows county land use decision-making authority to reclassify lands not more than fifty acres. Allows for the consolidation of the boundary amendment process with county proceedings to amend land use maps contained in county plans. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2523 RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION. |
HAR, AWANA, BERG, BERTRAM, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMASHITA, Belatti, Brower, Morita, Nakasone, Sagum, Takamine |
| Amends Land Use Commission decision-making criteria to include the County General Plan and plans adopted pursuant to the general plan. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2524 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
HAR, AWANA, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Belatti, Berg, Evans, Karamatsu, Nakasone, Sagum, Takamine |
| Requires the Statewide Transportation Council to comply with county transportation and general plans, to the extent it does not impact federal funds, in the preparation of the statewide transportation plan for projected transportation needs for a six-year period. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2525 RELATING TO HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. |
HAR, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Carroll, Souki, Takamine |
| Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to incorporate smart growth principles in community plan rules. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2526 RELATING TO THE STATE PLAN. |
HAR, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Carroll, Sagum, Souki, Takamine, Tsuji |
| Adds as an objective in the State Plan that land development shall be in compliance with smart growth principles. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2527 RELATING TO SMART GROWTH. |
BERTRAM, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, TSUJI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang, Har, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish a system of greenways and trails. Requires the Office of Planning to coordinate smart growth planning. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2528 RELATING TO DRIVING AFTER THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, GREEN, HANOHANO, LUKE, Caldwell |
| Requires the use of a vehicle ignition interlock device following administrative or criminal revocation or suspension of a driver's license for driving after the consumption of alcohol. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2529 RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, HANOHANO, Belatti, Brower, Caldwell, Chang, Lee, Magaoay, Waters |
| Establishes State policies on dealing with tainted foods that are processed for consumption by humans and pet animals. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2530 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BROWER, GREEN, LUKE, WATERS, Caldwell |
| Requires the narcotics enforcement division of the department of public safety to maintain an electronic purchase logbook for sales of pseudoephedrine and related substances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2531 RELATING TO THE WEST MAUI TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN. |
MCKELVEY, CARROLL, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Har, Herkes, Manahan, Sagum |
| Creates an informal, temporary West Maui transportation access plan working group to develop a West Maui transportation access plan. Allows hiring of a consultant without regard to the Hawaii procurement code to develop the plan. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2532 RELATING TO NON-SCHOOL HOUR PROGRAMS. |
MIZUNO, GREEN |
| Appropriates TANF funds for non-school hour programs to be expended by the DOE, OYS, and the counties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2533 RELATING TO VACCINATIONS. |
MIZUNO, GREEN |
| Provides free influenza vaccinations to students statewide to reduce mortality. Requires consent forms. Requires department of health to seek federal funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Appropriates funds to department of health for FY 2008-2009. Repealed 06/30/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2534 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
EVANS, AWANA, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, GREEN, MCKELVEY, MEYER, Tsuji |
| Requires 4% of all county fees collected for building, construction, or development-related permits to be deposited into the Hawaii historic preservation special fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2535 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF HEIAU. |
EVANS, AWANA, CARROLL, MCKELVEY, Bertram, Ching, Green, Tsuji |
| Requires the department of land and natural resources to consult with the office of Hawaiian affairs on issues relating to heiau. Establishes procedures for inadvertent discovery of heiau. Authorizes the office of Hawaiian affairs to designate caretaker for heiau. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2536 RELATING TO STATE HERITAGE. |
CHING, AWANA, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, EVANS, GREEN, TSUJI, Meyer, Ward |
| Establishes the Hawaii heritage task force and Hawaii heritage list to recognize and protect the sites and buildings most important to Hawaii's history and rich culture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2537 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
EVANS, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHING, GREEN, MARUMOTO, Awana, Carroll, Tsuji, Ward |
| Directs a portion of transient accommodation tax moneys to the Hawai`i Preservation Fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2538 RELATING TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS. |
EVANS |
| Directs the department of transportation to adopt rules that require motor vehicles registered in the State to emit an omni-directional sound that may be easily heard by visually impaired persons. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2539 RELATING TO WORKPLACE TRAINING. |
EVANS |
| Requires the department of public safety to develop a curriculum on ethnic and cultural diversity in the workplace and its implications on working with offenders and their families. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2540 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
EVANS |
| Provides an income tax and general excise tax exemption for companies that provide potable water and are exempt under section 501(c)(12) of the IRC and collect at least 85% of its income from members for the sole purpose of meeting losses and expenses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2541 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HOSPITAL-BASED DENTISTRY SERVICES IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII. |
EVANS |
| Appropriates funds for hospital dentistry in the county of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2542 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. |
EVANS |
| Appropriates $2,177,500 the 1st year in a 3-year family practice residency program based at Kona Community Hospital on the island of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2543 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A SHOOTING RANGE IN WEST HAWAII ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. |
EVANS, HERKES, ITO |
| Appropriates funds to plan, design, and construct a shooting range in west Hawaii on the island of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2544 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
TAKAMINE, EVANS, NISHIMOTO, SONSON, Souki |
| Provides parameters for conducting medical examinations when determining permanent partial disability in workers compensation cases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2545 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
TAKAMINE, EVANS, NISHIMOTO, SONSON, Souki |
| Provides that an independent physician be selected to conduct medical examinations in cases where major and elective surgery, or either, is contemplated or in cases where an employee or employer are dissatisfied with the medical progress. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2546 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MAUI OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES. |
MCKELVEY, BERTRAM, ITO, Souki |
| Appropriates funds for personnel, furniture and equipment, and renovations and addition of employee lunch room for Maui office of veterans' services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2547 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR MAUI PREPARATORY ACADEMY. |
MCKELVEY, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Souki |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Maui Preparatory Academy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2548 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Redefines affordable housing income limits for the purposes of chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2549 RELATING TO TEACHERS. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Provides an annual apportionment of funds from the general excise tax to all public school teachers for reimbursement of classroom out-of-pocket expenses | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2550 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Increases the total rated generating capacity produced by eligible customer-generators. Increases the maximum capacity of an eligible customer-generator. Requires the public utilities commission to adopt rules that incorporate best practices interconnection standards. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2551 RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA |
| Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to conduct a study on various homeless solutions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2552 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
SAGUM, AWANA, CARROLL, CHANG, HANOHANO, ITO, MIZUNO, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, Tokioka, Yamashita |
| Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to develop a model ordinance for renewable energy projects for adoption by the counties. Appropriates funds to develop the model ordinance. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2553 RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS. |
SAGUM, AWANA, CARROLL, HANOHANO, ITO, MIZUNO, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, TOKIOKA, Chang, Yamashita |
| Changes the method used to record the daily transactions of pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers, from a manual system to an electronic system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2554 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
SAGUM, AWANA, CARROLL, CHANG, HANOHANO, ITO, MIZUNO, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA |
| Permits small wind energy systems in all land use districts where structures of any sort are allowed except for the conservation district unless permitted by the department of land and natural resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2555 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII CIVIL AIR PATROL. |
SAGUM, CHANG, HANOHANO, ITO, MIZUNO, MORITA, YAMASHITA, Carroll |
| Makes appropriation for expenses of the Hawaii wing, civil air patrol. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2556 RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE. |
SAGUM, CARROLL, CHANG, HANOHANO, ITO, Souki, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds for school-based substance abuse programs and for therapeutic living programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2557 RELATING TO EVIDENCE. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, WAKAI, WARD, WATERS |
| Protects the disclosure of sources for journalists and newscasters. Establishes an exception. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2558 RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, GREEN, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, WATERS |
| Authorizes department of human services to conduct unannounced visits to inspect a parental home within 3 to 6 months of the return of a child against whom a household member of the parental home has committed a misdemeanor or felony offense relating to child abuse or neglect or has been adjudicated of conduct that would constitute such an offense. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2559 RELATING TO THE UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT. |
B. OSHIRO, HERKES, WATERS |
| Updates Uniform Unclaimed Property Act by replacing existing 1981 version of the Act with 1995 version. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2560 RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. |
B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Souki |
| Requires license revocation for a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 10 years for driver who is determined to have committed 5 or more traffic infractions relating to traffic movement and control arising out of separate incidents within the preceding 5-year period. Effective 1/1/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2561 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI, BERG, CHANG, SONSON, Cabanilla |
| Establishes the Hawaii charter school facilities fund for funding the repair, maintenance, and other facilities needs of charter schools. Establishes a tax credit for certain individuals who make contributions to charter school repairs, maintenance, or development. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii charter school facilities fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2562 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes the goal of reducing the amount of solid waste entering the State's waste stream by 75%. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2563 RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. |
MARUMOTO |
| Imposes fines for spectators at events where animals are caused to fight with each other. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2564 RELATING TO THE REVOCATION OF DRIVER'S LICENSES OF MINORS CONVICTED OF PROPERTY CRIMES. |
MARUMOTO, AWANA, FINNEGAN, WARD, Berg, Evans, Karamatsu, Thielen |
| Requires court to suspend a license of a minor who has been convicted of criminal property damage for a period of 6 months. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2565 RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES. |
MARUMOTO, AWANA, BERG, CALDWELL, FINNEGAN, THIELEN, Evans, Ward |
| Clarifies licensure requirements for adult residential care homes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2566 RELATING TO PROFESSIONS. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Repeals sunset provisions for Chapter 453D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to mental health counselors. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2567 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Funds a study to assess the structural integrity of each hospital and nursing home facility to determine their ability to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes. Makes appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2568 RELATING TO MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Requires the Attorney General to appoint an independent auditor to conduct a financial and operational audit of mutual benefit societies established in Hawaii prior to 1950. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2569 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Establishes the psychiatric health services pilot project which enables psychiatrists to collaborate with primary care physicians at federally qualified health centers for psychiatric care to patients. Makes appropriation. Repealed 6/30/11. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2570 RELATING TO MEDICAL LIABILITY. |
GREEN, CHING, MIZUNO |
| Limits noneconomic damages that may be recovered in medical tort actions. Limits the amount of attorney's fees that may be collected in connection with a medical tort action. Amends the definition of "health care provider" and "medical tort". Sunsets on the earlier of the date on which an insurer does not comply with the premium rate caps, or July 1, 2015. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2571 RELATING TO STUDENT HEALTH. |
GREEN, AWANA, BERG, CABANILLA, HANOHANO, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, TAKUMI, WAKAI, WATERS |
| Requires each student to have a vision evaluation done by an ophthalmologist, physician, optometrist, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse 6 months before entering the beginning grade of any school in the State, at parents' cost. Gives parents right to refuse examination. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2572 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Ensures that psychiatrists are reimbursed on all medicare codes for the provision of medical services to patients at a rate not less than one hundred per cent of the medicare reimbursement amount that is in effect for the current year and updated for each calendar year. Establishes a $30 differential for reimbursements to psychiatrists practicing on the neighbor islands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2573 RELATING TO WORKERS COMPENSATION. |
GREEN, MIZUNO |
| Increases workers compensation fee schedule from one hundred ten to one hundred twenty percent. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2574 RELATING TO MOTOR SPORTS COMPLEX. |
HAR (BR) |
| Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to condemn land to build a motor sports facility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2575 RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, MAGAOAY |
| Clarifies definitions related to language access. Requires certain entities to file a language access plan and appoint a language access coordinator. Expands the language access advisory council from 11 to 15 members. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2576 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. |
MIZUNO, GREEN |
| Appropriates federal funds for community-based dental health clinics. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2577 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Chang, Magaoay, Souki |
| Requires director of transportation to develop a contingency plan to maintain transportation access along Hana highway, including its many bridges, on the island of Maui in the event of catastrophic events such as earthquakes, landslides, or flooding. Report to legislature. Appropriates $ . | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2578 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, YAMASHITA, Souki, Tsuji |
| Requires developments of 100 units or more to dedicate land for public access by right-of-way or easement. Requires each county to adopt public access signage guidelines. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2579 RELATING TO CARE HOME REPAIR AND RENOVATION LOAN GUARANTEE. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, CHANG, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, Souki, Yamashita |
| Creates an adult residential care home and long-term care facility repair and renovation loan guarantee office to administer a program to guarantee loans to owners of homes or facilities to be repaired or renovated. Appropriates $ . | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2580 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, YAMASHITA, Souki, Tsuji |
| Prohibits the exclusion of otherwise qualified farmers from state agricultural loan programs who farm land under the jurisdiction of the department of Hawaiian homes. Requires the department of agriculture to provide equal access to all programs administered by the department by all farmers, including farmers on Hawaiian home lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2581 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, CHANG, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Souki |
| Provides special license plates for motor vehicles registered to long-term care facilities to allow such vehicles to be used to park in handicapped stalls while transporting disabled patients under the facility's care. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2582 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. |
CHANG (BR) |
| Requires competitive bidding on small purchases of construction contracts for drilling and soil testing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2583 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. |
CHANG, CARROLL, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WATERS, Berg, Evans, McKelvey, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Takamine |
| Denies the University of Hawaii the use of the deliberative process privilege in closing an agency meeting to the public. Specifies that the deliberative process privilege does not cover meetings related to the budget of the University of Hawaii. Requires the University of Hawaii to disclose beforehand the range of proposed compensation to executives, including head athletic coaches. Extends annual salary reporting requirement to include salaries of head athletic coaches. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2584 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Takamine |
| Directs the University of Hawaii to compile an inventory of all real estate holdings that the university controls. Establishes a priority list of lands available for development for university or non-university purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2585 RELATING TO GRADUATE LOAN PROGRAMS. |
CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, Herkes, Lee, Takamine, Takumi |
| Establishes a graduate school loan program and corresponding special fund for qualified individuals in the areas of occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, and school psychology. Provides for a loan forgiveness schedule for individuals who maintain approved employment. Appropriates funds for the program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2586 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Souki, Takamine |
| Appropriates funds for mental health and campus security services within the University of Hawaii system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2587 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH CREATIVITY ACADEMIES. |
YAMANE, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA |
| Appropriates funds to establish a digital media pilot program to enhance and expand the scope of the Hawaii excellence through science and technology academies for the University of Hawaii community colleges and the department of education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2588 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
YAMANE, CHONG, ITO, LEE, M. OSHIRO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA |
| Grants resident status to veterans for tuition purposes at the University of Hawaii system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2589 RELATING TO SCRAP METAL. |
YAMANE, HAR, MANAHAN, YAMASHITA, Tokioka, Tsuji |
| Requires scrap dealers to pay sellers of scrap only by check, issued no sooner than 5 days after the purchase, mailed to the seller. Requires the canceled check to be retained for 2 years and made available for inspection. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2590 RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. |
YAMANE, LEE, SHIMABUKURO, Caldwell, Carroll, Takamine |
| Adopts the Hawaii 2050 sustainability plan. Establishes a sustainability council to coordinate, implement, measure, and evaluate the progress of the Hawaii 2050 sustainability plan and activities. Appropriates funds to the sustainability council. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2591 RELATING TO GIFT CERTIFICATES. |
MAGAOAY, HERKES, ITO, SONSON, Tsuji |
| Requires retailers to pay out in cash the balance of any gift card worth less than $5, if requested by the consumer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2592 RELATING TO MAIL SOLICITATION. |
MAGAOAY, HERKES, ITO, SONSON, TSUJI, WAKAI, Souki, Yamashita |
| Requires department of commerce and consumer affairs to establish a state "Do-not-mail" registry. Provides that sending mail to Hawaii residents soliciting the sale of consumer goods or services is prohibited if the recipient's address has been added to the "Do-not-mail" registry. Requires department of commerce and consumer affairs to work with postal authorities and private entities to ensure that persons on registry do not receive unwanted solicitations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2593 RELATING TO DROUGHT MITIGATION. |
TSUJI, CHONG, HANOHANO, ITO, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Brower |
| Appropriates funds for drought mitigation projects in each county of the state. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2594 RELATING TO IRRIGATION. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHONG, HANOHANO, ITO, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
| Authorizes general obligation bond funds to be deposited into the irrigation repair and maintenance special fund for repair and maintenance of certain irrigation systems, and for additional personnel to improve irrigation system management. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2595 RELATING TO ETHANOL FACILITY TAX CREDIT. |
CHONG, LEE, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, SAY, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Nakasone |
| Caps the total annual amount of ethanol facility tax credits allowed at $8,000,000 between 01/01/08 to 12/31/12. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2596 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
CHONG, WATERS |
| Permits the special court trustee to recommend that $100 be assessed against a parent who interferes with visitation by failing to keep a scheduled visit without timely notifying the other parent of cancelation or by failing to reschedule a canceled visit within a reasonable time. Fees are to be deposited into the parent education special fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2597 RELATING TO SCHOOLS. |
CHONG, BELATTI, BROWER, CARROLL, HAR, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, RHOADS, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Lee, M. Oshiro, Sagum |
| Appropriates funds to modernize Hawaii's schools and classrooms with such items and services as textbooks, supplies, equipment, computers, software licenses, and services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2598 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
CHONG, HAR, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, RHOADS, SAY, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Carroll, M. Oshiro, Shimabukuro |
| Requires the HHFDC to focus on developing affordable housing in urban cores. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2599 RELATING TO A NEW STADIUM AT KAPOLEI. |
CALDWELL |
| Requires department of accounting and general services, prior to the convening of the 2009 and 2010 regular sessions, to submit preliminary and final plans to the legislature to demolish Aloha Stadium and build low- and moderate-income housing on the site and identify a new location and build a new stadium in Kapolei. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2600 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY. |
CALDWELL, M. OSHIRO, Herkes, McKelvey |
| Defines the active practice requirement for member of the board of public accountancy to mean 1,000 hours of practice in the prior calendar year. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2601 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. |
CALDWELL, WATERS |
| Clarifies who is subject to administrative fines for violations relating to campaign contributions and expenditures. Provides for deposit of collected fines into the state general fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2602 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. |
CALDWELL, WATERS |
| Doubles the amount a candidate can transfer from campaign or surplus funds to a community or charitable organization. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2603 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR STEVENSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. |
CALDWELL, BELATTI |
| Appropriates funds for Stevenson middle school to construct a building to house administrative and support offices and multipurpose educational facilities, and plan and design a multipurpose recreational facility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2604 RELATING TO THE HAWAII GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. |
EVANS, AWANA, LUKE, THIELEN, Ito, Karamatsu |
| Establishes the Hawaii geological survey within the department of land and natural resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2605 RELATING TO THE ARMED SERVICES. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Provides an exemption of vehicle taxes and registration fees for members of the National Guard and Reserves. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2606 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
EVANS, GREEN, MCKELVEY, Awana, Ching, Takamine |
| Directs the department of land and natural resources to petition Hawaii county to restrict the use of certain lands along the North Kohala coastline in Hawaii county within the agricultural district to prevent low density residential or any other development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2607 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
EVANS, CABANILLA, CHING, GREEN, MCKELVEY, Awana, Bertram, Carroll, Takamine, Ward |
| Directs the office of planning to petition the land use commission to reclassify certain lands along the North Kohala coastline in Hawaii county from the agricultural district to the conservation district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2608 RELATING TO PRISONS. |
EVANS |
| Creates separate forensic treatment facilities within all community correctional centers. Ends practice of housing mentally ill prisoners in solitary confinement and with general prison population. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2609 RELATING TO CONSERVATION. |
EVANS, HAR, MCKELVEY, YAMANE |
| Establishes an inmate conservation corps program within the department of land and natural resources. Authorizes the department to enter into agreements with other state or federal agencies to implement the program. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2610 RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Increases uniform maintenance allowance from $1.50 to $10 per day, not to exceed $150 per year. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2611 RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE. |
ITO, KARAMATSU |
| Establishes standards and conditions for the receipt of funds appropriated to the State of Hawaii Museum of Monarchy History. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2612 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST. |
ITO |
| Short form effectuates the title of this Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2613 RELATING TO BIOPROSPECTING. |
ITO |
| Short form effectuates the title of this Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2614 RELATING TO ISLAND PACIFIC ACADEMY. |
HAR, CHONG, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Karamatsu |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds up to $30,000,000 for planning and construction of educational facilities by Island Pacific Academy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2615 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
HAR, CHONG, MIZUNO, B. Oshiro, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Prohibits possession of tobacco products by any person under age 18. Requires department of health to adopt penalties. Makes appropriation to DOH for youth smoking educational program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2616 RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE. |
HAR, CHONG, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, Tsuji |
| Prohibits texting using electronic wireless communication device while driving. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2617 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
HAR, MIZUNO, Chong, Karamatsu, B. Oshiro, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Provides that high occupancy vehicle lanes may be used by hybrid vehicles. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2618 RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. |
TAKAI, SOUKI |
| Establishes that the motor vehicle owner is responsible for paying outstanding parking citations even after transferring ownership of the vehicle. Establishes that unpaid parking citations shall not prevent the transfer of ownership and re registration of the vehicle. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2619 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
WARD, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, Awana, Evans, Ito, Magaoay, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Sagum |
| Exempts medical care services, long-term care services, and non-prescription drugs from general excise tax liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2620 RELATING TO CAREGIVERS. |
WARD, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, NISHIMOTO, PINE, SONSON, THIELEN, Awana, Belatti, Brower, Herkes, Ito, Magaoay, B. Oshiro, Sagum |
| Provides a tax credit to taxpayer caregivers who care for qualified care recipients. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2621 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
WARD, CABANILLA, CHING, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, Awana, Belatti, Brower, Evans, Herkes, Ito, Magaoay, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Sonson, Tsuji |
| Mandates the Employee Retirement System to divest itself from companies that operate in countries that support terrorist activities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2622 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
WARD, AWANA, BELATTI, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, CHING, FINNEGAN, HERKES, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Evans, B. Oshiro |
| Increases incentives to install solar energy systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2623 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
WARD, AWANA, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, THIELEN, Brower, Evans, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro |
| Increases incentives to photovoltaic energy systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2624 RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL LEARNING MISSIONS. |
WARD, BROWER, CHING, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MARUMOTO, Awana, Bertram, Evans, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro |
| Provides a tax credit for sponsorship of children that undertake international learning missions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2625 RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF APRIL 19 AS "HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL DAY". |
PINE, AWANA, BROWER, CABANILLA, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MEYER, NISHIMOTO, SONSON, THIELEN, WAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Carroll, Ching, Chong, Har, Mizuno, Saiki, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takumi, Ward, Yamashita |
| Establishes April 19 of each year as Hawaiian Monk Seal Day in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2626 RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF THE HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL AS THE STATE MAMMAL OF HAWAI`I. |
PINE, AWANA, BROWER, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, LEE, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, THIELEN, WAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Cabanilla, Carroll, Ching, Chong, Har, Karamatsu, Meyer, Mizuno, Saiki, Sonson, Souki, Takumi, Ward, Yamashita |
| Designates the Hawaiian Monk Seal as the state mammal. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2627 RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF TAXES ON FOOD. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Repeals taxes on food | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2628 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Increases food tax credit established by Act 211, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2629 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds to repair public housing and to construct a permanent facility for the homeless. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2630 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds to the rental housing trust fund to finance development of affordable rentals through public-private partnerships. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2631 RELATING TO TORTS. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Limits non-economic damages in medical tort actions contingent on compliance with premium rate caps by insurers providing professional liability insurance in Hawaii. Sunsets on the earlier of the date on which an insurer does not comply with the premium rate caps, or July 1, 2015. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2632 RELATING TO THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE FACILITIES. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Creates a system to build in future repair and maintenance costs into current budgeting. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2633 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Increases incentives for renewable energy | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2634 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Amends definition of renewable electric energy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2635 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Provides for the organization of renewable energy cooperatives to generate, transmit, and sell electricity to their membership. Authorizes issuance of revenue bonds to finance costs related to constructing, upgrading, and acquiring transmission facilities. Exempts cooperatives from Public Utilities Commission regulation, except for interconnection agreements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2636 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY OPPORTUNITY ZONES. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Requires director of business, economic development, and tourism, in consultation with advisory committee, to designate renewable energy opportunity zones, and determine types of energy generation for a zone, number of zones, and period of zones, and to perform required EIS for zones and expedite issuance of county permits. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2637 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Repeals automatic fuel rate adjustment clause. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2638 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Increases penalties for certain traffic infractions and driving under the influence. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2639 RELATING TO VEHICLE IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Establishes an ignition interlock program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2640 RELATING TO SAFETY. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Mandates that internet service providers and computer technicians report incidents of child pornography discovered during their course of business. Provides civil immunity for good faith disclosure to law enforcement authorities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2641 RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds to charter schools for facilities. Gives charter schools first right to use underutilized or vacant state buildings. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2642 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Eliminates limit on charter schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2643 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Increases the number of Hawaii teacher standards board members from thirteen to fifteen by adding a representative for charter schools and an additional representative for independent schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2644 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
FINNEGAN, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Conditions appropriation to assist with transitional funding for weighted student formula on matching funds from department budget to assist small schools in maintaining financial sustainability. Imposes additional financial accountability measures upon the department. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2645 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHING, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Allows the principal of each public school to establish and use a debit card system based at the individual school level for the purpose of purchasing school supplies and other related curriculum support supplies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2646 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Allows a teacher or driver in charge to exclude from the teacher's classroom or the driver in charge's school bus any pupil who: is guilty of disorderly conduct; interferes with an orderly educational process; threatens, abuses, or intimidates a school employee; willfully disobeys a school employee; or uses abusive or profane language directed at a school employee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2647 RELATING TO ETHICS. |
FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Increases time period for restriction on post-employment lobbying of former legislators and state employees | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2648 RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Reduces the value of a gift that must be reported by a legislator or government employee, spouse or dependent child of a legislator or government employee from $200 to $100. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2649 RELATING TO GRANTS-IN-AID. |
FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Changes current grants-in-aid for social services process to a community planning and delivery process. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2650 RELATING TO INCREASING THE RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Increases the renewable portfolio standard. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2651 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE. |
BELATTI, GREEN, LEE, MCKELVEY, MORITA, WAKAI, WATERS, Awana, Brower, Evans, Luke, Magaoay, Souki, Takamine |
| Expands prohibition of campaign donations from persons who hold contracts with the government to include contractors who are recipients of grants or subsidies awarded under chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Extends prohibition period to begin at submission of a bid for a contract or application for a grant. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2652 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
BELATTI, GREEN, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MORITA, WAKAI, YAMANE, Awana, Evans, McKelvey, Souki, Takamine, Waters |
| Increases the election fund contribution amount on state income tax returns from $2 to $5 for campaign spending purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2653 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
BELATTI, LUKE, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, TAKUMI, Brower |
| Provides for cost of living adjustments for state tax rates, amounts, deductions, and exemptions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2654 RELATING TO EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. |
BELATTI, BROWER, LUKE, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, TAKUMI |
| Provides for a state earned income tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2655 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE DISPOSITION. |
SAY |
| Directs that once there is sufficient solid waste to run a county's resource recovery facility, that a county may no longer control where excess solid waste is disposed of. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2656 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Adds reciprocal beneficiaries to the definition of "immediate family" for laws related to campaign contributions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2657 RELATING TO TENANT SCREENING AGENCIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Regulates tenant screening agencies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2658 RELATING TO YOUTH PROGRAMS. |
SAY |
| Makes appropriation for the Palolo at-risk youth outreach program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2659 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals prohibition of indirect campaign contributions by government contractors during life of contract. Authorizes contractors to establish noncandidate committees for the purpose of making campaign contributions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2660 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR ATHLETICS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. |
SAY |
| Appropriates funds for an athletic director at Anuenue School; equipment, supplies, and transportation for school athletic programs; and athletic programs for females. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2661 RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES. |
SAY |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds in a total amount not to exceed $38,000,000 to assist Hui Mana ‘Oma‘o to establish facilities to convert potential renewable energy resources into electrical energy for public consumption. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2662 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
SAY, MAGAOAY |
| Exempts new multi-family housing condominium developments of fifty units of more from certain state and county affordable housing requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2663 RELATING TO EMERGENCIES. |
SAY |
| Clarifies when the governor may exercise emergency powers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2664 RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. |
SAY |
| Clarifies the use of the governor's emergency powers. Clarifies that the governor shall not utilize the power to suspend laws authorized under the Civil Defense and Emergency Act when the State is attacked for purposes of noncivil defense situations unless there is a tangible and measureable threat to the people or environment of the State. Establishes that certain provisions of the State's disaster relief chapter are operative and supersede provisions of the Civil Defense and Emergency Act in times when an emergency arises that is not considered a civil defense emergency. States that any emergency powers in force prior to the effective date of this measure expire at the end of the 2008 regular session unless reauthorized by the legislature. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2665 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the Hawaii public housing authority to include as part of a request for proposals for the construction or renovation of a public housing project a price preference or scoring bonus for a person who proposes to concurrently redevelop adjacent real property. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2666 RELATING TO AN AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING DONATION TAX CREDIT. |
SAY |
| Establishes an affordable rental housing donation tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2667 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. |
SAY |
| Requires at least 50% of the dwelling units in a homestead project developed on Hawaiian home lands to be affordable to families with incomes of not more than a certain percentage of the relevant area median income. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2668 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SAY |
| Makes the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation responsible for issuing special purpose revenue bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Requires only grants to be made from the rental housing trust fund as equity gap financing. Repeals the sunset date on the transfer of part of the conveyance tax proceeds to the rental housing trust fund. Transfers the private activity bond volume cap entirely to the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2669 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
SAY |
| Designates lesser impact renewable energy facilities as permitted uses in state agricultural and conservation districts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2670 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
SAY |
| Permits additional renewable energy facilities on certain land within an agricultural district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2671 RELATING TO A KAKAAKO MAKAI PARKING STRUCTURE. |
SAY |
| Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for planning the construction of a centralized parking structure in the makai area of Kakaako in the city and county of Honolulu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2672 RELATING TO PARKING. |
SAY |
| Clarifies that comptroller has authority over "parking facilities within the comptroller's jurisdiction". Repeals cap on allowable balance in the state parking revolving fund. Requires state officials' and employees' parking fees to be adjusted annually in accordance with collective bargaining wage adjustments. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2673 RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. |
SAY (BR) |
| Affords drug testing protections for public employees holding medical marijuana registration certificates. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2674 RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the amount of medical marijuana a qualifying patient may possess to the number of marijuana plants capable of being cultivated in a ten foot by ten foot garden area and forty-eight ounces of dried useable marijuana. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2675 RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the use of a written certification or its equivalent issued by another state government to permit the medical use of marijuana by a qualifying patient in place of a certificate provided by the Department of Public Safety. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2676 RELATING TO MARIJUANA. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the possession of not more than one ounce of marijuana by a person twenty-one years of age or older. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2677 RELATING TO MARIJUANA. |
SAY (BR) |
| Directs state and county law enforcement officers to make investigation, citation, and arrest for private adult marijuana offenses the lowest law enforcement priority. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2678 RELATING TO MARIJUANA. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the establishment of a secure growing facility for the production of medical marijuana for not more than fourteen qualified patients. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2679 RELATING TO A STATE LOTTERY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Creates state lottery and state lottery commission. Deposits certain amounts of revenues into the education construction fund and student achievement fund for certain periods of time. Creates the 2 funds to be administered by the department of education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2680 RELATING TO FOOD. |
SAY (BR) |
| Bans the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame in food products. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2681 RELATING TO SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits rental motor vehicle lessors from leasing out sports utility vehicles. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2682 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prevents school from refusing a child to attend school if parent declines to administer psychotropic medication. Makes all vaccinations in the State non-compulsory but only recommended unless there is danger of an epidemic from any communicable disease. Allows exemptions from vaccinations on any grounds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2683 RELATING TO IMMUNIZATIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes all vaccinations in the State non-compulsory but only recommended unless there is danger of an epidemic from any communicable disease. Allows exemptions from vaccinations on any grounds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2684 RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Establishes a five-year moratorium on the development of agricultural lands located in the State for which general planning has not commenced. Creates a sunset date of 6/30/2013. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2685 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Directs the department of public safety and the office of planning to plan and design the construction and operation of a new minimum security facility at the site of the existing Oahu community correctional facility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2686 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Amends the procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules to conform to federal law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2687 RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Requires the department of land and natural resources to: review each rule adopted after 01/1/08, concerning the protection and propagation of certain aquatic life or the conservation and allocation of the natural supply of aquatic life; determine whether the rule has achieved its intended purpose; and submit a report. Sunsets on 12/31/20. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2688 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, Auditor, Legislative Reference Bureau, and Ombudsman. (HB2688 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2689 RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES AND THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purpose of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2690 RELATING TO DECRIMINALIZATION OF MINOR OFFENSES PURSUANT TO ACT 124, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2005. |
SAY (BR) |
| Decriminalizes minor offenses outside the Penal Code pursuant to Act 124, SLH 2005. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2691 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS: MAKING VARIOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, AND CLARIFYING LANGUAGE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to condominiums for the purpose of correcting errors and references, and clarifying language. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2692 MAKING VARIOUS HOUSEKEEPING AMENDMENTS TO VOLUME 11 OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, AND CLARIFYING LANGUAGE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends various provisions of volume 11 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes for the purpose of correcting errors and references, and clarifying language. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2693 RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends certain statutory provisions to facilitate the judicial selection commission's independent status. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2694 RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for the judicial selection commission. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2695 RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Permits the judicial selection commission to employ, exempt from chapters 76 and 89, employees as the commission deems necessary to carry out its functions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2696 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF THE JUDICIARY HISTORY CENTER. |
SAY (BR) |
| Reduces the number of candidates nominated by the friends of the judiciary history center to the center's executive board. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2697 RELATING TO THE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the intermediate appellate court to subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses and compel the production of books, papers, documents, or tangible things. Authorizes any intermediate court of appeals judge to administer oaths. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2698 RELATING TO COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL AND GUARDIANS AD LITEM IN FAMILY COURT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies compensation rates for court-appointed attorneys and Guardians Ad Litem in family court. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2699 RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies applicability of probate laws to payable-on-death accounts and requirements for providing copies and notice of supplementary inventory or appraisement. Allows courts to modify kokua kanawai duties and service requirements for orders appointing a guardian or conservator. Authorizes disclosure of kokua kanawai reports and professional evaluations to certain parties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2700 RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds to the Judiciary for FY 2008-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2701 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC TRUST LANDS SETTLEMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Resolves claims and disputes relating to the portion of income and proceeds from the lands of the public land trust for use by the office of Hawaiian affairs between 11/7/1978 and 7/1/2008; fixes prospectively the minimum amount of income and proceeds from the lands of the public land trust that are to be paid to the office of Hawaii affairs at $15,100,000 each fiscal year. Effective 07/01/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2702 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the office of Hawaiian affairs to develop housing projects that will be exempt from county ordinances and rules relating to planning, districting, zoning, and construction standards for subdivisions, development and improvement of land, and the construction of units thereon, provided that certain conditions are met. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2703 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that OHA may create limited liability companies and other entities to and to engage in other transactions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2704 RELATING TO HA`IKU VALLEY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes the Ha‘iku Valley cultural preserve commission to have policy and management oversight of the Ha‘iku Valley cultural preserve. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2705 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for teaching positions at schools with Hawaiian language immersion programs, where supplemental teaching positions are most needed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2706 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a student loan forgiveness program to provide health care to underserved areas of the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2707 RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a grandparent preference for out-of-home placement of children needing child protective services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2708 RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Permits a child's grandparent to participate as a party at certain child protective hearings. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2709 RELATING TO BIODIVERSITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Protects the biological diversity on state lands even if they are leased or sold. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2710 RELATING TO THE RE-EMPLOYMENT OF RETIREES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows a county to hire retired state or county government employees without restriction as to length of employment or number of hours worked per week. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2711 RELATING TO INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Permit the department of health to distribute excess moneys in the deposit beverage container deposit special fund to the counties to support the establishment and maintenance of recycling programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2712 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds to the city and county of Honolulu for the development of a data encryption system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2713 RELATING TO CHAPTER 853, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Adds street solicitation of prostitution to the offenses for which a defendant may not seek deferred acceptance of a guilty or no contest plea. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2714 RELATING TO ARSON. |
SAY (BR) |
| Specifies the firefighting costs that a defendant convicted of arson may be requires to reimburse. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2715 RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits sale of cigarettes in Hawaii that are not reduced ignition propensity "fire-safe" beginning 07/01/09. Sets civil fines and requires state fire council to adopt rules to enforce law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2716 RELATING TO CONSUMER FIREWORKS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Imposes a total ban on consumer fireworks except for permitted religious or cultural purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2717 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits the sale or use of consumer fireworks on the Fourth of July in counties with populations over 500,000. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2718 RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes 2 full-time equivalency positions for the state fire council, an administrator and an administrative assistant, to be funded by the department of labor and industrial relations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2719 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the respective county councils to enact more stringent fireworks laws than those imposed by state fireworks law, chapter 132D, Hawaii Revised Statutes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2720 RELATING TO A FIRE SPRINKLER TAX DEDUCTION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides an income tax deduction to residential unit owner occupants for qualifying costs of installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system installed after 12/31/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2721 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Redefines "display fireworks" to include display fireworks designated as UN0334 by the United States Department of Transportation. Eliminates permits for acts that are generally prohibited. Authorizes the setting off of fireworks within 500 feet of a hotel if done by permit. Prohibits minors from selling fireworks. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2722 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds to conduct a feasibility study for a Hawaii state public safety and emergency response training facility to respond to natural and manmade disasters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2723 RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Qualifies a candidate for the office of prosecuting attorney to qualify for partial public campaign financing if the candidate does not exceed the respective campaign expenditure limit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2724 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits, without the contributor's written consent, contributions to be used for any purpose, including for an election for another state or county office, other than for the office sought by the candidate at the time the contribution is received. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2725 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies campaign spending law relating to electronic filing of reports. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2726 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes various amendments to the campaign financing law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2727 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
WATERS |
| Requires all health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide mandatory coverage for all policyholders, member, subscribers, and individuals under age 21 for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders beginning 1/1/2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2728 RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE. |
WATERS |
| Adopts multi-state compact for election of President of the United States by national popular vote. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2729 RELATING TO BURGLARY. |
WATERS, CHANG, HERKES, TSUJI, Takamine |
| Creates a new offense of burglary in the first degree involving a dangerous instrument. Defines "dangerous instrument". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2730 RELATING TO LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETINGS. |
WATERS, B. OSHIRO |
| Prescribes the procedure to be followed at certain neighborhood board meetings, such as the information that may be included in the written public notice, the information that the board may receive on a matter, and the deliberation and decision making process. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2731 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR KALANIHUIA ELDERLY HOUSING PROJECT. |
RHOADS |
| Appropriates funds for Kalanihuia elderly housing project. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2732 RELATING TO KAKAAKO. |
RHOADS, BROWER, MAGAOAY, SAY |
| Increases the reserved housing requirement for a planned development on a lot of at least one acre in the Kakaako community development district, mauka area. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2733 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
RHOADS |
| Prohibits public housing policies that deny rent supplement benefits based on the number of persons sharing a bedroom in an apartment or whether tenants reside in Department of Housing and Urban Development subsidized housing. Assesses a graduated anti-speculation tax on the capital gains realized on real property held for less than 24 months before sold. Provides lessees under a long-term residential lease the right to purchase the fee simple title to the leased land. Directs the HPHA to expand the eligibility requirements for the family self-sufficiency program and appropriates funds therefor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2734 RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA. |
RHOADS |
| Authorizes the department of labor and industrial relations to implement and operate media production training programs. Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to allow a tax credit on fifty per cent of wages paid to below-the-line crew who are Hawaii residents that meet certain training and certification requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2735 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
RHOADS |
| Appropriates funds for the contract hiring of at least three full time security officers at Mayor Wright homes public housing complex. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2736 RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS BILL OF RIGHTS. |
YAMASHITA, CALDWELL, CHONG, HERKES, MCKELVEY, SAY, TOKIOKA, WAKAI, Nakasone |
| Establishes the small business bill of rights. Requires the ombudsman to investigate complaints of violations of the small business bill of rights. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2737 RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES. |
YAMASHITA, BROWER, CARROLL, CHONG, ITO, NAKASONE, TSUJI, Souki |
| Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the planning and design of a reservoir in Upcountry Maui to serve both agricultural and residential water needs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2738 RELATING TO IRRIGATION. |
YAMASHITA, HAR, ITO, TSUJI, YAMANE, Brower, Karamatsu |
| Exempts, from the purview of the Public Utilities Commission, any person who controls, operates, or manages irrigation facilities for transmitting nonpotable water for private, nondomestic use. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2739 RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES. |
YAMASHITA, BROWER, CALDWELL, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, SAY, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Nakasone, M. Oshiro, Souki |
| Qualifies agricultural businesses for enterprise zones and allows them to receive benefits in case of force majeure. Counts leased employees and joint employment workers in hiring formulas. Changes hiring increases for certain years of operation. Qualifies certain value-added agricultural sales towards certification for income tax credit and disallows general excise tax exemption for agricultural product retail sales. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2740 RELATING TO THE COUNTY OF MAUI. |
YAMASHITA, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Ito, Nakasone, Souki |
| Appropriates moneys to Maui county for fiscal year 2008-2009 for damage repair and mitigation projects necessary as a result of the winter storms of December 2007. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2741 RELATING TO THE RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE. |
MEYER, FINNEGAN, WARD, Brower |
| Allows health care providers a right of conscience | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2742 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS. |
MEYER, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, WARD, Belatti, Bertram, McKelvey |
| Requires 72-hour waiting period between introduction and any vote on appropriation or revenue bill, at least 24 hours between amendment proposal and any vote to adopt, and 48 hours between striking amendment proposal and any vote to adopt. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2743 RELATING TO HARBORS. |
MEYER, BROWER, MARUMOTO, Belatti, Bertram, Finnegan, McKelvey, Ward |
| Extends the department of transportation's jurisdiction and administrative authority over Honolulu harbor Pier 2 to include lots 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the Forrest Avenue subdivision, as well. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2744 RELATING TO MASS TRANSIT ROUTE ECONOMIC ZONES. |
KARAMATSU, AWANA, CABANILLA, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, SONSON, Bertram, Brower, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Sagum, Ward |
| Creates for 20 years economic zones proximate to any mass transit route on Oahu. Grants nonrefundable tax credits in varying percentages to economic zone qualified businesses earning above and below $ in gross annual revenues. Grants % tax credit for development of housing within zones. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2745 RELATING TO MASS TRANSIT ROUTE ECONOMIC ZONES. |
KARAMATSU, AWANA, BERTRAM, CALDWELL, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, MIZUNO, SONSON, Brower, Carroll, Chong, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Sagum, Souki, Tokioka |
| Creates a task force to recommend parameters for the creation of mass transit route economic zones including geographic criteria, eligibility for participating businesses, and benefits and incentives such as tax credits. Report to legislature. Task force terminates on 06/30/2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2746 RELATING TO HYDROGEN FUEL. |
KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO |
| Provides a tax credit and general excise tax exemption for the hydrogen fuel industry. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2747 RELATING TO DEFAMATION. |
KARAMATSU, EVANS, MAGAOAY, Yamashita |
| Establishes that communication of defamatory statements by telephone, facsimile, electronic mail, or other computer communication meets the requirement of publication. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2748 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE EAST KAUAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM. |
KARAMATSU, AWANA, BROWER, CHONG, LEE, MCKELVEY, SAGUM, TSUJI |
| Appropriates funds for the operation and maintenance of the East Kauai irrigation system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2749 RELATING TO PERSONAL INFORMATION. |
KARAMATSU, EVANS, MAGAOAY, MEYER, YAMASHITA |
| Implements recommendations of the 12/2007 report of the Hawaii identity theft task force to protect the security of personal information collected and maintained by state and county government. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2750 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOR PEACE EDUCATION. |
KARAMATSU, BERG, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, WAKAI |
| Appropriates funds for the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace at the University of Hawaii for the hiring of a director; administrative, professional, and technical staff; and an assistant professor. Also appropriates funds for research and an international conference. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2751 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS ON THE INTERNET. |
KARAMATSU, AWANA, BROWER, CHONG, LEE, MCKELVEY, TSUJI |
| Appropriates funds for archived and indexed video and audio streams of legislative proceedings on the internet. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2752 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, NAKASONE, Tsuji |
| Requires that the physician performing an independent medical examination be licensed in the State for 5 years, be subject to peer review, and be known in the local medical community to have been in the practice of treating injured employees and conducting independent medical examinations for the employers. Repeals authority of employer to appoint a physician to examine the employee where the employer is dissatisfied with the progress of the case or where surgery is contemplated. Prohibits more than one independent medical examination per case. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2753 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. |
SONSON, ITO, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Evans, Magaoay, Marumoto, McKelvey, Mizuno, Souki, Takamine |
| Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for salary increases for unit 5 employees for fiscal year 2008-2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2754 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
SONSON, TSUJI, Ito, Yamashita |
| Authorizes the board of education to establish the duration of probationary periods for new teachers, principals, and vice-principals of the department of education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2755 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
SONSON, Evans, Ito, Magaoay, McKelvey, Mizuno, Souki, Takamine, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Re-opens election and membership into class H until 7/1/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2756 RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. |
CABANILLA, GREEN, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, SONSON, Brower, Caldwell |
| Establishes a hospital loan guarantee program to guarantee a portion of a loan by a private financial institution to a hospital that is experiencing short-term financial problems. Repealed 6/30/20 . | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2757 RELATING TO HOSPITALS. |
CABANILLA, GREEN, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, SONSON, Brower, Caldwell |
| Establishes a hospital capital loan program under department of health. Requires loan to Hawaii Medical Center, LLC. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2758 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
CABANILLA, GREEN, KARAMATSU, MIZUNO, SONSON, Brower, Caldwell, Magaoay |
| Requires the department of taxation to defer general excise tax collection for the Hawaii Medical Center's hospital operations between July 1, 2008, and an unspecified date. Also requires the department to collect the deferred taxes plus interest after the unspecified date. Provides for immediate payment of deferred taxes, interest, and penalty upon occurrence of certain events. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2759 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
CABANILLA, GREEN, KARAMATSU, MIZUNO, SONSON, Brower, Caldwell, Magaoay |
| Extends the general excise tax exemption for non-profit hospitals, infirmaries, and sanitaria to for-profit hospitals, infirmaries, and sanitaria. Makes conforming amendments. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2760 RELATING TO THE OAHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. |
CABANILLA, GREEN, SONSON, Brower, Mizuno |
| Adds 2 members to the Oahu metropolitan planning organization policy committee – chairperson of the citizen advisory group and chairperson of the technical advisory group. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2761 RELATING TO WOMEN'S HEALTH. |
MORITA, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, YAMANE, Awana, Belatti, Brower, Har, Marumoto, Rhoads |
| Requires not less than 6 months post-partum and interconception care for women of childbearing age who are participants in the Hawaii QUEST health insurance program. Defines "interconception care." Requires department of human services to adopt rules. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2762 RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. |
LEE, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, HANOHANO, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Awana, Brower, Har, Rhoads, Yamane |
| Provides protections for domestic violence victims in rental housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2763 RELATING TO THE CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS TASK FORCE. |
EVANS, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, YAMANE, Awana, Belatti, Berg, Har, Morita, Rhoads |
| Re-establishes the children of incarcerated parents task force, which ceased to exist on December 31, 2007. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2764 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
LEE, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, EVANS, HANOHANO, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, YAMANE, Awana, Har, Marumoto, Rhoads |
| Establishes a bill of rights for children of incarcerated parents. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2765 RELATING TO CRIME. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, HANOHANO, LUKE, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, YAMANE |
| Enables prosecution of human trafficking under Hawaii law by creating new offense of sexual exploitation of a minor, amending existing kidnapping, extortion, and prostitution offenses, and including sexual exploitation of a minor in definition of racketeering. Eliminates distinction between minors under 18 and minors under 16 for purposes of promoting prostitution. Makes victims of sexual exploitation of a minor and promoting prostitution in the first degree eligible for crime victim compensation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2766 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING. |
LEE, AWANA, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, HANOHANO, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, YAMANE, Har |
| Requires electronic monitoring of persons convicted of violating a domestic abuse temporary restraining order or protective order. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2767 RELATING TO PROSTITUTION. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, HANOHANO, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, YAMANE, Har |
| Requires the department of human services to contract the services of a health and human services provider to establish a pilot prostitution prevention education and diversion program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2768 RELATING TO VETERANS. |
EVANS, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, YAMANE, Awana, Carroll, Har |
| Changes the composition, terms, and the duties of the advisory board on veterans' services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2769 RELATING TO MEAT. |
THIELEN, BROWER, HANOHANO, LEE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, YAMANE, Awana, Berg, Carroll, Ching, Luke, Mizuno, Morita |
| Requires grocers to list the country of origin of all beef, pork, poultry, and lamb sold. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2770 RELATING TO BRIDGE TO HOPE PROGRAM. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, HAR, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, YAMANE, Hanohano, Meyer |
| Expands the bridge to hope program to enable all heads of households receiving financial assistance and participating in first-to-work to pursue education beyond the federal limit of one-year of vocational education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2771 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CHING, HANOHANO, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Carroll, Evans, Har, Meyer, Yamane |
| Clarifies the eligibility requirements of and expands the bridge to hope program to enable all heads of households who are receiving financial assistance and participating in the first to-work program to pursue a full range of educational activities as part of their work activities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2772 RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. |
LEE, BROWER |
| Extends the sunset date for the Hawaii Anti-trafficking Task Force to 2010. Adds members to the Task Force. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2773 RELATING TO DNA COLLECTION. |
MARUMOTO, AWANA, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, HANOHANO, LEE, MEYER, MIZUNO, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, YAMANE, Berg, Brower, Rhoads |
| Requires DNA collection from those arrested on felony charges. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2774 RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. |
LEE |
| Expands QUEST coverage for post-pregnancy interconception care to up to six months. Appropriates funds for this purpose. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2775 RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING. |
LEE |
| Amends HRS sec. 349-2(b) to increase the salary cap for the director of the executive office on aging from sixty-nine to eighty per cent of the salary of the director of the department of human resources development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2776 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
LEE |
| Prohibits pre-signed and predated prescriptions. Clarifies how the narcotic enforcement division administrator shall conduct inspections at pharmacies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2777 RELATING TO INCOME TAX. |
YAMASHITA, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, SAY, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, McKelvey, Nakasone, Souki, Yamane |
| Establishes an income tax credit for farmers who purchase water at higher rates from county water boards rather than at lower state irrigation system rates. Establishes the amount of the credit as the difference between the amount charged by state irrigation systems and the amount the state irrigation systems should charge in order to sustain operations. Deducts the cost of the tax credit from the irrigation system revolving fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2778 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
YAMASHITA, AWANA, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NAKASONE, M. OSHIRO, SAY, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, Belatti, Evans, Sagum, Souki, Takamine |
| Requires DBEDT to report on the social and economic benefits of tax credits. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2779 RELATING TO GRAY WATER. |
YAMASHITA, AWANA, BROWER, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NAKASONE, M. OSHIRO, SAY, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, Souki |
| Requires the department of health to establish a gray water recycling program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2780 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWELFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
YAMASHITA |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvements for the benefit of the 12th Representative District. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2781 RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. |
YAMASHITA, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHONG, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, M. OSHIRO, SAY, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, Carroll, Chang, Nakasone, Souki |
| Requires agency Small Business Impact Statement for a proposed rule that imposes a higher standard than federal, state, or county law, to justify the proposed higher standard; requires agency to periodically identify and justify existing rules that impose those higher standards. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2782 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
CABANILLA, PINE, Brower, Green |
| Allows public-private partnership agreements to build, operate, own, or finance transport facilities. Exempts bus operations. Requires prior legislative approval. Tolls apply only to new facilities. Imposes % in-state hiring preference. Facilities revert to State upon agreement termination. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2783 RELATING TO COUNTY SURCHARGE ON STATE TAX. |
CABANILLA, PINE, SONSON, Brower |
| Broadens the use of the county surcharge on state tax to include the building of highways for counties with a population greater than 500,000. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2784 RELATING TO SHOPPING CARTS. |
CABANILLA, Brower, Evans, Green, Mizuno |
| Allows abandoned shopping carts to be confiscated by the refuse division of any county with a population greater than 500,000; allows the county to impose a $50 pick-up fee or a $100 recycling fee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2785 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO CONTROL OR ERADICATE THE NETTLE CATERPILLAR (DARNA PALLIVITTA MOTH) ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI. |
CARROLL |
| Appropriates funds to control or eradicate the Nettle caterpillar (Darna pallivitta moth) on the island of Maui. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2786 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CARROLL |
| Exempts moneys for librarians from the weighted student formula. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2787 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
CARROLL |
| Requires the civil defense division to include in the state preparedness report a plan for providing incident-specific notice for each community. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2788 RELATING TO ZONING. |
CARROLL |
| Prohibits a county from issuing a permit or special permit for any residential or commercial development of any wetland or tidal area abutting the shoreline unless the county first holds a public informational meeting in the affected community and solicits public input on the proposed development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2789 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR THE COUNTY OF MAUI. |
CARROLL |
| Appropriates $ in FY 2008-2009 for ambulance service in the Haiku region of Maui and $ for the island of Molokai. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2790 RELATING TO ADULT CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND YOUTH CORRECTIONS OFFICERS. |
TAKUMI |
| Provides adult corrections officers and youth corrections officers with similar retirement benefits afforded other law enforcement and safety officers by allowing retirement after 25 years of credited service, unreduced for age. Requires increased percentage of contributions to ERS for hybrid plan adult corrections officers and youth corrections officers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2791 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
TAKUMI, TAKAI |
| Bans all fireworks in counties with a population of more than 500,000 persons. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2792 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Authorizes the board of education to provide wage adjustments to substitute teachers that are comparable to wage adjustments that are negotiated for teachers in collective bargaining unit 5. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2793 RELATING TO LEGAL SERVICES. |
TAKUMI |
| Allows the board of education to employ or retain its own attorneys. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2794 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS. |
TAKUMI, BERG |
| Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist nonprofit corporations supporting one or more charter schools, community development financial institutions benefiting one or more public charter schools, and charter schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2795 RELATING TO MEDICAID. |
GREEN |
| Establishes a timeline by which the department of health shall reconcile managed care supplemental payments; provides a clear definition of what conditions constitute a “change of scope” for purposes of increasing or decreasing rates paid to a federally qualified health center or rural health clinic; specifies a process through which these providers may file for a new rate due to “change of scope;” and identifies services that are required to be reimbursed under the prospective payment system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2796 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
GREEN |
| Provides that health insurance companies with more than 50 per cent of the market share provide increased insurance reimbursements and those insurers with less than 50 per cent of the market share will be afforded an exemption from taxes on premiums provided they work toward decreasing the number of uninsured in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2797 RELATING TO THE KALOKO HOUSING PROGRAM. |
GREEN |
| Appropriates funds for the design, planning, and construction of the Kaloko Housing Program in West Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2798 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WATER RATES. |
GREEN |
| Directs the public utilities commission to require private utilities that furnish water used for agricultural purposes in areas zoned for agricultural use to establish a reduced water rate for qualified agricultural water users. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2799 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
GREEN |
| Authorizes the use of a payor provided identification number in mail-order prescriptions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2800 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WILDLIFE VIEWING SITE AT KIPUKA 21 ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. |
GREEN |
| Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the planning, design, engineering, and construction of a wildlife viewing site at Kipuka 21 on Saddle Road on the island of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2801 RELATING TO HOME CARE AGENCIES. |
GREEN |
| Requires home care agencies to be licensed by the Department of Health. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2802 RELATING TO EMERGENCY TRAFFIC ACCESS TO WAIANAE COAST. |
TAKAI |
| Requires department of transportation to open 1 lane in each direction at Kaena Point on the Waianae Coast to provide traffic access during emergencies. Requires start of construction no later than . Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2803 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
TAKAI |
| Creates a tax credit for electric utilities for undergrounding facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2804 RELATING TO KEWALO BASIN. |
BROWER, ITO, LEE, MIZUNO, M. OSHIRO, TSUJI, Belatti, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Waters |
| Transfers from the Hawaii community development authority to the department of land and natural resources sole jurisdiction and administrative responsibility for the management of the maritime uses and the submerged lands within Kewalo basin. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2805 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
BROWER, LEE, MIZUNO, WATERS, Belatti, Caldwell, Ito, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Tsuji |
| Exempts sales of clothing and accessories from the general excise tax on the first Saturday occurring three weeks before the first day of public school. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2806 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR. |
BROWER, CALDWELL, CHONG, MIZUNO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, TSUJI, WATERS, Belatti |
| Authorizes and funds an investigative unit in the Office of the Auditor to conduct investigations involving alleged or suspected government waste, fraud, abuse, nonfeasance, or malfeasance. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2807 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MIZUNO, SONSON, TAKAI, YAMASHITA, Awana, Chong, Har, Nakasone |
| Provides incentives to landowners who designate their land as important agricultural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2808 RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BROWER, HAR, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MIZUNO, SONSON, TAKAI, YAMASHITA, Chong, Nakasone |
| Provides incentives and protections to establish and sustain viable agricultural operations on important agricultural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2809 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, HERKES, MIZUNO, TAKAI, Awana, Chong |
| Establishes a program for state matching funds for expenses incurred by the counties in supporting agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2810 RELATING TO WATER RATES. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BROWER, CHONG, HERKES, MIZUNO, TAKAI |
| Establishes a process for just and reasonable water rates for farming operations with PUC oversight, but excludes the water supplier from the definition of a "public utility." | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2811 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
CALDWELL, M. OSHIRO, Chong |
| Transfers general funds into the energy systems development special fund. Appropriates funds from the energy systems development special fund for the Hawaii natural energy institute. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2812 RELATING TO UTILITIES. |
CALDWELL |
| Adopts a state policy of favoring underground utilities. Establishes an underground conversion fund for sustained incremental conversion of overhead utilities. Allows income tax refund as a voluntary contribution to the fund. Directs the public utilities commission to establish and administer an underground conversion program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2813 RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. |
AWANA, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, TAKAI, TSUJI, Brower, Rhoads |
| Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to conduct a study on creating incentives for public housing tenants to transition into permanent housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2814 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
AWANA |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 44th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2815 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
AWANA, BROWER, Tsuji |
| Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to submit annual reports to the legislature on the number of vacant units in public housing projects and related information. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2816 RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE. |
AWANA, GREEN, MIZUNO, TAKAI, Brower, Marumoto, Rhoads, Tsuji |
| Requires the Department of Health to license substance abuse rehabilitation homes and to establish standard operating procedures. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2817 RELATING TO MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT LEARNING EXPERIENCE PROGRAM. |
KARAMATSU |
| Makes an appropriation of $4,800,000 for the music entertainment learning experience program at Honolulu community college, and issues general obligation bonds for site development, renovation, facilities remodeling, and studio construction. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2818 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
KARAMATSU |
| Appropriates funds for the Institute for Peace. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2819 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
KARAMATSU |
| Prohibits open possession of consumer fireworks other than during the days and times authorized by law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2820 RELATING TO WATER FOR IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
KARAMATSU |
| Amends the state water code to support making sufficient water available for agricultural activity on important agricultural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2821 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
KARAMATSU |
| Establishes tax credit for agricultural businesses on important agricultural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2822 RELATING TO DROUGHT MITIGATION TAX CREDIT. |
KARAMATSU |
| Provides a tax credit equal to 50% of the costs for construction of a new drought mitigation water storage facility, or repair or reconstruction of an existing water storage facility | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2823 RELATING TO DAM SAFETY. |
KARAMATSU |
| Establishes limitations on liability for damages for owners of dams and reservoirs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2824 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
KARAMATSU |
| Authorizes the court to sentence certain persons convicted of sexual assault in the first degree to wear a global positioning system transmitter for up to 10 years after the person's release from prison. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2825 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SOPOGY INC., IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU. |
KARAMATSU |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds in an amount not exceeding $35,000,000 to assist Sopogy, Inc. with planning, designing, construction, equipping, and operating a solar farm power plant on the island of Oahu to produce electricity from solar power. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2826 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. |
CHONG, B. OSHIRO |
| Suspends collection of the deposit beverage container fee. Directs the counties to revise their integrated solid waste management plans and appropriates moneys for this purpose. Requires matching funds from counties. Effective 07/01/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2827 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. |
CHONG, B. OSHIRO |
| Specifies that legislative appropriations to the trust fund do not revert to the general fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2828 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPER SUCKER. |
CHONG, TSUJI |
| Appropriates moneys to provide one year of funding for the full-time operation of the super sucker project in Kaneohe bay and for the purchase of a portable super sucker unit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2829 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
CHONG, B. OSHIRO, TSUJI |
| Amends the land use law to expand the permissible land uses within rural districts. Permits individuals under certain conditions to change land classification from agricultural to rural land. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2830 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
CHONG, TSUJI |
| Requires counties to adopt by ordinance permissible uses and infrastructure standards within rural, urban, and agricultural districts. Clarifies permissible uses for agricultural, rural, and conservation lands. Establishes requirements for reclassification of agricultural lands to rural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2831 RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911 SERVICE. |
TAKAI, SAIKI |
| Eliminates the $0.66 monthly surcharge on wireless telephone accounts and terminates the wireless enhanced 911 fund once all moneys in the fund are expended. Effective 7/1/2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2832 RELATING TO ARMED SERVICES. |
TAKAI |
| Creates Hawaii military family relief trust program and trust fund to pay cash benefits to certain members of the armed forces who have served in active service. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2833 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
HERKES |
| Allows the redesignation of certain residential subdivisions in the agricultural district into the rural district, subject to certain criteria. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2834 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
HERKES |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 5th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2835 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
HERKES |
| Transfers the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Lieutenant Governor's Office. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2836 RELATING TO THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS. |
HERKES |
| Conforms the law to a recent Hawaii supreme court decision by amending the Patients' Bill of Rights external review procedure under which patients may appeal a managed care plan's final, internal decision denying coverage of a health intervention. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2837 RELATING TO MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES. |
HERKES |
| Amends certain sections of the mortgage foreclosures law to ensure that consumers and others receive important information regarding a foreclosure in a timely manner. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2838 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, CHING, GREEN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, THIELEN, TSUJI, Chang, Chong, Magaoay, Morita, Nishimoto |
| Establishes a renewable energy technology grant program to provide renewable energy matching grants for demonstration, commercialization, research, and development projects relating to renewable energy technologies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2839 RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTIONS. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, CHING, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, THIELEN, TSUJI, Chong, Luke, Rhoads |
| Exempts from the general excise tax and use tax all equipment used directly in the generation of electricity using fuel cells, hydrogen, biomass, wind, the sun, the ocean, geothermal energy, waste heat, hydroelectric power, or landfill gas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2840 RELATING TO HAWAII GREEN SEAL PROGRAM. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, Chong, Tsuji |
| Directs the department of business, economic development, and tourism to develop the Hawaii green seal program to certify businesses that meet renewable energy standards. Creates a task force to develop standards for certification. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2841 RELATING TO GRAFFITI. |
MIZUNO, Chong, Tsuji |
| Establishes a reward for persons who report offenders who cause graffiti damage and establishes a schedule of fines applicable to minor children who cause graffiti damage. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2842 RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, HANOHANO, Caldwell, Chong, Luke, Tsuji |
| Requires funds for bills passed into law through veto override to be released within 90 days of passage. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2843 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BROWER, CHONG, GREEN, KARAMATSU, TAKAI, Rhoads |
| Imposes a invasive species fee for all incoming non-containerized freight into the State. Requires the department of agriculture to assess fines for violations of section 150A-5.3, HRS (inspection, quarantine, and eradication service fees), pursuant to rules. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2844 RELATING TO MASS TRANSIT. |
RHOADS |
| Requires the names of transit station in any mass transit system in the State to consist of Hawaiian names, words, or phrases. Prohibits transit stations in using the same name as any existing name as any existing commercial entity or establishment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2845 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
RHOADS |
| Confers specific power on chiefs of police to enter and enforce laws in common areas of public housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2846 RELATING TO MEDICAL LIABILITY TAX CREDITS. |
WATERS |
| Provides a tax credit equal to an unspecified percentage of medical malpractice premium costs incurred by a physician who relocates to a rural area. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2847 RELATING TO CONDITIONAL LICENSE PERMITS. |
WATERS |
| Allows conditional license permit for a person's medical needs and caregiving. Clarifies when a conditional license permit is permissible for certain commercial drivers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2848 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. |
WATERS |
| Permits state and county governments to rehire retired employees as permanent employees without affecting the rehired retirees' retirement benefits. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2849 RELATING TO ALLOWANCE ON SERVICE RETIREMENT. |
WATERS |
| Makes police radio dispatchers class A members of the employees' retirement system. Exempts Act from prohibition against benefit enhancements, including reduction in retirement age when there is an unfunded liability established in section 88-122(e), HRS by Act 256, SLH 2007, section 3(2). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2850 RELATING TO THE REHIRING OF RETIREES. |
WATERS |
| Authorizes state and county governments to rehire retired employees during labor shortages and for difficult-to-fill occupational areas without retirement benefit penalty. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2851 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CABANILLA |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 42nd representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2852 RELATING TO THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY. |
BERG, AWANA, CARROLL, GREEN, HANOHANO, LEE, MANAHAN, MORITA, TSUJI, WAKAI, Brower, Takumi |
| Requires newly constructed wastewater treatment works to integrate a process for producing energy used to power the treatment works by using the sewage or by-product of the sewage, such as methane gas, for fuel. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2853 RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE. |
BERG, AWANA, CARROLL, GREEN, HANOHANO, LEE, MANAHAN, MORITA, TSUJI, WAKAI, Brower, Takumi |
| Prohibits counties from reducing the required number of toilet facilities for public use in commercial spaces intended for public use. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2854 RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. |
BERG, AWANA, CARROLL, GREEN, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MORITA, WAKAI, Takumi |
| Makes vehicles owned and operated by nursing facilities eligible for disabled parking license plates, placards, and identification cards. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2855 RELATING TO VEHICLE REGISTRATION. |
MANAHAN, EVANS, LEE, LUKE, Nishimoto, Takumi |
| Imposes a fee for registering motor vehicles in the State that have an engine displacement larger than 200 cubic inches. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2856 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
MANAHAN, EVANS, Lee, Luke, Nishimoto, Takumi |
| Requires the department of transportation to conduct a feasibility study to implement electronic road pricing in the State. Report to legislature. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2857 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
YAMASHITA |
| Provides a one-time nonrefundable tax credit to assist the victims of the December 2007 flood and wind storm in upcountry Maui and other areas of the 12th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2858 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS TAX CREDITS. |
YAMASHITA, TSUJI |
| Provides an income tax credit for the cost of real property taxes for, or improvements made on agricultural land. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2859 RELATING TO CERTIFICATE OF NEED. |
MCKELVEY, AWANA, CARROLL, EVANS, HANOHANO, HAR, YAMASHITA |
| Requires decision regarding issuance of a certificate of need at only 1 public hearing and within 30 days if an applicant is required to and has obtained (1) an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact; and (2) all necessary county land use and zoning change permits. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2860 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SOUKI, HERKES, ITO, NISHIMOTO, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang, Chong, Nakasone, M. Oshiro |
| Exempts from general excise and use taxes the fuel sold from a foreign-trade zone for intrastate air transportation by common carriers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2861 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
SAY |
| Establishes an inter-island renewable energy facility siting process to expedite the review and action upon state and county permits necessary for the siting, development, construction, and operation of a renewable energy facility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2862 RELATING TO WIND ENERGY. |
SAY |
| Establishes a consolidated process for the approval of permits for an interisland wind energy and undersea cable project. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2863 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
SAY |
| Establishes a renewable energy facility siting process to expedite the review and action upon state and county permits necessary for the siting, development, construction, and operation of a renewable energy facility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2864 RELATING TO ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the definition of "adult entertainment products" in section 489X-1, HRS. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2865 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION ON PRIMARY AND SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit a member of a political party to voting in a primary election on a ballot for that person's political party, and no other party. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2866 RELATING TO PRIMARY AND SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Effectuates a constitutional amendment, if adopted, to limit a member of a political party to voting in a primary election on a ballot for that person's political party, and no other party. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2867 RELATING TO STATE HEALTH PLANNING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals certificate of need process and the law governing acquisition of hospitals in relation to state health planning. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2868 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the remittance of general excise tax revenues from liquid fuel sales to the state highway fund. Repeals provisions authorizing transfers of revenues deemed excess out of the state highway fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2869 RELATING TO MEDICAID HOSPITAL AND LONG TERM CARE REIMBURSEMENTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Short form bill relating to Medicaid Hospital and Long Term Care Reimbursements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2870 RELATING TO MEDICAID PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Short form bill relating to Medicaid presumptive eligibility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2871 RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii to study the medical efficacy of marijuana. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2872 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
SAGUM, CHANG, HANOHANO, MORITA, TOKIOKA, YAMASHITA, Carroll |
| Requires the department of land and natural resources to extend the recreation-residence use leases at the Koke‘e and Waimea canyon state parks for 5 years. Sunsets 01/01/12. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2873 RELATING TO STATE PARKS. |
SAGUM, ITO, KARAMATSU, Carroll, Morita, Tokioka |
| Clarifies that the conservation of park resources and values is the predominant concern of the state park system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2874 RELATING TO STATE PARKS ON KAUAI. |
SAGUM, MORITA, TOKIOKA |
| Establishes a sub-account under the state parks special fund into which 100% of the proceeds collected from the various fees collected at the Kokee state park and Waimea canyon state park, less any net amounts due to OHA, will be deposited and used to cover the cost of repair, maintenance, and operation at the Kokee state park and Waimea canyon state park. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2875 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A HEALTH CENTER IN PUNA. |
HANOHANO, AWANA, BERG, BERTRAM, GREEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti, Carroll, Chong, Evans |
| Appropriates funds for the plans and design for a Puna health center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2876 RELATING TO GEOLOGISTS. |
BERG |
| Requires licensure for persons holding themselves out to the public as professional geologists. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2877 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
BERG (BR) |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Mohala Pua School, doing business as the Honolulu Waldorf School. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2878 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
LEE, TAKUMI, YAMANE, Takamine |
| Ensures patient safety and quality health care by establishing direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing requirements in health care facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2879 RELATING TO PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. |
LEE, AWANA, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Berg |
| Holds parent or guardian liable for damages, injury, or death caused by child while on school grounds and requires parent or guardian to reimburse department of education for reward offered to identify the perpetrator, up to $10,000. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2880 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
LEE |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 38th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2881 RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE. |
LEE, AWANA, BERTRAM, GREEN, SHIMABUKURO, YAMANE |
| Appropriates funds to continue operations and services for the perinatal clinic within the department of human services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2882 RELATING TO PARENTAL LIABILITY. |
LEE, AWANA, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Berg |
| Imposes joint and several liability on the parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 18 whose discharge of a firearm proximately causes personal injury or damage to property. Limits liability to $30,000 per person and $60,000 per incident in the case of injury or death. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2883 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
AWANA, CARROLL, GREEN, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI |
| Directs the civil defense division to conduct a feasibility study on the use of the United States Navy facilities at Lualualei as a civilian emergency shelter. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2884 RELATING TO KULEANA LANDS. |
AWANA, CARROLL, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, Brower, Karamatsu, Tsuji |
| Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to hold any lands where the owner of an inheritable interest in kuleana lands dies intestate and there is no taker under the Hawaii Probate Code, for 10 years before passing to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2885 RELATING TO TAXES. |
AWANA, CARROLL, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, Karamatsu, Yamashita |
| Provides an exemption from general excise taxes on certain food and medical products. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2886 RELATING TO RECYCLING. |
AWANA, GREEN, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, THIELEN, Carroll, Karamatsu, Tsuji |
| Directs one-half of any excess funds in the deposit beverage container deposit special fund to be provided to the counties as grants-in-aid to facilitate recycling programs in the respective county. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2887 RELATING TO TATTOOING. |
AWANA, CARROLL, GREEN, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, TOKIOKA, Brower, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Marumoto, Rhoads, Tsuji |
| Exempts experts in the practice of Kakau, traditional Hawaiian tattooing, from current tattoo licensure laws and directs the Department of Health to work with Kahuna ka kakau to develop best practices for traditional Hawaiian tattooing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2888 RELATING TO MEDICAL SERVICES. |
HERKES |
| Appropriates funds to Kona Hospital for a program to address health care needs in the rural areas of South Kona, Puna, and Ka‘u. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2889 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
HERKES |
| Requires the HHFDC to report to the legislature with a list of cost items that impact the high cost of homes in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2890 RELATING TO ARCHAEOLOGISTS. |
HERKES |
| Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to contract with archaeologists without regard to the procurement code. Exempts contracts between the department of land and natural resources and archaeologists from the procurement code. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2891 RELATING TO PLANNING. |
HERKES |
| Requires office of planning, in conjunction with county planning departments, to develop a state land use plan that takes economic development into account and to submit the plan in a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2892 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. |
HERKES |
| Exempts lands from environmental impact statement law, state or county lands for specified uses of existing public street, road, highway, trail, or bikeways. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2893 RELATING TO INTRA-COUNTY FERRY SERVICE. |
MCKELVEY, AWANA, CARROLL, MORITA |
| Requires department of land and natural resources to assign priority mooring space to intra-county ferries serving a county with 500,000 or less people and at least 3 islands inhabited by permanent residents. Exempts distributors from fuel tax for fuel sold for ultimate use by the intra-county ferry service. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2894 RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. |
MCKELVEY (BR) |
| Allows for the restatement of planned community association documents. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2895 RELATING TO AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. |
MIZUNO, GREEN |
| Requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders for covered individuals less than twenty-one years of age. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2896 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATEWIDE LANGUAGE ACCESS BANK. |
MIZUNO |
| Establishes a statewide language access bank in the department of labor and industrial relations to centralize interpretation and translation services for state agencies and covered entities. Makes an appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2897 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ASSET BUILDING. |
MIZUNO |
| Establishes three-year pilot project within the department of human services to conduct and expand asset building classes statewide to serve individuals with disabilities and the parents of children with a disability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2898 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
MIZUNO |
| Establishes the Hawaii Health Commission to develop a health plan to provide healthcare coverage for all individuals in the state. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2899 RELATING TO INTERNET SAFETY. |
MIZUNO, GREEN |
| Requires the Department of Education to establish an Internet safety education pilot project for students and community members. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2900 RELATING TO INCOME TAX. |
GREEN, Meyer |
| Establishes a tax credit of 50 per cent of revenues lost by bars that have had a drop in business due to the ban of smoking in public places enacted in 2006. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2901 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
NAKASONE |
| Exempts motor vehicle insurers from being required to make available to the insured, at the insured's option, personal injury protection benefits through managed care, if there are fewer than 5 managed care providers or equivalent entities within 25 miles of the claimant. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2902 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST THE MAUI REGION OF THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. |
NAKASONE |
| Authorizes issuance of $150,000,000 in revenue bonds for a heart, brain, and spine center at the Maui memorial medical center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2903 RELATING TO VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES. |
THIELEN, BELATTI, BERG, GREEN, ITO, LUKE, MORITA, PINE |
| Prohibits any county from prohibiting the installation of vertical axis wind turbines in any area zoned residential, where the vertical axis wind turbines meet certain size, output, and noise restrictions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2904 RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND. |
BELATTI, BERTRAM, BROWER, GREEN, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, WAKAI, Berg, Manahan, Saiki |
| Establishes the infrastructure development revolving fund to expedite the construction of affordable housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2905 RELATING TO THE COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM. |
BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, GREEN, HANOHANO, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAIKI, WAKAI, Bertram, Lee |
| Provides a vehicle with unspecified amounts for an annual state tax deduction for contributions made to Hawaii's section 529 college savings plan. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2906 RELATING TO CERTIFICATE OF NEED. |
BELATTI, BERTRAM, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, MORITA, WAKAI, Awana, Brower, Magaoay, Mizuno, Sagum, Saiki, Souki, Takamine, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Exempts all long-term care facilities at all levels of care from the certificate of need process under the state health planning and development agency. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2907 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FERAL PIG ABATEMENT. |
BELATTI |
| Appropriating funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the control and abatement of the feral pig population, including the purchase of box traps, baits, and corrals. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2908 RELATING TO AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Requires the Auditor to submit an annual report to the Legislature identifying all audit recommendations more than one year old that have not been implemented. Requires all affected agencies notified by the Auditor that an audit recommendation more than one year old has not been implemented to submit a written report to the Auditor, the Senate President, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives explaining why the recommendation was not implemented and the estimated date of implementation. Requires each department, office or agency, or political subdivision subject to an audit to provide updates on the implementation of the Auditor's recommendations at intervals prescribed by the Auditor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2909 RELATING TO THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF STATEHOOD COMMISSION. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Appropriates funds for the fiftieth anniversary of statehood commission. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2910 RELATING TO TRADE SECRETS. |
M. OSHIRO, SONSON, YAMASHITA |
| Invalidates trade secret protections unless fair compensation is negotiated collectively with employees involved in developing the trade secret. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2911 RELATING TO EMPLOYEES. |
M. OSHIRO, SONSON, YAMASHITA |
| Invalidates any provision in an employment agreement that requires an employee to assign the employee's rights to an invention to the employer if the employee developed the invention entirely on the employee's own time and with the employee's own materials, with certain exceptions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2912 RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES. |
MAGAOAY, AWANA, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, TOKIOKA, Carroll, Chong, McKelvey, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Allows mutual benefit societies and health maintenance organizations to operate type I expanded adult residential care homes if they employ staff meeting license requirements and hire a nonresident registered nurse to act as primary caregiver. Limits the registered nurse to act as primary caregiver for no more than care homes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2913 RELATING TO KIDNEY DISEASE. |
MAGAOAY, AWANA, CARROLL, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, RHOADS, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, Chong, Herkes, Shimabukuro, Yamashita |
| Awards a grant to St. Francis Healthcare System to support the modified home care and community health demonstration project; requires $1,000,000 in matching funds. Effective 7/1/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2914 RELATING TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES. |
MAGAOAY, HANOHANO, ITO, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, SONSON, TSUJI, Awana, Carroll, Chong, Har, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamashita |
| On 1/1/2009, treats each new skilled nursing facility or facility expanding its operations outside an enterprise zone as operating within an enterprise zone for purposes of eligibility to receive all benefits provided in enterprise zones. Adds skilled nursing facilities to definition of "medical and health care services." | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2915 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PREPARING CANDIDATES FOR NURSES LICENSING EXAMINATIONS IN HAWAII. |
MAGAOAY, AWANA, CARROLL, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SONSON, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Chong |
| Appropriates $100,000 to University of Hawaii to support a program of study to prepare candidates to pass the licensing examination for nurses in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2916 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
BROWER, CABANILLA, GREEN, HANOHANO, KARAMATSU, MIZUNO, RHOADS, Caldwell, Chong, B. Oshiro, Takumi |
| Prohibits smoking in state correctional facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2917 RELATING TO HARBORS. |
BROWER, HANOHANO, LUKE, MIZUNO, TSUJI, Awana, Belatti, Berg, Caldwell, Chong, Evans, Green, Ito, McKelvey, Rhoads, Takumi, Yamashita |
| Requires the department of transportation to allow a vessel with a mooring permit for Kewalo basin to moor in Honolulu harbor under certain conditions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2918 RELATING TO THE HAWAII PENAL CODE. |
BROWER, MIZUNO, Belatti, Berg, Caldwell, Chong, Evans, Hanohano, Ito, Luke, McKelvey, B. Oshiro, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Establishes the offense of ticket scalping as a misdemeanor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2919 RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL. |
TOKIOKA, MORITA |
| Prohibits cruise ships from burning bunker fuel as an air pollutant within five miles of Nawiliwili harbor; defines bunker fuel oil. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2920 RELATING TO FRAUD PREVENTION. |
TOKIOKA, CALDWELL, MORITA, SAY |
| Requires notary public to place seal over a succinct phrase describing document being notarized and to separately record a description of the document. Authorizes attorney general to adopt rules to prevent fraudulent use of notarized documents. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2921 RELATING TO KULEANA LANDS. |
TOKIOKA |
| Makes the office of Hawaiian affairs the trustee of any unclaimed kuleana lands. Prohibits quieting title to or claiming by adverse possession of any kuleana lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2922 RELATING TO FUEL TAX. |
TOKIOKA, MORITA |
| Clarifies that the license tax on diesel fuel is 1 cent, rather than 2 cents if used in power-generating facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2923 RELATING TO NINE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE YEAR HOMESTEAD LEASES. |
TOKIOKA |
| Reverts to the original intent that, notwithstanding any rights of the occupier or lessee, conveyance, devise, or bequest to the contrary, in the case of the death of any occupier or lessee under an existing certificate of occupation or homestead lease, the land will vest in the relations specified by law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2924 RELATING TO THE WAIANAE COAST COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the expansion and renovation of Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2925 RELATING TO LAND HAVING VALUE AS A RESOURCE TO THE STATE. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Permitting the purchase of land through the Land Conservation Fund at the tax assessed value or the appraised value, whichever is higher. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2926 RELATING TO SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. |
CALDWELL, CHANG, EVANS, LEE, NISHIMOTO, SONSON, TAKUMI, WATERS, YAMANE, Belatti, Berg, Chong |
| Establishes that the interim compensation of substitute teachers shall be tied to the salary or wage increases provided to licensed class II teachers of the department of education. Appropriates funds for retroactive pay and per diem increases for substitute teachers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2927 RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. |
CALDWELL, M. OSHIRO, B. OSHIRO, SONSON, TAKUMI |
| Amends public works law to require 3-year suspension for any government contractor that delays an investigation or falsifies records. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2928 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CALDWELL |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 24th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2929 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
CALDWELL, GREEN, MIZUNO, M. OSHIRO, SAY, SONSON |
| Requires independent medical examinations to be performed by mutually agreed upon physicians, and by employer's physician. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2930 RELATING TO THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE. |
CALDWELL, M. OSHIRO, SONSON, TAKUMI |
| Increases the state minimum wage to $8.00 beginning 7/1/2008; to $8.50 beginning 7/1/2009; and to $9.00 beginning 7/1/2010. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2931 RELATING TO A TECHNOLOGY MASTER PLAN. |
WAKAI, AWANA, BERG, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, M. OSHIRO, PINE, Bertram |
| Creates a high technology industry task force, attached to the high technology development corporation, to develop a state master plan for high technology prior to the convening of the 2010 regular session and updated every 2 years thereafter. Changes composition of task force after 2010 regular session. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2932 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
WAKAI, AWANA, BERG, CARROLL, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, WATERS, YAMANE, Bertram, Souki, Tsuji |
| Requires at least 90 per cent of revenues from University of Hawaii post-season athletic appearances to be allocated to the UH athletics program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2933 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
WAKAI, AWANA, GREEN, Berg, Bertram, Carroll, Hanohano, Marumoto, Mizuno, Morita, Souki, Tsuji, Waters |
| Adds a surcharge of 50% to a fine levied for a violation of any section or provision of the statewide traffic code. Establishes a state highway patrol and state highway patrol special fund. Requires the director of finance to distribute the amount of the surcharge to the highway patrol special fund. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2934 RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. |
WAKAI, AWANA, BERTRAM, GREEN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, PINE, YAMANE, Berg, Carroll, Finnegan, Marumoto, Morita, M. Oshiro, Tsuji, Waters |
| Prohibits use of tobacco products by minors. Requires minor to complete a tobacco use cessation program, perform community service, and have his or her driver's license revoked for one year. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2935 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
WAKAI, AWANA, BERTRAM, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, Berg, Morita |
| Establishes a reward program for reporting of fraudulent claims made to Department of Human Services assistance programs. Increases penalties for committing fraud under assistance programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2936 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRD REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
TSUJI, CHANG, HANOHANO |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 3rd representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2937 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TSUJI, CHANG |
| Appropriates funds to support the continued operations of Keaau Middle College High School. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2938 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BROWER, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, WAKAI, Lee, Morita, Yamashita |
| Expands the renewable energy technologies tax credit to include hydrogen energy systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2939 RELATING TO AEROSPACE DEVELOPMENT. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BROWER, CHONG, HANOHANO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, WAKAI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Morita |
| Appropriates funds for the continuing operations of the Pacific international space center for exploration systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2940 RELATING TO WATER RATES FOR AGRICULTURAL USE. |
TSUJI, AWANA, BERG, BROWER, CHONG, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, TAKAI, WAKAI, YAMANE, Chang, McKelvey, Yamashita |
| Directs the Public Utilities Commission to require public utilities that furnish agricultural water in an area zoned for agricultural use to establish a water rate structure for agricultural water users. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2941 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
MANAHAN |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 29th Representative District. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2942 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CHONG, NAKASONE, M. OSHIRO, SAY, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, B. Oshiro |
| Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism, and the department of human services to evaluate certain tax credits and tax exemptions and report to legislature as to whether they should be modified, reenacted, or repealed. Provides automatic repeal of the tax credits and tax exemptions unless extended by the legislature. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2943 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
CHONG, ITO, KARAMATSU, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, B. Oshiro |
| Accelerates the process of designating important agricultural lands by removing the 3-year limitation imposed on the land use commission and authorizing a county land use decision-making authority to reclassify certain lands that are greater than 15 acres 1 year after the county transmits its important agricultural lands designation maps to the land use commission. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2944 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CHONG |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 49th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2945 RELATING TO PRISONS. |
CHONG, EVANS, HAR, B. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA |
| Directs the department of public safety to increase its use of a programs approach to case management and adopt a policy mandating all inmates to participate in in-facility programs. Appropriates funds to increase inmate worklines at correctional facilities and in the community. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2946 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
CHONG, HAR, HERKES, TSUJI, YAMASHITA |
| Allow counties a one-time opportunity to reclassify areas of land into rural land use districts. Sunsets on 12/31/10. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2947 RELATING TO MARINE INSURANCE. |
LUKE |
| Enacts modified version of the British Marine Insurance Act 1906, with the modifications for disclosures and warranties. Defines "marine insurance", specifies necessity of an insurable interest, requires a policy, addresses issues relating to voyage, loss and abandonment, and indemnity. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2948 RELATING TO LEGAL COUNSEL. |
LUKE |
| Authorizes the department of education to appoint and retain attorneys separate from the department of the attorney general for the purpose of monitoring, managing, and addressing the department's legal affairs. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2949 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
LUKE |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 26th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2950 RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. |
LUKE |
| Permits board members, numbering less than quorum, to: (1) discuss their individual positions related to official board business at other board meetings and legislative public hearings; (2) attend and participate in discussions at presentations, such as community meetings; and (3) discuss membership to a board's committees in private. Requires a quorum for discussion prior and related to voting and for voting to validate board actions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2951 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI, Nakasone |
| Requires department of transportation to implement traffic congestion reduction plans, a statewide traffic flow improvement plan, a statewide infrastructure maintenance and improvement program, and a traffic safety enhancement plan. Requires partnering with academia. Requires annual reports. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2952 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI, Nakasone |
| Authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish and collect car rental customer facility charges. Creates a car rental customer facility charge special fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2953 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
SOUKI, Nakasone |
| Provides certain vehicle identification exemptions required when shipping a motor vehicle between islands for interisland ferry service providers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2954 RELATED TO TOWING. |
SOUKI, Nakasone |
| Allows towing companies to charge overtime fees during certain hours of operations. Requires tow companies operating in a county with a population of 500,000 or more to offer consumer service 24 hours a day. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2955 RELATING TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA. |
ITO, CARROLL, CHONG, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, SAGUM, YAMASHITA |
| Establishes an archaeological data survey as an online database program under the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Authorizes the museum, in consultation with the office of Hawaiian affairs and the state historic preservation division to withhold information from the database if a disclosure may pose a threat to a site or artifact. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2956 RELATING TO HUNTING. |
ITO, KARAMATSU, Chong, Magaoay, Tsuji |
| Authorizes the board and department of land and natural resources to make decisions and changes relating to hunting issues without adopting rules pursuant to Administrative Procedure Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2957 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
ITO, BROWER, CHANG, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, TSUJI, Chong, Herkes, Sagum, Yamashita |
| Provides a refundable small business exporter tax credit based on the percentage of out-of-state business conducted by a small business located in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2958 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
ITO, BROWER, CHANG, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, TSUJI, Chong, Herkes, Sagum, Yamashita |
| Provides a non-refundable small business exporter tax credit based on the percentage of out-of-state business conducted by a small business located in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2959 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. |
YAMASHITA, BROWER, CHANG, CHONG, HERKES, MANAHAN, YAMANE, Tsuji |
| Address workforce development issues within the State through various initiatives, programs, and appropriations. Extends the educational workforce working group two years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2960 RELATING TO LIQUOR. |
YAMASHITA, EVANS, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, YAMANE, Herkes |
| Allows holder of class 1 liquor manufacturer's license to also sell liquor made from cane for private consumption, and to sell liquor from fruits or cane grown in Hawaii for consumption on the premises; requires liquor labeled with "Hawaii" or similar terms to be wholly manufactured in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2961 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
YAMASHITA, AWANA, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, HERKES, LEE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, Nakasone |
| Provides DoTAX with the powers necessary to evaluate and study the economic impact of Hawaii tax incentives; requires DoTAX to collect information from 1/1/2002, evaluate the high technology business tax credits, and report annually to the Legislature, ending in 2012; appropriates funds; sunsets January 1, 2012. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2962 RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. |
TAKAMINE, CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, TSUJI |
| Appropriates funds for the Safe Haven after school program in the county of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2963 RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTERS. |
TAKAMINE, CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, TSUJI, Herkes |
| Appropriate funds for structural and non-structural earthquake recovery and mitigation projects, provided that the projects include measures to ensure survivability in future disasters with a multi-hazard approach. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2964 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. |
TAKAMINE, CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, TSUJI |
| Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2007-08 in Reed Act funds for services of the unemployment insurance and workforce development divisions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2965 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WATER SECURITY. |
TAKAMINE, CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, TSUJI |
| Establishes measures for preserving the security of the State's agricultural water supply in the event of an emergency. Creates the agricultural water security revolving fund to be administered by the department of land and natural resources. Makes appropriation. Effective 7/1/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2966 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
EVANS |
| Permits certain lessees of sites on public lands to sublet the whole or part of the demised premises without approval of the board of land and natural resources; provided that the sublease term shall not exceed one week, the rent charged to the sublessee shall not exceed an amount necessary for the lessee to cover the lessee's operational costs, and the demised premises shall be used substantially for the purposes for which it was originally intended. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2967 RELATING TO OPEN MEETINGS. |
EVANS |
| Requires the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office to retain public notices of open meetings for two years from the date of filing and to retain an electronic copy thereafter. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2968 RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE. |
EVANS |
| Allows court to order that defendants on pretrial release be subject to electronic and alcohol monitoring at the defendant's own expense. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2969 RELATING TO INMATE REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS. |
EVANS |
| Appropriates funds to the department of public safety to support the going home reintegration initiative's efforts to provide job readiness training, job placement assistance, and job retention strategies for incarcerated offenders or ex-offenders in the community. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2970 RELATING TO EVIDENCE. |
EVANS |
| Amends the rules of evidence to make expert testimony relating to intimate partner battering and its effects admissible in criminal cases. Authorizes petition for post-conviction relief until 7/1/2010 on the grounds that expert testimony relating to intimate partner battering and its effects was offered but not received in evidence. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2971 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI, BERG |
| Directs department of education to implement recommendations of the online learning task force. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2972 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI, TAKAI |
| Creates the facilities alignment commission to revitalize school facilities by developing and submitting recommendations for areas for new school construction, schools for expansion, and schools for consolidation or closure. Allows the legislature to disapprove these recommendations only in their entirety. If no legislative disapproval occurs, requires the Board of Education to comply with these recommendations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2973 RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING. |
TAKUMI, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, CHONG, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NAKASONE, NISHIMOTO, M. OSHIRO, B. OSHIRO, PINE, SAGUM, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WARD, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Rhoads, Souki, Takamine |
| Creates the Early Learning Council to govern the state's early learning system. Establishes an early learning system. Establishes the Keiki First Steps Program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2974 RELATING TO LABOR. |
TAKUMI, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, CALDWELL, CARROLL, HANOHANO, ITO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, M. OSHIRO, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAY, SONSON, TAKAI, WAKAI, Brower, Chong, Evans, Green, Har, Herkes, Karamatsu, Magaoay, McKelvey, Nakasone, Sagum, Saiki, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takamine, Tokioka, Tsuji, Waters, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Certifies entities as exclusive representatives absent an election where no other representatives are certified as the exclusive representatives. Requires immediate collective bargaining between parties once entities are certified as exclusive representatives. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2975 RELATING TO PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS. |
TAKUMI, BELATTI, BERG, CALDWELL, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MORITA, RHOADS, SAY, SONSON, TAKAI, WATERS, Awana, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Magaoay, McKelvey, Mizuno, Nakasone, M. Oshiro, Sagum, Saiki, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takamine, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Clarifies that a single violation refers to each separate project where the department of labor and industrial relations finds that a contractor has failed to comply with chapter 104. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2976 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, AWANA, BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, TAKAI, Berg, Cabanilla, Lee, Morita, Rhoads, Souki, Takamine, Takumi |
| Establishes a culture resource management graduate level program at the University of Hawaii in Hilo. Appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2977 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. |
CHANG, AWANA, BERTRAM, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, TAKAI, TSUJI, Berg, Evans, Lee, Mizuno, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Takamine, Takumi |
| Requires the invasive species council to give priority to eradicating coqui frogs that are on state or county land and within 1 mile of residential areas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2978 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Lee, Morita, Rhoads, Takamine, Takumi |
| Establishes the funding formula task force to develop an equitable, consistent, and responsive funding formula for the distribution of fiscal resources throughout the UH system, with the assistance of an independent consultant. Makes a one-time appropriation of funds to supplement the base operational budgets of UH campuses that have demonstrated a significant increase in enrollment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2979 RELATING TO TEACHERS. |
CHANG, AWANA, BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, Lee, Rhoads, Takamine, Takumi |
| Establishes and appropriates funds for the teacher workforce strategic planning committee to address teacher workforce issues in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2980 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, AWANA, BERG, BERTRAM, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, Evans, Rhoads, Takamine, Takumi |
| Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii college of education and University laboratory school. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2981 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Establishes historic agricultural landmarks, designated by law, to be preserved and perpetuated as agricultural land for the benefit of the people of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2982 RELATING TO CONFORMING STATE INCOME TAX STANDARD DEDUCTION TO FEDERAL STANDARD DEDUCTION. |
WARD, AWANA, BERTRAM, BROWER, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Takumi |
| Conforms the state income tax standard deduction amounts to the federal amounts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2983 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
WARD, BERTRAM, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, Belatti, Brower, Mizuno, Morita, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Takumi |
| Provides a tax credit for the mentoring of students involved in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs in public schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2984 RELATING TO LEGACY LANDS. |
WARD, BROWER, CABANILLA, MARUMOTO, MORITA, Awana, Belatti, Bertram, Finnegan, Hanohano, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Rhoads |
| Makes an appropriation for the board of land and natural resources to purchase the Ka ‘Iwi coast using the land conservation fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2985 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
YAMANE, CHANG, MANAHAN, YAMASHITA |
| Provides a tax credit equal to 15% of the costs of hotel renovations between 2014 and 2019. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2986 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES. |
YAMANE, MANAHAN, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Chang |
| Requires community colleges to establish a pilot program in cultural sensitivity training for hospitality industry workers. Appropriates funding from the tourism special fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2987 RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES. |
YAMANE, LEE, YAMASHITA |
| Requires lighting in state facilities to consist of 25% energy efficient sources by 2020. Requires state agency vehicle fleets to consist of 25% hybrid or fuel cell vehicles by 2020. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2988 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
YAMANE, ITO, YAMASHITA, Evans |
| Provides a $1,000 tax credit to Hawaii national guard members who have served in a combat zone or qualified hazardous duty area. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2989 RELATING TO VETERANS. |
BERTRAM, GREEN, MCKELVEY, Carroll, Mizuno, Souki, Yamashita |
| Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the construction of a veterans hospital in the County of Maui, provided that matching federal funds can be obtained. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2990 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
BERTRAM, McKelvey, Rhoads, Ward |
| Establishes the Affordable Housing Loan Revolving Fund to receive funds from developers to provide low-interest home loans to qualified households. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2991 RELATING TO BEACHES. |
BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, Carroll, Morita |
| Makes an appropriation to be expended by the department of land and natural resources to protect and preserve state beaches. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2992 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
BERTRAM, CARROLL, MCKELVEY, MORITA, Evans |
| Authorizes a county to adopt an ordinance to levy a county surcharge on state tax to fund public transportation systems through 12/31/2010. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2993 RELATING TO SCHOOL NUTRITION. |
BERTRAM, McKelvey, Mizuno, Takumi |
| Establishes nutrition standards for food and beverages sold in public schools. Requires DOE to develop nutrition education training requirements for food service managers in the public schools. Requires DOE to encourage schools to provide culturally-appropriate and standards-based nutrition education and farm-to-table nutrition education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2994 RELATING TO REAPPORTIONMENT. |
FINNEGAN |
| Requires the commission to apportion multi-member house districts of not more than three members that conform to the boundaries of the senate districts, where practicable. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2995 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-THIRD, THIRTY-FOURTH, AND THIRTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. |
B. OSHIRO, TAKAI, TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 33rd, 34th, and 36th representative districts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2996 RELATING TO SECTION 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN. |
B. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA |
| Provides an annual deduction of $5,000 per individual or $10,000 for a married couple filing jointly against their taxable income for contributions made to a section 529 college savings plan. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2997 RELATING TO TORTS. |
B. OSHIRO, MAGAOAY |
| Abolishes joint and several liability for design professionals except when design professional's degree of negligence is twenty-five per cent or more. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2998 RELATING TO SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION. |
B. OSHIRO, MAGAOAY, WATERS |
| Establishes a working group to determine what changes to Hawaii law are necessary to comply with the federal Adam Walsh Act. Requires working group also to determine whether cost of compliance outweighs loss of 10% of Department of Justice grant funds that will result from noncompliance by 07/27/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB2999 RELATING TO FIREARMS. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, MAGAOAY, TAKUMI, Waters |
| Requires all guns to be sold with safety devices to prevent unintentional discharges by children and unauthorized users. Prohibits sales of ammunition unless the purchaser shows proof of registration for the firearm for which the ammunition is to be purchased and photo identification proving that purchaser is the person to whom the firearm is registered. Requires the attorney general to adopt rules setting minimum standards for firearms dealers to secure firearms in the ordinary course of business and in the event of a natural disaster. Requires firearms dealers to report theft of a firearm within 24 hours. Prohibits importation, manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of any .50 BMG rifle or .50 BMG cartridge. Prohibits disclosure to an applicant for a permit to acquire a firearm of the source of the information used to deny the application, when the application is denied because the applicant was diagnosed with a mental disorder. Excepts government entities from the definition of owner in the statute that imposes strict liability on firearms owner for injury or damage proximately caused by the firearm | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3000 RELATING TO PROPERTY. |
BELATTI |
| Requires a landlord who rents 2 or more dwelling units in an apartment building to designate the common area in each tenant's rental agreement; provided that in the absence of a designation in the rental agreement, the statutory definition shall apply. Effective 01/01/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3001 RELATING TO NOISE. |
RHOADS |
| Authorizes injunctive relief and damages for private nuisance due to excessive noise. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3002 RELATING TO PROSTITUTION. |
RHOADS, AWANA, BROWER, CHING, MIZUNO, SAY, TAKAI, Evans, McKelvey |
| Makes a third and subsequent conviction for prostitution a class C felony when the offense is committed by a person who pays, or offers or agrees to pay, a fee for sex with another person. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3003 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A HIGH OCCUPANCY AND TOLL REVERSIBLE EXPRESSWAY ON OAHU. |
MEYER, AWANA, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MARUMOTO, PINE, Bertram, Brower, Cabanilla, Hanohano, Mizuno, Morita, B. Oshiro, Takumi, Ward |
| Requires department of transportation to perform preparatory work to construct a reversible high occupancy and toll expressway in the leeward corridor in conjunction with an integrated bus rapid transit system. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3004 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
MEYER, AWANA, CABANILLA, FINNEGAN, GREEN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, PINE, Berg, Brower, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morita, B. Oshiro, Takumi, Ward |
| Requires the department of transportation to identify all existing and any possible rights-of-way within each county that would facilitate the building of more lane miles and increase the carrying capacity of the highways within its jurisdiction. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3005 RELATING TO TRAFFIC. |
MEYER, AWANA, BERG, CHING, MARUMOTO, WARD, Belatti, Hanohano, Morita, B. Oshiro |
| Prohibits the use of a cellular phone for text messaging while operating a motor vehicle upon any public street, road, or highway. Provides limited exceptions. Effective 01/01/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3006 RELATING TO INTOXICANTS. |
MEYER, AWANA, BELATTI, CHING, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, PINE, WARD, Manahan, B. Oshiro, Takumi |
| Permits the court to order that a vehicle, owned and operated by a person committing the offense of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant, be impounded at the owner's sole expense and liability for not less than forty eight hours and not more than 30 days. Effective 01/01/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3007 RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. |
MEYER, HANOHANO, PINE, Awana, Ching, Green, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Ward |
| Requires that the child protective review panel proceedings taken prior to the issuance of a court order upon the request of the child's family who believe that the child was wrongfully removed from the family home. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3008 RELATING TO QUALIFIED IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Provides a tax credit for improvements made to federally qualified health centers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3009 RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. |
WATERS |
| Establishes mandatory minimum and maximum fines for abuse of a family or household member. Requires fines to be deposited into domestic violence and sexual assault special fund. Allows funds to be expended on programs for batterers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3010 RELATING TO VACCINES. |
WATERS |
| Ensures an informed consent prior to the administration of a vaccine containing any amount of mercury through the provision of written material containing information about the possible effects of the use of such vaccines. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3011 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. |
WATERS |
| Allows for the greater flexibility in granting special motor vehicle registration. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3012 RELATING TO ETHICS. |
WATERS |
| Conforms county ethics procedures for civil fines with state ethics commission procedures by allowing appeals of civil fines directly to a court and authorizing counties to adopt an ordinance to allow a county ethics commission to issue civil fines without first requesting correction or ceasing of violation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3013 RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE. |
WATERS |
| Adds a new chapter to Hawaii Revised Statutes to allow member states to determine the winner of a presidential election by "national popular vote". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3014 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. |
CARROLL, HANOHANO, Awana, Bertram, Brower, Lee, Yamashita |
| Changes the appointment process for members of the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR). Limits the powers and duties that may be delegated to the chairperson of the BLNR. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3015 RELATING TO SHORELINES. |
CARROLL, WATERS |
| Prohibits the modification of shorelines through the planting of vegetation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3016 RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. |
CARROLL, AWANA, BERTRAM, HANOHANO, YAMASHITA |
| Establishes a two-year pilot project authorizing Department of Land and Natural Resources' Conservation and Resources Enforcement Officers to use tasers while performing their duties within the Counties of Hawaii and Maui. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3017 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, HANOHANO, LEE, Awana, Brower |
| Prohibits the use of polystyrene foam as a disposable food service-ware product. Effective 7/1/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3018 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
HAR, CALDWELL, CARROLL, ITO, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, SAGUM, YAMASHITA, Chang, Evans |
| Requires the narcotics enforcement division of the department of public safety to maintain an electronic purchase logbook for sales of pseudoephedrine and related substances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3019 RELATING TO VETERANS. |
HAR, BROWER, CARROLL, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, YAMANE, Chong, Evans, Karamatsu, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Establishes a veterans bonus for qualifying veterans. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3020 RELATING TO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AMENDMENTS. |
HAR, AWANA, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, HERKES, ITO, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, Chong, Lee, Nakasone, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Tsuji |
| Amends the tax increment financing enabling law to encourage counties to use that method of financing of project costs for affordable housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3021 RELATING TO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING. |
HAR, AWANA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, Brower, Chong, Lee, Nakasone, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Tsuji |
| Authorizes a county that has established a tax increment financing district to use county general funds to pay the debt service on tax increment bonds if the tax increment is insufficient and provides for the deposit of excess tax increment revenues into a county general fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3022 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO TAX INCREMENT BONDS. |
HAR, AWANA, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, HERKES, ITO, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, Chong, Lee, Nakasone, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Tsuji |
| Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to expressly provide that the legislature may authorize the counties to issue tax increment bonds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3023 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE. |
TAKAI, HAR, LEE, MCKELVEY, Evans |
| Allows an active service member of the U.S. armed forces to apply for renewal of driver's license twenty-four months prior to the date of expiration. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3024 RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT. |
TAKAI, EVANS, HAR, LEE, McKelvey |
| Requires financial institutions and creditors that extend consumer credit to the members of the armed forces or reserves on active duty and their dependents, to conform their lending practices to the federal John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, as amended, relating to the terms of consumer credit extended to the military and their dependents, including maximum annual percentage rates and required disclosures. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3025 RELATING TO INCOME TAX CHECK-OFF. |
TAKAI, BERTRAM, CHANG, NISHIMOTO, Takamine |
| Provides an income tax check-off for an unspecified amount to be divided as follows: 50% equally to the 10 UH campuses; 25% to UH Manoa; and 25% to the UH Hilo athletics program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3026 RELATING TO INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN. |
TAKAI, TAKUMI |
| Enacts the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3027 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
SONSON |
| Allows for the forfeiture of vehicles or property used in the sale or setting off of illegal fireworks. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3028 RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE. |
SONSON, AWANA, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, M. OSHIRO, WAKAI, Karamatsu, Tsuji |
| Requires chief procurement officer to hold a pre-job conference at least 30 days before contract work begins. Allows unselected offerors of professional services and in competitive sealed proposals to ask for a debriefing. Requires any subsequent protest to be submitted before the pre-job conference. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3029 RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. |
SONSON, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CALDWELL, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, TSUJI |
| Includes as public works, construction contracts using public lands for commercial, for-profit activity. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3030 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, M. OSHIRO, Rhoads, Tsuji |
| Clarifies the circumstances under which the governor may suspend statutes relating to wages and hours on public works projects. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3031 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SONSON, AWANA, BELATTI, BROWER, CABANILLA, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, Karamatsu, Lee |
| Establishes an income tax credit for care home operators who make modifications to their home to increase accessibility for their clients. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3032 RELATING TO LAND USE |
SAY (BR) |
| Protects and promotes the proper use of Hawaii's best agricultural lands by requiring conditions of approval for subdivisions of agricultural land into smaller lots and farm dwellings, thereby ensuring meaningful agricultural use. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3033 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL INSPECTIONS |
SAY (BR) |
| Grants the Department of Agriculture authority to require advance written notification of arrival of articles transported to the State or from one island within the State to another as freight, air freight, baggage, or otherwise, for the purpose of debarkation. Broadens the range of articles subject to advance notification and possible inspection to include non-agricultural articles capable of harboring pests. Corrects an error that occurred in Act 64, SLH 2005, regarding import of restricted articles so as to be consistent with other parts of the statute. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3034 RELATING TO MILK |
SAY (BR) |
| Ensures that the remaining Hawaii dairy producers are paid a price commensurate with the quality of the milk they produce. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3035 RELATING TO THE OBLIGATION OF FUNDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the Department of Hawaiian Homelands and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to start housing projects when they have the initial portion of construction funds for affordable housing projects rather than waiting until they have the entire financing appropriated. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3036 RELATING TO ENHANCED 911 SERVICES FOR MOBILE PHONES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Decreases from $0.66 to $0.43 cents per month the surcharge customers pay on each mobile phone for E911 emergency mobile phone services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3037 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR ELECTRICTY, SEWER, REFUSE, AND INSURANCE PREMIUM PAYMENTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates $271,852 from the Stadium Special Fund to pay fiscal year 2007-2008 increases in electricity, sewer, refuse, and insurance premium payments for Aloha Stadium. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3038 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR ELECTRICITY PAYMENTS STATEWIDE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates $1.0 million in general funds to pay statewide increases in electricity payments for fiscal year 2007-2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3039 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes appropriations for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3040 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Revamps Hawaii's sex offender registry laws so as to provide more up-to-date and more useful information about registered sex offenders to the public; strengthens some criminal laws, including relating to electronic enticement of a child; and makes other criminal law changes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3041 RELATING TO CRIME. |
SAY (BR) |
| Strengthens laws relating to obstruction of justice; revises Hawaii's murder statute to better protect the public; and makes other criminal law changes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3042 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amend Hawaii Constitution so a criminal case witness who asserts self-incrimination privilege may be compelled to testify/provide evidence as long as the testimony/evidence cannot later be used against the witness in a criminal case except for perjury, false statement, or failure to comply with the order to testify. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3043 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends Hawaii's Constitution so that only Yes and No votes will be counted in determining whether or not constitutional amendments are adopted; blank votes will no longer count as No votes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3044 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends Hawaii's Constitution so that in criminal cases, juries and fact finders can learn of prior convictions involving dishonesty of testifying defendants, to the same extent as with any other testifying witness in a criminal case. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3045 RELATING TO HABEAS CORPUS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Places time limits on claims challenging criminal convictions, prison conditions, and related matters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3046 RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CHARITABLE GIVING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires registration with the Attorney General of most charitable organizations before they can solicit funds; adds other requirements for charitable organizations and related matters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3047 RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies certain limitations regarding the State's liability in tort cases and brings State liability in line with similar federal liability in many cases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3048 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TORT LIABILITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that government entities are only liable in certain cases for the percentage share of the damages they actually caused; changes definition of "similar circumstances" concerning joint liability in certain motor vehicle accidents. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3049 RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes immediate appeals from certain court orders regarding injunctions and denials of sovereign, absolute, or qualified immunity. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3050 RELATING TO ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST THE STATE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies that certain waivers of the State's sovereign immunity can only take place if the Legislature has in a statute unequivocally waived that sovereign immunity. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3051 RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows juries in civil cases, like those involving accidents, to hear evidence that operators or passengers in motor vehicles, motorcycles, or motor scooters were not wearing seat belts or helmets; currently juries are usually not allowed to hear such evidence. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3052 RELATING TO TOBACCO. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals the July 1, 2009 sunset clause of the law requiring those who sell tobacco at a retail level to get a retail tobacco permit from the Department of Taxation; without this law, no permits will be necessary starting July 1, 2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3053 RELATING TO NOTARIES PUBLIC. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the powers and duties of the Attorney General with respect to notaries public; identifies conduct that would subject a notary to fines; and identifies criminal conduct with regard to notarization, notarized documents, and related matters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3054 RELATING TO CHAPTER 480, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies antitrust and unfair competition law with regard to who can sue in certain instances, including when having made indirect purchases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3055 RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Changes the law relating to Child Support Enforcement Agency notification in some circumstances to custodial parents; establishes a CSEA Assistant Administrator; clarifies rules relating to some CSEA hearings and related matters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3056 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends Hawaii's Constitution to establish an independent Judicial Conduct Commission. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3057 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes permanent the 50 per cent allocation of conveyance tax proceeds into the Rental Housing Trust Fund set to expire on June 30, 2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3058 RELATING TO THE HOUSING LOAN AND MORTGAGE PROGRAM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides an increase in Hula Mae multifamily revenue bond authority from $400 million to $500 million to provide financing assistance for the development and preservation/rehabilitation of affordable housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3059 RELATING TO LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Reduces the period over which state low-income housing tax credits are taken from 10 years to 5 years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3060 AUTHORIZING THE RESALE OF RESERVED HOUSING UNITS BY THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the Hawaii Community Development Authority to resell reserved housing units as defined in section 206E-101, Hawaii Revised Statutes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3061 RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Updates sections of Chapter 210D, Hawaii Revised Statues, which created the Hawaii Community-Based Economic Development (CBED) Program, the Hawaii Community-Based Economic Development Revolving Fund, and the CBED Advisory Council; allows for smaller CBED loans, and reduces the maximum interest rate on these loans. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3062 RELATING TO DISASTER LOANS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides for variable interest rates below the applicable Small Business Administration rates; increases loan amounts; allows for remediation/mitigation; adjusts loan application deadlines; and makes other housekeeping changes to the State Disaster Commercial and Personal Loan Program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3063 RELATING TO PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS FOR PAY AS YOU SAVE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Expands the successful "Pay As You Save" solar water heater program to photovoltaic systems that convert sunshine into electricity, allowing users to pay each month through their electricity bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3064 RELATING TO REFUNDABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY TAX CREDIT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows a taxpayer with an adjusted gross income of $20,000 or less to take a refundable tax credit for the purchase and installation of a renewable energy technology, which includes solar water heating, photovoltaic, and wind systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3065 RELATING TO MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT LEARNING EXPERIENCE PROGRAM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes an appropriation of $4,800,000 for the music entertainment learning experience program at Honolulu Community College, and issues general obligation bonds for site development, renovation, facilities remodeling, and studio construction. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3066 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH CREATIVITY ACADEMIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes an appropriation of $1,629,474 to establish a digital media pilot program that builds upon the success of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics/Hawaii excellence through science and technology academies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3067 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH A CREATIVE CENTER INCUBATOR. |
SAY (BR) |
| Making an appropriation of $500,000 to equip, train and hire faculty for a Creative Center Incubator. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3068 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires that the renewable portfolio standards of 20 per cent by 2020 be met by classic electricity generation from renewable sources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3069 RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES. |
SAY (BR) |
| To comprehensively address deficiencies in Hawaii's energy resources coordination statutes. Provide policy guidance needed to provide adequate detail on the nature and relationship of the energy data analyses functions required of the State Energy Resources Coordinator and Energy Program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3070 RELATING TO ENERGY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. |
SAY (BR) |
| To comprehensively address deficiencies in Hawaii's energy emergency preparedness statutes. Provide up to date policy guidance needed for consistency with current federal and state energy emergency and overall emergency management policies and plans, and to provide definitive guidance on critical energy data analyses functions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3071 RELATING TO ENDOWED CHAIRS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establish an eminent scholars program to create endowed chairs in science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines in the University of Hawaii by appropriating State general funds to be matched by private donations. Appropriate $2,000,000 to be matched by private donations, for an endowed chair in power generation and distribution in the University of Hawaii college of engineering as the first STEM endowed chair. The endowed chair would serve as the foundation of a new power program to support workforce needs at the Pearl Harbor naval shipyard and the growing renewable energy sector. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3072 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Rename the state post-secondary education commission to the Hawaii higher education commission, broaden the membership, and expand the powers and authority. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3073 RELATING TO INNOVATION CAPITAL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii to invest up to $100 million in Hawaii venture capital opportunities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3074 RELATING TO A TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriate $100,000 to the department of business, economic development, and tourism to enter into a partnership with a qualified private entity to assist the office of technology transfer and economic development to accelerate commercialization of University of Hawaii discoveries. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3075 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Sets up a process for determining when land use classifications should be rescinded because they have not been used for a period of time, particularly for lands classified as urban or rural. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3076 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a rapid response, custom training program and revolving fund in DBEDT to facilitate rapid, custom training for emerging growth industry and high priority business investments. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3077 RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM PROCUREMENT CODE. |
SAY (BR) |
| To add the exemption from the State's procurement code for special purpose revenue bonds issued for not-for-profit private organizations, for-profit private organizations, and public instrumentalities and their qualified affiliates in the development of low- and moderate-income housing and for agricultural enterprises serving important agricultural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3078 RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII SECTION 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM. |
SAY (BR) |
| To provide taxpayers a state tax deduction for contributions to Hawaii’s college savings program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3079 RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies provisions of chapter 269, Part VII, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to the administration and use of moneys supporting energy-efficiency and demand-side management programs and services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3080 RELATING TO PROPERTY OF PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Grants public utilities the authority to transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of property, without prior approval from the Public Utilities Commission, under circumstances calling for timely, decisive action in order to aid a customer whose operations have been disrupted due to unforeseeable events. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3081 RELATING TO PUBLICATION OF HEARING NOTICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the type of public notice required for public hearings held by the Public Utilities Commission in its regulation of utility rates and ratemaking procedures. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3082 RELATING TO EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires government employers to provide information to the ERS electronically. Provides for direct deposit of refunds and other lump sum payments. Clarifies that contributions for unpaid leaves are required for service credit. Conforms provision re compensation of ERS member on military leave to USERRA. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3083 RELATING TO FEDERAL TAX QUALIFICATION OF THE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals the provisions that (1) make ERS membership by elective officers optional and (2) allow elective officer and judges to withdraw from ERS membership by nominally retiring even though they remain in office. Provides for service by retirants as elective officers without suspension of retirement benefits. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3084 RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| (1) To make the laws governing corporate dissolution and director's rights consistent; (2) to more accurately reflect the administrative procedures of administratively cancelling a limited partnership; (3) to make provisions regarding the expiration of corporations consistent with other entities; and (4) to streamline and conform limited liability company law filing requests. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3085 RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the law relating to registration and protection of trademarks and names and clarifies how similar trade names are resolved. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3086 RELATING TO THE CODE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Updates Hawaii’s Code of Financial Institutions by requiring licenses to be conspicuously displayed, addresses temporary closures during emergencies, clarifies how prepayment penalties are calculated, and allows greater access to records by State inspectors. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3087 RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the Money Transmitters Act, Chapter 489D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to amend the fee structure, enhance consumer protection, make necessary clarifications, and correct errors and omissions, to effectively regulate the industry. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3088 RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE PRACTICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals the law on Mortgage Brokers and Solicitors, chapter 454, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and replaces it with a statute that provides for more specialized regulation of residential mortgage brokers, residential mortgage lenders and residential loan originators by the Division of Financial Institutions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3089 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the Insurance Division to include a 3-month reserve in the calculation of Compliance Resolution Fund (CRF) assessments in order to ensure continued operations of the Division at the end of the fiscal year. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3090 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| In determining motor vehicle insurance policy personal injury protection benefits, imposes the same limitations on the number of visits, charge per visit, and combined total visits for therapeutic massage treatments as are imposed on naturopathic, chiropractic, and acupuncture treatments. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3091 RELATING TO LOSS MITIGATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals and replaces the loss mitigation grant program with a wind resistive devices tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3092 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases insurance coverages available under the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to reflect increases in property values. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3093 RELATING TO THE PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the Patients' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities Act by prohibiting certain unfair or deceptive business practices by managed care plans, such as disenrolling a person because of a medical condition. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3094 RELATING TO MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Maintains competition and consumer choice by deleting requirements that pose obstacles to smaller health plans. Deletes requirement that health plans must maintain a fund equal to "one half of twenty times the maximum benefits paid in 30 days" and caps the deposit requirement at $20 million. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3095 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Improves the Insurance Commissioner's ability to protect consumers from improper transactions between health insurance companies and their affiliates by authorizing the Commissioner to monitor the relationships and transactions between these companies and their affiliates. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3096 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Adopts National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Model provisions relating to the insurers' disclosure of material financial transactions and actuarial reports. The uniform reporting requirements for all insurers is necessary to meet NAIC requirements for accreditation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3097 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides insurers with greater investment flexibility by updating the Insurance Code to reflect the investment strategies, such as stocks, bonds, and notes developed since the Code was last updated in 1987. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3098 RELATING TO ACTIVITIES REGULATED BY THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER. |
SAY (BR) |
| Creates uniformity between other states' laws and Hawaii law in regard to licensing requirements. Increases educational requirements to keep a license, automatically inactivates a license if fees are not paid on time, allows reactivation if the fee is paid in 30 days, and broadens the types of reinsurance that can be used to meet the financial obligations of insurance agents. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3099 RELATING TO VIATICAL SETTLEMENTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Protects those with terminal or chronic illnesses from unscrupulous brokers who trade in life insurance policies of the sick, by requiring disclosure of the consequences to the consumer, providing the right to rescind the contract, and prohibiting the transfer of the life insurance benefits to the new owner for five years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3100 RELATING TO ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR INSURANCE VIOLATIONS COMMITTED AGAINST ELDERS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Adds enhanced civil and administrative penalties for insurance violations committed against elders. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3101 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the creation and regulation of special purpose financial captive insurance companies (SPFCIC). Establishes confidentiality provisions applicable to captives, including SPFCs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3102 RELATING TO MEDICAL LIABILITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Addresses medical malpractice insurance costs by capping non-economic damages at $250,000, establishing limits for attorney contingent fees, and requiring that economic damages be allocated based upon proportionate percentage of negligence. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3103 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies suspension pending a hearing requirements for actions to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license. Establishes a cap on the bond amount that managing general agents are required to furnish. Requires insurers to require managing general agents's compliance with bond and errors and omissions policy requirements. Conforms financial statement filing requirements for title insurers with existing law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3104 RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF MORTGAGE RESCUE FRAUD. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires mortgage foreclosure rescuers to provide specific information and disclosures to distressed property owners as well as impose specific prohibitions on mortgage foreclosure rescuers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3105 RELATING TO OSTEOPATHY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Includes doctors of osteopathy in the medical doctors chapter (chapter 453) so that the Board of Medical Examiners may treat medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy in the same manner; repeals osteopathy chapter (chapter 460). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3106 RELATING TO GRADUATES OF FOREIGN ACUPUNCTURE PROGRAMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires applicants for acupuncture licensure who graduated from foreign institutes to have their educational information evaluated by a professional crediting evaluator as a prerequisite for taking an exam and getting a license in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3107 RELATING TO OWNER-BUILDER PERMITS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires sellers to disclose whether a building or structure was built or improved under an owner-builder permit, clarifies that owner-builders must use licensed subcontractors, and establishes penalties for owner-builders who fail to comply with the owner-builder permit requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3108 RELATING TO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a fee structure to fund mixed martial arts regulation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3109 RELATING TO DISPENSING OPTICIANS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Specifies that a dispensing optician's license is required for the dispensing and fitting, upon written prescription, of non-corrective contact lenses and for the sale of or offer to sell non-corrective contact lenses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3110 RELATING TO CONTRACTOR PENALTIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases fines five-fold that may be imposed on contractors for performing work outside of their licensed specialty, unlicensed activity, and other violations relating to contractors. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3111 RELATING TO PRICE GOUGING DURING EMERGENCIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits price gouging and unfair business practices during a declared State disaster by clarifying that price increases on services, rentals, and construction or repair contracts during disasters are illegal. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3112 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Supports State Civil Defense’s Shelter-in-Place initiative by exempting civil liability for care homes and schools, in addition to hotels, during an officially designated emergency. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3113 RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Expedites the purchase of equipment and services by allowing state and county agencies to participate in government cooperative purchasing programs outside of Hawaii when using federal Homeland Security grants. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3114 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides an exemption from motor vehicle tax and registration fees for private vehicles of Hawaii residents who are members of the military, including the National Guard and Coast Guard. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3115 RELATING TO UNIFORM MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals the Uniform Maintenance Allowance of $1.50 per day since uniforms no longer need to be dry-cleaned. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3116 RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Improves the composition of the Charter School Review Panel; makes the Panel subject to the sunshine law; removes the cap on the number of charter schools; and ensures funding for new charter schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3117 RELATING TO THE HAWAII EDUCATOR LOAN PROGRAM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows recipients of awards from the Hawaii Educator Loan Program to attend any university or college with a State-approved teacher education program and allows them to teach at traditional public or charter schools as a way to repay the loan. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3118 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows voters in each county to decide whether or not to establish a district (local) school board; requires the legislature to establish a fair allocation of public school resources if a new district is established. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3119 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the requirements for the candidate advisory council which screens and proposes candidates for appointment to the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to allow background checks and geographic representation and extends from 30 to 60 days the period to submit candidate names. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3120 RELATING TO ANIMAL QUARANTINE FACILITIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the Department of Agriculture to negotiate the lease rent for use of the Animal Quarantine Station located in Halawa Valley on Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3121 RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires physical education as a mandatory component of the public school education curriculum. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3122 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires precinct chairperson to post preliminary election results at the poll site; provides for an automatic recount when there is only a ˝ of one per cent difference between winning and losing candidates; moves primary date to the 2nd Saturday in August in every even numbered year to allow time for run-off elections. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3123 RELATING TO ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the current certificate of need requirement under chapter 323D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to promote increased access to quality health care. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3124 RELATING TO INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN. |
SAY (BR) |
| Adopts the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3125 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Expands the current $7.5 million annual Ko Olina tax credit to allow the credits to be used for commercial activities and affordable housing built on the Leeward Coast. Clarifies recapture provisions to require recapture of credits certified where results of certain expenditures are not placed in service by December 31, 2013. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3126 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the loan ceiling for farm and ranch operations on Hawaiian home lands from $50,000 to $200,000. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3127 RELATING TO ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Expands authority to investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3128 RELATING TO ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Expands the list of persons mandated to report known or suspected abuse of vulnerable adults to include caregivers and the entity or agency designated by the governor to provide advocacy services to persons with developmental disabilities and mental illness. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3129 RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the Department of Human Services or its designee to conduct criminal history record checks for those providing services to vulnerable adults and children | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3130 RELATING TO COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a grant program to assist operators of community care foster family homes and increases the capacity for cost effective home and community based services for elderly and disabled medicaid clients. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3131 RELATING TO SIBLING VISITATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Specifies that the Family Court may grant reasonable visitation with their siblings before and after adoption or award of legal guardianship. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3132 RELATING TO AGE OF CONSENT FOR ADOPTION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Changes the age of consent by a child for adoption from 10 to 14. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3133 RELATING TO MANDATORY REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Broadens the group of persons required to report child abuse and neglect to include family members. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3134 RELATING TO WELL CHILD FOLLOW-UP VISITS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a pilot project allowing the Department to conduct well-child follow-up visits for children who have been reported but not confirmed as abused or neglected. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3135 RELATING TO FEDERAL REVENUE MAXIMIZATION IN THE JUDICIARY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the District and Family Courts to report to the Governor and the Legislature on the reasons for not establishing and implementing a federal revenue maximization program for all services they provide to children in their care that may be eligible for federal financial participation and the Family Court's plan to do so in the future. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3136 RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the law to ensure that local customs of caring for children outside the home by friends and relatives are an available alternative when considering the custody of children. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3137 RELATING TO INVESTIGATORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the Department of Human Services to appoint and commission an administrative investigator for the Office of Youth Services, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3138 RELATING TO HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY EVICTION BOARDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to hold eviction hearings without the tenant member of the Authority's eviction boards present, provided that quorum is met. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3139 RELATING TO THE FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Conforms state law to current federal law by deleting references to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children and Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Act and replaces it with the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3140 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Emergency appropriation in general funds for fiscal year 2007-2008 to repay the department of budget and finance for a loan made to cover payroll and risk management costs for liability insurance for fiscal year 2006-2007, and to address a critical funding shortfall for operational costs of its public housing programs for fiscal year 2007-2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3141 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides flexibility and reliability to the hiring and contracting processes by exempting from civil service law positions or contracts lasting up to one year with non-government entities for personal services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3142 RELATING TO SALARIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the salaries of the Stadium Manager, the Public Utilities Commissioners, Executive Director of Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, and Civil Defense Director to be commensurate with their duties and responsibilities by linking them to 92% of the Director of Health's salary. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3143 RELATING TO PARENTAL PREFERENCES IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Repeals an obsolete requirement that all State and County Executive Branch agencies and the Judiciary report to the Legislature annually identifying programs, contracts, and services that provide preference to a parent. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3144 RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. |
SAY (BR) |
| Encourages employees to save for retirement by automatically enrolling newly hired employees into the Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) unless the new employee elects not to enroll. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3145 RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the procurement of contracts for services by the State and counties and exempts the contracts from chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3146 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION |
SAY (BR) |
| To authorize an emergency appropriation for fiscal year 2007-2008 of $10,000,000 from general funds to the Department of Health (DOH), for the Adult Mental Health Division (AMHD). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3147 RELATING TO RECORDS OF DEFENDANTS COMMITTED TO A HOSPITAL CONTROLLED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH OR TO CUSTODY OF DIRECTOR OF HEALTH |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires the courts to provide the Director of the Department of Health (DOH) records of defendants court-ordered to the State Hospital or related facility under the cognizance of the Department. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3148 RELATING TO CONDITIONAL RELEASE |
SAY (BR) |
| Provide statutory guidance and clarification on the seventy-two (72) hour hold and extended hold process, especially as it relates to patients under Conditional Release (CR) from the State Hospital or related facility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3149 RELATING TO CONDITIONAL RELEASE |
SAY (BR) |
| Grants the Director of the Department of Health (DOH) the authority to apply for discharge from conditional release (CR) or modification of the CR order for any patient in a mental health facility served by the DOH directly or through a contracted provider. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3150 RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the different reporting requirements for hazardous substances and extremely hazardous substances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3151 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC PERMITTING FEES |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows certain Department of Health environmental programs to conduct business electronically and withhold sufficient moneys to cover the cost of electronic and credit card provider services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3152 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INJURY PREVENTION SYSTEM BRANCH |
SAY (BR) |
| Makes an emergency appropriation for FY 2008 to pay for the City and County of Honolulu's collective bargaining costs relating to emergency medical services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3153 RELATING TO EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS |
SAY (BR) |
| Grants the Department of Health authority to take samples necessary for epidemiologic investigations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3154 RELATING TO EPIDEMIOLOGISTS |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the Department of Health (DOH) to create permanent or temporary exempt epidemiologist positions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3155 RELATING TO VOLUNTEER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides immunity from liability and workers' compensation for licensed medical personnel providing volunteer medical services on behalf of the State or a county. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3156 RELATING TO WORKSITE WELLNESS PROGRAMS |
SAY (BR) |
| Gives State and counties immunity from liability for injury and damage that occur as a result of voluntary participation in state and county worksite wellness programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3157 RELATING TO DIRECT PAYMENT TO PROVIDERS |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows medical services providers to receive payment directly from health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and mutual benefit societies, rather than attempting to collect from the patient when the provider does not have a contract with the insurer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3158 RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION BACKGROUND CHECKS |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorize the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to conduct FBI criminal history record checks through the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center on employees, applicants, current or prospective contractors, providers, or volunteers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3159 RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires hospital participation with the department of health in an electronic health surveillance system to benefit the public health and safety of the people of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3160 RELATING TO CRUISE SHIPS |
SAY (BR) |
| Transfers the cruise ship air emission provisions from HRS, chapter 342D, Water Pollution, to HRS, chapter 342B, Air Pollution Control. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3161 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriation of general funds for fiscal year 2007-2008 to pay current, essential vendors, reduce accounts payable, and allow operation and provision of current levels of service in Hawaii Health Systems Corporation’s facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3162 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. |
SAY (BR) |
| Transfer the Workforce Development Council from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to assist in aligning Hawaii's workforce development policy with the State's economic development initiatives. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3163 RELATING TO THE SPECIAL FUND FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the purpose of the special fund for disability benefits to allow for the use of currently available funds for automation purposes. Appropriates $5,000,000 from the special fund for disability benefits for automation of the department of labor and industrial relations' disability compensation division. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3164 RELATING TO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION NEGOTIATION FOR BENEFIT COVERAGE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides public unions and employers the same ability as private unions and their signatory employers to collectively design and enter into an alternative workers' compensation systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3165 RELATING TO CONTRACTOR SUSPENSION ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Suspends contractors found to be in violation of Chapter 104 for falsification of records or delaying an investigation under the wage and hour statute, section 104-22(b). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3166 RELATING TO THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS APPEALS BOARD. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Board) to employ a hearings officer, as well as to allow that hearings officer to hold a hearing, in order for the Board to expedite hearings on certain workers' compensation matters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3167 RELATING TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN FUNDS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarifies the classification of the unemployment compensation fund, the workers’ compensation special compensation fund, the temporary disability insurance special fund for disability benefits, and the prepaid health care special premium supplementation fund as trust funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3168 RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTION RATES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Intended to conform Hawaii's unemployment insurance law to federal law to ensure uniform application to all state unemployment insurance experience rating transfers for employers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3169 RELATING TO LIFELONG LEARNING ACCOUNTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a Lifelong Learning Accounts program and tax credit in the department of labor and industrial relations to support upgraded training for the incumbent workforce, and encourages participation by employers and employees through tax credit incentives. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3170 RELATING TO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. |
SAY (BR) |
| Stipulates that only the last four digits of an individual's social security number shall be listed on judgments, orders, or decrees endorsed and recorded in the Bureau of Conveyances or Land Court. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3171 RELATING TO THE LAND COURT SYSTEM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Removes fee-simple time share transactions from the Land Court System and to provide the option for all landowners to transfer their property from the Land Court System to the Regular System of the Bureau of Conveyances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3172 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILINGS IN THE BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES AND THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the Registrar and Assistant Registrar of the Bureau of Conveyance to accept electronic signatures and electronically filed documents in lieu of an original document with original signatures. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3173 RELATING TO GROUNDED VESSELS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to remove a grounded vessel under its control, by any means necessary, in order to minimize damages to the natural resources and not become a hazard to navigation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3174 RELATING TO FEDERAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Clarify that the Department of Land and Natural Resources may adopt, amend, or repeal administrative rules to be consistent with federal fishery regulations to improve management and enforcement in a state and federal marine water fishery that has been determined to be in decline. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3175 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MARINE FISHING REPORTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amend the title of section 189-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from "monthly catch" to "commercial marine fishing reports" to more accurately reflect that reports will be filed on a "per catch" basis. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3176 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR DAMAGE TO STONY CORAL AND LIVE ROCK. |
SAY (BR) |
| Imposes administrative fines for damage to stony coral and live rock based on the amount of area damaged. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3177 RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases the maximum penalty for violations within the Conservation District and authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to assess fines based on damages to natural resources within the Conservation District. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3178 RELATING TO CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS ON PUBLIC LANDS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Increases civil penalty fine amounts for violations on public lands and clarifies penalties for encroachment on public lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3179 RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCER. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the definition of "renewable energy producer" to include growers and producers of organic materials used primarily for the production of biofuels or other fuels, so that they will be eligible for direct leases of public land. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3180 RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows public and private moneys to be deposited into the Land Conservation Fund (Fund) and distributed as grants for acquisition of land having value as a resource to the State, and allows moneys from the Fund to be used for the operation, maintenance, and management of the acquired lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3181 RELATING TO ENDANGERED SPECIES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the development and use of programmatic safe harbor agreements and programmatic habitat conservation plans that cover multiple landowners or a class of landowners and over a wide area or region. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3182 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES. |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the Office of Information Practices to conduct inquiries and provide advisory opinions on alleged Sunshine Law violations the same way the office is authorized to conduct inquires and provide opinions for violations of the Uniform Information Practices Act | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3183 RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Allows boards and commissions to conduct on-site inspections without public participation if public attendance is impracticable, such as on working farms. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3184 RELATING TO INTEREST ARBITRATION |
SAY (BR) |
| Modifies the factors that an arbitration panel must consider when reaching collective bargaining wage decisions including considering the impact of pay increases on other bargaining units, compliance with budget provisions, and ensuring that wage comparisons are kept within Hawaii's labor market. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3185 RELATING TO PRISON LITIGATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires inmates to exhaust their administrative remedies before filing a lawsuit in State court, to avoid frivolous lawsuits. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3186 RELATING TO PRISON LITIGATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Requires inmates to pay for the civil lawsuit they file in State court and requires inmates who have three lawsuits deemed "frivolous" to pay the filing fees prior to filing another lawsuit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3187 RELATING TO THE CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND. |
SAY (BR) |
| Deletes the correctional program revolving fund which has never been used by the Department of Public Safety and has no funds in it. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3188 RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE OFFENDER REENTRY SYSTEM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Amends the parameters of the comprehensive offender reentry system program (Act 8 of 2007) to ensure its provisions are in compliance with good governance of correctional facilities. Eliminates provisions allowing contact between former inmates and those still in prison, requires return of out-of-state prisoners only when safety of staff and inmates is not endangered, and involves relevant State agencies in helping with family, education, and housing needs of inmates. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3189 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides an additional exemption for those with a dependent aged 18 and under with adjusted gross incomes of $200,000 or less. Modifies and increases the child and dependent care credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3190 RELATING TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 6, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides a constitutionally-mandated refund to Hawaii taxpayers based upon federal adjusted gross income. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3191 RELATING TO CONFORMITY OF THE HAWAII INCOME TAX LAW TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides a short form measure for conforming amendments to the Hawaii income tax law based upon amendments to the Internal Revenue Code for calendar year 2007. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3192 RELATING TO REVENUE AUTHORITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a twenty per cent penalty for erroneous refund or credit claims. Clarifies that information discussed in a public board of review hearing is public information. Provides authority for taxpayer and the department of taxation to redact parts of a social security number in tax returns filed with the tax appeal court. Amends conformity law to allow discretion in submitting a digest to the legislature and requires testimony by the department of taxation. Makes technical corrections to conform Hawaii tax law to the internal revenue code for purposes of the "Kiddie Tax." Clarifies the uses of funds available in the tax administration special fund. Extends the capital goods excise tax credit to include canned computer software. Clarifies the general excise tax wholesale rate for sales of tangible personal property. Clarifies that the general excise tax exemption for building and repair of a surface vessel applies to subsurface vessels. Clarifies tax lien recording requirements. Adds an exemption for the proper use of social security numbers for tax administration. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3193 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC TAX ADMINISTRATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides the Department of Taxation with the authority to require electronic filing and electronic payment by rule. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3194 RELATING TO INCOME TAXATION EXCLUSION FOR INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS AGED 65 AND OVER. |
SAY (BR) |
| Excludes the first $25,000 of income from income taxation for Hawaii taxpayers age 65 and over. Phases out the exemption amount for income received over $25,000 and for currently exempt retirement income received on a graduated basis. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3195 RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT. |
SAY (BR) |
| Provides a refundable income tax credit for up to 50% of costs incurred in retrofitting a primary residence for purposes of accommodating aging and disability access. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3196 RELATING TO RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE SURCHARGE TAX. |
SAY (BR) |
| Extends the $1 per day surcharge on rental motor vehicles beyond September 1, 2008 and deposits the money into the State Highway Fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3197 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates $21,253,032 out to the State Highway Fund for fiscal year 2007-2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3198 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Prohibits the use of cell phones, including hands-free, or other electronic communications devices by persons aged fifteen years and six months but less than eighteen years while operating a motor vehicle under either a temporary instruction permit or a provisional license. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3199 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
SAY (BR) |
| Strengthens the current reckless driving penalties for individuals guilty of two or more traffic violations under the State’s Traffic Code. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3200 RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS FROM THE COUNTY SUBDIVISION APPROVAL PROCESS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Exempts State Highways from county subdivision approval requirements to expedite highway projects and reduce project costs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3201 RELATING TO VEHICLE IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes an ignition interlock program, which directs the courts and the administrative driver’s license revocation office to require use of the system as part of the sentence for driving under the influence of an intoxicant, as a condition for conditional license permits, and as a condition for being relicensed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3202 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL HARBORS MODERNIZATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Expands the authority of the Aloha Tower Development Corporation to assist in the development of the statewide harbors modernization plan. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to issue revenue bonds to finance the harbor improvements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3203 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Conforms Hawaii to federal law by closing a loophole that allows individuals convicted of driving under the influence to operate a commercial vehicle on a restructured commercial driver's license. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3204 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII |
SAY (BR) |
| Reinstates the ability of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to develop internal policies and procedures for the procurement of goods and services rather than use the State procurement code. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3205 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII |
SAY (BR) |
| To increase the sources of revenue available to support the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3206 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII |
SAY (BR) |
| Authorizes the transfer of all University funds with the exception of general funds, into the University of Hawaii Commercial Enterprise Revolving Fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3207 RELATING TO COMPTROLLER SUPERVISION OF ACCOUNTS |
SAY (BR) |
| Allow the University of Hawaii to preaudit all proposed payments of $10,000 or more. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3208 RELATING TO NURSING |
SAY (BR) |
| To provide an additional means to qualify for licensure as a registered nurse by allowing a graduate with a completed portion of a master’s entry program in nursing to apply as a registered nurse by examination. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3209 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. |
MORITA (BR) |
| Exempts an existing public street, road, highway, trail, or bikeway from applicability of the environmental impact statements law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3210 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ACQUISITION OF A PUBLIC RIGHT OF ACCESS TO HAENA BEACH PARK. |
MORITA, SAGUM, TOKIOKA |
| Appropriates matching funds from the department of land and natural resources for Kauai county's acquisition of a public right of way to Haena beach park. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3211 RELATING TO CLOTHESLINES. |
MORITA, HANOHANO, LEE, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, THIELEN, Belatti, Berg, Ito, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Sagum, Takumi |
| Allows for the use of clotheslines on any privately owned single-family residential dwelling, with limited restrictions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3212 RELATING TO THE HAWAII ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. |
MORITA, CALDWELL, HANOHANO, LUKE, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, WAKAI, YAMASHITA, Belatti, Brower, Carroll |
| Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Academy of Science to assist the organization in the administration and operation of its current and future interscholastic academic programs, including outreach and training programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3213 RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION. |
MORITA, BERG, BROWER, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, THIELEN, WAKAI, Belatti, Carroll, Ito, Karamatsu, Sagum, Takamine, Takumi |
| Removes the maximum limitation on fees for air pollution emissions from covered sources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3214 RELATING TO MILITARY SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES. |
PINE, BERTRAM, FINNEGAN, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, SONSON, Carroll, Chang, Evans, Herkes, Karamatsu, Lee, Morita, Rhoads, Takumi, Wakai |
| Requires counties to set aside a portion of the fee charged for special number plates to be transferred to the office of veterans' services to support veterans' rights and benefits under chapter 363. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3215 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHING |
| Establishes a pilot program to allow a principal at each designated public school to establish and use a debit card system based at the individual school level for the purpose of purchasing school supplies and other related curriculum support supplies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3216 RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
CHING |
| Provides general excise tax exemptions for certain food items and medicine and medical services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3217 RELATING TO SENIOR CENTERS. |
CHING |
| Makes appropriation for certain senior centers on Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3218 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI, Berg |
| Establishes and appropriates funds for the department of education real property and facilities use revolving fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3219 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Increases the compensation rate per day from $100 to $200 for board of education members. Establishes a protocol allowance. Allows board members to receive personal expenses at rates specified by the board while attending board meetings or while on official business as authorized by the board. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3220 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI, Berg |
| Allows board of education to remove members of charter school review panel. Makes panel subject to "Sunshine" (open meetings) law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3221 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Authorizes the Hawaii teacher standards board to coordinate an effort that creates a data interface network to promote the free interchange of information among public and private Hawaii teacher education institutions and the department of education. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3222 RELATING TO NOISE. |
CHING, BERTRAM, GREEN, HANOHANO, RHOADS, WAKAI, WARD, Berg, Evans, Morita, Sagum |
| Establishes a noise abatement zone for motor vehicles and mopeds. Authorizes impoundment of vehicles for transgressors; criminalizes the modification of motorcycles and moped mufflers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3223 RELATING TO NOISE. |
CHING, BERTRAM, GREEN, HANOHANO, RHOADS, WAKAI, WARD, Berg, Evans, Morita |
| Prohibits selling of leaf blowers and other motorized landscaping tools not tested under standards. Appropriates funds for establishment of buyback program for noncompliant models of leaf blowers. Expands scope of unreasonable noise category of disorderly conduct crime. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3224 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
FINNEGAN |
| Capital Improvements for the 32nd District | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3225 RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLES. |
SOUKI |
| Amends the definition of neighborhood electric vehicle to include vehicles with gross vehicle weight rating of less than 3,000 pounds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3226 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, AWANA, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, MORITA, TAKAI, TSUJI, Berg, Bertram, Lee, Rhoads, Takamine, Takumi |
| Requires the submission of candidates' names for the regents candidate advisory council within sixty days following the notification of a vacancy. Clarifies the requirement of the submission of the names of the candidates to the governor. Makes confidential all information received or maintained by the regents candidate advisory council. Requires candidates to reside in the geographic area which the candidate represents. Appropriates funds for an administrative position to support regents candidate advisory council operations. Requires the governor to notify the regents candidate advisory council of vacancies on the board of regents in a timely manner. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3227 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, AWANA, BERTRAM, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, MORITA, TAKAI, TAKUMI, Lee, Rhoads, Takamine |
| Authorizes and funds sixteen additional positions at the University of Hawaii, West Oahu campus for teacher education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3228 RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Allows counties to remove abandoned motor vehicles from private roads. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3229 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
NISHIMOTO, GREEN, LUKE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SAIKI, Takamine |
| Requires Med QUEST and Medicaid coverage for chiropractic care. Requires the Department of Human Services to adjust rates of payment per participating recipient amounts to allow for chiropractic coverage to QUEST participants. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3230 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 21st representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3231 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
NISHIMOTO, GREEN, LUKE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SAIKI, Takamine |
| Requires Med QUEST and Medicaid coverage for chiropractic care limited to 24 visits per calendar year. Requires department of human services to pass funding on to QUEST plans to implement the services. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3232 RELATING TO NOISE. |
SAIKI, LUKE |
| Prohibits the sale of leaf blowers and other motorized landscape tools with untested sound levels. Appropriates funds for the director of health to establish a buyback program for noncompliant tools. Expands disorderly conduct to include noise from motorized apparatuses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3233 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
SAIKI, LUKE |
| Includes the inspection of the exhaust system in the safety inspection of motor vehicles and motorcycles. Imposes penalties for violations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3234 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
SAIKI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 22nd representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3235 RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE. |
THIELEN (BR) |
| Eliminates absolute immunity for those who report child abuse. Provides qualified immunity for those who act in good faith. Defines good faith. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3236 RELATING TO COUNTY ZONING. |
THIELEN, ITO |
| Requires a prior public informational hearing be held in the affected community before a county agency may issue any permit for group living in facilities with five or more unrelated persons. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3237 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
THIELEN (BR) |
| Provides a comprehensive approach towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving Hawaii's energy self sufficiency. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3238 RELATING TO APPLIED ARCHAEOLOGY. |
CHANG, AWANA, EVANS, ITO, LEE, MAGAOAY, TSUJI, YAMANE, Sagum, Takamine, Takumi |
| Establishes an applied archaeology graduate program at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa; makes appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3239 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CHANG |
| Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds for capital improvement projects for the 2nd representative district. Reauthorizes issuance of general obligation bonds for Hawaii community college. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3240 RELATING TO ANIMALS. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires pet dealers and dog breeders to provide purchasers of dogs with written statements of the dog's medical history. Allows consumers to return dogs to the pet dealer or breeder for a refund or exchange where the dog has a pre-existing condition. Requires pet dealers to provide purchasers of cats with written statements of the cat's medical history. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3241 RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. |
LEE (BR) |
| Protects consumers and encourages market competition by prohibiting wireless telecommunication service providers from charging unfair service agreement cancellation penalties. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3242 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
LEE, AWANA, BERTRAM, CALDWELL, GREEN, HANOHANO, LUKE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MORITA, TAKAI, THIELEN, YAMANE, Brower, Har, M. Oshiro, Takamine |
| Clarifies the prescribing of opiates for pain treatment. Extends the time limit in which scheduled II controlled substances prescriptions must be filled. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3243 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HONOLULU SYMPHONY AND ITS PROGRAMS. |
LEE, AWANA, CALDWELL, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, LUKE, MANAHAN, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, YAMANE, Bertram, Brower, Takamine |
| Appropriates funds to support the Honolulu Symphony and its programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3244 RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF CRIME VICTIMS AND WITNESSES. |
LEE, AWANA, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, LUKE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MORITA, TAKAI, THIELEN, M. Oshiro, Takamine, Yamane |
| Authorizes criminal injuries compensation for mental health services of survivors and witnesses in cases involving death or violent crimes and of young or elderly witnesses of violent crimes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3245 RELATING TO MEDICINE AND SURGERY. |
NISHIMOTO, LUKE, MIZUNO, SAIKI, McKelvey, Takamine |
| Establishes a data depository containing individual profiles on persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery and provides for the public release of information relating to criminal charges, administrative disciplinary actions, and hospital privilege revocations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3246 RELATING TO NOISE. |
NISHIMOTO, BROWER, GREEN, LUKE, SAIKI, Mizuno, Takamine |
| Establishes a noise abatement zone for motor vehicles and mopeds and assesses an escalating fine starting at $100 and impoundment of vehicles for violators. Effective 07/01/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3247 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
WATERS |
| Allows police officers a retirement allowance of five percent of the retirees average final compensation for each year of service as a police officer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3248 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
WATERS |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 51st representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3249 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
WATERS |
| Prohibits parking of motor vehicles on bikeways. Assesses up to $500 fine per violation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3250 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
RHOADS |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 28th Representative District. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3251 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
RHOADS, BROWER, HAR, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI |
| Specifies that a county shall not grant an exemption from GET or receipt taxes for a mixed use transit oriented joint development project; exempts from GET a project developed to provide affordable rental housing or a community health care facility within a mixed use transit oriented joint development project; exempts from GET amounts received by the operator of a county fixed guideway transportation system operated under an operating contract with a county or political subdivision. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3252 RELATING TO MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT LEARNING EXPERIENCE PROGRAM. |
RHOADS, CALDWELL, MANAHAN, Chang, M. Oshiro, Say, Yamashita |
| Makes an appropriation of $4,800,000 for the music entertainment learning experience program at Honolulu community college, and issues general obligation bonds for site development, renovation, facilities remodeling, and studio construction. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3253 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT. |
YAMANE, LEE |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 37th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3254 RELATING TO LIFE SCIENCES. |
YAMANE, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Karamatsu |
| Provides for an income tax credit amounting to fifteen per cent of qualified clinical trials incurred, in any county of Hawaii with a population over 700,000, and twenty per cent in any county with a population under 700,000. Establishes criteria to qualify for the tax credit. Caps credit at $8,000,000 per clinical trial. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3255 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
YAMANE, Souki, Yamashita |
| Provides an exemption for common carriers from general excise and use taxes on fuel used for intrastate air travel. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3256 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ASSIST GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED SCHOOLS UNDER THE WEIGHTED STUDENT FORMULA. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds to assist geographically isolated schools under the weighted student formula. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3257 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds to support science and technology resource needs within the department of education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3258 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH TWO BOARD OF EDUCATION ANALYST POSITIONS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Appropriates funds for 2 permanent analyst positions in the board of education to staff and support the budgetary and school-community-related responsibilities of the board. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3259 RELATING TO THE ALA WAI WATERSHED. |
SAY |
| Makes an appropriation to the department of land and natural resources to study the use of land trusts and easements to reduce flooding and pollution in the Ala Wai watershed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3260 RELATING TO FISHING. |
SAY (BR) |
| Establishes a fishing bag limit for uhu and goatfish to no more than two kumu, two moano ukali, two munu and two uhu per person, per day, for recreational, subsistence, or commercial purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3261 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. |
SAY (BR) |
| Exempts proposed actions that only use state or county highways and meet certain other limiting conditions from preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement. Effective upon approval and repealed 6/30/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3262 RELATING TO HONOLUA BAY. |
MCKELVEY, AWANA, BERG, BERTRAM, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, SAGUM, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chong, M. Oshiro, Tokioka |
| Creates a temporary Honolua Bay advisory committee to develop an acquisition and management plan for Lipoa Point on the island of Maui. Report to the legislature. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3263 RELATING TO TRAFFIC FINE SURCHARGE. |
TOKIOKA, AWANA, HANOHANO, HAR, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, RHOADS, WATERS, Chang, Sagum, Shimabukuro |
| Adds a 10% traffic fine surcharge to each fine and forfeiture imposed for a violation of the traffic code; allocates the amount of the surcharge to the county in which the violation occurred. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3264 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOURTEENTH, FIFTEENTH, AND SIXTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. |
TOKIOKA, MORITA, SAGUM |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 14th, 15th, and 16th representative districts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3265 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO COASTAL AREAS. |
BERG, BROWER, GREEN, MCKELVEY, WATERS, Belatti, Carroll, Hanohano, Luke, Nishimoto, Saiki, Takumi, Yamashita |
| Requires the State to acquire land for public rights-of-way. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3266 RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD. |
BERG, CARROLL, GREEN, HANOHANO, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Belatti, Brower, Luke, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Saiki, Takumi |
| Requires the Hawaii teacher standards board to adopt rules necessary to ensure that a license is not issued or renewed or is suspended or revoked if the person is convicted of a crime if the board finds by reason of the nature and circumstances of the crime that the person poses a risk to the health, safety, or well-being of children. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3267 RELATING TO LEGACY LANDS. |
BERG |
| Makes an appropriation for the board of land and natural resources to purchase the Ka ‘Iwi coast using the land conservation fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3268 RELATING TO WATER SAFETY. |
CABANILLA, GREEN, MCKELVEY, Caldwell, Ito, Karamatsu, Luke, Mizuno, Morita, Sagum, Say, Ward |
| Establishes requirements for rainwater and storm water retention, detention, and catchment area pond inspection and safety. Allows fines. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3269 RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES. |
CABANILLA, MIZUNO, Awana, Manahan, Yamashita |
| Requires mayors of each county to report to the legislature by 2009 regular session, on the county's storage space needs for storing abandoned vehicles. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3270 RELATING TO GRAY WATER. |
AWANA, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, ITO, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Belatti, Brower, Carroll, Green, Magaoay, McKelvey, Rhoads |
| Allows the use of gray water for the sole purpose of irrigating lawns and gardens. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3271 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
AWANA, BERTRAM, GREEN, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, RHOADS, Belatti, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Ito, Magaoay, Shimabukuro, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Provides a tax credit to employers who allow employees to telecommute. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3272 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MIZUNO, Berg, Evans, Har, Ito, Lee, Magaoay, Nishimoto, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Takamine, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Permits a current lessee of public land to be disposed by public auction to match the winning bid under certain circumstances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3273 RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. |
MCKELVEY (BR) |
| Decriminalizes violations of statutes and rules governing traffic and parking in state harbors. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3274 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR URGENT AND EXTENDED EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE IN WEST MAUI. |
MCKELVEY, CARROLL, MIZUNO, MORITA, Evans, Souki |
| Appropriates $450,000 to DOH to provide outpatient urgent and extended medical care after normal physician hours in West Maui. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3275 RELATING TO OWNER-BUILDER PERMITS. |
MAGAOAY, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, Hanohano, Har, McKelvey, Sonson, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Increases period prohibiting sale or lease by owner-builder from 1 to 2 years, and requires that an exemption from licensing requirements is given no more than once in 3 years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3276 RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. |
MAGAOAY, AWANA, CABANILLA, GREEN, HAR, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, TOKIOKA, Belatti, Rhoads, Sagum, Tsuji |
| Requires liquor licensees to have supervisory personnel and servers who have completed an alcohol management training program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3277 RELATING TO ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. |
MAGAOAY, CHANG, HERKES, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
| Establishes an organic agriculture task force under the direction of the department of business, economic development, and tourism to focus on the promotion of organic agriculture as a key industry for the State. Makes an appropriation to the task force to carry out its purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3278 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR GEOGRAPHICAL MAPPING. |
MAGAOAY, CHANG, KARAMATSU, TSUJI |
| Appropriates funds for the department of accounting and general services to contract with a service provider to provide interferometric synthetic aperture radar base maps of the State for state and county agencies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3279 RELATING TO THE HAWAII UNITED OKINAWA ASSOCIATION. |
MAGAOAY, AWANA, CHONG, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NAKASONE, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, YAMANE, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Amends an appropriation for fiscal year 2006 2007 to the Hawaii United Okinawa Association. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3280 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE. |
MARUMOTO |
| Appropriates funds to Kapiolani Community College for increased security and distance learning. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3281 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NINETEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
MARUMOTO |
| Capital Improvements for the 19th District | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3282 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MARUMOTO |
| Alters Department of Education's energy-savings program to account for state department offices located at individual schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3283 RELATING TO PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. |
MARUMOTO |
| Requires the DOT to expend an unspecified percentage of moneys in the state highway fund annually for maintenance and repair of the state highway system and county roads; to annually determine and repair the ten most critical public highways and the ten most critical public highways in resort destination areas; to determine and adhere to minimum quality standards for materials and construction methods, a formula for pothole repair and maintenance of previous pothole repairs, and a reasonable time period for the use of temporary plates when maintenance and repair require extensive road patching; establishes unspecified penalty for failure to meet requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3284 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PROTECT THE TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PRACTICE OF FIGHTING GAMECOCKS. |
SAGUM (BR) |
| Amends the constitution to guarantee a right to engage in the traditional cultural practice of fighting gamecocks. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3285 RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES. |
SAGUM |
| Creates a sustainable yield advisory committee to make recommendations to revise estimates of groundwater sustainable yield. Makes appropriation. Effective 7/1/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3286 RELATING TO MINING. |
SAGUM, CHANG, MIZUNO, Awana, Lee, Tokioka, Ward, Yamashita |
| Permits mining for sand, rock, gravel, and other materials suitable for use and used in construction and activities ancillary to mining, including processing and storage, within the agricultural districts; provided that the person is engaged in mining. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3287 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. |
TAKAI, SONSON |
| Allows members without vested benefit status in the employees' retirement system who return to service to continue accumulating service credit as if no break in service had occurred. Requires the State to pay the entire base monthly contribution into the employer-union health benefits trust fund for retirees hired prior to 7/1/96 who cumulatively accrue, either prior to or after a break in service of any duration, a total of at least 10 years of credited service. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3288 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
FINNEGAN, CHING |
| Conditions appropriation to assist with transitional funding for weighted student formula on matching funds from department budget to assist small schools in maintaining financial sustainability. Imposes additional financial accountability measures upon the department. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3289 RELATING TO THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION. |
WAKAI, CARROLL, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Evans, Ito, Sagum, Thielen |
| Requests the compact of free association task force, established pursuant to H.R. 94, H.D.1, 2007, to include in its final report to the 2009 legislature a recommendation for a pilot program for delivery of medical, educational, housing and social services for the migrants from the freely associated state | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3290 RELATING TO ASSISTING PERSONS UNDER A COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION. |
WAKAI, AWANA, BERG, GREEN, HANOHANO, MORITA, Bertram, Carroll, Finnegan, Marumoto, Meyer, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Pine, Tsuji, Waters, Yamane |
| Creates one state coordinator position within the department of labor and industrial relations to assist individuals present in Hawaii under the various Compacts of Free Association; makes appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3291 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
WAKAI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 31st representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3292 RELATING TO LOSS MITIGATION. |
WAKAI (BR) |
| Includes earthquake resistive devices in the loss mitigation grant program. Directs the insurance commissioner, in consultation with department of defense, to develop criteria for earthquake resistive devices. Appropriates moneys to the loss mitigation grant fund. Effective 07/01/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3293 RELATING TO A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. |
BELATTI, AWANA, BERG, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CARROLL, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, SAIKI, THIELEN, WAKAI, Evans, Souki, Takamine, Tsuji |
| Appropriates funding for the Office of Elections to provide in print, radio, television, and other media education on the pros and cons of holding a constitutional convention. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3294 RELATING TO A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. |
BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, TAKAI, THIELEN, WAKAI, Awana, Brower, Carroll, Evans, Luke, Mizuno, Saiki, Souki, Takamine, Tsuji |
| Provides that if voters in the 2008 general election approve a constitutional convention, there shall be a special election for 102 delegates to be held in August 2009; voters will elect two nonpartisan delegates for each district of the house of representatives by mail-ballots; the constitutional convention will convene on September 1, 2009; constitutional amendments proposed by the convention will be submitted for ratification by the voters in the 2010 general election. Appropriates funds for the special election, convention expenses and compensation of delegates, a citizen education program, and updating of the constitutional convention studies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3295 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
BELATTI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 25th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3296 RELATING TO A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. |
BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, SAIKI, THIELEN, Awana, Carroll, Evans, Finnegan, Mizuno, Souki, Takamine, Tsuji, Wakai |
| Provides for full public funding for delegate candidates for the constitutional convention. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3297 RELATING TO A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. |
BELATTI, FINNEGAN, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WAKAI, Awana, Berg, Bertram, Cabanilla, Carroll, Evans, Mizuno, Morita, Saiki, Souki, Takamine, Tsuji |
| Amends campaign spending laws to include public funding for special elections for the election of delegates to a constitutional convention. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3298 RELATING TO ATTORNEY'S FEES. |
SONSON, CABANILLA, Morita, Souki, Yamashita |
| Limits the recovery of attorney's fees in matters relating to condominium delinquent assessments, foreclosure of liens, or enforcement of any provision in the association's governing documents, to no more than twenty-five percent of the principal amount due. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3299 RELATING TO TEACHERS. |
SONSON, HAR, MORITA, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, Awana, Chong, Nishimoto, Souki, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Establishes the classroom teacher program to guarantee home loans for qualified public school teachers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3300 RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. |
SONSON, MORITA, Shimabukuro, Yamashita |
| Amends section 444-10.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to prohibit the resumption of work for any person who is issued a citation for operating without a license until a hearing is conducted, and provide a $10,000-per-day fine for operating without a license. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3301 RELATING TO FISHING. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Designates the Honaunau and Hookena Community-based Subsistence Fishing Areas in the South Kona District of the island of Hawaii. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to consult with the inhabitants of the respective fishing areas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3302 RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. |
HERKES |
| Requires state and county agencies to use competitive bidding for small purchase construction contracts of less than $50,000 for drilling and soil testing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3303 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL. |
HERKES |
| Makes an appropriation to the office of community services for the Hawaii county economic opportunity council to implement new programs and expend existing programs to aid the Marshallese in the county of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3304 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
HERKES |
| Appropriates funds for a study by the legislative reference bureau on the effect of regulations of Kona coffee blends. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3305 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Makes amendments to the recodified condominium law in chapter 514B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to clarify and improve implementation of its provisions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3306 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI |
| Short form bill relating to agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3307 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI |
| Short form bill relating to agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3308 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI |
| Short form bill relating to agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3309 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, EVANS, ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, WAKAI, YAMASHITA |
| Makes an appropriation to the college of tropical agriculture and human resources for the acquisition of land for its agricultural business incubator, its Poamoho field station, and other needs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3310 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, ITO, MAGAOAY, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Karamatsu |
| Appropriates funds for a grant to the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3311 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
KARAMATSU, CHANG |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii college of education to do a feasibility study regarding the establishment of a center for peace education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3312 RELATING TO HEALTH PRODUCTS. |
KARAMATSU |
| Requires certification of non-prescription health products sold in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3313 RELATING TO THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING. |
KARAMATSU |
| Appropriates $80,000 to upgrade and enhance the wiring in the public rooms of the capitol, including the conference rooms used for public hearings, the capitol auditorium, and both chambers, to increase digital access and to improve safety and ease of use by the public. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3314 RELATING TO CREATIVE MEDIA. |
KARAMATSU |
| Establishes the academy for creative media program in statute under the University of Hawaii at west Oahu; amends Act 11, special session 2007, to delete all references to a lease agreement with PBS Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3315 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE FORTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
KARAMATSU |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 41st representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3316 RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. |
MEYER, Brower, Cabanilla, Souki |
| Repeals the deposit beverage container program and requires that all moneys collected under the program and deposited into the deposit beverage container deposit special fund lapse into the general fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3317 RELATING TO FUEL. |
MEYER, CABANILLA, Brower, Souki |
| Requires a refiner of gasoline to make available gasoline that does not contain ethanol. Enacts certain conditions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3318 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
MEYER, Brower, Cabanilla, Souki, Ward |
| Requires the Department of Health to promulgate rules governing smoking in outdoor areas of restaurants. Requires posting of appropriate signs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3319 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
MEYER, BROWER, CABANILLA, Souki, Ward |
| Allows smoking in properly licensed establishments. Requires collection of smoking establishment licensing fee with proceeds to go towards organ donation education and tobacco education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3320 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
MEYER, Brower, Souki, Ward |
| Allows smoking at airports up to the passenger terminal gates. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3321 RELATING TO CHAPTER 580, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
MEYER, CHING, THIELEN, Brower, Finnegan, Marumoto, Pine, Souki, Ward, Waters |
| Allows annulment, divorce, and separation proceedings under chapter 580 to be held at Circuit Court at 777 Punchbowl Street unless the parties agree to have proceedings held at different court. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3322 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MEYER (BR) |
| Allows charter schools to receive special education services, staff, and funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3323 RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. |
LUKE |
| Prohibits cell phone use while driving except with a hands-free device. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3324 RELATING TO INTERIOR DESIGNERS. |
LUKE |
| Requires interior designers to be licensed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3325 RELATING TO THE UNIFORM LAND SALES PRACTICES ACT. |
LUKE, MAGAOAY, YAMANE, Caldwell, Herkes, Souki |
| Exempts offers or dispositions of interests in time share plans from the Uniform Land Sales Practices Act. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3326 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
BERTRAM, MCKELVEY |
| Establishes regional councils in place of subarea councils, the statewide council, and the certificate of need review panel to increase the decision-making power of regions in the certificate-of-need process. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3327 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
BERTRAM, BERG, CARROLL, MORITA |
| Requires the installation of solar energy devices in all new residential construction, beginning January 1, 2009. Increases limits for renewable energy income tax credit to systems installed and placed in service, in single family and multi-family residential properties before January 1, 2009. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3328 RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS. |
BERTRAM |
| Prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression as a public policy matter and specifically with regard to employment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3329 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ELEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
BERTRAM |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 11th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3330 RELATING TO FISHING. |
BERTRAM |
| Imposes bag limits on certain ornamental fish; prohibits catching of certain ornamental fish; appropriation | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3331 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. |
BROWER, GREEN, Berg, Caldwell, Evans, Ito, Magaoay, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morita, Souki, Tsuji |
| Specifies matters that are subject to mediation. Permits unsatisfied parties to mediation to pursue arbitration after 30 days. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3332 RELATING TO PRE-PACKAGED MEAT. |
BROWER, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, MORITA, WAKAI, Awana, Berg, Chang, Evans, Tsuji |
| Amends the definition of "adulterated" to include pre-packaged meat that has been treated with gas or other technology to enhance color only. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3333 RELATING TO KAKAAKO. |
BROWER, AWANA, GREEN, LEE, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, SAIKI, TSUJI, Belatti, Cabanilla, Karamatsu, Morita, Rhoads, Sagum, Takamine |
| Provides an unspecified tax credit for real property in the Kakaako community development district zoned I-1 and I-2 for a portion of the industrial real property tax assessment imposed by the city and county of Honolulu; provided that the property was in use for light industrial, wholesaling, or service and commercial operations in the year in which the tax credit is taken and retains I-1 or I-2 zoning; clarifies that the HCDA may, not shall, affix assessments against real property for district-wide improvements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3334 RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. |
BROWER, AWANA, CABANILLA, GREEN, HANOHANO, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, TSUJI, WAKAI, Evans, Morita, Souki, Takamine |
| Amends chapter 206E, HRS, to designate that at least two members of the HCDA shall be designated as the small business representatives of the HCDA and to provide that these members shall not be prohibited from voting on matters concerning small business in the initial designated district that they represent. Also directs the governor to initially designate the foregoing small business representatives from the existing members of the HCDA. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3335 RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES. |
AWANA, MCKELVEY |
| Requires public and private elementary school children to wear seat belts on school buses. Requires all state contracted school buses to be fitted with seat belts after July 1, 2010. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3336 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
TAKAMINE |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 1st Representative District. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3337 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
TAKAMINE, CALDWELL, LEE, MIZUNO, TAKUMI, TSUJI, Brower |
| Allows motor vehicles registered to individuals with serious skin conditions to obtain darker window sun-screening devices than currently allowed by law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3338 RELATING TO EDUCATION REFORM. |
TAKAMINE |
| Establishes a task force to review the development and implementation of the weighted student formula used to allocate funds among the public schools, including an evaluation of whether the current funding formula provides an equitable allocation of school funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3339 RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. |
TAKAMINE |
| Adopts the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan. Establishes a Sustainability Council to coordinate, implement, measure, and evaluate the progress of the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan and activities. Appropriates funds to the Sustainability Council. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3340 RELATING TO KAWAI NUI MARSH. |
CHONG, WATERS |
| Establishes the Kawai Nui marsh advisory council; appropriates moneys to DLNR for the work of the council. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3341 RELATING TO WATER. |
CHONG, ITO, KARAMATSU, Waters |
| Appropriates funds for various measures to address water quality and other issues facing Kailua waterways. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3342 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. |
CHONG, B. OSHIRO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA |
| Provides a tax credit for qualified agricultural costs incurred to improve farms on land classified as agricultural districts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3343 RELATING TO FILIPINO-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH. |
MANAHAN, BELATTI, BERG, CABANILLA, CHANG, HAR, HERKES, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, SONSON, WAKAI |
| Designates the month of October as Filipino-American History Month to annually commemorate the contributions of Filipino-Americans to Hawaii and the United States. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3344 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MANAHAN, ITO, MAGAOAY, Takumi |
| Appropriates funds to ensure that children whose first language is not English have the resources they need to succeed in Hawaii's school system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3345 RELATING TO BOATING FACILITIES AT KEEHI LAGOON. |
MANAHAN |
| Appropriates funds for boat repair facilities at Keehi Lagoon. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3346 RELATING TO PRIVATE PATROL OPERATORS AND TRAINING FACILITIES. |
EVANS (BR) |
| Repeals authority of the board of private detectives and guards to license guards. Requires private patrol operators to be licensed and security guards to be registered by the director of commerce and consumer affairs. Requires security guards and patrolpersons to take training courses in arrests and firearms. Requires firearms and baton training facilities to be certified by the director. Makes appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3347 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER TO PROVIDE FOR EMERGENCY ENERGY CAPACITY. |
EVANS |
| Appropriates $10,000,000 to the Queen's Medical Center as a grant to increase its emergency power generator system to ensure a required maximum capacity of 6,000 kilowatts to continue operating its hospital and trauma center in the event of a disaster. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3348 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
EVANS, BROWER, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CHING, MARUMOTO, SAY, TSUJI |
| Directs a portion of transient accommodations tax moneys to initially capitalize the Hawaii preservation fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3349 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
EVANS |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 7th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3350 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
MIZUNO, Brower |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 30th Representative District. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3351 RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS. |
MIZUNO, Brower, Belatti, Sagum, Waters |
| Requires the judiciary to establish a three-year statewide electronic temporary restraining order pilot project to allow the filing and issuance of temporary restraining orders on weekends and nights. Makes an appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3352 RELATING TO AN AUDIT OF THE HAWAII DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER. |
MIZUNO, Brower |
| Requires the auditor to perform a financial and management audit of the Hawaii Disability Rights Center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3353 RELATING TO INFECTIOUS AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, Brower, Sagum |
| Requires health care providers to administer HIV tests for any woman being provided prenatal care unless the woman specifically refuses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3354 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO |
| Establishes a cultural activities education program under the department of education to provide greater opportunities for public school students to participate in cultural activities. Appropriates funds to the department of education to establish a cultural activities education program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3355 RELATING TO ELECTRIC GUNS. |
NAKASONE, YAMASHITA |
| Permits the investigators of the county liquor authorities to possess electric guns. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3356 RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Specifically excludes "large capacity ferry vessel company" from the high technology businesses that are eligible for the High Technology Business Investment Tax Credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3357 RELATING TO BUSINESS. |
YAMASHITA |
| Reduces from 30 days, to 15 working days, the time within which the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, after reviewing county zone designation applications, must convey to the Governor its recommendations for approval of selected applications. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3358 RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. |
YAMASHITA, AWANA, BERG, CALDWELL, CHONG, HANOHANO, HAR, ITO, LEE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, SAY, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, Karamatsu, Nakasone, Tokioka |
| Establishes a high technology park. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3359 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
YAMASHITA, CHONG, TSUJI |
| Appropriates fund to establish a grant-writer position within the department of agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3360 RELATING TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. |
YAMASHITA, AWANA, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, SOUKI, TSUJI, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, Nakasone, Sagum, Takamine, Tokioka |
| Establishes a task force to develop the Hawaii State Science and Technology Plan. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3361 RELATING TO TORTS. |
GREEN |
| Reforms the healthcare liability system for resolving healthcare liability claims and for compensating injured patients. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3362 RELATING TO CRIME. |
PINE, CABANILLA, SAY, Berg, Ching, Finnegan, Ito, Magaoay, Marumoto, McKelvey, Meyer, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Thielen, Tsuji |
| Mandates minors be tried as adults in cases of first degree murder, second degree murder, first degree sexual assault and second degree sexual assault. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3363 RELATING TO JUVENILE COURT RECORDS. |
PINE, CABANILLA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, Berg, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Evans, Lee, Magaoay, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Say, Shimabukuro |
| Allows limited disclosure of information from family court records on minors under family court jurisdiction pursuant to section 571(1); requires family court to notify public or private school officials registered with court of adjudication of minors for offenses for which court records become public; requires family court to notify public or private school officials of petitions filed with the court for minors accused of offenses that would be serious crimes under penal code; requires that disclosed information remain confidential. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3364 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF INFORMATION OF FAMILY COURT RECORDS WITH SCHOOLS IN THE CASE OF CERTAIN MINOR OFFENDERS. |
PINE, CHING, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, Berg, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Evans, Lee, Magaoay, McKelvey, Meyer, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Say, Shimabukuro |
| Appropriates funds for positions within the Department of Education and the Judiciary to allow for the limited disclosure of family court records to school personnel in the case of violent offenders. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3365 RELATING TO THE HAWAII PENAL CODE. |
PINE, FINNEGAN, MEYER, RHOADS, Bertram, Cabanilla, Chang, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Sonson |
| Increases the penalty for the offense of abuse of a corpse from a misdemeanor to a class C felony. Effective 01/01/09. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3366 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
PINE, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, Ching, Evans, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morita, Shimabukuro, Takumi |
| Amends provisions of the of the fireworks control law to provide the counties more authority for enforcement. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3367 RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911. |
CALDWELL, HERKES, LEE, MCKELVEY, B. OSHIRO |
| Suspends $0.66 per month surcharge on wireless telephone accounts for deployment of system to locate wireless 911 callers. Requires wireless enhanced 911 board to present a 2 year plan to the 2009 legislature including expenditures for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the level of surcharge necessary to support those expenditures, and return of surcharge funds in excess of those needed for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3368 RELATING TO LABOR. |
CALDWELL |
| Requires that contracts subject to certain wage requirements contain provisions allowing employees to organize. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3369 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES. |
CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Evans, Ito |
| Appropriates funds to certain legal service providers to help them continue to offer a wide range of essential legal services on civil matters to low-income residents at their current levels of operation, and further develop their capacity to meet the expanding need for legal services amongst this population. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3370 RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. |
CALDWELL, HANOHANO, ITO, LEE, MAGAOAY, SOUKI, TAKAI, WATERS, Awana, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Evans, Karamatsu, Manahan, B. Oshiro, M. Oshiro, Sagum, Saiki, Say, Takumi, Tsuji |
| Creates a department of planning and sustainability by combining the office of planning, commission on water resource management, energy resources coordinator responsibilities, agribusiness development corporation, land use commission, office of environmental quality control, and Hawaii community development authority. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3371 RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. |
CALDWELL, BERTRAM, CHANG, HANOHANO, LEE, MAGAOAY, SOUKI, TAKAI, WATERS, Awana, Belatti, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Ito, Karamatsu, Manahan, Morita, B. Oshiro, M. Oshiro, Sagum, Saiki, Say, Takumi, Tsuji |
| Establishes sustainable communities in Hawaii with the combined effort of state departments and agencies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3372 RELATING TO SERIOUS OFFENSES COMMITTED BY MINORS. |
WATERS |
| Permits family court to commit a minor, who commits an act that constitutes sexual assault or murder, to be incarcerated at a youth correctional facility until age 18 then transferred to the custody of the director of public safety until age 26. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3373 RELATING TO THE TRAUMA SYSTEM SPECIAL FUND. |
MIZUNO, WATERS, Souki |
| Provides additional sources of funding for the trauma system special fund by imposing surcharges for driving while intoxicated violations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3374 RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION. |
HAR, AWANA, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, MCKELVEY, NAKASONE, SAGUM, SAY, TOKIOKA |
| Establishes expedited procedures before the Land Use Commission for counties to reclassify lands to conform to county land uses in county plans. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3375 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
HAR, AWANA, CHONG, LEE, MAGAOAY, SAY, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, Chang, Karamatsu, M. Oshiro |
| Requires the University of Hawaii at Manoa to open its offices for classes and the transaction of public business no earlier than 9:00 a.m. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3376 RELATING TO COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY CONSTRUCTION FINANCING. |
HAR, AWANA, BROWER, CALDWELL, CHANG, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, MCKELVEY, M. OSHIRO, SAGUM, SAY, Chong, Lee, Magaoay, Nakasone, Rhoads, Tokioka, Yamane |
| Creates the county infrastructure capacity construction loan revolving fund. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3377 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
HAR, AWANA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, RHOADS, SAGUM, SAY, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Evans, M. Oshiro, Souki |
| Requires installation of ignition interlock device on the vehicle of a person arrested for driving under the influence that prevents the person from starting or operating a motor vehicle with more than a minimal alcohol concentration while their case is pending and while their license is revoked pursuant to chapter 291E, HRS. Provides for certification of devices and vendors and funds installation of devices for the indigent with surcharges on offenders and fees on vendors. Effective 7/1/10. Establishes a task force to prepare for implementation. Appropriates funds for the task force. Effective 7/1/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3378 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
HAR |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 40th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3379 RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. |
B. OSHIRO |
| Repeals the existing offense of abuse of family or household members and separately recodifies its procedural and substantive provisions. Establishes three degrees of the offense of abuse of a family or household member. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 7/1/2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3380 RELATING TO LOBBYISTS. |
B. OSHIRO |
| Requires persons or entities that hire lobbyists to register. Requires lobbyists to retain records for four years. Adds additional requirements for lobbyists with regard to registration and reporting. Increases the fine for violations of the lobbying law. Adds additional powers and duties to the State Ethics Commission. Requires the State Ethics Commission to conduct random audits. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3381 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GRANT TO THE USS MISSOURI MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION, INC., FOR REPAIRS AND RESTORATION OF THE BATTLESHIP MISSOURI. |
B. OSHIRO, BROWER, CHANG, FINNEGAN, HAR, MAGAOAY, TOKIOKA, WARD, YAMANE, Saiki |
| Appropriates funds for a grant for the Battleship Missouri memorial for repairs and restoration work. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3382 RELATING TO BANKRUPTCY. |
B. OSHIRO |
| Provides procedures to allow assignments for the benefit of creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3383 RELATING TO HAWAII PENAL CODE. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, EVANS, HAR, MAGAOAY, WATERS, Takamine |
| Requires that multiple terms of imprisonment run concurrently unless the court orders or the law mandates that the terms run consecutively. Effective upon approval and applies to all terms of imprisonment imposed before or after the effective date. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3384 RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS. |
B. OSHIRO, WATERS |
| Permits a patient's attorney with proper authorization for the patient's records to copy, scan, and print the patient's medical records at the health care provider's premises. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3385 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SAY |
| Provides an expedited process for county review and decision on planning, zoning, and construction exemptions sought by a developer of an affordable rental project. Provides, if the county fails or refuses to take action on the proposed project, the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation may review and make a decision on the proposed project. Makes the provisions applicable only to a county with at least 750,000 residents. Appropriates funds sunsets on December 31, 2013. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3386 RELATING TO ATTORNEYS. |
SAY |
| Changes the procedure for determining representation of state departments by the attorney general and allows the attorney general to represent the legislature and judiciary under certain conditions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3387 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
GREEN |
| Appropriates funds for the Department of Defense in cooperation with the Department of Health to begin necessary preparations to establish a mobile emergency hospital unit in Hawaii as a shared resource between the Department of Defense and the Department of Health, based on the known need for a comprehensive natural and man-made disaster response plan. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3388 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
ITO |
| Authorizes capital improvement projects for the 48th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3389 RELATING TO MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. |
ITO, M. OSHIRO |
| Prohibits all commercial activities in marine life conservation districts designated after 01/01/68. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3390 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. |
ITO, Chong |
| Appropriates funds to be matched by the city and county of Honolulu for the creation of a GPS/GIS based property ownership data base for Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3391 RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES. |
ITO, M. Oshiro |
| Requires the department of land and natural resources to assess and report the status of Hawaii's aquatic resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3392 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION. |
FINNEGAN, CHING, MEYER, WARD |
| Proposes a constitutional amendment that would allow a county to decide whether the county wants local governance over education within their borders. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3393 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CHING |
| Capital Improvements for the 27th District | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3394 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GRADUATE MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. |
CHING, CABANILLA, MARUMOTO, TAKAI, Awana, Brower, Chang, Ito, Magaoay, Meyer, Pine, Say, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takumi, Thielen, Ward, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds for a full time faculty position and clerical support for the graduate maritime archaeology and history certificate program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3395 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
CHING, BROWER, CABANILLA, MARUMOTO, TAKAI, WARD, Awana, Ito, Magaoay, Meyer, Pine, Say, Shimabukuro, Thielen, Yamashita |
| Provides a tax credit to small businesses for renovations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3396 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
CHING, HERKES, MCKELVEY, Brower, Finnegan, Tsuji |
| Requires identification of child being left at safe haven as well as person leaving child to be presented at time the child is being left at the safe haven. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3397 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO CREATE A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
CHING, BROWER, CABANILLA, EVANS, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, TAKAI, Awana, Finnegan, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Say, Sonson, Souki, Tsuji, Wakai, Ward, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to create a four-year degree program in historic preservation at the University of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3398 RELATING TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. |
MANAHAN, CHANG, MAGAOAY |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii system to provide Filipino language and ethnic studies courses systemwide. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3399 RELATING TO CHAPTER 346, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
FINNEGAN |
| Clarifies exemptions to part VII of chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3400 RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Makes the guardian or caretaker of an eligible ward or minor, respectively, eligible for assistance as follows: a caretaker may receive assistance from the temporary assistance for needy families and temporary assistance for other needy families programs; and a guardian may receive assistance only from the temporary assistance for other needy families program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3401 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes the Incentive and Streamlining Grants Program to assist counties in streamlining the permit and approval process for construction and development of workforce housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3402 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Provides an exemption from county permitting requirements for civil defense sirens installation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3403 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes a self-help housing technical assistance trust fund under the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to provide funding for technical assistance costs generated by self-help housing projects. Makes an appropriation into the fund and authorizes the moneys to be expended to carry out the purposes of the fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3404 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
SOUKI, MIZUNO |
| Requires the Narcotics Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety to maintain an electronic purchase logbook for sales of pseudoephedrine and related substances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3405 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
SOUKI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the eighth representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3406 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL HARBORS MODERNIZATION. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO, SAY, M. Oshiro |
| Expands the authority of the Aloha Tower Development Corporation to assist in the development of the statewide harbors modernization plan by establishing the Harbors Modernization Group. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to issue revenue bonds to finance the harbor improvements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3407 RELATING TO GASOLINE DEALERS. |
SOUKI |
| Repeals the service station anti-encroachment laws. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3408 RELATING TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION. |
AWANA, Chong, Evans, Ito, McKelvey, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Takumi, Yamashita |
| Requires charitable organizations to follow certain guidelines to ensure the safety of food recipients and the surrounding community. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3409 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
AWANA, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, Cabanilla, Tokioka |
| Establishes a Rural Area Public Employee Loan Special Fund to provide interest-free loans to public employees who purchase homes in rural areas. Establishes a Rural Area Public Employee Housing Allowance Program to provide housing allowances to public employees who live and work in rural areas. Establishes a Rural Area Emergency Worker Loan Special Fund to provide interest-free loans to emergency workers who purchase homes in rural areas. Establishes a Rural Area Emergency Worker Housing Allowance Program to provide housing allowances to emergency workers who live and work in rural areas. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3410 RELATING TO BIODIESEL. |
CARROLL, HANOHANO |
| Provides various market stimulation incentives for the development of biodiesel, including making state agricultural lands available for biodiesel fuel crops; establishing a state biodiesel feedstock crop and biodiesel fuel purchasing program; and creating tax exemptions for biomass crushing facilities and lands used for biodiesel feedstock crops. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3411 RELATING TO BLUE ANGEL FALLS. |
CARROLL |
| Requires the attorney general to assist in resolving ownership and jurisdictional issues relating to Blue Angel Falls in Maui county. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3412 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
CARROLL |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects to benefit the 13th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3413 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HANA HEALTH. |
CARROLL, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY |
| Appropriates $5,000,000 for Hana Health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3414 RELATING TO ULAINO ROAD ON MAUI. |
CARROLL, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY |
| Requires the attorney general to provide an opinion as to ownership issues related to Ulaino road on the island of Maui. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3415 RELATING TO PUBLIC ROADS. |
CARROLL, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY |
| Allows any person to file for a contested case hearing to determine jurisdiction over a public road and establishes the determination process. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3416 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
MCKELVEY |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 10th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3417 RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. |
HANOHANO, CARROLL, MCKELVEY |
| Exempts contracts to provide public, educational, or governmental cable access services from the Hawaii public procurement code. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3418 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF INVASIVE SPECIES REGULATION. |
YAMASHITA, TSUJI |
| Expands the duties of the Invasive Species Council to cover all quarantine, inspection, and control and eradication functions relating to invasive species; transfers departmental authority from the Department of Agriculture to the Council; appropriates funds. | ||
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HB3419 RELATING TO MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES. |
GREEN |
| Links the payments by mutual benefit societies to private health providers to cost-of-living adjustments based on the national average. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3420 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
CARROLL, BERG, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAGUM, SHIMABUKURO, WATERS, Bertram |
| Establishes culturally valuable districts, designated by concurrent resolution of the legislature, and provides additional decision-making criteria for any land use decision involving a culturally valuable district. Designates certain areas as culturally valuable districts. | ||
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HB3421 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
CARROLL, AWANA, BERG, BERTRAM, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, WATERS, Brower, Lee, Sagum |
| Clarifies that land use laws apply to available Hawaiian home lands that are disposed of to the public and are not leased to native Hawaiians for homesteading purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3422 RELATING TO SURCHARGE FOR INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO, BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, MORITA, Berg, Chong, Evans, Sagum |
| Increases indigent legal services funding by increasing the surcharge on initial filing fees for civil actions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3423 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR TARO RESEARCH, DOCUMENTATION, AND OUTREACH FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INVASIVE APPLE SNAIL. |
CARROLL, BERG, BERTRAM, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Sagum |
| Provides grants for taro research for the control of the invasive apple snail. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3424 RELATING TO TARO. |
CARROLL, BERG, BERTRAM, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAGUM, SHIMABUKURO, Waters |
| Requires the chairperson of the board of agriculture to report on the status of agricultural opportunities in the State to expand taro farming. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3425 RELATING TO TARO |
CARROLL, BERG, BERTRAM, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, WATERS, Sagum |
| Provides a grant for taro research, laboratory costs, and outreach for the control of the invasive apple snail. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3426 RELATING TO COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING. |
AWANA, BERG, BERTRAM, CARROLL, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, MIZUNO, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKUMI, WATERS, Chong, McKelvey, Sagum, Say |
| Appropriates funds for the Department of Public Safety to provide reintegration programs that combine cognitive behavioral theory with Native Hawaiian holistic interventions that address domestic violence, addictions, self mastery through identity, and community connections for successful transitions back into the community. | ||
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HB3427 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, WATERS, Chong, Evans, Sagum |
| Establishes a self-help housing trust fund. Amends section 247 7, HRS, to provide for a certain per cent of taxes collected under the chapter to be deposited into the self-help housing trust fund. | ||
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HB3428 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE. |
CARROLL, BERG, BERTRAM, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, Sagum, Waters |
| Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to prepare and submit a plan to the 2009 Legislature to have all signs at the State Capitol in both English and Hawaiian. | ||
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HB3429 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
HANOHANO, BERG, BERTRAM, CARROLL, EVANS, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, WATERS, Chong, McKelvey, Sagum |
| Clarifies that a burial site may include a cave or lava tube. Defines burial cave. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3430 RELATING TO TARO. |
SHIMABUKURO, CARROLL, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, WATERS |
| Recognizes kalo (taro) as a unique and cherished resource in need of protection. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3431 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. |
CARROLL, AWANA, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, WATERS, Chong, Evans, Lee, Manahan, Sagum, Yamashita |
| Adds to the State's public trust native Hawaiian traditional prehistoric burials, buildings, structures, objects, and sites. | ||
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HB3432 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
SHIMABUKURO, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, Chong, Evans |
| Provides educational stability for foster children by requiring decisions made on where a child will be enrolled for school be based on the best interests of the child. Requires that foster children, including those living outside the geographic area of the school district, receive services comparable to those for children living within the school district. Appropriates funds for school transportation services for foster children. | ||
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HB3433 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CARROLL, BERG, BERTRAM, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, WATERS, Chong, Evans, Sagum |
| Requires students in public high schools to satisfactorily complete one year of instruction in Hawaiian studies as part of the department of education's core curriculum requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3434 RELATING TO CEDED LANDS. |
AWANA, CARROLL, HANOHANO |
| Prohibiting the disposition of ceded lands without proper notice and public input. Also requires the Auditor to provide the Legislature with a progress report every 5 years on the status of the public land trust inventory and information system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3435 RELATING TO THE EAST MAUI COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSISTENCE FISHING AREA. |
CARROLL, MCKELVEY, WATERS, Evans, Hanohano, Sagum |
| Creating the east Maui community-based subsistence fishing area to consist of the waters along the moku of Ko‘olau, Hana, Kipahulu, Kaupo, and Kahikinui. Authorizes DLNR to regulate uses and activities in the east Maui community-based subsistence fishing area. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3436 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
TAKAI, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, FINNEGAN, GREEN, HANOHANO, HAR, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LUKE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, PINE, RHOADS, SAGUM, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, SOUKI, TAKAMINE, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, WAKAI, WARD, WATERS, YAMANE, Chong, Evans, Lee, Nakasone, Takumi, Yamashita |
| Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the University of Hawaii for capital renewal, deferred maintenance, repair, renovation, improvement, and replacement projects at the University of Hawaii. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB3437 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. |
CABANILLA, AWANA, BROWER, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, SONSON |
| Gives retroactive application to the exclusions from employment-related laws clarified in Act 259, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, for service providers who provide Medicaid home and community-based services for persons with developmental disabilities and mental retardation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3438 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
CABANILLA, AWANA, MIZUNO, Brower, Souki |
| Provides an exemption from civil damages for physicians, dentists, and non-profit health care organizations that provide free services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3439 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
CABANILLA, AWANA, MIZUNO, SONSON, Brower |
| Expands the responsibilities of the Office of Health Care Assurance to include providing support to the health care facilities they regulate through educational and training initiatives, including support to ensure expansion of the industry they regulate. Changes the name of the office to "Office of Health Care Assurance and Development". | ||
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HB3440 RELATING TO THE ISLAND OF NI‘IHAU |
TOKIOKA, ITO, MORITA, Sagum |
| Establishes the island of Ni‘ihau as a community based subsistence fishing area. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3441 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
MORITA, AWANA, CALDWELL, M. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, WAKAI |
| Requires public utilities with overhead lines on the island of Oahu to convert at least 10 miles of overhead lines to underground utilities per year, beginning in the Nanakuli-Waianae area. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3442 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
MORITA, CHANG, GREEN, HANOHANO, TSUJI, Evans, Takamine |
| Makes an appropriation for the Hawaii county economic opportunity council to establish a renewable energy project to build components for rechargeable, battery-powered automobiles. | ||
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HB3443 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
MORITA |
| Provides an enhanced tax credit for owners who donate their hazard-prone property to a public entity, or private non-profit land trust, for a permanent non-developmental purpose that is related to a public use. | ||
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HB3444 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
MORITA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, KARAMATSU, NISHIMOTO, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TAKUMI, WAKAI, SAGUM |
| Establishes the energy security special fund and the energy security tax and appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/08. | ||
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HB3445 RELATING TO WATER. |
MORITA, AWANA, CARROLL, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, Karamatsu, Rhoads, Tokioka |
| Imposes a 5 cent surcharge for bottled water produced or distributed in the State to protect watershed areas and to fight invasive species. | ||
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HB3446 RELATING TO CRIME. |
WARD, CABANILLA, CHING, MARUMOTO, WAKAI, Ito, McKelvey, Shimabukuro, Souki, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Increases penalties for graffiti. Establishes graffiti database special fund and graffiti abatement crews. Provides immunity for graffiti abatement crews when entering private property to eliminate graffiti. | ||
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HB3447 RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, HANOHANO, HERKES, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SONSON, TAKAI, WAKAI, WARD, Brower, Evans, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Souki, Tsuji |
| Eliminates cap on charter schools. Authorizes the establishment of virtual charter schools. | ||
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HB3448 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
WARD |
| Capital improvement projects for 17th representative district. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB3449 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
WARD, CABANILLA, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, ITO, MARUMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Berg, Herkes, Karamatsu, Morita, Shimabukuro, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Confers specific power on chiefs of police to enter and enforce laws in common areas of public housing. | ||
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HB3450 RELATING TO VEHICLE IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS. |
WARD, AWANA, CHING, HERKES, MEYER, McKelvey, Rhoads |
| Establishes an ignition interlock program. Appropriates funds for subsidization of first breathalyzer purchased by bars. Extends time period for ignition interlock working group. | ||
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HB3451 RELATING TO CHAPTER 343, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
WARD, CHING, MCKELVEY, MEYER, Awana |
| Clarifies application of chapter 343. |