OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-FOURTH STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 35
26th LEGISLATIVE DAY-MARCH 6, 2008
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture |
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CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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EDB - Economic Development & Business Concerns |
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EDN - Education |
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EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection |
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FIN - Finance |
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HED - Higher Education |
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HLT - Health |
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HSH - Human Services & Housing |
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INT - International Affairs |
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JUD - Judiciary |
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LAB - Labor & Public Employment |
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LMG - Legislative Management |
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PSM - Public Safety & Military Affairs |
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TAC - Tourism & Culture |
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TRN - Transportation |
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WLH - Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs |
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RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION. Directs the governor, or the governor's designee, to acquire lands owned by Kuilima Resort Company, Oaktree Capital, LLC, and their successor in interest, commonly known as Turtle Bay Hotel and Resort located in Kahuku, Oahu. (SB2423 SD2)
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WLH, TAC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ARSON. Specifies the firefighting costs that a defendant convicted of arson may be required to reimburse. (SB2425 SD1)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE. Establishes standards and conditions that the State of Hawaii Museum of Monarchy History must meet in order to receive state funds. (SB2433 SD2)
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TAC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY. Clarifies appointments to the stadium authority, with the governor appointing three, president of the senate nominating three, and speaker of the house of representatives nominating three.
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RELATING TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. Exempts positions and personal services contracts with a qualified community rehabilitation program, which last for no more than one year, from the county civil service law; provided that the services are restricted to custodial and ground maintenance and the cost does not exceed $1,000,000. Eff. July 1, 2050. (SD2)
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO CRIME. Prohibits a person, with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm any other person, from making a communication that would: (1) cause the other person to reasonably feel emotional or physical distress; or (2) disrupt the orderly conduct of any institution. Defines communication to include, among other things, by cellular call, electronic mail transmission, or computer. Increases the penalty for harassment to a misdemeanor. (SB2436 SD1)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. Exempts state highways projects from county subdivision approvals regarding highway projects that involve acquisitions.
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TRN, WLH |
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RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD. Increases uniform maintenance allowance from $1.50 to $10 per day, not to exceed $150 per year.
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PSM, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Specifies that the duration of probationary periods for new teachers, principals, and vice-principals of the department of education shall be two years, unless otherwise negotiated pursuant to collective bargaining. (SD2)
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EDN, LAB |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. Expands the renewable energy technologies tax credit to include hydrogen energy systems. Defines "hydrogen energy system". (SB2455 SD2)
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EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO HARASSMENT. Provides that harassment includes all computer communications; adds computer communication as a form of nonconsensual contact in the offense of harassment by stalking. Makes such offenses a class C felony. Eff. 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION. Establishes the offense of criminal impersonation, making it a class C felony to impersonate another person and place the person at risk of bodily injury. Eff. 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO REMOTE DISPENSING. Permits the operation of remote dispensing pharmacies. (SD2)
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE STATE MAMMAL. Designates the Hawaiian monk seal as the state mammal.
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WLH, TAC |
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL DAY. Designates the third Saturday in April as Hawaiian monk seal day.
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WLH, TAC |
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RELATING TO LOANS TO ASSIST AGRICULTURAL AND AQUACULTURAL INDUSTRIES. Establishes classes of loans for farm sustainable projects and aquaculture sustainable projects. (SB2467 SD2)
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RELATING TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT. Increases the amount in controversy requirement for small claims court from $3,500 to $5,000. (SB2474 SD1)
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT. Establishes the science, technology, and education special fund. Amends Act 111, SLH 2007, to redirect deposit of the fiscal year 2008-2009 appropriation into the science, technology, and education special fund. Amends Act 111 and 271, SLH 2007 by appropriating additional funds in fiscal year 2008-2009 for the support and expansion of existing STEM-related programs such as robotics, research experiences for teachers, and project EAST programs. Appropriates moneys from the federal temporary assistance for needy families program funds and from general funds for STEM programs and K-12 creative media education programs. (SB2480 SD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAI‘I INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY. Extends the lapse date of the funds provided for the planning, design, and construction of a modern laboratory and office complex on Coconut Island. (SB2482 SD2)
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WLH, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO WATER. Adds a member to the Moloka‘i irrigation system water users advisory board. Creates a sub-account in the irrigation system revolving fund to enhance transparency. Requires board to develop definition of "homestead farmer" and report progress of roadmap meetings with homesteaders. Appropriates funds. Eff. 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Specifies permissible activities of groups leasing campsites on state parks or public lands. (SD2)
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WLH, JUD |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for salary increases for unit 5 employees for fiscal year 2008-2009.
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EDN, LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO A MAKAHIKI DAY COMMEMORATION. Establishes, in statute, each November 20th as the Makahiki commemoration day; requests that consultation with knowledgeable Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners be sought to ensure that establishing a set date for commemorating the Makahiki season does not affect the ability to perpetuate traditions associated with the Makahiki. (SD1)
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TAC, WLH |
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RELATING TO TARO. 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.
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TAC/WLH, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE SURCHARGE TAX. Repeals the $2 a day rate of the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax, in effect from September 1, 1999, to August 31, 2008; changes the $3 a day rate to an unspecified amount. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PRISONS. Requires the department of public safety to conduct a study of the feasibility of creating separate forensic treatment facilities for mentally ill prisoners in all community correctional centers or, in the alternative, a separate, centralized forensic treatment facility. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2025. (SB2524 SD2)
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PSM, FIN |
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RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL. Creates a three-year pilot program to be established and implemented by the department of health, with results to be reported to the legislature. Establishes that the findings of the program will determine the current level of and health and environmental impact of air pollution caused by bunker fuel-burning cruise vessels docked or moored in Nawiliwili harbor, and the effect of requiring cruise ships to switch to .5 per cent or lower sulfur fuels while docked or moored. (SD1)
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RELATING TO STATE PARKS ON KAUAI. Establishes a sub-account under the state parks special fund into which a percentage of the proceeds collected from the various fees collected at the Kokee state park and Waimea canyon state park, less any 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. (SB2528 SD2)
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WLH, FIN |
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RELATING TO STATE PARKS. Clarifies that the conservation of park resources and values is the predominant concern of the state park system. (SD1)
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WLH, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS. Requires group health issuers to offer small group health plans to self-employed individuals who are licensed by the department of commerce and consumer affairs and are located in the group issuer's service areas. Authorizes the insurance commissioner to exempt certain group health plans based on specified criteria. Allows limits on timing of enrollment and reenrollment to control adverse selection and plan costs. Repeals on 7/1/13. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE TRAUMA SYSTEM SPECIAL FUND. Establishes additional funding mechanisms for the trauma system special fund. Makes appropriation. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH. Ensures continued community-based primary care for the uninsured, underinsured, or medicaid recipients by helping the community health center system to remain financially viable and stable in the face of the increasing needs of these populations. (SB2542 SD2)
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HLT/HSH, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Creates the Alzheimer's advisory task force to study the feasibility of establishing an Alzheimer's research center in Hawaii under the University of Hawaii John A. Burns school of medicine. Report to legislature.
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RELATING TO OFFENDER REENTRY. Makes clarifying amendments to chapter 353H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to the offender reentry program. Makes establishing the program mandatory. (SB2546 SD2)
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Clarifies what firework activities require a permit to be lawful, the distance that fireworks can be ignited from certain structures, and that minors are prohibited from selling fireworks; amends the definition of "display fireworks". (SD2)
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TAC, JUD |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. Creates a department of planning and sustainability by combining the office of planning, commission on water resource management, energy resources coordinator responsibilities, land use commission, office of environmental quality control, and Hawaii community development authority. (SB2555 SD2)
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Requires private landowners to report any inadvertent discovery of historic property on private land to the department of land and natural resources for identification and recordation. Requires the department to provide appropriate treatment options for the care and preservation of the historic property. (SD1)
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RELATING TO BURIAL SITES. Transfers jurisdiction of inadvertently discovered native Hawaiian burial sites and human remains from the department of land and natural resources (DLNR) to the appropriate island burial council. Provides 60 days for burial council to make a determination on burial site treatment or removal and if the appropriate council cannot make a determination within that time, then DLNR shall make the determination within 30 days. Allows DLNR to immediately remove a burial site or human remains in case of imminent harm. (SD1)
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RELATING TO VOTING. Authorizes permanent absentee voting. Makes appropriation. (SB2562 SD1)
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE MUSEUM OF HAWAIIAN MUSIC AND DANCE. Extends the interim and final reporting deadlines for the museum of Hawaiian music and dance committee under Act 230, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007.
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TAC, FIN |
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RELATING TO FOOD WASTE RECYCLING. Requires the department of education, in a partnership with the department of health, to establish a three-year food waste recycling pilot project within one or more public schools. Appropriates funds from the environmental management special fund for the pilot program. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Establishes penalties for failing to file and for filing substantially defective or deficient campaign spending reports. Provides for deposit of collected fines and penalties into the state general fund. (SB2579 SD2)
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII CAPITAL CULTURAL DISTRICT. Establishes the Hawai‘i capital cultural district task force to review the current operations of the Hawaii state art museum and its long range plans for operations and growth, with respect to the museum's location in the No. 1 Capitol District Building located in the Hawai‘i capital cultural district; appropriates funds to the SFCA for the work of the task force; requires a report to the 2009 legislature; sunsets the task force June 30, 2009. (SD1)
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TAC, FIN |
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RELATING TO HONEY. Recognizes honey as an agricultural commodity. (SD2)
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RELATING TO LABOR. Allows certified representation of an appropriate collective bargaining employee unit that does not have a certified representation when a majority of the employees validly authorizes the representation. Requires immediate collective bargaining between parties once entities are certified as exclusive representatives. (SD1)
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Increases the election fund contribution amount on state income tax returns from $2 to $3 for campaign spending purposes. (SD1)
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES. Sets an annual deadline of 1/31 to apply for grants/subsidies. Clarifies that only nonprofit organizations may receive grants or subsidies. Requires an applicant to show that an award will not be the applicant's sole source of funding, that services will not be duplicative, that all obligations to the State are satisfied, and that the applicant has operated in the State for at least years. Requires certain applicant information to be posted on the legislature's website before first lateral. Requires each expending agency to develop performance standards for each grant/subsidy. Requires recipients to report within 30 days of grant expiration, an accounting of expenditures, including meeting performance standards. Permits acceptance of public comments during selection process. (SB2615 SD1)
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. Expands the renewable energy technologies tax credit to include solar electric energy systems.
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EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII ENERGY POLICY FORUM. Makes appropriations for the continuation of the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum and to conduct a study on energy-efficient transportation strategies. (SB2624 SD1)
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EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO COPPER PURCHASES. Requires scrap dealers and recyclers to pay for copper purchases by check. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PETROLEUM INDUSTRY REPORTING. Clarifies the reporting and publishing requirements of the public utilities commission to more accurately reflect the information reported by oil producers, refiners, marketers, oil transporters, oil storers, and oil retailers. (SD2)
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RELATING TO LOANS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND AQUACULTURE PURPOSES. Increases aquaculture loan limits for Class A and 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 agricultural loan reserve fund and increases the expenditure ceiling of the agricultural loan revolving fund up to the combined ceiling total for the agricultural and aquaculture loan revolving funds. (SB2639 SD1)
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RELATING TO THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER. Specifies the required qualifications for a state historic preservation officer and adds requirement that notice of the appointment of a state historic preservation officer be given to the legislature. (SD1)
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WLH, FIN |
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RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Provides tax incentives and establishes rules that protect and sustain viable agricultural operations on important agricultural lands. (SD2)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Provides for periodic wage adjustments for substitute teachers that are comparable to the wage adjustments negotiated for teachers in bargaining unit 5 and appropriates funds therefor. (SB2652 SD2)
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RELATING TO COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS. Provides an annual maximum 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 program in calendar year 2008 and beyond. Establishes a $75,000 cap on the total tax deduction per college savings account. (SB2660 SD3)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD. Changes the composition of the Hawaii teacher standards board to include 8 licensed teachers regularly engaged in teaching members. Defines the term "teachers regularly engaged in teaching"; and clarifies nominating procedures for board members. Appropriates funds for data/information management efforts of the board. Requires the Hawaii teacher standards board to include in its annual report to the governor and the legislature information on income and expenditures and supporting data. (SB2663 SD2)
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Requires the submission of candidates' names for the regents candidate advisory council within 60 days following the notification of a vacancy. Clarifies the requirement of the submission of the names of the candidates to the governor. Makes confidential certain information received or maintained by the regents candidate advisory council; provided that information concerning an applicant that is subsequently appointed by the governor to the board of regents shall be disclosed as provided by law. 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. (SB2668 SD2)
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RELATING TO THE CANCER RESEARCH SPECIAL FUND. 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. (SD2)
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RELATING TO COMPTROLLER SUPERVISION OF ACCOUNTS. Limits the University of Hawaii duty to preaudit all proposed payments to those that amount to $10,000 or more.
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. 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.
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RELATING TO THE RE-EMPLOYMENT OF RETIREES. Allows a county to hire state or county government employees retired at least a year for labor shortage or critical to fill positions. Requires county employers to pay employer contributions. (SB2710 SD2)
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RELATING TO INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. 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 beverage bottle and related county-run recycling programs. (SB2711 SD2)
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RELATING TO COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL AND GUARDIANS AD LITEM IN FAMILY COURT. Clarifies compensation rates for court-appointed attorneys and guardians ad litem in family court. (SB2715 SD1)
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RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL. Establishes 2 full-time equivalent positions for the state fire council, an administrator and an administrative assistant, to be funded by the department of labor and industrial relations. Appropriates funds. (SB2720 SD2)
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RELATING TO HA`IKU VALLEY. Establishes the Ha‘iku valley cultural preserve commission to have policy and management oversight of the Ha‘iku valley cultural preserve. Makes an appropriation for the commission. Effective 07/01/2050. (SB2727 SD2)
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RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. Establishes a grandparent, or other appropriate relative, preference for out-of-home placement of children needing child protective services. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE PUBLIC TRUST LANDS SETTLEMENT. 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. (SB2733 SD2)
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RELATING TO THE MAKENA-KEONEOIO GOVERNMENT ROAD. Establishes that only that portion of the Makena-Keone‘o‘io government road traversing the ‘Ahihi-Kina‘u natural area reserve is under the jurisdiction of the DLNR and the rest remains under the DOT. Requires the DLNR to adopt rules regarding entry into the natural area reserve under its jurisdiction. (SB2739 SD2)
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RELATING TO DEFAMATION. Establishes that communication of defamatory statements by telephone, facsimile, electronic mail, or other computer communication meets the requirement of publication. Eff. 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE. Requires offerors to submit verifiable proof all of applicable trade licenses along with bids or proposals. Eff. 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ETHANOL FACILITY TAX CREDIT. Repeals the qualifying capacity limits of ethanol production facilities and repeals the sunset provision with respect to the total annual nameplate capacity for qualifying ethanol production facilities. (SB2764 SD3)
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST THE MAUI REGION OF THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Authorizes issuance of $150,000,000 in revenue bonds for a heart, brain, and vascular center at the Maui memorial medical center. (SB2768 SD2)
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. 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. (SD1)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes a task force within the University of Hawaii to conduct an evaluation of the recycling options available to schools, including a summary feasibility report relating to the establishment of a school recycling program, the use of reverse vending machines, and the feasibility of providing recycling bins in schools throughout the State. Appropriates funds. (SB2774 SD2)
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RELATING TO LABOR. Clarifies the circumstances under which the governor may suspend statutes relating to wages and hours on public works projects.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. Includes as public works, construction contracts using public lands for commercial, for-profit activity. (SB2780 SD2)
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RELATING TO METAL. Includes stainless steel beverage containers in laws intended to prevent theft and resale of copper. (SD2)
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RELATING TO LOSS MITIGATION. Includes earthquake resistive devices in the loss mitigation grant program. Directs the insurance commissioner to develop criteria for earthquake resistive devices. Sets grant reimbursement amount for earthquake resistive devices at 50% and caps grant at $5,000. Increases grant reimbursement amount for wind resistive devices to 50% and caps grant at $5,000. Establishes and funds a public awareness campaign on hazard mitigation. Appropriates funds for a testing facility to test wind resistant devices and safe room designs. Authorizes Insurance Commissioner to determine standards for earthquake and wind resistive installation procedures and engineering content. Extends the loss mitigation grant program for 3 years. Appropriates funds for the loss mitigation grant fund. (SB2783 SD2)
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RELATING TO THE POWER OF ARREST. Authorizes agents of the United States Marshal Service to make arrests under state law. Updates references to former U.S. Customs Service and Immigration and Naturalization Service to reflect current names of agencies within the federal Department of Homeland Security. (SB2784 SD1)
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RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION. Increases the amount over which the District Court has jurisdiction in civil cases from $20,000 to $30,000. Effective January 1, 2050. (SB2785 SD1)
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RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE. Appropriates funds for the perinatal clinic within the UH medical school department of obstetrics, gynecology, and women's health to help women with a history of substance abuse. (SB2790 SD2)
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RELATING TO PERSONAL INFORMATION. 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. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PRE-PACKAGED MEAT. Amends the definition of "adulterated" to include pre-packaged meat that has been treated with gas or other technology to enhance color only. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Exempts from environmental assessments, state or county lands that include the use of existing streets, roads, highways, or trails or bikeways for limited purposes, or a modification or disposal of highway access rights or use, occupancy, or work within a public highway right-of-way to serve private development outside the highway right-of-way, under certain conditions. (SD2)
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RELATING TO INTRA-COUNTY FERRY SERVICE. 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. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HONOLUA BAY. Creates a Honolua Bay advisory committee to develop a management and conservation plan for Lipoa Point on the island of Maui as public open space. Requires interim and final reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds. (SB2817 SD2)
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RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Extends the sunset date for the Hawaii Anti-trafficking Task Force to 2010. Adds members to the Task Force. Appropriates funds. (SB2818 SD2)
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RELATING TO NON-SCHOOL HOUR PROGRAMS. Appropriates TANF funds for non-school-hour programs; appropriates funds for the Safe Haven after-school program in Hawaii county; establishes a task force on non-school-hour programs; and appropriates general funds for non-school-hour activities and an educational specialist II. (SB2822 SD2)
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires private moneys received by the State to cover costs and expenses of state-sponsored trips and goodwill endeavors be deposited into the general fund. Clarifies that comptroller serves as ex-officio nonvoting member of state procurement policy board. Requires the state procurement office to audit state purchasing agencies to ensure compliance with procurement code and appropriates funds. Requires the auditor to conduct an audit of the state procurement office to ensure compliance with the Hawaii public procurement code. (SB2824 SD2)
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Clarifies that comptroller serves as ex-officio nonvoting member of state procurement policy board. Requires state procurement officers to attend procurement training developed and maintained by the state procurement office. Makes training elective for county procurement officials. (SB2826 SD2)
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RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. Activates provisions of the State's disaster relief law to apply to emergencies, except for enemy attack. Clarifies the use of the governor's emergency powers in response to a natural or manmade disaster. Limits the governor's powers to provide disaster relief or the length of time that the governor may provide disaster relief in specific circumstances without legislative authorization. States that, in certain cases, 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. (SB2828 SD2)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to implement the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. (SB2829 SD2)
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RELATING TO CAREGIVING. 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 develop a model for 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; establishes a task force to focus on the needs and issues of grandparents raising grandchildren; appropriates funds to the executive office on aging to continue its respite inventory project in collaboration with the University of Hawaii. (SB2830 SD2)
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii center on aging research and education for faculty positions and program expenses. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. Establishes sustainable communities in Hawaii with the combined effort of state departments and agencies. (SB2832 SD2)
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. Enacts 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. (SB2833 SD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS. Requires state and county agencies to ensure that a public right-of-way is available prior to the approval of any development project, subdivision, or zoning change. Modifies definitions of "public recreational area". (SD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS. Modifies definitions of "public recreational area" and the offense of obstructing access to public property; defines "public right-of-way". (SD1)
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RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS. Clarifies "qualified expenditures" to include one motor vehicle for purchase for school or work; clarifies income of household as an amount determined by the DHS; requires the DHS to provide technical and administrative assistance to fiduciary organizations; deletes reference to making grants to for each individual development account; requires state make match for qualified expenditures in a ratio as determined by the DHS; requires fiduciary organization to report to DHS rather than the legislature; deletes reference to ten per cent limit on using appropriations for administrative expenses; appropriates funds for fiduciary organizations to operate individual development accounts. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Allows income tax refunds to be deposited electronically in a maximum of three checking or savings accounts for income tax returns that are filed electronically. Limits accounts to those for which an electronic refund request has been received at the federal level. (SB2838 SD2)
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RELATING TO FINANCIAL EDUCATION. Establishes a public financial education and asset building task force; makes an appropriation. (SB2839 SD2)
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