THE SENATE
OF THE
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
STATE OF HAWAI'I
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
FORTY-SIXTH DAY
April 8, 2008-Tuesday-10:00 O'CLOCK A.M.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Invocation by Rabbi Nachum Shifren
The "Surfing Rabbi"
Roll Call
Approval of the Journal
Introductions
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Informing the Senate that on April 4, 2008, the Governor signed the following bill into law: HB2138 HD1 (Act 006)
"RELATING TO CAREGIVER RECOGNITION DAY" (Caregivers; Caregiver Recognition Day) |
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Informing the Senate that on April 4, 2008, the Governor signed the following bill into law: HB3080 HD1 (Act 007)
"RELATING TO PROPERTY OF PUBLIC UTILITIES." (Public Utilities; Property Transfers) |
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Informing the Senate that on April 4, 2008, the House disagreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House Bills: |
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"RELATING TO DENTISTRY."(Dentistry) |
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"RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION."(Trade Names and Marks) |
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"RELATING TO FEDERAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS."(Federal Fisheries Regulation) |
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ORDER OF THE DAY
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"RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES." - (CPH)
(Public Utilities; Net Energy Metering) |
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"RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION." - (WAM)
(Transportation; Interisland Airlines; Loan Guarantee Trust Fund) |
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"RELATING TO BRIDGE TO HOPE PROGRAM." - (WAM)
(Bridge to Hope Program; TANF) |
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"RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION." - (JDL)
(Special Motor Vehicle Registration) |
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"RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING." - (WAM)
(Housing; Affordability) |
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"RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES." - (WAM)
(Enterprise Zone; Agriculture; Eligibility; Income and Excise Tax) |
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"RELATING TO SMART GROWTH." - (WAM)
(Smart Growth; Greenways and Trails; Sustainable Communities) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3317)
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"RELATING TO PUBLIC ORDER." - (JDL)
(Public Order; Human Waste; Prohibition) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3318)
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"RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES." - (ENE/IGM)
(Invasive Species; Coqui Frogs) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3334)
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"RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE." - (JDL)
(Probate; Omnibus Bill) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3335)
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"RELATING TO BURGLARY." - (JDL)
(Burglary; Dangerous Instrument) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3336)
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"RELATING TO PROSTITUTION." - (JDL)
(Prostitution) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3337)
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"RELATING TO HAWAII PENAL CODE." - (JDL)
(Hawaii Penal Code; Multiple Sentence of Imprisonment) |
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"RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS." - (JDL)
(Anatomical Gifts) |
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"RELATING TO INSURANCE." - (JDL)
(Group Health Insurers; Small Business) |
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"RELATING TO FIREWORKS." - (JDL)
(Display Fireworks; Consumer Fireworks; Permits; Minors) |
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"RELATING TO GROUNDED VESSELS." - (JDL)
(Grounded Vessels) |
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"RELATING TO INSURANCE." - (JDL)
(Life Settlements Model Act; Stranger-Oriented Life Insurance) |
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"RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING." - (WAM)
(Campaign Spending; Public Funding) |
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"RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY." - (WAM)
(High Technology Development Corporation Loans and Grants) |
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"RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WATER SECURITY." - (WAM)
(Agricultural Water Security) |
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"RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES. " - (WAM)
(Correctional Industries; Maximum Temporary Exempt Employees) |
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"RELATING TO THE CANCER RESEARCH SPECIAL FUND." - (WAM)
(University of Hawaii; Cancer Research Center of Hawaii) |
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"RELATING TO EDUCATION." - (WAM)
(State Educational Facilities Improvement Special Fund) |
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"RELATING TO RECREATION." - (WAM)
(Stadium; Feasibility Study; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII." - (WAM)
(UH; Commercial Enterprises) |
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"RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES." - (WAM)
(Fishing Rights and Regulations) |
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"RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES." - (WAM)
(Invasive Species; Fees; Freight) |
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"RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS." - (WAM)
(Department of Land and Natural Resources; Recreational-Residence Use Leases) |
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"RELATING TO SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION." - (WAM)
(Sex Offender Registration; Adam Walsh Act) |
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"RELATING TO EDUCATION." - (WAM)
(School Facilities; Facilities Alignment Commission) |
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"RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT." - (WAM)
(DOCARE Officers; Electric Guns; Tasers) |
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"RELATING TO THE RE-EMPLOYMENT OF RETIREES." - (WAM)
(Public Employees; Re-Employment of Retirees) |
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"RELATING TO THE WEST MAUI TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN." - (WAM)
(West Maui Transportation Access Plan; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION." - (WAM)
(Workers' Compensation; IME Working Group) |
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"RELATING TO EDUCATION." - (WAM)
(UH; Budgeting Systems) |
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"RELATING TO EDUCATION." - (WAM)
(DOE; Online Learning Task Force) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3363)
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"RELATING TO PARKING." - (WAM)
(Comptroller; State Parking) |
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"RELATING TO EDUCATION." - (WAM)
(UH; Repair and Maintenance; Academy for Creative Media) |
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"RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY." - (WAM)
(Hawaii Broadband Task Force; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER." - (WAM)
(Global Youth Center) |
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"RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS AFFILIATES." - (WAM)
(Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Castle Medical Center) |
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"RELATING TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS." - (WAM)
(Civil Service Law; Qualified Community Rehabilitation Programs) |
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"RELATING TO AGRICULTURE." - (WAM)
(Galbraith Estate; Agricultural Lands; Agribusiness) |
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"RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE." - (WAM)
(Health; Women; Perinatal Care) |
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"RELATING TO CAREGIVING." - (WAM)
(Joint Legislative Committee on Family Caregiving; Kupuna Care; Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Task Force; Respite Care; Appropriations) |
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"RELATING TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE." - (WAM)
(Rental Assistance; Housing) |
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"RELATING TO LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS." - (WAM)
(Low-Income Housing; Tax Credits) |
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"MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY." - (WAM)
(Emergency appropriation; Hawaii Public Housing Authority) |
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"RELATING TO AN AUDIT OF THE HAWAII DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER." - (WAM)
(Hawaii Disability Rights Center; Audit) |
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"RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911." - (WAM)
(Wireless Enhanced 911; Surcharge) |
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"RELATING TO TAXATION." - (WAM)
(Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Amendments) |
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"RELATING TO THE I-SAVERX PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM." - (CPH)
(Prescription Drugs; I-SaveRx; Governor; Reimportation) |
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"RELATING TO THE STATE PLAN." - (CPH/WAM)
(State Plan; Smart Growth Principles; Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan; Sustainability Council; Establishment) |
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"RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY." - (CPH/WAM)
(Renewable Energy Facility Siting Process) |
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"RELATING TO METAL." - (JDL)
(Scrap Dealers; Violations) |
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"RELATING TO CHILDREN." - (JDL)
(Foster Children; Guiding Principles) |
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"RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS." - (WAM)
(Agriculture and Aquacultural Loans; Sustainability Projects) |
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"RELATING TO ANIMAL QUARANTINE FACILITIES." - (WAM)
(Animal Quarantine) |
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"RELATING TO RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE SURCHARGE TAX." - (WAM)
(Rental Motor Vehicle Surcharge Tax; State Highway Fund) |
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"MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH CREATIVITY ACADEMIES." - (WAM)
(Economic Development; Creativity Academies) |
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"RELATING TO ISLAND PACIFIC ACADEMY." - (WAM)
(SPRB; Island Pacific Academy ) |
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"RELATING TO ELECTRONIC PERMITTING FEES" - (WAM)
(Electronic Permitting Fees) |
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"RELATING TO TATTOO ARTISTS." - (WAM)
(Tattoo Artists; Registration; Fees) |
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"RELATING TO COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL AND GUARDIANS AD LITEM IN FAMILY COURT." - (WAM)
(Family Court; Appointed Counsel & Guardian Ad Litem Fees) |
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"RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING." - (WAM)
(Hawaii Anti-trafficking Task Force) |
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"RELATING TO CORRECTIONS." - (WAM)
(Correctional Program Revolving Fund; Repeal) |
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"RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY." - (WAM)
(Prisons; Jails; Correctional Facilities; Construction) |
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"MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM." - (WAM)
(Department of Transportation; Emergency Appropriation; State Highway Fund) |
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"RELATING TO THE AFTER-SCHOOL PLUS PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND." - (WAM)
(DOE; After-school ) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3396)
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"RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY." - (AHW/ENE)
(Solar Energy Facility in Agricultural District) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3397)
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"RELATING TO ENERGY." - (ENE)
(Energy Resources; Public-Private Advisory Committee) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3398)
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"RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT." - (HTH/ENE)
(Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3399)
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"RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS." - (CPH)
(Planned Community Associations) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3400)
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"RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET." - (WAM)
(FY09 Executive Supplemental Budget; Operating/CIP Appropriations) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3401)
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"RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION." - (EDT)
(Historic Buildings; Photographs) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3402)
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"RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION'S BENEFITS-FUNDED REVENUE-GENERATING COMPUTER INITIATIVES. " - (EDT/WAM)
(Department of Taxation; Special Fund; Electronic Filing) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3403)
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"RELATING TO GASOLINE DEALERS." - (ENE/CPH)
(Petroleum Market Oversight; Service Stations; Divorcement.) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3404)
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"RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCER." - (ENE/AHW)
(Renewable Energy Producer) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3405)
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"RELATING TO HARBORS." - (ENE/TIA)
(Harbors; Noise; Scaling Exemption) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3406)
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"RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION." - (JDL)
(Workers' Compensation; Independent Medical Examinations; Permanent Impairment Rating Examinations) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3407)
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"RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY." - (JDL)
(Electronic Enticement; Electronic Display; Children) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3408)
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"RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENDERS." - (JDL)
(Repeat Sexual Offenders; Lifetime Parole) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3409)
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"RELATING TO THE LIABILITY OF A FIREARM OWNER." - (JDL)
(Hawaii County Package; Liability of Firearm Owners) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3410)
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"RELATING TO EVIDENCE." - (JDL)
(Journalists and Newscasters; Disclosure) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3411)
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" 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." - (JDL)
(Liquor Law; Technical Changes) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3412)
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"RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT." - (JDL)
(Employment; Worker Retention; Unemployment Insurance) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3413)
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"RELATING TO THE ARMED SERVICES." - (WAM)
(National Guard and Reserve; Vehicle Tax Exemption) |
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(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3414)
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"RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT." - (WTL/IGM/ENE)
(Shoreline Setback) |
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"RELATING TO ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR." - (JDL)
(Endangering Welfare of a Minor) |
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"RELATING TO SCRAP METAL." - (JDL)
(Copper Purchases; Scrap Dealers; Recyclers) |
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"RELATING TO LIFE INSURANCE." - (JDL)
(Life Insurance; National Association of Insurance Commissioners) |
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"RELATING TO LAND USE." - (JDL)
(Agricultural Buffer Zone) |
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"RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS." - (JDL)
(Circuit Courts; Jurisdiction) |
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"RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION." - (JDL)
(Bikeways; Parking) |
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"RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY." - (WAM)
(Judiciary; Supplemental Appropriations) |
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"RELATING TO SURCHARGE FOR INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES." - (WAM)
(Indigent Legal Services; Surcharge) |
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"RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY." - (WAM)
(Highway Safety; Ignition Interlock Systems; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO TAXATION." - (WAM)
(Reciprocal Beneficiaries; Taxation) |
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"RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS." - (WAM)
(Deferred Compensation; State of Hawaii) |
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"RELATING TO TIME SHARE PLANS." - (WAM)
(Time Share Plans; Exemptions) |
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"RELATING TO CAREGIVERS." - (WAM)
(Family Caregivers; Working Group) |
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"RELATING TO TAXATION." - (WAM)
(Income Tax; General Excise Tax; Potable Water) |
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"RELATING TO HEALTH." - (WAM)
(Tax Credits; Organ Donation; Electronic Health Records) |
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"RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS." - (WAM)
(Individual Development Accounts; DHS; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES." - (WAM)
(SPRBs; Hui Mana ‘Oma‘o) |
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"RELATING TO ENERGY." - (WAM)
(Petroleum Industry Reporting) |
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"RELATING TO REORGANIZATION OF STATE AGENCIES." - (WAM)
(Energy; State Long-term Strategy; Agency Reorganization) |
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"RELATING TO CIGARETTES." - (JDL)
(Fire-Safe Cigarettes; State Fire Council) |
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"RELATING TO ATTORNEYS." - (JDL)
(Attorneys; Legislature; Judiciary; Taxation) |
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"RELATING TO HEALTH CARE." - (WAM)
(Student Loan Repayment; Stipend; Medical Practice Shortage Zones) |
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"RELATING TO HAWAII'S ECONOMY." - (WAM)
(Hawaii's Economy; Small Business; Commercial Leases; Sustainability) |
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"RELATING TO CONFORMITY OF THE HAWAII INCOME TAX LAW TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE." - (WAM)
(Conformity; Hawaii Income Tax Laws; Internal Revenue Code) |
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"RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT" - (WAM)
(Increase Agriculture Loan Ceiling; Hawaiian Homes Commission Act) |
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"RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL." - (WAM)
(State Fire Council; Brushfire Mitigation Plan) |
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"RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION." - (WAM)
(Workers' compensation; Medical Treatment ) |
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"RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS." - (JDL)
(Condominiums; Mediation) |
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"RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS." - (JDL/WAM)
(Mortgage Brokers) |
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"RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS." - (JDL)
(Motor Vehicle Accident; Traffic Safety) |
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"RELATING TO HA`IKU VALLEY." - (WAM)
(Ha‘iku Valley) |
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"RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY." - (WAM)
(Electronic Recording; Bureau of Conveyances) |
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"RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION." - (WAM)
(Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT." - (WAM)
(Hawaii Innovation Development Corporation; STEM; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION." - (WAM)
(Workers' Compensation; Temporary Total Disability) |
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"RELATING TO FUEL TAX." - (WAM)
(Fuel Tax; License Tax; Diesel Oil; Power-Generating Facility) |
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"RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES." - (WAM)
(Renewable Energy Technologies; Tax Credits) |
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"RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION." - (WAM)
(Greenhouse Gas Task Force; Positions) |
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"RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. " - (JDL)
(Conservation District Penalties) |
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"RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR DAMAGE TO STONY CORAL AND LIVE ROCK." - (JDL)
(Administrative Penalties; Stony Coral and Live Rock Damage) |
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"RELATING TO CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS ON PUBLIC LANDS." - (JDL)
(Civil Penalties; Public Lands ) |
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"RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS." - (JDL/WAM)
(Small Business Regulatory Review Board; Rule Impact; Study) |
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"RELATING TO HEALTH." - (JDL/WAM)
(Health; Mental Health Court; Conditional Release and Discharge; Forensic Patients; Appropriation) |
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"RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES." - (JDL)
(Inter-island Shipping; Motor Vehicles) |
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"RELATING TO ENERGY." - (WAM)
(Energy Resources; Renewable Energy; DBEDT) |
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"RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING." - (JDL)
(Public Housing Projects; Intoxicating Liquor) |
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"RELATING TO INSURANCE." - (JDL)
(Insurance; Unfair Practices; Exception for Small Insurers) |
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"RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR MAUI PREPARATORY ACADEMY." - (WAM)
(SPRBs; Maui Preparatory Academy) |
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"RELATING TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA." - (WAM)
(Archaeological Data Survey) |
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"RELATING TO THE HAWAII ENERGY POLICY FORUM." - (WAM)
(Hawaii Energy Policy Forum) |
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"RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION." - (AHW)
(Agribusiness Development Corporation; Board of Directors; Strategic Plan) |
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