Hse Referral sheet template, revision no. 00002

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HB140	RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE. Gives counties the ability to regulate the use of electric personal assistive mobility devices on sidewalks.	TRN, JUD
HB141	RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE. Prohibits the use of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices on sidewalks within a business district. Provides exemptions.	TRN, JUD
HB142	RELATING TO INTRA-STATE AVIATION. Exempts the general excise and use taxes on fuel sold from a foreign-trade zone to common carriers for use in interisland air transportation.	TRN, FIN
HB143	RELATING TO THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES WHILE DRIVING. 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.	TRN, JUD
HB144	RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. Allows medium-speed electric vehicles to be operated on roads with a posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour or less.	TRN, JUD
HB145	RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. 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.	TRN, JUD, FIN
HB146	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PERMIT GAMBLING IN THE STATE. Proposes to add a new section to article XVI of the state constitution to permit gambling in the State, in accordance with law.	EBM/TCI, JUD, FIN
HB147	RELATING TO THEFT IN THE SECOND DEGREE. Increases the minimum value of stolen property or services constituting theft in the second degree from $300 to $1000.	JUD
HB148	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION. 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.	EDN, JUD
HB149	RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. Requires planned community associations to give prior written notice of costs for providing information.	CPC
HB150	RELATING TO MEETINGS OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS. Requires notice of board meetings to be sent to members 72 hours prior to the meeting, to include the agenda for the meeting.	CPC
HB151	RELATING TO THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. Appropriates funds for 6 instructor positions for JROTC programs in high schools in the State.	EDN, FIN
HB152	PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows the student member of the board of education to serve as a voting member.	EDN, JUD
HB153	RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. 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.	TRN, JUD
HB154	RELATING TO INCOME TAX CHECK-OFF. Provides an income tax check-off of an unspecified amount to be allocated as follows: 50% equally to the 10 UH system campuses; 25% to UH Manoa; and 25% to the UH Hilo athletics program.	HED, FIN
HB155	RELATING TO INFANT AND TODDLER CHILD CARE CENTERS. Requires department of human services to adopt rules to implement a standardized set of procedures to accommodate complaints and grievances against infant and toddler child care centers. Requires department to publicize procedures, including on its website.	HUS, JUD
HB156	RELATING TO VEHICLES. Limits the purchase and rebuilding of salvaged vehicles to licensed individuals. Includes airbags as a resale component that requires department of transportation approval.	TRN, JUD
HB157	RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS. Removes real property tax information from the list of public records subject to disclosure in chapter 92F.	JUD
HB158	RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM. Creates a new department of tourism to assume the tourism-related functions of the department of business, economic development, and tourism. Effective 7/1/2010.	TCI/EBM, FIN
HB159	RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Authorizes the sale of generic prescription drugs at below cost by licensed dealers, provided that it is not done with the intent to destroy competition.	HLT, CPC
HB160	RELATING TO JURORS. Makes the age limit to serve as a juror 70 years old.	JUD
HB161	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION REGARDING THE CONVENING OF REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS IN A PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION YEAR. Proposes a constitutional amendment so that the legislature will not convene during the week that the President of the United States is inaugurated.	LMG, JUD, FIN
HB162	RELATING TO SCHOOLS. 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.	EDN, FIN
HB163	RELATING TO BOARD OF EDUCATION. Provides salaries for the board of education.	EDN, FIN
HB164	RELATING TO PREPAID CALLING CARDS. 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.	CPC, JUD
HB165	RELATING TO HOUSING. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to housing.	HSG
HB166	RELATING TO HOUSING. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to housing.	HSG
HB167	RELATING TO HOUSING. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to housing.	HSG
HB168	RELATING TO HOUSING. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to housing.	HSG
HB169	RELATING TO HOUSING. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to housing.	HSG
HB170	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Provides a revised and more graduated process for ensuring all federal, state, and county elections have ample opportunity for contested elections in the event of late filing or withdrawals by candidates for these contests.	JUD
HB171	RELATING TO SMOKING. Prohibits smoking on public beaches, parks, and certain recreational areas during certain community events.	HLT, TCI/WLO, JUD
HB172	RELATING TO RECONSTITUTING SCHOOLS. Allows the Superintendent of Education to reconstitute a public school, except a charter school, which has been in restructuring for three or more school years. Also allows the Superintendent to recommend to the charter school review panel actions that should be taken to reconstitute a charter school which has been in restructuring for three or more school years, and recommend that the charter school review panel revoke the charter school's charter.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB173	RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. Modifies the method by which the prices of school meals are determined.	EDN, FIN
HB174	RELATING TO SALARY RANGES FOR TEACHERS. Repeals statutory provisions establishing salary ranges for teachers that are no longer applicable.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB175	RELATING TO SALARY INCREASES FOR TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS. Repeals the statutory provisions that provide teachers and educational officers with annual incremental or longevity step increases.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB176	RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES. Requires all school buses imported into the state after July 1, 2010, to be equipped with lap and shoulder belt assemblies at all designated seating positions. Requires DOE to adopt rules requiring the use of seatbelts. Requires school buses that are currently in Hawaii to be retrofitted and equipped with lap and shoulder belt assemblies by July 1, 2020.	EDN, TRN, FIN
HB177	RELATING TO CAUSES FOR DISCHARGE OR DEMOTION OF TEACHERS. Repeals the statute providing for the demotion of teachers.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB178	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Repeals the statute providing for district business and fiscal officers of the Department of Education.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB179	RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. Transfers responsibility for school facilities repair and maintenance for air conditioning equipment and donated equipment and fixtures from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Education, consistent with Act 51, SLH 2004.	EDN, FIN
HB180	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Repeals the Performance Standards Review Commission.	EDN, FIN
HB181	RELATING TO THE FEDERAL GRANTS REVOLVING FUND. Renames the existing Federal Grants Search, Development, and Application Revolving Fund as the Federal Grants Revolving Fund. Allows funds in the Federal Grants Revolving Fund to be used to monitor grant execution, ensure compliance with grant requirements, and audit grant expenditures.	EDN, FIN
HB182	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii teacher standards board to coordinate a network to support the interchange of information about licensed teachers.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB183	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Authorizes the Hawaii teacher standards board to suspend its policies, rules, and standards when required by extenuating circumstances. Authorizes the board to determine how it collects license fees.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB184	RELATING TO TEACHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE. Amends the membership of the teacher education coordinating committee to include a representative of each state approved teacher education program.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB185	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 22nd representative district.	FIN
HB186	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS. Limits the terms of members of the Legislature to a maximum of 40 years, consisting of a maximum of 20 years in the House of Representatives, and 20 years in the Senate, beginning on the day of the general election of 2010.	LMG, JUD
HB187	RELATING TO EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. Provides a state earned income tax credit.	FIN
HB188	RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. Caps the total amount of tax credits for technology infrastructure renovations, high technology business investments, and research activities at $50 million per year in the aggregate.	EBM, FIN
HB189	RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. Establishes sustainable communities in Hawaii with the combined effort of state departments and agencies.	EEP/HSG/WLO, FIN
HB190	RELATING TO MARIJUANA POSSESSION. Reclassifies possession of less than one ounce of marijuana from a petty misdemeanor to a violation.	JUD
HB191	RELATING TO AQUARIUM AQUATIC LIFE. Enhances the regulation of aquarium aquatic life collection in the State.	WLO, JUD, FIN
HB192	RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF PATIENT PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION. Prohibits, except for certain limited purposes, the use, transfer, licensing, or sale of a patient's prescription information for any commercial purpose.	HLT, CPC
HB193	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT PROTESTS. Prohibits the chief procurement officer from delegating the officer's authority to resolve protested awards.	EBM, JUD
HB194	RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATIONS. Clarifies that the intent of existing law is solely to exempt professional employment organizations from general excise tax payments on payroll funds.	EBM, CPC, FIN
HB195	RELATING TO GAMBLING. 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. Eliminates free play as a defense under certain circumstances.	JUD
HB196	RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. Reduces the value of a gift that must be reported by a legislator or government employee, or spouse or dependent child of a legislator or government employee from $200 to $100.	LMG, JUD
HB197	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Gives boards of directors authority to install or allow the installation of solar energy or wind energy devices on the common elements of condominiums.	EEP, CPC
HB198	RELATING TO VEHICLE AUDIO EQUIPMENT. Prohibits aftermarket car audio equipment with the potential to produce nuisance volume levels. Establishes fine for violation.	TRN, JUD
HB199	RELATING TO WILDLIFE. Prohibits and establishes as a misdemeanor: (1) The possessing or using of a snare to hunt or take wildlife; (2) The using of bait to hunt or take wildlife; and (3) The taking of wildlife for the purpose of keeping as a pet.	WLO, JUD
HB200	RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. Provide for operating and capital improvement appropriations and authorizations for agencies in the Executive Branch for the fiscal biennium 2009-2011.	FIN
HB201	RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Provides that the presence of any exploded or unexploded aerial device, display firework or articles pyrotechnic, or portion thereof on a property is prima facie evidence of possession of the aerial device, display firework, or articles pyrotechnic by every person on the property at the time the aerial device, display firework, or articles pyrotechnic is found.	JUD
HB202	RELATING TO FORECLOSURES. Requires notification of mortgage foreclosure to the tenant of rental property by the successor in interest prior to termination of the rental agreement and commencement of summary possession proceedings. Provides that holdover tenants are liable to the successor in interest for the pro-rated share of rent and other charges authorized under the previous rental agreement, for each day the tenant remains in possession up until the commencement of summary possession proceedings, after which higher charges authorized under existing law apply.	HSG, CPC/JUD
HB203	RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911. Fund prior to the 2009 regular session and review every 5 years thereafter. Adds definitions and places limits on expenditures from the fund. Makes surcharge permissible, rather than required. Requires the 2009 annual report of the wireless enhanced 911 board to explain authority for certain expenditures proposed by its 2009 annual report.	PBS, CPC, FIN
HB204	RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. Increases real property exemption for attachment and execution for defendant head of family or 65 years or older.	JUD
HB205	RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911. Requests the state auditor to conduct an audit of the wireless enhanced 911 fund and submit a review of the fund in 2014 and every five years after.	PBS, CPC/LMG, FIN
HB206	RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES. Bars credit reporting agencies from charging consumers who are at least 65 years old a fee for placing, lifting, or removing a security freeze on their credit reports. Provides an expedited manner for temporarily lifting a security freeze.	CPC
HB207	RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. Exempts NELHA sales of electricity generated from renewable energy sources from regulation by the public utilities commission when those sales are made to users located on adjacent property that is under lease from the State.	EEP, CPC
HB208	RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Requires liquor establishments to post warning signs regarding fetal alcohol syndrome.	CPC, FIN
HB209	RELATING TO STARLIGHT RESERVE. Requires department of business, economic development, and tourism, assisted by a temporary advisory committee, to develop a statewide starlight reserve strategy, including an intelligent statewide lighting law, to preserve the quality of the night sky and its associated cultural, scientific, astronomical, natural, and landscape-related values.	EEP/WLO, FIN
HB210	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Authorizes the head of a purchasing agency to resolicit bids or proposals with different requirements where the lowest price submitted exceeds ten per cent of the anticipated cost of the contract.	EBM, FIN
HB211	RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Allows DLNR to enter into leases of public lands for renewable energy projects and receive as all or partial consideration an equity participation in the renewable energy entity.	WLO/EEP, FIN
HB212	RELATING TO FARMERS. Creates a beginning farmer assessment task force to investigate the decline of beginning farmers and to identify those interested in programs designed to help them.	AGR, FIN
HB213	RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT. Requires agencies issuing permits, licenses, or approval to expedite permit applications of developments or improvements within agricultural parks and non-agricultural park lands.	AGR, FIN
HB214	AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR WAILUA EMERGENCY BYPASS ROAD REPAIR AND RESURFACING, AND WAIMEA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADES FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUA‘I. Appropriates $6,950,000 in general obligation bonds to the county of Kaua‘i for improvements to the Wailua emergency bypass road and the Waimea wastewater treatment plant.	FIN
HB215	RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCING. Organizes, clarifies, updates, and recodifies campaign finance laws.	JUD, FIN
HB216	RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCING. Increases the per-voter dollar amount expenditure limit of partial public financing and the percentage of total expenditure limit available as public funds. Repeals equalizing fund provisions.	JUD, FIN
HB217	RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCING. Establishes a grace period during which a candidate or candidate's committee may return or refund contributions that exceed the 20% cap on nonresident contributions. Requires noncandidate committees to file an additional preliminary report on 7/31 prior to each primary election.	JUD
HB218	RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS BY COUNTIES. Authorizes the counties to conduct criminal history record checks on taxicab drivers and applicants for taxicab driver's certificates.	CPC/JUD
HB219	RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. Requires director of finance to transmit a specified percentage of fines and forfeitures paid for uncontested traffic infractions to the counties.	TRN, JUD, FIN
HB220	RELATING TO HOUSING. Allows a county legislative body 90 instead of 45 days to approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove an affordable housing project.	HSG/WLO
HB221	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Deletes the requirement for cooperative purchasing agreements to be made pursuant to rules adopted by the procurement policy board.	EBM, FIN
HB222	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds, subject to private, federal, or other governmental match, to the University of Hawaii for the establishment of a Muslim Asia Research Institute.	HED, TCI, FIN
HB223	RELATING TO CELLULAR PHONE SAFETY. Prohibits the use of mobile telephones without hands free accessories while operating a motor vehicle. Prohibits the use of electronic wireless communication devices while operating a motor vehicle. Sets forth exemptions.	TRN, JUD
HB224	RELATING TO THE RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY SITING PROCESS. Creates a preferential and expediting permit plan application process for renewable energy producers of scale.	EEP/WLO
HB225	RELATING TO THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES WHILE DRIVING. 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.	TRN, JUD
HB226	RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. Allows a qualifying patient to possess 12 marijuana plants and 7 ounces of marijuana at one time. Prohibits identification of the site where marijuana is grown on a registry card. Prohibits a certifying physician from naming a patient's particular debilitating condition. Allows a caregiver to grow marijuana for no more than 5 patients.	PBS, JUD
HB227	RELATING TO MARIJUANA. Decriminalizes possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana and makes the possession a civil violation subject to a fine of not more than $100.	JUD
HB228	RELATING TO MURDER. Amends the offense of murder in the second degree by including deaths caused by the defendant in the course of, in furtherance of, or in flight from the commission or attempt to commit certain specified felonies.	JUD
HB229	RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. 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.	HUS, JUD
HB230	RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. Makes vehicles owned and operated by nursing facilities eligible for disabled parking license plates, placards, and identification cards.	HLT, TRN, JUD
HB231	RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. Requires the department of public safety to report to the legislature any inmate or correctional facility employee death within 24 hours.	PBS, LMG
HB232	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires privately owned prisons or out-of-state detention facilities holding prisoners under a contract with the State to follow state freedom of information laws pursuant to chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.	PBS, JUD, FIN
HB233	RELATING TO THE MORTGAGE RESCUE FRAUD PREVENTION ACT. Excludes licensed real estate brokers and salespersons from the definition of distressed property consultants in the Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act. Prohibits certain conduct relating to the acquisition of an ownership interest in distressed property by licensed real estate brokers and salespersons.	CPC/JUD
HB234	RELATING TO HOUSING. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit a report to the 2010 Legislature that includes a list of cost items that impact home prices in Hawaii.	HSG, FIN
HB235	RELATING TO A PORT AUTHORITY. Establishes the Hawaii Port Authority. Empowers the Authority to administer a statewide system of harbors and airports. Establishes the temporary Hawaii Port Authority Task Force to review the consolidation of airport and harbor functions and draft necessary implementing legislation.	TRN, FIN
HB236	RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Requires the Hawaii Housing and Finance Development Corporation to establish an affordable housing demonstration project in South Kohala on the island of Hawaii.	HSG/WLO, FIN
HB237	RELATING TO MACADAMIA NUTS. Appropriates funds to fund a marketing study for Hawaii's macadamia nut industry, including the best structure for the establishment of a Hawaii Macadamia Nut Commission.	AGR, FIN
HB238	RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. Appropriates funds for additional urgent care services in the Ocean View and Volcano communities of the island of Hawaii.	HLT, FIN
HB239	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Repeals the statute that limits insurance coverage for punitive damages to contracts that specifically provide such coverage.	CPC, JUD
HB240	MAKING A GRANT-IN-AID APPROPRIATION TO THE COUNTIES TO FINANCE DROUGHT MITIGATION PROJECTS AND MEASURES. Appropriates funds to the counties for drought mitigation purposes.	AGR, FIN
HB241	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Authorizes each of the soil and water conservation districts to keep revenues generated within their respective districts to carry out functions of the district.	WLO/AGR, FIN
HB242	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds for the expansion of value-added agricultural operations at the Del Monte and Maui community college facilities.	AGR, HED, FIN
HB243	RELATING TO IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. Appropriates funds for the repair and maintenance of irrigation systems.	AGR, FIN
HB244	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Directs public utilities to establish discounted rates for providing services used for agricultural activities located in agricultural districts	AGR, CPC
HB245	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES. Deems renewable energy facilities compatible with the (1) purposes, standards, and permissible uses in the conservation and agricultural districts; and (2) the objectives, policies, and guidelines of the special management area.	AGR/WLO, EEP
HB246	RELATING TO BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK. Appropriation for Hawaii county economic opportunity council for operation of laboratory and research farm expansion for the Hawaii biotech tissue culture center to mass produce biodiesel feedstock.	AGR, EEP, FIN
HB247	RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. Establishes a disaster preparedness interagency task force to develop a disaster preparedness and mitigation plan for Hawaii. Directs the task force to take various actions to study and mitigate the effects of vog.	PBS, FIN
HB248	RELATING TO WATER. Requires all potable water systems constructed after 7/1/10 to use polyvinyl chloride pipe.	WLO, CPC
HB249	RELATING TO THE STATE PLAN. Requires that historic preservation, preservation of open spaces, and economic development zones, in that order, be given priority in the state plan strategic planning process.	WLO, TCI/EBM
HB250	RELATING TO LOANS FOR TEACHERS. Establishes interest-free home purchase loan programs for teachers to provide an incentive to work in hard-to-staff rural areas.	EDN, HSG, FIN
HB251	RELATING TO LAND USE. Allows the redesignation of certain residential subdivisions in the agricultural district into the rural district, subject to certain criteria.	WLO/AGR
HB252	RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. Authorizes prescriptive authority for qualified psychologists who practice at a federally qualified health center.	HLT, CPC, FIN
HB253	RELATING TO HOTEL RENOVATION TAX CREDIT. Provides a hotel renovation tax credit for hotels with low daily and annual occupancy rates.	TCI, FIN
HB254	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Requires the public utilities commission to treat switched access phone service as fully competitive.	CPC
HB255	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Directs department of agriculture, in conjunction with agribusiness development corporation, to develop an agricultural water plan for Ka`u and south Kona.	AGR, FIN
HB256	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Short form bill relating to insurance.	CPC
HB257	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Short form bill relating to government.	CPC
HB258	RELATING TO HAZARDS. Short form bill relating to hazards.	CPC
HB259	RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Short form bill relating to consumer protection.	CPC
HB260	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Short form bill relating to agriculture.	CPC
HB261	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Amends Act 177, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008 (Life Settlements Model Act) by repealing the requirement that the insurance commissioner report annually to the legislature on the implementation and effects of Act 177 and by making the Act permanent.	HLT, CPC/JUD
HB262	RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. 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.	CPC/JUD, FIN
HB263	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Permits insurer to exclude from coverage under a motor vehicle insurance policy any person specifically designated by the insurer and acknowledged by the insured.	TRN, CPC
HB264	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Limits assigned claims coverage to those who do not have any motor vehicle insurance at all.	CPC, JUD
HB265	RELATING TO LOANS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. Establishes interest-free home purchase loan programs for physicians and advanced practice registered nurses as incentives to work in hard-to-staff rural areas.	HLT, FIN
HB266	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Requires the public utilities commission to consider other telecommunications services when determining competition in the switched access telephone service market.	CPC
HB267	RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY. Allows the transportation of rental cars by interisland ferry; provided that the interisland ferry has a written contract with the owner of the rental car.	TRN, CPC
HB268	RELATING TO LAND COURT. Requires the assistant registrar of the land court to provide, within 10 days and free of charge, an image and index of all instruments that contain real property transactions each week to the administrator of the city and county of Honolulu's real property assessment division.	WLO, JUD
HB269	RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. Requires the registrar of the bureau of conveyances to provide, within 10 days and free of charge, an image and index of all instruments that contain real property transactions each week to the administrator of the city and county of Honolulu's real property assessment division.	WLO, JUD
HB270	RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY LICENSING ACT. Allows motor vehicle dealers of used vehicles to have in their possession reasonable indicia of ownership or right of possession, as an alternative to a legal ownership certificate, when selling the used vehicle.	CPC, JUD
HB271	RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. Permits the registrar of the bureau of conveyances to accept electronic documents with electronic signatures for recording.	WLO, JUD, FIN
HB272	RELATING TO THE HAWAII REGISTERED AGENTS ACT. Adopts provisions of the Model Registered Agents Act, which streamlines business registration filings for registered agents who accept service of process on behalf of businesses in Hawaii, particularly commercial agents who are in the business of serving as agents.	CPC/JUD, FIN
HB273	RELATING TO THE REAL ESTATE LICENSEES. Excludes licensed real estate brokers and salespersons from the definition of "distressed property consultant" in the Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act, and adds to real estate licensing laws prohibitions against certain conduct by licensed real estate brokers and salespersons that specifically relate to distressed property.	CPC, JUD
HB274	RELATING TO PATRIOT DAY. Designates September 11 as Patriot Day.	TCI, PBS
HB275	RELATING TO MANDATORY REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. Broadens the group of persons required to report child abuse and neglect to include family members, unless they are victims of domestic violence.	HUS, JUD
HB276	RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. Directs the department of human services to increase the foster board payment rate paid to licensed foster families, effective 07/01/09.	HSG, FIN
HB277	RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY. Appropriates funds to make grants available to public schools for the purchase of alternative energy utilities for public school campuses in the state.	EDN, EEP, FIN
HB278	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the department of education to adopt rules to prohibit school bullying and cyberbullying. Makes appropriation.	EDN, FIN
HB279	RELATING TO ENERGY. Short form bill relating to energy.	EEP
HB280	RELATING TO ENERGY. Short form bill relating to energy.	EEP
HB281	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT. Short form bill relating to environment.	EEP
HB282	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT. Short form bill relating to environment.	EEP
HB283	RELATING TO ENERGY. Short form bill relating to energy.	EEP
HB284	RELATING TO ENERGY. Establishes specific performance standards and mandates the use of cool roofs on all new residential and commercial construction in Hawaii beginning in 2011.	EEP/HSG/WLO, EBM, FIN
HB285	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Directs DLNR, DBED&T, and PUC to assist Hawaii Natural energy Institute in the identification and designation of one or more renewable energy zones in the waters not more than three miles from Oahu for a wave energy converter platforms.	EEP/WLO, FIN
HB286	RELATING TO ELECTRIC WHEELING. 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.	EEP, CPC
HB287	RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. Establishes greenhouse gas emissions reduction benchmarks to be achieved prior to January 1, 2020.	EEP, FIN
HB288	RELATING TO THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE. Requires the consumer advocate to advocate for the increased use of renewable energy sources in the provision of public utilities.	EEP, CPC, FIN
HB289	RELATING TO VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES. Bars counties from adopting ordinance or rule that prohibits the installation of vertical axis wind turbines in any residential zoned area; provided that the vertical axis wind turbines meet certain height, output, and noise restrictions.	EEP/WLO, HSG
HB290	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION. Appropriates funds for the operation of the judicial selection commission.	JUD, FIN
HB291	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 3.5, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO REQUIRE THE SALARY COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND SALARIES FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COURTS. Proposes a constitutional amendment to require the commission on salaries to review and recommend salaries for the administrative director and deputy administrative director of the courts.	LAB, JUD, FIN
HB292	RELATING TO COMMISSION ON SALARIES. Requires the commission on salaries to review and recommend salaries for the administrative director and deputy administrative director of the courts, effective 7/1/13, contingent upon passage of related constitutional amendment.	LAB, JUD, FIN
HB293	RELATING TO PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS. Modifies requirements related to the basis for court appointment of a conservator.	JUD
HB294	RELATING TO PERSONAL LIABILITY OF TRUSTEE TO THIRD PARTIES. Amends Hawaii Probate Code provisions on personal liability of a trustee for consistency with Uniform Probate Code.	JUD
HB295	RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE REVOCATION. Authorizes administrative director of the courts to permit administrative driver's license revocation hearings to be held in county other than county of arrest and to permit hearings by telephonic, video, or other electronic means.	TRN, JUD
HB296	RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. Increases the maximum term of a temporary guardianship of a minor from six months to twelve months.	HUS, JUD
HB297	RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES. Adopts the new Interstate Compact for Juveniles and establishes the family court's jurisdiction under the compact.	HUS, JUD, FIN
HB298	MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR ELECTRICITY PAYMENTS FOR JUDICIARY FACILITIES STATEWIDE. Appropriates $1,854,425 in general funds to pay for statewide increases in electricity payments for fiscal year 2008-2009 for judiciary facilities.	JUD, FIN
HB299	RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Establishes the payment priority of the DNA analysis fee over other fees and fines assessed against a defendant by the court.	JUD, FIN
HB300	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Appropriates funds to the Judiciary for fiscal biennium 2009-2010	JUD, FIN
HB301	RELATING TO THE CHILDREN'S JUSTICE PROGRAM. Establishes the confidentiality of children's justice program records, subject to exceptions for program and provider staff, mental and physical health professionals, and the courts.	HUS, JUD
HB302	MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN. Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, Auditor, Legislative Reference Bureau, and Ombudsman.	FIN
HB303	RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS. Allows the renting of dwelling units in state agricultural districts.	WLO/AGR/HSG
HB304	RELATING TO FORECLOSURES. Provides a vehicle to allow more time to a defaulting mortgagor facing foreclosure.	CPC, JUD
HB305	RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP. Provides the authority, procedures, and licensing, related to the production of industrial hemp in the State.	AGR, JUD, FIN
HB306	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Directs the department of transportation to adopt a complete streets policy regarding future transportation projects.	TRN, FIN
HB307	RELATING TO VOTING BY MAIL. Requires chief election officer to mail a mail-in ballot to all registered voters for the 2010 primary and general elections, and all subsequent elections. Describes procedures for voting, return of mail-in ballot, and replacement of ballot. Repeals absentee ballot laws.	JUD, FIN
HB308	RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Directs the attorney general to coordinate a review of the impact of diverting marijuana and low-level felony drug offenders out of the criminal justice system into treatment.	JUD/PBS, FIN
HB309	RELATING TO FAMILY LAW. Recognizes marriages that are valid in country where the marriage was contracted, whether or not the marriage is heterosexual in nature.	JUD
HB310	RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. In medical tort litigation authorizes the court to impose sanctions on a party whose rejection of the Medical Claim Conciliation Panel decision resulted in the trial and who at trial fails to improve on the panel's award by increasing or decreasing it by at least 30 percent.	HLT, JUD
HB311	RELATING TO LIQUOR. Makes various administrative, technical amendments to the liquor license and liquor tax laws.	CPC/JUD, FIN
HB312	RELATING TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. Directs the Department of Defense to develop and implement a program to ensure that an adequate number of monitors to detect sulfur dioxide are strategically placed throughout areas of the state where high incidences of vog, sulfur dioxide, or both occur.	PBS, HLT, FIN
HB313	RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. Requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct more frequent reviews of the condition of highway guardrails on the island of Hawaii that are deteriorating from exposure to acid rain caused by vog. Requires DOT to research measures and technology that could be used to prevent guardrail deterioration.	TRN, FIN
HB314	RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to develop rules for workers' compensation claims involving vog- related medical conditions.	LAB, FIN
HB315	RELATING TO VOLCANIC EMISSIONS. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, in consultation with the Department of Health and the Interagency Task Force on Vog, to establish standards to promote worker safety during high incidences of vog or sulfur dioxide.	LAB, FIN
HB316	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Establishes a temporary reimbursement program for tenants of state agricultural lands in vog-impacted areas to reimburse tenants for costs of repair and maintenance of fencing and other infrastructure repair and maintenance.	PBS, AGR, FIN
HB317	RELATING TO MOBILE MEDICAL CARE. Authorizes the use of federal Homeland Security Grant Program funds to provide the people of the southern portion of the island of Hawaii with increased access to suitable emergency and clinical medical care.	HLT, PBS, FIN
HB318	RELATING TO VOG. Requires the Department of Agriculture to work with the University of Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, to determine best methods of vog treatment and research vog-resistant varieties of plants; appropriates funding.	AGR/HED, FIN
HB319	RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Requires employers to notify employees annually of their entitlement to family leave, as well as possible adverse impact of taking family leave.	LAB, EBM
HB320	RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds for the healthy aging partnership program operated by the executive office on aging.	HLT, FIN
HB321	RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the department of health and the department of human services to post on their respective websites reports of all inspections of care facilities. Appropriates funds to the department of health and to the department of human services to prepare to post inspection reports online.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB322	RELATING TO HOME CARE AGENCIES. Requires the department of health to license home care agencies. Sunsets 6/30/2014. Makes appropriation.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB323	RELATING TO KUPUNA CARE. Appropriates funds for the kupuna care program.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB324	RELATING TO SENIOR CENTERS. Makes an appropriation for certain senior centers on Oahu.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB325	RELATING TO ELDER CARE. Requests the executive office on aging to cooperate with county offices of aging to develop a plan to increase voluntary contributions, procedures for managing waitlists, and policies for implementing a cash and counseling model for service delivery. Makes an appropriation for the kupuna care program.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB326	RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. Appropriates funds to assist with the development of the aging and disability resource center program.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB327	RELATING TO CIGARETTES. Prohibits sale, distribution, and import of purse packs of cigarettes or cigarette packs containing fewer than 20 cigarettes per pack. Defines "purse pack". Imposed fines.	HLT, JUD, FIN
HB328	RELATING TO CANCER. Appropriates funds for cervical and breast cancer screening, education, and outreach.	HLT, FIN
HB329	RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the State to reject all Title V federal funding for mandated abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.	HLT, EDN, FIN
HB330	RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY HEALTH EDUCATION. Requires any recipient of state funding to provide medically accurate sexuality education.	HLT, EDN, FIN
HB331	RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. Requires that tenants of rental property be given sixty days written notice to vacate when the rental property is sold in foreclosure. Requires that tenants of rental property be notified when foreclosure proceedings have begun on the rental property.	HSG, CPC/JUD
HB332	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. Establishes eligibility for unemployment insurance.	LAB, HUS, FIN
HB333	RELATING TO TAXATION. Creates a state earned income tax credit funded initially with TANF funds. Restricts the interest charged by tax preparers to clients who claim the earned income tax credit.	HUS, FIN
HB334	RELATING TO COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION. Requires the Department of Public Safety to develop a plan to use current funding resources to improve community-based programs to assist female offenders in transitioning from prison back into the community.	PBS, FIN
HB335	RELATING TO AN AUTOMATED VICTIM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. Establishes a statewide automated victim notification system to provide victims of crime with current information regarding the custody status of the offender in the victim's case.	PBS, JUD, FIN
HB336	RELATING TO DNA COLLECTION FOR ARRESTEES OF VIOLENT CRIMES. Requires DNA collection from those arrested for violent crimes.	PBS, JUD, FIN
HB337	RELATING TO CULTURE. Short form bill relating to culture.	TCI
HB338	RELATING TO TOURISM. Short form bill relating to tourism.	TCI
HB339	RELATING TO TOURISM. Short form bill relating to tourism.	TCI
HB340	RELATING TO TOURISM. Short form bill relating to tourism.	TCI
HB341	RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Short form bill relating to international affairs.	TCI
HB342	RELATING TO COUNTY SURCHARGE ON STATE TAX. Repeals deadline for counties electing to establish a county surcharge on state tax to pass an ordinance to enact the surcharge. Allows counties under 500,000 population to use proceeds without restriction. Ceases state deduction of 10% for costs if counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii all adopt ordinances.	TRN, FIN
HB343	RELATING TO RURAL PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TRAINING. Appropriates funds to: (1) develop a statewide rural primary health care training program; and (2) support the family medicine residency program of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns school of medicine's department of family medicine and community health. Effective 7/1/09.	HLT, HED, FIN
HB344	RELATING TO LOCKSMITHS. Requires licensure for and regulation of locksmiths.	CPC/JUD, FIN
HB345	RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Amends the pilot project for comprehensive public funding of Hawaii county council elections by commencing the project in the general election year 2014.	JUD, FIN
HB346	MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Establishes an undergraduate degree program in applied engineering at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Creates a special advisory committee. Appropriates funds for the committee and two faculty positions.	HED, FIN
HB347	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Exempts the University of Hawaii from Hawaii public procurement code requirements.	HED, FIN
HB348	RELATING TO COUNTY SURCHARGE ON STATE TAX. Repeals deadline for counties electing to establish a county surcharge on state tax to pass an ordinance to enact the surcharge and establishes a new deadline.	TRN, FIN
HB349	RELATING TO THE HAWAII RULES OF EVIDENCE. Provides that if evidence of an alleged victim's character for aggressiveness is offered by an accused and admitted under paragraph (2), evidence of the same trait of character of the accused offered by the prosecution may be admissible.	JUD
HB350	RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE. Provides a definition of "good faith".	HSG, CPC
HB351	RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Appropriates funds for the purpose of expenditures by the Hawaii public housing authority to make required repairs and renovations at public housing facilities to ensure compliance with state and federal law.	HSG, FIN
HB352	RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS. Establishes August 4 of each year as a state holiday to be known as Barack Obama Day.	TCI, LAB, FIN
HB353	RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Amends requirement of photographs of any building over 50 years old prior to any remodeling, modifications, or demolition by providing that the provision shall not apply if the building is a residence unless it is on or nominated to be on the Hawaii register of historic places. Amends requirement that photographs be archival quality to require that photographs meet national register of historic places specifications.	WLO
HB354	RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Requires counties to accept or reject a public infrastructure dedication that has been developed as part of a housing project within 60 days of the dedication request.	HSG/WLO, TRN
HB355	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Limits any late fee for delinquent condominium common expenses to 20% 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 attorneys' fees may be assessed.	CPC, JUD
HB356	RELATING TO STATE FINANCES. Requires the State to prioritize the use of any federal economic stimulus package funds for double-decking the H-1 freeway and to finance construction of the Pearl Harbor tunnel.	TRN, FIN
HB357	RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Generally, allows state and county agencies to hire third party reviewers to facilitate the processing and issuance of building permits for affordable housing projects.	HSG, LAB, FIN
HB358	RELATING TO DRUG TREATMENT. Authorizes placement of certain offenders in secure drug treatment facilities.	PBS, JUD, FIN
HB359	RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Requires mandatory reporting for criminal property damage, drug dealing or drug use, and terroristic threatening. Requires the housing authority to evict tenants who violate rules.	HSG, JUD
HB360	RELATING TO HOUSING. Expedites project reviews for mixed-use housing and related infrastructure projects to stimulate affordable housing development.	HSG, FIN
HB361	RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Expedites the construction of affordable housing units by requiring ministerial permits associated with the project to be issued by the State or county within 45 days of county council approval of the project.	HSG/WLO
HB362	RELATING TO PLANNING. Establishes a new quasi-legislative process that simplifies the State Land Use Commission's procedures for county government petitions for boundary amendments that are based on adopted county comprehensive plans prepared pursuant to state criteria. Establishes county comprehensive plans.	WLO, JUD
HB363	RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Increases the supply while decreasing the cost of affordable housing.	HSG/WLO, FIN
HB364	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS. Limits the terms of members of the Legislature to 12 years in the House of Representatives and 12 years in the Senate, beginning on the day of the general election of 2010.	LMG, JUD
HB365	RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Amends the "handyman" exemption to contractor licensing law to include contracts that are no more than $1,600 for labor, exclusive of materials, taxes, and other items.	CPC
HB366	RELATING TO MANTA RAYS. Creates administrative penalties for any person who knowingly captures or kills a manta ray within state marine waters.	WLO, JUD
HB367	RELATING TO GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANTS. Requires the department of agriculture to notify the public of the location of field tests and the production of genetically engineered plants.	AGR, EEP, FIN
HB368	RELATING TO LABELING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS. Prohibits sale or distribution of any genetically engineered whole food intended for human consumption in the State that does not have a label conspicuously affixed identifying it as a genetically engineered. Defines "genetically engineered crop", "modern biotechnology", and "genetically engineered whole food".	AGR/EBM, HLT, CPC
HB369	RELATING TO GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FISH. Prohibits the sale of genetically engineered fish or genetically engineered fish products unless for consumption in the State of Hawaii and appropriately labeled as genetically engineered fish or genetically engineered fish products.	AGR/EBM, EEP, CPC
HB370	RELATING TO TAXATION. Clarifies that the additional one cent license tax added to diesel fuel is not applicable to diesel oil that is sold for use in electric power generation by a power-generating facility.	EEP, FIN
HB371	RELATING TO TAXATION. Repeals the sunset provision relating to the one cent tax on naphtha fuel used in a power-generating facility.	EEP, CPC, FIN
HB372	RELATING TO LIVING PARKS. Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to issue long-term residential leases to qualified families residing in state living parks and establishes a public advisory body to monitor compliance with the agreements.	WLO, HAW, FIN
HB373	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.	TRN
HB374	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.	TRN
HB375	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.	TRN
HB376	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.	TRN
HB377	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.	TRN
HB378	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Allows the Department of Transportation to hire and award security contracts by negotiation and not through a bid.	TRN, FIN
HB379	RELATING TO GASOLINE. Reinstates the maximum pre-tax wholesale price of gasoline if the PUC determines that the actual pre-tax wholesale price of gasoline exceeds the maximum pre-tax wholesale price of gasoline calculated pursuant to section 486H-13 for 3 consecutive weeks and reinstates the suspension of the maximum price limit when the actual pre-tax wholesale price of gasoline does not exceed the maximum limit for a period of 3 consecutive months.	EEP, CPC, FIN
HB380	RELATING TO HARASSMENT. Requires temporary restraining orders issued by district court to apply to both the petitioner and the respondent. Establishes the "clear and convincing" evidentiary threshold for conviction.	JUD
HB381	RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII ENDOWMENT FUND. Extends the date on which a $4,000,000 appropriation to the State of Hawaii Endowment Fund (which was authorized pursuant to Act 97, SLH 2006, as amended by Act 156, SLH 2007) is to lapse to the general fund, from June 30, 2009 to June 30, 2011.	TCI, FIN
HB382	RELATING TO STATE TORT LIABILITY. Requires notification of pending class action against the State to the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House at prior to the filing of the lawsuit. Requires service of the lawsuit to the Senate President and House Speaker. Effective January 1, 2010.	JUD, FIN
HB383	RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. Allows the counties to condition the approval of permits for the construction of new residential housing in tsunami inundation zones on the installation of tsunami warning sirens or payment of impact fees. Requires the disability communications access board to identify internationally recognized symbols to be used in the event of a disaster or emergency to communicate notices to persons that do not understand verbal or written communications.	PBS, HSG/WLO, FIN
HB384	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Establishes a task force to collect data and examine advisability and effectiveness of a detention pond safety program.	HLT, WLO, FIN
HB385	RELATING TO PEPPER SPRAY. Allows counties to regulate the sale and possession of pepper spray. Prohibits the sale of pepper spray to minors and people previously convicted of a felony or any assault crime. Prohibits the sale of pepper spray products that contain any substance other than oleoresin capsicum or inert ingredients.	JUD
HB386	RELATING TO PAROLE. 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.	PBS, FIN
HB387	RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. Authorizes the director of civil defense to use inmate labor to assist with disaster relief efforts. Establishes the inmate disaster relief labor program within the department of public safety.	PBS, FIN
HB388	RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Establishes the photo speed imaging detector system program. Authorizes counties to administer the program.	TRN, JUD, FIN
HB389	RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT LAW. Requires an environmental assessment for any development on lands with an average slope of 20% or greater.	EEP, WLO
HB390	RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS. Requires a government record to be transmitted to the requestor by means of electronic mail if the application for disclosure of the record was received electronically.	JUD, FIN
HB391	RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT. Creates strict liability for a land owner or developer of land with a slope of 20% or more for damage or injury to down-slope property and persons from falling rocks, debris, and landslides.	WLO, JUD
HB392	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.	EDN
HB393	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.	EDN
HB394	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.	EDN
HB395	RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING. Requires any unexpended or unencumbered general fund appropriations designated for the State's early learning system to lapse into the Keiki First Steps Trust Fund.	EDN, FIN
HB396	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Establishes job security requirements upon the divestiture of a covered establishment.	LAB, EBM, FIN
HB397	RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Bans all fireworks in counties with a population of more than 500,000 persons.	PBS, TCI, JUD
HB398	RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Provides for a statewide ban of consumer fireworks (firecrackers).	PBS, TCI, JUD
HB399	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to agriculture.	AGR
HB400	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to agriculture.	AGR
HB401	RELATING TO SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCILS. Requires the Superintendant of Education, under policies established by the Board of Education, to conduct all elections for school community councils.	EDN, FIN
HB402	RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Requires the submission of archival quality photographs of privately owned buildings over fifty years old that are listed or eligible for listing on the state or national register of historic places as a condition of receiving a permit to demolish, construct, or otherwise alter the building.	WLO
HB403	RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. 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. Convenes a working group. Effective upon approval for the convening of the working group; 7/1/10 if there is no consensus among the working group.	LAB/EBM, CPC/JUD, FIN
HB404	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Establishes an agricultural products transportation program to provide grants to qualified agricultural producers to alleviate ocean and air intrastate transportation costs.	AGR, FIN
HB405	RELATING TO TAXATION. Exempts neighbor island physicians and osteopathic physicians from paying general excise taxes or unemployment insurance taxes.	HLT, LAB, FIN
HB406	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Repeals exemption from civil service of the first and second deputy sheriff. Effective 01/01/2011.	LAB/PBS, FIN
HB407	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires the deputy director for law enforcement within the department of public safety to be a graduate of a law enforcement academy or a law school; provided that the requirement shall not be applied retroactively to persons appointed prior to July 1, 2009.	PBS/LAB, FIN
HB408	RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. Clarifies the circumstances under which inmates may be transferred between Hawaii facilities and facilities outside of Hawaii.	PBS, FIN
HB409	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Makes clear that the office of the ombudsman has the authority to investigate facilities that hold Hawaii inmates, appropriates funds to conduct investigations, and makes gender neutral amendments.	PBS, LMG, FIN
HB410	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires a correctional impact statement be attached to any bill that proposes a change in the law that creates a public offense, significantly changes an existing public offense or the penalty for an existing offense, or changes existing sentencing, parole, or probation procedures.	PBS, LMG, FIN
HB411	RELATING TO THE HAWAII PENAL CODE. Authorizes retroactive application of the requirement that multiple terms of imprisonment run concurrently unless directed to run consecutively by law or court order.	JUD, FIN
HB412	RELATING TO FIREARMS. Prohibits importation, manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of any .50 caliber Browning machine gun rifle or .50 caliber Browning machine gun cartridge.	PBS, JUD
HB413	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Establishes a state residential drug abuse program with an in‑community component to help inmates' reentry into the community upon their release from prison. Expands number of transition beds in module nineteen at the Oahu community correctional center.	PBS, FIN
HB414	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires the department of public safety to establish performance indicators; requires monthly reports to the legislature, using key performance indicators.	PBS, FIN
HB415	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Short form bill relating to public safety.	PBS
HB416	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Short form bill relating to public safety.	PBS
HB417	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Short form bill relating to public safety.	PBS
HB418	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Short form bill relating to public safety.	PBS
HB419	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Short form bill relating to public safety.	PBS
HB420	RELATING TO DISCHARGE OF SURETIES. Requires filing of a notarized statement with the clerk of court and the insurance commissioner setting forth the reason for discharge of the surety and surrender of the principal.	JUD
HB421	RELATING TO SENTENCING. Repeals the law requiring habitual violent offenders to be sentenced to prison for 30 years to life.	PBS, JUD
HB422	RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the renewable energy technologies income tax credit to make the credit refundable for certain taxpayers, prohibit special allocations of the credit by pass-through entities, and prevents passive activity losses from including a depreciation deduction.	EEP, FIN
HB423	RELATING TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS. Requires hospitals to provide information about emergency contraception to women who are sexually assaulted and to provide emergency contraception when requested. Provides for administrative penalties for noncompliance.	HLT, JUD
HB424	RELATING TO SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING. Allows the sale of cooling from seawater air conditioning district cooling systems to qualify for state enterprise zone benefits.	EEP, EBM, FIN
HB425	RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HONOLULU SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING, LLC PROJECTS ON OAHU. Extends the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds for Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning, LLC for the design and construction of a seawater air conditioning/thermal energy storage district cooling system on Oahu.	EEP, FIN
HB426	RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS ON OAHU. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning, LLC, for the purpose of design and construction of a seawater air conditioning district cooling system in downtown Honolulu.	EEP, FIN
HB427	RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST ONE PLANET PACIFIC ENERGY, LLC, A PROCESSING ENTERPRISE. Provides the issuance of $35,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to One Planet Pacific Energy, LCC.	EEP, FIN
HB428	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE. Excludes bona fide prospective purchasers and owners of contiguous properties who meet certain conditions from liability under the environmental response law.	EEP, JUD
HB429	RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Directs the public utilities commission to establish energy efficiency portfolio standards.	EEP, CPC, FIN
HB430	RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Directs the public benefits fee administrator to review energy use patterns and develop an energy efficiency plan. Appropriates funds.	EEP, CPC, FIN
HB431	RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Directs the energy resources coordinator to review energy efficiency in building construction and recommend amendments to county building codes and the state building code. Requires the state building code to contain provisions of the International Energy Conservation Code and directs counties to adopt those provisions. Allows for the review of energy efficiency in existing state buildings and directs the energy resources coordinator to establish energy efficiency guidelines for retro-commissioning and retrofits. Requires existing state buildings to be retro-commissioned no less than every five years. Requires the energy resources coordinator to publish an annual energy efficiency report. Requires energy performance contracts for retro-commissioning to meet energy efficiency standards.	EEP/WLO, HSG, FIN
HB432	RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Expands the pay as you save pilot program to include photovoltaic energy systems and refrigerator exchanges.	EEP, CPC, FIN
HB433	RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Directs the public benefits fee administrator to develop and implement a program to encourage residential retail electricity customers to replace inefficient household appliances with ENERGY STAR appliances.	EEP, CPC, FIN
HB434	RELATING TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD RENTERS TAX CREDIT. Allows a taxpayer who claims the low-income household renter's tax credit to transfer the credit to the taxpayer's landlord.	HSG, FIN
HB435	RELATING TO NET ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS. Provides a net zero energy building tax credit to builders of residential or commercial buildings that produce enough energy that is equal to or greater than the energy consumed by the occupants of the building.	EEP, FIN
HB436	RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Directs the public utilities commission to establish a consumer information program on energy efficient properties.	EEP, CPC, FIN
HB437	RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Extends the maximum age for EUTF health benefits coverage for dependent-beneficiaries who are unmarried full-time students and are called to active duty in federal service with the National Guard or military reserves.	LAB, FIN
HB438	RELATING TO TAXATION. Assesses a surcharge on all soft drinks sold in the State.	HLT, EBM, FIN
HB439	RELATING TO MEDICAL INJURIES. Establishes a working group to review the concept of health courts to handle medical injury claims and report its findings to the legislature.	HLT, JUD, FIN
HB440	RELATING TO SAFE PATIENT HANDLING PROTOCOL. Requires each private hospital in the State and each community hospital within the Hawaii health systems corporation to establish a safe patient handling committee by 01/01/2010 and a safe patient handling program by 10/01/2010.	HLT, FIN
HB441	RELATING TO CHILD CARE. Creates penalties for child care facility providers who misrepresent material information about their child care center operations to the guardians or parents of a prospective or active child at the center, an employee of the department of human services, or any law enforcement officer.	HUS, JUD
HB442	RELATING TO THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS APPEALS BOARD. Authorizes the labor and industrial relations appeals board (appeal board) to utilize a hearings officer and allow that hearings officer to hold a hearing, in order for the appeal board to expedite hearings on certain workers' compensation matters.	LAB, FIN
HB443	RELATING TO LANDLORD-TENANT CODE. Requires landlord to give tenant prior notice of a foreclosure action and 30-day notice of foreclosure sale.	HSG, CPC
HB444	RELATING TO CIVIL UNIONS. Extends the same rights, benefits, protections, and responsibilities of spouses in a marriage to partners in a civil union.	JUD
HB445	RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Narrows the requirement to submit photographs of historic buildings prior to construction permit approval to apply to buildings meeting established criteria of historical significance and deletes the requirement that photographs must be of archival quality.	WLO
HB446	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Authorizes the use of condominium replacement reserve funds for emergency preparedness purposes.	PBS, CPC
HB447	RELATING TO PAYDAY LENDING. Requires check cashing (deferred deposit) businesses to register with DCCA, post and provide consumers with rate, fee, and other information, keep records, and report to DCCA; regulates payment plans; exempts check casher fees and interest from general excise tax; regulates retailers who occasionally cash checks.	CPC, FIN
HB448	RELATING TO HAWAII PRODUCTS. Amends "made in Hawaii" rules to include "grown in Hawaii" and creates labeling requirements. Requires products to comply by 7/1/2011.	AGR, CPC
HB449	RELATING TO ARMED SERVICES. 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.	EBM, FIN
HB450	RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Grants family leave to an employee 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. Effective 7/1/2015.	EBM, LAB, FIN
HB451	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Grants tuition waivers to veterans and their family members or dependents enrolled at the University of Hawaii.	EBM, HED, FIN
HB452	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Provides tuition waivers for children of military personnel disabled, killed in the line of duty, or declared prisoners of war or missing in action.	EBM, HED, FIN
HB453	RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE. Broadens the scope of the tuition assistance to Hawaii national guard members attending the University of Hawaii and appropriates funds for that purpose.	EBM, HED, FIN
HB454	RELATING TO PLANNING. Establishes a commission in the Office of Planning to identify and prioritize the return to the State of federal lands that are no longer needed for national defense or federal purposes.	EBM, WLO, FIN
HB455	RELATING TO VETERANS CEMETERIES. Appropriates funds for the repair and improvement of veterans cemeteries and allocates the distribution of funds by county.	EBM, FIN
HB456	RELATING TO TAXABLE INCOME EXCLUSIONS. Provides a taxable income exclusion for military on active duty who are serving outside the State pursuant to orders.	EBM, FIN
HB457	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates funds to expand transition programs for military-impacted schools in the State and to hire necessary personnel to coordinate the transition programs.	EBM, EDN, FIN
HB458	RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT. Requires financial institutions and creditors that extend consumer credit to 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.	EBM, CPC
HB459	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII CIVIL AIR PATROL. Makes appropriation for expenses of the Hawaii wing, civil air patrol.	EBM, FIN
HB460	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. Appropriates funds to department of health to contract with a government agency or U.S. military branch to provide intra‑island roto-wing aeromedical services for rural Oahu.	HLT, EBM, FIN
HB461	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. Removes the disqualification for unemployment benefits where the separation was voluntary if the separation was due to a military spouse's reassignment to a different geographic location.	EBM, LAB, FIN
HB462	RELATING TO MILITARY SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES. Requires counties to set aside a portion of the fee charged for military special number plates to be transferred to the office of veterans' services to support veterans' rights and benefits.	EBM, TRN, FIN
HB463	RELATING TO TAXABLE INCOME EXCLUSIONS. Provides a $6,000 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.	EBM, FIN
HB464	RELATING TO STATE VETERANS' HOME. 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.	EBM, FIN
HB465	RELATING TO VETERANS. Establishes a veterans bonus for qualifying veterans.	EBM, FIN
HB466	RELATING TO A HAWAII RESERVE COMPONENT MILITARY FAMILY RELIEF SPECIAL FUND. Establishes the Hawaii reserve component 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.	EBM, FIN
HB467	RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE. Broadens the scope of the law that provides tuition assistance to Hawaii national guard members attending the University of Hawaii to include commissioned and general officers, and persons pursuing graduate degrees.	EBM, FIN
HB468	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Establishes a pilot project to enable registered voters living outside the United States to vote in Hawaii elections via the Internet.	JUD, FIN
HB469	RELATING TO MILITARY RESERVE COMPONENTS. Creates a special fund to reimburse the life insurance premiums of national guard and reserve members deployed to a war zone. Appropriates funds.	EBM, FIN
HB470	RELATING TO MILITARY RESERVE COMPONENTS. Creates a special fund to reimburse the life insurance premiums of national guard and reserve members deployed to a combat zone or qualified hazardous duty area.	EBM, FIN
HB471	RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes a refundable income tax credit for Hawaii employers who employ members of the Hawaii national guard who are mobilized into active federal service and deployed, and who pay the employee the differential between the employee's military pay and allowances and the employee's civilian pay, if the latter is higher.	EBM, FIN
HB472	RELATING TO THE STATE VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX. Provides for the exemption of vehicle weight taxes for one noncommercial vehicle per veteran.	EBM, TRN, FIN
HB473	RELATING TO KAUAI VETERANS CEMETERY. Appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2009-2010 and fiscal year 2010-2011 for the repair and maintenance of the Kauai veterans cemetery.	EBM, FIN
HB474	RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Expands the scope of the use of the works of art special fund to include restoration of historic buildings. Sunsets in 5 years.	WLO, FIN
HB475	RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Clarifies Act 228, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, to focus scope on properties that are eligible to be listed or is listed on the Hawaii or national register of historic places.	WLO
HB476	RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Directs the high technology development corporation to establish a technology industrial park for military technology research and development.	EBM, FIN
HB477	RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides a tax credit to department of defense high technology contractors that hire workers who are residents of the State.	EBM, FIN
HB478	RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND ADJUSTMENTS. Makes permanent the 1.0 adequate reserve ratio, and the 75% maximum weekly benefit.	LAB, FIN
HB479	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Amends Act 5, First Special Session Laws 2007.	LAB, EBM, FIN
HB480	RELATING TO THE INNOVATION ECONOMY. Establishes the Hawaii Innovation Investment Fund, a professionally managed fund of funds, and allows the ERS to invest moderate amounts in Hawaii venture capital.	EBM, LAB, FIN
HB481	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Eliminates limit on charter schools.	EDN, FIN
HB482	RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Gives charter schools first right to use underutilized or vacant state buildings	EDN, FIN
HB483	RELATING TO EDUCATION. 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.	EDN, FIN
HB484	RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Strengthens the current reckless driving penalties for individuals guilty of two or more traffic violations under the State’s Traffic Code.	TRN, JUD, FIN
HB485	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Conforms certain penalties to federal regulations; imposes penalties for operating a commercial motor vehicle with alcohol concentration of 0.04 per cent or more.	TRN, JUD
HB486	RELATING TO TORTS. Exempts agricultural land owners from tort liability for injury on their agricultural lands if injured party is convicted of criminal trespass.	AGR, JUD
HB487	RELATING TO HAWAII’S CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE – ELECTRIC GENERATION AND DELIVERY. Establishes electric generation and delivery initiatives necessary for and contributing to the transition of Hawaii’s energy sector to 70% non-petroleum energy sources by 2030.	EEP, CPC, FIN
HB488	RELATING TO HAWAII’S CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE – ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Establishes energy efficiency initiatives necessary for and contributing to the transition of Hawaii’s energy sector to 70% non-petroleum energy sources by 2030.	EEP/WLO, CPC, FIN
HB489	RELATING TO HAWAII’S CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE IN TRANSPORTATION ENERGY. Establishes transportation energy initiatives necessary for the transition of Hawaii’s transportation energy sector from almost completely dependent on petroleum towards the use of efficient, stable, secure, renewable, non-petroleum energy sources by 2030.	EEP, TRN, AGR, FIN
HB490	RELATING TO TAX INCENTIVES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY. Increases incentives for renewable energy; repeals prohibition on taking solar tax credit for developers.	EEP/WLO, FIN
HB491	RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY. Creates a series of incentives to allow individuals and businesses to choose solar heating or photovoltaic units to reduce dependence on fossil-fuel based electricity.	EEP, HSG, FIN
HB492	RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. Establishes the Hawaii communications commission (HCC) in the department of commerce and consumer affairs (DCCA). Transfers functions relating to telecommunications from the PUC to the HCC. Also transfers functions relating to cable services from DCCA to HCC.	EBM, CPC, FIN
HB493	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows home school students to participate on an equal basis in any extracurricular activities offered by a public school. Requires home school students to pay applicable activity participation fees.	EDN, FIN
HB494	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Clarifies situation in event of a withdrawal. Moves primary election date back to the second Saturday in August. Effective January 1, 2011.	JUD
HB495	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION. Adds the requirement that persons seeking election to the State Senate and State House be qualified voters of the district they seek to represent for at least one year prior to the filing of nomination papers.	LMG, JUD
HB496	RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE. Requires the legislature to follow fundamental principles of the Sunshine Law, including conducting public hearings for legislative rulemaking; broadly construing written correspondence on measures as official testimony; giving 48 hours public notice for hearings; providing notice of matters pending a floor vote in the order of the day before consideration; and requiring a majority vote to suspend legislative rules.	LMG, JUD
HB497	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. Prohibits the counting of blank votes and overvotes in determining whether a proposed constitutional amendment has been ratified.	JUD, FIN
HB498	RELATING TO FISCAL NOTES. Requires preparation of a fiscal note for any bill reported from the final committee to which the bill has been referred prior to passage on third reading in either house of the legislature, to or, if no fiscal impact, a statement to that effect. Specifies fiscal note requirements. Appropriates funds.	LMG, FIN
HB499	RELATING TO TORTS. 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.	HLT, CPC, JUD
HB500	RELATING TO ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. Amends the current certificate of need requirement under chapter 323D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to promote increased access to quality health care.	HLT, FIN
HB501	RELATING TO A SILVER ALERT FOR MISSING SENIOR CITIZENS. Creates and implements a silver alert program to be operated concurrently with the Maile Amber Alert program.	HUS, JUD, FIN
HB502	RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Prohibits driving minors from engaging in secondary tasks that distract from driving such as: the use of all cell phones other electronic devices; consuming food or beverages; engaging in personal grooming; or reaching for any object; while operating a motor vehicle under either a temporary instruction permit or a provisional license.	TRN, JUD
HB503	RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Changes the requirement for archival photographs for permits allowing the demolition, construction, or other major alteration of a historic building to photographs in any format. Provides that if the State Historic Preservation Division does not act upon a plan submission within 30 days, the proposal is treated as accepted.	WLO
HB504	RELATING TO TOURISM. Mandates that signs identifying state landmarks convey interpretive information.	TCI, FIN
HB505	RELATING TO HISTORIC PLACES. Increases criminal penalties for trespass upon and vandalism of properties on the Hawai`i Register of Historic Places.	WLO, JUD
HB506	RELATING TO A MUSEUM ARTIFACT AND ARCHIVAL CONSERVATION SUMMIT. Directs the department of accounting and general services to organize a museum artifact and archival conservation summit.	TCI, FIN
HB507	RELATING TO HISTORIC BUILDINGS. Establishes a task force to identify obstacles to the use of alternative or renewable energy systems on state historic buildings or purchase by state historic buildings of power generated from alternative or renewable energy systems located on adjacent properties and ways to permit sellers to claim a tax deduction. Requires report to the legislature in 2010 and 2011.	WLO/EEP, FIN
HB508	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Requires a business to provide commercial motor vehicle insurance coverage for delivery persons who use their own motor vehicles to make deliveries for the business.	CPC, EBM
HB509	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires incumbent elected officials to file nomination papers for re-election 7 days prior to the filing deadline for non-incumbents.	JUD
HB510	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Extends the filing deadline by 5 days in cases where a candidate withdraws less than 5 days prior to the filing deadline.	JUD
HB511	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Makes nomination papers available until 72 hours prior to the deadline for filing nomination papers.	JUD
HB512	RELATING TO GAMBLING. 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. Eliminates free play as a defense under certain circumstances.	JUD
HB513	RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. Establishes requirements for contractors who bid on state construction projects. Establishes penalties for non-compliance with such requirements.	EBM, FIN
HB514	RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS BY COUNTIES. Authorizes counties to conduct criminal history record checks on taxicab drivers and applicants for a taxicab driver certificate.	EBM, JUD
HB515	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Authorizes the transfer of moneys from the hurricane reserve trust fund to the Hawaii insurance guaranty association for the payment of covered claims against an insolvent insurer when (1) the insolvency was caused by a hurricane and (2) the Hawaii hurricane relief fund has no hurricane insurance policy in force.	PBS, CPC, FIN
HB516	RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. Repeals requirement that the interest earned on the principal in the hurricane reserve trust fund be transferred to the general fund.	PBS, CPC, FIN
HB517	RELATING TO WITNESSES. Clarifies that a witness can express himself or herself verbally or nonverbally as long as the meaning is understood.	JUD
HB518	RELATING TO COMMITTED PERSONS. Authorizes department of public safety and Hawaii paroling authority to release nonviolent committed persons subject to wearing electronic monitoring devices.	PBS, FIN
HB519	RELATING TO INMATES. Requires return of all out-of-state inmates in private prisons by 12/31/2015. Requires the public safety department to plan, design, and construct sufficient facilities to house inmates in Hawaii by 12/31/2015.	PBS, FIN
HB520	RELATING TO BUILDINGS. Repeals the amendments made by Act 228, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, which require the taking of photographs of actual or potential historic buildings before demolition, construction, or alteration of the buildings.	WLO
HB521	RELATING TO FUEL TAX. Exempts SLH 2007, Act 209's amendments to section 243-4(a), HRS, from repeal and reenactment on December 31, 2009 by SLH 2007, Act 103, which will lower the license taxes paid by distributors on each gallon of liquid fuel sold.	EEP, FIN
HB522	RELATING TO FORECLOSURES. Requires mortgagees to provide notice to tenants of foreclosure and give them 45 days from the date of notice to vacate when their rental property is disposed of in either a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure.	HSG, JUD
HB523	RELATING TO HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. Repeals Hawaii Community Development Authority, effective 6/30/2011.	WLO
HB524	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Allows the investment of condominium association funds in obligations of the counties or their agencies.	CPC, FIN
HB525	RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE. Makes a mortgagee in possession or purchaser of residential rental property that has been foreclosed upon subject to a rental agreement between the previous landlord and a tenant.	HSG, CPC/JUD
HB526	RELATING TO HAWAII AIR CARRIERS. Amends chapter 261E, HRS, related to the regulation of Hawaii interisland air carriers; expands the application of chapter language; deletes issuance of securities and adds capacity discussions.	TRN, CPC, FIN
HB527	RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Creates a blue ribbon task force in the department of budget and finance to explore the feasibility of having the employees' retirement system purchase Ala Moana Center and the Ward Centers.	LAB, EBM, FIN
HB528	RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT. Creates the State Comprehensive Employment Training Program (SCET) providing subsidized employment for work with a public purpose. Appropriates funds.	LAB, FIN
HB529	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Allows a public employee to retire early without penalty under certain circumstances.	LAB, FIN
HB530	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. Provides that a state employer and exclusive representative may enter into a supplemental or memorandum of agreement to establish a furlough program for state employees from 7/1/09 to 6/30/11.	LAB, FIN
HB531	RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Includes a public employer's obligation to pay normal cost and accrued unfunded liability contributions to the employees' retirement system as part of the arbitration criteria used to determine whether the public employer has the ability to pay for proposed cost items.	LAB, FIN
HB532	RELATING TO MEDICAL AMNESTY. Establishes limited immunity for individuals who seek medical assistance for victims of drug overdoses.	HLT, JUD
HB533	RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires food establishments to post notices warning that certain foods in the food establishment may contain peanuts or be prepared with products derived from peanuts. Makes notices subject to inspection of food establishments by department of health staff. Establishes penalty. Requires director of health to adopt rules.	HLT, JUD
HB534	RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. Requires that emergency medical services vehicles be equipped with cameras to record civilian vehicles that do not yield right of way when the emergency vehicle's audible and visual signals are on. Imposes penalties for failure to yield right of way.	HLT, TRN, JUD
HB535	RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF MILITARY AFFAIRS. Establishes the office of military affairs in the governor's office. Appropriation.	EBM, FIN
HB536	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Deletes the requirement for cooperative purchasing agreements to be made pursuant to rules adopted by the procurement policy board.	EBM, FIN
HB537	A BILL PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO NUCLEAR ENERGY. Repeals provision of state constitution that prohibits nuclear fission power plants to be constructed or radioactive material to be disposed without the prior approval by a two-thirds vote in the house and senate.	EEP, JUD, FIN
HB538	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Provides a revised and more graduated process for ensuring all federal, state, and county elections have ample opportunity for contested elections in the event of late filing or withdrawals by candidates for these contests.	JUD
HB539	RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Prohibits a corporation or company from making campaign contributions directly from its treasury to a candidate, candidate's committee, noncandidate's committee, or political party. Permits a corporation or company to make a contribution of no more than $25,000 from its treasury to one noncandidate committee established by the corporation or company. Allows a corporation's or company's noncandidate committee to make campaign contributions to candidates, candidate committees, other noncandidate committees, and political parties in accordance with existing law.	JUD
HB540	RELATING TO THE STATE WATER CODE. Requires commission on water resources management, in determining instream flow standards, to considers streams in a geographic region together.	WLO/EEP, FIN
HB541	RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL. Ensures that civil service benefits for department of education civil service employees are the same as those provided to civil service employees of other executive branch employees until 6/30/12.	EDN, LAB, FIN
HB542	RELATING TO MAUI NORTH SHORE HERITAGE PARK. Requires that the legacy land conservation commission prioritize consideration of the Maui north shore heritage park for recommendation to DLNR for land acquisition.	WLO, FIN
HB543	RELATING TO AQUARIUM AQUATIC LIFE. Enhances the regulation of aquarium aquatic life collection in the State.	WLO, JUD, FIN
HB544	RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS. Clarifies that where public access is required as a condition of a subdivision, either the county must accept dedication of and maintain the access or identify an entity to own and maintain the access. Authorizes county to require subdivider to provide establishment of a stewardship fund for maintenance purposes.	WLO/HSG, JUD
HB545	RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT LAW. Requires a supplemental environmental assessment or supplemental environmental impact statement after the passage of 15 years from the date of the acceptance of the statement or the determination of a finding of no significant impact, if the proposed action is not completed.	EEP, JUD
HB546	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Removes the capacity limit for net energy metering and increases eligible customer-generator capacity to one megawatt. Permits existing net metered customers to remain with net metering program once alternative credits or compensation mechanisms are created. Allows an eligible customer-generator to generate up to one hundred kilowatts before the eligible customer-generator must gain public utilities commission approval of safety and performance standards.	EEP, CPC
HB547	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Requires the office of environmental quality to review determinations of the necessity for an environmental impact statement where the proposing agency is also the agency making the determination. Requires the environmental council to approve exemptions made by a proposing agency.	EEP, FIN
HB548	RELATING TO TEMPORARY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS. Provides temporary health insurance for unemployed persons who lost their health insurance.	LAB, HUS, FIN
HB549	RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. Clarifies the operation of the high technology research and development loan and grant program to allow the State to catch up to increased federal award amounts since 1989. Gives priority to first-time small business innovation research and small business technology transfer award or contract recipients. Allows, rather than requires, the grant program to borrow funds from the Hawaii capital loan revolving fund.	EBM, FIN
HB550	RELATING TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. Increases maximum valuation amount for a development to qualify for a special management area minor permit.	WLO
HB551	RELATING TO EDUCATION. 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.	EDN, FIN
HB552	RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT. Clarifies the definition of "qualified research" with respect to the high technology business investment tax credit.	EBM, FIN
HB553	RELATING TO MEDICAL ENTERPRISE ZONES. Establishes medical enterprise zones in the State to encourage the development of medical and research services. Creates a 7-year pilot medical enterprise zone in West Maui.	EBM, HLT, FIN
HB554	RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILING OF TAX RETURNS. Requires DOTAX to establish a system to allow taxpayers to file all tax returns, applications, reports, and other documents electronically, telephonically, or by optical means. Also assesses a $5 fee for documents filed manually and uses the proceeds to fund the electronic filing system.	FIN
HB555	RELATING TO TAXATION. Creates a moratorium for persons doing business in Hawaii to obtain a general excise tax license without penalty. Stiffens penalties at the end of the moratorium for persons doing business without a general excise tax license.	FIN
HB556	RELATING TO VETERAN BURIAL GRANTS. Requires office of veterans' services to pay directly to a mortuary for services and to transport the remains of a deceased veteran who joined the New Filipino Scouts between 10/06/1945, and 06/30/1947, and died after 06/30/1994, to the Philippines upon submission of an unpaid invoice. Appropriates funds.	EBM, FIN
HB557	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Amends the definition of "bicycle" to include a bicycle powered by an electronic motor.	TRN, JUD
HB558	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires protestors for whom a protest is not sustained to reimburse the chief procurement officer or designee for administrative expenses incurred in connection with an administrative hearing or action in court.	EBM, FIN
HB559	RELATING TO CAPITAL GAINS. Provides a vehicle to change the rate of the state capital gains tax for one year.	FIN
HB560	RELATING TO VETERANS SERVICES. Establishes the veterans' services special fund to provide medical support services to Hawaii veterans. Establishes a veterans' service tax on liquor and deposits the revenue into the veterans' services special fund.	EBM, FIN
HB561	RELATING TO MOTION PICTURE, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND FILM PRODUCTION INCOME TAX CREDIT. Clarifies the total motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credits that may be claimed.	TCI, FIN
HB562	RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Provides grace period for GET payment and broadens certain requirements for consolidated general excise tax payments.	FIN
HB563	RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Requires liquor licenses to carry liability insurance as a condition of acquiring and renewing a license. Requires liquor liability insurers to notify the county liquor commissions upon a termination, rejection, or nonrenewal of a licensee's coverage.	EBM, CPC
HB564	RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS. Allows the director of commerce and consumer affairs to designate an access organization to oversee public, educational, and governmental channels on cable television.	CPC, FIN
HB565	RELATING TO AQUARIUM AQUATIC LIFE. Enhances the regulation of aquarium aquatic life collection in the State.	WLO, JUD, FIN
HB566	RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Prohibits possession of open liquor containers in public housing common areas and on streets and sidewalks.	HSG, JUD
HB567	RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides two choices for check off donations for the: 1. Hawaii election campaign fund; 2. School-level minor repairs and maintenance special fund; 3. Libraries special fund; and 4. Hawaii children's trust fund and the domestic violence and sexual assault special funds within the department of health, the department of human services, and the judiciary..	HUS/EDN, JUD, FIN
HB568	RELATING TO BILL OF RIGHTS DAY. Creates Bill of Rights Day on December 15 of each year.	JUD
HB569	RELATING TO EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. Provides a state earned income tax credit.	EBM, FIN, JUD
HB570	RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. Requires certain agencies to account for sea-level rise and minimize risk from coastal hazards such as erosion, storm inundation, hurricanes, and tsunamis. Preserves public shoreline access. Extends shoreline setback to no less than 40 ft. from shoreline and authorizes counties to account for annual erosion rates.	WLO
HB571	RELATING TO CHILDREN. 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.	HUS, JUD
HB572	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE. Appropriates funds to continue three-year pilot program to expand health care coverage for children established in 2007.	HLT, FIN
HB573	RELATING TO EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND. Requires a deposit into the emergency and budget reserve fund at the close of any fiscal year whenever there is a carryover cash surplus in the general fund. The deposit is equal to 15% of the closing general fund balance.	FIN
HB574	RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. Extends the reverse vending machine rebate program and increases the financial incentives. Appropriates moneys to the counties to plan and operate county recycling programs.	EEP, FIN
HB575	RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. Requires claimants who reject the medical claim conciliation panel's award of damages and pursue litigation to pay the health care provider's attorneys' fees, costs, and cost of the provider's time, unless the litigation results in an award of more than 200% of the panel's award. Requires claimants who reject the panel's finding of no negligence and pursue litigation to pay the attorneys' fees and costs of all defendants, unless the result of litigation is a judgment in favor of the claimant.	HLT, JUD
HB576	RELATING TO LAND USE. Short form bill relating to land use.	WLO
HB577	RELATING TO LAND USE. Short form bill relating to land use.	WLO
HB578	RELATING TO LAND USE. Short form bill relating to land use.	WLO
HB579	RELATING TO OCEAN RESOURCES. Short form bill relating to ocean resources.	WLO
HB580	RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES. Short form bill relating to water resources.	WLO
HB581	RELATING TO INFORMATION. Requires public or private entities responsible for the inadvertent, unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable financial information to pay for access to credit reports for at least 1 year.	CPC/JUD, FIN
HB582	RELATING TO USE OF DEADLY FORCE. Allows the use of deadly force when protecting one's primary dwelling against an intruder who enters the primary dwelling without invitation. Exempts the actor from civil liability for injuries or damages resulting from the use of deadly force.	JUD
HB583	RELATING TO OPIHI. Establishes a five year moratorium on the harvesting of opihi on Oahu. Establishes a ban on taking or harvesting opihi statewide, subject to open and closed seasons and the traditional rights of certain ahupuaa tenants.	WLO, JUD
HB584	RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES. Requires expedited processing of an application for state and county permits for projects incorporating energy and environmental design building standards (leadership in energy and environmental design, LEED). Deems the application to be approved if no decision is made within 180 days of application.	WLO/EEP
HB585	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Requires expedited residential and commercial building permit or for any state permit approval process for installation of photovoltaic systems. Provides for approval by law if permit application is not granted or denied within sixty days for existing structures and within one hundred twenty days for new structures.	WLO/EEP
HB586	RELATING TO THE KANEOHE BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL. Sunsets the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council but retains their plans, programs, and policies.	WLO, FIN
HB587	RELATING TO DEATH WITH DIGNITY. 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.	HLT, JUD
HB588	RELATING TO COUNTIES. Specifies that in a county with a population of at least 500,000 people, a county board may issue revenue bonds in its own name if so authorized under the county charter.	FIN
HB589	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES. Exempts renewable energy facilities from subdivision requirements; defines "subdivision requirements".	WLO/EEP
HB590	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES. Shortens time within which a state or county agency may process and approve or deny any permit plan application for a renewable energy facility.	WLO/EEP
HB591	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Authorizes a preferential rate for electricity purchased by electric utilities from renewable energy producers that are associated with agricultural activities.	EEP/AGR, CPC
HB592	RELATING TO HISTORIC STRUCTURES. Allows required photographs submitted to the DLNR to be in any format, including electronic, when engaging in a demolition or major alteration of a historic building eligible for listing on the Hawaii or national register of historic places.	WLO
HB593	RELATING TO SHORELINE SETBACKS. Directs BLNR to adopt rules for determining the shoreline setback and mauka extent of the conservation district for Kailua beach; establishes an interim coastal construction setback line.	WLO, FIN
HB594	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects to benefit the 48th representative district.	FIN
HB595	RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. Establishes June 8 of each year as World Ocean Day to celebrate the blessings of the oceans, improve international relations, and increase public awareness of conservation management of the ocean environment.	WLO
HB596	RELATING TO A TECHNOLOGY MASTER PLAN. 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 2011 regular session and updated every 2 years thereafter.	EBM, FIN
HB597	RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Prohibits use of tobacco products by minors. Upon initial, second, and third violations, requires the minor to complete a tobacco use cessation program, perform community service, and have the minor's driver's license revoked for one year.	HLT, JUD
HB598	PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO LIMIT THE ROLE OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO APPOINTING AND REMOVING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, AND RAISING FUNDS FOR THE UNIVERSITY. Proposing a constitutional amendment to Article X, Section 6, of the Hawaii Constitution, to limit the role of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to appointing and removing the president of the university, and raising funds for the university.	HED, JUD, FIN
HB599	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Requires at least 90% of revenues from University of Hawaii post-season athletic appearances to be allocated to the UH athletics program.	HED, FIN
HB600	RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Establishes a reward program for reporting of fraudulent claims to department of human services assistance programs. Increases penalties for committing fraud under assistance programs.	HUS, JUD, FIN
HB601	RELATING TO THE WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND. Allows up to 50% 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 culture and arts. Removes capital improvement appropriations that are designated for renovation of state buildings from the works of art special fund's 1% transfer requirement.	TCI, FIN
HB602	RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. 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 50%, a partner of a partnership, and a sole proprietor from the definition of "employment" under the workers' compensation law.	LAB, EBM
HB603	RELATING TO EDUCATION. 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 the first grade.	EDN, FIN
HB604	RELATING TO GRAY WATER. Requires county gray water recycling programs to conform to standards established by the department of health.	EEP, FIN
HB605	RELATING TO TAXATION. Prohibits recipients of federal grants from qualifying for state tax credits.	FIN
HB606	RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Prohibits attempts by minors using false identification to purchase liquor by establishing fines and other penalties. Designates 50% of revenues from fines to county programs for underage drinking awareness and prevention. Authorizes the issuance of citations as an alternative to arrest for violations associated with intoxicating liquor.	CPC/JUD, FIN
HB607	RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Disallows workers' compensation benefits for the exacerbation of injuries sustained during after work, voluntary recreational, or social activities.	LAB, FIN
HB608	RELATING TO TOBACCO. Clarifies that it is unlawful for minors, defined as persons under age 18, to possess or use tobacco products. Exempts minors when lawfully delivering tobacco products or participating in a law enforcement activity. Makes community service optional and not mandatory for subsequent offenses.	HLT, JUD
HB609	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. 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.	WLO, FIN
HB610	RELATING TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Establishes a task force to develop the Hawaii state science and technology plan. Appropriates funds.	EBM, FIN
HB611	RELATING TO TAXATION. Requires the Department of Human Services and the Department of Taxation to evaluate certain tax credits and tax exemptions and report to legislature. Provides automatic repeal of the tax credits and tax exemptions. Provides a penalty for excessive amounts filed for tax refunds and credits.	FIN
HB612	RELATING TO LAND USE COMMISSION. Prevents lands designated important agricultural lands from being reclassified to another classification if the primary use of the land is agriculture, the owner or lessee is a farmer, and the gross proceeds from the agricultural activities on the land exceed $1,000,000.	WLO/AGR
HB613	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires the office of elections to develop a standard withdrawal and declaration of candidacy form by 01/01/2010. Requires a candidate to file the standard form to withdraw as a candidate prior to the subsequent filing of nomination papers for any other elective office.	JUD
HB614	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Makes nomination papers available until twenty-four hours prior to the deadline for filing nomination papers.	JUD
HB615	RELATING TO HARASSMENT. Provides that harassment includes all digital communications.	JUD
HB616	RELATING TO THE HAWAII EXPORT CENTER. Establishes Hawaii export center within department of business, economic development, and tourism located within the Kalaeloa community development district to manage sharing of shipping containers for multiple small Hawaii export businesses who lack sufficient quantities of product to completely fill one standard shipping container at any one time.	EBM, FIN
HB617	RELATING TO MASS TRANSIT ROUTE ECONOMIC ZONES. Creates a task force to recommend parameters for the creation of mass transit route economic zones including eligibility and benefits and incentives such as tax credits. Report to legislature, including process to designate economic zones and incentives to attract businesses and affordable housing to encourage ridership. Task force terminates on 06/30/10.	TRN, EBM, FIN
HB618	RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PRUDENT MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS ACT. Enacts Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act to replace and update existing Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act. Provides guidance and authority to charitable organizations concerning the management and investment of funds held by those organizations. Provides additional protections for charities and also protects the interests of donors. Modernizes rules governing expenditures from endowment funds. Gives institutions ability to cope more easily with fluctuations in the value of the endowment. Updates provisions governing the release and modification of restrictions on charitable funds to permit more efficient management of these funds.	CPC, FIN
HB619	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Directs the public utilities commission to prepare a study on the creation of renewable energy zones and report its findings to the legislature.	CPC, EEP, FIN
HB620	RELATING TO SENTENCING. Authorizes the court at sentencing to require a person with three or more convictions 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.	JUD, FIN
HB621	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO CLARIFY RETIREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR JUSTICES AND JUDGES IN STATE COURTS. Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow justices and judges who attain the age of 70 during their term of office to complete their term prior to retirement.	JUD, FIN
HB622	RELATING TO HARASSMENT. Adds digital communication as a form of nonconsensual contact in the offense of harassment by stalking.	JUD
HB623	RELATING TO STATE IDENTIFICATION. Allows the attorney general to contract with counties for processing and issuing state identification cards.	JUD, FIN
HB624	RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. Specifies state-operated schools, libraries, community colleges, and universities as examples of facilities that are places of public accommodation subject to anti-discriminatory prohibitions.	HED/EDN, JUD
HB625	RELATING TO SURCHARGE FOR INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES. Increases the initial filing fee for civil actions.	JUD, FIN
HB626	RELATING TO ETHICS. 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.	JUD, FIN
HB627	RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Prohibits the resumption of work for any person who is issued a citation for operating without a contractor's license in good standing until a hearing is conducted, and makes the issuance of citations and cease and desist orders mandatory. Amends penalties.	CPC, JUD
HB628	RELATING TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL MOVEMENTS. Allows for the exchange or movement of civil service employees between the State and any county, between counties, between the federal government and the State, or between the federal government and any county; provided certain conditions are met.	LAB, FIN
HB629	RELATING TO LIQUOR COMMISSION EMPLOYEES. Repeals section 281-22, HRS, which allows liquor commission employees to support, advocate, or aid in the election or defeat of any candidate for public office.	LAB, JUD
HB630	RELATING TO GRAFFITI. Authorizes limited access by designated state or county agencies limited to private real property for the purpose of painting over graffiti if owner or occupant of the property has not painted over the graffiti within 30 days after notice to do so. Requires the attorney general to create an internet-based library of graffiti tags to assist in identifying graffiti taggers.	JUD
HB631	RELATING TO A VETERANS' CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM. Creates veterans' conservation corps program within office of veterans' services to train and employ volunteer veterans and help conserve Hawaii's environment. Makes appropriation.	EBM, WLO, FIN
HB632	RELATING TO POLICY ADVISORY BOARD ON VETERANS' SERVICES. Requires governor, in making appointments, to ensure that members of the policy advisory board on veterans' services represent all minority viewpoints, including issues of concern to women veterans. Requires one member to be a representative of the Yukio Okutsu veterans home.	EBM
HB633	RELATING TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE. 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.	HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN
HB634	RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS. Repeals the designation of election days as state holidays.	LAB, JUD, FIN
HB635	RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF NEED. Establishes a temporary blue ribbon panel to study the certificate of need process in other states and recommend changes or the abolition of Hawaii's certificate of need process.	HLT, FIN
HB636	RELATING TO BOARD OF PHARMACY. Requires the board of pharmacy to conduct unannounced site inspections of pharmacies at least once during the period that a pharmacy permit is in force. Makes acceptance of on-site inspections a condition of receiving a permit to operate a pharmacy.	HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN
HB637	RELATING TO VETERANS. Clarifies that gender-specific treatment and services shall be made available to veterans. To the extent funds are available, requires office of veterans services to provide various additional services primarily dealing with war-related stress.	EBM, FIN
HB638	RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. Requires the dismissal of a protest of an award of a contract if the reason for the protest is based upon an error in a bid that is less than one per cent of the bid amount.	EBM, FIN
HB639	RELATING TO TOURISM. Establishes a task force to assess the feasibility and cost of creating a tourist assistance call center that would enable tourists to call a telephone number and be directed to an automated menu to obtain information about tourism-related niche market sectors.	TCI, FIN
HB640	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Excludes the installation and development of infrastructure and utilities within a public right-of-way or highway as the use of state or county lands for purposes of requiring an environmental assessment.	EEP/WLO, TRN
HB641	RELATING TO BEACH ACCESS. Requires the department of land and natural resources to identify, publicize, and enforce access by public to beaches.	WLO, FIN
HB642	RELATING TO NOISE. Limits the noise level of leaf blowers as determined reasonable by the department of health.	EEP, JUD
HB643	RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Prohibits contractors from employing persons not eligible to work in the United States. Imposes fines for violations. Authorizes the contractors license board to suspend or revoke a license if a civil judgment is entered against the contractor on a complaint alleging that the contractor hired ineligible workers. Establishes a special fund.	LAB, JUD, FIN
HB644	RELATING TO KAENA POINT STATE PARK. Permits overnight camping at Kaena point state park.	WLO, FIN
HB645	RELATING TO KAENA POINT. Removes any restriction on camping in Kaena point state park.	WLO, FIN
HB646	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Establishes an organic agriculture task force under the direction of DBEDT to develop a business plan for a Hawaii organic food center; makes an appropriation to the task force to carry out its purposes.	AGR, EBM, FIN
HB647	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Allows office related businesses in agricultural district farm dwellings under certain conditions.	WLO/AGR
HB648	RELATING TO WATER. Permits use of water catchment or other private water systems on premises served by a public water system.	WLO
HB649	RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES. Transfers funds from the tourism special fund for conservation and restoration projects in east Maui.	TCI, WLO, FIN
HB650	RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Directs DOE to transfer Keanae School over to DLNR; directs DLNR to work with community to assure maximum benefit of Keane School property for the community.	EDN, WLO, FIN
HB651	RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Creates a 2-year program that allows liquor establishments to obtain a liquor license from the liquor commission if they have obtained temporary tax clearance from the department of taxation by entering into a payment plan with the department for the payment of taxes.	EBM, CPC, FIN
HB652	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR THE HAIKU REGION OF MAUI. Appropriates funds for ambulance service in the Haiku region of Maui.	HLT, FIN
HB653	RELATING TO TANNING. Prohibits an owner, employee, or operator of a tanning facility from providing tanning services to persons under 18 years of age.	HLT, FIN
HB654	RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Prohibits the resumption of work for any person who is issued a citation for operating without a contractor's license in good standing until the person cited holds the required licenses conducted and makes the issuance of citations and cease and desist orders mandatory. Amends penalties. Effective 1/1/10.	CPC/JUD
HB655	RELATING TO REMOTE DISPENSING PHARMACIES. Allows remote dispensing pharmacies to operate on islands without a pharmacy, provide medications to patients with health insurance, and dispense controlled substances.	HLT, CPC
HB656	RELATING TO LIQUOR. During the economic downturn, allows liquor licensees who have an agreement to repay delinquent liquor taxes on a payment plan schedule and who are current and not in default, to renew their liquor licenses.	EBM, CPC, FIN
HB657	RELATING TO VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. Provides a veterans scholarship program at the University of Hawaii and other approved educational institutions.	EBM, HED, FIN
HB658	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MAUI OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES. Appropriates funds for one veterans' counselor position for the Maui office of the office of veterans' services.	EBM, FIN
HB659	RELATING TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL COURT. Establishes environmental courts as divisions within the circuit court to hear cases and preside over other administrative proceedings relating to environmental law.	EEP/WLO, JUD, FIN
HB660	RELATING TO ENERGY. Allows persons residing in the agricultural district to generate electrical energy for consumption on the lot within which the person resides without compliance with chapter 205A, 269, or 343 HRS, and any ordinances or rule promulgated pursuant to those chapters.	EEP, AGR
HB661	RELATING TO RANDOM DRUG TESTING. Directs the department of human services to report to the legislature on costs and benefits of requiring random drug testing for recipients of benefits of public assistance programs.	HUS, FIN
HB662	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. Imposes a cap on any water rate, fare, or charge increase, permanent, temporary or interim, for domestic or agricultural purposes.	WLO/AGR, CPC
HB663	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Directs UH college of tropical a and human resources to undertake study of the feasibility of developing an animal feed industry in the State.	AGR, HED, FIN
HB664	RELATING TO A PILOT COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. Creates a pilot community conservation program within the Maui office of the division of conservation and resource enforcement and appropriates funds.	WLO, FIN
HB665	RELATING TO FORFEITURE. Clarifies that the forfeiture laws apply to violations of conservation and resources statutes and rules and to protection of caves, historic preservation, and the Kaho‘olawe island reserve.	WLO, JUD
HB666	RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. Authorizes prescriptive authority for qualified psychologists who practice at a federally qualified health center.	HLT, CPC
HB667	RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the definition of nameplate capacity for biofuels facilities and revises the allowable tax credit to be equal to 40 cents per gallon of biofuel produced.	EEP/AGR, FIN
HB668	RELATING TO BIODIESEL. Provides various market stimulation incentives for the development of biodiesel, including making state agricultural lands available for biodiesel fuel crops.	EEP/AGR, FIN
HB669	RELATING TO FOOD. Bans the use of the artificial sweeteners aspartame and neotame in food products.	HLT, CPC/JUD
HB670	RELATING TO FISHING. Designates certain state waters surrounding the island of Molokai as the Molokai Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area.	HAW, WLO, FIN
HB671	RELATING TO THE HAIKU DISTRICT OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI. Requires the attorney general to assist in resolving ownership issues relating to Ulalena Loop road in the Haiku district of Maui county. Requires the department of transportation to determine the costs of repaving Ulalena Loop road.	WLO, TRN, FIN
HB672	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR THE ISLAND OF MOLOKAI. Appropriates funds for the island of Molokai.	HLT, FIN
HB673	RELATING TO CEDED LANDS. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to ceded lands.	HAW
HB674	RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to Hawaiian Affairs.	HAW
HB675	RELATING TO OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to Office of Hawaiian Affairs.	HAW
HB676	RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.	HAW
HB677	RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to native Hawaiians.	HAW
HB678	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Requires Hawaii tourism authority to submit annual budget to legislature for approval. Requires expenditure caps on marketing, product development, and administration. Allows adjustment within each of the 3 categories, but not to exceed approved respective maximum expenditure limits.	TCI, FIN
HB679	RELATING TO STATE PARKS. Exempts the state parks special fund from the 5% central service expenses fee.	WLO, FIN
HB680	RELATING TO TOURISM. Authorizes the use of the state parks special fund to pay the debt service on revenue bonds that may be issued for the construction, repair, replacement, additions, and extensions of state park facilities.	WLO, FIN
HB681	RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Requires that not less than % of moneys allocated to the tourism special fund from the transient accommodations tax be used for tourism product development.	TCI, FIN
HB682	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Reduces the term of contracts, except for contracts for use of the convention center facility, the Hawaii tourism authority may enter into from 5 to 2 years.	TCI, FIN
HB683	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 37th representative district.	FIN
HB684	RELATING TO HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Requires HTA budgetary controls in effect on January 1, 2008 to be made permanent. Allows changes to budgetary controls only with legislative approval.	TCI, FIN
HB685	RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL. Establishes full-time equivalent staff positions for the state fire council to accomplish its duties and responsibilities.	PBS/LAB, FIN
HB686	RELATING TO REDUCED IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTES. Delays implementation of the reduced ignition propensity cigarettes law to 09/30/2010. Creates a special revolving fund to receive deposits of cigarette certification fees. Authorizes the state fire council to expend moneys from the fund to cover the reduced ignition propensity cigarettes personnel and program costs.	PBS, FIN
HB687	RELATING TO VETERANS. Transfers Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home from department of health, Hawaii health systems corporation, to department of defense, office of veterans' services.	HLT, EBM, FIN
HB688	RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. Makes discretionary, rather than mandatory, fire inspections conducted by the county fire chiefs. Provides that frequency of inspections of buildings other than public schools shall be as deemed necessary rather than every 2 years.	PBS, JUD, FIN
HB689	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Authorizes DOE to enter into agreements with private developers to lease DOE excess lands or unused facilities for the development of long-term care facilities. Requires remunerations received by DOE to be deposited in the education design and construction project assessment fund.	HLT/HUS, EDN, FIN
HB690	RELATING TO INSURANCE. 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. Requires the insurance commissioner to report to the legislature on cost-benefit.	HLT, CPC, FIN
HB691	RELATING TO PHYSICIAN SHORTAGES. Establishes the Hawaii Rural Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program to provide student loan repayments to physicians who practice in federally designated health professional shortage areas of the state.	HLT, HED, FIN
HB692	RELATING TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE. Lengthens the pilot program established under Act 236, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, to expand health care coverage for children living in Hawaii. Appropriates funds.	HLT, FIN
HB693	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Grants the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation greater flexibility in administration of hospital services by repealing provisions in the Hawaii Revised Statutes that require the Legislature to be informed of and approve of any reduction or elimination of direct patient care services.	HLT, FIN
HB694	RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Authorizes Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) and the Maui Regional System Board to remove the Maui Regional Health Care System and its facilities from HHSC by transferring regional assets to a legal entity which will finance and continue to provide health care services to Maui.	HLT, FIN
HB695	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Requires that the State Health Planning and Development Agency determine the need for new health services proposed to be offered within the state and assess existing health care services and facilities to determine whether there are redundant, excessive, or inappropriate services or facilities and make public findings of any that are found to be so.	HLT, FIN
HB696	RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Creates a separate collective bargaining unit for employees of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.	HLT, LAB, FIN
HB697	RELATING TO TEMPORARY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS. Establishes a temporary health insurance program for unemployed individuals. Appropriates funds.	HLT/HUS, LAB, FIN
HB698	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Temporarily provides health insurance to individuals who are uninsured due to the loss of a job for reasons other than voluntary separation, discharge for work-related misconduct, or work stoppage caused by a labor dispute.	HLT/HUS, LAB, FIN
HB699	RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. Provides a tax credit for costs related to conducting medical technology research.	HLT, EBM, FIN
HB700	RELATING TO NONGOVERNMENT HEALTH PLAN PAYMENTS TO CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. Requires health plans other than government payers, mutual and fraternal benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to pay: (1) critical access hospitals no less than 101% of costs for services; and (2) federally qualified health centers no less than their respective prospective payment system rates.	HLT/HUS, CPC, FIN
HB701	RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Requires specific actions to be taken before any planned substantial reduction or elimination of direct patient care services at a facility of the Hawaii health systems corporation can be implemented.	HLT, FIN
HB702	RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAXATION. Excludes from the general excise tax, amounts received by a managed care support contractor of the TRICARE program for the actual cost or advancement to third party health care providers pursuant to a contract with the United States.	HLT, EBM, FIN
HB703	RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates money to match federal funds for medicaid.	HUS/HLT, FIN
HB704	RELATING TO HOME CARE AGENCIES. Requires the department of health to license home care agencies. Sunsets 6/30/2014. Makes appropriation.	HUS/HLT, FIN
HB705	RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the department of human services to provide presumptive eligibility for medicaid-eligible patients who have been waitlisted for long-term care.	HUS/HLT, FIN
HB706	RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes reimbursement guidelines for medicaid to hospitals and facilities with long‑term care beds. Makes appropriation.	HUS/HLT, FIN
HB707	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AUDITOR. Appropriates funds for the auditor to conduct a financial audit of all federal funds designated for health care and received by the department of human services.	HUS/HLT, LMG, FIN
HB708	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Requires commercial health plans licensed to do business in the State to pay no less than 101% of costs for all services provided to plan beneficiaries by critical access hospitals and federally qualified health centers.	HLT/HUS, CPC, FIN
HB709	RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds for the provision of direct health care to the uninsured.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB710	RELATING TO HEALTH. Short form bill relating to health.	HLT
HB711	RELATING TO HEALTH. Short form bill relating to health.	HLT
HB712	RELATING TO HEALTH. Short form bill relating to health.	HLT
HB713	RELATING TO HEALTH. Short form bill relating to health.	HLT
HB714	RELATING TO HEALTH. Short form bill relating to health.	HLT
HB715	RELATING TO PHYSICIANS AND OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS. Requires physicians and osteopathic physicians to disclose prior license revocations and suspensions invoked in any state.	HLT, CPC
HB716	RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH. Requires employers to educate employees regarding seizure first aid with information provided by DLIR.	HLT/LAB, JUD, FIN
HB717	RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Prohibits a county from enacting any ordinances or adopting any rules regulating fireworks or articles pyrotechnic that are less restrictive than state law.	PBS/TCI, JUD
HB718	RELATING TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CAPTIVE INSURANCE. Forms a captive insurance company to provide medical malpractice insurance to self-employed medical doctors.	HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN
HB719	RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING. Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs and regulatory boards and commissions to accept military certification of a skill as meeting the education or experience prerequisites to be eligible to take an examination for licensure in specified professions and vocations.	EBM, CPC
HB720	RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. 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.	EBM, LAB, FIN
HB721	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Creates a task force in the UH, CTAHR, to assess the overall structure of agricultural industry in the State.	AGR, HED, FIN
HB722	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Permits the negotiation of power provision agreements for agricultural water systems without subjecting the power provider to PUC authority.	AGR, CPC
HB723	RELATING TO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES. Classifies the unauthorized operation of an off-highway motor vehicle on another's land as simple trespass.	WLO, JUD
HB724	RELATING TO INCOME TAX. Allows a taxpayer to choose between the current $5 or a new $8 check off donation from their tax liability for the Hawaii children's trust fund, and the domestic violence and sexual assault special funds within the department of health, the department of human services, and the judiciary.	HUS, FIN
HB725	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Requires health care facilities and providers to notify the state-designated protection and advocacy entity or agency prior to transferring an elderly or disabled patient to an out-of-state treatment, rehabilitation, or long-term care facility.	HLT/HUS, JUD
HB726	RELATING TO CHILDREN. Establishes a task force to examine situations resulting in a child fatality or a serious injury due to drug use by a parent, guardian, or caregiver, and develop a plan to prevent such situations from occurring. Establishes a system for the Department of Human Services to allow children to continue to reside in pre-existing caregivers' safe homes rather than enter into foster care, subject to certain conditions.	HUS, JUD, FIN
HB727	RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TAX CREDITS. Extends the high technology business investment, research, and technology infrastructure renovation tax credits from 12/31/2010, to 12/31/2015.	EBM, FIN
HB728	RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS. Requires the judiciary to establish a three-year statewide pilot project for the electronic filing of requests for and issuance of domestic abuse temporary restraining orders on nights and weekends. Makes an appropriation.	HUS, JUD, FIN
HB729	RELATING TO MANTA RAYS. Makes it illegal to knowingly fish for, kill, or take, or attempt to fish for, kill, or take by any means whatsoever, a manta ray within state waters. Requires DLNR to establish manta ray habitat areas and management plans to protect and promote manta ray propagation. Appropriates funds.	WLO, JUD, FIN
HB730	RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Repeals existing prohibition against dog fighting and enacts more comprehensive prohibition of dog fighting and related conduct. Provides enhanced penalties.	JUD
HB731	RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds in FY 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 to increase payments for QUEST and medicare fee-for-service physicians up to 100% of the current medicare rate. Requires the department of human services to report to the legislature prior to the 2010 regular session (1) amount of baseline medicaid and additional funds needed for FY 2010-2011; and (2) amount of funding required to continue increased payments and to increase reimbursements for all fee-for-service providers. Requires the department of human services to seek an appropriation in an amount equal to at least the amount appropriated in 2009-2010 for additional payments.	HUS/HLT, FIN
HB732	RELATING TO ASSET BUILDING. Establishes a 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. Appropriates funds.	HUS, FIN
HB733	RELATING TO TAXATION. Requires a tax refund to be deposited in the taxpayer's accounts; prohibits deposit into a paid preparer's accounts; requires a paid preparer to sign a return; establishes penalties.	FIN
HB734	RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS. Clarifies guidelines for individual development accounts (IDAs) and designates the department of human services or a contracted agency to administer IDAs. Appropriates funds.	HUS, FIN
HB735	RELATING TO TAXATION. Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to implement the streamlined sales and use tax agreement.	EBM, CPC/JUD, FIN
HB736	RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides a refundable state earned income tax credit equivalent to twenty per cent of the federal earned income tax credit. Requires the refundable portion of the earned income tax credit to be reimbursed by federal or state temporary assistance for needy families funds.	HUS, FIN
HB737	RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES Requires all new state buildings and facilities for which construction commences after 1/1/10, to have no less than 10% of electricity usage supplied by renewable energy.	EEP, FIN
HB738	RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTIONS. 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.	EEP, FIN
HB739	RELATING TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES. Details how the legislature will spend TANF funds, emphasizing direct payments to families, employment training, teenage pregnancy prevention, and keeping families intact.	HUS, FIN
HB740	RELATING TO THE COLLECTION OF DNA SAMPLES FROM ARRESTEES OF SEXUAL OFFENSES AGAINST MINORS. Mandates the collection of DNA samples from arrestee for sex offenses against minors.	JUD, FIN
HB741	RELATING TO CHILDREN. Appropriates funds from general revenues and the temporary assistance for needy families funds for the healthy start program.	HUS, FIN
HB742	RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. Appropriates funds to the public school system to establish a recycling program and provide recycling bins on every school campus.	EEP, EDN, FIN
HB743	RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND. Appropriates moneys from the emergency budget and reserve fund to maintain levels of programs for education, human services, and health.	EDN, HUS/HLT, FIN
HB744	RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Short form bill relating to human services.	HUS
HB745	RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Short form bill relating to human services.	HUS
HB746	RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Short form bill relating to human services.	HUS
HB747	RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Short form bill relating to domestic violence.	HUS
HB748	RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Short form bill relating to domestic violence.	HUS
HB749	RELATING TO HOUSING. Appropriates funds for various homeless and housing programs and projects. Reestablishes the 50 percent 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.	HSG, FIN
HB750	RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER. Requires the chief election officer to be selected from a list of not less than three nominees submitted by mutual agreement of the county clerks.	JUD
HB751	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Makes nomination papers available up until the thirtieth calendar day prior to the deadline for filing nomination papers.	JUD
HB752	RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER. Requires the chief election officer to be a registered voter in the State on or before commencement of the term of office. Requires forfeiture of office for failure to comply.	JUD
HB753	TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Repeals cap on deposit of transient accommodations tax (TAT) revenues into the convention center enterprise special fund. Increases percentage of TAT revenues to be deposited into the tourism special fund from 34.2% to 37.9%. Repeals deposit of excess revenues into the general fund.	TCI, FIN
HB754	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Removes the directors of DBEDT and transportation, chairperson of the BLNR, and executive director of the state foundation on culture and the arts from the Hawaii tourism authority board. Requires members to be appointed by the mayors, senate president, and speaker of the house of representatives. Creates advisory group.	TCI, FIN
HB755	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Repeals sunset of provisions that allow the Hawaii tourism authority (HTA) to continue to: (1) hire its own attorneys; (2) exempt its accounts from comptroller's supervision; (3) use its own business and accounting forms; (4) use 5% of the tourism special fund for administration and appoint a sports coordinator; and (5) require the HTA to provide income and expenditure data to the comptroller.	TCI, FIN
HB756	RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Provides a general excise tax exemption for amounts received for the provision of facilities and services for convention, meeting, and incentive program events that are paid for by national and international organizations.	TCI, FIN
HB757	RELATING TO THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. Appropriates funds to create two instructor positions for the Navy JROTC program at Kapolei high school.	EDN, FIN
HB758	RELATING TO IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES. Authorizes and sets forth procedures for impounding a motor vehicle after a person has been fined three or more times for operating a vehicle without a valid certificate of inspection, or for operating a vehicle without being duly licensed, without a valid insurance card, or without a valid insurance policy.	TRN, JUD
HB759	RELATING TO TAXATION. Allows counties to retain all of surcharge on excise tax. Requires counties to reimburse State through a deduction for administrative expenses in collecting the tax.	TRN, FIN
HB760	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 40th representative district.	FIN
HB761	RELATING TO LANDFILLS. Places a moratorium on any new municipal solid waste landfill units on the leeward coast on or after 8/1/09.	EEP, WLO, JUD
HB762	RELATING TO BEACH ACCESS. Requires counties with a population that exceeds 500,000 to clearly mark all public beach access points to ensure public knowledge of legitimate points of entry and to assist emergency response workers in quickly locating beach access points in times of crisis.	WLO, FIN
HB763	RELATING TO GRAY WATER RECYCLING. Requires the department of health to establish a gray water recycling program for premises not served by a county wastewater system. Permits counties to establish gray water recycling programs in areas served by a county wastewater system.	EEP, FIN
HB764	RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to issue residential leases in state parks; establishes an advisory committee to monitor compliance with the leases.	WLO, HAW, FIN
HB765	RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Establishes a two year moratorium on evictions of residents from Kahana valley state park; establishes the master plan advisory committee to create a living park master plan for Kahana valley state park.	WLO, HAW, FIN
HB766	RELATING TO KAHANA VALLEY. Transfers jurisdiction and management authority of a portion of Kanaha Valley from department of land and natural resources, Parks Division, to office of Hawaiian affairs.	WLO, HAW, FIN
HB767	RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY. Revises appointment process for the stadium authority.	TCI, WLO
HB768	RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Requires all noncommercial vehicles to undergo a vehicle safety inspection every 2 years. Directs the department of transportation to increase inspection fees to double the current rate.	TRN, FIN
HB769	RELATING TO KEWALO BASIN. Transfers from the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Department of Transportation to an unspecified agency the sole jurisdiction and administrative responsibility for the management of the maritime uses and submerged lands within Kewalo Basin and the immediately surrounding fast lands.	WLO, TRN, FIN
HB770	RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS. Requires all applicants for a liquor license to notify all businesses and current registered voters within 500 feet of the property on which the liquor is to be served.	CPC, JUD
HB771	RELATING TO YOSCOOTERS. Defines "yoscooter" in the Statewide Traffic Code; allows yoscooters to be operated by persons age 55 or older on public sidewalks except when rented or operated as part of a guided tour.	TRN, JUD
HB772	RELATING TO PRODUCT LABELING. Requires all packaged lei containing any plant product from outside of Hawaii to be labeled with the place from which the plant product originates.	AGR/EBM, CPC
HB773	RELATING TO DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. Changes the authority of the Hawaii Community Development Authority to assess the costs of providing public facilities against real property in the community development district from mandatory to discretionary.	WLO, FIN
HB774	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Clarifies the supreme court's rule making authority.	JUD
HB775	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Clarifies the law with respect to jury service.	JUD
HB776	RELATING TO CRIMES. Clarifies the law with respect to assault against a law enforcement officer.	JUD
HB777	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Clarifies the law with respect to campaign treasurers.	JUD
HB778	RELATING TO ATTORNEYS. Clarifies the law with respect to attorneys in the Attorney General's Office.	JUD
HB779	RELATING TO THE UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT. Enacts Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act and in so doing, replaces and updates similar law codified as chapter 658C, HRS. Updates former law by, among other things, allocating burden of proof with respect to application of law, setting out procedure for obtaining recognition of foreign country money judgments, expanding grounds for denying recognition and allocating burden of proof to do so. Establishes statute of limitations.	JUD, FIN
HB780	RELATING TO TORTS. Abolishes joint and several liability for design professionals except when the design professional's degree of negligence is 25% or more.	EBM, JUD
HB781	RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. Establishes a peace mission committee within the office of international affairs to plan and implement peace missions to other nations and organizations. Appropriates funds.	TCI, FIN
HB782	RELATING TO THE UNIFORM MEDIATION ACT. Adopts the Uniform Mediation Act. Provides certain rules for mediations. Establishes a privilege that assures confidentiality of mediations in legal proceedings. Protects integrity and knowing consent through provisions that provide exceptions to the privilege, limit disclosures by the mediator to judges and others who may rule on the case, requires mediators to disclose conflicts of interest, and assures that parties may bring a lawyer or other support person to the mediation session.	JUD, FIN
HB783	RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT. Requires apportioning of the house of representatives among multi‑member house districts of not more than three members that conform, where practicable, to the senate district boundaries.	LMG, JUD
HB784	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATURE TO ALLOW THE JUDICIARY TO REDUCE PENSION BENEFITS OF AN EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION WHO IS CONVICTED OF A FELONY RELATED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S EMPLOYMENT. Proposes a constitutional amendment to article XVI, section 2 of the state constitution to authorize the legislature to allow the judiciary to reduce the pension benefits of any member of the employees' retirement system who is convicted of a felony related to the member's employment with the State or any political subdivision.	LAB, JUD, FIN
HB785	RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ETHICS. Requires legislators to disclose, no later than the first crossover in each legislative session, any financial interests not previously disclosed.	LMG, JUD
HB786	RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Clarifies time period in which contractors under chapters 103, 103D, and 42F, HRS, are prohibited from making campaign contributions.	JUD
HB787	RELATING TO WHISTLEBLOWERS' PROTECTION. Provides additional protection to public employees who report violations of the law, and other improper activities such as waste, gross misconduct, incompetence, or inefficiency. Expands the state ombudsman's responsibilities regarding whistleblowers.	LAB, JUD, FIN
HB788	RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. Requires executive meetings of boards to be properly noticed; requires subject matter and discussion in an executive meeting to be announced in public upon reconvening of an open meeting.	JUD
HB789	RELATING TO COUNTY ETHICS COMMISSIONS. Provides standards for the selection of county ethics commission members to ensure their impartiality and independence.	JUD
HB790	RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY. Establishes a refundable higher education tax credit.	HED, FIN