THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair |
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Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair |
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Senator Bennette E. Misalucha, Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, March 21, 2022 |
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TIME: |
1:00 PM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 224 & Videoconference |
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TIMESLOT: |
AEN |
PHOTO ID AND PROOF OF 1) FULL VACCINATION OR 2) A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST TAKEN WITHIN
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Effective March 7, 2022, the Legislature will accept written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.
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A M E N D E D A G E N D A
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RELATING TO COFFEE. Requires coffee blend labels to disclose geographic and regional origins and percent by weight of the blended coffees. Prohibits using geographic origins of coffee in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee that contains less than a certain percentage of coffee by weight from that geographic origin, phased in to a minimum of fifty-one percent after 7/1/2024. Prohibits use of the term "All Hawaiian" in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee not produced entirely from green coffee beans grown in Hawaii. Appropriates moneys for the pesticide subsidy program and for one full-time equivalent position to conduct inspections. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
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AEN/EET, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST NEXT LEVEL SOLUTIONS GROUP INC. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Next Level Solutions Group Inc., in developing a waste-to-energy facility. Effective 7/1/2100. (HD1)
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AEN/EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO CLIMATE MITIGATION. Establishes a goal for the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit to be at least fifty per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. Requires the Hawaii state energy office to conduct a study to determine Hawaii's pathway to decarbonization and identify challenges, opportunities, and actions that will be needed to achieve those goals. Appropriates funds out of the energy security special fund for the study. Effective 7/1/2100. (HD2)
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AEN/EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO FINANCING. Creates the environmental and economic development revolving loan fund under the administration of the Hawaii green infrastructure authority. Allows property owners to finance qualifying improvements through a non-ad valorem property assessment. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2100. (HD3)
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EET/AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT. Establishes an extended producer responsibility program. Requires certain producers of fast-moving consumer goods to register with the Department of Health and pay an annual fee based on the amount of packaging volume the covered producer places on the market each calendar year. Provides for the deposit of fees into an extended producer responsibility special fund. Provides for the expenditure of moneys from the extended producer responsibility special fund for the creation of a report that assesses the resources needed to reduce the volume of packaging waste sent to landfills or power plants that burn municipal solid waste as a fuel by fifty per cent and eighty per cent by a date to be determined by rule. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2100. (HD1)
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AEN/EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO POSTCONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT. Requires deposit beverage distributors that sell, offer for sale, or distribute deposit beverage containers in the State to meet minimum postconsumer recycled content requirements. Effective 7/1/2100. (HD2)
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AEN/EET, CPN [Measure added on 3/18/2022] |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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Please note the following:
· The number of oral testifiers and/or time allotted to each testifier may be limited by the Chair when necessary to adhere to the committee hearing schedule. We may not be able to accommodate everyone who requests to testify orally.
· Testifiers for this hearing will be limited to 2 minutes each.
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For amended notices: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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_____________________________________ Senator Glenn Wakai Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Mike Gabbard Chair |
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