HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair |
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Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Patrick Pihana Branco |
Rep. Amy A. Perruso |
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Rep. Stacelynn K.M. Eli |
Rep. Jackson D. Sayama |
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Rep. Daniel Holt |
Rep. Adrian K. Tam |
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Rep. Greggor Ilagan |
Rep. Chris Todd |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Tina Wildberger |
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Rep. Lisa Marten |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 28, 2022 |
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12:30 p.m. |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A #2
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Makes an appropriation for the public employment cost items and cost adjustments for employees of the Senate, House of Representatives, and various legislative agencies who are excluded from collective bargaining.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO TUITION WAIVERS. Requires UH and the community colleges under certain circumstances to waive tuition for dependent children of service-connected one hundred per cent disability veterans, active or reserve members of the armed forces who were killed in action, and purple heart medal recipients awarded in 2001 or later. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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CMV, HET, FIN |
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RELATING TO INCARCERATION. Appropriates moneys for the development and maintenance of diversion, reentry, and rehabilitation services and programs by non-profit organizations in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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CMV, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO PRISON REFORM. Establishes the women's corrections implementation commission in the judiciary to ensure implementation of the recommendations from the final report of the House Concurrent Resolution No. 85 (2016) task force, to develop and implement an evidence-based, gender-responsive plan to divert non-violent women offenders, especially those with minor children, from the criminal justice system. Requires the commission to consider model programs including residential, in-person and community-based rehabilitation programs, supportive and subsidized housing, restorative justice, and educational programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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CMV, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE ASSURANCE SPECIAL FUND. Removes the ceiling and lapsing provision for the office of health care assurance special fund. Authorizes the moneys in the special fund to be used in any fiscal year for certain purposes. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
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HHH, FIN |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A KONA HOSPITAL SITE ASSESSMENT. Appropriates moneys to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to conduct a site assessment to identify and evaluate viable locations for a new hospital site in North Kona on the island of Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
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HHH, FIN |
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RELATING TO FEES. Amends the marriage license statute to support the Hawaii birth defects program, modernization of the vital statistics system, operating costs of marriage license agents, and spouse and child abuse programs of the department of human services and of the judiciary. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
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HHH, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Clarifies the group of professionals who are prohibited from knowingly referring or transferring patients to an uncertified or unlicensed care facility. Repeals the landlord exclusion. Requires the department of health to prioritize complaint allegations based on severity for inspections of state-licensed or state-certified care facilities. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD2)
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HHH, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE KAHO‘OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION. Appropriates funds for the Kaho‘olawe island reserve commission and to fund two full-time equivalent permanent positions for the Kaho‘olawe island reserve commission. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES. Establishes a tiered administrative fine system for each specimen of aquatic life taken, killed, or injured. Establishes a criminal fine structure on a per-specimen basis for violations involving aquatic life. Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to recommend community service that benefits the resource damaged when a person is ordered to perform community service in lieu of a fine. Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to recommend to the certain probationary terms and conditions to the court. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
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WAL, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO TRAILS. Appropriates moneys for the establishment of a permanent full-time equivalent land and access specialist position and a permanent full-time equivalent abstractor position within the na ala hele program for the protection and expansion of public trail access statewide. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO STATE PARKS. Requires the department of land and natural resources to conduct a feasibility study on a revenue-generating and management system of user fees for Hawaii's state parks and to submit a report to the legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO RAPID OHIA DEATH. Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to study and combat rapid ohia death in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO FISHPONDS. Appropriates funds to support the department of land and natural resources in restoring and restocking fishponds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO STREAM MAINTENANCE. Requires the department of land and natural resources to establish and implement a two-year stream maintenance reimbursement pilot program to reimburse homeowners for clearing debris in and around streams near their property. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO MOSQUITO CONTROL. Appropriates funds for the establishment of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) program specialist position related to mosquito control in the department of land and natural resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Prohibits siting of waste disposal facilities on important agricultural lands and agricultural lands with class A and B productivity ratings. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS. Before the transfer of non-agricultural park lands, authorizes the department of agriculture to request information from the department of land and natural resources related to the establishment of necessary and reasonable easements upon the lands. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO LAND. Specifies that agricultural multi-use lands under the management of DLNR are not subject to transfer to and management by HDOA. Requires BLNR to revise its land classifications to include agricultural multi-use lands. Establishes and appropriates funds for an agricultural multi-use lands specialist position. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO LAND LEASES. Authorizes the board of land and natural resources to: (1) Amend and extend existing pasture leases for up to sixty-five years; (2) Issue new pasture leases by negotiation, if doing so furthers public purposes and the lands are already under pastoral use; and (3) Develop agricultural and pasture lease rents based on the value of the land's agricultural uses. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO LEASES. Requires as a condition precedent for any valid withdrawal of lands out of pasture leases for reforestation purposes that the division of forestry and wildlife submit a funded action plan detailing the planned reforestation process for those lands and that the withdrawal be approved by the board of land and natural resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO EASEMENTS. Allows the granting of easements on public lands to be exempted from formal subdivision process and approval requirements, including requirements for surveying and formalizing easements. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS. Expands the purpose and rationale for which counties may create special improvement districts to include environmental research, restoration, and maintenance; natural resource management; and natural hazard mitigation to improve environmental conditions and provide community benefits. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WAL/EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO LAND. Transfers certain land to the department of Hawaiian home lands. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
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WAL, JHA, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Sylvia Luke Chair |
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