HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
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Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Chair |
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Rep. Lisa Kitagawa, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Micah P.K. Aiu |
Rep. Rachele F. Lamosao |
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Rep. Cory M. Chun |
Rep. Dee Morikawa |
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Rep. Elle Cochran |
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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Rep. Andrew Takuya Garrett |
Rep. Mahina Poepoe |
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Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa |
Rep. Jenna Takenouchi |
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Rep. Darius K. Kila |
Rep. David Alcos III |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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11:30 a.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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RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. Appropriates funds for repairing warning sirens statewide. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY. Establishes protections for critical infrastructure information that is received or maintained by the Office of Homeland Security for use regarding the security of critical infrastructure. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY. Formally establishes the Hawaii State Fusion Center as a program under the Office of Homeland Security to be transferred to the Department of Law Enforcement on 1/1/2024, and delineates its roles and responsibilities. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO STATEWIDE INTEROPERABLE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS. Amends provisions related to the statewide interoperable communications executive committee to reflect the migration of the office of homeland security from the department of defense to the department of law enforcement on 1/1/2024. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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WAL, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE SAND ISLAND STATE RECREATION AREA. Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to prepare a master plan for the Sand Island state recreation area. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Establishes a framework for designating certain public lands for redevelopment. Amends generally applicable lease requirements for public lands to promote redevelopment. Designates the public lands on the Waiakea peninsula on the island of Hawaii as the Waiakea peninsula redevelopment district. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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WAL, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND. Amends the amount of conveyance tax to be deposited into the land conservation fund. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO LAND USE. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to perform a study to refine rural district policies and make recommendations to facilitate the reclassification of lands from the agricultural district to the rural district. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO PERMITS. Establishes an exemption from applicable county permit requirements for repetitive construction projects for facilities under the control of the Department of Education, University of Hawaii, or School Facilities Authority. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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WAL, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY LIENS. Authorizes the State and the counties to place liens on real properties for unpaid civil fines resulting from violations of land use laws. Authorizes the State and counties, subject to adoption of appropriate and particular laws or rules establishing the power of sale, to sell properties after all notices, orders, and appeal proceedings, if any, are exhausted and use those revenues to pay unpaid civil fines related to property. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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WAL, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY. Establishes penalties for failure to remediate violations, including fines and, under circumstances, foreclosure. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. Abolishes the Native Hawaiian rights fund of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs pursuant to the recommendation contained in Auditor's Report No. 22‑02.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Appropriates funds to certain departments to improve Native Hawaiian communities and culture through various assistance services. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Requires the judiciary to develop, implement, and administer an automated court appearance reminder system that generates text message and electronic mail notifications for upcoming court appearances in certain types of cases. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Appropriates funds to establish a centralized statewide criminal pretrial justice data reporting and collection system pursuant to state law. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS. Increases the amount of partial public financing available for all offices. Increases the minimum amount of qualifying contributions certain candidates must receive to participate in the program. Increases the matching fund payments for excess qualifying contributions. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Authorizes candidates and their candidate committees to donate residual campaign funds to the general fund of the State or to the real property tax general fund of any county of the State. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW. Increases the amount of fine from $1,000 to $5,000 that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures that has received at least 1 contribution of more than $10,000, or spent more than $10,000 in an election period, for campaign spending law violations. Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to order the fine be up to 3 times the amount of the unlawful contribution or expenditure, and to order that the payment of the fine assessed against a noncandidate committee, or any portion thereof, be paid from the personal funds of an officer of the noncandidate committee.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC CORRUPTION. Increases the penalties for bribery offenses under certain circumstances. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS. Beginning 7/1/2024, imposes a cap on charges for the reproduction of certain government records; waives the cost of duplication of government records provided to requestors in an electronic format; imposes a cap on charges for searching for, reviewing, and segregating records; and provides for a waiver of fees when the public interest is served by a record's disclosure. Appropriates funds for positions in the office of information practices. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TOXICOLOGY TESTING LABORATORY. Authorizes moneys in the state highway fund to be expended to maintain the drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory. Authorizes moneys in the drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory special fund to be administered and expended by the department of transportation or appropriated as a grant-in-aid to the city and county of Honolulu emergency services department to support the laboratory. Appropriates funds for the laboratory. Requires reports to the legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Amends the definitions of "special interest vehicle," "street rod replica vehicle," and "street rod vehicle," for purposes of the Hawaii Highway Safety Act, to be based on the age of the vehicle or the parts used, rather than a certain year. Requires vehicles to meet the safety standards that were in effect at the time of manufacture. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Increases the fines for violating motor vehicle insurance requirements. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS. Expands the time period by which a civil action for childhood sexual abuse may be initiated, including an otherwise time‑barred action. Authorizes a court to require personnel of legal entities to undergo training on trauma‑informed response. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO EQUITY. Requires all places of public accommodation and state building construction constructed after 12/31/23 to provide universal changing accommodations in public restrooms. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita Chair |
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