HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
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Rep. David A. Tarnas, Chair |
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Rep. Gregg Takayama, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Sonny Ganaden |
Rep. Greggor Ilagan |
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Rep. Daniel Holt |
Rep. Sam Satoru Kong |
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Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto |
Rep. John M. Mizuno |
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Rep. Linda Ichiyama |
Rep. Kanani Souza |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |
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2:00 PM |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE. Subjects to forfeiture any vehicle used in the commission of felony disposal of solid waste or petty misdemeanor disposal of solid waste. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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EEP, JHA |
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RELATING TO WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES. Prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of any waste or disposal facility for hazardous waste or solid waste on land that is near or above a significant aquifer as determined by the Department of Health in consultation with the Commission on Water Resource Management. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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EEP/WAL, JHA |
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RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE. Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to consider the impacts of climate change, sea level rise, and climate-resilient development in the design and siting of buildings in the Kaka‘ako and Kalaeloa community development districts. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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WAL, JHA |
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RELATING TO HUNTING GUIDES. Requires hunting guides who take their clients to hunt on private lands to first obtain written permission from the owner of the private land, or occupier or holder, where appropriate. Requires hunting guides to provide copies of the written permissions obtained to hunt on private lands as part of their annual reports to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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WAL, JHA |
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RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF WATER RIGHTS. Establishes that the public auction requirement for the disposition of water rights shall not be required for a lease of water for commercial kalo cultivation. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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WAL, JHA |
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RELATING TO DOGS. Establishes additional penalties for dog owners whose dog injures or destroys property of another while on private property zoned for agricultural use without consent of the owner of the property. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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AGR, JHA |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Makes technical changes to the statutory definitions of "agricultural enterprise lands" and "non-agricultural park lands" for clarification and consistency purposes. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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AGR, JHA |
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RELATING TO HEMP. Gives authority to the Department of Agriculture to align state hemp production administrative rules with federal exemptions for fiber, fuel, and seed grain hemp crops. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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AGR, JHA |
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY. Designates November 28 of each year as La Kuokoa, Hawaiian Independence Day, to celebrate the historical recognition of the independence of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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CAI, JHA |
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT. Requires the department of the attorney general to convene a task force to recommend amendments to update existing parentage laws that reflect cisheteronormative concepts of families, parenthood, and parental rights. Requires an interim report to the legislature twenty days prior to the regular session of 2024 and a final report forty days prior to the regular session of 2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HLT, JHA |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Specifies that a certificate of inspection shall be issued if a vehicle is not equipped with a noisy muffler or exhaust system. Requires rules regarding safety check inspections to ensure that a motorcycle, moped, or motor vehicle is not equipped with a noisy muffler or exhaust system. Suspends, revokes, or refuses renewal of a permit for an official inspection station upon a third or subsequent wilful violation of any rule regarding inspecting a noisy muffler or exhaust system. Makes violating the noisy muffler laws a petty misdemeanor. Includes repairing or installing a noisy muffler or exhaust system as a prohibited practice for motor vehicle repair regulations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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JHA |
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RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT. Requires the judiciary and examiner of drivers to no longer include dismissed traffic citations on a person's record, including the traffic abstract and the judiciary's publicly accessible electronic databases. Requires the court to automatically seal or remove from the judiciary's publicly accessible database any information relevant to the arrest or case of a person for whom an expungement order listing the court case number has been entered and transmitted to the court. Effective 7/1/2025. (HD1)
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CPC, JHA |
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RELATING TO LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS. Clarifies that no statute of repose shall affect a condominium association's right of action against a condominium developer sooner than two years after the period of developer control terminates.
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CPC, JHA |
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RELATING TO RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS. Authorizes professional land surveyors, and any assistant under the direct supervision of the professional land surveyor, to enter any private property to perform land surveying, subject to certain provisions regarding objections, notice, and identification. Shields professional land surveyors and their assistants from prosecution under criminal trespass laws when performing their duties. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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CPC, JHA |
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RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. Clarifies that the authorization for board and commission holdover members to continue in office until a successor is nominated and appointed, but not beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's term of office, takes precedence over all conflicting statutes concerning holdover members. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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LGO, JHA |
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RELATING TO WAGES. Makes general contractors entering into or under contracts in the State for work on buildings, structures, or other private construction works liable for debt incurred by subcontractors for wages due to claimants, including interest owed, for performance of labor in the contract between the general contractor and owner. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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LGO, JHA |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS. Requires certain job listings to include an hourly rate or salary range. Prohibits an employer from discriminating between employees because of any protected category established under state law, by paying wages to employees in an establishment at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to other employees in the establishment for substantially similar work. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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ECD/LGO, JHA |
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________________________________________ Rep. David A. Tarnas Chair |
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