HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE OF HAWAII
THIRTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION, 2025
March 14, 2025
32nd Day
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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HONORING AND COMMENDING HERB LEE, JR., FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI. |
6. Reports of Standing Committees
HIGHER EDUCATION
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RELATING TO THE ALA WAI CANAL. (UH; Ala Wai Canal; Debris Management; Water Quality; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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HIGHER EDUCATION
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RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. (UH; DOH; DHHL; University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center; New Wastewater Technology Testing Pilot Program; Wastewater Systems; Reports; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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EDUCATION
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RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS. (DOE; SFA; Public Lands Transfer)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS
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RELATING TO BUSINESS REGULATION. (Business Regulations; Poi; Hawaii-Grown Products; Labeling Requirements)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. (DLE; Agricultural Enforcement Program; Theft of an Agricultural Product or Commodity; Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund; Positions; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (Roasted Coffee; False Labeling; Fines)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL CRIME. (Agricultural Crimes Task Force; Offense of Agricultural Crime; Penalties; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO AQUACULTURE. (DOA; Division of Animal Industry; Aquaculture Program; Import Assessment; Biological Aquatic Risk-Based Framework; Biocontainment Standards; Aquatic Livestock; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Income Tax; Dairy Farm Retrofit; Hog Farm Conversion; Tax Credit)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY |
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AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. (DOA; Invasive Species; Plant Nursery Registry Program; Pests; Taxa; Quarantine; Control and Eradication; Biosecurity)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS. (ADC; Economic Development; Food and Product Innovation Network; Food Security; Reports; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY |
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RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. (ADC; Real Property; Condemnation; Eminent Domain; Public Use)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO THE WAIAHOLE WATER SYSTEM. (Waiahole Water System; Bond Debt Service; Tunnel Repair; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. (DOA; Pests; Invasive Species; Importation; Inspection; Sale; Prohibition; Quarantine; Penalties)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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HEALTH
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RELATING TO TELEHEALTH. (Telehealth; Interactive Telecommunications Systems; Insurance Reimbursement)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT. (Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center; Hawaii Medical Board; Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; Criminal History Record Checks; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO A DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PILOT PROGRAM. (DOH; Department of Human Resources Development; Hiring Pilot Program; Reports to Legislature)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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HEALTH
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RELATING TO FITNESS TO PROCEED. (DOH; Judiciary; Penal Code; Fitness-to-Proceed Examinations; Qualified Examiners; Escape From Custody)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO CHANGES TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONCERNING PATIENTS, THE COUNTY OF KALAWAO, AND THE KALAUPAPA SETTLEMENT. (DOH; Kalaupapa State Historical Area; Hansen's Disease; Kalaupapa Settlement; Expenses; Rules; Annual Report; Transfer to the County of Maui)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. (Legislative Reference Bureau; Pharmacy Benefit Managers; Prescription Drugs; Study)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO EVICTION MEDIATION. (Judiciary; Eviction Mediation; Pre-litigation Mediation Pilot Program; Summary Possession; Landlords; Tenants; Report; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (DOT; State Highway Safety and Modernization Council; Safe Routes to Schools Advisory Committee; Penalties; Reckless Driving; Crosswalks; Driving Under the Influence; Annual Reports; District Courts; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (Department of Transportation; Rebate; Electric Mobility Device Subaccount; Electric Mobility Device Rebate Program; Electric Motorcycles; Reports; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE/JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY
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RELATING TO THE FILM INDUSTRY. (Island Film and Media Production Investment Fund; Entertainment Payroll Companies; Unions; General Excise Tax; Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Broadcast and Streaming Platforms)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES. (State Enterprise Zones; Qualified Business; Tax Incentives; Eligible Business Activities; Retail Sales; Value-Added Agricultural Products; Health Care Services; Advanced Manufacturing; Cybersecurity)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS/HEALTH |
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RELATING TO DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS. (Filipino Caucus; Due Process in Immigration Proceedings Program; Judiciary; Reports; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. (DLNR; Hawaii Invasive Species Council; Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle; Invasive Species; Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (DOA; Agricultural Crime; Branding; Inspectors; Agricultural Crime Prevention Program; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (DOE; School Meals; Farm to School; Locally Sourced Products; Regional Kitchens; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO EDUCATION |
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PUBLIC SAFETY
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. (Emergency Management; State of Emergency)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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PUBLIC SAFETY
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RELATING TO FITNESS TO PROCEED. (DCR; DOH; Fitness to Proceed; Hawaii State Hospital; Reports; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HEALTH |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION/HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS
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RELATING TO ENERGY ASSISTANCE. (DHS; PUC; Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program; Positions; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITIES. (Public Utilities Commission; Electric Utility Companies; Acquisitions; Mergers; Consolidations; Application Review Process; Alternative Applications; Non-Investor-Owned Utilities Ownership Models; Collective Bargaining Agreements; Power Purchase Agreements)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS. (Department of Health; Water Quality; Underground Storage Tanks and Tank Systems; Confirmed Release; Environmental Restoration; Jet Fuel; Rules)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO STATE FUNDS. (Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund; Interest; General Fund; Executive Budget; Projects; Climate Change Impacts)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT. (Wastewater; Raw Sewage; Treatment Plants; Discharge; Prohibition)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION. (DOH; Landowners; Runoff; Agricultural Enterprises; Damages; Fines)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE GAS TARIFF. (PUC; Renewable Energy; Renewable Gas Tariff)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (Transient Accommodations Tax; Membership, Loyalty, or Rewards Programs; Increase; DLNR; Natural Resources; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO TOURISM/WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES. (DOH; CWRM; Waste or Disposal Facilities; Landfill Units; Hazardous Waste; Aquifers; Agricultural Districts; Buffer Zones; Underground Injection Control Line; Prohibition)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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HEALTH
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RELATING TO MEDICAL DEBT. (OWR; Medical Debt Acquisition and Forgiveness; Study; Report)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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HEALTH
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RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS. (DOH; Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation; Caregivers; Medical Cannabis; Cultivation; Penalties; Rules; Civil Service Exemptions)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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LABOR
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RELATING TO RECORDINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. (Law Enforcement Activities; Recordings; Private Right of Action)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (ERS; Judges; Retirement Allowance; Tier 2 Employees; Credited Service; Benefits; Employer Contributions)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS
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RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. (DOA; DCCA; Biosecurity Transitional Facilities; Licensed Biosecurity Inspectors; Import; Plants; Animals; Positions; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY
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RELATING TO COMBAT SPORTS. (Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii; Combat Sports Contests; Prohibitions; Mixed Martial Arts Contests; Repeal; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE/JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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WATER & LAND/PUBLIC SAFETY
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RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (Reconstruction; Development; Special Management Areas; Disaster Recovery; Wildfire Recovery)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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WATER & LAND
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RELATING TO RESTORATION OF BEACH LANDS. (Restoration of Beach Lands; Kahana Bay Beach Restoration Pilot Project; Sand Restoration and Dune Replenishment Pilot Project; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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WATER & LAND
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RELATING TO THE EXPEDITIOUS REDEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. (Counties; County Planning Departments; Affordable Rental Housing; Special Management Area Use Permits; Experimental and Demonstration Housing Projects)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HOUSING |
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RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT. (UH; SOEST; Center for Climate Resilient Development; Establishment; Climate Change; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HIGHER EDUCATION |
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RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. (Important Agricultural Lands; LUC; County Lands; State Lands)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS |
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RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. (Retention Ponds; Detention Ponds; Regulation; Counties; Grant-in-Aid; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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WATER & LAND
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RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGE. (Land Exchange; Diversified Agricultural Production; Affordable Housing; Workforce Housing; Housing Development)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY
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RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES. (DBEDT; Geothermal Resources; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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RELATING TO ENERGY. (DCCA; PUC; Energy; Aggregate Liability Limit; Securitization; Public Utility Infrastructure Resilience)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE/JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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HOUSING/TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. (DOT; Transit-Oriented Community Improvement Partnership; Community Improvement Special Fund; Exemptions; Reports; Positions; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (Statewide Traffic Code; County Police Officers; Enforcement)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO RESTORING ACCESS TO DISASTER-AFFECTED AREAS. (HHFDC; County of Maui; Permanent Housing; Villages of Leialii; Land; Access Road; Condemnation; Major Disaster Fund; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO PUBLIC SAFETY |
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RELATING TO FORECLOSURES. (Foreclosure; Nonjudicial Foreclosure; Bundled Properties; Public Sale; Prohibition; Eligible Bidders; Subsequent Bids)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (Housing; Counties; Permits; Permitting Agencies; Review Time Limits; Code Compliance)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. (DLNR; SHPD; Review and Comment; Affordable Housing; Third-Party Consultants; Rules; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. (Historic Preservation; Majority-residential mixed-use transient-oriented development; County-designated Transit-oriented Development; SHPD Review; Historic Property)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. (OPSD; Affordable Housing; Land Inventory Task Force; Study; State Lands; County Lands; Transit-Oriented Development; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS
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RELATING TO YOUTH FEES AND FINES. (Juvenile Justice; Minors; Fees; Fines; Court Costs; Penalties; Prohibited; Community Service)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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Committee Referral Sheet No. 22
Floor Presentation for Monday, March 17, 2025:
CONGRATULATING THE 2025 HAWAIʻI STATE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, 2023 MILKEN EDUCATOR AWARDEES, 2024 MILKEN EDUCATOR AWARDEE, AND 2024 MILKEN TEACHER OF PROMISE AWARDEE.
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