HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE OF HAWAII
THIRTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION, 2025
March 18, 2025
34th Day
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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Received communication transmitting House Bill No. 103, S.D. 1, having passed Third Reading in the Senate. |
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CONGRATULATING THE KAUAʻI DISTRICT KAPAʻA-KAUAʻI-WAIMEA COMPLEX AREA 2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR, 2025 UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM DELEGATE, 2024 PRUDENTIAL EMERGING VISIONARIES WINNER, AND 2024 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL. |
6. Reports of Standing Committees
HIGHER EDUCATION
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. (UH; UH Manoa College of Social Sciences; UH West Oahu; Business Administration Program; Defense Sector; Workforce Development; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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PUBLIC SAFETY
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD. (National Guard; Insurance; TRICARE; Department of Defense; Dental; Vision)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS/PUBLIC SAFETY
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RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. (United States Department of Defense; DHS; Child Protection; Child Abuse or Neglect; United States Military; Mandatory Reporting)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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RELATING TO ENERGY INDUSTRY INFORMATION REPORTING. (Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; Hawaii State Energy Office; Public Utilities Commission; Energy Data Collection Program; HIEMA; OHS; Critical Infrastructure Protection; Emergency Management)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY
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RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD. (SBRRB; Small Business; Quorum Requirements)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO THE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND. (Department of Accounting and General Services; Stadium Authority; Stadium Development Special Fund; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW THE SENATE MORE TIME TO CONFIRM JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS. (Justices and Judges; Appointment; Confirmation; Constitutional Amendment)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS. (Judiciary Package; Penal Responsibility; Fitness to Proceed; Private Examiner Compensation; Appropriations)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE DEFENSE OF STATE EMPLOYEES. (State Employees; Professionally Licensed; Certified; Duty to Defend)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO WITNESS FEES. (Witness Fees; Mileage; Increase)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM RESERVES. (Condominiums; Budget Summaries; Condominium Associations; Boards of Directors; Compliance; Standing; Good Faith Defense; Burden of Proof)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO INSTALLMENT LOANS. (DCCA; Division of Financial Institutions; Installment Lenders; Installment Loans; Maintenance Fees; Convenience Fees)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO RESTAURANTS. (Restaurants; Reservations; Third-Party Restaurant Reservation Services; Unauthorized Actions; Prohibition; Remedies)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (HPIA; HHRF; Property Insurance; Hurricane; Condominiums; Report; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSURE ACTIONS AGAINST SEX OFFENDERS. (DCCA; Registered Sex Offenders; Professional Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications; Automatic Revocation; Denial of Application to Renew, Restore, or Reinstate)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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CULTURE & ARTS
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RELATING TO HAWAII-JAPAN PACIFIC PEACE MONUMENT. (SFCA; Hawaii-Japan Pacific Peace Monument; Works of Art Special Fund; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. (Hawaii Symphony Orchestra; State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Designation; Funding; Chapter 42F Exemption; General Fund; State of Hawaii Endowment Fund; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO CENTRAL SERVICES ASSESSMENT. (Central Service Expenses; Transfers; Central Services Assessment; Central Service Expenses of Government; State Highway Fund; Airport Revenue Fund; Harbor Special Fund)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO PARKING. (Disabled Persons; Electric Vehicles; Parking; Counties; Ordinances)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO AUDIBLE VEHICLE REVERSE WARNING SYSTEMS. (Audible Reverse Warning Systems; Broadband Sound; Exemptions; Report)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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HEALTH
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RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS. (DOH; Retention and Preservation of Medical Records; Health Care Providers; Repeal; Ceasing Operations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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HEALTH
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. (DOH; Hawaii State Hospital; Psychiatric Facility; Long-Term Care Facility; Payment; Medicaid; Procurement Exemption)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS. (Department of Health; Remedies; Administrative Orders; Administrative Hearings)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFECT REMEDIATION AT THE HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL. (DOH; Hawaii State Hospital; Construction Defect Remediation; Emergency Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. (DOH; Fees; Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund; Birth Defects Special Fund; Repeal)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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HEALTH
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RELATING TO HARM REDUCTION. (Department of Health; Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Program; Needs-Based Distribution; Non-Injection Drug User Participation; Liability)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES. (Prior Authorization; Utilization Review Entities; Reporting; Health Care Appropriateness and Necessity Working Group; State Health Planning and Development Agency)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. (Mental Health Emerging Therapies Pilot Program; Office of Wellness and Resilience; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO VIRAL HEPATITIS. (DOH; Viral Hepatitis; Prevention; Awareness; Education; Treatment Support; Positions; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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HEALTH
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RELATING TO UNIVERSAL IMMUNIZATION FUNDING PROGRAM. (Universal Immunization Funding Program; Immunization Purchasing; Universal Immunization Purchase Special Fund; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE TRANSITION OF THE OAHU REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FROM THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. (HHSC; DOH; Oahu Regional Health Care System; Transfer; Repeal; Agreement; Report)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES. (Special Number Plates; Decals; Counties)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. (Skateboards; Helmet Requirement; Minors)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO MOPEDS. (Mopeds; Safety Equipment; Safety Helmet; Requirement)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (Mufflers; Exhaust System; Motorcycle; Moped; Motor Vehicle; Certificate of Inspection; Motor Vehicle Repair; Penalties)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING UNIT. (DOT; Chief; Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Unit; Airports Division; Term Limits; Advice and Consent)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO VEHICLE TITLE TRANSFERS. (Vehicle Title Transfers; Liability; Motor Vehicles)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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LABOR
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RELATING TO THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SYSTEMS. (DHRD; Executive Branch; Classification and Compensation Systems; Civil Service Positions; Comprehensive Review; Reports; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. (DLIR; Workforce Development; Economic Diversification; Defense-Related Personnel; Reports; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO HAWAII EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW. (DLIR; Hawaii Employment Security Law; Unemployment Benefits; Registration for Work; Electronic Notice; Waiver; Deregulation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO NAMING RIGHTS. (Naming Rights; Stadium; Convention Center; Concessions; Advertising; Marketing; Special Fund)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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LABOR
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RELATING TO THE WAGE AND HOUR LAW. (DLIR; Order of Wage Payment Violation; Wage and Hour Law; Enforcement; Penalties)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. (Department of Law Enforcement; Fireworks; Illegal Fireworks Task Force; Sunset; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. (DLE; Illegal Fireworks Enforcement Division; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. (Constitutional Amendment; Freedom of Speech; Monetary Expenditures to Influence Elections)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCING. (Campaign Spending Commission; Partial Public Financing; OHA; Maximum Amount of Public Funds Available; Minimum Qualifying Contribution Amounts; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COURT. (Judiciary; Community Outreach Court; Homelessness; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. (Public Land Trust Working Group; OHA; Public Land Trust; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE. (CSC; Campaign Finance; Foreign Entities; Foreign-influenced Business Entities)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO COURT-ORDERED PAYMENTS. (Penal Code; Fees, Fines, and Restitution; Collections; Consequences of Nonpayment; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO TAX COLLECTIONS. (Collection of Taxes; Statute of Limitations; Tax Appeal; Taxation Board of Review)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT. (Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Hawaiian Homes Commission Act)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE. (Elections; Campaign Finance; Use of Campaign Funds; Child Care; Vital Household Dependent Care)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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EDUCATION
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RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. (DOE; Meal Subsidies; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. (DHS; Medicaid; In-Home Services; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO OHANA ZONES. (SOHHS; Ohana Zones Program; Establishment; HHFDC; General Excise Tax; Exemption; Reports; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS. (Discrimination in Public Accommodations; Persons with Disabilities; Discriminatory Practices; Places of Public Accommodation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS
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RELATING TO ACT 253, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2023. (DHS; Neighbor Islands Blind and Low Vision Service Pilot Program)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY
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RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. (General Excise Tax; Exemption; American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; Restaurant Revitalization Fund; Department of Taxation; Notification; Refund)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (HTDC; Technology Enablement; Project Management Software; Portal; Facilitated Application Process; Small Businesses; Report; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. (DBEDT; Office of International Affairs; Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission; East-West Center; Sister‑State Partnerships; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. (HPHA; Public Housing; Public Closure; Offices and Facilities; Trespassing)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO THE DWELLING UNIT REVOLVING FUND. (HHFDC; DURF; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program; Interim Financing)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (Housing; Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund; Nonprofit Community Development Financial Institutions)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. (HHFDC; Board of Directors; Membership; Chairperson; Eligibility)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO STATE FINANCES. (HHFDC; Bond Volume Cap Recycling Program; Line of Credit; Revenue Bonds)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND. (Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Mixed-Income Subaccount; Workforce Rental Housing; Director of Finance; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT. (LIHTC; School Facilities Authority; Eligibility)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO MANAGING AGENTS. (Condominiums; Managing Agents; Requirements; Community Association Managers)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO PROPERTY. (Property; Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants; Invalidation of Covenants; Immunity)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO RENTAL APPLICATIONS. (Landlord; Rent; Application; Proof of Income; Paychecks; Prohibition)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION. (HPHA; HHFDC; Legislative Reports; Public Housing Special Fund)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT. (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; Extension; Partners; Limited Liability Companies)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. (HHFDC; Maui County; Mixed-used Developments; Potential Acquisitions; Working Group; Report)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (HPHA; Rehabilitation, Remodeling, Renovation, Repair; Public Housing; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. (HPHA; Federal Public Housing Projects; Abandoned Property; Seized Property)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Housing Development; Counties; Stricter Conditions; Fee Waivers)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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Floor Presentation for Wednesday, March 19, 2025:
CONGRATULATING THE 2024 HAWAIʻI PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, 2024 NATIONAL OUTSTANDING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, 2024 HAWAIʻI ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, 2024 MASAYUKI TOKIOKA EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AWARDEE, AND 2025 HAWAIʻI SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR.
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