HB 144

RELATING TO KAHO`OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE.

Authorizes the Kaho`olawe Island Reserve Commission (Commission) to solicit and accept grants, donations, and contributions. Renames the Rehabilitation Trust Fund to the Kaho`olawe Rehabilitation Trust Fund (Trust Fund). Deletes the repeal date of the Trust Fund. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports on the Trust Fund to the Legislature.

HB 575

HD1

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION REGARDING AN EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND.

Proposes to establish a fund for emergency and budget reserve purposes and to clarify that appropriations to the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund are excluded from the general fund expenditure ceiling and that appropriations from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund are included in the expenditure ceiling.

HB 774

HD1

RELATING TO COURTS.

Requires newly appointed judges and "per dium" judges who handle family law and domestic abuse cases to undergo education in subjects relevant to issues and problems unique to those cases, subject to the availability of federal funds.

HB 301

HD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC DISPLAY.

Amends the inventory period for a licensee, who provides public displays of fireworks more than once a month, to import and store aerial common fireworks and special fireworks from six-months to twenty-four months, provided the storage of such fireworks is in conformity with county building codes. Charges a $100 license fee for public display companies, including public display companies that import and store fireworks. Repeals requirement that the fireworks permit for public display must be obtained not less than twenty days before the date of the display. Clarifies that the fee for permits for public display are in addition to any license fee and that the fee for a permit for public display shall be $110 per event and used for purposes specified in section 132D-11(a).

HB 168

HD1

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Establishes a temporary task force to comprehensively review, evaluate, and recommend changes to Hawaii's election laws regarding vote counting, particularly consideration of automatic recount and contesting procedures, to ensure the integrity and certainty of the State's electoral process.

HB 169

HD1

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Establishes a pilot program for the city and county of Honolulu council election of 2002 providing for public funding for candidates who voluntarily abide by specific contribution and expenditure limits; and appropriating $150,000 to the campaign spending commission to provide support staff for the program.

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine