HB 1917

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SALARY COMMISSION.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a salary commission to review and make recommendations for the salaries of justices, judges, state legislators, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and state executive branch department heads and their assistants, excluding the University of Hawaii and the Department of Education.

HB 1918

RELATING TO COMMISSION ON SALARIES.

Pursuant to a proposed constitutional amendment, establishes a commission on salaries to recommend the salary of the governor, lieutenant governor, the members of the legislature, justices and judges of all state courts, the administrative director of the State or an equivalent position, and the department heads or executive officers and the deputies or assistants to the department heads of all state departments

HB 2440

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT.

Enacts the Uniform Athlete Agents Act to protect student-athletes and educational institutions. Provides for registration of athlete agents, the required form of contract, the right of the student athlete to cancel an agency contract, disclosure requirements relating to record maintenance, reporting, renewal, notice, warning, and security. Provides for reciprocity among the States. Exempts the Act from a sunrise review.

HB 2271

RELATING TO NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS.

Allows the Board of Agriculture to manage, develop, and dispose of public lands set aside by a Governor's executive order to the Department of Agriculture. Expressly authorizes the DOA to manage non-agricultural park lands to the same extent it is authorized to manage agricultural parks under its control.

HB 2145

HD1

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.

Allows agricultural tourism conducted on an existing working farm or an existing farming operation; provided that the agricultural tourism activity is accessory and secondary to the principal agricultural use and does not interfere with surrounding farm operations. (HB2145 HD1)

HB 1923

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

Among other things, makes permanent the Hawaii Tourism Authority's ability to retain attorneys independent of the Attorney General; its exemption from supervision of accounts by the comptroller; the requirement that it preaudit all its proposed payments to determine the propriety of the payments, and to maintain records and documents necessary to support disbursements; the provision that allows interest and revenues derived by the Hawaii Tourism Authority to be deposited into the Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund and Tourism Special Fund; the increase in the amount of the Tourism Special Fund that can be used by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for the executive director's salary; and its authority to appoint a sports coordinator.

HB 2524

RELATING TO PERMIT APPROVALS.

Provides that automatic approval of applications for business- or development-related permits, licenses, or approvals will not occur when the board or commission's decision is delayed by a tie vote or other vote with less than a majority of the members of the commission or board.

HB 2594

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Prohibits provisions in governmental procurement contracts that require the contractor to defend the governmental body; allows contracts to require a contractor to indemnify and hold harmless the governmental body.

HB 2902

HD1

RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.

Limits costs of copying medical records for documentary evidence to not more than a total of $1 for any number of pages up to the first 50 pages and not more than $0.50 for each page in excess of 50. Limits to unspecified amounts the cost for copying: (1) electronic documents and microfilm documents; and (2) x-rays.

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Supplemental appropriations bill for the expenses of the judiciary.

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Establishes the fourth judicial circuit. Appropriates funds.

RELATING TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL COURT.

Establishes environmental courts as divisions within the circuit court to handle complaints, administrative appeals, and other judicial proceedings of an environmental nature.

HB 2039

HD1

RELATING TO DECONTAMINATION OF ILLEGAL DRUG MANUFACTURING SITES.

Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to adopt interim procedures for emergency and long-term decontamination of illegal methamphetamine labs. Requires DOH to evaluate and report on soil and groundwater impacts, cleanup procedures, first responder protocol, and standards and protocol used by other state and federal agencies. (HB2039 HD1)

MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Makes an appropriation out of the general fund to be deposited into the DNA registry special fund. Makes an appropriation out of the DNA registry special fund to pay for costs associated with the implementation of Act 112, SLH 2005. Appropriates monies out of the general fund to pay for costs associated with the implementation of Act 133, SLH 2005.

HB 937

HD1

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Creates a Hawaii commission on juvenile justice to oversee the Hawaii youth correctional facility and the office of youth services. Attaches for administrative purposes to the department of human services. Appropriates funds. (HB937 HD1)

HB 2264

HD1

RELATING TO STREET LIGHTING.

Requires the State to install fully shielded lighting fixtures when installing new highway and street lights. Requires the counties to follow the same lighting standards as the State. (HB2264 HD1)

HB 2503

HD1

RELATING TO DERELICT VEHICLE.

Removes the condition that a vehicle be ten years old or older to be considered "derelict", and updates references to the "housing and community development corporation of Hawaii" with the "Hawaii public housing administration". (HD1)

HB 2655

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

Establishes a multidisciplinary accident investigation team in the department of transportation for the purpose of investigating major accidents on state roadways in a manner designed to minimize lane and roadway closures during the investigation. Appropriates funds.

HB 2991

HD1

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to not-for-profit private organizations for the development of qualified low- and moderate-income housing projects. (HB2991 HD1)

HB 2992

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Proposes constitutional amendment to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist not-for-profit private organizations in the development of low and moderate income housing.

HB 2242

HD1

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Requires that all housing developments proposing to develop at least 50 residential dwellings provide at least 20 percent of the dwellings as affordable dwelling units. (HB2242 HD1)

HB 2107

HD1

RELATING TO A HAWAII CAREGIVER GRANT PROGRAM.

Establishes a caregiver grant program within the executive office on aging. Establishes criteria for grant qualifications. Appropriates funds for the grant program. Authorizes the hiring of additional personnel to service the grant program. (HB2107 HD1)

HB 2778

HD1

RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.

Provides for effective and timely communication between all levels of government and individuals who are precluded from using public services due to language-proficiency barriers. (HB2778 HD1)

HB 2442

HD1

RELATING TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

Requires notification to the commanding officer of a military installation of zoning change applications and district boundary amendment petitions for land within 3,000 feet or 2 miles (depending on county population) of a military installation. (HB2442 HD1)

HB 2060

HD1

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires recipients of state or federal funding that provide information or offer programs regarding sex information to provide medically accurate, factual information that is age-appropriate and includes information on both abstinence and contraception. (HB2060 HD1)

HB 2112

HD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

Requires the prior approval of the legislature of any disposition of public lands in fee simple, by lease with option to purchase, or by grant of easement in perpetuity by BLNR or HCDA; remnants and grants to State and county agencies for roadway or infrastructure improvements not included. (HB2112 HD1)

HB 2395

RELATING TO PROTECTION OF FOREST RESERVES.

Establishes general administrative penalties for violations under chapter 183. Increases fines for timber trespass.

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Rep. Sylvia Luke