SB 1123

SD1, HD1

RELATING TO VITAL RECORDS.

Allows for verification and certification of the existence of a birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificate and the essential facts of the vital event that are contained in the certificate in lieu of the issuance of a certified copy of the certificate.

SB 207

RELATING TO INTERISLAND VEHICLE TRANSFERS.

Amends legal requirements for the interisland transfer of vehicles.

SB 210

SD1

RELATING TO PILOTS.

Requires department of commerce and consumer affairs to maintain an adequate supply of port pilots.

SB 16

SD1, HD1

RELATING TO MEDICAL FEE SCHEDULES.

Changes current medical fee schedule for workers’ compensation reimbursement from 110% to a blank percentage of the Medicare Fee Schedule.

SB 1390

SD1

relating to traditional hawaiian healing practices.

Makes licensure exemption for Hawaiian healers permanent. Adds composition requirements of the panel convened by Papa Ola Lokahi pursuant to Act 162, SLH 1998, section 4(a).

SB 1017

(SSCR 195)

RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL LEASEHOLDS.

Places direct responsibility of payment of lessor's costs upon the lessees when an abandonment of eminent domain proceedings by the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii is due to a lessee's inability, failure, or refusal to comply with statutory provisions or to purchase the leased fee interest condemned.

SB 1018

SD1

(SSCR 855)

RELATING TO THE FEE SIMPLE RESIDENTIAL REVOLVING FUND.

Limits the liability of lessees who fail to purchase the leased fee interest from HCDCH to the prorated share of the direct costs of acquisition. Authorizes use of the Fee Simple Residential Revolving Fund for indirect costs. Requires interest earned on lessees' deposits to accrue to lessees.

SB 1236

(SSCR 891)

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Establishes a data and research office for children and families in the center on the family at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

SB 1216

SD2

RELATING TO STUDENT LOANS FOR TEACHERS. Establishes a Hawaii educator loan program and special fund to financially assist college students interested in teaching.

SB 1535

SD2

relating to hawaii commission for national and community service.

Creates the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service. Appropriates funds to be used as state matching funds to secure federal moneys.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, WITH THE ASSISTANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HAWAII TELEVISION AND FILM DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TO CONSIDER CHANGES TO THE CRITERIA FOR THE MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION TAX CREDITS.

requesting the streamlining of state film permitting.

requesting the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to explore with the National Football League the feasibility of scheduling a pre-season National Football League game in Hawaii.

APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SISTER STATE/city relaTIONSHIP for economic development BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THe municipalities of taipei and taiWan.

SUPPORTING the PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL and encouraging efforts to hold the 34^th international general meeting in hawaii.

requesting the congressional delegation of the state of hawaii support renewal of the president's fast-track negotiating authority.

SB 957

SD2

RELATING TO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.

Requires the Department of Education, through its Comprehensive Student Support System, to adopt best practices, disclose potential conflicts of interest as part of the individualized education program (IEP) process, and monitor services ordered through the IEPs. Establishes a joint legislative taskforce to monitor, assess, and support the DOE's implementation of this Act and meeting the goals of the Comprehensive Student Support System.

SB 1303

SD2

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the Department of Education to ensure that appropriate services are provided to eligible children with disabilities, through the department's operationalization of the Felix Response Plan.

SB 1133

SD1

RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Allows the Hawaii Health Care System Corporation to enhance the community network of health care facilities throughout the State by building on the strengths of the individuals facilities, designing services more suited to meet the health care needs of the specific communities in a timely fashion, and maintaining quality standards of care.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING WAVE POWER AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE FOR HAWAII.

REQUESTING the board of directors of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority TO COME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS to MODIFY the MAKE-UP OF ITS BOARD TO include more private sector participation.

Requesting the Natural Energy laboratory of hawaii authority to revive its proposal for the REACTIVATION of the Noi`i o puna research center.

opposing any resumption of the proposal to conduct carbon dioxide experiments off the Kona coast.

SB 704

SD1

(SSCR 871)

relating to crime victim compensation.

Repeals sunset date of July 1, 2001, of deposits into crime victim compensation special fund. Exempts the executive director and administrative assistant of the commission from the civil service law. Appropriates funds to compensate crime victims and their providers.

SB 683

SD1

relating to public safety.

Requires civil process servers to wear identification badges and carry wallet identification cards.

SB 684

RELATING TO FEES OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

Increases amounts for service of process by sheriffs and police.

SB 1183

(SSCR 765)

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Establishes the Federal Reimbursement Maximization Special Fund under the Department of Public Safety, and requests an appropriation from the Federal Reimbursement Maximization Special Fund.

SB 1530

SD1

(SSCR 766)

(Companion measure: HB 996)

relating to drug demand reduction assessments.

Extends sunset provision for the drug demand reduction assessments special fund for 3 years.

SB 119

SD1

(SSCR 895)

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Requires adult women charged with or convicted of crimes and juvenile females adjudicated for offenses that would be crimes if committed by an adult or who are adjudicated delinquents, to be provided a range and quality of programming substantially equivalent to the range and quality offered to males; annual report to legislature.

SB 214

SD2

relating to veteran burial grants.

Requires the Office of Veterans Services, on request of a deceased Filipino veteran's survivor/interested party, to make payment directly to a mortuary/crematory for funeral/burial services and to transport the remains to the Philippines, upon submission of an unpaid invoice; appropriates moneys.

SB 1325

SD 2

relating to conveyance tax.

Earmarks 25% of conveyance taxes paid into the general fund to the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii for the purpose of providing homeless assistance.