AGR - Agriculture

HSH - Human Services and Housing

CPC - Consumer Protection and Commerce

JHA - Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs

EDB - Economic Development and

LAB - Labor and Public Employment

Business Concerns

LMG - Legislative Management

EDN - Education

PSM - Public Safety and Military Affairs

EEP - Energy and Environmental Protection

TAC - Tourism and Culture

FIN - Finance

TRN - Transportation

HED - Higher Education

WLU - Water and Land Use

HLT - Health

HOUSE BILLS

Committee

H.B. NO.

843

RELATING TO AMBULANCE SERVICES IN UPCOUNTRY MAUI.

Appropriates funds for 24-hour advanced emergency ambulance services for the upcountry area of Maui for FY 2001-2002.

HLT,FIN

844

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Short form bill.

HED

845

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Short form bill.

HED

846

relating to higher education.

Short form bill relating to higher education.

HED

847

making appropriations for collective bargaining cost items.

Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 7 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the state and the bargaining unit representative for FB 2001-2003

FIN

848

RELATING TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS.

Prohibits state contractors and other recipients of state funds from assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing among its employees.

LAB,JHA,FIN

849

relating to genetic information and genetic testing.

Prohibits discrimination in employment due to an individual's genetic information. Prohibits requiring genetic testing as a prerequisite for health, life, and long-term care insurance.

LAB,JHA/CPC

850

relating to sick leave.

Requires an employer who provides sick leave to permit an employee to use their sick leave to attend to the illness of their child, parent, spouse, or reciprocal beneficiary. Prohibits an employer from denying the use of sick leave, discharging, demoting, suspending, or discriminating in the terms and conditions of employment against an employee for using or attempting to exercise the right to use sick leave to attend to the illness of a child, parent, spouse, or reciprocal beneficiary.

LAB,FIN

851

relating to mail in ballot.

Temporarily suspends absentee mail in ballot procedures for the 2002 election only; requires chief election officer to mail a mail in ballot to all registered voters for the 2002 primary and general elections. Describes procedures for voting, return of mail in ballot, replacement of ballot.

JHA,FIN

852

relating to public employment.

Provides for wage and salary adjustmnets for public sector managers excluded from collective bargaining that are on par with their civil service counterparts.

LAB,FIN

853

relating to insurance.

Includes mutual and fraternal benefit societies licensed under chapter 432, HRS, as well as health maintenance organizations licensed under chapter 432D, under the law making insurer refusal to provide, or limitation of coverage to individuals with third party claims, an unfair method of competition and unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance.

CPC,FIN

854

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.

Increases the amount of liability coverage required for motor vehicle insurance policies, to not less than $25,000 per person, with an aggregate limit of $100,000 per accident, for all damages from accidental harm sustained as a result of any one accident and arising out of ownership, maintenance, use, loading, or unloading of a motor vehicle.

CPC,FIN

855

relating to insurance.

Allows underinsured motorist insurers to assert a subrogation right against third-party tortfeasors.

CPC,FIN

856

relating to motor vehicle insurance.

Amends the joint underwriting plan within the motor vehicle insurance law to specify that benefits may be recovered in cases where no liability or uninsured motorist benefits are applicable to the accidental harm, allows an owner, operator, or passenger of a motorcycle or motor scooter to recover benefits, and disallows their recovery for full personal injury protections benefits.

CPC

857

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Requires the governor to prepare an organizational and functional plan (plan) for a department of technology. Requires the governor to submit the plan no fewer than thirty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2002.

EDB,FIN

858

relating to over-the-counter drugs.

Creates a special fund to provide supplemental funding for the Hawaii State Primary Care Association Medicine Bank from taxes collected from over-the-counter drug sales.

HLT,FIN

859

relating to native hawaiian health care.

Requires twenty per cent of the public land trust related revenues received by the Hawaii health systems corporation to be paid into the native Hawaiian health care fund.

JHA/HLT,FIN

860

relating to the employees' retirement system.

Provides a military service credit of up to 4 years to qualified retirants of the ERS.

LAB,FIN

861

RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURE-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE ON KAUAI.

Appropriates funds from the agribusiness development corporation's revolving fund to finance the operations and maintenance of certain agriculture-related infrastructure on Kauai.

AGR,FIN

862

making an appropriation for the establishment of social worker positions.

Appropriation for the establishment of three full-time social worker IV positions.

PSM,FIN

863

relating to a comprehensive master plan for kokee and waimea canyon state parks.

Appropriates funds to develop a master plan for Kokee and Waimea Canyon State Parks.

WLU,FIN

864

relating to aquarium.

Requires the board of land and natural resources to develop a request for proposals for competitive sealed proposals to construct, design, improve, operate, maintain, and manage a world-class aquarium in the State.

TAC,WLU,FIN

865

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND.

Requires that funds from the hurricane reserve trust be returned to mortgagors upon the repeal of the Hawaii hurricane relief fund.

CPC,FIN

866

RELATING TO CHECK CASHING.

Removes 7/1/01 sunset from the check cashing law.

CPC

867

relating to the traffic code.

Restricts the holding of movable signs by pedestrians in certain public highway locations.

LMG,TRN,JHA

868

relating to the board of education.

Requires the board of education to invite the military representative to participate in discussions about board matters, except those matters discussed in executive meeting.

EDN/PSM

869

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS.

Amends the definition of "qualified farmer" under the agricultural loans law. Repeals the residence requirement for partnerships and corporations with regard to agricultural loan eligibility.

AGR,FIN

870

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

Clarifies that obtaining a loan shall not be a prerequisite to modifying or extending the term of a lease.

WLU,FIN

871

RELATING TO THE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY.

Assists the organic agriculture industry by: (1) enforcing the use of organic labeling as required under the federal organic rule; (2) establishing requirements for recognition of certifying agents; and (3) establishing other necessary requirements and administrative penalties for violations.

AGR,CPC

872

Relating to agriculture.

Short form bill relating to agriculture.

AGR

873

Relating to agriculture.

Short form bill relating to agriculture.

AGR

874

Relating to agriculture.

Short form bill relating to agriculture.

AGR

875

Relating to agriculture.

Short form bill relating to agriculture.

AGR

876

Relating to agriculture.

Short form bill relating to agriculture.

AGR

877

PROPOSING THE REPEAL OF ARTICLE XIII OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Proposes the repeal of the constitutional right to organize for collective bargaining.

LAB,JHA,FIN

878

RELATING TO HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Raises the amount (total cost of a public housing project) used to exempt public housing projects from prevailing wage requirements.

LAB/HSH,FIN

879

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Enacts various civil service reforms affecting classification and compensation, the civil service commission, the public employees compensation appeals board, employee benefits, exempt positions, conflicts with collective bargaining agreements, recruitment, workforce reductions, job performance, and career planning.

LAB,FIN

880

RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY TORT LIABILITY.

Limits state and county liability for civil damages at a public beach park, or for providing lifeguard services at that park, to gross negligence or wanton acts or omissions of the State or county or its lifeguards.

WLU,JHA

881

RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY FOR COUNTIES.

Limits counties' liability to persons participating in hazardous recreational activities, including those who assist the participant and spectators who reasonably should have known that the activity created a substantial risk of injury, for damages or injury arising out of that activity. Provides exceptions.

WLU,JHA

882

relating to publication of notice.

Exempts counties from definition of government agency except for procurement code and health and human services contracts. Allows the comptroller to determine a publication on each island to which the public can go to as one source for notices from a government agency.

JHA,FIN

883

RELATING TO GAMING.

Authorizes dockside gaming on vessels in state waters off of the island of Oahu. Establishes the Hawaii gaming board. Establishes the state gaming fund, the education special fund, and the gaming addiction interdiction and education special fund.

JHA/TRN/TAC/EDN,FIN

884

RELATING TO RIGHTS OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES.

Provides right of victims, surviving immediate family members, and witnesses of crime to receive notice of custodial status of a defendant found unfit to proceed or acquitted on the ground of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect and is committed to a psychiatric facility under the jurisdiction of the department of health.

HLT/PSM,JHA,FIN

885

RELATING TO PREVAILING WAGES

Provides for an exception to the prevailing wage for repair, renovation, and construction of public schools.

LAB,FIN

886

RELATING TO LEGAL PRESUMPTIONS IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CASES.

Provides that legal presumptions made under section 386-85 may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.

LAB,CPC,FIN

887

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Provides negotiating autonomy in collective bargaining for the department of education and the superintendent.

LAB,FIN

888

relating to hawaiian language immersion program.

Creates standards for the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program

HED,JHA,FIN

889

RELATING TO RIGHTS OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.

Amends the bill of rights for crime victims by amending the definition of "major developments" to include unfitness to stand trial, transfer to the state hospital or other psychiatric facility, or regaining fitness to proceed. Gives victims the choice to receive notification or not.

JHA

890

relating to responsibility and funding for the repair and maintenance of highways and parks within the city and county of honolulu.

Transferring responsibility and funding for the repair and maintenance of highways and parks in counties over 500,000 to the counties from the state.

TRN,WLU,FIN

891

relating to speeding.

Provides for triple penalties for speeding in school and construction zones.

TRN,JHA

892

RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

This Act seeks to accelerate the depyramiding of the general excise tax on certain intermediary services.

EDB,FIN

893

RELATING TO THE DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT BY THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY.

Clarifies that the Paroling Authority has the discretion to set the minimum term that an inmate must serve before becoming eligible for parole at a time period equal to the maximum term of imprisonment allowed for a crime if the inmate was so sentenced at their trial.

PSM,JHA

894

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX CREDITS.

Establishes a food/excise tax credit.

HSH,FIN

895

Relating to Consent.

Requires consent of minor and of parent or guardian, to receive an abortion.

HLT,JHA

896

relating to the revised uniform commercial code article 9 – secured transactions.

Amends UCC article 9, secured transactions.

CPC

897

RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.

Increases trigger for exemption from contractor's licensing law from $1,000 to $3,500.

CPC

898

RELATING TO TORT REFORM.

Amends the law relating to attorneys' fees in tort actions to limit attorneys' fees, expert witness fees, court costs, and litigation expenses to a combination of not more than 25% of the party's recovery.

JHA

899

relating to firearms.

Establishes firearms owner identification card for acquiring firearms. Establishes an instant electronic criminal background checking system for conducting firearms background checks.

JHA,FIN

900

RELATING TO SALARY PERIODS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Removes authority of the State to pay employees with salary overpayment balances under the same payment schedule as that for non-salaried employees.

LAB,FIN

901

relating to GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Exempts gross proceeds of sales and gross income received from business or sales transactions with a county government from GET.

FIN

902

RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING.

Allows the State or political subdivision employers to require applicants, appointees, employees, elected officials, and independent contractors to submit to drug testing. Does not apply to work positions under federal regulations.

LMG/LAB,

CPC/JHA,FIN

903

relating to campaign finance reform.

Reduces the amount of money that a person can contribute to a campaign during an election period.

JHA

904

RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCESS.

Repeals the certificate of need process.

HLT,LMG,FIN

905

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the terms of state representatives to 4 consecutive 2-year terms.

LMG,JHA,FIN

906

RELATING TO THE RIGHT-TO-WORK IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Repeals collective bargaining in public employment and establishes the Right-to-Work Act.

LAB,JHA,FIN

907

RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS.

Prohibits legislators from working as lobbyists, or representatives of special interests.

LMG,JHA

908

RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.

Requires the board of land and natural resources to develop a request for proposals for competitive sealed proposals to lease, improve, operate, maintain, and manage Honokohau harbor on the island of Hawaii as a private small boat harbor.

WLU/TRN,FIN

909

RELATING TO CHILD CARE TAX CREDIT.

Provides a child care tax credit to employers that build child care centers or provide child care service reimbursements to employees.

HSH,FIN

910

relating to establishing low-cost prescription drug prices for elders.

Creates mechanism to reduce prescription drug prices for elders, receive discounts, enter into rebate agreements, and prevent profiteering and manufacturer retaliation. Creates prescription drug advisory commission. Requires State to act as pharmaceutical benefit manager for elders.

CPC/JHA,FIN

911

relating to establishing low-cost prescription drug prices.

Creates mechanism to reduce prescription drug prices, receive discounts, enter into rebate agreements, and prevent profiteering and manufacturer retaliation. Creates prescription drug advisory commission. Requires State to act as pharmaceutical benefit manager for residents.

CPC/JHA,FIN

912

relating to subsidies.

Requires recipients of state or county business subsidies (grants, low interest loans, tax reductions, etc.) to file a public annual report specifying the amount of the subsidy, the public purpose to be served, number and quality of jobs to be generated, etc. Failure to meet goals may result in repayment.

EDB,FIN

913

relating to state government.

Extends the sunset date of Act 230, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998, relating to the managed process for public-private competition and the effect of Konno v. County of Hawaii, from 6/30/01 to 6/30/03.

LAB,FIN

914

relating to telephone solicitations.

Prohibits telephone solicitations to residential subscribers who have given notice of their objection to those solicitations to the public service commission. Establishes a data base to collect objections. Provides for fees to be charged to residential telephone subscribers who are in the data base.

CPC/JHA

915

relating to office of youth serviceS.

Appropriates unspecified amount for Hookala program in office of youth services.

HSH,FIN

916

relating to office of youth serviceS.

Appropriates $2,600,000 for pilot project of three youth services centers, to the office of youth services.

HSH,FIN

917

RELATING TO CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS.

Requires licensing of independent clinical social workers; protects practice of independent clinical social work; protects title of licensed clinical social workers and clinical social workers; creates board; establishes license application requirements; requires continuing education before renewal of license; exempts employed clinical social worker employed by federal, state, or county government.

HLT,CPC/JHA,FIN

918

relating to the DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

Allows the department of Hawaiian home lands the authority to hire its own staff attorney.

JHA,FIN

919

relating to campaign funds.

Repeals provision allowing use of campaign funds for any ordinary and necessary expenses.

JHA

920

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Exempts amounts received from the State and counties by sellers from the general excise tax.

FIN

921

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE LEGISLATURE TO LEVY OR INCREASE TAXES OR TO REPEAL A TAX EXEMPTION OR CREDIT.

Proposes an amendment to article VIII of the state constitution to require approval of 2/3 of the members of the legislature to increase taxes, levy new taxes, or repeal a tax exemption or credit.

JHA,FIN

922

relating to PERIodic vehicle inspection.

Requires motor vehicle and moped safety inspections to be performed every 24 months rather than every 12 months.

TRN,FIN

923

Relating to motorcycles.

Forbids person under 12 years old from riding a motorcycle as a passenger.

TRN,JHA

924

relating to public accountancy.

Amends chapter on public accountants to include among other thing, continuing education requirement, peer review, peer review oversight body confidential client communications. Describes action on licensing application, criminal conviction, denial of license.

CPC,FIN

925

RELATING TO LOANS.

Appropriates $5 million to provide financial assistance to agricultural/aquaculture enterprises on Kauai by depositing the funds into the agricultural loan revolving fund and the aquaculture loan revolving fund and earmarking the funds for this purpose.

AGR,FIN

926

RELATING TO CIVIL IDENTIFICATION.

Requires the department of the attorney general to accept an unexpired United States passport in lieu of a certified birth certificate to prove that an applicant is a US citizen or national.

JHA

927

RELATING TO INCOME TAX SIMPLIFICATION.

Establishes income tax rate as ______ of the federal tax liability. Conforms standard deduction and personal exemption to Internal Revenue Code and repeals certain exceptions to conformity. Retains all state deductions and credits.

FIN

928

relating to the uniform probate code.

Amends the uniform probate code to allow an incapacitated surviving spouse or reciprocal beneficiary to receive an elective share of the decedent's augmented estate upon the regaining of capacity by that person.

JHA

929

RELATING TO PRACTICE OF BARBERING AND BEAUTY CULTURE.

Repeals regulatory licensing of barbers and beauty culture operators.

CPC,FIN

930

RELATING TO MARRIAGE LICEnsES.

Provides for the simplification of the marriage process, including the reduction of fees, criteria for license, and turnaround time.

HLT,FIN

931

relating to highways.

Transfers the highway division of the state department of transportation to each county. Requires proposed legislation to transfer the gas tax and traffic fines to the counties.

TRN,LAB,FIN

932

proposing amendments to the constitution of the state of hawaii regarding senate districts, the number of senators, and the breaking of tie votes in the senate.

Proposes amendments to the state constitution to decrease the number of senate districts from 25 to 12, decrease the number of senators to 24 (2 from each district), and require the lieutenant governor to break tie votes in the senate.

LMG,JHA,FIN

933

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE v OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Amends Article V of the Hawaii Constitution to provide for the election of the attorney general in a partisan general election.

JHA,FIN

934

proposing an amendment to article vii, section 11 of the hawaii constitution relating to lapsing of appropriations.

Proposes an amendment to Article VII, section 11 of the state constitution to require ----- percent of unencumbered appropriations to lapse with the remainder returned to the using agency.

JHA,FIN

935

relating to residency requirement of government employees.

Repeals requirement that state and county employees must be state residents at time of application for employment; provides that state or county employees must be state residents at time of commencement of employment.

LAB,JHA

936

RELATING TO SUBMINIMUM WAGES FOR TIPPED EMPLOYEES.

Repeals the tipped employees provisions from the minimum wage law.

LAB,FIN

937

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS.

Requires purchasing agencies to use nongovernmental employee reviewers in reviewing the procurement of design professional services.

FIN

938

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes a tax credit for revitalization of older commercial facilities, including retail, hotel, warehouse, and industrial facilities; provided that either the facility or the commercial district where the facility is located is at least twenty-five years old; projects over $2,500,000 required to pay prevailing wages under chapter 104, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

EDB/TAC,FIN

939

relating to parole.

Allows for earned early release from minimum term for good time credit.

JHA/PSM

940

relating to education.

Establishes the bright futures special fund to provide grants and low-interest loans of up to $5,000 each for children from low-income families, to be paid directly for pre-school or higher education purposes. Interest earned from the rainy day and hurricane relief funds is to be deposited into the fund.

EDN/HED,CPC,FIN

941

relating to children.

Creates new penalties for child abuse.

JHA

942

RELATING TO THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.

Creates a purpose and findings section setting forth the State’s position on the children’s health insurance program. Appropriates funding the include children whose income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level.

HSH/HLT,FIN

943

relating to reading accountability.

Establishes goals to assist students to improve their reading skills.

EDN,FIN

944

relating to public assistance.

Creates welfare safety net program called "Keeping Hope Alive" in DHS to issue vouchers for children in families that will be coming off welfare after the maximum 5 years for housing, child care, clothing, and school supplies. Makes appropriation. Requires case management for such families.

HSH,FIN

945

relating to social work.

Adds to definition of practice of social work, the clinical diagnosis and psychotherapy by a clinical social worker who is both a licensed social worker and certified in clinical social work by the National Association of Social Workers or the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work.

HLT,CPC

946

relating to education.

Establishes the Pearl City high school cultural center reserve account in the state treasury. Requires moneys in the reserve account to be used for the repair and maintenance of the cultural center, including the purchase of equipment and supplies. Transfers excess moneys to the state general fund.

EDN,FIN

947

relating to education.

Requires the DOE, beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, to operate an elementary school, grades kindergarten to 6, for gifted and talented students in the Pearl City high school complex.

EDN,FIN

948

relating to small business.

Makes the law enacting the small business regulatory flexibility act and the small business defender permanent. Moves the small business defender position to the department of business, economic development, and tourism for administrative purposes. Allows the small business defender to hire attorneys.

EDB,FIN

949

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR LANAKILA MULTI-PURPOSE SENIOR CENTER.

Appropriates money for Lanakila multi-purpose senior center.

HSH,FIN

950

RELATING TO CAPITAL GOODS EXCISE TAX CREDIT.

Allows the use of capitalized costs to qualify for the capital goods excise tax credit.

EDB,FIN

951

Requires the director of finance of the State to deposit all fine proceeds from adjudicated and unadjudicated traffic infractions involving speeding in residential areas and any bail forfeitures involving speeding in residential areas into the state parks special fund.

WLU,JHA,FIN

952

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Deregulates all state-regulated aspects of commercial trucking only. Does not deregulate jitneys, tour buses, or other motor carriers of passengers.

CPC,FIN

953

relating to the public utilities commission.

Requires the Auditor to conduct a management audit of the public utilities commission and submit report to legislature and governor before convening of regular session of 2002.

CPC,LMG,FIN

954

relating to regulatory processes.

Amends the automatic approval law by amending the definition of "application for a business or development-related permit, license, or approval" and extending the deadline for agency rulemaking. Failure to adopt rules by the new deadline will result in a one-year statutory maximum time period.

EDB/WLU/EEP,CPC,FIN

955

relating to regulatory processes.

Amends the automatic approval law by clarifying legislative intent and what permits are covered, adding definitions, allowing for conditional approvals, amending application completeness and maximum time period requirements, adding extensions, and providing for a panel of board alternates.

EDB/WLU/EEP,CPC,FIN

956

RELATING TO MASTER TEACHERS.

Establishes training and incentive program for master teachers.

EDN,FIN

957

making an appropriation for emergency medical services.

Makes appropriation of $879,660 for FY 2001-2002 for an emergency vehicle, staffing, equipment, and supplies for the Kaaawa and Kahaluu areas of Oahu.

HLT,FIN

958

relating to education.

Short form bill relating to education.

EDN

959

relating to Government.

Short form bill relating to Government.

EDN

960

relating to education.

Short form bill relating to education.

EDN

961

relating to education.

Short form bill relating to education.

EDN

962

relating to a sentencing simulation model.

Appropriates state matching funds of $47,177 for fiscal year 2001-2002 to develop, implement, and maintain a sentencing simulation model in the State.

PSM/JHA,FIN

963

relating to the hawaii paroling authority.

Changes the composition of the Hawaii paroling authority to consist of three full-time members, rather than one full-time and two part-time members. Appropriates funds.

PSM,FIN

964

relating to correctional health care.

Requires that the department of public safety test all inmates for hepatitis C.

PSM,FIN

965

relating to check cashing.

Extends sunset date of Act 146, Session Laws Hawaii 1999, for an additional year.

CPC

966

relating to drUg offenses.

Repeals mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for certain drug offenses and requires mandatory participation in drug treatment.

JHA/PSM,FIN

967

RELATING TO CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS.

Clarifies that the intent a criminal must have to be guilty of the crime of continuous sexual assault of a minor must be "knowingly".

JHA

968

relating to firearms.

Amends the firearms law by adding the culpable mental state of "knowing" to various prohibited activities. Provides that knowingly bringing or causing to be brought into the State an assault pistol is a class C felony; a felon owning, possessing, or controlling a loaded firearm is guilty of a class A felony.

JHA

969

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Clarifies sentencing for subsequent domestic violence offenses.

JHA

970

relating to drug paraphernalia.

Provides that drug paraphernalia must be used, possessed, or delivered knowingly.

JHA

971

relating to promoting a detrimental drug.

Revises elements of certain drug offenses to avoid violation of due process and equal protection in charging the offenses.

JHA

972

RELATING TO THEFT.

Includes knowledge and reckless disregard as elements in the offenses of theft with regard to the value of the property or services taken.

JHA

973

RELATING TO RECKLESS ENDANGERING.

Distinguishes between reckless endangering in the 1st degree (class C felony) and reckless endangering in the 2nd degree (a misdemeanor) by specifying that the 2nd degree offense requires the defendant know that another person is present and is endangered.

JHA

974

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON.

Amends definition of "substantial bodily injury".

JHA

975

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY RIGHTS.

Establishes the "legal owner" as the owner of a vehicle that has no registered owner under section 708-836 relating to unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle. Also includes photocopies and printed register receipts as prima facie evidence to establish value and ownership in theft cases.

JHA

976

RELATING TO GAMBLING.

Clarifies the definition of "bookmaking" to include a "member" of the public who provides a bet to a defendant.

JHA

977

RELATING TO SENTENCING.

Standardizes system of calculating presentence credit.

JHA

978

RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE.

Replaces the term "law enforcement officer" for "peace officer".

JHA

979

relating to burglary.

Defines "dangerous instrument" in commission of burglary. For purposes of burglary laws, allows persons to remain lawfully in buildings.

JHA

980

relating to driving under the influence.

Requires the police to compel drivers to take a blood or urine test, or both, to determine a person's drug content. Amends the definition of "drug" to mean any chemical substance, natural or synthetic, that impairs the person's normal mental faculties or ability to care for the person and guard against casualty.

TRN,JHA

981

RELATING TO SENTENCING.

Makes various unrelated changes to the sentencing laws.

JHA

982

RELATING TO transportation.

Downgrades criminal offenses relating to racing on highways and airport facilities.

JHA

983

relating to traffic offenses.

Replaces the term "accident" with the term "collision" in part II of chapter 291C; deletes requirement in section 291C-13 that motor vehicle crash result only in damage to vehicle or property.

JHA

984

relating to sentencing.

Increases the list of offenses to which special terms for young adult defendants do not apply.

JHA

985

relating to deadly weapons.

Removes pistols from the list of prohibited deadly weapons.

JHA

986

RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.

Creates the offense of sale or manufacture of deceptive identification document as a class C felony.

JHA

987

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SPECIAL PROSECUTION UNITS AND VICTIM WITNESS PROGRAMS FOR THE COUNTIES.

Appropriates funds for special prosecution units and victim witness program for the counties.

JHA,FIN

988

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Clarifies sentencing provision for subsequent convictions of the crime of abuse of a family or household member.

JHA

989

RELATING TO RESISTING ARREST.

Changes: (1) standard for offense of resisting arrest from "prevents" arrest to "interferes with" arrest; (2) the term "peace officer" to "law enforcement officer".

JHA

990

RELATING TO OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

Adds obstruction of telecommunications systems as another act that constitutes the offense of obstructing government operations.

JHA

991

RELATING TO RIOT.

Expands the intent element in the offense of riot to include the intent to commit a misdemeanor.

JHA

992

RELATING TO DRUGS.

Reduces fines applicable to offenses involving the sale, transfer, or furnishing of substances to be used for manufacture of controlled substances.

JHA/PSM

993

RELATING TO PROMOTING CHILD ABUSE.

Expands definition of the acts constituting promoting of child abuse in the first degree. Increases penalty for promoting of child abuse in the 2nd degree to a class B felony.

JHA

994

RELATING TO HARASSMENT.

Increases crime of harassment to include reckless disregard of the risk of harassing the victim.

JHA

995

relating to dependent adults.

Amends the dependent adult protective services law to require any family or household member who knows or has reason to know that an adult who is unable to obtain medical care is in need of such care, and is at imminent risk of death or serious bodily injury, to report the matter to DHS or county police department.

HSH/HLT,JHA

996

relating to drug demand reduction assessments.

Makes the drug demand reduction assessments special fund permanent.

PSM,FIN

997

RELATING TO FINANCING AGREEMENTS.

Except under certain conditions, exempts the judiciary from financing agreement approval by the director of finance and the attorney general.

JHA,FIN

998

RELATING TO LAND COURT.

Makes general housekeeping amendments to the land court law.

WLU,JHA

999

relating to use of intoxicants.

Conforms reference for driver's education assessment levied for impaired driving from old DUI law to provision prohibiting operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.

JHA

1000

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Makes a biennial appropriation to the judiciary for operating and capital improvement expenses.

JHA,FIN

1001

relating to garnishment.

Repeals allowances to garnishees for fees and costs in garnishment cases.

JHA,FIN

1002

RELATING TO THE CHILDRENS ADVOCACY PROGRAM.

Renames the children's advocacy program to the children's justice program. Requires the program to coordinate information sharing among participating agencies. Redefines mission.

JHA/HSH/HLT

1003

RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE.

Authorizes the probation or peace officer to admit a defendant to bail under certain circumstances.

JHA

1004

RELATING TO ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF THE hAWAII SUPREME COURT.

Transfers from the supreme court to the circuit court original jurisdiction over contested issues relating to elections, the state budget, the procurement code, the Hawaii tourism authority, and the Hawaii community development authority.

JHA

1005

RELATING TO JURORS.

Increases juror pay from $30 to $40 per day and from 33 cents to 37 cents per mile. Appropriates $517,435. Effective 7/1/01.

JHA,FIN

1006

RELATING TO JUROR EXEMPTIONS.

Removes juror exemptions except if one has served as a juror within 1 year preceding the time of filling out the juror qualification form. Effective 7/1/02.

LMG,JHA

1007

relating to the intermediate appellate court.

Increases the number of judges on the intermediate appellate court from 3 to 5.

JHA,FIN

1008

RELATING TO ELECTIONS BY MAIL.

Allows elections other than regularly scheduled primary or general election to be conducted by mail upon determination for federal or state elections, by the chief election officer or for county elections, by the county clerk.

JHA,FIN

1009

RELATING TO THE RETURN AND RECEIPT OF SPECIAL CASE ABSENTEE BALLOTS.

Allows absentee ballot to be delivered in a manner other than mail in special cases.

JHA,FIN

1010

RELATING TO THE PRIMARY ELECTION DATE.

Changes primary day from last Saturday in September to second Saturday in August.

JHA

1011

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Allows voter with physical disability to receive a ballot outside the polling place but within the 100 feet area and allowed to vote.

JHA

1012

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Requires senatorial or representative candidate to be a qualified voter in the district prior to filing primary election nomination papers except in the case of an incumbent senator when displaced by reapportionment.

LMG,JHA,FIN

1013

RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.

Allows clerk to remove voter's name from voter registration list under certain conditions such as voter's request, notice of death, mental incapacity, felony conviction, moved from the State, and fails to respond to confirmation mailings.

JHA

1014

RELATING TO ELECTION RECOUNTS.

Provides for a recount ordered by the supreme court if differences between winning and losing candidate is less than a certain portion of 1% depending on the office.

JHA,FIN

1015

relating to the members of the board of education.

Allows BOE members personal expenses at the rate of $130 a day while traveling abroad on official board business, and mileage expenses at the rate of 37 cents for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in going to and from board meetings or while on official board business.

EDN,FIN

1016

RELATING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Includes BOE in definition of "member" for purposes of providing immunity from or indemnification for civil liability.

EDN,JHA

1017

RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY FOR COUNTIES.

Limits counties' liability to persons participating in hazardous recreational activities, including those who assist the participant and spectators who reasonably should have known that the activity created a substantial risk of injury, for damages or injury arising out of that activity. Provides exceptions.

WLU,JHA

1018

RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY TORT LIABILITY.

Limits state and county liability for civil damages at a public beach park, or for providing lifeguard services at that park, to gross negligence or wanton acts or omissions of the State or county or its lifeguards.

WLU,JHA

1019

relating to publication of notice.

Exempts counties from definition of government agency except for procurement code and health and human services contracts. Allows the comptroller to determine a publication on each island to which the public can go to as one source for notices from a government agency.

JHA,FIN

1020

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUAI.

Authorizes capital improvement projects for waste management on the county of Kauai.

FIN

1021

authorizing the issuance of general obliGatioN bonds and making an appropriation for improvements to the Antone Vidinha Stadium Complex, Waimea High school district swimming pool, and Kokee road safety improvements and emergency escape ramps.

Appropriates $2,650,000 for CIP projects on Kauai for stadium complex, Waimea High School and Kokee Road

FIN

1022

RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY TORT LIABILITY.

Limits state and county liability for civil damages at a public beach park, or for providing lifeguard services at that park, to gross negligence or wanton acts or omissions of the State or county or its lifeguards.

WLU,JHA

1023

relating to publication of notice.

Exempts counties from definition of government agency except for procurement code and health and human services contracts. Allows the comptroller to determine a publication on each island to which the public can go to as one source for notices from a government agency.

JHA,FIN

1024

RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY FOR COUNTIES.

Limits counties' liability to persons participating in hazardous recreational activities, including those who assist the participant and spectators who reasonably should have known that the activity created a substantial risk of injury, for damages or injury arising out of that activity. Provides exceptions.

WLU,JHA

1025

RELATING TO PLANT AND NON-DOMESTIC ANIMAL QUARANTINE.

Establishes the powers and duties of the DOA's plant and non-domestic animal quarantine enforcement program.

AGR,JHA,FIN

1026

RELATING TO KIKALA-KEOKEA.

Provides funds for infrastructure development on Kikala-Keokea homestead, Big Island.

WLU,FIN

1027

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes a community-based pilot project for the Kau and Puna communities that enables students to have an opportunity to participate in the formulation of activity programs.

EDN,FIN

1028

Making an appropriation for a model United Nations program for high school students.

Appropriates funds for a Model United Nations program for high school students.

EDN,FIN

1029

relating to civil liability.

Generally amends state tort law.

JHA

1030

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Authorizes tuition waivers for special education and education administration majors at the University of Hawaii.

HED/EDN,FIN

1031

RELATING TO TUITION WAIVERS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.

Adds a new section to the Education Code to provide teachers with tuition waivers to earn credits to advance their professional development.

HED/EDN,FIN

1032

RELATING TO WAGES AND HOURS ON PUBLIC WORKS.

Exempts public works contracts from the specification that the minimum wage must be the prevailing wage if the government contracting party is the department of education or the superintendent of education.

LAB/EDN,FIN

1033

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth representative districts.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 38^th and 39th representative districts.

FIN

1034

relating to nursing.

Establishes and appropriates moneys towards the Nursing Scholarship Program in order to satisfy the growing demand for nurses in the State.

HLT/HED,FIN

1035

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT.

Makes appropriation for a grant writer/public information officer in the division of conservation and resources enforcement to seek external grants for additional enforcement and educate the community.

WLU,FIN

1036

relating to EDUCation.

Establishes a separate bargaining unit under the State's collective bargaining law for educational officers by removing from bargaining Unit 6, other DOE personnel on the same salary schedule. Places employees displaced from Unit 6 into a new bargaining Unit 14.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1037

Relating to Education.

Establishes guidelines for department of education and parents for student attendance.

EDN,FIN

1038

relating to state financial administration.

Requires the department of budget and finance to submit to the legislature an annual report of education funding levels. Authorizes DOE to create permanent or exempt positions; provided the positions are reported to the legislature (in addition to B&F) on a quarterly basis, by category and program.

EDN,FIN

1039

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the fortY-EIGHTH representative district.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 48^th representative district.

FIN

1040

relating to education.

Short form bill relating to education.

EDN

1041

relating to teacher compensation.

Requires teachers to receive their normal annual increment or longevity increase, as the case may be, for a year's satisfactory service in any fiscal year that an increase in the appropriate salary schedule is effected, except as provided by law.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1042

relating to health.

Transfers the early intervention section and the child and mental health division from the department of health to the department of education.

EDN/HLT,FIN

1043

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Requires an applicant subject to the Military Selective Service Act to be in compliance prior to obtaining or renewing a motor vehicle driver's license or instruction permit. Requires the designated county examiner of drivers to forward applicant's information to the Selective Service System.

PSM/TRN,JHA

1044

relating to the salary structure of educational officers in the department of education.

Requires the BOE, before 7/1/2002, to adopt a classification and compensation structure for educational officers that more accurately reflects the level of work being performed.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1045

relating to education.

Appropriates funds to the DOE for development and maintenance of decision support and electronic management systems.

EDN,FIN

1046

relating to education.

Appropriates funds to establish teacher positions to implement the recommendation that special education students be counted as one whole regular education student in allocating regular education teachers.

EDN,FIN

1047

relating to Education.

Establishes an education research and development revolving fund containing revenues from the sale or other commercial exploitation of DOE developed instructional products and services, and supporting further research, development, and commercial transfer and use of these products and services.

EDN,FIN

1048

relating to the state librarian.

Provides that the salary of the state librarian shall be set by the board of education at a rate no greater than that of the superintendent of education.

EDN,FIN

1049

Relating to Repair and MAINTENANCE of schools.

Establishes standards allowing a school to be demolished and rebuilt rather than be repaired if it is more economically feasible.

EDN,FIN

1050

Making an appropriation to the department of education for registrar positions and necessary consultant services and goods.

Appropriates funds to the DOE for full-time registrar positions, and for necessary consultant services and goods.

EDN,FIN

1051

relating to adult residential care homes.

Sets certain restrictions on admission to ARCHs. Sets exceptions for admission or retention of residents in ARCHs. Requires admission and discharge agreement for each ARCH resident.

HSH,FIN

1052

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the twenty-eighth representative district.

Appropriates funds relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the twenty-eighth representative district.

FIN

1053

RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.

Bans importation, storage, and sale of aerial common fireworks

HSH,FIN

1054

Relating to children.

Appropriates funds to the department of human services for a pilot project in which senior volunteers provide mentoring to preschool-aged children with emotional or behavioral difficulties.

HSH,FIN

1055

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the board of education to enter into agreements with parents to educate their children in private schools or at home. Requires the board to establish criteria for home schooling. Reimburses parents equal to the average cost of education per child. Provides procedures in the event of school closures.

EDN,FIN

1056

relating to public employees.

Makes level and type of health benefits for public employees, as well as contributions, subject to collective bargaining.

LAB,FIN

1057

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.

Empowers the board of the public employees health fund to annually audit health benefits plans offered by employee organizations.

LAB,FIN

1058

relating to the public employees health fund.

Limits state and county contributions to public employees health fund by amount appropriated annually, or to the amount agreed to under collective bargaining, if collective bargaining of benefits is approved in the future.

LAB,FIN

1059

relating to the public employees health fund.

Requires the health fund to port to the union plans an amount based on the rate for the union's least costly benefit plan rather than on the plan with the highest enrollment in the health fund.

LAB,FIN

1060

relating to the public employees health fund.

Stops health fund reimbursements for Medicare B premiums to all spouses of public employees who retire on or after 07/01/2001. Freezes level of the payment to all public employees who retire on or after 07/01/2001 to the premium rate charged by Medicare B on 01/01/2000.

LAB,FIN

1061

relating to the public employees health fund.

Allows the public employees health fund to enter into a cooperative purchasing agreement with the DHS Medicaid programs including QUEST, and other entities, including other similar programs of other states.

LAB,FIN

1062

relating to the public employees health fund.

Discontinues health fund reimbursements for Medicare B premiums to all public employees and their spouses who retire on or after 07/01/2001.

LAB,FIN

1063

relating to gaming.

Authorizes each respective county council to authorize any form of gaming within each respective county.

JHA,FIN

1064

RELATING TO THE KAHULUI ARMORY.

Transfers control of Kahului Armory to the Office of Veterans' Services for use as a veterans' center after the Department of Defense moves out. Establishes a veterans' center revolving fund to pay for repair and maintenance of the facility.

PSM,FIN

1065

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

Changes public notice requirement for liquor commission application from counties with a population of 150,000 or more to 250,000 or more.

CPC,FIN

1066

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Requires the public utilities commission to regulate petroleum utilities and the gasoline service station industry in the State.

EEP,CPC,FIN

1067

RELATING TO LIQUOR TAX LAW.

Redefines cooler beverage to mean any liquor containing less than 7% of alcohol by volume and blending material.

JHA,FIN

1068

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Provides a .5% GET rate for goods that are sold by a GET licensee to another GET licensee that are not resold, consumed or used outside of the purchasing licensee's business.

EDB,FIN

1069

relating to long-term care insurance.

Eliminates limitations on long-term care health insurance premium payments with respect to medical deductions from income when computing taxable income.

HSH/HLT,CPC,FIN

1070

RELATING TO COUNTY TAXES.

Repeals time and designated use restrictions on county general excise and use tax surcharge to authorize counties to enact ordinances for county general excise and use tax at their discretion at a rate of 1/2%.

FIN

1071

RELATING TO INCOME TAX.

Increases the income tax deductions for businesses from 50% to 100% for meals and entertainment expenses. Allows business entertainment deduction for club dues.

EDB,FIN

1072

relating to the maui regional health systems corporation.

Creates Maui regional health systems corporation as a public corporation and transfers Kula Hospital, Lanai Community Hospital, and Maui Memorial Hospital and their assets and liabilities from the Hawaii health systems corporation and returns them after 5 years.

HLT/LAB,FIN

1073

relating to restraint of trade.

Clarifies that attorneys fees and costs may not be awarded to the plaintiff in an unfair trade practice suit brought by the State or a county; allows threefold compensatory damages for injuries sustained to property from unfair or deceptive trade practices; requires that consent decrees entered into before the filing of an action do not become final until 60 days from the filing of the consent judgment or decree or until final determination of exceptions.

JHA

1074

relating to drought mitigating facilities.

Gives a taxpayer tax credit for building a new water storage facility for drought mitigation purposes.

AGR,FIN

1075

RELATING TO TATTOO ARTISTS.

Authorizes tattoo artists to apply facial tattoos without physician supervision.

HLT,JHA

1076

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

Appropriates funds for department of public safety's drug treatment programs statewide.

PSM,FIN

1077

rELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Requires bidders for printing and advertising services to file a sworn statement with the director of labor and industrial relations that the services to be performed will be performed under certain conditions. Establishes a penalties for violating this requirement.

LAB,FIN

1078

RELATING TO JOINT LIABILITY.

Establishes the effect of a release, dismissal with or without prejudice, or covenant not to sue or not to enforce judgment on joint tortfeasors or co-obligors. Allows parties to petition a court for a hearing on the good faith of a settlement with alleged joint tortfeasors or co-obligors.

JHA

1079

RELATING TO THE EXPEDITED SENTENCING PROGRAM.

Repeals the expedited sentencing program (section 706-606.3) for intra-family sexual assault offenders.

JHA

1080

relating to fireworks.

Bans importation, storage, and sale of aerial common fireworks.

JHA,FIN

1081

relating to public employment.

Short form bill relating to public employment.

FIN

1082

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Short form bill relating to health care.

FIN

1083

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Short form bill relating to government.

FIN

1084

RELATING TO WATER.

Short form bill relating to water.

FIN

1085

relating to taxation.

Short form bill relating to taxation.

FIN

1086

mAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PARENT-COMMUNITY NETWORKING CENTERS.

Appropriates funds for parent-community networking centers throughout the State.

EDN,FIN

1087

RELATING TO PENSIONERS' BONUS.

Reinstates pensioners' bonuses provided to retirants of the employee's retirement system.

LAB,FIN

1088

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requires the department of agriculture (DOA) to establish grading standards for Hawaii-grown bananas. Requires that all Hawaii-grown bananas be labeled with a grade, according to standards prescribed by DOA. Requires DOA to adopt rules.

AGR

1089

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Deposits any unexpended or unencumbered funds at the close of fiscal year 2000-2001 that was appropriated under Act 206, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, into the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund.

AGR,FIN

1090

RELATING to capital improvementS pertaining to agriculture.

Capital improvements pertaining to agriculture.

FIN

1091

relating to aquaculture.

Expands the "wholesaler" definition under the general excise tax law to include sales to a commercial aquaculture producer or cooperative of materials, supplies, or commodities, or the rental or leasing of equipment, used by the commercial aquaculture producer or cooperative in the production of aquaculture products for sale.

AGR,FIN

1092

RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS.

Prohibits an employee from taking official action directly affecting a brother, sister, parent, emancipated child, or household member.

JHA

1093

relating to the use of washington place for campaign activities.

Prohibits campaign activities at Washington Place.

JHA

1094

RELATING TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION MEETINGS HELD DURING STATE WORKING HOURS.

Prohibits a governmental employee organization from using for partisan political activity any informational and educational meetings conducted during working hours unless the organization reimburses the State for any state time that employees are present during any partisan political activity.

LAB,JHA

1095

relating to the salary of the executive director of the state ethics commission.

Allows the ethics commission to determine salary of executive director without restriction to a limit of that of a deputy director.

LMG,JHA,FIN

1096

RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LOBBYIST LAW.

Decriminalizes violations of the lobbyist law. Removes requirement that a contested case hearing precede the imposition of an administrative fine.

JHA,FIN

1097

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE KIKALA-KEOKEA SUBDIVISION.

Appropriates funds to place water infrastructure in the Kikala-Keokea subdivision.

WLU,FIN

1098

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Appropriates $1 to establish infrastructure for lessees in Maunalaha subdivision.

WLU,FIN

1099

relating to kalaeloa community development district.

Adds another member to the 15-member Barbers Point Naval Air Station redevelopment commission who shall be an Hawaiian cultural resource specialist.

WLU,FIN

1100

RELATING TO THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Appropriate funds for the office of Hawaiian affairs' biennial operating budget.

JHA,FIN

1101

RELATING TO CEDED LANDS INVENTORY.

Adds another member to the 15-member Barbers Point Naval Air Station redevelopment commission who shall be an Hawaiian cultural resource specialist

WLU/JHA,FIN

1102

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Short form bill for Hawaiian affairs.

JHA

1103

RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Provides that minor cannot legally consent to having sex with person 5 years or more older than the minor.

JHA

1104

relating to sexual assault.

Imposes mandatory 6 month minimum term of imprisonment for a person found guilty of a sexual offense against a victim under age 18.

JHA

1105

relating to firearms.

Prohibits the issuance of a firearms permit unless the applicant shows proof that the applicant has obtained a gun lock for every firearm acquired.

JHA

1106

RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES.

Requires public and private elementary school children to wear seat belts on school buses. Requires all state contracted school buses to be fitted with seat belts after 12/31/2002.

TRN,EDN,JHA,FIN

1107

relating to motor vehicles.

Raises from 12 to 16 years old individuals banned from riding in back of pickup trucks. Takes effect 01/01/03.

TRN,JHA

1108

relating to administrative revocation of driver's licenseS.

Increases the period of administrative revocation of driver's licenses for refusal to be tested to determine alcohol concentration to 10 years if the arrestee was involved in a collision resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

TRN,JHA

1109

relating to highways.

Transfers all state highways functions and funding to the counties. Gives each county jurisdiction over all state highways in that county.

TRN,FIN

1110

making an appropriation to the public library system.

Appropriates an unspecified amount to public libraries for computers and access to internet.

EDN,FIN

1111

Relating to special purpose revenue bonds for an intergenerational care cENter at ewa villages.

Special purpose revenue bonds for the intergenerated care center at Ewa Villages.

HSH,FIN

1112

relating to elections.

Clarifies that "qualifying campaign contributions" applies to individual residents of Hawaii. Removes the authority of the campaign commission to censure any candidate who fails to comply with the code of fair campaign practices. Increases candidate funding amounts. Increases the qualifying campaign contribution amounts for the office of prosecuting attorney for Honolulu, the office of county council for the county of Maui, the office of state senator, and the office of state representative.

JHA,FIN

1113

relating to the employees' retirement system.

Allows qualified members of the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) to purchase their military service credit. Allows a surviving spouse of a member of the ERS to remarry and still receive retirement benefits arising from their former spouse's employment.

LAB,FIN

1114

relating to legislative information.

Provides that a reasonable fee may be charged by the legislature for providing "subscription service" to requesters--printed sets of bills, resolutions, committee reports, hearing notices, orders of the day, referral sheets, and other legislative records.

LMG,FIN

1115

RELATING TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF PAID BILLS IN COURT.

Provides that in civil proceedings, a paid bill for goods or services is admissible to prove, without the testimony of the provider of the goods or services, that the bill is authentic and that charges of the provider are fair, reasonable, and appropriate.

JHA

1116

relating to driver's licensing.

Requires the orientation of drivers licenses issued to persons under the age of 21 to be portrait, and the orientation of drivers licenses issued to any other person be landscape.

TRN,JHA,FIN

1117

Relating to motor vehicles.

Establishes the Hawaii Uninsured Motor Vehicle Database; requires seizure of certificate of registration and impoundment of motor vehicle when citation is issued for uninsured motor vehicle; clarifies that proof of motor vehicle insurance is necessary for renewal of registration; makes appropriations to attorney general and the counties.

TRN,CPC/JHA,FIN

1118

relating to hunting.

Expands definition for "public hunting area".

WLU,JHA

1119

relating to landowner liability.

Limits landowner liability where landowner charges person to use property for recreational purposes.

WLU,JHA

1120

RELATING TO MARRIAGE LICEnsES.

Provides for the extension of the validity of marriage licenses from thirty days to sixty days.

HLT,JHA

1121

relating to helmets for minor passengers riding on motorcycles.

Mandates the use of motorcycle helmets for motorcycle passengers under the age of twelve.

TRN,JHA

1122

RELATING TO AUTOMATIC VOTE RECOUNT.

Provides for an automatic recount of votes where the margin of victory is less than one percent.

JHA,FIN

1123

RELATING TO APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR MAUKA HIGHWAY.

Provides for the funding for the planning and design of the Mauka Highway.

FIN

1124

RELATED TO MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE FUNDING OF A SECOND AMBULANCE TO SERVE THE WAIANAE COAST.

Appropriates $972,656 to fund the operation of a second ambulance to service the Waianae coast.

HLT,FIN

1125

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND.

Requires the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to implement a grant program to provide financial assistance to residential property owners who install wind damage mitigation devices.

CPC,FIN

1126

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for benefit of the 25th representative district.

FIN

1127

RELATING TO STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF HAWAII FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

Generally requires financial institutions, instead of publishing a statement of assets and liabilities, to file them with the commissioner of financial institutions.

CPC

1128

RELATING TO FINANCIAL SERVICES LOAN COMPANIES.

Makes general housekeeping changes to the financial services loan companies law.

CPC

1129

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Specifies criteria that sets Medicaid payments at a level that fairly compensates providers.

HSH,FIN

1130

relating to employment security.

Makes the employment and training fund assessment permanent and sets the employment and training fund assessment rate at 0.03%.

LAB,FIN

1131

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY APPRAISALS.

Requires, in a leasehold renegotiation, that a rent based on fair market value shall apply even if the value is lower than the existing rent and the contract bars the lowering of rent upon renegotiation.

EDB,CPC

1132

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY LEASES.

Gives certain lessees and sublessees the option of extending the remainder of their lease to full term, or acquiring the leased fee interest in the property from the lessor for fair market value in accordance with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice, either by agreement or through condemnation.

EDB,CPC

1133

RELATING TO MEDICAL SERVICES excise TAX CREDIT.

Reinstates the medical services excise tax credit.

HLT,FIN

1134

relating to collection agencies.

Amends collection agency disclosure requirements consistent with federal standards, by allowing agencies to disclose to the debtor in the initial, as opposed to all communications with a debtor, that the agency is attempting to collect a claim and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

CPC

1135

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Details the circumstances under which and the persons to whom, the chiefs of police shall issue licenses to carry a concealed firearm; details processes for license applications, renewals, and record keeping; specifies instances where carrying concealed weapons and firearms is strictly prohibited.

JHA,FIN

1136

relating to contractors.

Transfers responsibility for enforcing the laws regarding the owner-builder licensing exemption and registration from the Regulated Industries Complaints Office to the counties. Establishes fines for violators.

CPC/JHA,FIN

1137

RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.

Prohibits the restoration of a forfeited contractor's license when the contractor fails, refuses, or neglects to acquire or reinstate an expired or canceled workers' compensation insurance.

CPC

1138

RELATING TO SUBMISSION OF REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE.

Requires the legislative reference bureau to track and monitor submission of annual and other reports to the legislature. Requires agencies to submit summary or highlights of each report, and post electronic copy of report on agency's website.

LMG,FIN

1139

relating to service stations.

Effective 7/1/10 to 6/30/06, provides a market for the franchise of a gasoline dealer who wishes to retire or for other reasons cash in their interest in the franchise, by allowing a manufacturer or jobber who purchases the franchise in a dealer initiated sale, to operate a former dealer retail service station indefinitely without finding a replacement dealer.

EEP,CPC

1140

relating to elections.

Requires the elections appointment and review panel to submit to the legislature the findings and recommendations from the biennial performance evaluation before each regular session held in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years; makes appropriation.

JHA,FIN

1141

relating to courts.

Exempts public school teacher from jury service.

JHA/EDN

1142

RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Makes housekeeping amendments to the high technology development corporation law.

EDB,FIN

1143

relating to the employment and training fund.

Short form bill relating to the employment and training fund.

FIN

1144

relating to alarms.

Short form bill relating to alarms.

CPC

1145

relating to the hawaii health systems corporation.

Hawaii health systems corporation short form bill.

FIN

1146

relating to public utilities commission.

Short form bill relating to the Public Utilities Commission.

CPC

1147

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.

Repeals the motor vehicle tire surcharge provisions. Assesses $2 on the fees for the motor vehicle safety inspections. Deposits these charges into the environmental management special fund to manage the disposal and recycling of used tires.

EEP,FIN

1148

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' HEALTH FUND.

Requires child beneficiaries under the public employees' health fund to be unmarried.

LAB,FIN

1149

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Science Technology Innovations in financing the capital costs related to the relocation to, and construction of, a new facility in Kakaako.

WLU/EDB,FIN

1150

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST ADTECH.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Adtech in financing the capital costs related to the relocation to, and construction of, a new facility in Kakaako.

WLU/EDB,FIN

1151

RELATING TO THE USE OF HERBICIDES IN PUBLIC PARKS.

Requires all state agencies to discontinue use of herbicides and to maintain public parks with nonchemical means.

EEP/WLU,FIN

1152

RELATING TO ROADSIDE HERBICIDE USE.

Requires state and county agencies responsible for roadside vegetation maintenance to develop and implement an integrated vegetation management (IVM) strategy to minimize the use of herbicide. Establishes a roadside vegetation committee.

EEP/TRN,FIN

1153

RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

Establishes integrated pest management policies to prohibit usage of toxicity category I pesticides.

EEP,FIN

1154

relating to pesticides.

Requires the posting of signs when pesticide is applied on school grounds or a playground.

EEP/EDN,FIN

1155

Relating to State Officers and Employees Excluded From Collective Bargaining and Making Appropriations and Other Adjustments.

Appropriates funds for salary increases and makes other cost adjustments for state officers and employees who are excluded from collective bargaining.

LAB,FIN

1156

relating to the hawaii hurricane relief fund.

Provides that HHRF, assisted by DCCA Insurance Division, shall develop a plan to establish a Hawaii-based captive insurance company to use moneys from the dissolved HHRF to reinsure the Hawaii Insurance Guaranty Fund for hurricane insurance policy claims left unpaid by insurer insolvency due to a covered event.

CPC,FIN

1157

RELATING TO PRIVACY OF MEDICAL RECORDS INFORMATION.

Authorizes OIP to administer a new privacy of medical records law (replacing existing law), among other things: (1) twice annually publishing a notice describing an individual's rights to medical records privacy; (2) investigating complaints alleging violations of medical records privacy; (3) adopting rules; and (4) annual report to the legislature.

CPC/JHA

1158

RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF.

Authorizes paid leave for state and county employees responding to disasters for the American Red Cross.

LAB,FIN

1159

relating to Statutory revision: amending, REENACTING, or repealing various provisions of the hawaii revised statutes and the session laws of hawaii for the purpose of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions.

Amends, reenacts, or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purpose of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions.

JHA

1160

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes a tax credit for revitalization of older commercial facilities, including retail, hotel, warehouse, and industrial facilities; provided that either the facility or the commercial district where the facility is located is at least twenty-five years old; projects over $2,500,000 required to pay prevailing wages under chapter 104, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

EDB,FIN

1161

relating to family child care homes.

Authorizes townhouse renters to operate FCCHs; limits liability insurance that associations may require of FCCHs to $1,000,000; increases from one to three percent the limit associations may set on FCCH units; clarifies that associations may only require FCCH compliance with applicable ADA requirements; allows associations to impose only conditions or requirements that are generally applicable to all townhouses in the project or are specifically authorized under the FCCH law.

HSH,CPC

1162

relating to animal QUARANTINE.

Appropriates general funds for deposit into the animal quarantine special fund to reduce guarantine user fees.

AGR,FIN

1163

RELATING TO THE NATURAL AREAS RESERVES SYSTEM.

Establishes a permanent funding mechanism for the Natural Areas Reserves System by dedicating to the Natural Areas Reserve Fund 3% of all state fund appropriations for capital improvements designated for the construction cost element.

WLU,FIN

1164

RELATING TO ALIEN AQUATIC ORGANISMS.

Prohibits any person from intentionally introducing an alien aquatic organism into the state without the prior written approval of DLNR. Broadens DLNR's authority to prevent the intentional and unintentional introduction of alien aquatic species into Hawaii's ecosystems by any means.

WLU,FIN

1165

RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.

Dedicates 25 percent of the conveyance tax to the rental housing trust fund; and 75 percent to the natural area reserve fund. Directs DLNR to disburse 50 percent of the funds in the natural area reserve fund to the natural area reserves system and 20 percent to: natural area partnership and forest stewardship programs; and projects undertaken in accordance with watershed management plans.

WLU/HSH,FIN

1166

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE 2nd Representative DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 2nd representative district.

FIN

1167

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Adds "occupational therapist" and "certified occupational therapy assistant" to the definition of medical care for workers' compensation purposes.

LAB,CPC,FIN

1168

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Clarifies scope of negotiations and consultation relating to policies, procedures, practices, and the collective bargaining agreement. Implements and maintains the classification system covering civil service positions. Implements a non-judicial process for addressing management complaints against the exclusive representative.

LAB,FIN

1169

RELATING TO THE PROCESS FOR MANAGED COMPETITION SPECIFIED IN ACT 230, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1998.

Establishes a process for managed competition pursuant to section 6 of Act 230, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998, to allow the State and counties to contract with private sector vendors for the provision of government services, or to allow those services to be performed in-house, as appropriate.

LAB,FIN

1170

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Repeals the state land use commission law. Gives counties jurisdiction over land use planning and zoning, except for management of conservation land, which remains with the board of land and natural resources. Avoids duplication between the State and counties in land use planning.

WLU/LAB,FIN

1171

relating to temporary instruction permit.

Increases from 180 days to one year the validity of a temporary drivers license instruction permit.

TRN,JHA

1172

relating to driver license renewal by mail.

Allows driver's license by mail no more than one time after appearing in person before the examiner of drivers on the 6th birthday after issuance for drivers between 18 and 72 years of age.

TRN,JHA

1173

RELATING TO LODGING OR TENEMENT HOUSES, HOTELS, AND BOARDINGHOUSES.

Eliminates the issue of a county business license to operate lodging or tenement houses, hotels, and boardinghouses and repeals the $10 annual license fee.

CPC

1174

relating to the public employees health fund.

Changes membership of board of trustees of PEHF to eliminate members who are clergy, teacher, and director of finance. Changes term from 4 years to at the discretion of chief executive officer of employer representative and union director or union representative. Includes county members and retiree.

LAB,FIN

1175

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Changes the composition of the ERS board to include representatives from each organization certified as an exclusive representative for government employees and one retiree, and public employer representatives.

LAB,FIN

1176

relating to inspections by the county fire chief or the chief's designees.

Authorizes a county fire chief's designees to inspect, investigate, and examine any building that the fire chief is authorized to inspect, investigate, and examine.

JHA

1177

RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY FOR COUNTIES.

Limits counties' liability to persons participating in hazardous recreational activities, including those who assist the participant and spectators who reasonably should have known that the activity created a substantial risk of injury, for damages or injury arising out of that activity. Provides exceptions.

WLU,JHA

1178

RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY TORT LIABILITY.

Limits state and county liability for civil damages at a public beach park, or for providing lifeguard services at that park, to gross negligence or wanton acts or omissions of the State or county or its lifeguards.

WLU,JHA

1179

relating to publication of notice.

Exempts counties from definition of government agency except for procurement code and health and human services contracts. Allows the comptroller to determine a publication on each island to which the public can go to as one source for notices from a government agency.

JHA,FIN

1180

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Includes telephone, telecommunication and cable television businesses within the franchise tax provisions of section 240-1.

CPC,FIN

1181

relating to taxation.

Authorizes the counties to assess a vehicle ad valorem tax (tax based on the value of the vehicle).

TRN,FIN

1182

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Appropriates funding to the city and county of Honolulu for the Honolulu police department to act as the state control terminal agency for the national crime information center and the national law enforcement telecommunications system.

JHA,FIN

1183

RELATING TO SUBPOENAS.

Requires that police officers be paid overtime compensation for being subpoenaed during off-duty periods. Requires the State to reimburse the counties for 50% of the overtime compensation.

JHA,FIN

1184

relating to motor vehicles.

Distributes the moneys collected from traffic fines to the counties in which the infractions are committed, and to the state agency that maintains traffic enforcement and safety programs.

JHA,FIN

1185

relating to penalties and procedures on arrest.

Provides authority to arrest driver of vehicle or moped in a traffic stop when driver refuses to provide information or if there is a reasonable belief that person is providing inaccurate or misleading information.

JHA

1186

relating to alcohol, drugs, and highway safety.

Requires blood test if there is cause to believe person is under influence of an inhalant.

JHA

1187

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Extends the prohibition over the ownership of certain firearms to include improvised devices intended to be used as firearms.

JHA

1188

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Makes use of a "bang stick" in the commission of a crime a class C felony. Subjects "bang sticks" to limited firearms regulation.

JHA

1189

relating to alcohol, drugs, and highway safety.

Provides health care providers with immunity if blood or urine tests performed on a person involved in a motor vehicle collision indicates ability may have been impaired by drugs or alcohol, and the health care provider gives notice to law enforcement officer.

JHA

1190

RELATING TO NUISANCE ABATEMENT.

Adds to list of places that constitute a nuisance places used for cruelty to animals.

JHA

1191

RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.

Specifies that the fine for driving a moped without a driver's license is a maximum $1,000 fine and 30 days in prison, or both.

TRN,JHA,FIN

1192

relating to driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

Provides for additional $100 penalty to be distributed to the law enforcement agency that arrested driver; money to be used for DUI enforcement.

TRN,JHA,FIN

1193

relating to burglary in the first degree.

Increases burglary in the first degree to a class A felony when a resident is in the home.

JHA

1194

RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.

Provides for specific regulation of drivers who obstruct traffic in intersections caused by gridlock.

TRN,JHA

1195

RELATING TO POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY.

Possession of property reported stolen by two or more victims shall be prima facie evidence of stolen property.

JHA

1196

relating to negligent homicide.

Removes requirement that person cause death of another by operation of a vehicle in negligent homicide offenses.

JHA

1197

RELATING TO DEFACING SERIAL NUMBERS, ETC., OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

Makes a class C felony and intentional defacing of serial number or identification of a vehicle with intent to mislead authorities in determining true identity of vehicle; makes it a class B felony to re-identify a vehicle's serial number to mislead authorities into determining true identity of vehicle.

JHA

1198

relating to Contract and Procurement Fraud.

Creates the offenses of bid rigging in the first, second, and third degrees as class A, B, and C felonies, respectively.

JHA,FIN

1199

RELATING TO TELEMARKETING.

Imposes criminal penalties for violation of the telemarketing fraud prevention law.

CPC/JHA

1200

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY RIGHTS.

Creates the offense of abuse of position of trust or use of special skill.

JHA

1201

RELATING TO COMPUTER CRIME.

Adds offense of cyber-terrorism and cyber-terrorism of a law enforcement officer, and amends definitions of entry without disruption and computer fraud.

JHA

1202

RELATING TO HONOLULU POLICE OFFICERS.

Provides an income tax exemption to police officers employed by the city and county of Honolulu.

JHA/LAB,FIN

1203

RELATING to Peace OFFICERS' ANIMALS.

Creates the offenses of endangering a peace officer's horse or dog in the first and second degree as a class C felony and misdemeanor, respectively. Amends the law relating to obstructing government operations to include a peace officer's horse and dog. Requires the payment of restitution.

JHA

1204

relating to registration of sex offenders.

Authorizes law enforcement officers to make periodic contacts with sex offenders to verify required registration information.

JHA/PSM

1205

relating to firearms.

Requires registration by July 1, 2002 of all firearms acquired prior to 7/1/94.

JHA,FIN

1206

relating to traffic violations.

Expands definition of reckless driving.

TRN,JHA

1207

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Redefines the term "assault pistol".

JHA

1208

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Extends period after which firearms seized in domestic violence situations can be returned from 7 working days to 14 days.

JHA

1209

relating to firearms.

Requires a person applying for a permit to acquire a pistol or revolver to complete a handgun safety or training course, rather than a firearms safety or training course.

JHA,FIN

1210

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.

Removes the authority of the court to grant community service in lieu of a fine to motor vehicle insurance violators. Disallows the good faith defense to persons alleged to have violated the motor vehicle insurance laws. Removes the exemption from penalties for operators of borrowed vehicles who hold a reasonable belief that the vehicle is insured.

JHA

1211

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Excludes defibrillators used in emergency medical situations from definition of "electric gun" and removes exclusion of electric livestock prod from same definition. Exempts law enforcement officers from laws governing carrying, owning, and licensing of firearms.

JHA

1212

RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.

Allows certain medical, dental, and hospital records and writings to be admissible in certain civil trials without presenting certain supporting testimony.

JHA/CPC

1213

relating to educational requirements for the uniform certified public accountant examination and licensure.

Repeals educational requirements for examination and licensure that were effective December 31, 2000.

CPC

1214

Relating to higher education.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaiian language college at UH-Hilo. (HB HMS 8535)

HED/JHA,FIN

1215

RELATING TO THE STATE CAPITOL.

Transfers management of the State Capitol, from the basement up to the fifth floor to the joint legislative management committee. Prohibits the comptroller from assigning office space under the joint legislative management committee's control to any agency that is not part of the legislative branch. Prohibits the comptroller from assigning office space to the governor-elect that is under the control of the joint legislative management committee; transfers personnel and property associated with the State Capitol from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the joint legislative management committee.

LMG,FIN

1216

relating to the Korean centennial celebration commission.

Appropriates $250,000 to the Korean centennial celebration commission.

TAC,FIN

1217

RELATING TO MEAL BREAKS.

Requires employers to provide employees with meal breaks if the employee works five hours continuously.

LAB,FIN

1218

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Amends the whistleblowers' protection act by expanding protected activities, extending the limitations period, and increasing fines.

LAB,JHA

1219

relating to transient accommodations tax.

Caps TAT revenues deposited to tourism special fund at $50,000,000 annually; diverts excess to park acquisition trust fund.

TAC,WLU,FIN

1220

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Separates the faculty of the University of Hawaii system into two bargaining units.

HED,LAB,FIN

1221

RELATING TO CYBERSQUATTING.

Prohibits cybersquatting (the bad faith registration of domain names on the internet). Establishes penalties.

CPC,JHA

1222

relating to the traffic code.

Prohibits holding movable signs in right-of-way boundaries of highway, sidewalk abutting a highway, and adjacent to highway with posted speed limit greater than 35 miles per hour.

LMG/TRN,JHA

1223

RELATING TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Proposes defined contribution retirement plan for certain public employees as an optional retirement plan.

LAB,FIN

1224

relating to education.

Requires DOE to institute open recruitment policy for designated positions and develop career development and training program for those positions.

EDN,FIN

1225

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Permits a condo association to have the right to access other apartments necessary to make repairs to that or other apartments or to the common elements.

CPC

1226

relating to education.

Allows the department of education to hire former teachers, vice-principals, and principals for hard-to-fill positions; applies department of education incentive package law to administrators as well as teachers; establishes a 2004 sunset date for incentive package law.

EDN,FIN

1227

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR INTERACTIVE LEARNING.

Appropriates funds for an interactive learning program for use by the department of education.

EDN,FIN

1228

relating to schools-within-schools.

Allows moneys in the incentive and innovation grant trust fund to be used for the planning and design of proposed schools-within-schools, and the establishment of board-approved schools-within-schools. Appropriates funds to the incentive and innovation grant trust fund for these purposes.

EDN,FIN

1229

relating to a kindergarten-grade sixteen pilot program.

Establishes a 2-year pilot program in the DOE to develop and evaluate one or more prototypes of the kindergarten-grade 16 school complex model. Requires the DOE to select one school complex from each departmental school district to participate in the pilot program. Appropriates funds.

EDN,FIN

1230

relating to cyberspace entrepreneurs academies.

Appropriates funds to the department of education to establish an academy relating to cyberspace entrepreneurs in the public school system.

EDN,FIN

1231

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Requires mediation for certain condo disputes.

CPC

1232

Related to public housing.

Establishes a resident advisory board. Allows two people who reside in federal low rent public housing or Tenant-Based Section 8 Housing assisted by the corporation to serve on the HCDCH Board to comply with federal law.

HSH,FIN

1233

RELATING TO YOUTH SERVICES.

Clarifies the services of youth services centers. Appropriates funds for youth services centers.

HSH,FIN

1234

relating to quest.

Appropriates funds to provide enabling services under QUEST.

HSH,FIN

1235

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Provides that of the twenty-five per cent that is paid into the rental housing trust fund from the taxes collected from the conveyance tax, one-half is to be used for the homeless assistance program under the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii. Appropriates funds out of the rental housing trust fund to the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii to operate the women and families shelter under the Institute for Human Services, Inc.

WLU,HSH,FIN

1236

relating to the liquor commission.

Allows an employee of a Liquor Commission to support, advocate or aid in the election of defeat of candidates for public office.

LMG,LAB,

CPC/JHA

1237

relating to judgments.

Allows for interest to be assessed on the total amount of the judgment except for pre-judgment interest against the State.

JHA,FIN

1238

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Requires deputy sheriffs to wear identification badges and carry wallet identification cards.

PSM

1239

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the fifty-first representative district.

CIP for the 51^st Representative District.

FIN

1240

relating to integrated case management for substance abusers.

Short form bill relating to integrated case management for substance abusers.

PSM

1241

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Short form bill.

PSM

1242

relating to government contracts.

Requires the chief procurement officer to establish procurement preference guidelines for private contractors who provide volunteer assistance on school R&M projects.

EDN,FIN

1243

relating to captive insurance.

Amends the definition of "lease capital facility." Includes new definitions of "participant", "participant contract", "protected cell", and "sponsor". Provides that one or more sponsors may form a leased capital facility to ensure risks of its participants. Provides that the risks of participants shall be insured through participant contracts that segregate each participant's liabilities through one or more protected cells.

CPC,FIN

1244

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Expands the Hawaii film office to promote and assist in the development of the film, video, music, arts and entertainment sectors of the internet industry.

TAC,FIN

1245

relating to the state budget.

Requires the state budget bill presented to the legislature by the governor to include total expenditure figures for each program, expending agency, and method of funding; further provides for publication of budget totals in a newspaper of general circulation.

FIN

1246

relating to the state budget.

Requires the six-year program and financial plan and the executive budget to include total expenditure figures for xx program, expending agency, and method of funding; further provides for publication of budget totals in a newspaper of general circulation.

FIN

1247

Proposing and amendment to article viii, section 3, of the hawaii constitution relating to taxing power to the counties.

Proposes an amendment to Article VIII, section 3 of the state Constitution reserving the taxing power to the state and the counties concurrently.

JHA,FIN

1248

relating to tort liability.

Limits county liability for personal injury occurring at a county-owned or controlled facility for hazardous recreational activities (such as skateboarding) to when the county acts with gross negligence, recklessness, or wilful, wanton, or deliberate behavior, or if the county knew of a hazardous condition but failed to warn.

WLU,JHA

1249

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE twenty-seventh REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for various capital improvement projects to benefit the 27th representative district.

FIN

1250

RELATING TO INCOME TAX.

Accelerates the lowering of income tax rates effective in tax year 2001 to tax year 2000.

FIN

1251

RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.

Removes the June 30, 2002, repeal date of the Hawaii Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act and makes various amendments.

EDB,FIN

1252

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.

Redefines "fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and coffee" to include transgenic produce.

AGR

1253

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BIG ISLAND PAPAYA INDUSTRY.

Appropriates $200,000 to develop the Big Island papaya industry.

AGR,FIN

1254

RELATING TO GASOLINE.

Prohibits the sale of gasoline containing methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MtBE) in Hawaii beginning 7/1/01.

EEP,CPC,FIN

1255

relating to minors.

Provides for expungement of a minor's record of a specific arrest upon order issued by the family court.

JHA

1256

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.

Imposes beverage container requirements and fees. Requires beverage distributors to register with the State. Establishes the beverage container deposit special fund. Provides for the redemption of empty beverage containers. Provides requirements for recycling facilities and redemption centers.

EEP,EDB,JHA,FIN

1257

RELATING TO LEI DAY.

Officially recognizes May 1 as "Lei Day In Hawai'i".

TAC

1258

relating to occupational therapists.

Establishes licensing procedures and regulations for occupational therapists.

CPC/JHA,FIN

1259

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWELFTH, THIRTEENTH, AND FOURTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 12^th, 13^th, and 14^th representative districts.

FIN

1260

relating to the traffic code.

Repeals prohibition against certain uses of parked vehicles including human habitation and sleeping.

TRN,JHA

1261

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A WATER SAFETY AND LEARN-TO-SWIM INSTRUCTION PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds to develop a learn-to-swim program in the 2^nd, 3^rd, or 4th grade, to drownproof nonswimmers. Requires a swim test of all public school students as part of the program, and allows fees to be collected by the department of education.

EDN,FIN

1262

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES.

Exempts the acquisition of school facilities by leases from the law relating to the management of financing agreements, provided that notice of such agreements is given to the director of finance. Requires the DOE to enter into a lease agreement for a Kihei high school.

EDN,WLU,FIN

1263

RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF NUISANCE SEAWEED.

Allows the director of public safety, with the approval of the governor, to enter into an agreement with the mayor of a county to use inmate labor from a community correctional center to remove nuisance seaweed from the shoreline and nearshore waters of the State.

PSM,FIN

1264

RELATING TO AMBULANCE SERVICES.

Appropriates funds for 24-hour advanced emergency ambulance services for the upcountry area of Maui for FY 2001-2002.

HLT,FIN

1265

relating to ambulance service.

Appropriates funds for 24-hour advanced emergency ambulance services for the Kihei/Wailea area of Maui.

HLT,FIN

1266

relating to emergency medical services.

Requires DOH to integrate emergency aeromedical services into statewide emergency medical services. Establishes emergency aeromedical information system and quality improvement committee.

HLT,FIN

1267

relating to license plates.

Provides for a Persian Gulf Veteran license plate.

TRN/PSM,FIN

1268

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS.

Raises the age at which rental and U-drive motor vehicles must undergo a biannual vehicle safety inspection from 1 year of age to 2 years of age.

TRN,CPC,FIN

1269

Relating to Wharfage.

Regulates the rates for wharfage to provide equitable treatment to all users of State Wharves.

TRN,CPC,FIN

1270

relating to motor carriers.

Makes it unlawful for common carriers by motor vehicle to give or cause any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular point of entry, or to subject any particular point of entry to any unjust discrimination or undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect.

TRN,CPC,FIN

1271

relating to motor vehicle driver licensing.

Repeals requirement of proof of behind-the-wheel driving training for minor driver's license applicants. Repeals the minimum age requirement of fifteen years and six months for driver's license and permit applicants. Repeals the requirement that the director of transportation establish and certify a statewide driver education program and behind-the-wheel driver training program.

TRN,JHA

1272

RELATING TO ALTERNATE FUELED VEHICLES.

Encourages the use of alternate fueled vehicles by providing similar incentives that were given to electric vehicles under Act 290, Session Laws of Hawaii 1997.

TRN,EEP,FIN

1273

relating to transportation.

Requires the department of transportation to conduct a feasibility study for toll roads in each county.

TRN,FIN

1274

Relating to pilots.

Maintains an efficient pilotage service by ensuring an adequate supply of licenses.

TRN,CPC,FIN

1275

relating to correctional facilities.

Requires the department of accounting and general services to design, construct, and maintain a public prison to be run by public employees. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and makes an appropriation for this purpose.

PSM/LAB,FIN

1276

Proposing amendments to the state constitution to abolish the office of the lieutenant governor and provide for the president of the senate to succeed as governor when the governor's office is vacant.

Proposes amendments to the state constitution to abolish the office of the lieutenant governor on 12/31/02, and provide for the president of the senate to succeed as governor when the governor's office is vacant.

LMG,JHA,FIN

1277

relating to the rental housing trust fund.

Excludes pre-development loans made by the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii from the rental housing trust fund from loan-to-value ratio and debt-coverage ratio restrictions.

HSH,FIN

1278

making an appropriation for the maui arts and CULTURAL center.

Appropriates $250,000 to the Maui Arts and Cultural Center and its work in arts education with Maui Community College and the department of education.

TAC,FIN

1279

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Increases the general excise tax from four percent to four and one-half percent and provides a flat food and prescription drug tax credit.

HSH/HLT,FIN

1280

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MAUI INVASIVE SPECIES COMMITTEE ACTION PLAN.

Appropriates $293,594 for the implementation of the Maui Invasive Species Committee action plan.

EEP,FIN

1281

RELATING TO BIOFUEL.

Establishes a preference in state contracts for the use of biofuels.

EEP,FIN

1282

RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION TAX CREDITS..

Extends deadlines for energy conservation income tax credits.

EEP,FIN

1283

relating to recycling.

Establishes a computer recycling program and an income tax credit for participating in the program.

EEP,JHA,FIN

1284

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY.

Appropriates funds to expand agricultural biotechnology research and create programs to educate the public about agricultural biotechnology.

AGR/HED,FIN

1285

relating to the university of hawaii at manoa.

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to enable the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to research high-value, niche tropical agricultural products; conduct product management; evaluate markets; and conduct food product and nutrition research.

AGR/HED,FIN

1286

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates funds for each year of the 2001-2003 fiscal biennium to the University of Hawaii college of tropical agriculture and human resources (UH-CTAHR) to: (1) Create and encourage the use of innovative farm management practices that have minimum negative impact on the environment; and (2) Expand UH-CTAHR's agricultural diagnostic services center.

AGR/HED,FIN

1287

relating to agriculture.

Appropriates $2,000,000 to be added to the base budget request of the University of Hawaii at Manoa for agricultural programs and research.

AGR/HED,FIN

1288

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

Authorizes $142,000,000 in SPRB for the Kahala Senior Living Community.

HSH,FIN

1289

relating to Hawaii hurricane relief fund.

Repeals special mortgage recording fee.

CPC,FIN

1290

relating to public employment.

Caps the employer's contribution to the Public Employees Health Fund at a specific dollar amount. Sets the vacation and sick leave for public employees.

LAB,FIN

1291

relating to the filing date of annual financial interests disclosure statements.

Advances the deadline for the annual filing of financial interests disclosure statements by public officers and employees from May thirty-first to May fifteenth.

LMG,JHA

1292

Making Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items.

Appropriates and authorizes funds for unit 5 collective bargaining cost items.

FIN

1293

Making Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items.

Appropriates and authorizes funds for unit 2 collective bargaining cost items.

FIN

1294

Making Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items.

Appropriates and authorizes funds for unit 6 collective bargaining cost items.

FIN

1295

Making Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items.

Appropriates and authorizes funds for unit 7 collective bargaining cost items.

FIN

1296

Making Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items.

Appropriates and authorizes funds for unit 8 collective bargaining cost items.

FIN

1297

Making Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items.

Appropriates and authorizes funds for unit 9 collective bargaining cost items.

FIN

1298

Making Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items.

Appropriates and authorizes funds for unit 3 collective bargaining cost items.

FIN

1299

Making Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items.

Appropriates and authorizes funds for unit 4 collective bargaining cost items.

FIN

1300

Making Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items.

Appropriates and authorizes funds for unit 13 collective bargaining cost items.

FIN

1301

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 9th representative district.

FIN

1302

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Proposes amendments to the state constitution to make the department of education a political subdivision headed by the board of education, and gives the board the authority to enact an education excise tax.

EDN/JHA,FIN

1303

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to make the department of education a political subdivision headed by the board of education, and gives the board the authority to enact an education excise tax.

EDN/JHA,FIN

1304

relating to fireworks.

Repeals Chapter 132D, FIREWORKS.

JHA,FIN

1305

making an appropriation to nursing home without walls.

Appropriates an unspecified amount to nursing home without walls program.

HLT,FIN

1306

RELATING TO BIRTH DEFECTS.

Establishes a state birth defects program. Requires annual report.

HLT,FIN

1307

RELATING TO HAWAII COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

Establishes Hawaii commission for national and community service. Provides for selection, terms, and duties of commission members. Appropriates funds.

LAB,HLT/HSH,EDN/HED,

WLU/EEP,JHA,FIN

1308

relating to adult residential care homes.

Sets certain restrictions on admission to ARCHs. Sets exceptions for admission or retention of residents in ARCHs. Requires admission and discharge agreement for each ARCH resident.

HSH/HLT,CPC,FIN

1309

relating to special purpose revenue bonds.

Amends Act 208, SLH 2000, to amend the amount and the effective dates.

EDB,WLU,FIN

1310

relating to special purpose revenue bonds for hi-tech hawaii, inc.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hi-Tech Hawaii, Inc. in planning, designing, and constructing a high technology research and development facility in the State.

EDB,FIN

1311

relating to land use.

Amends the current provisions of the rural and agricultural districts; establishes a task force to identify and designate non-important or marginal agricultural lands for inclusion in the rural district, in order to provide for rural development that supports agriculture, protects open space, accommodates rural, non-farm uses.

WLU/AGR,FIN

1312

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the forty-fifth representative district.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 45^th representative district.

FIN

1313

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requires the inspection and certification of all fresh imported bananas. Establishes the banana inspection revolving fund to provide inspection services to ascertain and certify the grade, classification, quality, or condition of fresh imported bananas. Appropriates funds to be paid into the banana inspection revolving fund. Requires the department of agriculture to submit a report to the legislature prior to the regular sessions of 2002 and 2003.

AGR,FIN

1314

relating to conservation.

Appropriates funds for an agricultural pilot project and an urban pilot project.

WLU/AGR,FIN

1315

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the THIRTIETH representative district.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 30^th representative district.

FIN

1316

relating to vehicles.

Requires moped operators or riders under 18 years of age to wear helmets. Requires persons under 16 to wear protective gear consisting of a bicycle helmet and knee and elbow pads when operating scooters, skateboards, and other toy vehicles. Prohibits clinging to vehicles while on scooters or skateboards.

TRN,JHA

1317

Relating to Elections.

Provides for an automatic recount of votes in close elections.

JHA,FIN

1318

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.

Allows Public Employees Health Fund to offer different benefits to retirants.

LAB,FIN

1319

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.

Allows for the porting of medicare part B to employee organizations.

LAB/HSH,FIN

1320

relating to the public employees health fund.

Establishes Employer-Union Trust Fund pilot project to begin in 2003. Allows for the porting of Medicare Part B to employee organizations. Allows Public Employees Health Fund to offer different benefits to retirants.

LAB/HSH,FIN

1321

relating to privacy of health care information.

Amends various sections of law on privacy of health care information.

CPC/JHA

1322

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER LICENSING.

Delays the implementation of Act 175 (1999 Session) from January 1, 2001 to January 1, 2003. This act raises the minimum age to obtain a driver's license from 15 to 16 and requires that all applicants under 18 years of age complete a driver education program and a behind-the-wheel driver training course certified by the DOT.

TRN,EDN,JHA

1323

relating to agriculture.

Requires the departments of land and natural resources and agriculture to repair and properly maintain the Kailua Reservoir including the repair and maintenance of the overflow control valve.

AGR,WLU,FIN

1324

Relating to government.

Establishes the types of programs or projects, and the procedure by which the programs or projects, may be privatized by the state or county government, including services, by grants, subsidies, and purchases of services pursuant to chapter 42D, and incidental to purchases of goods and construction of facilties awarded under chapters 103 and 103D, which have been customarily allowed in the past and currently existing. Provides that services previously contracted under law, charter or ordinance, or under chapter 42D and chapters 103 and 103D may be certified if the contract were executed in good faith and would have been qualified and authorized under this Act.

LAB,FIN

1325

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Provides for the University of Hawaii to collectively bargain contracts independent of the State.

LAB,HED,FIN

1326

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Provides for the state hospitals to collectively bargain contracts independent of the State.

HLT,LAB,FIN

1327

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Provides for the individual counties to collectively bargain contracts independent of the State.

LAB,FIN

1328

RELATING TO financial incentives.

Amends chapter 82 to require department heads to pay any person or persons, 10%, up to $100,000, of the first year's net savings for innovations in state operations, functions, or procedures that reduce government expenditures and lead to efficiencies and better customer service.

LAB,FIN

1329

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes and funds a quarantine enforcement program. Also prohibits the introduction of any non-native animals from captivity into the State and prohibits the sale, barter, trade, possession, distribution, transfer, transport, receipt, or acquisition of any animal not authorized for entry into the State.

AGR,FIN

1330

relating to protective orders.

Allows for protective orders and TRO's to prevent sexual contact between minor children and other persons.

JHA

1331

relating to minors.

Prohibits sexual contact between minors and persons more than five years older. Establishes penalties.

JHA

1332

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NINETEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 19th representative district.

FIN

1333

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the twenty-second representative district.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 22^nd representative district.

FIN

1334

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the twenty-second representative district.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 22^nd representative district.

PSM,FIN

1335

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Exempts from the definition of "public utility" persons with an exclusive wireless telecommunication license from the Federal Communications Commission.

EDB,CPC

1336

relating to uninsured motor vehicles.

Prohibits the driver of an uninsured motor vehicle that is involved in an accident from suing any other person. Allows a passenger in an uninsured motor vehicle involved in an accident to sue only the driver of that vehicle.

TRN,CPC/JHA

1337

relating to fisheries.

Permits shark fins to be harvested from sharks processed on the ship if in equivalent processed portions.

EDB/WLU

1338

relating to planning.

Establishes a special advisor and smart growth advisory council to implement growth and development strategies to reduce the public costs of growth and preserve the character, livability, and economic productivity of established communities and rural areas.

EDB/WLU,FIN

1339

relating to water supply boards.

Authorizes county water boards to assess, impose, levy, and collect impact fees.

WLU,FIN

1340

relating to the employees' retirement system.

Allows deputy sheriffs the same retirement benefits as police officers and firefighters.

LAB,FIN

1341

relating to Public Utilities.

Exempts electric cooperatives from the general excise tax and public service company tax laws. Defines "electric cooperative".

EEP,CPC,FIN

1342

relating to public employees.

Allows public employees with at least 20 years service to voluntarily retire early with a $25,000 incentive payment.

LAB,FIN

1343

Relating to long-term care.

Establishes a long-term care insurance trust fund to provide tax incentives and subsidies for purchase of long-term care insurance.

HSH/HLT,FIN

1344

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

Extends incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles from 5 to 10 years.

EEP,FIN

1345

RELATING TO ENERGY CONTENT OF FUELS.

Encourages use of alternative fuels by adjusting the fuel tax to reflect the energy content of alternative fuels and reducing the fuel tax rate of alternative fuels for several years.

EEP,CPC,FIN

1346

RELATING TO PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

Consolidates laws on plant and nondomestic animal quarantine and noxious weed control, respectively. Further incorporates provisions of the federal Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000.

EEP,AGR,FIN

1347

RELATING TO LEGISLATION.

Requires a fiscal note to be attached to all bills introduced in the state legislature.

LMG,FIN

1348

RELATING TO DRIVERS LICENSES.

Provides the authority to waive the requirement of driver education classes and behind-the-wheel programs for applicants under the age of eighteen.

TRN,EDN,FIN

1349

RELATING TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Clarifies that a former spouse's court-awarded interest in a retiree's pension is a property right of the former spouse, and efforts to enforce it do not constitute garnishment.

LAB,JHA,FIN

1350

RELATING TO COURT RECORDS.

Establishes when court records may be sealed.

JHA

1351

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Establishes an impact litigation unit in the office of the attorney general.

JHA,FIN

1352

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Capital improvement projects for the twentieth representative district.

FIN

1353

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Provides a number of factors that the director of labor and industrial relations may consider in approving attorneys' fees, including comparable civil litigation attorneys' fees.

LAB,CPC/JHA

1354

relating to workers' compensation.

Requires that the physician performing the employer's medical examination of the claimant be chosen by both the employer and the claimant.

LAB,CPC

1355

relating to the BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Proposes amendments to the constitution to authorize the BOE to set the rate of taxation in the manner provided by law.

EDN,JHA,FIN

1356

relating to health.

Short form bill relating to health.

HLT

1357

relating to health.

Short form bill relating to health.

HLT

1358

relating to health.

Short form bill relating to health.

HLT

1359

Relating to elderly affairs.

Short form bill relating to elderly affairs.

HLT

1360

RELATING TO THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN TRUST.

Transfers responsibilities for the Hawaiian home lands and OHA to a private trust, the Native Hawaiian Trust.

JHA,FIN

1361

RELATING TO A HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TASK FORCE.

Establishes a Hawaiian affairs task force, jointly chaired by the house and senate, to research and suggest options for the future of the Hawaiian people.

JHA,LMG,FIN

1362

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Amends diabetes insurance coverage to include the right to access prescription drugs.

HLT,CPC,FIN

1363

relating to recreational activity LIABILITY.

Limits county liability where persons who engages in hazardous recreational activity know of the substantial risk of injury and voluntarily put themselves at risk. Broadens the scope of a private provider of sport activity to include nonprofit entities and a participant assumes the inherent risk whether the risk are known.

WLU,JHA

1364

authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds and making an appropriation for capital improvement projects for the tenth representative district.

Capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 10th representative district.

FIN

1365

relating to public agency meetings and records.

Provides that committees that provide planning policy advice concerning communities facilities and improvements and receive any state or county funding are subject to public meeting requirements.

JHA

1366

relating to gaming.

Creates state gaming commission; limits casino gaming to 1 facility on a site in West Oahu; allows legislature to pre-select 1 gaming operator who is presumed to be qualified. Imposes 12% tax on gross revenues; uses balance to fund Hawaii HOPE scholarship program. Establishes HOPE scholarship program.

JHA/HED,FIN

1367

RELATING TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.

Appropriates funds for four full-time equivalent (4.00 FTE) rehabilitation teacher for the blind positions and for services to assist elderly blind persons in achieving independent living.

HSH,FIN

1368

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-THIRD REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Capital improvement projects for the benefit of the forty-third representative district.

FIN

1369

proposing an amendment to article Xii of the constitution of the state of hawaii relating to native hawaiians.

Proposing a constitutional amendment recognizing native Hawaiians as the indigenous people of Hawaii and mandating the State to seek federal recognition of that status.

JHA,FIN

1370

relating to the HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT OF 1920, AS AMENDED.

Transfers the Hawaiian Homes Commission and the department of Hawaiian home lands from the state to the bona fide representative of beneficiaries of the department of Hawaiian home lands.

JHA,FIN

1371

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to approve or disapprove the rates of health insurers, including nonprofit medical indemnity and hospital service associations whether or not organized as mutual benefit societies, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations.

CPC/JHA,FIN

1372

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.

Shortens to January 1, 2003 the surcharge on imported motor vehicle tires.

EEP,FIN

1373

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the forty-seventh representative district.

CIP for the 47^th Representative District

FIN

1374

Making an appropriation for the department of public safety.

Appropriates funds for 6 public safety positions at Hawaii State Hospital.

PSM,FIN

1375

RELATING TO LAND COURT.

Abolishes the land court.

JHA/WLU,FIN

1376

relating to public highways.

Amends section 264-17 to dispense with the public hearing requirement for public highway construction when there is an imminent danger.

TRN,JHA

1377

RELATING TO PATERNITY.

Provides for reimbursement of husband of marriage with a child from the child's natural father.

HLT,JHA,FIN

1378

making an appropriation to mitigate harmful effects of the eleutherodactylus frog.

Appropriates an unspecified amount to mitigate effects of the genus Eleutherodactylus frogs on the Big Island.

AGR,FIN

1379

RELATING TO THE USE OF HERBICIDES IN PUBLIC PARKS.

Requires all state agencies to discontinue use of herbicides and to maintain public parks with nonchemical means.

WLU/EEP,FIN

1380

making an appropriation for rural dental services.

Appropriates $160,000 ($80,000 per fiscal year) for the fiscal biennium for rural dental services. Funds are appropriated to the Office of Social Ministry's Mobile Care Health Project to pay a full-time dentist for the mobile care vans.

HLT,FIN

1381

Making an appropriation for emergency Ambulance Service on the island of hawaii.

Appropriate funds to provide emergency advance life support ambulance service to the residents of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on the Island of Hawaii.

HLT,FIN

1382

RELATING TO BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

Establishes the beverage container deposit act to require the use of returnable glass beverage containers with a deposit charge.

EEP,CPC,FIN

1383

making an appropriation for various capital improvements in the fourth representative district.

Appropriates funds for various capital improvements in the 4th representative district.

FIN

1384

making an appropriation to mitigate alien species invasion.

Appropriates funds to prevent and mitigate alien species invasions, particularly the introduction of alien snake species in Hawaii.

AGR,FIN

1385

RELATING TO NET ENERGY METERING.

Provides net energy metering for eligible customer-generators.

EEP,CPC,FIN

1386

RELATING TO DISTRIBUTED ELECTRIC GENERATION.

Requires the public utilities commission to lift regulatory barriers to interconnection with the existing electric grid, and encourage the establishment of new electric generation facilities, including renewable facilities, by adopting and implementing uniform technical standards, standard interconnection agreement practices and terminology, and standard conditions for interconnection.

EEP,CPC,FIN

1387

RELATING TO RECYCLED WATER.

Promotes use of recycled water for state and county facilities and improved commercial property using potable water.

EEP/WLU,FIN

1388

RELATING TO THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE.

Requires the Consumer Advocate to establish a Consumer Advocate Community Advisory Committee for the purpose of determining the kinds of utilities issues that are important to consumers, and providing guidelines for positions taken by the consumer advocate in Public Utilities Commission hearings.

CPC,FIN

1389

relating to Kewalo basin.

Transfers the management of Kewalo Basin from the department of transportation to the department of land and natural resources.

TRN,WLU,FIN

1390

Relating to the arts.

Creates and funds two statewide educational specialist positions; one each in dance and drama.

EDN,TAC,FIN

1391

relating to the arts.

Appropriates funds for at least twenty-eight fine arts positions within the department of education.

EDN,TAC,FIN

1392

RELATING TO the medical school complex.

Provides for the development of a medical school complex in Kakaako.

HED/EDB,

WLU,FIN

1393

relating to the governor's official residence.

Designates the former Marks Estate, 3860 Old Pali road, Oahu, as the official residence of the governor of the State of Hawaii, beginning 1/1/03.

TRN,WLU,FIN

1394

relating to motor vehicles.

Requires motor vehicle safety inspection stickers to be placed on the windshield.

TRN,JHA

1395

relating to state contracts.

Prohibits discrimination in the bidding process and the awarding of state contracts.

LAB,FIN

1396

RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

Amends law to exclude drug testing, drug testing procedures, and sanctions from collective bargaining. Implements new program of drug testing for public safety sensitive positions. Requires mandatory termination for repeated drug offenses by workers in public safety sensitive positions.

LAB,FIN

1397

Relating to medical records.

Repeals Act 140, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000 (Medical Privacy Act.)

CPC/JHA

1398

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Convenes a commission to study the mechanics of decentralizing the board of education and department of education and to propose legislation to carry out this decentralization.

EDN,FIN

1399

RElating to special attorneys general.

Appropriates funds for the Attorney General to appoint two special deputy attorneys general to defend against lawsuits brought by Patrick Barrett against the State and John Carroll against various State department heads based on alleged constitutional violations of certain government entities.

JHA,FIN

1400

relating to state bonds.

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds.

FIN

1401

relating to the income tax credit.

Provides the mechanism for the legislature to authorize a tax refund under Article VII, section 6, of the State Constitution.

FIN

1402

relating to the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist palolo chinese home.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Palolo Chinese Home in financing the capital costs related to the expansion and construction of its facility.

HSH,FIN

1403

relating to government.

Short form bill relating to government.

FIN

1404

relating to government.

Short form bill relating to government.

FIN

1405

a bill for an act relating to use of intoxicants.

Conforms amendments relating to revocation of motor vehicle registrations for repeat intoxicated drivers under ADLR proceedings with amendments that consolidate and conform offenses relating to operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.

JHA

1406

Making an APPROPRIATION for the molokai general hospital.

Appropriates funds so that Molokai General Hospital can sustain its current operations.

HLT,FIN

1407

relating to an appropriation to subsidize non-athletic event travel costs for lanai high school and lanai elementary school.

Appropriates funds to subsidize travel costs for Lanai High school and Lanai Elementary school.

EDN,FIN

1408

making an appropriation for the SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN school/community-baseD management systems In lanai and molokai to cover transportation costs.

Appropriates funds to support the school/community-based management systems on Lanai and Molokai to cover transportation costs.

EDN,FIN

1409

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE 7th representative DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 7th representative district.

FIN

1410

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Makes various capital improvement project appropriations for public schools in the 36th representative district.

FIN

1411

relating to secondary market services corp.--hawaii.

Authorizes Secondary Market Services Corp.--Hawaii, the state-designated student loan secondary market, to purchase student loan notes held by mainland financial institutions.

HED,CPC,FIN

1412

relating to workers' compensation.

Provides that all disputes over an employee's entitlement to medical care, services, or supplies shall be resolved by the director following a hearing.

LAB,CPC,FIN

1413

relating to workers' compensation.

Requires an examiner mutually agreed upon by employer and employee to determine if permanent impairment exists. If employer and employee cannot agree, the director of labor and industrial relations is required to appoint an examiner from a list compiled by the director. Requires the employer to pay for examinations.

LAB,CPC,FIN

1414

relating to Labor.

Establishes labor representation procedures in developments in which the State or counties have an ongoing proprietary interest.

EDB,LAB,CPC/JHA

1415

relating to HIGHER education.

Provides members of the UH board of regents with a $100 per diem for each board meeting they attend.

HED,FIN

1416

relating to individual income tax.

Accelerates individual income tax cuts for all but the top two brackets so that cuts effective in 2002 will be effective in 2001.

FIN

1417

relating to the general excise tax.

Amends the general excise tax law to accelerate the timetable for pyramiding relief for the sale of services by reducing the tax rate applicable to 1.5% for sales in calendar year 2002, and 0.5% for sales in calendar year 2003 and thereafter.

EDB,FIN

1418

relating to taxation.

Adds new tax benefits for high tech industries and amends current benefits to improve them.

EDB,FIN

1419

Making an appropriation to fund the small business defender position and other support personnel established under act 168, session laws of hawaii 1998.

Appropriates funds for the small business defender position and other support personnel established under Act 168, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998.

LMG,LAB,FIN

1420

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Disallows compensation for physical or mental injury resulting from a disciplinary or other personnel action taken in good faith by the employer.

LAB,CPC,FIN

1421

relating to torts.

Abolishes joint and several liability with respect to all joint tortfeasors. Provides that where a government entity or any other person or entity, whether public or private, is a joint tortfeasor, that person is liable for no more than the percentage share of damages attributable to that person.

JHA

1422

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Defines "independent contractor" in the same manner as the Internal Revenue Service for employment security, workers' compensation, and temporary disability insurance purposes.

LAB,FIN

1423

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Amends public employment laws.

LAB,FIN

1424

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Specifies that nothing shall be construed as limiting state or county authority to contract with private providers for services historically performed by persons or positions in the civil service, or functionally attributed to a government agency or program, including contracts. Provides that contracts for services that would have been authorized under the Act and that were previously contracted in good faith under the preceding chapters or under other law, charter, or ordinance, may be certified under the Act.

LAB,FIN

1425

Relating to public employee health benefits.

Limits employer health fund contributions for employees who retire after 06/30/02, based upon a percentage of the monthly health insurance premiums. Creates a phased introduction of a maximum employer contribution based upon the fiscal year in which the employee retires.

LAB,FIN

1426

relating to health benefitS FOR LEGISLATORS.

Stops state payment of PEHF premiums for retired legislators elected or appointed on and after 11/5/2002; allows legislator to pay entire premium. Phases out state PEHF premium payments for legislators elected or appointed before 11/5/2002 and retiring after 10 years. State pays 100% if retire in 2002; 80% in 2004; 60% in 2006; 40% in 2008; 20% in 2010; and 0% in 2011 and thereafter.

LMG,LAB,FIN

1427

relating to retirement benefits.

Eliminates overtime compensation from the calculation of retirement benefits for all employees after June 30, 2001. Clarifies that for purposes of determining the amount of a member's contribution to the annuity savings fund, a member's compensation does not include payments of overtime.

LAB,FIN

1428

proposing amendment of article vii of the hawaii constitution to establish an emergency and budget reserve fund.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to establish an Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund.

LMG,JHA,FIN

1429

making an appropriation for the office of legislative analyst.

Appropriates funds for the office of legislative analyst.

LMG,LAB,FIN

1430

Making an appropriation for the tax review commission.

Appropriates funds for the tax review commission.

FIN

1431

relating to child and adolescent mental health.

Transfers child and adolescent mental health division, including child mental health branch, and their functions and duties from DOH to DOE.

HLT/EDN,LAB,FIN

1432

RELATING TO THE HAWAII WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT.

Expands grounds for whistleblower protection. Increases limitations period and fines.

LAB,JHA

1433

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Proposes constitutional amendments to abolish the Board of Education and transfer policymaking power and control over the school system to the Superintendent of Education, who is to be appointed by the Governor, and advised by county school boards of education whose members for each county shall be appointed by the mayor of the respective county and the Governor.

EDN,JHA,FIN

1434

relating to principals and vice-principals.

Excludes principals and vice-principals from collective bargaining. Requires the superintendent to appoint principals and vice-principals for schools. Requires the BOE to set the salaries of principals and vice-principals.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1435

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Abolishes the community education component of the DOE's adult and community education program. Refocuses the adult education program on helping persons to obtain the general equivalent of a high school diploma or to become naturalized citizens. Abolishes the advisory council for adult and community education.

EDN,FIN

1436

RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PLUS (A+) PROGRAM.

Allows the DOE to contract out all or a portion of its after-school plus (A+) program. Establishes an after-school plus revolving fund. Exempts private providers of A+ services from civil service, compensation, and collective bargaining laws.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1437

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Creates a separate budget preparation and submission process for the University of Hawaii. Recognizes the University of Hawaii as a state agency apart from the executive branch. Removes University of Hawaii employees from the state civil service system. Changes the appointment process for the board of regents.

HED,LAB,JHA,FIN

1438

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS.

Changes the appointment process for the University of Hawaii board of regents.

HED,JHA,FIN

1439

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Establishes a pilot program for the city & county of Honolulu council elections of 2002 that provides public funding for candidates who voluntarily abide by specified contribution and expenditure limits.

JHA,FIN

1440

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS.

Limits state senators to 3 consecutive 4-year terms and state representatives to 6 consecutive 2-year terms beginning with terms commencing on the day of the general election of 2002; provided that a person becomes eligible to serve in the same position again, if the person has been out of that office for 4 years.

LMG,JHA,FIN

1441

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH 2002 AND EVERY TENTH YEAR THEREAFTER AS REAPPORTIONMENT YEARS AND TO REQUIRE THAT STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS BE REAPPORTIONED INTO MULTI-MEMBER DISTRICTS.

Amends the state constitution to establish the year 2002 and every 10th year thereafter as reapportionment years and to require the representatives' districts to be reapportioned into 24 2-member districts, and 1 3-member district.

LMG,JHA,FIN

1442

RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.

Allows election day voter registration upon showing of proper picture identification or having a registered voter vouch on oath that the individual is a resident of the precinct.

JHA,FIN

1443

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.Proposes an amendment to article III, section 6, of the State Constitution to require that, prior to filing nomination papers for the primary election, a candidate for state legislative office shall be a qualified voter in the district that the candidate seeks to represent

LMG,JHA,FIN

1444

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Requires electronic filing of campaign spending reports for legislative candidates; enhances campaign spending law enforcement.

JHA,FIN

1445

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES II, III, AND XVII, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND THE RECALL OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.

Proposes amendment to State Constitution for initiative, referendum, and recall. Requires in initiative to embrace only one subject. Sets requirements and procedures for voter referendum. Establishes procedures to be followed to require a recall election.

LMG,JHA,FIN

1446

relating to election campaign contributions and expenditures.

Prohibits certain elective officers from receiving any contributions during the period in which the legislature is in a regular session. Also prohibits certain elective officers from holding any fundraisers or engaging in any fundraising activities during the period in which the legislature is in a regular session.

LMG,JHA

1447

RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS.

Appropriates $34,500 for a legislative streaming media pilot project.

LMG,FIN

1448

RELATING TO BRIBES.

Requires reporting of bribe offers by public officials or by persons seeking a contract with a public agency or the vote of a public official. Imposes penalties.

LMG,JHA,FIN

1449

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Authorizes the director of public safety to contract with qualified private entities to (1) provide corrections officers and related goods and services for the operation and management of correctional facilities; and (2) construct prisons and related facilities.

PSM/LAB,FIN

1450

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Prohibits: (1) the acquisition, possession, transportation, use, or sale of firearms by anyone under 21; (2) after 12/31/01, the importation, sale, acquisition, and transfer of pistols and revolvers; and (3) the acquisition of more than one firearm during any 30-day period, with certain exceptions. Requires: (1) separate applications and permits for all firearms; and (2) proof of registration for the transfer of ammunition.

JHA,FIN

1451

RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE.

Establishes judicial and law enforcement procedures to address workplace violence.

LAB,JHA

1452

RELATING TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Requires the forfeiture of any motor vehicle being driven at the time of 3rd DUI offense for which the driver is subsequently convicted, subject to the requirements of the criminal forfeiture law.

TRN,JHA

1453

relating to transient accommodations tax.

Caps TAT revenues deposited to tourism special fund at $60,000,000 annually; diverts excess to state parks special fund.

TAC/WLU,FIN

1454

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

Authorizes county creation of community lands and open space acquisition fund and establishment of county conveyance tax surcharge to fund it. Authorizes director of taxation to administer surcharge and to return revenues to the county in which tax was levied.

WLU,FIN

1455

relating to land use.

Imposes a 4-year moratorium on the reclassification of agricultural, conservation, and rural lands to a designation other than agricultural, conservation, or rural.

WLU,FIN

1456

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Creates a State of Hawaii land evaluation and site assessment (LESA) commission composed of thirteen members to update and reevaluate the 1986 LESA report and other related issues.

WLU/AGR,

LMG,FIN

1457

relating to solid waste management.

Establishes a beverage container fee and deposit program.

EEP,JHA,FIN

1458

relating to landowner liability.

Grants government property owners immunity from civil liability incurred when a person is injured while engaging in a recreational purpose on land not maintained for recreational purposes by the government entity.

WLU,JHA

1459

relating to telecommunications.

Requires public notice and hearing regarding the construction or attachment of telecommunication antennae and towers/structures.

WLU,CPC,FIN

1460

relating to underground utility lines.

Establishes an advisory committee to be appointed by the governor to develop a comprehensive statewide plan for underground utility lines; committee to submit report before convening of 2003 regular session of legislature.

EEP/WLU,CPC,FIN

1461

RELATING TO UTILITY LINES.

Improves evaluation process by valuing aesthetic benefits and makes appropriation to quantify benefits of undergrounding; requires independent preparation of EIS; establishes intervenors programs and appropriates funds for PUC web page for consumers; requires use of ADR prior to hearing; establishes a conversion program and establishes fund to pay for program; establishes one-call system to locate underground facilities.

EEP/WLU,CPC,FIN

1462

RELATING TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.

Highlights the importance of preserving scenic resources in the state land use conservation district. Establishes guidelines and amends the procedure for board of land and natural resources consideration and approval of applications to construct high-voltage electric power transmission lines of greater than forty-six kilovolts in the conservation district.

EEP/WLU,CPC,FIN

1463

RELATING TO UTILITY TRANSMISSION LINES.

Provides that any costs of placing 46 kilovolt or greater lines underground not otherwise borne exclusively by a government or private entity shall be apportioned by the public utilities commission among the ratepayers, the taxpayers, and the public utility.

EEP/WLU,CPC,FIN

1464

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Requires that 46 kilovolt or greater transmission lines in residential areas, areas viewed by visitors, or areas important to the film industry be buried underground.

EEP/WLU,CPC,FIN

1465

RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE.

Requires department of land and natural resources to remove parking around Iolani Palace and replace it with greenery.

WLU,FIN

1466

RELATING TO INFORMATIONAL PRIVACY.

Establishes the Hawaii information privacy act.

JHA/CPC,FIN

1467

relating to establishing fairer pricing for prescription drugs.

Creates mechanism to reduce prescription drug prices, receive discounts, enter into rebate agreements, and prevent profiteering and manufacturer retaliation. Creates prescription drug advisory commission. Requires State to act as pharmaceutical benefit manager for residents.

CPC/JHA/HSH,FIN

1468

relating to domestic partnership.

Establishes domestic partnerships. Allows two persons who live together, consider themselves to be members of each other's immediate family, agree to be jointly responsible for each other's basic living expenses, not married, not related by blood, and at least eighteen years of age to file a declaration of domestic partnership with the director of heath. Extends same rights and obligations as spouses in a marriage relationship to domestic partners. Prohibits discrimination because of domestic partnership status. Repeals reciprocal beneficiary law.

JHA

1469

relating to civil rights.

Prohibits discrimination in real property transactions and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation.

JHA/HSH

1470

relating to taxation.

Levies a surtax on the gain from the sale or exchange of affected property in the State within two years of purchase.

EDB/WLU/

HSH,FIN

1471

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Provides for greater allocation of the Public Utilities Commission special fund to Commission work by requiring that the greater of $1,000,000, or four-fifths of the moneys in the special fund, shall remain in the special fund, with the excess lapsing into the general fund.

CPC,FIN

1472

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.

Requires that applicants for an initial, county issued certificate of registration for an imported vehicle show proof that the general excise use tax on the vehicle has been paid, or that the general excise use tax does not apply to the imported vehicle.

TRN,CPC,FIN

1473

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Changing the time to forward certificates of ownership to the director of finance from thirty to sixty days when the certificate of ownership is from a jurisdiction outside Hawaii.

TRN,CPC

1474

ADOPTING AN OFFICIAL STATE TARTAN.

Adopts an official tartan for the State. Directs the state foundation on culture and the arts to register the tartan in Scotland.

TAC

1475

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the twenty-third representative district.

Appropriate funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 23^rd representative district.

FIN

1476

RELATING TO THE ALA WAI WATERSHED.

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds to develop a non-chemical, microorganism-based water treatment demonstration project for the Ala Wai canal at the confluence of the Manoa-Palolo streams.

FIN

1477

RELATING TO THE MODEL FETAL PAIN PREVENTION ACT.

Requires, prior to an abortion of a fetus 20 weeks old or more, the physician or the physician's agent to offer information and counseling on fetal pain and a description of the actual steps to be done in the abortion.

HLT,JHA

1478

RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HAWAIIAN AUTONOMY TRUST.

Authorizes the creation of a Hawaiian Autonomy Trust, which will be a private non-profit entity composed of Hawaiians elected by Hawaiians. Transfers to the trust, upon approval of Congress, the assets controlled by OHA and DHHL. Abolishes OHA and DHHL.

JHA,FIN

1479

relating to teachers.

Amends section 302A-618 regarding the classification of teachers for the pay schedule to allow teachers whose performance in school exceeds department standards to move up the class scale.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1480

RELATING TO VOTE COUNT.

Specifies that blank ballots cast in a question for a constitutional convention or constitutional amendment shall not be counted for passage or as a vote cast.

JHA

1481

RELATING TO HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND.

Requires that money in the Hawaii hurricane relief fund that is no longer needed for commercial property coverage be returned pro rata to policyholders.

CPC,FIN

1482

RELATING TO THE ALA WAI WATERSHED.

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds to develop a non-chemical, microorganism-based water treatment demonstration project for the Ala Wai canal at the confluence of the Manoa-Palolo streams.

WLU,FIN

1483

relating to exemptions form the general excise tax for public schools.

Exempts from the general excise tax, any purchase, including purchase for resale, sale, or use of goods and services by a public school PTSA/PTSO.

EDN,FIN

1484

RELATING TO PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTIONS.

Prohibits partial birth abortions except to save life of the mother. Provides criminal penalties.

HLT,JHA

1485

RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Raises the age of consent to 16 for the offense of sexual assault involving minors.

JHA

1486

making an appropriation for parent-community networking centers.

Appropriates funds to the DOE to provide every public school with a parent-community networking center program at the school-building level, consisting of a part-time parent facilitator, equipment, telephone, and supplies.

EDN,FIN

1487

relating to general excise tax.

Exempts from the general excise tax fundraising amounts raised by PTAs/PTSAs and PTOs/PTSOs of public schools, and purchases made by those groups for public schools for school equipment, programs, and supplies.

EDN,FIN

1488

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Details the circumstances under which and the persons to whom, the chiefs of police shall issue licenses to carry a concealed firearm; details processes for license applications, renewals, and record keeping; authorizes person to carry stun gun or other electric gun for defensive, nonlethal purposes; specifies instances where carrying concealed weapons and firearms is strictly prohibited.

JHA,FIN

1489

relating to elections.

Requires voters to provide either a valid U.S. passport, a birth certificate evidencing that the voter was born in the U.S. or its territories, or a naturalization certificate when registering to vote. Requires voters who register by mail to provide photocopies of one of the above.

JHA

1490

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriation for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 42nd representative district.

FIN

1491

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

CIP; 46^th Representative District.

FIN

1492

relating to workers' compenSation.

Disallows stress caused from the disciplinary action of an employer on an employee and injury sustained while under the influence of any controlled substance not prescribed by a physician as compensable injuries under workers' compensation insurance.

LAB,CPC,FIN

1493

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Prohibits compensation for voluntary involvement in after-hours company activities. Changes compensation for permanent partial disability from the maximum weekly benefit rate allowed to 66 2/3% of average weekly wages subject to limitations.

LAB,CPC,FIN

1494

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES OF MACROALGAE.

Appropriates funds for a demonstration project to remove invasive alien macroalgae that threaten endemic native corals in Kaneohe Bay.

WLU,FIN

1495

relating to kaalaea stream.

Appropriates funds for the preparation of a flood control plan for Kaalaea stream.

WLU,FIN

1496

RELATING TO UNLICENSED CONTRACTORS.

Prohibits unlicensed contractors from retaining funds paid to them for contracting services rendered; makes it an unfair or deceptive trade practice to perform contracting work without a license.

LAB,CPC/JHA

1497

RELATING TO MAJOR COMMERCIAL PUBLIC EVENTS.

Requires advance notice to the chief of police for major commercial public events.

TAC/EDB,JHA

1498

relating to firearms.

Enables counties to regulate the operation of firing ranges.

JHA,FIN

1499

relating to firearms.

Regulates the sale of ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds to law enforcement officers.

JHA

1500

RELATING TO MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.

Expands murder in the first degree to include intentionally or knowingly causing the death of a person who should have been known by the defendant to be a witness in a criminal investigation or criminal prosecution.

JHA

1501

relating to medical savings accounts.

Establishes medical care savings accounts.

LAB,FIN

1502

relating to employment security law.

Provides and limits optional exemptions from the unemployment insurance law for business owners holding at least a 50% interest in their company.

LAB,FIN

1503

Relating to chiropractic.

Amends definition of "chiropractic;" deletes provisions prohibiting practitioners of chiropractic from using the title "doctor" or the prefix "Dr." without being accompanied by the word "chiropractor" or "D.C.;" deletes a provision prohibiting practitioners of chiropractic from using the title "physician."

CPC/JHA

1504

relating to public works.

Exempts school repairs and renovations projects from the requirement that contract and specifications shall contain the provision that no laborer or mechanic employed on a job site of any public work of the state or any political subdivision shall be permitted to work on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday of the State or in excess of eight hours on any other day unless the laborer or mechanic receives overtime compensation for all hours worked on Saturday, Sunday, and a legal holiday of the State or in excess of eight hours on any day.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1505

relating to public works.

Amends wage and hour law to require that no laborer or mechanic employed on a job site of any public work of the state or any political subdivision shall be permitted to work in excess of forty hours a week without overtime compensation.

LAB,FIN

1506

relating to employment security.

Excludes students working during a summer break who are enrolled in school and intend to return to school in the fall from the employment security law.

LAB,FIN

1507

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Permits motor vehicle backup warning beepers to be disabled between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. if the act of switching off the beeper activates a rear view camera system.

TRN,EEP,JHA

1508

RELATING TO THE RECYCLING OF BATTERIES.

Provides for the recycling of used lead acid batteries.

EEP,FIN

1509

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Gives all school-aged persons the right to attend the public school of their choice, subject only to rules adopted by a receiving school to resolve situations where the number of applicants exceeds the number of available spaces at the receiving school.

EDN,FIN

1510

relating to ala wai boat harbor.

Creates a 10-year pilot program within the department of land and natural resources for administrative purposes to convert the Ala Wai boat harbor into an independent, privately managed marine park in accordance with an operating agreement to be entered into with the department.

WLU,FIN

1511

RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.

Requires each harbor to have a dedicated subfund of the boating special fund into which shall be deposited all moneys generated in that harbor, to be used for disbursements for the operating costs of the harbor, to retire service debt on harbor facilities, and for the repair of facilities and infrastructure.

WLU,FIN

1512

RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.

Provides for a 7-year Ala Wai harbor pilot program to restructure that harbor consistent with a stakeholder-based management structure, in order to assure accountability. Requires reports to the legislature to implement the pilot program.

WLU,FIN

1513

relating to state small boat harbors.

Converts all state small boat harbors into independent, privately managed marine parks in accordance with operating agreements to be entered into with the department of land and natural resources that are based on principles of community-based management.

WLU,FIN

1514

RELATING TO A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for sand replenishment project for Kuhio Beach in Waikiki, Oahu, 21st representative district; CIP.

FIN

1515

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Requires that an application filed with the public utilities commission be complete and available for public review before the period for filing a motion to intervene in a proceeding based on the application begins to run.

CPC

1516

relating to attorney's fees for appointed counsel.

Increases compensation for court appointed counsel.

JHA,FIN

1517

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS.

Extends the minimum lot size for agricultural uses in agricultural districts to 5 acres.

WLU/AGR

1518

RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.

Provides that 37.5% of the taxes collected under chapter 247 (conveyance tax) shall be disbursed to the natural area reserves system. Increases percentage of taxes for the rental housing project to 25%.

WLU,FIN

1519

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS.

Subjects the maximum size of residential use in a farm dwelling within an agricultural district to conservation district administrative rules.

WLU/AGR

1520

Relating to civil service.

Provides that certified severely handicapped persons who satisfactorily perform the duties and responsibilities of a position for not less than five years shall be entitled to become a member of civil service.

LAB,FIN

1521

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Provides that certification for handicapped persons for positions in public service be for the range of positions the person can fill.

LAB,FIN

1522

RELATING TO CRUISE SHIP WASTE DUMPING.

Prohibits waste dumping in Hawaii and in Hawaiian waters from cruise ships. Requires a fully functioning on-boat wastewater processing system before a ship is allowed to use a state dock.

TRN,TAC/EEP,FIN

1523

RELATING TO PLANT AND NON-DOMESTIC ANIMAL QUARANTINE.

Allows quarantine enforcement section of DOA to enforce laws regulating the importation of.

AGR,JHA,FIN

1524

relating to liability.

Limits the State's and counties' liability for injury or death to any person arising from the use of any beach or hiking trail that is owned or controlled by the State or counties, unless the injury or death resulted from gross negligence or wilful and wanton misconduct on the part of the State or counties.

WLU,JHA

1525

relating to class size reduction.

Requires the DOE, subject to the availability of funds, to reduce the ratio of students to teachers in kindergarten to grade 6 to not more than 20 students to 1 teacher, over a period of years.

EDN,FIN

1526

RELATING TO DOGS.

Authorizes counties to enact and enforce ordinances relating to dangerous dogs; grandfathers ordinances in effect before July 1, 2001. Grand fathers existing ordinances.

JHA

1527

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Requires vote of simple majority of members of board of land and natural resources present in order to approve of district permits and site plans.

WLU

1528

relating to conservation and resources.

Relieves the State of the obligation to execute additional mitigation measures for the conservation of a species that was otherwise adequately covered under the terms of a habitat conservation plan, safe harbor agreement, or incidental take license, as a result of extraordinary circumstances.

EEP

1529

relating to water pollution.

Authorizes citizen suits in water pollution enforcement.

EEP,JHA,FIN

1530

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-THIRD REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Capital improvement projects for the benefit of the thirty-third representative district.

FIN

1531

RELATING TO HAWAIIANS.

Defines "Hawaiian" to include the descendants of persons whose ancestors were naturalized citizens of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

JHA

1532

RELATING TO ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL.

Provides for an amendment to §235-110.3's investment tax credit for investment in a qualifying ethanol production facility by adding an additional tax credit for investment in biodiesel production.

EEP,FIN

1533

RELATING TO SUMMARY POSSESSION.

Requires venue for a residential landlord-tenant summary possession action to be in small claims court unless all parties agree to move the action to district court.

CPC/JHA

1534

RELATING TO SALARY PERIODS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Repeals provisions that allow the State to delay payroll to some employees by a full pay period in addition to the payroll lag of 5 days.

LAB,FIN

1535

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL USE OF FALLOW SUGAR LANDS.

Establishes a $500 per acre tax credit for new agricultural uses of fallow sugar lands and exempting related farm equipment purchases from the 4% GET for 2 years.

AGR,FIN

1536

relating to pension plans.

Protects 401(k) and 408A pension plans from attachment, execution, seizure, and operation of bankruptcy laws.

CPC

1537

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Makes omnibus changes to the privacy of health care information law.

CPC/JHA

1538

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT.

Creates the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act.

JHA

1539

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT.

Enacts the uniform arbitration act and repeals the existing law relating to arbitration and awards. Specifies the manner in which arbitration proceedings are to be conducted, requirements for hearings, and remedies.

JHA,FIN

1540

relating to the crime victim compensation commission.

Repeals the sunset provision that repeals Act 278, SLH 1999, on July 1, 1999.

PSM,JHA,FIN

1541

PROPOSING AN amendment to ARTICLE ii, SECTION 2, OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO REPEAL the disqualification of mentally incompetent voters.

Proposes to repeal from Article II, section 2, of the Hawaii State Constitution, the disqualification of mentally incompetent voters.

JHA,FIN

1542

relating to voter registration.

Deletes provisions that disqualify voters adjudicated as incapacitated persons and voters who are mentally retarded.

JHA,FIN

1543

RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS.

Deregulates all state-regulated aspects of motor carriers, except the regulation of motor carrier safety.

CPC,FIN

1544

Relating to the hawaiian language college.

Deletes the provision which states that the Hawaiian language college at the University of Hawaii at Hilo shall not be given additional general funds beyond the initial funding.

HED/JHA,FIN

1545

relating to CRIMINAL RECORDS.

Authorizes the attorney general to expunge sex offender registration information upon the written request of a sex offender who has not been convicted of any felony, misdemeanor, or petty misdemeanor for the last twenty years.

JHA

1546

relating to special number plates for disabled veterans.

Provides for special number license plates for disabled veterans.

TRN/PSM,FIN

1547

relating to towing.

Increases towing fees from $50 to $55 for a tow, from $60 to $65 for a tow using a dolly, from $25 to $30 for multi-level towing surcharge, and increases mileage charge from $5 to $6.50 per mile. Specifies the days and times when towing companies are entitled to overtime charge everyday.

TRN,FIN

1548

relating to the public employees health fund long-term care benefits plan.

Requires PEHF to subsidize part of premiums for long-term care benefits plan offered by the fund at $5 per month per employee-beneficiary. Conditions subsidy on insurers offering monthly payouts in $2,000 increments and making available at least 50% of payout for home- and community-based care.

LAB,FIN

1549

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES II, III, AND XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR INITIATIVE.

Amends articles II, III, and XVII of the state constitution to provide for initiative. Requires an initiative to embrace only one subject and be void if the legislature enacts any law which is the same or similar (accomplishing the same purpose), if so determined by the attorney general.

LMG,JHA,FIN

1550

making an appropriation for various capital improvements in the eighth representative district.

Appropriates funds for various capital improvements in the 8th representative district.

FIN

1551

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL GENERAL MEETING.

Appropriates $750,000 to the DBEDT to host the 35th International General Meeting of the Pacific Basin Economic Council.

EDB,FIN

1552

relating to time sharing.

Excludes time share plans from definition of "planned community" and "door-to-door sale"; provides that interest and usury law does not apply to a lien or security interest in time share interest.

TAC,CPC

1553

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES.

Authorizes the issuance of SPRBs for Ocean Engineering and Energy Systems, Inc.

EEP,FIN

1554

RELATING TO HYDROGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes a hydrogen private/public partnership within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds.

EEP,FIN

1555

RELATING TO ADOLESCENCE SCHOOL-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.

Appropriates funds for statewide adolescence school-based treatment programs.

EDN/HLT,FIN

1556

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS.

Increases the ceiling on classes A and C state farm loans.

AGR,FIN

1557

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the twenty-ninth representative district.

Makes an appropriation for capital improvement projects for the twenty-ninth representative district.

FIN

1558

RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSES.

Permits the use of foreign language exams by examiner of drivers.

TRN,JHA,FIN

1559

relaTING TO PRIVACY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

Regulates the insurance licensee use of nonpublic personal financial information of individuals.

CPC/JHA

1560

relating to school-to-career initiatives.

Requires the superintendent of education, the president of the University of Hawaii, and the director of human services to enter into an interagency agreement to establish the interagency partnership for school—to—career programs. Establishes the duties of the partnership and appropriates funds for the same.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1561

relating to education.

Appropriates funds for the school-to-work system. Requires the Hawaii state school-to-work executive council strategic plan to target specific best practices relating to career development.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1562

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR LAPTOPS FOR LEARNING.

Makes appropriation for the laptops for learning program.

EDN,FIN

1563

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for an auditor position in the Board of Education.

EDN,FIN

1564

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Proposes amendments to the Hawaii Constitution to provide that six at-large members of the board of education are to have expertise in designated areas.

EDN,JHA,FIN

1565

relating to state parks.

Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to repair the visitor's center, museum, and classroom at He'eia state park.

WLU,FIN

1566

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the forty-fourth representative district.

CIP for the 44^th representative district

FIN

1567

relating to the Employees' retirement system.

Changes basis for calculating retirement allowances for elective officers from 3 ½% to 2% per year. Applies on a prospective basis only.

LMG,LAB,FIN

1568

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.

Allows DHS to carryover funds from general assistance.

HSH,FIN

1569

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the third representative district.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 3rd representative district.

FIN

1570

RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENDERS.

Provides for the imposition of extended terms of imprisonment for persistent and predatory sexual offenders.

JHA/PSM

1571

relating to land use.

Establishes a land evaluation and site assessment system. Requires the land use commission, the department of agriculture, and the counties, to establish district boundaries for the conservation of important agricultural lands, and other lands districts. Abolishes urban, rural, and agricultural districts.

WLU/AGR,FIN

1572

RELATING TO CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE.

Requires elective candidate for political office to provide proof of one year residency in the district for which the candidate is running for office, before being nominated for office, except in the election immediately following a reapportionment or in an initial appointment to fill a vacancy.

JHA

1573

RELATING TO THE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION.

Appropriates $400,000 to the DOE for the restoration of the summer program for the enhancement of basic education (SPEBE).

EDN,FIN

1574

relating to the youth legislature program.

Appropriates $20,000 to the DOE to defray the cost of interisland airfare and reduce the program service fee to participate in the YMCA's youth legislature program.

EDN,FIN

1575

relating to the hawaii public employees health fund and the employees' retirement system of the state of hawaii.

Transfers functions of the public employees health fund to the employees' retirement system.

LAB,FIN

1576

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Capital Improvement Projects for the 17^th Representative District.

FIN

1577

RELATING TO DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID COLLECTION.

Amends Section 706-603 of HRS to expand the pool of DNA collection to defendants convicted of class A and B felonies.

JHA

1578

RELATING TO PRIVATIZATION.

Permits state or county officials to contract with private entities to provide goods, services, or construction to be financed by public funds when they can be provided at lower costs and in equivalent or better quality than that which could be provided by a government entity.

LAB,FIN

1579

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.

Provides that disclosure of health care information may be made without authorization when disclosure is required in order to provide prescription medication or prescribed medical supplies.

CPC/JHA

1580

relating to landowner liability.

Amends landowner liability law as to recreational use to clarify purpose, include exceptions to immunity in liability and duty of care provisions, relieve landowner from duty to investigate risks, and make user liable for attorneys fees and court costs if landowner is found not liable under an exception to immunity.

WLU,JHA

1581

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Includes a trespasser entering private land for any purpose in the definition of a recreational user for the purpose of landowner liability.

WLU,JHA

1582

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Raises the minimum teacher's salary to $32,000/year.

EDN,LAB,FIN

1583

RELATING TO TAX CREDIT.

Provides a food/excise tax and medical services tax credits.

HSH/HLT,FIN

1584

RELATING TO FOOD LABELING.

Prohibits chocolate and cocoa from being labeled "made in Hawaii" unless at least 51% of the added value of the finished product's value is entirely of Hawaii origin. Prohibits cocoa (cacao) beans labeled "made in Hawaii" unless the product is 100% of Hawaii origin.

AGR,CPC

1585

relating to astronomy.

Appropriates funds for the institute for astronomy at the University of Hawaii.

HED,FIN

1586

RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT.

Extends unemployment benefits for former employees of Amfac Sugar Kauai.

LAB,FIN

1587

RELATING TO ACQUISITION OF HOSPITALS.

Requires approval by SHPDA prior to the acquisition of an ownership or controlling interest in a private nonprofit hospital by a nonprofit corporation or a government entity.

HLT,CPC

1588

RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION.

Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs to establish a statewide cable access infrastructure plan.

CPC,FIN

1589

relating to transient accommodations tax.

Amends the definitions of "gross rental" or "gross rental proceeds" and "operator".

TAC,FIN

1590

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Reauthorizes and appropriates funds for the community-based youth leadership demonstration project for the Hilo-Hamakua-Kohala region of the Big Island, started in 1997 pursuant to section 78 of Act 328, Session Laws of Hawaii 1997.

EDN,FIN

1591

relating to health care.

Establishes county public health facility management advisory committees and changes structure of existing corporation board. Repeals requirement that a vote of two-thirds of the members of the corporation board is required to take action with respect to (1) removal of one of the members of the corporation board; (2) amendment of the board's bylaws; (3) hiring or removal of the chief executive officer of the corporation; and (4) any other action as provided by the board. Provides that the director may appoint a chief executive officer of the corporation. Provides that the director or the director's designee may discharge its exempt personnel with or without cause. Repeals regional public health facility management advisory committees. Repeals executive public health facility management advisory committee.

HLT,FIN

1592

RELATING TO HEADLIGHTS.

Requires all motor vehicles to be operated with headlights on all the time.

TRN,JHA

1593

relating to salary periods.

Reverses the after-the-fact payroll for bargaining unit 5 (teachers) only, by returning their pay dates to a predicted payroll, i.e., to the 15th and last day of every month.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1594

relating to minimum wage.

Raises the minimum wage to $5.95 and may incrementally increase the minimum wage based on the value of the dollar based on the average annual consumer price index for the State of Hawaii.

LAB,FIN

1595

relating to public employees.

Requires the proposed adjustments to compensation and benefit packages for excluded civil service employees to be at least equivalent to the adjustments provided in other jurisdictions.

LAB,FIN

1596

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES.

Authorizes issuance of up to $25,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hilo Coast Power Company, a division of Brewer Environmental Industries, LLC, an industrial enterprise.

EEP,CPC,FIN

1597

RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.

Amends Act 281, SLH 2000, to increase state share of CIP appropriation by $800,000, due to increased construction costs.

FIN

1598

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE LOWER HAMAKUA DITCH.

Authorizes emergency appropriation of unspecified amount for Lower Hamakua Ditch.

WLU,FIN

1599

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNIFORM LAWS.

Appropriates funds for Hawaii's contribution to the costs of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

LMG,JHA,FIN

1600

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Establishes requirements for county aluminum can recovery programs.

EEP,FIN

1601

relating to the tobacco tax.

Adjusts the tobacco tax rate in accordance with increases or decreases in the Consumer Price Index for the Honolulu region.

EDB,FIN

1602

RELATING TO STADIUMS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

Repeals the stadium authority and transfers jurisdiction over stadiums and related facilities and the Kapolei recreational sports complex to the University of Hawaii.

TAC,HED,

LAB,FIN

1603

relating to dental hygienistS.

Allows licensed dental hygienist to practice under the director general supervision of a licensed dentist.

HLT,CPC

1604

relating to medical and health information privacy.

Relating to medical and health information privacy.

CPC/JHA

1605

making an appropriation for the department of education for a full-time child's librarian at the waimanalo school and public library.

Appropriates funds for a child's librarian at the Waimanalo School and Public Library.

EDN,FIN

1606

RELATING TO STATE AGRICULTURAL LEASES.

Prohibits the State from restricting agricultural leases to prevent permanent residences on leased property.

WLU/AGR,FIN

1607

relating to state agricultural leases.

Prohibits the department of land and natural resources from increasing lease rents of state agricultural leases during the period of reopening and actual commencement of the appraisal process if more than 30 days has passed.

WLU/AGR,FIN

1608

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the twenty-sixth representative district.

Capital improvement projects for the benefit of the twenty-sixth representative district.

FIN

1609

relating to the public utilities commission.

Requires the consumer advocate to conduct a study of ways that the public utilities commission can move toward deregulation of its regulated industries and encourage competition. Requires report to the legislature. Appropriates funds.

CPC,FIN

1610

RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT.

Removes provision that child support can extend past age 18 if the child is enrolled in an institute of higher education.

JHA,FIN

1611

RELATING TO THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

Transfers the child support enforcement agency to the department of budget and finance.

JHA,FIN

1612

relating to hawaii tourism authority.

Requires legislative approval of Hawaii tourism authority's expenditures from tourism special fund; transfers TAT funds in excess of $60,000,000 annually from the tourism special fund to the state general fund.

TAC,FIN

1613

relating to workers' compensation.

Limits, for subsequent nonwork-related injuries, an employer's liability for an employee's future medical care and indemnity benefits to an apportioned percentage ascribable to a prior work-related injury.

LAB,CPC,FIN

1614

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Authorizes the director of labor and industrial relations to approve a provider of vocational rehabilitation services who is located in the same area as an employee who has relocated out of the State.

LAB,CPC,FIN

1615

RELATING TO ANTITRUST.

Clarifies that a private person may bring an unfair competition action.

CPC/JHA

1616

RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.

Imposes on persons engaged in professions and occupations a duty of care to foreseeable beneficiaries or victims.

CPC,FIN

1617

relating to telecommunications.

Provides for competition in the market for broadband Internet access.

CPC/JHA

1618

relating to abortion.

Prohibits sale and distribution of abortion pill RU-486 to minors 18 and under without parental consent.

HLT,JHA

1619

relating to abortion.

Prohibits sale and distribution of abortion pill RU-486 to minors 16 and under.

HLT,JHA

1620

relating to abortion.

Prohibits the sale and distribution of abortion pill RU-486 in the State of Hawaii.

HLT,JHA

1621

RELATING TO USE OF CELLULAR PHONES WHILE DRIVING.

Prohibits the operator of a motor vehicle from using a cellular phone unless the phone can be operated without the use of the driver's hands. Imposes penalties.

TRN,JHA

1622

relating to human fetal tissue.

Makes it a felony to knowingly acquire, receive or accept a donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose.

JHA

1623

RELATING TO ASSAULTS.

Elevates to a class C felony an intentional or knowing assault against a police officer.

JHA

1624

relating to educational accountability system: Annual reports.

Requires the superintendent of education to create, implement and publish an Academic Performance Index to measure the performance of schools.

EDN,FIN

1625

RELATING TO FIREARMS POSSESSION LAWS.

Increases penalties for certain firearms laws, creates new firearms possession crimes.

JHA

1626

relating to the collection of dna fingerprinting of convicted felons.

Amends section 706-603 to require DNA fingerprinting of all convicted felons.

JHA

1627

RELATING TO PURE HAWAIIAN DRINKING WATER.

Bans fluoridation of Hawai`i's water supply.

HLT,JHA,FIN

1628

RELATING TO a FLUORIDE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION.

Requires the DOH to make available, free of charge, fluoride supplements to children age 3 and younger.

HLT,FIN

1629

relating to teachers.

Requires the department of education to pay for teacher's continuing education classes or provide duplicate instruction.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1630

RELATING TO A STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Establishes a state board for the approval and management of charter schools.

EDN,FIN

1631

relating to century charter schools.

Extends the evaluation period of new century charter schools from 4 to 6 years.

EDN,FIN

1632

relating to charter schools.

Allows charter schools to be managed by for-profit organizations.

EDN,LAB,FIN

1633

relating to charter schools.

Allows teachers at charter schools to remain under a collectively bargained contract, to negotiate with the governing body of a charter school as a separate unit, or to work as independent contractors.

EDN,LAB,FIN

1634

relating to education.

Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to allow grants to be made to enable children to attend not-for-profit private and sectarian grade schools if eligibility for the grants has been determined in a nondiscriminatory manner on the basis of neutral, secular criteria, and if the children are required, by law, to attend school, either public, private, or sectarian.

EDN,JHA,FIN

1635

relating to schools.

Allows teachers and principals to institute a program of mandatory suspensions for student's behavior.

EDN,LAB,JHA

1636

making an appropriation for COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates funds for the planning, design, and construction of physical improvements selected as part of an existing or emerging comprehensive, regional, multi-sector community-based strategic action planning process coordinated by the Hawaii Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development.

EDB,FIN

1637

making an appropriation to the public library system.

Appropriates funds to the public library system to fund a program to increase electronic access to government information and services in areas with limited access.

EDN,FIN

1638

relatING to special wastes recycling.

Directs department of health to adopt rules to establish a cathode ray tube recycling program by 7/1/03.

EEP,FIN

1639

relating to abortion.

Requires parental consent before the abortion pill mifepristone, or RU486, may be sold to a minor under the age of 16.

HLT,JHA

1640

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Appropriates funds to establish and implement a permanent intra-island water ferry transportation system (system), provided that the department of transportation works collaboratively with the counties, the federal government, and interested public and private parties in establishing and implementing the system.

TRN,FIN

1641

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the fortY-FIRST representative district.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 41^st representative district.

FIN

1642

relating to special license plates.

Allows each county to design environmental and cultural preservation license plates. Specifies design elements.

TRN,EEP/TAC,FIN

1643

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Makes evidence of refusal to submit to testing for alcohol or drugs admissible at a relevant criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or action.

JHA

1644

relating to employment relations.

Provides that employees subject to the National Labor Relations Act include petitioners not granted a fair hearing on the evidence within 60 days by the National Labor Relations Board.

LAB

1645

relating to campaign spending.

Requires employer and labor unions to place a dollar value on the time that its volunteer employees and labor union members spend on any political campaign effort for a candidate and to limit this expenditure to not more than $2,000 in an election period. Requires this information to be included in campaign spending report.

JHA

1646

relating to elections.

Provides that expenditures, labor and disbursements for electioneering communications made by any organization or political party shall be considered a contribution to such candidate and expenditure by such candidate. Defines organization.

JHA

1647

relating to municipal corporations.

Specifies the procedure to allow communities to incorporate into cities and towns.

JHA,FIN

1648

making an appropriation to the macadamia nut industry.

Appropriates funds to assist the macadamia nut industry.

AGR,FIN

1649

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Excludes proceeds for the payment of real property taxes from the general excise tax.

EDB,FIN

1650

relating to ELECTIONS.

Requires each polling place to post for 24 hours, beginning after the closing of the polls, the printout results from that polling place's voting machines.

JHA,FIN

1651

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Amends state law regarding the labeling, designation, or sale of liquor to make it unlawful to use Hawaiian names, language, symbols, seals, designs, or pictures in a manner intended to lead the consumer to believe that the liquor was manufactured in the State, unless the liquor meets specific manufacturing requirements in compliance with federal law.

EDB,CPC

1652

relating to energy.

Authorizes the public utilities commission to establish distributed generation owners general partnerships.

EEP,CPC,FIN

1653

relating to public utilities.

Requires the commission to implement a program to standardize interconnection requirements between electric utilities that provide electricity and existing distribution grids. Requires all electric utilities to comply with these interconnection requirements.

EEP,CPC,FIN

1654

proposing an amendment to article iii, section 4, and adding a new section to article xviiI of the Hawaii constitution to increase the term of office, provide for staggered terms, and establish term limits for members of the house of representatives.

Beginning with the general election of 2002: (1) changes the term of office of state representatives from 2 to staggered 4- year terms; and (2) limits representatives to 3 consecutive terms of office.

LMG,JHA,FIN

1655

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MAUI INVASIVE SPECIES COMMITTEE FY 2001 ACTION PLAN.

Appropriates money to the Maui invasive species committee.

EEP,FIN

1656

making an appropriation for a waialua-haleiwa stormwater drainage master plan.

Appropriates $500,000 for drafting a Waialua-Haleiwa stormwater drainage master plan.

WLU,FIN

1657

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Appropriates funds for a hazard assessment study of Kamehameha highway.

TRN,FIN

1658

Making an appropriation for the planning of an alternate access road for the north shore.

Appropriates funds for the planning of an alternate access route along Drum Road.

TRN,FIN

1659

making an appropriation for the residents of maunalaha subdivision.

Appropriates funds for lessees of Maunalaha Valley for infrastructure improvements, to be matched by OHA.

WLU,FIN

1660

relating to students.

Requires the social science research institute of UH to monitor and assess special education, health, and mental health services provided to students in Hawaii's public schools. Provides for a special fund.

EDN/HED,FIN

1661

relating to bingo.

Provides for the regulation of bingo. Excludes games using free cards and donated prizes, for which no payment of consideration is made by participants. Establishes the bingo control board within DCCA for administrative purposes. Requires financial reporting. Provides for enforcement and tax on gross receipts.

JHA,FIN

1662

RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Authorizes the issuance of special facility revenue bonds for the high technology development corporation.

EDB,FIN

1663

relating to the employees' retirement system.

Directs Senate and House to work with DAGS to ensure that full-time legislative employees who work during the legislative session are covered by the ERS as provided by law. Applies retroactively to unspecified date.

LMG,LAB,FIN

1664

RELATING TO ACT 278, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1999.

Prevents inadvertent repeal of crime victim compensation fund by adding reenactment language to law that was amended by law amending the crime victim compensation special fund, and scheduled to "drop dead".

PSM,JHA,FIN

1665

RELATING TO ACT 316, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1993, AS AMENDED BY ACT 157, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1995.

Prevents inadvertent repeal of probation laws by adding reenactment language to laws that were amended by laws establishing the expedited sentencing program, and scheduled to "drop dead".

JHA

1666

relating to the repair and maintenance of schools.

Establishes the school-level minor repairs and maintenance revolving fund to provide moneys for school-level minor repairs and maintenance accounts. Allows an individual whose state income tax liability for any taxable year is $2 or more to designate $2 of the same to be paid over to the revolving fund.

EDN,FIN

1667

RELATING TO STUDENT LOANS FOR TEACHERS.

Establishes the Hawaii education loan program and special fund for the purpose of providing financial support to students who graduate with a bachelor's degree in education and who agree to teach in the Hawaii public school system.

HED/EDN,FIN

1668

relating to rehiring retired teachers in the department of education.

Provides that department of education may rehire retired teachers in teacher shortage areas, with prior approval of superintendent and pursuant to collective bargaining.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1669

relating to national board certification for department of education teachers.

Authorizes the Hawaii teacher standards board to develop, implement, and administer a support program for National Board Certification candidates in the DOE; increases bonus for certified teachers to $5,000 for each year certificate is valid; appropriates funds.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1670

making an appropriation for the establishment and continuation of professional development schools.

Appropriates funds to establish and continue professional development schools in public schools. Requires DOE to allocate funds by means of competitive grants.

EDN,FIN

1671

relating to education.

Makes the Hawaii teacher standards board, rather than the DOE, responsible for the licensing and credentialing of teachers.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1672

relating to the convention center.

Short form bill relating to the convention center.

TAC,FIN

1673

RELATING TO imported agricultural products.

Imposes a fee on imported macadamia nuts and coffee of $.04 per pound to be paid into a special fund to be administered by the Department of Agriculture for the costs of inspection of imported macadamia nuts and coffee and related enforcement activities, and for marketing of Hawaii grown macadamia nuts and coffee.

AGR,FIN

1674

relating to A GAMING-FUNDED long-term care PROGRAM.

Establishes a fund for long-term care by casino gambling fees and taxes.

JHA/HSH/HLT,FIN

1675

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Makes department of education employees responsible for costs to implement and administer their own annuity contracts.

EDN/LAB,FIN

1676

RELATING TO FORCE-PLACED INSURANCE.

Prevents exorbitant and arbitrary markups of insurance rates by lenders to their borrowers. Eliminates rules of 78 calculations that are excessively and unfairly profitable at the borrower's expense.

CPC

1677

Relating to the Hawaii national guard.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaii national guard to enable its members who self report their drug use to receive drug treatment.

PSM,FIN

1678

relating to education.

Defines the class of children eligible for special education programs and services. Establishes a voucher program allowing parents of special education children to obtain special education services from private organizations.

EDN/HLT,FIN

1679

RELATING TO DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD.

Renames Dillingham airfield as Kawaihapai airfield.

TRN

1680

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS.

Creates an employer-union trust fund as a single public employees health benefits delivery system administered by a board of directors and held outside the state treasury.

LAB,FIN

1681

authorizing the issuance of highway revenue bonds and making an appropriation for improvements to piilani highway, Maui.

Authorizes the director of transportation to issue highway revenue bonds, and makes an appropriation, for the expansion of the Piilani highway, Maui.

TRN,FIN

1682

relating to driver education.

Sets new driver education fees.

TRN,FIN

1683

relating to transportation.

Amends the law regarding speed limits.

TRN,JHA

1684

RELATING TO STATE AND LOCAL TAXATION OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

Provides regulation and taxing of state and local telecommunications services.

CPC,FIN

1685

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Provides an exemption to the general excise and use taxes for amounts received for the leasing of aircraft engines used in interisland transportation.

TRN,FIN

1686

relating to the issuance of special facility revenue bonds for inter-island maritime transportation.

Authorizes issuance of special facilities revenue bonds for improvements to harbor facilities for use by Rainbow Island Express to operate an inter-island and intra-island ferry service.

TRN,FIN

1687

relating to economic development.

Establishes the Hawaii gaming control commission and the framework of casino gaming in Waikiki and Kapolei.

JHA/TAC,FIN

1688

relating to telephone solicitation.

Provides for a new section to Chapter 481P, Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act, establishing limitations on, and penalties for, making unwanted telephone solicitations.

CPC/JHA

1689

relating to the public employees health fund.

Clarifies that the board of trustees of the public employees health fund owes primary fiduciary duty to public employer.

LAB,FIN

1690

RELATING TO TAX CREDIT.

Authorizes a food tax credit and medical services tax credit to resident taxpayers.

HSH/HLT,FIN

1691

relating to employment practices.

Amends whistleblower protection act and increases penalties for violation of the act.

LAB,JHA

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

Committee

H.C.R. NO.

14

RELATED TO SUPPORTING THE FUNDING OF A SECOND AMBULANCE TO SERVE THE WAIANAE COAST.

HLT,FIN

15

REQUESTING A STUDY TO ASCERTAIN WHAT LAWS, RULES, OR OTHER MEASURES MAY BE PUT IN PLACE TO ADDRESS POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

LMG,JHA,FIN

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

Committee

H.R. NO.

16

related to supporting the funding of a second ambulance to serve the waianae coast.

HLT,FIN

HOUSE BILLS

Committee

H.B. NO.

793

authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds and making an appropriation for the PURCHASE AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE molokai electric power plant site.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to purchase and redevelop the Molokai Electric Power Plant Site.

EDB,FIN