RELATING TO REAL ESTATE.

Assigns the encroachment tolerance of the classified property to the encroaching unclassified property, when the unclassified property is owned or leased in common by an owner's association.

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Excludes from the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission wireless communication services.

RELATING TO CHECK CASHING.

Lengthens the time check cashers may defer check deposits from 31 to 32 days; increases the maximum fee for personal check deferred deposits from 15 to 20 percent; authorizes concurrent, multiple transactions with one customer where checks aggregate $600 or less; increases the fee allowed for dishonored checks from $20 to $25.

RELATING TO CREDIT CARDS.

Prohibits as an unfair method of competition and unfair or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of any trade or commerce, increasing the credit limit of a state resident credit card holder without first obtaining the holder's consent.

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSES.

Prohibits a governmental entity that administers student loans from certifying to a professional or vocational licensing board that a person is in default of a student loan unless the governmental entity obtains a judgment from a court that specifies the exact amount of the default.

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES.

Establishes the time in which a nonjudicial foreclosure of a condominium unit is effective for the purposes of having the new owner pay the owner's share of common assessments and expenses.

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES.

Extends sunset date for provision making subsequent purchasers of a condominium responsible for delinquent common assessments. Allows notice of the amount, rather than a lien for the amount, to be provided.

RELATING TO CIGARETTE RETAILERS AND MANUFACTURERS.

Prohibits contracts or agreements between cigarette manufacturers and retailers that require retailers to allocate or allot display, signage, or other advertising space to the manufacturer as condition of participating in promotions and discounts.

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT.

Requires the redaction of social security numbers from certified payroll records prior to their disclosure.

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT.

Adds social security numbers to the non-exhaustive list of examples of information in which an individual has a significant privacy interest.

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT.

Adds a definition for the term "accessible" found in section 92F-21, to clarify the extent of the agency's records disclosure duties.

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT CARD PAYMENTS.

Allows purchases of goods and services to be made through the use of State-approved procurement cards.

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Establishes contracting preferences to enhance competition and promote the growth and development of small businesses. Section 5 requires the adoption of procurement rules and procedures to identify and set aside contracts suited for performance by small businesses that otherwise would not be able to obtain government contracts. Section 2 also requires that solicitations for certain large contracts include evaluation criteria that will encourage prime contractors to subcontract and maximize the involvement of Hawaii small businesses. Establishes a Procurement Institute to improve and enhance the efficiency, integrity and transparency of the State procurement process. Makes technical amendments to the sealed bidding provisions of the Procurement Code. Requires that an independent selection committee rank the applying professional service providers according to relevant criteria. And requires the awarding procurement official to negotiate award of the contract with the providers in the rank order set by the committee. Establishes contracting preferences to promote training and employment opportunities for disabled persons. Will allow agencies to make non-competitive awards of contracts for construction valued at $500,000 or less to organization serving disabled people.

RELATING TO TOBACCO.

Refines the enforcement responsibilities of the Department of the Attorney General regarding enforcement of the tobacco master settlement agreement, cigarette tax stamping requirements, the "gray market" enforcement requirements, and tobacco reporting requirements.

RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION FOR LICENSURE AS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT.

Authorizes the Board of Public Accountancy to utilize computer-based testing.

RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGIST LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

Provides for acceptance of the Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, or the credential issued by the National Register of Health Service Provides in Psychology as evidence of meeting minimum qualifications for licensure in this State.

RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD.

Authorizes the Insurance Fraud Investigative Unit to retain the services of auditors, accountants, paralegals, and other professionals. Clarifies that the Unit's focus on prevention of insurance fraud includes an educational component.

RELATING TO DENTAL INSURANCE.

Allows the Insurance Division to continue its work on the liquidation of The Hawaii Dental Health Plan, and to protect the public from the risks associated with the financial failure of dental service organizations and corporations.

RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION.

Updates and clarifies Hawaii's business registration laws to reflect modern business practices and department filing procedures.

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT.

Updates Hawaii's Limited Partnership Act.

RELATING TO CONCILIATION PANELS.

Requires a claimant or the claimant's attorney to have the claim evaluated by a qualified physician, or make a good faith effort to consult with a qualified physician before claim can be filed with the Medical Claims Conciliation Panel. Provides options for parties who prefer to utilize forums other than the MCCP to evaluate their cases, while still requiring that the claim be evaluated by a qualified physician, or that a good faith effort made to consult with a qualified physician before a lawsuit based on the claim can be filed with the courts. Amends the tolling provision of the statute of limitations when claims are filed with the court-approved programs, and reduces the processing time from 18 months to 12 months.

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT.

Updates and clarifies Hawaii's securities laws by exempting banks, saving institution, and trust companies from dealer registration requirements.

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.

Replaces article 1 of Uniform Commercial Code with a new article 1; makes conforming amendments.

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Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki