MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

Appropriates emergency funds for the staffing of the offices of the Governor ($1,000,000) and the Lieutenant Governor ($141,000).

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Appropriates funds for an emergency appropriation ($14,000,000) to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to offset the unplanned, unanticipated and unbudgeted increase in Employees' Retirement System and Health Fund payments.

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES.

Exempts sales of goods and services to the State, including contracting, from the general excise tax. Changes the central service assessment for special funds to 5% of all costs (rather than 5% of all revenues). Repeals all special fund exemptions from the central service assessment.

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

Eliminates certain funds that do not meet the criteria for continuation, and transfers excess balances from these special and revolving funds to the general fund.

HB 298

HD1

RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

Directs the governor to expand the existing Halawa Correctional Facility to accommodate the transfer of Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) inmates.

HB 1153

HD1

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES.

Authorizes the PUC to establish a surcharge to collect customer contributions for telecommunications relay services; updates the law to conform to FCC terminology and definitions; removes outdated provisions; repeals the requirement that PUC expedite to the greatest extent possible, ratemaking for specialized services for the deaf, hearing impaired or speech impaired.

HB 196

RELATING TO A GEOTHERMAL-TO-HYDROGEN TAX CREDIT.

Provides for a tax credit of 20 percent of the total cost of the geothermal-to-hydrogen system erected or placed in service after December 31, 2003, and before January 1, 2012, that have an unspecified nameplate capacity.

HB 288

HD1

RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION INITIATIVES.

Authorizes the issuance of $25,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance the incorporation of renewable energy efficient technologies in State facilities. Allocates $250,000 per year of the State's portion of geothermal royalties to DBEDT to fund hydrogen research. Appropriates $50,000 for a statewide energy audit. Establishes a renewable energy technologies tax credit. Requires the energy resources coordinator to review and evaluate the renewable technologies tax credit.

HB 297

HD1

RELATING TO DRUGS.

Establishes the Drug Strike Force Program within the Department of the Attorney General to aggressively combat the sale and distribution of illegal drugs. Provides funding for drug prevention, enforcement, and treatment.

HB 925

HD2

RELATING TO ELDER ABUSE.

Requires the Department of Health to conduct criminal history record checks of operators and employees of skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, adult residential care homes, and assisted living facilities. Requires the Department of Human Services to conduct checks on service providers in adult care facilities serving frail, elderly or disabled adults.

HB 1465

HD1

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Increases from two to ten cases, the amount of wine that a wine manufacturer from a state with a reciprocal shipping privilege may ship to a Hawaii consumer for personal use and provides that the consumer need not obtain a permit for the shipment.

HB 520

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

Extends the issuance deadline for special purpose revenue bonds for the Honolulu Neighborhood Housing Services.

HB 90

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.

Provides tax credit to resident taxpayers, regardless of adjusted gross income, for long-term care insurance premiums at lesser of $2,500 or 50% of the amount of the insurance premium paid. If the tax credit is claimed, a medical expense deduction for long-term care insurance cost is prohibited.

HB 146

HD1

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Authorizes the governor to designate up to eight renaissance zones in the State. Establishes the renaissance review board. Exempts persons located and operating within renaissance zones from up to 100 percent of the person's income and general excise taxes.

HB 291

HD1

(HSCR286)

RELATING TO THE JOB CREATION INCOME TAX CREDIT.

HB 685

HD1

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONE.

Directs the governor to work with the city and county of Honolulu to expand existing enterprise zones to areas where commercial real estate have a vacancy rate of fifteen per cent or more. This designation will last for two years from 07/01/2003 to 06/30/2005.

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Preserves the state credits allowed by the federal estate tax which are being repealed by congressional action.

HB 1394

HD1

(HSCR288)

RELATING TO TAXATION TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY.

Provides various tax credits for large-scale construction projects.

HB 1400

RELATING TO HOTEL CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING TAX CREDIT.

Extends the hotel construction and remodeling tax credit to 6/30/2008, makes the tax credit refundable, and adds a definition of "qualified hotel facility".

HB 1410

RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.

Provides an income or general excise tax credit to companies that create new jobs.

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine