AGR - Agriculture

HSH - Human Services and Housing

CPC - Consumer Protection and Commerce

INT - International Affairs

EDB - Economic Development and

JUD - Judiciary

Business Concerns

LAB - Labor and Public Employment

EDN - Education

LMG - Legislative Management

EEP - Energy and Environmental Protection

PSM - Public Safety and Military Affairs

FIN - Finance

TAC - Tourism and Culture

HED - Higher Education

TRN - Transportation

HLT - Health

WLH - Water, Land Use & Hawaiian Affairs

HOUSE BILLS

Committee

H.B. NO.

1822

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Reduces reimbursement amount for grants for wind resistive devices to 35% of costs. Deletes reimbursements for inspections under the loss mitigation grant program. Appropriates $1,000,000 for the program.

FIN

1914

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.

Requires large retailers and wholesalers to backhaul their shipping materials and pallets.

EEP, FIN

2330

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows home-schooled students to participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities of the public school to which the home-school student would be assigned, in accordance with the DOE school attendance area policies.

EDN, JUD, FIN

2390

RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY AND PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF TRADE SECRETS.

Retains confidentiality of records pertaining to tenants and prospective tenants of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority containing confidential commercial and proprietary information.

EEP, EDB, JUD

2425

RELATING TO BOXING.

Proposes amendments to update and conform the Hawaii statutes to the federal Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996. Incorporates current boxing practices since substantive amendments have not been made since 1986. Clarifies that the Commission has jurisdiction over professional boxing contests (i.e., boxing contests involving a money prize or purse or other form of compensation).

CPC/JUD

2653

RELATING TO BUSINESS.

Establishes basic due process rights of small businesses, especially in regard to the actions of state agencies.

EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN

2772

RELATING TO ELEPHANTS.

Prohibits bringing in live elephants into the State, except for breeding purposes or for exhibition in a zoo.

JUD

2817

RELATING TO THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.

Amends the language of the statute describing the Great Seal of the State.

WLH

2912

RELATING TO ACTIVITY PROVIDERS AND ACTIVITY DESKS.

To protect activity providers from non-payment for services rendered by requiring solely Client Trust Accounts, instead of performance bonds coupled with irrevocable letters of credit as an alternative.

CPC

2982

RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION.

Enables governor to appoint 1 member; senate president - 2 members; house speaker - 2 members; senate minority leader - 2 members; and house minority leader - 2 members, to the land use commission.

WLH, JUD, FIN

2983

AMENDING ARTICLE V, SECTION 6, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Amends the state constitution to change the way land use commissioners are appointed. Enables senate and house leadership members, in addition to the governor, to appoint land use commissioners.

WLH, JUD, FIN

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

Committee

H.C.R. NO.

21

ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING THE SPIRIT OF HAWAII GOODWILL AND FRIENDSHIP COASTAL KOREA VISIT AND URGING THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT JAE KWON LEE AND JONATHAN COWLES ON THEIR JOURNEY TO NORTH KOREA.

LMG/INT

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

Committee

H.R. NO.

8

ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING THE SPIRIT OF HAWAII GOODWILL AND FRIENDSHIP COASTAL KOREA VISIT AND URGING THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT JAE KWON LEE AND JONATHAN COWLES ON THEIR JOURNEY TO NORTH KOREA.

LMG/INT