RELATING TO EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONEY.

Requires contractors on public works construction contracts to comply with department of labor and industrial relations specifications for staffing requirements. Clarifies that the state law requiring payment of prevailing wages applies to all labors, mechanics, required assistants, helpers, tenders, and apprentices on a public works project.

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC COMMERCE.

Establishes a method by which to tax electronic commerce. Directs the department of taxation to make recommendations on how to amend existing general excise tax to conform with the model streamlined sales and use tax agreement.

RELATING TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS.

Requires contractors on public works construction contracts to comply with department of labor and industrial relations specifications for staffing requirements.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates funds to support the statewide economic development program of the Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network.

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Requires public agencies to promptly pay for procured goods and services. Reduces time period public agencies have to pay for goods and services from 30 to 15 calendar days. Changes interest rate to be paid by public agencies for failure to promptly pay for goods or services to an unspecified amount. Provides a procurement preference to small businesses located in the State.

RELATING TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS.

Prohibits State from entering into security contracts with foreign owned or controlled companies.

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Requires that documents provided by an offeror to demonstrate procurement compliance are valid for one year. Requires offerors of contracts less than $5,000 to submit only tax clearance.

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Requires the procurement office to establish a standardized contractor performance checklist to evaluate quality of goods and services provided by contractors.

RELATING TO MECHANIC'S LIENS.

Grants contractors additional time to file a mechanic's lien if they have previously given the owner a conditional lien release but have not subsequently received full payment.

RELATING TO PREVAILING WAGES.

Clarifies that the state law requiring payment of prevailing wages applies to all laborers, mechanics, required assistants, helpers, tenders, and apprentices on a public works project, and not only those on the job site.

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.

Requires administrative rules to conform to their enabling statutes; allows legislature to hear petitions for rulemaking under 91-6, HRS; automatically repeals certain administrative rules 180 days after the repeal of its enabling statute; expands the scope of the small business regulatory review board's biannual evaluation report.

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Amends the public procurement code to prohibit a governmental body from requiring a contractor for construction design professional services to indemnify the governmental body for the governmental body's negligence, but allows the governmental body to require the contractor to indemnify the State for the person's negligence.

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Repeals the authority of wine manufacturers in states that allow reciprocal shipping privileges to ship wine to residents in the State.

RELATING TO DESIGN PROFESSIONALS.

Requires the filing of a certificate of merit with any complaint filed against a design professional for failure to meet the standard of care. Also, requires the filing of a preliminary expert opinion affidavit.

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY GROWTH.

Establishes a tax credit for taxpayers that contribute in-kind services to establish or maintain technology laboratories in public schools. Appropriates funds for Project EAST expansion and for the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii to coordinate marketing, with emphasis on representing Hawaii's technology companies and opportunities on the mainland.

RELATING TO INVESTMENTS.

Establishing a new chapter in Hawaii revised statues that provides for a limited relaxation of the prudent investor or person rule by allowing fiduciaries to invest a small portion of their assets in Hawaii venture capital investments.

RELATING TO SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING.

Creates a streamlined application and review process for the development of seawater air conditioning (SWAC) district cooling systems.

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Exempts small purchases from verification requirements relating to tax clearances, DCCA certificates, and DLIR certificates.

RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.

Limits the time period in which liquor may be sold by liquor establishments that are located within 500 feet of a public or private school or public playground used extensively by minors.

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HOKU SCIENTIFIC.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hoku Scientific.

RELATING TO THE SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING.

Exempts seawater air conditioning district cooling systems from PUC regulation, provided that at least fifty per cent of the energy required for the system is provided by a renewable energy source.

RELATING TO CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.

Authorizes $100,000,000 in tax credits to the Hawaii strategic development corporation for the purposes of Act 215, SLH 2004.

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Rep. Robert N. Herkes