RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

Appropriates funds for substance abuse and prevention programs, a statewide substance abuse awareness and education campaign, and operation of the drug nuisance abatement unit in the department of the attorney general.

HB 361

RELATING TO THE ILLEGAL USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Appropriates funds for state agencies and the counties for crystal methamphetamine (ice) treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, education, environmental damage assessments, and program monitoring initiatives.

HB 1739

RELATING TO DRUGS.

Establishes the Drug Busters 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.

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Requires that the range and quality of programming offered to women in corrections be substantially equivalent to the range and quality of programs offered to males. Requires office of youth services to develop and implement gender-responsive community-based programs for adjudicated females. Appropriates funds.

HB 629

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Allows the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System to settle or compromise claims or potential claims by members who detrimentally rely on erroneous information provided.

RELATING TO STATE TAX AMNESTY.

Establishes a state tax amnesty program from 10/1/05 to 12/31/05. Provides for waivers of criminal prosecution and all civil penalties that are assessed or subject to be assessed for outstanding taxable periods ending or transactions occurring on or before 12/31/04.

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Prohibits attempts by minor to purchase liquor or using false identification to unauthorized entry of licensed premises. Makes first and second liquor offenses by a minor between the ages of 18 and 21 punishable only by a fine. Authorizes issuance of citation in lieu of arrest, requires disposition of citations for first or second liquor violations by minor in the manner prescribed for traffic infractions. Directs 50% of the fines to the counties.

HB 1749

HD1

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES.

Establishes a review committee to periodically identify state laws outside the penal code relating to non-serious offenses that may be decriminalized. Requires the legislative reference bureau to draft legislation accordingly. (HD1)

HB 1

HD1

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Recodifies the statutes relating to higher education and the University of Hawaii. (HB1 HD1)

HB 3

HD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Amends article X, section 6, of the Hawaii Constitution to modify the appointment process of the University of Hawaii board of regents (BOR). This constitutional amendment would: (1) Require the BOR to be selected from a pool of qualified candidates screened and proposed by a candidate advisory council; (2) Specify the geographic areas that a certain number of BOR members must represent; and (3) Allow current members of the BOR to continue to serve their terms of office until they are replaced by appointed members who have been screened and proposed by the Candidate Advisory Council. (HB3 HD1)

RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

Requires the Attorney General to administer programs for the prevention of sexual violence and the protection and treatment of victims of sexual violence.

HB 913

HD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COUNTY BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY.

Amends Board of Water Supply of the County of Hawaii appointment, membership, and member removal requirements. Allows the vice-chairperson to execute contracts, documents of transfer, and vouchers for money disbursements. Allows the board to acquire property in its name. (HB913 HD1)

HB 1020

HD1

RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.

Clarifies the definition of "shoreline". Prohibits shoreline planting to establish the shoreline and for certification purposes. Authorizes the state land surveyor to rescind a shoreline certification based on a misrepresentation in the application.(HB1020 HD1)

HB 1082

HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ABATE AGRICULTURAL THEFT.

Establishes a temporary interagency agricultural theft abatement task force to develop programs and policies to abate agricultural theft; appropriates funds. (HB1082 HD1)

HB 1240

HD1

RELATING TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS IN EMERGENCY ROOMS.

Requires hospitals to provide information on emergency contraception to sexual assault victims and provide emergency contraception when requested. Provides an exemption for religiously affiliated hospitals. Requires training on sexual assault and emergency contraceptives to those who treat survivors. Provides for enforcement and penalties. (HD1)

HB 1320

RELATING TO EMERGENCY 911.

Requires the chief of police of each county to retain the dispatch tape recordings of all emergency 911 calls for a period of at least 3 years.

HB 1324

HD1

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Establishes the photo red light imaging detector systems program. Authorizes counties to administer the program. (HB1324 HD1)

HB 1325

HD1

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Establishes the photo speed imaging detector systems program. Authorizes counties to administer the program. Permits counties to retain revenues. (HB1325 HD1)

HB 1362

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.

HB 1448

HD1

RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Provides an income tax credit for qualifying costs of automatic fire sprinkler systems installed and placed into service after June 30, 2006. (HB1448 HD1)

HB 1114

HD1

RELATING TO THE ALOHA TOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Authorizes the Aloha Tower Development Corporation (ATDC) to become part of a limited liability company (LLC) with developers of ATDC projects. Provides that the LLC may hold and expend public moneys for the project without regard to chapter 103D, and that state employees hired by the LLC retain state employment benefits and classification. (HB1114 HD1)

HB 1612

HD1

RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Clarifies the applicability of specific sections in chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to new century charter schools. (HB1849 HD1)

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Short form bill relating to government.

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Rep. Sylvia Luke