HB 887

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE INQUIRIES.

Assists the Legislature in its fact-finding and promotes complete and truthful disclosure by prohibiting the payment of salaries of state employees who coerce, intimidate, or otherwise prevent subordinates from sharing public information at legislative hearings or in response to other legislative functions.

HB 762

RELATING TO HAWAII WORKSITE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER ACT.

Establishes a mechanism for employers to obtain temporary restraining orders to protect against harassment at the worksite.

HB 540

HD1

RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.

Provides immunity from prosecution for leaving an unharmed newborn at a hospital, fire station, or police station within 72 hours of birth. Provides immunity from liability for hospitals, fire stations, and police stations for receiving a newborn. Requires medical history from person relinquishing newborn. (HB540 HD1)

HB 868

HD1

RELATING TO CEMETERIES.

Requires a cemetery authority to file with DCCA a map of cemetery plots, crypts, and niches, and unique identifiers locating the deceased interred therein, to be annually updated. Makes the unique identifier a part of cemetery or funeral authority contract disclosure requirements. Makes cemetery or funeral authority books subject to examination by the DCCA Director as provided by law. Effective July 1, 2099. (HB868 HD1)

HB 1450

HD1

RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.

Prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression as a public policy matter and specifically with regard to employment. (HB1450 HD1)

RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.

Prohibits discrimination in real property transactions on the basis of gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation. Prohibits discrimination in blockbusting on the basis of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and familial status.

HB 98

HD1

RELATING TO KAHULUI HARBOR.

Prohibits net fishing in Kahului harbor. (HB98 HD1)

HB 895

HD1

RELATING TO COASTAL LIGHT POLLUTION.

Prohibits artificial light that directly illuminates the shoreline and ocean waters, is visible from the beach, or causes a direct or indirect glare when trespassing across property boundaries toward the shoreline and ocean waters. Directs special management area authorities to minimize light trespass. (HD1)

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Clarifies the process to appeal county land use decisions.

HB 1442

HD1

RELATING TO LATERAL PUBLIC ACCESS.

Establishes an additional requirement for county ordinances to require a subdivider or developer to provide public access from a public highway or public streets to also connect existing or proposed access points with each other, so the public can easily and safely traverse shoreline areas. (HB1442 HD1)

HB 1430

HD1

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE CONTROL.

Applies the offense of petty misdemeanor disposal of solid waste to the illegal disposal of volumes equal to or greater than 1 cubic yard and less than 10 cubic yards. (HD1)

HB 712

HD1

RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER 6E.

Establishes criminal offenses for knowingly taking, appropriating, excavating, injuring, destroying or altering historic property and aviation artifacts without permission, and burial sites without permission or without obtaining required approval; establishes a criminal offense for knowingly failing to stop work in the immediate area and reporting the discovery in cases where a burial site is discovered. (HB712 HD1)

RELATING TO THE HAWAII RULES OF EVIDENCE.

Establishes requirements to admit into evidence, the testimony of a witness who has previously undergone hypnosis.

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Creates the class C felony offense of aggravated criminal property damage for intentional damage to the property of another if the person has 2 or more convictions for criminal property damage in the 3rd or 4th degree in the preceding 5 years.

RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Creates enhanced sentencing for repeat lower level graffiti/ property damage offenders.

RELATING TO OFFENDER REGISTRATION.

Revises sex offender registration requirements and provisions relating to public access to registration information.

RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENDERS.

Provides that repeat sexual offenders who have been convicted on two prior and separate occasions for an offense under section 707-730, 707-731, 707-732, or 707-733.5 shall be placed on lifetime parole upon release from prison.

RELATING TO THEFT.

Provides that an individual caught with stolen property belong to three or more persons commits felony theft.

RELATING TO DRUGS.

Repeals section 46-15.39, Hawaii Revised Statutes, returning traditional zoning regulatory authority in residential zones back to the counties.

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT (MODIFIED).

Allows agencies to withhold certain personal identifying information, such as home addresses and social security numbers, in records required to be disclosed under section 92F-12 (a), where disclosure of the information would be a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

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Rep. Sylvia Luke