OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-SEVENTH STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 6
6th LEGISLATIVE DAY-MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture |
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CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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EDB - Economic Development & Business |
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EDN - Education |
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EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection |
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FIN - Finance |
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HED - Higher Education |
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HLT - Health |
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HSG - Housing |
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HUS - Human Services |
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JUD - Judiciary |
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LAB - Labor & Public Employment |
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LMG - Legislative Management |
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OMH - Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs |
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PBS - Public Safety |
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TOU - Tourism |
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TRN - Transportation |
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VMI - Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts |
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WAL - Water & Land |
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. Establishes an assisted community treatment program in lieu of the involuntary outpatient treatment program. Replaces the term "involuntary outpatient treatment" with "assisted community treatment". Makes several amendments regarding involuntary outpatient treatment procedures.
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HLT, JUD |
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Appropriates funds for the adult mental health division's Hawaii certified peer specialist program.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO TATTOO ARTISTS. Restricts the sale of tattoo supplies. Requires a blood borne pathogen test as a prerequisite for tattoo licensure and as a requirement to continue to be licensed as a tattoo artist, beginning January 1, 2014. Specifies that persons who violate the restrictions on sales of tattoo supplies may be subject to penalties. Creates a tattoo artist task force.
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HLT, CPC |
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 24th representative district. Effective July 1, 2013.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Adds definition of "law enforcement officer". Amends references from "police officers" to "law enforcement officers" in the Hawaii Revised Statutes sections relating to emergency admission and involuntary hospitalization.
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HLT, JUD |
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RELATING TO NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS. Authorizes naturopathic physicians to register with the department of public safety and obtain a current federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number for the limited purpose of prescribing and administering bio-identical testosterone.
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HLT, CPC |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Establishes the condominium dispute resolution program for condominiums. Permits a party to proposed or terminated mediation to file a request for a hearing with the office of administrative hearings of the department of commerce and consumer affairs.
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CPC, JUD |
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RELATING TO PRIVATE TRANSFER FEES. Makes permanent the prohibition of private fees for a future transfer of real property.
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WAL, CPC/JUD |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to insurance.
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CPC |
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RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to financial institutions.
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CPC |
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RELATING TO SECURITIES. Short form bill relating to securities.
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CPC |
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RELATING TO MORTGAGE. Short form bill relating to mortgage.
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CPC |
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RELATING TO REAL ESTATE. Short form bill relating to real estate.
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CPC |
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO DEFINE MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN. Proposes a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a relationship only between a man and a woman.
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JUD, FIN |
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW MARRIAGE BETWEEN SAME SEX COUPLES. Proposes a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a legal relationship between two people of the opposite or same sex.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO FAMILY JUSTICE CENTERS. Allows DHS to create a Family Justice Center Task Force to consider the establishment of family justice centers to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, or human trafficking and provide family-based social services.
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HUS, JUD |
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RELATING TO VOTING. Establishes an election by mail voting system for federal, state, and county primary or special primary elections; creates procedure and process for this method of voting. Makes appropriations.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Imposes an excise tax on certain tobacco products. Requires a portion of the tax to be expended for tobacco prevention programs and services and to the department of health and department of human services to offset medicaid administrative costs. Effective July 1, 2013.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Allows adult foster homes to increase the number of patients from two to three. Effective July 1, 2013.
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HUS |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Establishes a task force for the transition of programs of the Department of Human Services relating to home and community-based management, community care foster family homes, and adult day care to the Department of Health. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO SIMULATED FIREARMS. Adds a definition of "simulated firearm" to chapters 707 and 708, HRS. Amends the offenses of terroristic threatening in the first degree and robbery in the first degree to include the use of a simulated firearm.
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PBS, JUD |
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RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Establishes the offenses of cruelty to a law enforcement animal in the first and second degree.
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PBS, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE. Includes sheriff's vehicles in the definition of "emergency vehicle" under the requirement that motorists "move over" when passing a stationary emergency vehicle on a highway.
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PBS/TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE. Defines and prohibits the use of dangerous wheels.
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO NUISANCE ABATEMENT. Adds gambling offenses to the nuisance abatement law.
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PBS, JUD |
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RELATING TO TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. Allows the land use commission to establish a transfer of development rights program. Specifies certain requirements for transfer of development rights. Allows the creation of a transfer of development rights credit bank. Establishes the conservation stewardship fund. Requires the commission to adopt rules. Appropriates funds from the environmental response revolving fund.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO WATER. Establishes a one-year pilot program requiring DAGS, DOT, and DLNR to implement irrigation water conservation best management practices, as established by the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii. Requires DAGS, DOT, and DLNR to submit a report regarding the results of the pilot program. Effective 07/01/2013.
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EEP, WAL/TRN |
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RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Establishes the agricultural land acquisition special fund for the purchase of agricultural land by the agribusiness development corporation for the protection of agricultural lands, land banking, promotion of farm ownership, and agricultural diversity. Allocates an unspecified portion of the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to be deposited into the special fund. Requires the agribusiness development corporation to report annually to the legislature.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO TRUTH-IN-ADVERTISING. Requires operators to procure a market operator's license to ensure that greater than 50% of vendors in farmers' markets sell food, farm produce, or flowers prepared, grown, or produced in Hawaii.
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AGR, FIN |
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I, SECTION 23, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO RESERVE MARRIAGE TO RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN. Proposes a constitutional amendment to reserve marriage to relationships between one man and one woman.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. Requires the director of health to set the deposit beverage container fee at one cent per container until DOH addresses all of the recommendations of the auditor pursuant to the State of Hawaii Deposit Beverage Container Deposit Special Fund Financial and Program Audit of 2010.
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EEP/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO CARE HOMES. Requires all operators of adult foster homes, adult residential care homes, assisted living facilities, expanded adult residential care homes, and community care foster family homes to obtain and maintain sufficient liability insurance.
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RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. Prohibits educational institutions and employers from requesting a student, prospective student employee, or prospective employee to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of personal internet accounts. Provides penalties.
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EDN/HED, JUD |
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RELATING TO LIABILITY. Makes permanent the liability protections for the actions of county lifeguards.
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OMH, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR OKINAWAN STUDIES. Appropriates funds for the hiring of one full-time equivalent librarian position for the Okinawan collection at the University of Hawaii at Manoa library.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO ADULT EDUCATION. Requires that moneys appropriated for the high core program storefront school shall be allocated directly to the school independently of the Wahiawa community school.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires absentee voters to affirm by signature that the ballot was completed in secrecy and without influence from others. Requires absentee ballots to include information regarding election fraud, voter fraud, and related penalties. Prohibits employers, unions, and candidates or their agents from assisting voters with completing absentee ballots. Subjects special elections by mail to the same requirements as for absentee ballots.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Extends the maximum weekly benefit amount at 75% of the average weekly wage from 12/31/2012, to 12/31/2013. Sets, for calendar year 2013, the employer contribution rate at schedule F. Increases the hourly minimum wage to $8 on 01/01/14, $8.25 on 01/01/15, and $8.75 on 01/01/17. Applies retroactively to 01/01/13.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO IRRIGATION. Establishes an income tax credit for farmers who purchase water at higher rates from county water boards rather than at lower state irrigation system rates. Establishes the amount of the credit as the difference between the amount charged by state irrigation systems and the amount the state irrigation systems should charge in order to sustain operations. Deducts the cost of the tax credit from the irrigation system revolving fund. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2013.
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Increases the age requirement for compulsory attendance at public or private schools from 16 years to 17 years.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO FEDERAL SPENDING. Establishes the Hawaii federal spending abatement task force to study changes in federal appropriations and their economic impacts in the State following the death of Senator Daniel K. Inouye.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO SOLAR WATER HEATER SYSTEMS. Provides a 50% higher renewable energy technologies income tax credit to those who install solar water heater systems prior to the sale of existing single-family residential dwellings. Mandates the installation of solar water heater systems prior to certain renovations and additions.
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EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. Requires the department of transportation to create rules that will establish the creation and maintenance of smartphone software that will help prevent intoxicated persons from operating motor vehicles, and to facilitate the ability of observers to report erratic operators of motor vehicles.
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSES. Amends the initial age of the implementation of accelerated license expiration dates for elderly drivers from seventy-two to eighty. Requires a driver's license to expire when the licensee reaches the age of eighty, but allows for renewals. Clarifies the language on expiration dates.
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO MEDICAID. Prohibits nonprofit or for-profit medicaid health insurance contractors and the MedQuest division of DHS, from modifying reimbursement policies and guidelines without providing written notice of the change. Prohibits retroactive application of changes if approval for the reimbursement was obtained from medicaid or a medicaid health insurance contractor prior to the effective date of the change in the notice.
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HUS, FIN |
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS. Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit members of the legislature to serving in the house of representatives for not more than ten cumulative years and to serving in the senate for not more than twelve cumulative years, with years counting toward the applicable limit beginning on the day of the general election of 2012.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE. Requires the legislature to follow fundamental principles of the Sunshine Law. Requires a forty-eight hour house notice requirement for all public meetings and hearings. Requires the keeping of minutes or reasonable alternatives to minutes.
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JUD, FIN |
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION THAT REQUIRES PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND NOTICES OF THOSE HEARINGS, FOR BILL DRAFTS THAT AMEND THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF A BILL. Imposes a hearing requirement on every bill draft amendment that changes the original purpose of a bill. Requires a public hearing for such bills, and a forty-eight hour public notice of those hearings.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO FOSTER CARE. Allows former foster care youths who are attending an institution of higher education as a full-time student, to stay in the foster care system until the age of 23.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO RETIREMENT. Ends the ability of certain elected officials to receive both a retirement allowance and a salary during their terms of office.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS. Restricts the use of leaf blowers to two hours between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on any day. Makes it illegal to operate a gasoline-powered leaf blower within a residential zone unless the operator is personnel of a licensed business.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. Amends the definition of "adequate supply" by increasing the maximum number of mature marijuana plants from three to twenty-one and removing the limitation of four immature marijuana plants. Transfers all rights, powers, functions, and duties of the department of public safety relating to the medical use of marijuana under chapter 329, part IX, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to the department of health.
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RELATING TO TUITION WAIVERS. Allows the UOH and the community colleges to waive tuition for spouses and children of totally disabled veterans and active or reserve members of the armed forces who were killed in action.
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VMI, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires businesses located in tsunami evacuation areas to close at an unspecified period of time following first sounding of tidal wave or tsunami warning sirens until further notice. Makes qualifications for gas stations, businesses that sell staple goods, and health care providers.
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to pay student employees at new or expanded worksites and for the hiring of 3.0 FTE for the University of Hawaii vice chancellor for students for the coordination, recruitment, training, and compliance with system-wide procedures and student employment regulations.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Appropriates funds to SEED at the UOH to fund 5 graduate assistant and student employee (2.5 FTE) positions to conduct and disseminate research relating to Asian American and Pacific Islander students in higher education, and to provide direct services to undergraduate and graduate students interested in diversity careers relating to student affairs and higher education. Appropriates funds.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 38th representative district. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. Requires DOH to establish standards for transport of ash generated at incineration facilities for offsite recycling.
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HLT, CPC |
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RELATING TO VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Requires the DOE to establish a career and technology center program, to include career and technology centers for high school students on Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, and auxiliary centers on Lanai and Molokai. Requires the DOE to report to the 2014 legislature on the development and implementation of the program.
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows home-schooled students to participate in any extracurricular and co-curricular activities offered by a public school. Requires home-schooled students to pay participation fees equivalent to those paid by public school students.
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. Proposes a constitutional amendment that would: (1) establish local school boards throughout the State to be elected from at least 7 school districts as provided by law; and (2) create an educational standards and accountability commission.
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RELATING TO A STADIUM. Requires DAGS to establish a plan to replace the current Aloha Stadium with a new stadium and shopping center complex in exchange for a long-term lease of the stadium site.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO ITEMIZED INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS. Exempts charitable income tax deductions from the itemized deduction caps.
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RELATING TO SENTENCING. Allows judges discretion in setting incarceration terms when sentencing drug offenders in class B and class C felony cases to make the length of the sentence proportionate to the offense and related conduct.
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PBS, JUD |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Permits eligible non-violent female offenders to be paroled into structured community placement programs monitored by private organizations.
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PBS, JUD |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Appropriates funds to expand the restorative reentry circles pilot program to correctional facilities statewide.
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RELATING TO LABOR. Requires employers to provide meal breaks for employees who work more than a total of five hours a day. Imposes penalties on employers who fail to provide meal breaks. Clarifies that the employer's liability is based on an employee's regular wage at the time the infraction occurred.
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RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE. Requires the lieutenant governor to convene and chair a climate change roundtable. Makes an appropriation.
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EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO COURT ADVISEMENT CONCERNING ALIEN STATUS. Requires the court to advise criminal defendants of the effects of a guilty or no contest plea on alien status.
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VMI, JUD |
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RELATING TO PROMOTING INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Amends the misdemeanor offense of promoting intoxicating liquor to a person under age 21 to apply to persons who recklessly, rather than knowingly, commit the offense. Applies the offense to liquor licensees who provide liquor to any minor or allow a minor to consume liquor.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION. Provides for the mandatory lease-to-fee conversion of leasehold business property.
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RELATING TO INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. Increases the size of a deposit glass beverage container from sixty-eight to one hundred twenty-eight fluid ounces. Adds building materials as a purpose under the glass recovery program. Adds wine, spirits, and milk and other dairy-derived products to the definition of "deposit beverage". Increases the size of a deposit beverage container from sixty-eight to one hundred twenty-eight fluid ounces. Takes effect 1/1/2014.
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EEP/HLT, CPC |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Establishes the Hawaii Gaming Control Commission and the framework of casino gaming in Waikiki and Kapolei.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO CEDED LANDS. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct an audit of all state-held lands and an inventory of ceded lands, and report to the Legislature prior to the convening of the 2014 session.
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RELATING TO GAMBLING. Establishes a gambling task force to perform a comprehensive social and financial analysis of the different types of gambling and their impact on the State in order for legislators to make informed policy decisions. Dissolves on June 30, 2014.
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RELATING TO PROSTITUTION. Makes solicitation of a minor for prostitution a crime. Increases the statute of limitations to bring a cause of action for coercion into prostitution from two to six years. Clarifies the minimum and maximum fine for a person convicted of committing the offense of prostitution. Adds the offenses of solicitation of a minor for prostitution, habitual solicitation of prostitution, and solicitation of prostitution near schools and public parks under the State's forfeiture laws. Amends the definition of "sexual offense" under the sexual offender registry laws to include acts that consist of the solicitation of a minor who is less than eighteen years of age for prostitution.
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RELATING TO MINORS. Amends definition of child abuse or neglect. Amends existing requirements for reporting, prosecution, and coercion of child prostitution. Establishes a victim services pilot program. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Requires certain establishments to post in a conspicuous place a poster that provides specified information relating to human trafficking and the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline. Defines "establishment." Establishes penalties for violations of the poster requirement.
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Repeals the authority of the University of Hawaii to issue revenue bonds.
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Requires the board of regents of the University of Hawaii to undergo annual training on board policies and procedures, chapter 92, Hawaii's sunshine law, and chapter 92F, Hawaii's open records law. Requires the board of regents to receive certification that the regent successfully completed the training. Provides that the certification may include passing a test on the training's subject matter. Requires members of the board of regents to be removed from office if they do not meet the annual training requirements more than once during their term.
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RELATING TO THE REGENTS CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL. Amends section 304A-104.5, HRS, to give the governor the authority to reject the list of nominees to the board of regents of the University of Hawaii presented by the regents candidate advisory council and require the regents candidate advisory council to provide another list of nominees within sixty days.
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RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Requires members of the board of regents of the University of Hawaii to file an annual disclosure of financial interests with the state ethics commission. Makes the disclosures public record and available for inspection and duplication.
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HED, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Amends section 304A-1005, HRS, to: (1) Limit the board of regents to appointing only one university general counsel; (2) Require the board of regents to have direct oversight over the university counsel and prohibit the board of regents from delegating this responsibility to the president of the university; (3) Require the university general counsel to report directly to the board of regents; and (4) Allow the board of regents to contract with independent attorneys solely in cases where the university general counsel and attorney general each acknowledge a lack of sufficient expertise. Requires contracted attorneys to consult with and work in conjunction with the attorney general.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes an income tax credit for the rehabilitation or preservation of historic structures in the State.
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RELATING TO INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. Creates an incentive program to encourage innovation and savings by the executive departments. Establishes an incentive program to provide cash rewards to state employees whose suggestions or inventions result in cost-savings. Authorizes the department to retain cost-savings less the cash award amount. Requires the auditor to report on efficacy and quality of the department's service to the public. Appropriates funds.
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RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Prohibits pedestrians from selling or soliciting the sale of services or goods to any occupant of a vehicle on a highway or from accepting or soliciting donations of money or goods from any occupant of a vehicle on a highway.
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RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BUDGET. Requires the University of Hawaii to use zero-based budgeting principles in formatting the budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE ARTS. Short form bill relating to the arts.
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RELATING TO MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS FOR HAWAII GOVERNORS. Authorizes military funeral honors for Hawaii governors.
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO BICYCLES. Requires the department to identify, fund, and establish alternative bikeway projects when establishment of bikeways on new or reconstructed roads is not practicable. Requires report.
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.
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EDN |
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 35th representative district.
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RELATING TO DIABETES. Requires the DOE to implement diabetes training for schools with students with diabetes. Appropriates funds.
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS. Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii guaranteeing that crime victims and their immediate surviving family members have specific rights related to information pertaining to and participation in the criminal justice process.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO OCEAN MANAGEMENT. Short form bill relating to ocean management.
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Provides for the election of the office of Hawaiian affairs board members through a system of nonpartisan primary and general elections to begin with the 2014 elections.
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Amends the ballot for elections of members of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Limits voting for seats that have a residency requirement on a particular island to voters who reside on that island.
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OMH, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO KALO APPRECIATION MONTH. Designates October as "Kalo Appreciation Month". Effective
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VMI, OMH |
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RELATING TO COASTAL MANAGEMENT. Short form bill relating to coastal management.
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OMH |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Short form bill relating to public lands.
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OMH |
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RELATING TO SHORELINES. Short form bill relating to shorelines.
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OMH |
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RELATING TO DISCLOSURES. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to submit annual reports detailing all contracts for services entered into.
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS. Short form bill relating to economic development and business.
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EDB |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS. Short form bill relating to economic development and business.
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EDB |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Expressly prohibits the enactment of county ordinances relating to the protection of property and the order and security of inhabitants, if the ordinances conflict with the intent of state or federal statutes, rules, or regulations.
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RELATING TO KEWALO BASIN. Repeals Act 3, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2007.
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RELATING TO HEALTH EDUCATION. Requires the Auditor to conduct a sunrise analysis of the regulation of health educators. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires schools with enrolled students with diabetes to provide diabetes care by a nurse or trained diabetes care personnel during school hours and at all school-related functions. Permits students with diabetes to administer their own diabetes care.
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Allows any person or entity, other than a towing company, that has applied a wheel boot, tire lock, denver boot, wheel clamp, or wheel immobilizer on any vehicle that is left unattended without authorization on a property owned, leased, or rented by that person or entity to charge the vehicle owner or driver a fee for unlocking the boot. Prohibits the charge from exceeding $25 and from being shared with other persons or entities.
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RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS. Prohibits unlicensed motor carriers from recovering undercharges or holding freight and carrier liens. Authorizes customers of unlicensed motor carriers to recover all compensation paid to that carrier.
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT MOTOR VEHICLES. Extends the exception to prohibited uses of government motor vehicles (thereby allowing limited personal use) to all boards of water supply.
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RELATING TO IMPACT FEES. Requires the assessment and collection of impact fees prior to the issuance of a water meter.
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RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. Prohibits educational institutions and employers, respectively, from requesting a student, prospective student employee, or prospective employee to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of personal internet accounts. Provides penalties.
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Requires applications for moped, motorcycle, and motor scooter licenses to include information on planned safety helmet usage. Creates penalties for those electing to use helmets but failing to do so. Applies county vehicle taxes under chapter 249, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to mopeds, motorcycles, and motor scooters.
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RELATING TO PROPERTY NUISANCE. Creates a private right of action against any person who maintains a residentially zoned property that is found in violation of a state law or rule, or county ordinance three or more times within three years, and that causes injury or damage to the person or property of another person. Provides for exceptions.
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RELATING TO CLEAN ENERGY STANDARDS. Amends Hawaii's renewable portfolio standard by changing the renewable energy portfolio standard to a clean energy standard to enable Hawaii to achieve greater reductions in its electricity sector greenhouse gas emissions at a lower cost.
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 4th Representative District. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO MARRIAGE BETWEEN PERSONS OF THE SAME SEX. Extends to same-sex couples the right to marry and to receive all the same rights, benefits, protections, and responsibilities of marriage as opposite-sex couples receive under the laws of the State of Hawaii.
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RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED PROGRAM. Establishes a permanent weed and seed program within department of labor and industrial relations. Appropriates funds to YMCA to continue operation of the program on Oahu. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects to benefit the Thirty-ninth Representative District. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. Requires the Director of Transportation to take specified traffic mitigation actions for east-bound traffic near Kunia Road. Effective July 1, 2014.
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER CARDS. Requires federal waiver to be sought and cost study to be conducted regarding the inclusion of the cardholder's photo on electronic benefits transfer cards. Requires the cardholder whose electronic benefits card lacks a photo to present a photo identification for certain transactions. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO ARRESTS. Authorizes Federal Protective Service officers to arrest a person for an offense under the Hawaii Penal Code without a warrant under specified conditions.
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 41st representative district. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Authorizes the Hawaii public housing authority to process terminations of tenancy or evictions from the federal low-income public housing program without providing a grievance hearing when permitted by the federal government.
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RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Repeals the general excise tax exemption for housing projects built on federal lands. Provides that tax revenues gained from repealing this exemption shall be deposited into the rental housing trust fund for the purpose of building affordable rental housing for homeless families with children.
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Exempts qualifying high-rise dwelling projects with affordable rental units in the urban core of Honolulu from height restrictions.
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RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Appropriates funds to the HPHA to leverage funds for the redevelopment of the Mayor Wright homes.
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO LAND USE. Requires the office of planning to establish a detailed land classification of overall (master) productivity ratings every 20 years, beginning in 2014.
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RELATING TO THE SALE OF DOGS AND CATS. Prohibits the sale of dogs and cats in any public place, except for humane groups facilitating adoptions. Establishes penalties. Effective 01/01/2014.
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RELATING TO A STATE CAPITOL GIFT SHOP. Provides funding for a gift shop in the state capitol.
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LMG, FIN |
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RELATING TO LIQUOR TAX LAW. Reduces the gallonage tax on the first 60,000 barrels of beer brewed or produced during a taxable year by a small brewery or brewpub in the State to $0.23 per gallon of beer.
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RELATING TO LAND USE. Authorizes solar facilities as a permitted use in agricultural districts on land with soil classified by the land study bureau's detailed land classification as overall (master) productivity rating class A if the land is within urban growth boundaries or if the land has not been cultivated for at least 10 years.
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RELATING TO CACAO. Specifies labeling requirements for products containing Hawaii-grown cacao.
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AGR, CPC |
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RELATING TO ADVERTISING AND MARKETING. Requires beers sold or distributed in the State whose labels convey the impression that the beers were produced in Hawaii to indicate otherwise if not produced in the State.
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EDB, CPC |
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RELATING TO THE STATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. Makes critical health or safety reasons the overriding priority among the criteria used to establish current and overall repair and maintenance requirements.
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RELATING TO INTRA-STATE AVIATION. Exempts the general excise and use taxes on fuel sold from a foreign-trade zone to common carriers for use in interisland air transportation. Effective 07/01/2013.
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RELATING TO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS. Provides an exception to the licensing requirements for electrical contractors in situations when an electric utility must hire contractors licensed in another state to assist with high voltage work.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Replaces the five regional chief executive officers on the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation board with five members who are appointed by the mayors of the respective counties to which the members represent.
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RELATING TO SCHOOL ENTRANCE. Requires that a student have a dental examination and provide proof of such prior to entrance in any school in the State.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS STATEMENTS. Requires a legislator to file a disclosure of financial interests between January 1 and January 31 annually.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND. Repeals the Public Land Development Corporation. Transfers certain assets to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
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RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Changes references from the public land development corporation to the public private partnership corporation. Adds two non-voting members to the board of directors. Amends the process and requirements for the development and implementation of development plans. Revises the corporation's investment and financing authority. Requires the corporation to comply with chapters 6E, 92, 104, 343, and 444, HRS; sections 10-3.5 and 171-64.7, HRS; and native Hawaiian gathering rights. Requires coordination with the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Land Use Commission where appropriate. Revises the corporation's reporting requirements. Requires the Public Land Development Corporation to initiate a pilot project after the adoption of rules. Prohibits the Public Land Development Corporation from planning, developing or implementing any projects other than the pilot project until the pilot project has been completed. Requires the Public Land Development Corporation to include a report on the status of the pilot project in its annual report and requires the Public Land Development Corporation to provide a report to the governor and legislature evaluating the pilot project upon its completion. Pilot project repeals on 1/1/16.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit by: (1) clarifying promotional requirements to qualify for the tax credit; (2) expanding the methods by which qualifying productions may be distributed; (3) providing definitions for "qualified digital media project" and "qualified independent and emerging media project"; and (4) expanding the scope of production costs that may be claimed under the tax credit to include such costs as digital effects, sound synchronization, sound recording, and musical composition. Sunset 1/1/2028.
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RELATING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL. Appropriates funds to the DOD for the civil air patrol.
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RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. Clarifies the appointment requirements and qualifications for child custody evaluators. Requires the courts to establish a complaint process. Reserves the appointment of a child custody evaluator for the conducting of an investigation and analysis of the best interest of the child regarding disputed custody and visitation issues in complex cases, where there is a possible risk to children, and that the court shall not order such an evaluation unless there is credible information regarding possible harm to the child or impairment of parental duties.
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Short form bill relating to the judiciary.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Short form bill relating to elections.
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RELATING TO CRIME. Short form bill relating to crime.
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RELATING TO ENERGY. Short form bill relating to energy.
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EEP |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Requires an electric utility company and a producer of renewable energy who enter into a power purchase agreement to contract for a maximum number of hours per calendar year that produced renewable energy can be curtailed by the utility company.
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EEP, CPC |
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RELATING TO BIOFUELS. Allocates 1.5 cents of every 15 cents of the barrel tax deposited into the energy security special fund and 1.5 cents of every 15 cents of the barrel tax deposited into the agricultural development and food security special fund, as provided in section 243-3.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to the agribusiness development corporation as investment capital for zero waste biofuel production.
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EEP, AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. Authorizes the office of information practices to enforce chapter 92, public agency meetings and records, and to waive fees to access government records; requires executive meetings of boards to be properly noticed, and subject matter and discussion in an executive meeting to be announced in public upon reconvening of an open meeting; clarifies the reasons a board may hold a meeting closed to the public with the board's attorney; requires notice of state board meetings to be posted on the central state internet website and eliminates the requirement that notice of state board meetings be filed in the office of the lieutenant governor; authorizes notification of meetings and transmittal of meeting minutes by electronic mail; requires concurrence from the office of information practices rather than the attorney general for a board to hold emergency meetings for unanticipated events; allows audio or video recordings of board meetings.
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RELATING TO ANIMAL TRANSPORT. Establishes food, water, cargo hold temperature, cargo transfer, and certification requirements for air transport of live animals.
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Removes graduate students employed by the University of Hawaii from the list of state employees statutorily barred from inclusion in an appropriate bargaining unit. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Requires noncandidate committees to identify certain top contributors for advertisements. Requires the campaign spending commission to maintain public records in a searchable database. Amends reporting requirements for persons and organizations. Authorizes the commission to monitor and penalize all persons failing to report campaign spending. Mandates the commission to implement rules for campaign spending consistent with campaign spending laws within 360 days of the effective date of this Act. Effective 11/05/14.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Requires the PUC to establish preferential rates for the purchase of energy that is used or consumed for agricultural activities.
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RELATING TO WIND ENERGY FACILITIES. Requires the owner of a wind energy facility to be responsible for decommissioning of the facility and to provide evidence of financial security. Outlines the elements of proper decommissioning.
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO CONTRACTS. Exempts an owner's agreement with an attorney to file a claim as to identified property or contest the administrator's denial of a claim from the application of section 523A-25, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT. Short form bill relating to legislative management.
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LMG |
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RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT. Short form bill relating to legislative management.
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LMG |
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RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT. Short form bill relating to legislative management.
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LMG |
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RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS. Authorizes the board of electricians and plumbers to regulate plumber air conditioning and refrigeration pipefitters and plumber fire sprinkler pipefitters. Redefines "master plumber." Excludes certain work from the owner-builder licensing exemption. Increases the percentage of licensed individuals on a job necessary to perform certain work. Effective 07/01/2015.
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RELATING TO OPIHI. Limits where and when the taking, harvesting, or possession of opihi may occur statewide. Requires annual reports. Establishes a moratorium on the taking, harvesting, or possession of opihi on Oahu until June 30, 2017, except for taking, harvesting, or possession in accordance with constitutionally protected cultural practices.
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RELATING TO TAX. Repeals the December 31, 2015, sunset date on certain taxable income limits. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 25th representative district.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Prohibits the Hawaii public housing authority from considering a prospective tenant's conviction for a minor crime that occurred five years or more before the application date. Provides exceptions for crimes involving drugs, violence, sexual offenses, and alcohol.
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HSG, JUD |
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RELATING TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY. Re-designates the second Monday of October from "Discoverers' Day" to "Indigenous Peoples' Day".
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VMI |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorization and appropriations for Unit 9 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2011-2013.
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorization and appropriations for Unit 9 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2011-2013, including Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative.
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LAB, FIN |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund appropriations and authorizations for Unit 4 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-1015, including Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the collective bargaining unit representative. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LAB, FIN |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund appropriations and authorizations for Unit 3 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-2015, including Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the collective bargaining unit representative. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LAB, FIN |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorization and appropriations for Unit 2 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-2015, including Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LAB, FIN |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund appropriations and authorizations for Unit 2 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-2015. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LAB, FIN |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund appropriations and authorizes for Unit 3 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-2015. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LAB, FIN |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorization and appropriations for Unit 4 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-2015, including all collective bargaining cost items in the agreements negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LAB, FIN |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund appropriations and authorizations for Unit 13 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-2015. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LAB, FIN |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund appropriations and authorizations for Unit 8 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-2015. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LAB, FIN |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund appropriations and authorizations for Unit 6 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-2015. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LAB, FIN |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorization and appropriations for Unit 9 collective bargaining cost items and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-2015, including all collective bargaining cost items in the agreements negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Creates a new bargaining unit (14) for first responders, including state law enforcement officers and state and county ocean safety and water safety officers.
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LAB/PBS, FIN |
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Amends section 89-9, HRS, to allow disputes over contributions to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund to be settled by way of arbitration as provided in section 89-11, HRS. Amends section 89-11, HRS, to repeal various provisions relating to disputes over the amounts of contributions to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund. Makes housekeeping amendments.
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RELATING TO EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Repeals specific monetary amounts of employer contributions to the EUTF for each enrolled employee beneficiary.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Repeals provisions relating to the base monthly contributions for health benefit plans paid by the State and counties for retired employees. Repeals the requirement that the base composite monthly contribution shall be adjusted annually and the method of calculation.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Authorizes the employer and provider of services to notify the director of labor and industrial relations in the event of a reasonable disagreement relating to specific medical service charges. Requires that the notice of dispute is done in writing and that the parties negotiate during the thirty-one calendar days following the date of the notice to the director. Allows parties to request the director to render an administrative decision without a hearing in the event the parties fail to reach an agreement within the thirty-one day negotiation period. Establishes that the administrative decision rendered by the director is final and nonappealable.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Authorizes the board of trustees to procure certain services with an exemption from the procurement code. Establishes trust fiduciary duties, prohibits certain transactions, and establishes liabilities for breaching a fiduciary duty. Amends the membership, methods of appointment, and representation on the board of trustees; the selection process for filling a vacant trustee seat on the board; and the quorum requirements for voting by the board. Authorizes the board to appoint or contract an attorney who is independent from the attorney general and establishes qualifications for the contracted attorney. Specifies how the board shall administer and carry out the purposes of the trust fund and administratively attaches the trust fund to the department of human resources development.
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Creates bargaining unit (14) to represent state law enforcement officers. Clarifies that no election shall be directed by the Hawaii labor relations board in any newly created bargaining unit of employees who are currently covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement. Requires employers and exclusive representatives to report to legislature on certain information about the new bargaining unit.
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LAB/PBS, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Replaces the flat percentage for post-retirement allowances with a graduated schedule of percentages.
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RELATING TO INFORMATION CHARGING. Authorizes all class B and C felony charges to be instituted by written information subject to various exceptions.
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RELATING TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. Amends the definition of a "habitual offender" to also mean a person who was convicted of habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant within ten years of the instant offense of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Specifies the date by which an employer shall be billed for costs associated with significant non-base pay increases. Delays payment by 1 year.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKERS. Amends section 78-12, HRS, to specify the process that disbursing officers shall follow to immediately recover salary or wage overpayment made to public workers.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY. Requires the Department of Agriculture to develop a food sustainability standard to promote local food production to help diversify the local economy. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2013.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Short form bill relating to government.
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AGR |
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RELATING TO ANIMALS. Prohibits persons convicted of cruelty to animals in the first degree and second degree from possessing, owning, or residing with any pet animal for a minimum of five years and one year, respectively, from the conviction date.
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CPC, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Designates January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
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HUS, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY POVERTY REDUCTION TASK FORCE. Establishes the economic opportunity poverty reduction task force to develop a strategic, integrated, and comprehensive plan to expand economic opportunities in Hawaii to reduce, by at least 50 per cent by 2023, the number of Hawaii residents, including children and families, living in poverty.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Clarifies the prohibition on the modification of the exhaust system of a motorcycle or moped that amplifies or increases the noise emitted by the muffler originally installed on the motorcycle or moped. Effective July 1, 2013.
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TRN, CPC |
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Directs one per cent of the revenues collected under the transient accommodations tax to the state parks special fund for CIP and repair and maintenance by the division of state parks and a portion of the one per cent to the division of boating and ocean recreation for CIP and repair and maintenance.
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TOU, WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO TIME SHARE CONVEYANCES. Creates a new chapter to authorize the governor to appoint commissioners to administer oaths, take acknowledgements, and proofs of execution outside of the United States in connection with the execution of conveyance documents relating to a timeshare interest, any property subject to a time share plan, or the operation of a time share plan covering any property located within the State.
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VMI, CPC/JUD |
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RELATING TO TIME SHARES. Requires a time share plan's disclosure of the financial obligation of the purchaser to consist of: (1) A statement that the purchaser is obligated to pay the initial price in the purchase agreement; and (2) A list or description of any additional charges. Clarifies that a sales or acquisition agent is not required to provide any promotional device or instrument to a prospective purchaser prior to making a sales presentation. Repeals the prohibition on selling, offering to sell, advertising for sale, or otherwise offering to give away any tourist activity with the purpose of inducing a person to purchase a time share plan or to attend a time share marketing event.
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CPC, FIN |
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REPEALING A SUNSET PROVISION IN SECTION 21 OF ACT 120, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2009. Makes part II of chapter 501, HRS, relating to land recordings and deregistration of fee simple timeshare interests, permanent by repealing the applicable sunset provision in section 21 of Act 120, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009.
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WAL, CPC |
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RELATING TO SUBCONTRACTORS. Repeals the temporary suspension under Act 105, SLH 2011, on the general excise tax exemption on amounts deducted from the gross income of subcontractors.
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Transfers the responsibility of supervising elections from the office of elections to the office of the lieutenant governor. Eliminates the office of elections and the elections commission.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. Recognizes the burden upon religious freedom as a claim or a defense against government acts.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION. Provides that victim restitution orders shall be enforced notwithstanding any other law or court order to the contrary.
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PBS, JUD |
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RELATING TO A BAN ON DISPOSABLE BAGS. Prohibits businesses from distributing non-biodegradable single-use checkout bags to customers.
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EEP, CPC |
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RELATING TO ENERGY. Amends net energy metering program by: (1) requiring large-capacity eligible customer generators to be selected by competitive sealed bidding; and (2) amending maximum allowable capacity of eligible customer-generators and total rated generating capacity.
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EEP, CPC |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes the post-secondary education commission within the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Creates the framework for authorizing private post-secondary educational institutions in the State. Repeals sections 304A-3151, 304A‑3152, 304A-3153, and 304A-3154, relating to the establishment of the post-secondary education commission within the University of Hawaii. Creates the post-secondary education authorization subaccount of the compliance resolution fund established pursuant to section 26-9(o), Hawaii Revised Statutes. Makes an appropriation for four full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) permanent positions at the department of commerce and consumer affairs.
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HED, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE. Establishes a task force to build on prior long-term care legislation and ascertain if there is public sentiment for a mandatory tax to implement a long-term care insurance program for all residents of the State. Requires an actuarial analysis and a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds for reimbursement for travel expenses for task force members and the actuarial analysis. Effective 7/1/13.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO BUSINESS. Clarifies other professional and vocational license activity subject to penalty. Clarifies unlicensed contracting activity subject to penalty.
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RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD. Requires senate confirmation of all general officers. Requires the adjutant general appointee to hold the commission of at least a lieutenant general.
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 49th representative district.
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RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS. Establishes a bill of rights for persons experiencing homelessness.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS. Provides for the appointment of a House of Representatives member and a Senate member to serve as alternate members on the Hawaii interagency council on homelessness in the absence of the House and Senate member, respectively.
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HUS, JUD |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Requires the Department of Human Services to submit interim reports to the Legislature prior to the Regular Sessions of 2014, 2015, and 2016, and a final report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2017 on its compliance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 as it relates to Medicare and Medicaid.
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RELATING TO CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE FEES. Requires DHS to establish fees for certain programs transferred to DOH. Requires DOH to collect the same fees after the programs transfer from DHS to DOH. Requires DHS to set and collect fees for training and recertification of nurse aides. Effective July 1, 2013.
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HUS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST PROGRAM. Requires the legislative broadcast program to make an audio or audiovisual recording of all public hearings and informational briefings held at the State Capitol, and maintain an archive of the recordings to be made available to the public. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LMG, FIN |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Prohibits smoking in a motor vehicle in which a minor is present.
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO LABOR. Allows the Employment and Training Fund moneys to be used for a period of one year for costs to administer, manage, report, and oversee Title I programs funded under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for which insufficient federal funds were allocated. Appropriates $7,000,000. Provides for the adoption of rules. Effective July 1, 2013.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds to establish a grant writer position within the Department of Agriculture. Effective July 1, 2013.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Requires specified mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment without the possibility of parole or probation for a person who has been convicted of sexual assault in the first, second, and third degree against another person who is less than twelve years old. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. Sets, for calendar year 2013, the employer contribution rate at schedule F.
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RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE. Increases the hourly minimum wage to $8 on 1/1/14, $8.25 on 1/1/15, and $8.75 on 1/1/17.
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RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. Requires medical marijuana dispensaries to register their agents and their business with the department of health by submitting an application and fee. Transfers departmental jurisdiction of the medical marijuana laws from the department of public safety (DPS) to the department of health (DOH) and requires DPS to assist with the transfer. To facilitate the transfer, requires the DPS to continue to maintain a verification service to confirm registration that is accessible 24/7 to the DOH.
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RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST PROGRAM. Establishes that criteria for selecting proceedings to be broadcast by the legislative broadcast program shall be related to matters of public interest.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires the Office of Elections to implement a program allowing voters to register to vote on election day and to vote by mail for all elections beginning in 2016.
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RELATING TO THE TRICARE PROGRAM. Extends the general excise tax exclusion for amounts received by a managed care support contractor of the TRICARE program for the actual cost or advancement to third party health care providers pursuant to a contract with the United States.
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RELATING TO PEDIATRIC DENTAL HEALTH COVERAGE. Amends definition of "qualified patient" to include pediatric dental benefits as provided under the federal Affordable Care Act.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Short form bill relating to health.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Short form bill relating to health.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Short form bill relating to health.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Short form bill relating to health.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Short form bill relating to health.
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes a new chapter to prohibit discrimination in Hawaii's public and charter schools and to protect students from bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment. Requires the board of education and the governing boards of each public charter school to develop policies to prevent bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment. Requires the board of education and the governing board of each public charter school to develop model educational programs for school administrators, teachers, coaches, staff, parents, volunteers, third party contractors and hires, and students to provide them with knowledge of state law and school policies against bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and discrimination. Makes an appropriation for training.
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RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE. Phases out parking of motor vehicles on the grounds of Iolani Palace. Requires DAGS to remove the blacktop, parking area, and parking meters adjacent to Iolani Palace. Requires DLNR to develop and maintain a pedestrian area adjacent to Iolani Palace. Requires DAGS and DLNR to report cost analysis to the legislature.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the income tax credit for renewable energy technologies by providing that administrative rules that require a renewable energy technology system to meet output capacity requirements in order for a taxpayer to be eligible to claim the credit shall not apply to a taxpayer whose adjusted gross income is $100,000 or less.
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RELATING TO LAND. Appropriates funds to acquire remaining open space in Hawaii Kai and to preserve it as such.
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RELATING TO LAND. Appropriates funds to purchase the Kalama Village Center in order to make the site a park area to preserve open space.
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A HARBOR MASTER AT MAUNALUA BAY. Appropriates funds for a 1.0 FTE harbor master for Maunalua Bay.
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RELATING TO CIVIL REMEDIES. Allows certain civil actions, interest, and damages against the State and counties in relation to sexual offenses against minors. Allows, before April 25, 2014, certain actions for which the statute of limitations may have lapsed for cases against the State and its political subdivisions.
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RELATING TO ABSENTEE VOTING. Requires the recording of the frequency with which third parties deliver voters' absentee ballots. Codifies the current practice of allowing absentee ballots to be submitted to election day counting centers.
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RELATING TO CHILDREN. Establishes a hospital-based screening and assessment and intensive home visitation program under the department of health; appropriates funds from the tobacco settlement special fund and the temporary assistance to needy families fund.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick and safe leave to employees to be used to care for themselves or a family member who is ill, needs medical care, or is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
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RELATING TO FUNDING. Creates a state crowdfunding website, which allows members of the public to donate their own money toward the funding of specific public capital improvement projects and monitor the progress of those projects as they near completion.
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds to operate and implement the Future Farmers of America and 4-H programs.
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RELATING TO THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. Appropriates funds for six instructor positions for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs in public high schools in the State. Effective July 1, 2013.
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