OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
THIRTY-FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 2
6TH LEGISLATIVE DAY - JANUARY 29, 2021
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture |
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CAI - Culture, Arts, & International Affairs |
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CMV - Corrections, Military, & Veterans |
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CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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ECD - Economic Development |
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EDN - Education |
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EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection |
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FIN - Finance |
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GVR - Government Reform |
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HET - Higher Education & Technology |
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HHH - Health, Human Services, & Homelessness |
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HSG - Housing |
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JHA - Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs |
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LAT - Labor & Tourism |
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LMG - Legislative Management |
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PDP - Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness |
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TRN - Transportation |
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WAL - Water & Land |
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RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL SPORTS. Allows home-schooled, high school-age students to participate as unattached competitors in individual sports available to the public school that the student would otherwise be required to attend.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO TRAUMA-INFORMED EDUCATION. Requires DOE to establish a three‑year pilot program for the development and implementation of a trauma‑informed education program in the Castle, Kailua, and Kalaheo complex areas, based on the Nanakuli‑Waianae complex area trauma‑informed education programs and report to the legislature. Appropriates funds.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the forty-eighth representative district.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the forty-ninth representative district.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. Requires the Governor to mandate, when declaring a state of emergency involving an airborne pathogen, the wearing of face masks or other specified face coverings under certain circumstances. Specifies that the penalty for violation of the mandate shall be a monetary fine, unless an exemption was fraudulently obtained.
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PDP, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires a contract for the purchase of local produce having a value of more than $250 to be for a term of at least 5 years.
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GVR, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires each state department to ensure that a certain percentage of the produce purchased by that department is locally-grown.
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GVR, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS ONTO STATE LANDS. Provides that the facts and circumstances to be considered in establishing the offenses of criminal trespass in the second degree and criminal trespass on state lands may include authenticated photographs, video recordings, or other recordings that show the commission of the offense.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO BOATING. Short form bill relating to boating.
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WAL |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS. Provides that where public access is required as a condition of a subdivision, either the county must accept dedication of and maintain the access or identify an entity to own and maintain the access. Authorizes the county to require the subdivider to establish a stewardship fund for maintenance purposes. Takes effect 1/1/2022.
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WAL, JHA |
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Authorizes the state historic preservation division to delegate the responsibility of historic preservation project reviews to the impacted county and establish a program for third-party individuals and organizations to conduct document reviews on proposed projects.
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WAL, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Short form bill relating to the department of land and natural resources.
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WAL |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY. Repeals the task force on beach and water safety and risk assessment working group. Requires the design and placement of warning signs, devices, and systems on certain areas of the State to be approved by the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources and the respective county mayors.
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WAL, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Requires any express carrier company, common or contract carrier, or other person that transports liquor from outside the State for delivery in the State to prepare and file a monthly report with the liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board of each county in which deliveries are made.
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TRN, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY POWERS. Specifies the Governor's emergency powers to include the authority to assume control, use, or operate any state facility at no cost or requirement of compensation.
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PDP, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES. Renames the electronic smoking device retailer registration unit the electronic smoking device retailer registration and enforcement unit. Expands the scope of the unit to include enforcement of compliance of electronic smoking devices with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Establishes a special fund for moneys received from enforcement actions. Expands the purposes for which moneys in the tobacco enforcement special fund may be used to include all functions of the department of the attorney general. Amends the fine amount for persons under twenty-one years of age who purchase or possess tobacco products or electronic smoking devices. Effective 01/01/2022.
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HHH, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Agribusiness Development Corporation to annually lease at least fifty per cent of land leased or up for lease renewal to operations whose primary business is local food production beginning 1/1/2022. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Agribusiness Development Corporation to submit reports to the legislature on leasing activities.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS. Increases the Board of Agriculture Chairperson's authority to approve agricultural loans and aquacultural loans not to exceed $50,000 of state funds, rather than $25,000.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO A FOOD HUB PILOT PROGRAM. Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a five-year food hub pilot program to increase access to local food. Provides for the award of grant funding to qualified applicants wishing to establish or expand a food hub. Requires reports to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LAND QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL COST TAX CREDIT. Clarifies that a taxpayer can claim the credit in the third taxable year after they apply for the credit, rather than in any taxable year. Extends the time that the department of agriculture may certify the important agricultural land qualified agricultural costs tax credit from 12/31/2021 to 12/31/2030.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO PESTICIDES. Increases administrative and criminal penalties for those who violate the Hawaii pesticides law.
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AGR, JHA |
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RELATING TO ROADS. Establishes a road connectivity task force to assess and identify ways of improving road access in rural areas and in subdivisions with substandard roads. Requires a report to the legislature.
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TRN, FIN |
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RELATING TO COMMISSIONED VOLUNTEER ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. Authorizes counties to establish a program for commissioned volunteer enforcement officers to assist their police department with specified enforcement actions within their traffic division.
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LAT, JHA |
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RELATING TO A BLACK CINDER CONE QUARRY SITE SURVEY. Requires the department of land and natural resources, in collaboration with the county of Hawaii, to conduct site surveys to identify locations for black cinder cone quarries on the island of Hawaii. Requires a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY. Appropriates funds to support the ongoing operations of the Hawaii national guard youth challenge program.
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CMV, FIN |
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RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDITS. Establishes a telework tax credit for employers who allow telework for at least thirty per cent of their employees. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/20.
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ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PRINT DISABILITIES. Requires the use of the public utilities commission's universal service fund to provide free telecommunications access to information for individuals with print disabilities.
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HET, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. Clarifies the meaning of "program or activity receiving state financial assistance". Excludes cases within the scope of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act from the jurisdiction of the Hawaii civil rights commission.
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LAT, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEARING AIDS. Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued after 12/31/21 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months in their base plans. Exempts mandatory health care coverage from impact assessment report.
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HHH, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. Recognizes American Sign Language as a fully developed, autonomous, natural language with its own grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and cultural heritage.
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CAI, JHA, CPC |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Allows any selection committee that evaluates an engineering, architectural, surveying, or landscape architectural professional service submittal for a state or county contract to require the top ranked competing professional service offerors to submit cost or pricing data on their respective proposals. Specifies that a purchasing agency is not required to disclose competing cost or pricing data to any party.
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GVR, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Establishes the Environmental Impact Statement Hub as a hearing and notification website within the Office of Environmental Quality Control to notify the public of current and upcoming Environmental Impact Statement hearings, public comment periods, and allowing comments to be submitted online. Appropriates funds.
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EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO FILM TAX CREDIT EXTENSION. Extends the sunset date to claim the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credit to December 31, 2035.
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ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires past performance be considered in future bid selection of contractors for sole source contracts and any competitive sealed bid or proposal contracts that exceed the small purchase threshold. Requires procurement officers to consider specific factors, including past performance, when making a determination of offeror responsibility.
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GVR, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO FILM CREDIT CAP REMOVAL. Removes the cap on the amount that may be claimed per qualified production. Removes the limit for the total amount of tax credits allowed per year for the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit. Deducts a percentage to be utilized for studio and infrastructure development in the State.
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ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO FILM. Increases the limit for the total amount of tax credits allowed per year for the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit.
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ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATIONS. Requires the department of the attorney general to study and submit a report to the legislature on the feasibility and cost effect of establishing an office of administrative adjudications that conducts administrative hearings for the State's executive branch agencies.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO CIVIL RELIEF FOR STATE MILITARY FORCES. Conforms chapter 657D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, concerning civil relief for state military forces, to the federal Servicemember's Civil Relief Act. Waives filing fees and court costs for a service member or other person seeking to enforce rights pursuant to chapter 657D.
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CMV, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Establishes the functions of the contract administration office. Requires the procurement policy board to adopt rules for the administration of contracts. Requires the state procurement office to submit a progress report to the legislature.
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GVR, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ONLINE FANTASY SPORTS. Establishes an online fantasy sports contests registration and monitoring program under the department of the attorney general. Exempts registered online fantasy sports contests from state gambling laws. Appropriates funds.
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ECD, JHA/CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO STATE OF EMERGENCY. Requires the Governor to obtain approval from the Legislature when a state of emergency has been declared and requires a duration of more than thirty days.
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PDP/HHH, JHA |
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RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION. Prohibits discrimination by employers based on political affiliation. Prohibits unfair discriminatory practices that deny, or attempt to deny, a person the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation based on political affiliation.
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LAT, JHA |
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RELATING TO VOTING. Defines official observes. Updates procedures to ensure ballots are properly handled and counted. Promotes fair election process. Provides for places of deposit to be open ten business days prior to election day.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE STATE CAPITOL. Requires DAGS and DPS, in consultation with the Legislature and other entities, to plan and implement security improvements at the State Capitol. Requires DAGS to remove all parking meters from the Capitol parking facility and reallocate parking in the Capitol district. Appropriates funds.
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LMG, FIN |
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES II, III, AND XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL. Adds new sections to the Hawaii constitution. Allows for amendments by initiative to prevail and reserves the powers of initiative and referendum to the people. Provides steps for vote recalls.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT. Part I: broadens the definition of "food waste" as used in integrated solid waste management. Excludes facilities designed primarily for composting organic material such as food waste and green waste, on-site school campus food waste programs, and recycling drop-off facilities from the requirement that waste or disposal facilities shall not be constructed, modified, or expanded without first establishing a buffer zone of no less than one-half mile from the nearest residential, school, or hospital property line. Part II: establishes a class of artisan-scale composting operations exempt from department of health regulations to divert organic materials from Hawaii's landfills.
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EEP, WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO RENTALS OF MOPEDS AND MOTOR SCOOTERS. Requires all moped and motor scooter rental companies to ensure the rider wears a safety helmet supplied either by the rental company or by the renter prior to operating the moped or motor scooter. Exempts riders with a motorcycle license from this requirement. Prohibits the rental of any moped or motor scooter with aftermarket modifications. Amends the definition of motor scooter.
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CPC, JHA |
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC HYDROFOIL SURFBOARDS. Requires the counties to issue permits for the operation of electric hydrofoil surfboards. Prohibits the operation of electric hydrofoil surfboards in the waters of west and south Maui between December 15 and May 15.
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WAL, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT DATA MODERNIZATION. Establishes the position of the chief data officer within the office of enterprise technology services to assist the chief information officer in the oversight and management of the State's data portal and computer and data systems. Requires each executive department agency to make appropriate and existing electronic data sets available to the public. Appropriates funds for the establishment of a chief data officer position.
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HET, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ROOFTOP SOLAR INSTALLATION. Beginning 1/1/2022, prohibits the issuance of building permits for new single-family dwellings that are part of a development of twenty or more dwellings and do not include a rooftop photovoltaic energy generating system, unless a variance is granted.
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO COMPOSTING. Establishes a class of artisan-scale composting operations exempt from department of health regulations to divert organic materials from Hawaii's landfills.
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EEP, WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT. Abolishes the office of aerospace development, aerospace advisory committee, and the Hawaii unmanned aerial systems test site advisory board.
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ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO FORESTRY. Appropriates funds for the forest stewardship program of the department of land and natural resources to increase plant stocks, invest in public outreach, and renovate the equipment and facilities of the state tree nurseries.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO HELICOPTERS. Requires commercial helicopter owners and operators to submit reports to the Department of Transportation about basic helicopter flight information. Requires the Department of Transportation to post reports regarding helicopters to its website.
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TRN, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION. Directs the auditor to perform a comprehensive performance and management audit of the state historic preservation division.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO MEDICAID BENEFITS. Appropriates funds to restore diagnostic, preventive, and restorative dental benefits to adult medicaid enrollees, provided the department of human services obtains maximum federal matching funds available and purses all funding sources, including private grants, prior to expending any general fund appropriations.
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HHH, FIN |
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RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Requires the Department of Health to submit an application and a petition for federal exemptions for the state authorized use of cannabis in Hawaii from the Drug Enforcement Administration under title 21 Code of Federal Regulations sections 1307.03 and 1308.43.
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HHH, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the excise tax rate on large cigars.
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HHH, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST LUANA KAI A LIFE PLAN COMMUNITY. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Luana Kai A Life Plan Community with the planning, design, construction, equipping, and operating of facilities for health-related services.
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HHH, FIN |
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RELATING TO CONFORMITY WITH FEDERAL LAW. Conforms state income tax law to certain provisions of federal law relating to the treatment of amounts received by eligible recipients under the federal Paycheck Protection Program.
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PDP/ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to plan, design, construct, operate, manage, maintain, repair, demolish, and remove infrastructure on any lands under the jurisdiction of the department, to support and promote agriculture. Establishes the agricultural enterprise program. Establishes the Agricultural Enterprise Special Fund. Requires the Board of Agriculture to annually report an accounting of non-agricultural park lessees to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2021.
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AGR, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE ANIMAL INDUSTRY SPECIAL FUND. Adding new sources of revenue generated by the State Veterinary Laboratory and Animal Disease Control Branch that can be deposited into the animal Industry Special Fund.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEMP. Amends section 141-14 to allow the industrial hemp special fund to be utilized for the department of agriculture’s responsibilities regarding hemp.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LAND QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL COST TAX CREDIT. Extends through the 2031 tax year the time that the Department of Agriculture may certify important agricultural lands qualified agricultural costs. Delays Taxpayers from claiming and applying the credit for at least three full taxable years after credit is earned, to help address State’s current fiscal concerns.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Short form bill
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AGR |
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RELATING TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDES. Removes the statutory requirement for representatives of the pineapple and sugar industries and adds the statutory requirement for representatives of the coffee and diversified agriculture industries on the Advisory Committee on Pesticides.
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AGR, CPC |
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RELATING TO THE APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT PREFERENCE. Repeals the public works construction bid performance for parties to registered apprenticeship agreements provided by section 103-55.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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GVR, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO HAWAII PRODUCTS. Exempts construction procurements from section 103D-1002, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as it applies to construction procurements.
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GVR, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY. Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the Stadium Authority for payroll, various repair and maintenance costs, contracts for services, and operating equipment. Effective upon approval.
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ECD/WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUNSHINE LAW BOARDS. Expands board and public participation by giving boards the option, in conjunction with in-person meetings, to use interactive conference technology to remotely conduct public meetings under the Sunshine Law, even when no emergency has been declared by government authorities. Authorizes boards to exclude the public from nonpublic locations, such as homes, where board members are physically present when remote board meetings are held by interactive conference technology, with members of the public given the option to participate either remotely or at an in-person public location. Establishes requirements for the conduct of remote meetings. Requires remote meetings held by interactive conference technology to recess for a maximum prescribed period when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained by the board (not due to a member of the public's inability to maintain such communication) and allows the meeting to be reconvened even if only audio communication can be reestablished. Establishes a new notice requirement to provide the board's contact information for the submission of written testimony by electronic or postal mail, which also applies to remote meeting agendas. Amends existing option to hold in-person meetings at multiple public meeting sites connected by interactive conference technology to require termination of meeting only if audio communication is lost and cannot be reestablished within an hour and the board had not provided reasonable notice of how the meeting would be continued. Allows for additional courtesy sites open to the public for both remote and in-person meetings held by interactive conference technology. Allows for contact tracing and social distancing in a pandemic.
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PDP, JHA |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Authorizes the State Procurement Administrator to develop and administer a procurement automation system, authorizes the State Procurement Administrator to charge and collect an administrative fee to cover the costs of the procurement automation system, establishes a procurement automation system special fund, and supports the State Procurement Administrator’s final decision on investigations of procurement policy and compliance.
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GVR, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Repeals the establishment of a community council on purchase of health and human services.
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GVR, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES. Short form bill.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES. Requires the Office of Information Practices to resolve open meeting and open record complaints through either a legal determination on whether a violation occurred or guidance on the relevant legal requirements.
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JHA, FIN |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES. Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROFESSIONALLY LICENSED OR CERTIFIED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. Clarifies that the State shall be exclusively liable for claims for injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death, resulting from the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any professionally licensed or certified employee of the State while acting within the course and scope of the employee's office or employment. Precludes civil actions or proceedings for money damages against the employee, except for claims based on liability other than an employee's course and scope of employment with the State or other employer. Clarifies liability when the State agrees to assume full or partial responsibility in a civil action against a professional licensed or certified employee.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO CRIME. Creates a separate offense for those who provide anything of value to engage in sexual conduct with another; adds sex trafficking to offenses that can be prosecuted at any time; makes a person strictly liable for sex trafficking of a minor in terms of the victim's age; changes the name of the crime of solicitation of a minor for prostitution to commercial sexual exploitation of a minor while closing loopholes in the law that allow offenders to escape liability, and increases the grade of offense to a class B felony; adds "anything of value" to reflect the reality of non-monetary compensation used in commercial sexual exploitation.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO COVERED OFFENDER REGISTRATION. Repeals provision that allows persons designated as covered offenders in another state or jurisdiction to petition the Attorney General for termination of registration requirements upon demonstrating that the out of state convictions are not covered offenses in the State of Hawaii; requires certain long term visitors to Hawaii with out-of-state convictions to register pursuant to section 846E-2(b); and clarifies how persons required to register pursuant to section 846E-2(b) can petition to terminate registration.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF FIREARMS. Makes it clear that the police may grant applications to acquire firearms to lawful permanent resident aliens and United States Nationals.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT. Establishes within the department of the attorney general a program for issuance of firearm qualification certifications to qualified retired law enforcement officers pursuant to the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-277), codified at title 18 United States Code section 926C.
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC GUNS. Repeals section 134-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the current law that bans electric guns, and replaces it with a law that restricts the use, storage, transfer, and disposal of electric guns, regulates the sale of electric guns, requires training and education on electric guns, prohibits certain individuals from the possession and use of electric guns, prohibits the use of electric guns in the commission of crimes, and requires permits and registration of electric projectile guns.
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CPC, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Clarifies membership and certain powers and duties of the Law Enforcement Standards Board, establishes new deadlines for the completion of board responsibilities, and provides appropriate funds and resources to enable the board to accomplish its mission.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES. Allows the Department of the Attorney General to have law enforcement vehicles, with colored lights, that are recognized authorized emergency vehicles.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO HAWAII CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA CENTER FEES. Provides authority for the Hawaii criminal justice data center to set and collect fees for services provided.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO CREDIT FOR TIME OF DETENTION PRIOR TO SENTENCE. Clarifies that defendants may not earn credit on a sentence imposed for a subsequent conviction for time being served on a previous felony conviction.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS. Adds the Department of the Attorney General to the list of agencies that are authorized to conduct criminal history record checks on current or prospective employees or contractors who have access to federal tax information.
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LAT, JHA |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Short form bill to effectuate the title of the Act.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. Clarifies that the statute of limitations for an inverse-condemnation claim brought pursuant to section 20 of article I of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is two years, pursuant to section 661-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by amending section 661-1 and making the claim cognizable under chapter 661.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Expands the eligibility of organizations that can receive Community-based Economic Development (CBED) technical assistance from not just community-based organizations (non-profits), but also includes businesses, particularly those that currently have CBED loans or may apply for a CBED loan in the future.
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ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP REVOLVING LOAN FUND. Enables use of funds for environmental site assessments and for sub-grants to eligible entities for assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites.
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EEP, ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Amends the environmental impact statement law to delete reference to discretionary permits in allowing infrastructure improvements within a highway or public right-of-way to be exempt from environmental assessment requirements.
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EEP, JHA |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Exempts land set aside by the Governor to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and lands leased to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation from other State departments or agencies from classification as public land subject to Department of Land and Natural Resources management. Requires said land to be subject to legislative approval prior to the sale or gift of those lands. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to return any leased lands no longer needed for housing, finance or development under Chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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HSG/WAL, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO LANDS CONTROLLED BY THE STATE. Exempts from legislative approval the sale of the leased fee interest in certain affordable leasehold developments by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII FILM AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND. Makes an appropriation out of the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development special fund. Amends the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development special fund to expand its funding sources and the authorized uses of the fund.
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ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO CLEAN ENERGY FINANCING. Creates the clean energy and energy efficiency revolving loan fund under the administration of the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority. Repeals the building energy efficiency revolving loan fund. Appropriates loan ceiling. Effective upon approval.
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ENERGY ASSURANCE. Addresses deficiencies in Hawaii's fuel shortage response and energy emergency statutes; provides policy guidance on energy resiliency and actual or potential energy supply disruptions or shortages to preserve the State's energy resiliency and security and to ensure that fuel products and energy resources are made available to emergency services and the public in an orderly, efficient, and safe manner.
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Repeals the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's Downpayment Loan Assistance Program and Homebuyers' Club Program.
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HSG |
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RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT. Extends the sunset date of amendments to the State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit by an additional five years.
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RELATING TO THE AEROSPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Repeals the Aerospace Advisory Committee.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TEST SITE ADVISORY BOARD. Repeals the Hawaii Unmanned Aerial Systems Test Site Advisory Board.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM. Short form bill relating to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.
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RELATING TO TAX CREDIT FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. Consolidates the survey and the certification requirements for the research activities tax credit, requires the certification on a first come, first served basis by date subject to certain conditions, and adds a cap for the taxpayer and related entities.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE. Establishes the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY RELATING TO COVID-19 EXPENDITURES. Provides an emergency appropriation in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Hawaii Tourism Authority for COVID-19 response related programs and activities.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (1) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (2) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (3) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (4) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (5) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (6) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (7) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (8) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (9) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (10) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (11) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (13) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Amends the definition of compensation for retirement benefits.
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RELATING TO QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS. Clarifies benefits to alternate payees, advisory review determinations of Hawaii Domestic Relations Orders and the priority of multiple orders.
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RELATING TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTMENTS. Exempts certain specific types of alternative investment fund information from disclosure under chapter 92F, the disclosure of which would put the system at a competitive disadvantage and frustrate its legitimate government investment function.
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RELATING TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM BENEFITS. Clarifies the Employees' Retirement System's eligibility requirement definitions for service-connected disability and accidental death benefits.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH AUTHORITY. Abolishes the Hawaii Health Authority.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Suspends the requirement for public employers to make annual required contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund through fiscal year 2024-2025.
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RELATING TO COVID-19. Provides appropriations to continue funding for various COVID-19 response related programs and activities.
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Amends post retirement allowances for new employees.
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Changes the formula for crediting unused sick leave to retirement benefits for public employees who become members of the Employees' Retirement System after June 30, 2021.
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RELATING TO STATE FUNDS. Authorizes transfer of special funds to general fund, replaces special fund appropriations with general obligation bond funds, authorizes transfer of excess moneys from other sources into the dwelling unit revolving fund.
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RELATING TO THE DISPOSITON OF TAXES. Suspends the requirement for disposition of the conveyance tax to the Land Conservation Fund and the Rental Housing Revolving Fund for fiscal year 2021-2022 and fiscal year 2022-2023.
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RELATING TO SECTION 237D-6.5, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. Amends paragraph (4) of section 237D-6.5(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, and reenacts it in its current form on July 1, 2023.
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RELATING TO SECURITIES. Mandates reporting of suspected financial exploitation of elders and vulnerable adults in relation to securities. Provides immunity for good faith reporting and authorizes the delay of disbursements and transactions.
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RELATING TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC FILING BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. Updates various provisions in chapters 269, 271, and 271G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to enable the Public Utilities Commission to use electronic filing processes and similar practices.
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Amends various portions of title 24 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to update and improve existing provisions.
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RELATING TO NONDEPOSITORY TRUSTS. Establishes provisions concerning nondepository trust companies.
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RELATING TO THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER. Adopts certain provisions of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Producer Licensing Model Act, Public Adjuster Licensing Model Act, Reinsurance Intermediary Model Act, and Independent Adjuster Licensing Model Guidelines to provide consistency and promote efficiency in processing insurance licensing fees, applications, certificates, registrations, and renewals.
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RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. Clarifies the definition of the practice of medicine to provide uniformity of practice for both medical physicians and osteopathic physicians.
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RELATING TO INSURANCE DATA SECURITY. Adopts the National Conference of Insurance Commissioners' Insurance Data Security Model Law to establish insurance data security standards for Hawaii insurance licensees.
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RELATING TO HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS. Establishes the Safe Home Program to provide matching and nonmatching grants for installation of wind resistive devices to single-family, owner-occupied, residential property owners upon certain circumstances. Creates one temporary position within the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to implement and administer the Safe Home Program.
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RELATING TO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. Allows mixed martial arts promoters to pay fighters with cash.
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RELATING TO THE PEER REVIEW OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. Clarifies the role of the Board of Public Accountancy in selecting members to serve on the Board's Peer Review Oversight Committee.
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RELATING TO THE CONTRACTORS RECOVERY FUND. Increases the monetary amount an injured homeowner may recover from the Contractors Recovery Fund.
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RELATING TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN RECOVERY FUND. Allows a person aggrieved by the fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit of a mortgage loan originator company licensee to receive restitution payment upon a final court order. Repeals fees paid by mortgage loan originator companies and their branch office locations to the Mortgage Loan Recovery Fund. Provides the Commissioner of Financial Institutions with the authority to consider applications to recover from the fund.
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RELATING TO COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS. Short form bill relating to commerce and consumer affairs.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. Establishes the hazard mitigation special fund for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. Converts the public information officer, civil defense administrative officer, branch chiefs, and emergency operations center state warning point personnel in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency from civil service status to exempt status.
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RELATING TO THE STATE DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM. Establishes the Hawaii State Disaster Recovery Program and Framework and describes the role of the State Disaster Recovery Coordinator.
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RELATING TO STATEWIDE INTEROPERABLE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS. Establishes a Statewide Interoperable Communications Executive Committee for public safety communications and the position of the Statewide Interoperable Communications Coordinator.
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RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY. Establishes the Hawaii State Fusion Center (Center) as a program under the Office of Homeland Security as described in chapter 128A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Also establishes the position of Hawaii State Fusion Center Director who shall be state-funded, permanently exempt from chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes, responsible to the Director of Homeland Security, and accountable to manage the operations of the Center.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Amends the minimum appointment eligibility requirement for the Adjutant General to be an officer that holds or has held a commission of the rank of Colonel in the military grade of O6 or above in the Army or Air National Guard, state defense force, or the Army or Air Force active component of the United States or a reserve component thereof, and has no administrative actions that would prevent promotion to the rank of a general officer in the military grade of O7 or O8 through amendment to section 121-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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RELATING TO HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD. Improves and enhances the ability to have Hawaii National Guard personnel who can serve on active duty in the service of the State without financial hardship through modifications and additions to chapter 121, Hawaii Revised Statutes by authorizing the Hawaii National Guard to add the payment of Tricare Reserve Select or other government funded premium payments to the authorized service member who are not otherwise covered by the State or federally funded medical insurance.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Short form bill to effectuate the title of the Act.
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RELATING TO MILITARY DEPENDENTS. Allows a person who is a spouse of an active duty service member in the military; accompanies the service member a permanent change of station to Hawaii; and holds a current, unencumbered license in another jurisdiction in specific professions to apply for licensure on an expedited basis in the State of Hawaii, and exempts dependents of military servicemembers from state residency requirement for employment with state or county government if the military servicemember is in Hawaii on bona fide military orders.
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MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELATING TO COVID-19 EXPENDITURES. Provides emergency appropriations in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Department of Defense to continue funding for various COVID-19 response related programs and activities.
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELATING TO COVID-19 EXPENDITURES. Provides an emergency appropriation to the Office of the Governor in fiscal year 2020-2021 to continue funding for various COVID-19 response related programs and activities.
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RELATING TO THE COMPACT FOR EDUCATION. Amends section 311-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to remove the Governor from the Education Commission of the States and add a fourth member appointed by the Governor.
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RELATING TO THE VIOLATION OF RULES DURING EMERGENCY PERIODS. Authorizes the governor and the mayors to establish lesser petty misdemeanor offenses and violations during emergency periods, including non-criminal infractions; and establishes a more expeditious system for the processing of these infractions to reduce the burden on the court system.
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Exempts any housing development for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from school impact fee requirements.
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Exempts any housing development for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from general excise taxes.
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RELATING TO THE COUNTY BOARDS OF WATER SUPPLY. Clarifies requirements on the County Boards of Water Supply. Adds representation on the County Boards of Water Supply of the interests to be served by the allocation of water for current and foreseeable development and use of Hawaiian Home Lands as set forth in section 221 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.
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RELATING TO COUNTIES. Requires counties within sixty days to maintain infrastructure, under specified conditions, as part of any housing development for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume review of the effect of any proposed project on historic properties or burial sites for lands under its jurisdiction.
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RELATING TO THE EXPEDITED AGENCY HEARING. Provides for an expedited agency hearing for any criminal activity that threatens the health and safety of the community or any drug-related criminal activity.
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RELATING TO CONTESTED CASES. Authorizes contested case hearings to use interactive conference technology.
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Makes an emergency appropriation from the general revenues of the State of Hawaii for fiscal year 2020-2021 to address the budget shortfall for the general support for the general assistance program (HMS 204) in the Department of Human Services. Effective upon approval.
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RELATING TO OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES. Permits individual vocational programs within the purview of the Office of Youth Services to engage in commercial enterprises, including the sale of goods and services, for self-sustainability purposes, for young adults only. Establishes the Office of Youth Services Revolving Fund.
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RELATING TO REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE. Adds immunity from civil and criminal liability for individuals who provide information or assistance in child abuse investigations.
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HHH, JHA |
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RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. Continues the Hospital Sustainability Program for two years.? Appropriates funds out of the Hospital Sustainability Program Special Fund for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.?
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RELATING TO THE NURSING FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. Continues the nursing facility sustainability program for two additional years. Appropriates funds out of the nursing facility sustainability program special fund for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.
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RELATING TO THE MEDICAID SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. Establishes the Medicaid Sustainability Program for two years.? Appropriates funds out of the Medicaid Sustainability Program Special Fund for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.?
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RELATING TO GENDER-BASED ANALYSIS TRAINING. Requires the Commission on the Status of Women to provide biannual gender-based analysis training to government officials.
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RELATING TO ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. Broadens the Department of Human Services employees' right of entry into a vulnerable adult's premises from physical abuse to abuses as defined in HRS section 346-222, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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RELATING TO RENTAL DISCRIMINATION. Creates a new chapter on "source of income" discrimination in rental transactions, adds definitions, and enforcement remedies by direct civil action.
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Short form bill.
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RELATING TO THE SPOUSE AND CHILD ABUSE SPECIAL FUND. Amends the spouse and child abuse special fund to allow up to $5,000,000 of federal reimbursements received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, in the year following the fiscal year in which Family First Prevention Services funds and the Title IV-E funds were expended to be deposited and retained.
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HEALTHCARE ASSURANCE SPECIAL FUND. Increase ceiling of the Office of Healthcare Assurance Special Fund to meet expanding program needs and diminish dependence on the general fund.
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HHH, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS CONTROL AND REGULATION. Increase patient registration fee by $10, add 3.0 FTE, and change means of finance for positions.
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HHH, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING. Amends the newborn hearing screening statute to mandate reporting of diagnostic audiologic evaluation results to improve hearing follow-up of infants. Updates definitions and terminology.
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RELATING TO HEARING AND VISION PROGRAM. Amends the hearing and vision program statute to increase the early identification of children with hearing or vision loss, by establishing consistent protocols for hearing and vision screening and follow-up, screener training, and data collection for quality improvement.
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RELATING TO SERVICES FOR KUPUNA. Adds kupuna caregiver-directed services to kupuna caregivers program. Includes financial management service provider and additional duties for the coach. Allows for qualified caregivers to work less than 30 hours a week or be unemployed during a declared state of emergency.
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RELATING TO FUNDING FOR PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS. Creates an accessible parking special account within the disability and communication access board special fund. Increases the state vehicle registration fee by $1, to be deposited into the accessible parking special account. Requires all costs associated with the statewide parking program for persons with disabilities to be appropriated from the accessible parking special account beginning July 1, 2022.
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RELATING TO MARRIAGE LICENSE FEES. Amends the marriage license statute to support the Hawaii Birth Defects Program, modernization of the vital statistics system, and operating costs of marriage license agents.
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HHH, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS. Amends and repeals sections in chapter 338, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the Department of Health to disclose vital statistics records for public health and law enforcement purposes. Updates eligibility requirements for access to confidential vital records.
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RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Bans the sale of flavored tobacco products and mislabeled e-liquid products. Effective 1/1/2022.
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RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products. Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices within the definition of "tobacco products", as used in the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Increases the license fee for persons engaged as a wholesaler or dealer of cigarettes and tobacco products. Increases the retail tobacco permit fee for retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes and tobacco products. Repeals certain provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to electronic smoking devices. Effective January 1, 2022.
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RELATING TO SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES. Imposes a fee for selling sugar-sweetened beverages at the distributor level. Creates a special fund into which revenues are deposited, the proceeds of which shall fund programs to prevent obesity and chronic disease for Hawaii's ohana.
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RELATING TO DIETITIAN LICENSURE SPECIAL FUND. Authorize establishment of a ceiling for the Dietitian Licensure Special Fund through the state budgeting process to meet expanding program needs and diminish dependence on the general fund.
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HHH, FIN |
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RELATING TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LICENSING. Authorizes the Department of Health to recognize national accreditation or certification organizations.
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HHH, CPC |
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RELATING TO HOSPITAL LICENSING. Authorizes the Department of Health to recognize additional national accreditation or certification organizations.
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HHH, CPC |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Short form bill relating to health.
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INJURY PREVENTION SYSTEM BRANCH. Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the state comprehensive emergency medical system for expenses related to collective bargaining and other current expenses. Effective upon approval.
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RELATING TO THE STATE COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM. Requires counties with more than 500,000 residents to share in the costs of the emergency medical services system; sets annual limit on state contributions.
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HHH, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Authorizes issuance of licenses to solemnize marriages for persons of a secular or non-religious organization.
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for supplies, personnel, equipment and related effects to implement the COVID-19 vaccination plan. Effective upon approval.
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MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELATING TO COVID-19 EXPENDITURES. Provides emergency appropriations in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Department of Health to continue funding for various COVID-19 response related programs and activities.
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RELATING TO THE BOILER AND ELEVATOR SAFETY LAW. Authorizes the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to prohibit the operation of pressure retaining items, amusement rides, and elevators and kindred equipment if inspection fees or fines are not paid timely; deletes the boiler and elevator fee schedule; effective upon approval.
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. Amends the definitions of benefit year and week. Conforms the manner of filing partial claims to the same as total or part-total. Allows the Director of Labor and Industrial relations to omit benefits charged for experience rating for employers due to the event of COVID-19 in calendar years 2021 and 2022. Sets, for calendar years 2021, 2022, and 2023, the employer contribution rate at schedule D, F, and G respectively.
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RELATING TO LABOR. Short form bill relating to labor.
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RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS ON CERTAIN STATE LANDS. Decriminalizes traffic infractions within natural area reserves, game management areas, wildlife sanctuaries, and public hunting areas.
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RELATING TO FOREST STEWARDSHIP. Clarifies conditions that must be met by applicants to receive funds under the Forest Stewardship Program.
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RELATING TO CERTAIN PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBTITLE 4 OF TITLE 12, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. Amends fines for destroying or harvesting trees or tree products, including koa, on state forest reserves lands to an amount up to $10,000 or three times the market value at the time and place of the violation, as determined by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, for each tree, whichever is greater, in addition to any costs associated with restoration or replacement of the habitat and damages to public land or natural resources, or any combination thereof. Clarifies that any person violating any provision of part II (Forest Reserves) of chapter 183, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or any rule adopted thereto, other than section 183-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. Clarifies penalties for traffic infractions within forest reserves and sets fine amounts. Repeals the general penalty provision of section 183-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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RELATING TO BOATING REPORTS. Requires the fire chief and ocean safety director of each county, in addition to the Director of Public Safety and police chief of each county, to transmit to the Department of Land and Natural Resources a copy of every report relating to boating accidents or the theft, loss, or recovery of vessels. Requires all reports submitted to be unredacted.
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RELATING TO OCEAN RECREATION COMMERCIAL PERMITS. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to issue new ocean recreation commercial permits by public auction.
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RELATING TO RENTALS FOR PUBLIC LAND LEASES. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to approve rental reductions or waivers for leases on public lands that require substantial demolition or infrastructure improvement costs in order for the lessee to utilize the premises.
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RELATING TO LEASE EXTENSIONS ON PUBLIC LAND. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to extend leases of public lands for commercial, industrial, or resort use upon approval of a proposed development agreement to make substantial improvements to the existing improvements. Repeals on June 30, 2026.
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RELATING TO AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO LEASE PASTURE LANDS ON TERMS THAT PROMOTE COLLABORATIVE BENEFICIAL USE FOR FORESTRY, WILDLIFE, RECREATIONAL, AND FOOD PRODUCTION PURPOSES. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to amend and extend existing pasture leases and to issue new pasture leases by negotiation in furtherance of public purposes the Department of Land and Natural Resources is responsible for promoting.
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RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF WATER LICENSES BY THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Clarifies the conditions and manner in which the Board of Land and Natural Resources may dispose water by license.
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RELATING TO THE TAKING OF MARINE LIFE. Clarifies that a valid commercial marine vessel license shall satisfy the commercial marine license requirement for all persons taking marine life for commercial purposes aboard a validly licensed vessel. Requires any person who provides fishing charter services to obtain a commercial marine license.
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RELATING TO CRUSTACEANS. Repeals section 188-58.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which prohibits the taking or killing of female spiny lobsters, Kona crabs, and Samoan crabs.
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WAL, JHA |
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RELATING TO LAY NETS. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules to establish a lay net permit for the use or possession of lay nets, including reasonable permit fees and provisions for revocation, suspension, and withholding of permits for non-compliance with lay net rules.
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RELATING TO OCEAN STEWARDSHIP. Establishes the Ocean Stewardship Special Fund for the collection and use of moneys for the conservation, restoration, and enhancement of the State's marine resources, and authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to collect non-resident user fees for the use and enjoyment of the State's ocean resources.
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RELATING TO ADAPTIVE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources (Board) to temporarily adopt, amend, and repeal certain natural resource rules by formal Board action at a publicly noticed meeting if the Board finds that such adoption, amendment, or repeal is necessary to implement effective and adaptive management measures in response to rapidly changing resource conditions.
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RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact or similar agreement for mutual assistance in the enforcement of wildlife laws.
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RELATING TO THE TAKING OF NATURAL RESOURCES. Clarifies that any police officer or agent of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (Department) upon whom the Board of Land and Natural Resources (Board) has conferred police powers may, in the performance of their primary duties, inspect certain items for compliance with title 12, chapters 6D, 6E, and 6K, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and any rule adopted thereunder, relating to the protection and conservation of natural resources. Establishes penalties for refusal to comply with inspection requests made by any police officer or agent of the Department upon whom the Board has conferred police powers.
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RELATING TO A NONRESIDENT RECREATIONAL MARINE FISHING LICENSE. Establishes a nonresident recreational marine fishing license requirement and fees to enable the Department of Land and Natural Resources to more effectively manage the marine fisheries resources of the State.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Short form bill to effectuate the title of the Act.
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RELATING TO FUNDING FOR THE DIVISION OF CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT. Allocates a portion of the Conveyance Tax to the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to partially cover operational costs related to upholding the laws that serve to protect, conserve, and manage Hawaii's unique and limited natural, cultural, and historic resources.
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RELATING TO THE STATE BOATING PROGRAM. Clarifies that the Department of Land and Natural Resources (Department) may lease any existing state boating facility in part or in its entirety without the need for prior legislative approval, and amends chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow a private partner under contract to assist the Department with administrative support services, such as vessel slip management, maintenance, and monitoring.
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RELATING TO MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. Establishes the Marine Life Conservation District Special Fund for the collection and use of moneys for the management, protection, restoration, and enhancement of the State's marine life conservation districts and the resources contained within, and authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to collect fees for the use of marine life conservation districts and the resources contained within.
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RELATING TO THE KOKE’E STATE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL. Repeals section 171-8.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, establishing the Koke’e State Park Advisory Council.
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RELATING TO LIVING PARK PLANNING COUNCILS. Repeals Act 15, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, that authorized the establishment of living park planning councils.
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RELATING TO THE AQUATIC LIFE AND WILDLIFE ADVISORY COMMITTEES. Repeals section 197-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, establishing the Aquatic Life and Wildlife Advisory Committees and amends sections 197-1 and 197-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to conform with that repeal.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HISTORIC PLACES REVIEW BOARD. Reduces the number of members on the Hawaii Historic Places Review Board.
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Updates the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make it consistent with amendments in the federal controlled substances law as required by section 329-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the Department of Public Safety to cover the costs of the personnel services shortfall at all correctional institutions statewide and health care services.
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RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED VICTIM INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. Amends part VII of chapter 353, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to establish the SAVIN coordinator position, to be responsible for managing the operations of the SAVIN system.
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RELATING TO PRETRIAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE INTAKE SERVICE CENTERS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. Amends Section 353-6.2, Section 353-10, and Section 804-7.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, enacted as part of Act 179, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, to delete the additional duties and responsibilities of the Intake Service Centers (ISC), Department of Public Safety, in providing augmented bail reports under the Act’s bail reform initiatives, due to the imposition of budget restrictions for the fiscal biennium 2021-23 that defunded the ISC positions responsible for this work.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Re-enacts section 353C-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to authorize the Department of Public Safety to maintain a list of independent civil process servers and amends several statutes to allow process servers to serve specific types of legal documents.
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RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. Updates chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to clarify who may access information stored in the electronic prescription accountability system.
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RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. Amends section 329-101(b) and (d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require that the dispensing of a pharmacist-prescribed opioid antagonist be reported to the State's Electronic Prescription Accountability System.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Short form bill relating to public safety.
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MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY RELATING TO COVID-19 EXPENDITURES. Provides emergency appropriations in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Department of Public Safety to continue funding for various COVID-19 response related programs and activities.
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RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, 2020.
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RELATING TO WITHHOLDING TAX. Amends the due date for employers to file the wage and tax statement from the last day of February to January 31 following the close of the calendar year. Imposes a penalty on employers that fail to timely furnish and file the wage and tax statement.
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Amends chapter 237D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to repeal the misdemeanor for failing to register under chapter 237D and replacing it with a fine structure and to make various technical amendments.
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RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION. Allows the Department of Taxation to mandate the electronic filing of partnership and S-corporation returns if the taxpayer's gross receipts exceed $250,000 and individual tax returns if the federal adjusted gross income as shown on the taxpayer’s Hawaii return exceeds $100,000. Requires certain tax return preparers to file returns electronically. Amends the rules for electronic funds transfer to remove the authorization to require electronic funds transfer or electronic filing if the federal government required that person to file or pay electronically and requires electronic funds transfers for tax return preparers and any person subject to mandatory electronic filing. Removes the timeliness requirement from the electronic funds transfer penalty. Removes the authority of the department to charge for certified copies of tax clearances. Amends the statute that mandates tax clearances for liquor license holders. Clarifies the interest rate for payments made to taxpayers out of the litigated claims fund.
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RELATING TO TAX REPORTING. Revises the manner in which person authorized to collect rent provides information to the Department of Taxation and requires (as opposed to permits) them to report the total amount of rent collected under sections 237-30.5 and 237D-8.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION FEES. Changes the fees for permits and licenses issued under chapters 243, 244D, and 245, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from specified amounts to reasonable fees established by rule adopted by the Department of Taxation. Establishes authority to charge a reasonable fee for providing conveyance tax certificates provided to anyone other than the county real property assessment division by administrative rule.
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RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX LICENSES. Requires that any license issued under section 237-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, be renewed biennially; permits the department to charge a fee for biennial renewals; and permits the department to require biennial renewals be applied for electronically.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Makes various technical amendments to chapters 243, 244D, and 245, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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RELATING TO TITLE 14, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. Amends title 14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make nonsubstantive changes for clarity and to delete obsolete provisions.
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RELATING TO TAX APPEALS. Replaces the four district tax boards of review with a single statewide board of review appointed by the Governor, consisting of ten members with three required for quorum. Authorizes board members and taxpayers to appear and conduct official business using cost-saving measures such as teleconferencing.
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RELATING TO AIRPORTS. Clarifies airport jurisdiction with respect to land use compliance and county permits.
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RELATING TO THE AIRPORT ZONING ACT. Establishes a five-mile airport hazard area for prevention of potentially hazardous conditions that may be caused by certain land uses or actions. Requires state and county agencies to coordinate land uses and permit approvals with the Hawaii Department of Transportation for land located in the airport hazard area.
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Amends section 103D-307, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Emergency Procurements, to add equipment failures, repairs to public property to protect against further loss of, or damage to, public property, to prevent or minimize serious disruption in continued functioning of government services. Replaces Chief Procurement Officer approval with an accounting report to the Legislature within sixty days after the end of the fiscal year in which the procurement was made.
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Amends section 103D-709, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Administrative proceedings for review, to replace the protest bond amount for a contract with an estimated value of less than $500,000 from $1,000 to one per cent; to replace the protest bond amount for a contract with an estimated value of less than $1,000,000 from $2,000 to two and one-half per cent; to replace the protest bond amount when the estimated value of the contract is $1,000,000 or more from one-half per cent to four and one-half per cent; and to delete the $10,000 cap on the protest bond amount.
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RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to provide the director of the Department of Transportation with authority to acquire real property on behalf of the State for roads and streets without review or approval by the board of land and natural resources and upon acquisition, jurisdiction over such real property shall be immediately transferred to the Department of Transportation.
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RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS. Expands the authority of the Director of Transportation over required motor carrier vehicle inspections. Authorizes the Director of Transportation to adopt administrative rules related to fees.
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RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS. Repeals the law relating to exemption for vehicles designated as vehicles used by farmers as set forth in section 286-208, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. Amends the law relating to registration renewals and initial registrations of motor carrier vehicles of any motor carrier who has an outstanding federal out-of-service order. Adds a definition for "out-of-service order".
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Repeals sections 264-19, 266-2.3, and 266-22, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the purpose of deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions.
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RELATING TO STORMWATER FEES. Exempts the State, and its departments and agencies, from county stormwater user fees. Prohibits county from denying services to the State or its departments and agencies by reason of nonpayment of user fees.
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS. Increases the maximum area for each agricultural shade cloth structure, cold frame, and greenhouse that could qualify the structure for an exemption from building permit and building code requirements.
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RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF SHARKS. Establishes an offense of knowingly capturing, entangling, or killing a shark in state marine waters, and provides penalties and fines. Provides certain exemptions.
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