HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair |
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Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Patrick Pihana Branco |
Rep. Amy A. Perruso |
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Rep. Stacelynn K.M. Eli |
Rep. Jackson D. Sayama |
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Rep. Daniel Holt |
Rep. Adrian K. Tam |
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Rep. Greggor Ilagan |
Rep. Chris Todd |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Tina Wildberger |
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Rep. Lisa Marten |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 |
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2:00 p.m. |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO STATE BONDS. Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the Hawaii State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded.
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RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUND REPORTS. Amends the contents required to be submitted in each annual non‑general fund program measures report and non-general fund cost element report.
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND. Makes a general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2021-2022 to further capitalize the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (1) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2022-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (2) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2022-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (3) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2022-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (4) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2022-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (6) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2022-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (8) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2022-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining 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. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (10) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2022-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining 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. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (13) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2022-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2022-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION TRUST FUND. Establishes an unemployment compensation insolvency special fund to be expended solely to resolve an unemployment compensation trust fund insolvency emergency declared by the Governor. Permits the Governor to declare an unemployment compensation trust fund insolvency emergency and to expend moneys from the special fund if the Director of Finance determines that the trust fund balance is insufficient to meet the State's obligations. Appropriates moneys into the unemployment compensation insolvency special fund. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE ADEQUATE RESERVE FUND. Amends the definition of "adequate reserve fund" to exclude the benefit cost rate from June 2020 through August 2021, effective for calendar years 2023 through 2030. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT. Excludes medicare income related monthly adjustment amounts reimbursement by the State and counties for retired employees hired after June 30, 2022, and their spouses. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND SPOUSAL MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT. Excludes medicare part B premium reimbursement by the State and counties for the spouses of retired employees hired after June 30, 2022. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND INVESTMENTS. Exempts the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund from disclosing under chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, certain types of alternative investment fund information. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM DISABILITY RETIREMENT. Clarifies the Employees' Retirement System's eligibility requirement definitions for service-connected disability and accidental death benefits. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. Authorizes general obligation bonds for the payment or prepayment of other post-employment benefits liability. Beginning 07/01/2023, requires that other post-employment benefits bond debt be considered in the calculation of the annual required contribution. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO A STATEWIDE DATA HUB. Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to establish and maintain a statewide data hub to collect employer and employee data. Authorizes the department of business, economic development, and tourism to determine the type of employer and employee data to collect, the functions of the statewide data hub, and access and document retention policies for the data. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO TOURISM GOVERNANCE. Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study that identifies and analyzes alternative tourism governance systems. Requires the study to include a solicitation of input from certain stakeholder groups. Requires a final report to be submitted to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025. Appropriates moneys. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS. Establishes July 31 of each year as La Hoihoi Ea. Effective 7/1/2044. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE. Requires all letterheads of the State and counties to include consistent Hawaiian names, spelling, and punctuation. Requires certain state officials to prominently display a Hawaiian language translation of the name of their respective office or department at least once on the main page of their official website and in the letterhead of their stationery. Requires UH to compile a full list of all dialects and other variations in the Hawaiian language currently in use and submit a report of its findings to the legislature. Effective 7/1/2044. (HD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Appropriates funds to the State of Hawaii Museum of Monarchy History and the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History, to be expended by the Hawaii state foundation on culture and the arts.
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RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL SISTER-STATE RELATIONS. Appropriates funds to support international sister-state relations. Effective 7/1/2044. (HD1)
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Requires the department of land and natural resources to place historical markers in the State to indicate significant sites in the life of President Barack Obama identified by the department, in consultation with the Hawaii tourism authority and state foundation on culture and the arts. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2044. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE ARCHIVES. Appropriates funds to establish staff positions in the Hawaii state archives. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance the construction of an additional building for state archives. Requires all departments, offices, and agencies to conduct an inventory of all documents in their possession related to the culture and history of Hawaii and Native Hawaiians. Requires the state archives to develop a transfer plan to acquire those documents. Effective 7/1/2044. (HD1)
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________________________________________ Rep. Sylvia Luke Chair |
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