HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE OF HAWAII
THIRTY-SECOND STATE LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION, 2024
March 22, 2024
38th Day
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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Received communication transmitting Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 13, S.D. 1, having been Adopted in the Senate. |
5. Reports of Standing Committees
CULTURE, ARTS, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO STATE GESTURE. (Official State Gesture; Shaka; Work of Art)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO CULTURE AND ARTS. (State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Hawaii Leadership Awards Program)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS
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RELATING TO WATER QUALITY. (DOH; Environmental Management Division; Clean Water Branch; Water Quality; Water Sampling; Tier 1 Beaches; Hazardous Conditions)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS. (DOH; Medical Cannabis; Dispensaries; Rules)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
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RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. (UH; Water Resources Research Center; Cesspools; New Wastewater System and Individual Wastewater System Technology Demonstration and Implementation Pilot Project; Reports; Positions; Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE GENERATION OF WILDFIRE SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPS FOR HAWAII. (UH; Wildfire Susceptibility; Wildfire Vulnerability; Wildfire Management; Public Safety; Risk Mitigation; Maps; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
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RELATING TO A WILDFIRE FORECAST SYSTEM FOR HAWAII. (UH; Wildfire Forecast System; Public Safety; Preparedness; Wildfire Mitigation; Artificial Intelligence; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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RELATING TO ENERGY. (PUC; Retail Wheeling; Renewable Energy; Clean Electricity; Report)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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RELATING TO FILM INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT. (DBEDT; Hawaii Film Advisory Council; Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Position; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Tax Credit; Research Activities)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (DBEDT; Aerospace and Aeronautics Development Program; HTDC; Position; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (DBEDT; Task Force; Business Revitalization; Report to Legislature)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. (Condominium Property Regime Task Force; LRB; Study; Report; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO PLANT CARE COMPONENTS. (HDOA; Plant Care Components; Filter Socks; Fumigation; Heat Treatment; Restrictions; Fees)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO ROAD USAGE CHARGE PROGRAM. (Department of Transportation; Electric Vehicles; State Mileage‑Based Road User Fee; County Mileage-Based Road User Fee)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXPLORATION. (Hawaii State Energy Office; Geothermal Energy; Geothermal Resources Characterization Program; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. (Renewable Energy Projects; Real Property Taxes; Payment In Lieu; County Ordinance)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (Department of Transportation; Rebate; Electric Mobility Subaccount; Electric Mobility Rebate Program)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO ACT 212, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2021. (HHSC; DOH; Oahu Regional Health Care System; Transfer; Reports; Low Acuity Patients; Agreement)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. (DCCA; Insurance Division; Health Care; Health Insurance; Reproductive Health Care Services; Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Report; Reproductive Health Care Working Group)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE OAHU REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. (Oahu Regional Health Care System; Maui Regional Health Care System; HHSC; DOH; Maui State Veterans Home; Transition)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO MEDICAL CARE FOR MINORS. (Minor Consent; Medical Care and Services; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Covered Entity; Confidentiality)
REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (HDOA; Agriculture; Pests; Biosecurity Emergency)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COURT. (Judiciary; Community Outreach Court; Homelessness; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POWERS. (Governor; Emergency Management Powers; Public Resources; Expenditure or Use; Notice; Reports)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO MAUI'S PERMANENT HOUSING RECOVERY. (DBEDT; HHFDC; Disaster Recovery; Maui Wildfires; Permanent Housing; Interagency Council for Maui Housing Recovery; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling;)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO EQUITY. (Equity; Universal Changing Accommodations; Public Accommodation; State Building Construction)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (ATG; ERS; Retirees; Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Benefits; Investigators; Counties; Report)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES. (Justices; Judges; Mandatory Retirement Age; Constitutional Amendment; Hawaii State Constitution)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION. (Public Defender; Assisted Community Treatment; Legal Representation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE. (DOT; Counties; Traffic Code; Rules of the Road; Stopping, Standing, and Parking; Traffic Infractions)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO INTERNSHIPS. (DLIR; DHRD; Private Sector; Internships; Workforce Development; Workers' Compensation Coverage; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO KALAUPAPA. (DOH; Kalaupapa; Reports; Transfer; Powers; Duties; Community Engagement)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. (Department of Transportation; Highway Safety; Automated Speed Enforcement System; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS
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RELATING TO ORNAMENTAL GINGER. (Ornamental Ginger; Pathogens; Research and Prevention; UH; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO PESTICIDES. (Advisory Committee on Pesticides; Membership)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS/WATER & LAND
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RELATING TO FOOD SUSTAINABILITY. (HDOA; OPSD; State Agriculture Functional Plan; Aquaculture Report)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO FARMERS. (Farming; Farm Lots; Ranch Lots; Bona Fide Farmers; Agricultural Cooperative Associations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS/WATER & LAND
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. (DOA; Lease Terms; Pests; Right of Entry; Termination)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Surcharge on State Tax; Housing Infrastructure Costs)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO HIRING. (State Departments; Department of Human Resources Development; Civil Service; Minimum Qualification Review)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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HUMAN SERVICES/TRANSPORTATION
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE ON MOBILITY MANAGEMENT, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ACT 214, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2013. (DOT; Task Force on Mobility Management; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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RELATING TO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS. (Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards; Extension; Update; PUC)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Housing Development; Planning Exemptions)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (Department of Education; Private Schools; Charter Schools; Prekindergarten Programs and Schools; Harm to Students Registry; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. (UH; Technology Transfer; Sunset Repeal)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. (DLIR; Hawaii Workforce Development Council; Conflict of Interest; Chairperson of Board; K-12 Agriculture Workforce Development Pipeline Initiative)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO ABUSIVE LITIGATION. (Domestic Violence; Judicial Procedures; Abusive Litigation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO DIRECT NEGOTIATION FOR PUBLIC LAND LEASES. (Public Land; Leases; Direct Negotiation; Commercial Use; Industrial Use)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO ACCESS TO LEARNING. (UH; Hilo; Hawaiian Language; Exemptions; Sunset Repeal)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO CRISIS SERVICES. (DOH; DLE; Crisis Intervention and Diversion Services Program; Mental Health Emergency Workers; Crisis Intervention Officers; Training; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS. (DLE; Silver Alert Program; Missing Persons; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS/CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO EXCLUSIVE LISTING AGREEMENTS. (Exclusive Listing Agreements; Residential Real Property; Prohibitions; Bureau of Conveyances; Unfair or Deceptive Practices; Remedies)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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WATER & LAND
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RELATING TO OCEAN STEWARDSHIP. (Department of Land and Natural Resources; Ocean Stewardship User Fee; Ocean Stewardship Special Fund; Extension of Sunset Date)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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WATER & LAND/CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. (Disasters; Residential Rent Increases; Price Increases; Emergency Proclamations; Prohibition)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO WILDFIRES. (DCCA; Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund; Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund Corporation; Public Utilities Commission; Catastrophic Wildfire; Working Group; Report; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES. (Governor; Department of Accounting and General Services; Office of Enterprise Technology Services; CIO; Comptroller)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. (Department of Health; SHPDA; Function and Duties; Hui Hoomana; Reports; Positions; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO MEDICAL DEBT. (Office of Wellness and Resilience; Medical Debt Forgiveness; Working Group; Report to Legislature)
REFER TO FINANCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE/JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. (Wildfires; Mitigation; Protection; Public Utilities Commission; Electric Utilities; Securitization; Wildfire Protection Plans; Wildfire Reporting; Public Utilities)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (DOA; Invasive Species; Pests; Taxa; Control and Eradication; Quarantine; Plant Nursery Licensing; Noxious Weeds)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (Property Insurance; Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund; Hawaii Property Insurance Association; Condominiums)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO CANNABIS. (DCCA; DOH; DOA; Department of Taxation; Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Authority; Cannabis and Hemp Control Board; Cannabis and Hemp Control Implementation Advisory Committee; Adult-Use Cannabis; Medical Cannabis; Hemp; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING. (Hawaii Penal Code; Sex Trafficking; Commercial Sexual Exploitation of a Minor)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO CONTESTED CASES. (Administrative Procedure; Contested Cases; Vexatious Litigants)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING |
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CORRECTIONS, MILITARY, & VETERANS
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REQUESTING THE WOMEN'S CORRECTIONS IMPLEMENTATION COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN INCARCERATED AT THE WOMEN'S COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER BY TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
REFER TO FINANCE |
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REQUESTING THE WOMEN'S CORRECTIONS IMPLEMENTATION COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN INCARCERATED AT THE WOMEN'S COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER BY TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
REFER TO FINANCE |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO ORDER HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC TO CONTINUE TO DEPLOY AND PURSUE COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.
REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO ORDER HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC TO CONTINUE TO DEPLOY AND PURSUE COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.
REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO INVESTIGATE AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO REDUCE THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS, PACKAGING, OR MATERIALS CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES INTO THE STATE.
REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO INVESTIGATE AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO REDUCE THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS, PACKAGING, OR MATERIALS CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES INTO THE STATE.
REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND SAMPLING TECHNOLOGIES IN WASTE COMBUSTION FACILITIES AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS.
REFER TO FINANCE |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND SAMPLING TECHNOLOGIES IN WASTE COMBUSTION FACILITIES AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS.
REFER TO FINANCE |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST BIG OIL CORPORATIONS FOR CLIMATE DAMAGES TO THE STATE AND ENGAGE A THIRD-PARTY LAW FIRM THAT HAS EXPERTISE IN THIS LEGAL AREA.
REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST BIG OIL CORPORATIONS FOR CLIMATE DAMAGES TO THE STATE AND ENGAGE A THIRD-PARTY LAW FIRM THAT HAS EXPERTISE IN THIS LEGAL AREA.
REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS/WATER & LAND
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REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STREAM MAINTENANCE WORKING GROUP BY THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION |
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REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STREAM MAINTENANCE WORKING GROUP BY THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO OWNERS OF LAND. (Real Property; Land Owner; Error)
(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1273-24)
PASS THIRD READING |
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Floor Presentation for Monday, March 25, 2024:
RECOGNIZING CHAD BUCK, FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE HAWAII FOODSERVICE ALLIANCE, LLC, FOR BEING A BEACON OF LIGHT AND HOPE BY IMMEDIATELY DISTRIBUTING AID TO THE LAHAINA WILDFIRE DISASTER VICTIMS DURING THEIR DARKEST HOURS. |