OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
THIRTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 7
7th LEGISLATIVE DAY-JANUARY 28, 2025
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture & Food Systems |
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CAA - Culture & Arts |
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CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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ECD - Economic Development & Technology |
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EDN - Education |
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EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection |
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FIN - Finance |
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HED - Higher Education |
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HLT - Health |
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HSG - Housing |
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HSH - Human Services & Homelessness |
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JHA - Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs |
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LAB - Labor |
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LMG - Legislative Management |
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PBS - Public Safety |
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TOU - Tourism |
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TRN - Transportation |
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WAL - Water & Land |
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RE-REFERRAL
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RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES. Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to recognize the University of Hawaii Cancer Center.
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CAA, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Increases the tax rates for cigarettes and little cigars beginning 1/1/2026, amends the disposition of tax revenues to certain non-general funds starting from fiscal year 2026-2027, with the excess carrying over to the general fund, and expands the tax disposition of tax revenues to the funds to include all tobacco product taxes. Repeals obsolete historical tax rates.
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HLT, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO CONTROLLED-ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the development of a controlled‑environment agriculture research and demonstration facility at the Magoon research and teaching site in Manoa, Oahu.
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Establishes a Plant-based Building Materials Working Group to study and report on how best to grow plants and develop plant-based building materials in Hawaii. Appropriates funds.
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds for faculty positions, student programs, and facilities at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and University of Hawaii, West Oahu for workforce development in the defense sector.
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ECD, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO ENDEMIC PLANTS. Requires the University of Hawaii to establish an endemic plant seed bank pilot program to preserve and promote the planting of plant species that are endemic to Hawaii.
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AGR, HED, FIN |
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