Hawaii State Legislature
2008 Legislative Session
House Bills Carried Over From The 2007 Legislative Session
House Bills Carried Over From The 2007 Legislative Session
| Measure, Title, and Description | Introducer(s) | |
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HB1 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO A COMPREHENSIVE OFFENDER REENTRY SYSTEM. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Establishes offender reentry system to help adult offenders prepare for release and reintegration back to the community. Establishes a stakeholder committee and appropriates funds for demonstration projects. Establishes a two-year pilot day reporting center administered by the department of public safety and appropriates funds. Appropriates funds for the expansion of the restorative circles pilot program to other correctional facilities statewide. Authorizes the Hawaii paroling authority to parole committed persons to any county in the State where they will receive the greatest support to successfully reintegrate into the community. Appropriates funds for a grant to Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc., for the administration of community-based reintegration programs. Appropriates funds to the department of public safety to provide a cognitive restructuring and transition program in the county of Hawaii. (SD1) | ||
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HB2 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds to the department of public safety to develop a plan by January 1, 2008, to return all female Hawaii prisoners incarcerated in mainland prisons back to Oahu by July 1, 2009. | ||
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HB3 HD1 RELATING TO PRISONS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Requires the Department of Public Safety to conduct a study to determine the best possible sites in the state for a new minimum-security prison facility by December 15, 2007. Requires that a report be made to the Legislature by January 1, 2008. (HB3 HD1) | ||
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HB4 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Requires a feasibility review regarding the sale of the Oahu community correctional center in order to build a new facility in a different location to accommodate and manage the continued growth of the inmate population. | ||
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HB5 HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds for the expansion of the restorative circles pilot program to correctional facilities statewide. (HB5 HD1) | ||
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HB6 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. |
TAKUMI, GREEN, THIELEN |
| Requires quarterly reports that disclose the average wholesale price, wholesale acquisition cost, average manufacturer price, and best price for each of the manufacturer's drugs from manufacturers of certain prescription drugs dispensed in this State. | ||
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HB7 RELATING TO THE I-SAVERX PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM. |
TAKUMI, GREEN, THIELEN |
| Directs governor to establish the State of Hawaii's participation in the I-SaveRx prescription drug program to provide residents with increased access to affordable drugs. | ||
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HB8 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. |
TAKUMI, GREEN, THIELEN |
| Allows consumers, the State, and other affected parties to obtain an injunction, damages, and other relief when a drug manufacturer or its licensee sells prescription drugs for an excessive price | ||
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HB9 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS. |
TAKUMI, GREEN, THIELEN |
| Prohibits the sale or transfer of patient prescription information by certain businesses as an unfair and deceptive act in the conduct of trade or commerce. | ||
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HB11 RELATING TO ADVERTISING BY MANUFACTURERS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND DISCLOSURE OF CLINICAL TRIALS. |
TAKUMI, GREEN, THIELEN |
| Requires prescription drug ads to meet federal standards, public disclosure of clinical trial information, and drug manufacturers to pay fees to department of health to fund a public education initiative on clinical trials and drug safety. Establishes special fund. | ||
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HB12 HD1 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTAINMENT AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS. |
TAKUMI, BELATTI, BERG, LEE, LUKE, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, TAKAI, THIELEN, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Requires drug manufacturers to disclose economic benefits of $25 or more provided to persons who prescribe, dispense, or purchase prescription drugs. (HB12 HD1) | ||
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HB16 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI, Berg |
| Repeals the transfer of the public health nurses who supervise school health aides from the department of health to the department of education; establishes the school health services program in chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes; repeals the school health services program in chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1) | ||
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HB17 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Requires the department of education's committee on weights to meet annually to review the weighted student formula; provided that recommendations for changes to the weighted student formula shall be made at least biennially; provided further that the rationale for its findings and recommendations shall be provided by the committee on weights to the board of education and the legislature. (SD1) | ||
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HB20 RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI, Berg |
| Repeals section 302A-1115 because it is no longer required based on the implementation of the Reinventing Education Act of 2004 (Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004). | ||
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HB22 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS. |
TAKUMI, BERG |
| Repealing the department of education repair and maintenance account for projects on the backlog list as of 6/30/00. | ||
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HB23 HD3 RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS. |
TAKUMI, BERG |
| Adds providers and subcontractors to the individuals subject to criminal history record checks for purposes of employment with the Department of Education. Appropriates funds. (HB23 HD3) | ||
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HB26 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Establishes salaries for the members of the board of education. Appropriates funds. (HB26 HD1) | ||
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HB27 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 36th Representative District. | ||
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HB28 RELATING TO INJURY PREVENTION. |
TAKUMI |
| Requires counties to adopt ordinances requiring the installation of window guards and locks located at the top of lanai doors in all dwelling units in which a child or children 10 years of age and under reside. | ||
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HB29 RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS. |
TAKUMI, BERG, MORITA, TAKAI, Takamine |
| Makes VEBA trust law permanent. | ||
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HB31 HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. |
TAKUMI, BELATTI, BERG, LEE, LUKE, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, Rhoads, Takamine, Wakai |
| Prohibits state officials from binding the State to government procurement rules of an international trade agreement without legislative action. (HB31 HD1) | ||
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HB32 HD1 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
TAKUMI, Takamine |
| Prohibits the state from contracting with or providing development assistance to companies that contract work outside of the United States unless the work is not available locally or domestically. (HB32 HD1) | ||
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HB33 HD2 RELATING TO THE HAWAII LIVING WAGE LAW. |
TAKUMI, BERG, LUKE, MORITA, Belatti, Takamine |
| Requires private firms contracted by state government to pay covered workers a Hawaii living wage of at least $9.43 an hour, to begin on 7/1/59 and adjusted thereafter. Requires DLIR to implement living wage. Establishes temporary living wage advisory committee to evaluate law. Repealed 7/1/2011. (HB33 HD2) | ||
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HB35 RELATING TO ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE. |
TAKUMI, Takamine, Wakai |
| Requires corporate recipients of economic development assistance to adhere to certain requirements regarding job creation, job retention, investment of capital; requires uniform application for assistance; creates mechanism to track compliance; provides for recapture upon non-compliance. | ||
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HB36 HD1 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
TOKIOKA, BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAGUM, Evans, Ito |
| Authorizes state agencies to indemnify county agencies and statutorily limits the civil liability of a county agency when the state agency receives from the county agency aid, assistance, support, benefits, service, or interest in or rights to use county property under certain circumstances. Authorizes the Comptroller to obtain loss insurance to indemnify a county. | ||
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HB37 RELATING TO UNADJUDICATED TRAFFIC FINES. |
TOKIOKA, EVANS, ITO, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAGUM, Bertram, Har |
| Transfers 50% and 100% of all fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions to the counties beginning 7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008, and from 7/1/2008, respectively. | ||
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HB38 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO LIABILITY OF STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. |
TOKIOKA, BERTRAM, EVANS, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAGUM, Ito |
| Makes certain temporary liability protections for the state and county governments relating to public use of public beaches and state parks permanent; makes temporary liability protection for acts of lifeguards permanent. (SD1) | ||
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HB39 RELATING TO RENEWABLE RESOURCES. |
THIELEN, LUKE, MARUMOTO, Belatti, Carroll, Morita, Saiki |
| Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to develop a wave energy facility. | ||
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HB40 RELATING TO ELECTRIC RESTRUCTURING. |
THIELEN |
| Requires the public utilities commission to open an electric restructuring docket for the purpose of developing a plan to unbundle the generation functions of Hawaii's electric utilities from their distribution and transmission functions. | ||
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HB41 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
THIELEN, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti, Berg, Evans, Luke, Morita, Takumi |
| Directs the counties to require the installation of solar energy systems for new residential developments with 6 or more single-family dwellings or multi-family units. | ||
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HB42 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. |
THIELEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY |
| Requires PUC to establish a tariff for intergovernmental wheeling of indigenous electric energy between governmental agencies. | ||
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HB43 RELATING TO ELECTRIC WHEELING. |
THIELEN |
| Requires the public utilities commission to establish a wheeling tariff to enable nonutility electric energy producers to use the transmission and distribution facilities of an electric utility to distribute power to the producers' end-use customers. | ||
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HB44 RELATING TO SCHOOLS. |
THIELEN, GREEN, MCKELVEY |
| Requires DOE to include a shaded play area or areas of reasonable size on school grounds in its plans for all new elementary schools and to implement an ongoing program to provide a shaded play area or areas of reasonable size on the grounds of existing elementary schools. | ||
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HB45 RELATING TO ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES. |
THIELEN, Berg, Evans, Marumoto |
| Prohibits certain elective officers from holding fundraisers or engaging in any fundraising activities during the period in which the legislature is in a regular session. Amends definition of "fundraiser". | ||
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HB46 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. |
THIELEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY |
| Provides for the organization of renewable energy cooperatives to generate, transmit, and sell electricity to their membership. Authorizes issuance of revenue bonds to finance costs related to constructing, upgrading, and acquiring transmission facilities. Exempts cooperatives from Public Utilities Commission regulation, except for interconnection agreements. | ||
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HB47 RELATING TO SUN PROTECTION. |
THIELEN, GREEN, MCKELVEY |
| Establishes a sun protection program for students in public schools and children in child care homes and group child care centers. | ||
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HB48 RELATING TO JURY SERVICE. |
THIELEN, MARUMOTO |
| Allows dentists to claim an exemption from jury service. | ||
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HB49 RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GASES. |
THIELEN, Belatti, Carroll, Luke, Morita, Saiki |
| Requires state agencies to promote policies that decrease greenhouse gas emissions. | ||
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HB50 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
THIELEN, LUKE, MORITA, Carroll, Mizuno |
| Requires the public utilities commission to remove the fossil fuel quotient from renewable energy in determining the amount of energy that qualifies as renewable energy. | ||
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HB51 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FIFTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
THIELEN |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 50th representative district. | ||
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HB52 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. |
SONSON, CHANG, MORITA, Carroll, Green, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Mizuno, Rhoads, Souki, Wakai |
| Prohibits employers from suspending, discharging, or discriminating against an employee for taking sick leave. | ||
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HB53 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
SONSON, MIZUNO, Chang, Souki |
| Subjects the employer-selected "independent medical examiner" to general medical malpractice standards as applicable in Hawaii. | ||
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HB54 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
MIZUNO, BERTRAM, CARROLL, CHONG, GREEN, ITO, MANAHAN, TSUJI, THIELEN, Brower, Ching, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Rhoads, Say, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takumi, Waters |
| Requires a franchise retail food establishment to include nutritional information about each standard menu item. | ||
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HB56 HD3 SD1 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
MIZUNO, CHANG, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Brower, Chong, Ito, Rhoads, Sonson, Souki, Takumi, Tsuji |
| Establishes the Hawaii health commission to develop a health plan to provide healthcare coverage for all individuals in the state. Effective July 1, 2020. (SD1) | ||
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HB57 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
MARUMOTO |
| Provides for a ban, for all ages, on riding in truck beds; mandatory helmet law for all two-wheeled vehicles; mandate video screens be behind driver; prohibits cell phone operation except for hands free; prohibit operation of portable media players while driving. | ||
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HB58 RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OF PRIVATE TELEPHONE RECORDS. |
MARUMOTO |
| Criminalizes the brokering of customer information acquired from a telecommunication service provider. | ||
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HB59 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. |
MARUMOTO |
| Provides a tax credit to individual taxpayers for premiums paid for long-term care insurance contracts. | ||
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HB60 RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM CARE RESOURCE PROGRAM AT KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE. |
MARUMOTO |
| Appropriates funds to Kapiolani Community College to train a workforce to care for the State's elder population. | ||
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HB61 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CENTER ON GERONTOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA. |
MARUMOTO |
| Appropriates funds for the center on gerontology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa | ||
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HB62 RELATING TO THE RESCISSION OF THE COUNTY AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE A SURCHARGE ON THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
MARUMOTO, BERG |
| Repeals Act 247, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, which relates to the authorization for counties to levy a county surcharge on the state general excise tax to fund public transportation systems in their respective counties. | ||
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HB63 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CABANILLA, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki, Wakai |
| Appropriates funds to establish the positions of a robotics education coordinator and robotics specialists to coordinate robotics education among the University of Hawaii, Department of Education, and other agencies and organizations in the state. (HB63 HD1) | ||
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HB64 RELATING TO HARBORS. |
CABANILLA, BERTRAM, MIZUNO, RHOADS, Karamatsu, Luke, Nishimoto, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki |
| Authorizes the department of transportation to partner with a private developer to purchase or lease land for an intra-island ferry or water taxi service at west Oahu. | ||
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HB65 RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. |
CABANILLA, TAKAI, Berg, Bertram, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki, Wakai |
| Requires association to give prior written notice of costs for providing information. | ||
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HB66 RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. |
CABANILLA, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki |
| Requires the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to identify and report on planned community associations in Hawaii. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB67 RELATING PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. |
CABANILLA, TAKAI, Berg, Bertram, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Luke, Mizuno, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki, Wakai |
| Requires minutes of meeting of board of directors to record vote of each board member on all motions except motions voted upon in executive session. | ||
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HB68 RELATING TO MEETINGS OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS. |
CABANILLA, TAKAI, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chong, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Wakai |
| Requires notice of board meetings to be sent to members 72 hours prior to the meeting, to include agenda for meeting. | ||
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HB69 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. |
CABANILLA, Berg, Bertram, Brower, Chong, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Sagum, Say, Sonson |
| Repeals the sunset date on section 46-36, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which authorizes the governor and the executives of other jurisdictions to use a managed competition process as a management tool to provide government services more efficiently, if they so choose. | ||
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HB70 HD3 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
CABANILLA, Bertram, Chong, Karamatsu, Luke, Nishimoto, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki |
| Allows the State to enter into agreements with private entities to build, operate, own, or finance transportation facilities including toll highways. (HB70 HD3) | ||
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HB72 RELATING TO KONA COFFEE. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Changes labeling requirements for Kona coffee by specifying that "Kona" or "Kona Coffee" shall not be used on the label unless the coffee contains at least 75 per cent of Kona coffee meaning coffee grown in the South Kona district or the North Kona district by weight. | ||
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HB73 RELATING TO CONSUMER ACTIONS. |
HERKES |
| If a constitutional amendment authorizes it, the Act establishes a right of a consumer to bring an action for declaratory relief for any law enacted by the Legislature that has primarily a negative economic impact on the consumer. | ||
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HB74 RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Requires the renewal of property insurance at least once following the loss or damage of any covered property of the insured resulting from a catastrophe. | ||
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HB75 RELATING TO BUILDING CODES. |
HERKES |
| Establishes state building code commission tasked with the adoption of a uniform state building code. | ||
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HB76 RELATING TO LOANS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. |
HERKES |
| Establishes interest-free home purchase loan programs for physicians and advanced practice registered nurses to provide them with an incentive to work in hard-to-staff rural areas. | ||
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HB77 RELATING TO LEAHI HOSPITAL. |
HERKES |
| Transfers the Leahi Hospital from Hawaii health systems corporation to the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. | ||
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HB78 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
HERKES |
| Allows the redesignation of certain residential subdivisions in the agricultural district into the rural district, subject to certain criteria. | ||
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HB79 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HANA AND KA‘U SCHOOLS. |
HERKES |
| Appropriates $50,000 to each school to purchase vans for student transportation. | ||
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HB80 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
HERKES |
| Appropriates $200,000 to plan a terminal market pilot program on the Big Island; appropriates $50,000 for the Department of Agriculture (DOA) to hire a consultant to assist in planning terminal markets; authorizes $3,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance construction and equipment for a terminal market and vacuum cooling plant on the island of Hawaii; requires the consultant to work with DOA to form a Committee relating to terminal markets. | ||
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HB81 RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. |
HERKES |
| Repeals the collateral source rule, which bars defendants from introducing evidence to show that a plaintiff has received collateral source payments, that is, not from the defendant, for the sustained injury. | ||
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HB82 RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. |
HERKES |
| Permits a plaintiff to recover noneconomic damages only when the plaintiff can prove that the defendant was grossly negligent. | ||
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HB83 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Prohibits uninsured motorists from recovering noneconomic damages. | ||
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HB84 RELATING TO NONECONOMIC DAMAGES. |
HERKES |
| Establishes verbal thresholds limiting lawsuits for noneconomic damages. | ||
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HB85 RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. |
HERKES |
| Permits collateral sources that made payments to a plaintiff in a personal injury action to recover those payments directly from the defendant in the action. | ||
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HB86 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Makes health insurance primary to personal injury protection benefit component of no-fault insurance. Authorizes health insurers to recover their costs from the personal injury protection insurers. | ||
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HB87 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Shortens notice period for reporting accident to insurer. | ||
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HB88 HD2 RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. |
HERKES |
| Expands the department of commerce and consumer affairs' jurisdiction over insurance fraud to include workers' compensation cases, until July 1, 2010. Appropriates funds for additional personnel and resources within the department to combat insurance fraud. (HB88 HD2) | ||
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HB89 RELATING TO ATTORNEYS' FEES. |
HERKES |
| Eliminates or limits payment of attorneys' fees when personal injury protection benefits are paid late. | ||
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HB92 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
HERKES |
| Requires an investment broker and agent who share compensation for their services to pay the general excise tax on only that portion of the compensation retained by each. Effective 7/1/2007. (SD1) | ||
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HB93 HD2 RELATING TO BUILDING CODES. |
HERKES |
| Creates a State Building Code Council. Establishes state building code and design standards. Appropriates funds. (HB93 HD2) | ||
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HB94 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB95 RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. |
HERKES |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB96 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. |
HERKES |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB97 RELATING TO HAZARDS. |
HERKES |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB98 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. |
HERKES |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB99 HD1 RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO, BELATTI, BERTRAM, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, RHOADS, TAKAI, WATERS, Brower, Sagum, Tokioka, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Requires the department of human services to offer financial education to applicants for and recipients of temporary assistance for needy families (HB99 HD1). | ||
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HB100 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO, BELATTI, BERTRAM, GREEN, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, TAKAI, Brower, Rhoads |
| Eliminates the asset limits for households with minor dependents' applications for medical assistance and appropriates funds for this purpose. | ||
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HB101 HD1 RELATING TO HOMEOWNERSHIP. |
SHIMABUKURO, HANOHANO, Belatti, Bertram |
| Appropriates funds to the counties to provide low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers, in conjunction with the federal Housing and Urban Development's HOME Investment Partnership Program, forgivable loans at similar interest rates to cover up to $10,000 of the closing costs for a first single family home purchase. (HB101 HD1 | ||
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HB102 HD1 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO, HANOHANO, Belatti, Bertram |
| Requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to apply a self-sufficiency standard, to be established and updated annually by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to determine the amount of assistance allowance. Defines self-sufficiency standard. Requires DHS to submit annual reports to the Legislature. (HB102 HD1) | ||
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HB103 HD1 RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO, HANOHANO, Belatti, Bertram |
| Requires the Department of Human Services to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing a micro-credit loan program. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB105 HD1 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority, in cooperation with the City and County of Honolulu, to develop a plan for an affordable housing community within the Kalaeloa Community Development District. (HB105 HD1) | ||
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HB106 HD1 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW. |
SHIMABUKURO, HANOHANO, Belatti, Bertram |
| Establishes a self-employment assistance program to assist eligible unemployed individuals in starting their own businesses as an alternative to receiving regular unemployment insurance benefits. Effective July 1, 2059. (HB106 HD1) | ||
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HB107 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SHIMABUKURO, BELATTI, CABANILLA, GREEN, HANOHANO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, RHOADS, TAKAI, Bertram, Brower, Morita |
| Allows an individual taxpayer to request that the taxpayer's refund be electronically deposited into more than one checking or savings account. | ||
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HB108 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TORT LIABILITY. |
SHIMABUKURO, HANOHANO, Bertram |
| Repeals the 6/30/07 sunset date and makes permanent the law protecting the State and counties from liability for dangerous ocean conditions at public beach parks. Extends the sunset date of law shielding county lifeguards from liability from 6/30/07 to 6/30/08. | ||
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HB109 HD1 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes a definition for "workforce housing". (HB109 HD1) | ||
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HB110 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii to develop student housing. (SD1) | ||
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HB111 HD1 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires counties to adopt rules to allow for the construction of indigenous Hawaiian structures by March 31, 2008. (HB111 HD1) | ||
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HB112 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Short form bill relating to Human Services. | ||
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HB113 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Short form bill relating to Human Services. | ||
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HB114 RELATING TO FAMILY COURTS. |
EVANS, McKelvey, Morita |
| Requires a minor adjudicated of actions that would constitute distribution of drugs to choose detention in a youth correctional facility or drug counseling in the company of the minor's parents or guardians. | ||
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HB115 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. |
EVANS, HAR, McKelvey |
| Codifies the department of public safety's classification system of establishing five offender custody levels: maximum, closed, medium, minimum, and community custody. Requires the department to consider custody levels when allocating resources. | ||
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HB117 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
EVANS |
| Gives wastewater treatment plants access to the emergency procurement process to repair a major equipment breakdown that if not immediately repaired would result in wastewater spills and environmental permit noncompliance that is subject to a $25,000 fine per occurrence, per day. | ||
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HB118 RELATING TO STATE BONDS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article XII, section 13 of state constitution to declare that issuance of authorized bonds will not cause debt limit to be exceeded. | ||
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HB119 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WATER SYSTEMS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Provides an exemption from the registration of subdivided lands for offers or dispositions in interest of land that the agribusiness development corporation acquires, if the offer or disposition is for agricultural water systems to provide water for irrigation of agricultural lands. (SD1) | ||
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HB120 RELATING TO THE LIQUOR TAX LAW. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Revises liquor tax to a gallonage rate based on the alcohol content of the various categories of liquor. | ||
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HB121 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Exempts the sale of leasehold interests in real property from the general excise tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB123 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
M. OSHIRO, BROWER, CABANILLA, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MORITA, RHOADS, TOKIOKA, WAKAI, YAMANE, Souki |
| Provides for a state earned income tax credit. | ||
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HB124 HD1 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
B. OSHIRO, Waters |
| Extends statute of limitation for actions against a county for damage or injury from 6 months to 2 years. Permits the counties to identify, by charter, the person to whom claimant should give notice of claim for injuries or damage sustained on public property or as a result of the negligence of county official or employee. (H.B. No. 124, H.D.1) | ||
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HB125 RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. |
B. OSHIRO |
| Excludes costs of material in determining whether cost of project is less than $1,000 for purposes of exemption from contractor licensing law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB126 RELATING TO ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAX. |
B. OSHIRO, M. OSHIRO |
| Retains the State's ability to "pick-up" the state death tax credit as it existed in the Internal Revenue Code before the enactment of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. | ||
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HB127 RELATING TO JURIES. |
B. OSHIRO |
| Adds a jury service exemption for active practicing dentists. | ||
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HB128 HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. |
B. OSHIRO, BERG |
| Permits board members, numbering less than quorum, to (1) Discuss their individual positions related to official board business at other board meetings and legislative public hearings; (2) Attend and participate in discussions at presentations, such as community meetings; and (3) Discuss membership to a board's committees in private. Requires a quorum for discussion prior and related to voting and for voting to validate board actions. (HB128 HD1) | ||
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HB129 RELATING TO BAIL. |
B. OSHIRO, WATERS |
| Establishes qualifications and requirements for persons who apprehend bail fugitives. Regulates the conduct, prohibits certain practices, and establishes penalty for violations. Establishes conditions for surrender of a defendant by a bail agent. | ||
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HB130 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
AWANA |
| Capital improvement projects for 44th representative district. | ||
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HB131 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS ALONG THE WAIANAE COAST. |
AWANA, Har, Shimabukuro |
| Appropriation for beautification projects along the Waianae Coast. | ||
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HB132 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, WARD, Bertram, Saiki, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
| Separate Nanakuli High School from Nanakuli Intermediate School. | ||
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HB133 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
AWANA, HAR, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds to reconfigure highway over the Kunia interchange in the westbound direction to provide for a third lane of travel. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB134 RELATING TO RECYCLING. |
AWANA, CARROLL, MCKELVEY, Morita |
| Mandates the formation of advisory committees to assist in formulating recommendations for development of markets for recycled materials and programs to encourage statewide recycling. | ||
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HB135 HD1 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, EVANS, HERKES, TAKAI, Bertram, Hanohano, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mizuno, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Establishes the candidate advisory council to qualify, screen, and present to the Governor pools of qualified candidates for appointment to the UH Board of Regents. Increases the membership of the Board of Regents to 15 members, with a specified number of members representing different geographic areas. Prohibits a Board of Regents member from serving more than two consecutive five-year terms. Requires the Senate to consider the question of whether to reconfirm an incumbent member's position on the Board of Regents at least 120 days prior to the expiration of the member's first term. Allows a Board of Regents member to continue to serve until the member's successor has been appointed and confirmed by the Senate. (HB135 HD1) | ||
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HB136 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO AIDS RESEARCH. |
CHANG, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, YAMANE, Bertram, Herkes, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds for the Hawaii AIDS clinical research program. (SD1) | ||
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HB137 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. |
CHANG |
| Short form bill. Effectuates the title of the bill. | ||
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HB138 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. |
CHANG |
| Short form bill. Effectuates the title of the bill. | ||
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HB139 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG |
| Short form bill. Effectuates the title of the bill. | ||
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HB140 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG |
| Short form bill. Effectuates the title of the bill. | ||
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HB141 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG |
| Short form bill. Effectuates the title of the bill. | ||
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HB142 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, MAGAOAY, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TAKAI, YAMANE, Herkes, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Allows counties to enact ordinances to permit the use of motorcycles operated by emergency rescue workers to respond to emergency rescue calls, in addition to any other type of vehicle that is otherwise deemed appropriate as a response vehicle by each county. | ||
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HB143 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
CHANG, KARAMATSU, TSUJI, Bertram, Evans, Magaoay, Mizuno, Souki, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Reduces the consumer fireworks fee from $25 to $10. | ||
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HB144 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
CHANG, SONSON, TAKAI, TSUJI, YAMANE, Bertram, Evans, Herkes, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mizuno, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Yamashita |
| Requires the State, counties, and contractors performing work on a public highway to post signs warning motorists of steel plates placed in the roadway. | ||
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HB145 RELATING TO THE STATE VETERANS' HOME. |
CHANG, EVANS, KARAMATSU, TAKAI, TSUJI, Bertram, Herkes, Magaoay, Mizuno, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Establishes a veterans' home account and veterans' gift account to be administered by the Hawaii health systems corporation for the state veterans' home in Hilo. Requires accounts to comply with reporting requirements for non-general fund information. | ||
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HB146 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHANG, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mizuno, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funding to hire additional career counselors for each department of education high school, based on school enrollment. | ||
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HB147 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SURVEY AND ENGINEERING DESIGN FEES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARK AT MANA, HILO, HAWAII. |
CHANG, Bertram, Hanohano, Herkes, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mizuno, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Makes an appropriation for survey and engineering design fees for the development of an industrial park at Mana, Hilo, Hawaii. | ||
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HB148 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. |
CHANG, EVANS, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, TAKAI, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Herkes, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Establishes a long-term care income tax to pay for long-term care benefits; establishes long-term care income tax credit for amounts paid for purchase of long-term care insurance; clarifies that long-term care taxes are not state funds; makes appropriations. | ||
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HB149 HD2 SD2 RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. |
CHANG, EVANS, KARAMATSU, MIZUNO, TAKAI, YAMANE, Bertram, Hanohano, Herkes, Magaoay, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Creates a one-time tax credit for victims of the October 15, 2006, earthquakes. (SD1) | ||
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HB150 HD2 SD2 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Increases percentage of conveyance tax revenues allocated to the rental housing trust fund to sixty-five per cent; requires the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to create an affordable housing inventory registry and to report annually on expenditures from the rental housing trust fund; exempts special purpose revenue bonds issued to assist in the development of low and moderate income housing projects from the procurement code; and appropriates funds for various homeless and housing programs and projects. (SD2) | ||
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HB151 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA |
| Appropriates funds to implement a new human resource management model for Waianae High School and its feeder schools to improve teacher recruitment and licensing. | ||
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HB152 RELATING TO LOCAL CONTROL. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA |
| Requires statewide planning as much as possible to empower local communities with increased control over decisions that affect them. | ||
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HB153 HD1 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA |
| Appropriates $1,500,000 to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center for emergency services. (HB153 HD1) | ||
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HB156 HD1 RELATING TO THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES WHILE DRIVING. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO |
| Prohibits the use of a mobile telephone while driving unless equipped with a hands-free accessory and being used in the hands-free mode. Exempts mobile radios. Prohibits transit drivers from using cellular phones whenever their vehicle is in motion. (HB156 HD1) | ||
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HB157 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO |
| Requires motor vehicle insurers to reduce the rates of drivers over the age of 55 who successfully complete a driver improvement course. | ||
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HB158 SD1 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
SOUKI |
| Clarifies the period of time for safety inspection of motor carrier vehicles. (SD1) | ||
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HB159 RELATING TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING. |
HANOHANO, AWANA, EVANS, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, RHOADS, TOKIOKA, WARD, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Har |
| Appropriates funds for the establishment of post-high school vocational education programs in Pahoa and Ka'u, in the county of Hawaii. | ||
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HB160 HD1 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Permits driver whose license has been administratively revoked for life to seek reinstatement of the license after 10 years have passed since the lifetime revocation. Requires driver to have had no arrests or convictions for driving while license revoked and be free from dependency or abuse of alcohol and drugs. (HB160 HD1) | ||
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HB161 RELATING TO STATE FUNDS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Makes a technical amendment to the state budget law relating to the deposit of state funds into the state treasury | ||
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HB163 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Makes technical amendment to budget allotment modification law. | ||
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HB164 RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Makes a technical amendment to the state budget law relating to the deposit of state funds into the state treasury. | ||
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HB165 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Short form bill relating to taxation. | ||
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HB166 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Short form bill related to the state budget. | ||
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HB167 RELATING TO STATE BONDS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Short form bill relating to state bonds. | ||
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HB168 RELATING TO STATE REVENUES. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Short form bill relating to state revenues. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB169 RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Short form bill relating to non-general funds. | ||
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HB170 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB171 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB172 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB173 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB174 RELATING TO LABOR. |
SONSON |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB175 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
TAKAI |
| Exempts amounts received for medical services, with certain exceptions, from general excise tax assessments. | ||
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HB176 RELATING TO INCOME TAX. |
TAKAI |
| Establishes a tax credit for tuition and fees of parents who enroll in parenting and child development classes. | ||
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HB177 RELATING TO BOARD OF EDUCATION. |
TAKAI |
| Provides salaries for the board of education. | ||
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HB178 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKAI |
| Directs the department of education to establish a program to award high school diplomas to armed services veterans drafted during World War II, Korean conflict, and Vietnam War, as well as to those whose schooling was interrupted due to wartime practices. | ||
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HB179 RELATING TO BUSINESS ENERGY TAX CREDIT. |
CHANG, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SONSON, Bertram, Evans, Herkes, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Establishes a business energy tax credit to encourage energy preservation and efficiency. | ||
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HB180 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi |
| Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network to provide assistance to small businesses through management-force training. (HB180 HD1) | ||
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HB181 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Makes health insurance primary to personal injury protection benefit component of no-fault insurance. | ||
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HB182 RELATING TO REGULATION OF HOME INSPECTORS. |
HERKES |
| Requires licensing of professional home inspectors by the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Establishes licensing board. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB183 RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS AND SOLICITORS. |
HERKES |
| Exempts bank holding companies from mortgage broker and solicitor requirements. | ||
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HB184 RELATING TO THE UNIFORM DEBT-MANAGEMENT SERVICES ACT. |
HERKES |
| Enacts Uniform Debt-Management Services Act that requires registration of providers of debt-management services. | ||
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HB185 HD1 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
HERKES, Shimabukuro |
| Requires the Hawaii Housing and Finance Development Corporation to establish an affordable housing demonstration project in Waianae on the island of Oahu and South Kohala on the island of Hawaii. (HB185 HD1) | ||
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HB186 RELATING TO GASOLINE. |
HERKES, CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, TSUJI, Takamine |
| Changes the ethanol content requirement for gasoline sold in the state for use in motor vehicles from 10% to 2%. | ||
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HB187 RELATING TO FEES IN CRIMINAL CASES. |
EVANS |
| Increases witnesses fees in criminal cases. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB188 RELATING TO LOCKSMITHS. |
EVANS, Magaoay |
| Requires licensing for locksmiths. | ||
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HB189 HD1 RELATING TO CRUISE SHIP FEES. |
EVANS |
| Requires the department of land and natural resources to annually report costs of cruise ships using small boat harbors (HB189 HD1). | ||
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HB190 CD1 RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. |
EVANS |
| Requires life imprisonment without parole for a second conviction of sexual assault against a minor under age 11. | ||
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HB191 RELATING TO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. |
EVANS |
| Short form bill. | ||
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HB192 RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY INNOVATION CORPORATION. |
EVANS |
| Establishes the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii innovation corporation. | ||
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HB193 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
EVANS |
| Changes the title of the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority's executive director to "chief executive officer." | ||
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HB194 HD1 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
EVANS |
| Authorizes the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii authority to acquire, hold, and sell qualified securities in businesses of the Authority's tenants or prospective tenants. (HB194 HD1) | ||
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HB195 HD2 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII CIVIL AIR PATROL. |
EVANS |
| Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol. (HB195 HD1) | ||
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HB196 RELATING TO CERTIFICATE OF NEED. |
EVANS |
| Exempts all long-term care facilities at all levels of care from the certificate of need process under the state health planning and development agency. | ||
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HB197 RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. |
EVANS |
| Places a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages recoverable from a physician or surgeon in medical malpractice actions for the provision of emergency care in a hospital emergency department. | ||
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HB198 RELATING TO SMOKING. |
EVANS |
| Allows smoking in designated smoking rooms in private establishments; provided that employees are not unwillingly exposed to smoke and a sign is posted to warn the public. Defines "private establishment." | ||
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HB199 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
EVANS |
| Specifically excludes hotel construction and development from the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority's authority. | ||
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HB200 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. |
EVANS |
| Directs the auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of NELHA's deep seawater pumping system and establish a reasonable rate structure; freezes rates until the audit is complete. (SD1) | ||
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HB201 SD1 RELATING TO STATE VETERANS' HOME. |
EVANS |
| Establishes a veterans' gift account to be administered by the Hawaii health systems corporation. Also requires account to comply with reporting requirements for non-general fund information. (SD1) | ||
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HB202 HD1 RELATING TO TELEPSYCHIATRY. |
GREEN |
| Requires and appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii to expand its existing telepsychiatry project to rural Oahu, rural Kauai, and Hawaii, and to involve advanced graduate psychiatric residents in the provision of the services. (HB202 HD1) | ||
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HB203 RELATING TO NEUROTRAUMA. |
GREEN |
| Allows money from the neurotrauma special fund to be used for direct services to individuals with neurotrauma; requires the department of human services to apply for a federal waiver for the use of moneys from the fund. | ||
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HB204 HD1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Appropriates funds to the preschool developmental screening program, the family health services division, and the maternal and child health branch to maintain existing staff and hiring additional staff members. (HB204 HD1) | ||
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HB205 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
GREEN |
| Requires health insurance plans to cover screening for colorectal cancer by colonoscopy every ten years, beginning at age fifty. | ||
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HB206 HD1 RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. |
GREEN |
| Appropriates funds for a coordinator and operating expenses to support a statewide self-advocacy network for individuals with development disabilities. (HB206 HD1) | ||
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HB207 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
GREEN |
| Provides an exemption, to medical services purchased on Oahu, from the county surcharge on state tax for operating or capital costs of a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project. | ||
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HB208 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. |
GREEN |
| Appropriates moneys to fund operations of developmental disabilities domiciliary homes and apartment complexes for persons with developmental disabilities. (SD1) | ||
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HB209 RELATING TO ORAL HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Requires the department of health to establish and administer the water fluoridation pilot program to adjust the amount of naturally occurring fluoride in the water to a level that will benefit oral health. Makes appropriations. | ||
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HB210 RELATING TO HOME CARE. |
GREEN |
| Establishes home care agency licensing requirements. Appropriates moneys to create permanent positions at the department of health to license home care agencies. | ||
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HB213 RELATING TO EXCISE TAX ON HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN |
| Exempts physician services, hospital charges, nursing services, and rehabilitation services from the county surcharge on state tax. | ||
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HB214 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Tsuji |
| Amends the mental health counselor licensure application date to include counselors who have completed or are in the process of completing the requirements for licensure before July 1, 2007. Repeals the sunset date on mental health counselor licensure. | ||
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HB215 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
GREEN, CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, LUKE, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, TSUJI, WAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Har, Herkes, Magaoay, Souki |
| Provides a tax credit for damage caused by the earthquakes of October 15, 2006. | ||
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HB216 RELATING TO NATUROPATHY. |
GREEN, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Mizuno, Tsuji |
| Requires the board of examiners in naturopathy to adopt a formulary and qualifications for administering natural medicines by injection, and to grant the authority to qualified naturopaths. Amends the definition of naturopathy accordingly. Establishes a temporary advisory committee to recommend a formulary and qualifications. | ||
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HB217 RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, MIZUNO, TSUJI |
| Appropriates funds for additional urgent care services in the Ocean View and Volcano communities of the island of Hawaii. | ||
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HB218 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
GREEN, Hanohano, Herkes, Tsuji |
| Provides a tax deduction for the cost of spaying or neutering a dog or cat. | ||
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HB219 RELATING TO VACCINATIONS. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, Herkes |
| Provides free anti-pneumonia vaccinations to certain individuals statewide to reduce mortality in the event of an outbreak of avian flu. Appropriates $1,000,000 to DOH. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB220 HD2 RELATING TO TORTS. |
GREEN, EVANS, MIZUNO, Hanohano, Herkes |
| Limits non-economic damages in medical tort actions contingent on compliance with premium rate caps by insurers providing professional liability insurance in Hawaii. Sunsets on the earlier of the date on which an insurer does not comply with the premium rate caps, or July 1, 2015. (HB220 HD2) | ||
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HB221 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Hanohano, Herkes |
| Establishes community inpatient drug treatment centers in each state senatorial district by 2010. Requires certain parolees to give lectures on the dangers of methamphetamine at high schools. Adds substances used to produce methamphetamine to the list of controlled substances. Appropriates funds for county detectives investigating methamphetamine cases. | ||
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HB222 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Herkes |
| Appropriates funds to the state health planning and development agency to develop and maintain a statewide health care workforce map and database. | ||
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HB223 HD3 SD1 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, MIZUNO, TAKAI, TSUJI, Bertram, Souki |
| Appropriates general funds to support Hawaii's trauma system, statewide aeromedical evacuation programs, rural hospitals, Hawaii children's health care program, and support services for people without health insurance. (SD1) | ||
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HB224 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
GREEN |
| Allows assisted living facilities with twenty-four hour staff, individualized evacuation plans, and sprinkler and fire door systems to accept individuals with an impairment that prevents the resident from safely evacuating with minimal assistance. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB225 HD1 RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAX. |
GREEN |
| Clarifies that the cigarette tax money earmarked to fund the cancer research center of Hawaii, emergency medical services, trauma care, and community health centers shall be calculated on a per cigarette basis. (HB225 HD1) | ||
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HB227 RELATING TO HELMET USE BY MINORS. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, Belatti, Bertram, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes |
| Requires persons under the age of eighteen to wear a helmet while operating an all terrain vehicle on public property. Provides fines for violations. | ||
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HB228 HD2 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, MIZUNO |
| Prohibits health insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory. Requires health care insurers to submit rate filings for approval by the insurance commissioner. Establishes penalties and appeal procedures. (HB228 HD2) | ||
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HB229 HD2 RELATING TO RURAL HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, TAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Tsuji |
| Establishes the Hawaii health corps program to encourage healthcare professionals to serve in underserved areas of the State. (HB229 HD2) | ||
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HB230 RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. |
GREEN, EVANS, HANOHANO, HERKES, MIZUNO, TSUJI |
| Appropriates $2,000,000 to the department of health to assess the structural integrity of all hospitals and nursing homes in Hawaii to determine their ability to withstand different types of natural disasters. | ||
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HB231 HD1 RELATING TO EXCISE TAX ON HEALTH CARE. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Tsuji |
| Exempts physician services, hospital charges, nursing services, and rehabilitation services, but not including elective medical procedures, from the county surcharge on state tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB232 HD1 RELATING TO QUALIFYING MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes, Tsuji |
| Provides a tax credit for the general excise taxes paid for purchases of qualifying medical information technology by physicians. (HB232 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB233 RELATING TO ELDER ABUSE. |
GREEN, MIZUNO, Evans, Hanohano, Herkes |
| Amends the definition of "caregiver." | ||
| Status View measure |
HB234 RELATING TO AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONWIDE POPULAR VOTE. |
SHIMABUKURO, B. OSHIRO, TAKAI, WATERS, Bertram, Hanohano, Har, Magaoay, Rhoads, Tsuji |
| Provides an agreement between the states to allow for the election of the President of the United States by popular vote. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB235 RELATING TO ALL TERRAIN-VEHICLES. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Limits right to operate all terrain-vehicles to adults. Requires all terrain-vehicles to have mufflers and not be operated on public lands. Requires retailers to inform buyers of requirements prior to sale or rental. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB236 HD1 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Appropriates funds to Habitat for Humanity as a grant to build self-help ownership homes, capacity building for Habitat affiliates, and administrative costs. (HB236 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB237 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Specifies that flexibility in land use density provisions be provided to rental housing projects where at least 50 percent of the rental units are affordable to residents with incomes at or below a percentage of the median family income of the zip code area where the rental housing project is located. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB238 RELATING TO THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY. |
SHIMABUKURO, BERTRAM, HANOHANO |
| Increases the tax on the disposition of real property by a non-resident seller. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB239 MAKING A MATCHING FUNDS APPROPRIATION TO INCREASE STUDENT ON-CAMPUS AND NEARBY HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Creates public-private partnership to develop student on-campus and nearby housing. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB240 RELATING TO SMALL BOATING FACILITIES. |
MCKELVEY, AWANA, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, ITO, SAGUM, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Shimabukuro |
| Requires that at least % of the funds in the Boating Special Fund be used for costs of maintenance and repair of existing small boat harbor improvements, and % of the funds be used for principal and interest for capital improvements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB241 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, WATERS, Awana, Bertram, Carroll, Chang, Evans, Har, Herkes, Ito, Sagum, Souki |
| Eliminates the collection of the GET on motor vehicle gasoline. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB242 RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. |
MCKELVEY, HAR, MORITA, THIELEN, Awana, Bertram, Carroll, Ito, Mizuno, Sagum, Shimabukuro |
| Assesses the transient accommodations tax on cruise ships. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB243 RELATING TO TATTOOING. |
MCKELVEY, AWANA, BERTRAM, CARROLL, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, TOKIOKA, Belatti, Chong |
| Exempts tattoo artists licensed to practice the ancient art of Hawaiian tattooing from Department of Health (DOH) rules and provides for licensing and regulation of Hawaiian tattoo artists by a Board of Hawaiian Tattoo Artists within DOH. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB244 RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST MAUI LAND AND PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC. |
MCKELVEY, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Sagum, Souki |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Maui Land and Pineapple Company in making improvements to agricultural water systems. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB245 HD1 RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF A HAWAII ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY. |
ITO, CHONG, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Carroll |
| Establishes and designates the Hawaii archeological survey as a program of the Hawaii museum of natural and cultural history. Creates an exception to disclosure for sensitive information that may frustrate the purpose of protecting the archeological sites and artifacts. (HB245 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB246 RELATING TO INFORMATION. |
ITO, CHONG, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, Chang, Hanohano, Herkes, Manahan, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Requires public or private entities responsible for the inadvertent, unauthorized disclosure of personal financial information to pay for access to credit reports for at least 1 year. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB247 HD1 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
ITO, MIZUNO, Carroll, Chong, Herkes, McKelvey, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Allows all employees' retirement system retirants to change their pension payment options if the retirant's beneficiary dies before the retirant. (HB247 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB248 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO FIREARMS. |
ITO, Brower, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Tsuji |
| Repeals the prohibition on magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds. Limit the capacity to fifteen rounds. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB251 RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION. |
ITO, CARROLL, CHONG, MAGAOAY, THIELEN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang, Tsuji |
| Prohibits use of potable water to irrigate new golf courses effective 7/1/10, except where there is no reasonably available source of nonpotable water or use of nonpotable water poses a threat to public health and safety or other surface and ground water uses. Defines potable and nonpotable water. Emphasizes role of nonpotable water in programs for the development, conservation, protection, control, and regulation of water resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB252 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAXES FOR SPECULATIVE SALES. |
ITO, CHONG, Carroll, Herkes, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Manahan, Sagum, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Increases conveyance tax rates for sales of condominiums or single-family residences where the purchaser is ineligible for a county homeowner's property tax exemption. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB253 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EROSION CONTROL MEASURES ALONG KAWA STREAM IN KANEOHE, OAHU. |
ITO, CHANG, CHONG, Magaoay |
| Appropriates funding for erosion control along Kawa Stream in Kaneohe. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB254 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
ITO, BROWER, EVANS, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, Chong, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Morita, Souki, Yamashita |
| Exempts food from general excise tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB255 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE RATE REGULATION. |
ITO, BERTRAM, CHONG, MIZUNO, TSUJI, Chang, Evans, McKelvey, Shimabukuro, Souki |
| Prohibits health insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. Requires health care insurers to submit rate filings for approval by the insurance commissioner. Establishes penalties and appeal procedures. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB256 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
ITO, CHONG, Chang, Magaoay, Souki |
| Appropriates funds for the department of transportation to plant trees along the center median of Kahekili Highway. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB257 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
ITO, CHONG, MAGAOAY, Karamatsu, Manahan, Sagum, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Establishes sustainable communities in Hawaii with the combined effort of state departments and agencies. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB258 RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. |
ITO, CHONG, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang |
| Establishes the Ala Wai community development district. Provides development objectives and guidelines. Provides for request for proposals for the private redevelopment and operation of Ala Wai boat harbor. Transfers Ala Wai boat harbor from department of land and natural resources to Hawaii community development authority. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB259 HD1 RELATING TO COUNTIES. |
ITO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, SAGUM, Brower, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Manahan, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Extends authority of county boards to issued revenue bonds pursuant to existing charter provisions. (HB259 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB261 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
ITO, CHANG, CHONG, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Brower, Herkes |
| Establishes permitted uses on lands designated as important agricultural lands. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB262 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
ITO |
| Short form bill relating to land use. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB263 RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES. |
ITO |
| Short form bill relating to water resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB264 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. |
ITO |
| Short form bill relating to Hawaiian affairs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB265 RELATING TO OCEAN RESOURCES. |
ITO |
| Provides a short form bill for subject matter relating to ocean resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB266 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. |
ITO |
| Short form bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB267 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
ITO |
| Short form bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB268 RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES. |
ITO |
| Short form bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB269 RELATING TO OCEAN RESOURCES. |
ITO |
| Short form bill. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB270 RELATING TO THE REGULATORY LICENSING REFORM ACT. |
HERKES |
| Amends regulatory licensing reform act to prohibit redundant or unnecessary professional or vocational regulatory programs. Requires Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to sunset a program that the auditor finds redundant or unnecessary and where there is no contrary action by the legislature. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB271 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Establishes fixed dollar amounts for pain and suffering under the motor vehicle insurance law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB273 HD1 RELATING TO ANNUITIES. |
HERKES |
| Establishes standards and procedures to be followed by insurers or insurance producers when making recommendations to consumers who are considering the purchase or exchange of any annuity. Stipulates that the Commissioner of Securities maintains jurisdiction over variable annuities. (HB273 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB274 RELATING TO HUNTING. |
HERKES |
| Provides for a fee of $50 for a 3-day hunting license on a private or commercial shooting preserve with a licensed guide. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB276 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
HERKES |
| Authorizes insureds to choose between no-fault and no-fault with a threshold for uncompensated economic loss. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB278 RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. |
SOUKI, MIZUNO |
| Bans the use of snares in the capture of animals except for use by state, federal, or county officials in protecting public health and safety. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB279 RELATING TO TOWING. |
TAKAI |
| Requires all towing companies operating in the State to display in the cab of each of their tow trucks, in plain view and in large bold legible print, the license number of the truck and the towing company's name and telephone number. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB280 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
TAKAI |
| Bases University of Hawaii general funding on a student-weighted formula. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB281 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKAI |
| Requires the board of education to be composed of 17 voting members elected in a nonpartisan manner by the qualified voters of the respective school board districts, as provided by law. Requires each school board district to be composed of 3 representative districts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB282 HD1 RELATING TO THE ALOHA STADIUM. |
TAKAI |
| Requires the Governor to direct the Department of Land and Natural Resources to: (1) Dispose of Aloha Stadium by any appropriate method, including sale, lease, or exchange of land; (2) Acquire suitable and adequate lands at an appropriate location on Oahu upon which a new stadium may be constructed, by any appropriate method, including purchase, lease, or exchange of land; and (3) Ensure that the proceeds of the sale, lease, or land exchange of the Aloha stadium and surrounding lands in (1) are to be applied to the purchase, lease, or land exchange of suitable lands in (2) (HB282 HD1). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB283 RELATING TO SCHOOLS. |
TAKAI |
| Requires the department of education to establish a priority list of public schools with the greatest need for air conditioning and to install air conditioning, based on the priority list. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB284 ELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
TAKAI |
| Limits the purchase and rebuilding of salvaged vehicles to licensed individuals. Includes airbags as a resale component that requires department of transportation approval. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB285 RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTERS. |
TAKAI |
| Authorizes Hawaii hurricane relief fund moneys to be used for (1) other natural disasters such as flood, tsunami, and lava flow; and (2) grants to individuals who install wind resistive devices in their residences. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB286 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF ALOHA STADIUM TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
TAKAI |
| Transfers the Aloha Stadium to the University of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB287 RELATING TO ATTRACTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES TAX CREDIT. |
TAKAI |
| Repeals the Attractions and Educational Facilities Tax Credit for Ko Olina Resort and Marina and Makaha Resort. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB288 RELATING TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates moneys to the department of defense to create additional emergency shelter spaces for residents and pets. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB289 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds to the department of defense for non-declared disaster activation and response. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB290 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates moneys to the state civil defense for continuous alert staffing requirements at the state emergency operating center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB291 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY SUPPLY CACHES. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds for emergency supply caches to support disaster victims and communities that may become isolated due to natural disasters. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB292 HD1 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds: (1) To effectively equip emergency shelters to support special needs populations and maintain the development of the Emergency Supply Program; (2) For retrofit projects on public buildings to create additional emergency shelter spaces for residents and pets; (3) For the continued funding of non-declared disaster activation and response; (4) For continuous alert staffing requirements at the state civil defense emergency operating center; and (4) For emergency supply caches to support disaster victims and communities that may become isolated due to natural disasters. (HB292 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB293 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund the installation of additional sirens to the state civil defense warning system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB294 RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Provides tax credit to homeowners for construction of safe rooms. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB295 RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates moneys for full time equivalent positions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB296 RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates moneys for the state civil defense major disaster fund. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB297 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds for a public education campaign on natural disaster preparedness. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB298 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the planning and construction of a new state emergency operating center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB299 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Repeals mandatory sentence of 30 years to life for habitual violent felons. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB300 RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Transfers medical marijuana program from department of public safety to department of health and requires it to consider new debilitating conditions for marijuana use. Clarifies amount of marijuana that may be possessed. Reduces role of physicians to ensure that they will not be subject to federal charges. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB301 HD1 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Capital improvements pertaining to the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol Wing Headquarters. (HB301 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB302 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds to include, as part of the duties of the mainland branch of the department of public safety, the monitoring of conditions at prisons where Hawaii inmates are serving their sentences through interstate compact agreements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB303 HD1 RELATING TO THEFT. |
B. OSHIRO, WAKAI, WATERS |
| Provides that an individual caught with stolen mail belonging to three or more persons in the same or separate incident as part of a common scheme or plan commits second degree theft. (HB303 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB304 HD1 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, M. OSHIRO, RHOADS, WATERS |
| Requires the Governor, in filling vacancies in Hawaii's House of Representatives, Senate, and United States Senate seats, to select from a list of three prospective appointees nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent, who are residents of the prior incumbent's electoral district, and who have been members of same political party as the prior incumbent for at least six months prior to the appointment. Effective on approval. (HB304 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB305 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, SONSON |
| Authorizes recovery of attorney's fees and costs under workers' compensation law by any person who successfully defends any charge of workers' compensation insurance fraud, except criminal cases, against the person who initiates and prosecutes the action. Authorizes the insurance commissioner to investigate complaints and prosecute cases of workers' compensation fraud, provided that the complaint is against an insurance carrier, a self-insured employer, or a full-insured employer. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB306 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill. Relating to economic development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB307 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill. Relating to economic development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB308 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill. Relating to taxation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB309 RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. |
YAMASHITA |
| Short form bill relating to technology. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB311 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
YAMASHITA, Chang, Chong, Karamatsu, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Lowers the compulsory education age from 6 to 5 years old, making attendance in kindergarten mandatory. Requires children who are home-schooled or enrolled in alternative school programs to pass a test prior to entering first grade. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB312 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
YAMASHITA, KARAMATSU, TSUJI, WAKAI, Caldwell, Chang |
| Appropriates $ for each year in the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium to provide grants under the Hawaii Community-based Economic Development Technical and Financial Assistance Program. Eff. 7/1/2050. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB313 RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. |
YAMASHITA, CHANG, CHONG, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, Caldwell, Nakasone, Say |
| Moves the Small Business Regulatory Review Board from DBEDT to the Office of the Ombudsman. Changes the appointment process so that members are appointed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB314 HD2 RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. |
YAMASHITA, CHANG, CHONG, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, WAKAI, YAMANE, Nakasone, Say |
| Re-establishes the Office of the Small Business Defender within the Legislature. Allows the Small Business Defender to hire attorneys. Appropriates funds. (HB314 HD2) | ||
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HB315 RELATING TO FUNDING FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER DISTRIBUTION FOR KULA IN UPCOUNTRY MAUI. |
YAMASHITA, CHANG, TSUJI, Brower, Chong, Herkes, Karamatsu, Nakasone, Say, Yamane |
| Authorizes and appropriates general obligation bonds to provide state matching funds for the construction of a new agricultural water distribution system for Kula in upcountry Maui. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB316 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
YAMASHITA, CALDWELL, CHONG, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, WAKAI, YAMANE, Chang, Herkes, Nakasone, Say, Tsuji |
| Excludes services performed by an individual who is a member of a limited liability company or a partner of a limited liability partnership who has a distributional interest in the company or partnership of at least fifty percent, a partner of a partnership, and a sole proprietor from the definition of "employment" under the workers' compensation law. | ||
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HB318 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. |
YAMASHITA, CHANG, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, WAKAI, Chong, Nakasone, Say |
| Establishes a three-year administrative rules review pilot program that requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to examine its rules, and to identify and repeal obsolete, cumbersome, unnecessary, or overly restrictive rules. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB319 HD1 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. |
YAMASHITA, CHONG, HERKES, MAGAOAY, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, WAKAI, Chang, Karamatsu, Nakasone, Say |
| Provides for the automatic repeal of administrative rules effective 180 days after the repeal of the related statute or ordinance. (HB319 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB320 HD2 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
RHOADS |
| Appropriates funds for improved security measures at the Mayor Wright homes public housing complex, including the contract hiring of at least three full-time security officers. Requires a progress report to the Legislature. (HB320 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB321 RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. |
RHOADS |
| Directs the executive branch to prepare preliminary design and request for proposals for the design, construction, and operation of a correctional facility. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB322 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX. |
RHOADS |
| Restricts county property tax increases to 10 percent per year. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB323 HD1 RELATING TO AUTOMOBILE THEFT. |
RHOADS, BROWER, MANAHAN, Belatti |
| Appropriates funds for a grant-in-aid to the city and county of Honolulu to establish car-baiting pilot program designed to reduce automobile theft on Oahu. (HB323 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB324 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A SALARY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS. |
RHOADS, WATERS |
| Appropriates funds to increase teacher salaries by 2% for 2 years. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB325 HD2 SD2 RELATING TO DENTAL CARE. |
RHOADS |
| Expands coverage under the State's medicaid and QUEST programs to include comprehensive dental care for adults and appropriates funds to provide the additional coverage. Establish a pilot program in the county of Hawaii relating to hospital dentistry for the developmentally disabled community and appropriates funds. Establishes a task force. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB326 HD1 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
RHOADS |
| Establishes a two-year statewide task force to evaluate and make recommendations on the State's system responses to cases of child sexual assault and exploitation. Appropriates funds. (HB326 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB327 RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE. |
RHOADS |
| Appropriates funds to provide treatment services for child victims of sexual abuse, including psychological treatment and case management services for child victims and their families. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB328 RELATING TO SIDEWALKS. |
RHOADS |
| Defines the downtown Honolulu business district and clarifies that bicycle riding on sidewalks is not permitted in it. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB329 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
RHOADS |
| Appropriates moneys to allow Kukui Gardens to remain an affordable development. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB330 HD1 RELATING TO PROSTITUTION. |
RHOADS, Brower |
| Makes a third and subsequent conviction for prostitution and loitering to engage in or advance prostitution a class C felony. (HB330 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB331 RELATING TO NOISE ABATEMENT. |
RHOADS, BERTRAM, Brower |
| Appropriates funds to the counties to develop noise abatement programs to increase enforcement of noise abatement laws. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB332 RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. |
RHOADS, BROWER, LEE, MIZUNO, Belatti, Bertram |
| Allows audible reverse warning system to be manually turned off between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., provided the vehicle is guided by a person other than the driver of the vehicle | ||
| Status View measure |
HB333 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. |
RHOADS, MANAHAN |
| Direct city and county of Honolulu to submit report to legislature setting forth a detailed description of the task and cost of determining the ownership of all private highways, roads, and lanes in the urban core of Honolulu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB335 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, CHANG, EVANS, HAR, ITO, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, YAMANE, Bertram, Lee, Sonson, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Provides a general excise tax exemption for buildings or facilities in conformance with the United States green building council's leadership in energy and environmental design green building rating system. | ||
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HB336 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A STATE-OWNED AIRCRAFT. |
KARAMATSU, Bertram, Green, Ito, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Sonson, Souki, Takamine |
| Appropriates $1,900,000 for the department of transportation to purchase a state-owned aircraft to be used in the conduct of state business. Requires the department to adopt rules concerning the use and maintenance of the aircraft. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB337 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
KARAMATSU, HAR, ITO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, SONSON, TSUJI, Bertram, Brower, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Evans, Green, Herkes, McKelvey, Nakasone, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takamine, Wakai, Waters, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Authorizes the agribusiness development corporation to use revenue bonds to purchase agricultural land, including in Kunia, Ewa, or north of Wahiawa and Schofield on Oahu. Appropriates funds to purchase these lands. Enables the agribusiness development corporation to contract with banks to provide lease management services. Allows the agribusiness development corporation to lease agricultural lands in these areas for up to 55 years. (SD1) | ||
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HB338 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, ITO, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Nishimoto |
| Requires the employees' retirement system to consider the allocation of funds for Hawaii venture capital investments, unless it is not prudent to do so; appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii office of technology transfer and economic development to enter into a partnership with a private sector entity. (SD1) | ||
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HB339 RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION. |
KARAMATSU, CARROLL, LEE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, TSUJI, YAMANE, Bertram, Brower, Chang, Chong, Green, Har, Herkes, Ito, Magaoay, Manahan, Nakasone, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Takamine, Waters, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to the department of education to develop and implement a sexual violence prevention curriculum that will feature multiple, age appropriate lesson plans targeted at kindergarten through 12th grade students, a teacher-friendly lesson plan format, and flexible, interactive learning activities for students. | ||
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HB340 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
KARAMATSU, ITO, LEE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Evans, Green, Herkes, Magaoay, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Sagum, Sonson, Takamine, Waters, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Authorizes the court at sentencing to require a person convicted of sexual assault in the first degree to wear a global positioning system transmitter for up to 10 years after the person's release from prison. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB341 RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES. |
KARAMATSU, ITO, SHIMABUKURO, TSUJI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Brower, Nishimoto |
| Defines long-term care facilities and includes care in such facilities as part of a "service business" that may qualify for beneficial treatment within an enterprise zone. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB342 RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, ITO, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Souki |
| Mandates certain penalties, including graffiti eradication, for persons convicted of aggravated criminal property damage. Holds persons legally accountable for a minor liable for aggravated criminal property damage committed by the minor. | ||
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HB343 RELATING TO INCOME TAX. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, HAR, LUKE, MCKELVEY, B. OSHIRO, TSUJI, Bertram, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Green, Herkes, Ito, Lee, Manahan, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Provides an income tax deduction for an employer who reimburses the employer's employees for the cost of public transportation incurred by the employees for transportation to and from work. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB344 RELATING TO CONTRACTS. |
KARAMATSU, B. OSHIRO, SONSON, Bertram, Brower, Chang, Chong, Evans, Green, Herkes, Lee, Magaoay, McKelvey, Mizuno, Sagum, Shimabukuro, Takamine, Tsuji, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Authorizes contractors and subcontractors to include in their subcontracts additional provisions that must be met before the subcontractor is entitled to receive final payment for completion of work on a government project. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB346 RELATING TO HOLIDAYS. |
KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, Bertram, Chang, Ito, Magaoay, Nishimoto, Sonson, Takamine, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Establishes September 21 of each year as a state holiday to be known as Peace Day to promote peace programs, improve international relations and increase educational awareness of peace. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB347 RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRAINING. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, CHANG, ITO, YAMASHITA, Bertram |
| Appropriates funds into the Hawaii 3Ts school technology laboratories fund for the economic development alliance of Hawaii to expand project EAST programs to public schools. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB348 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
KARAMATSU, BROWER, CHANG, ITO, Bertram, Yamashita |
| Requires the board of regents for the University of Hawaii to establish a new bachelor's degree program in information technology at the Manoa campus. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB350 RELATING TO GAMING. |
SOUKI, CABANILLA, CHANG, HERKES, SONSON, Sagum |
| Establishes Hawaii gaming control commission and framework for casino gaming on Oahu only. Levies 10% tax of which 5% is to be remitted to the city and county of Honolulu to fund the fixed guideway transportation system on Oahu. Repeals general excise tax surcharge to fund transit on Oahu. | ||
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HB351 HD2 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
SOUKI, CALDWELL, NISHIMOTO, WATERS, Har, Nakasone |
| Establishes the photo red light imaging detector system program. Authorizes counties to implement the program. Increases the time to mail a citation to the owner of the vehicle that used a high occupancy lane illegally. (HB351 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB352 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. |
SOUKI, EVANS, NISHIMOTO, Nakasone |
| Establishes the photo speed imaging detector system program. Authorizes counties to administer the program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB353 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO, Mizuno, Nakasone |
| Repeals the prohibition against the payment and receipt of commissions related to the sale of collision damage waivers for rental vehicles. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB354 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
SOUKI, CALDWELL, NISHIMOTO, TAKUMI, Carroll, Har |
| Repeals the law requiring habitual violent offenders to be sentenced to prison for 30 years to life. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB355 HD1 RELATING TO CAREGIVERS. |
LEE, GREEN, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, WARD, YAMANE |
| Provides a tax credit to taxpayer caregivers who care for qualified care recipients. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB356 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT. |
LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORITA, RHOADS, TAKAI, THIELEN, WAKAI |
| Establishes a motor vehicle violation that prohibits leaving a child unsupervised in a motor vehicle. Allows law enforcement or reserve personnel to remove child, and provides exemption from civil liability. Requires the examiner of drivers to test driver's license applicants for knowledge of this offense. Requires rental car companies to place a notice in rental vehicles informing lessee of prohibition against leaving child unsupervised in a motor vehicle. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB357 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. |
LEE, EVANS, HANOHANO, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORITA, RHOADS, TAKAI, THIELEN, Belatti, Chang, Green, Sonson, Souki, Wakai, Yamane |
| Appropriates funds to the department of transportation for pedestrian safety measures such as traffic countdown timers, signals, painting of crosswalks, a public awareness campaign, and grants-in-aid for counties for pedestrian safety. (SD1) | ||
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HB358 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
LEE, Mizuno, Morita, Yamane |
| Prohibits homeowner's insurers from raising rates or refusing coverage to homeowners who own or harbor a dog, unless the dog has been found to have unjustifiably bitten a human being on at least two separate occasions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB359 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
LEE, CABANILLA, CHANG, GREEN, HERKES, MIZUNO, MORITA, TAKAI, YAMANE, Caldwell, Rhoads |
| Establishes a statewide comprehensive health care workforce map and database on supply, demand, and distribution, by specialty and practice location. | ||
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HB360 HD1 RELATING TO MEDICAID. |
LEE, CABANILLA, GREEN, MIZUNO, MORITA, Souki |
| Increases the rates or reimbursement of individual practitioners providing Medicaid services. Appropriates funds. (HB360 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB361 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR MILILANI MIDDLE SCHOOL. |
LEE, YAMANE |
| Provides funding for trash receptacles at Mililani Middle School. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB362 HD1 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. |
LEE, CABANILLA, MORITA, Ito, Souki, Yamane |
| Allows for the immediate removal of a motor vehicle from the scene of an accident where no serious, substantial, or bodily injury has occurred. (HB362 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB363 RELATING TO RELOCATION SERVICES. |
LEE, MARUMOTO, MORITA, Evans, Har, Herkes, Mizuno, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Improves the seller disclosure law for residential property by broadening the application of the law to include both the seller and previous seller of property resold within one year; requires greater accountability by real estate agents and brokers with respect to a seller's disclosure; and broadens the application of the law to include quitclaim deed transfers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB364 RELATING TO MEDICAL RESEARCH. |
LEE, CALDWELL, GREEN, HAR, HERKES, MORITA, TAKAI, THIELEN, Mizuno, Wakai |
| Sets state policy for stem cell research in the State. Requires UH to develop plan to establish an institute for regenerative medicine at school of medicine no later than 12/31/2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB365 RELATING TO SCRAP DEALERS. |
LEE, CHANG, YAMANE, Hanohano, Har, Rhoads |
| Transfers license issuance and enforcement duties regarding scrap dealers from counties to the Department of the Attorney General. Establishes penalties for failure to obtain a scrap dealer license, and to obtain identification and written statements from sellers regarding ownership of scrap. Exempts currently licensed scrap dealers for 180 days after effective date. Appropriates funds. | ||
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HB366 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY. |
LEE, HERKES, KARAMATSU, MORITA, YAMANE |
| Requires persons convicted of offenses relating to manufacturing and trafficking methamphetamines or distributing dangerous drugs in the first degree to register with the attorney general. Makes registration information available to the public. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB368 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
LEE, CABANILLA, HANOHANO, TAKAI, WAKAI, Luke, Nishimoto |
| Regulates controlled substances | ||
| Status View measure |
HB369 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. |
LEE, GREEN, TAKAI, Har, Herkes, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Adds ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to the list of Schedule V controlled substances. Repeals certain exemptions from business permits for regulated chemicals for the manufacture of controlled substances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB370 RELATING TO REMOTE DISPENSING. |
LEE, TAKAI, Herkes, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Provides for the establishment of remote dispensing pharmacies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB371 RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. |
WATERS |
| Authorizes and directs the governor to enter into an interstate compact requiring the State to certify electors of the same political party as that of the winner of the national popular vote in a presidential election. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB372 HD1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. |
WATERS |
| Promotes the civil engineering profession and enhances the recruitment and retention of civil engineers in the department of transportation by providing financial assistance, on-the-job training, and educational opportunities to qualified students. (HB372 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB373 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO SCRAP DEALERS. |
WATERS |
| Provides measures to prevent copper theft; increases penalties for violation. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB374 RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. |
WATERS |
| Appropriates funds for the department of public safety to provide substance abuse treatment for inmates at Hawaii correctional facilities and community correctional centers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB376 RELATING TO SENTENCING. |
WATERS |
| Establishes mandatory minimum terms for certain offenses committed against persons 60 years of age or older. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB377 RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. |
WATERS |
| Extends from 48 to 72 hours the time within which a person arrested on suspicion of having committed a crime must either be released or charged and taken before a judge. Excludes weekends and holidays from computation of time. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB378 RELATING TO NURSING EDUCATION. |
WATERS |
| Appropriates funds for nursing education at the University of Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB379 HD1 SD2 RELATING TO WITNESSES. |
WATERS |
| Increases witness fees, mileage fees, and per diem payments for witnesses for criminal cases. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB380 HD1 RELATING TO CIVIL PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT. |
WATERS |
| Amends the definition of Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation to include language regarding acts to further the constitutional right to petition. (HB380 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB381 HD1 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES. |
WATERS |
| Requires the governor, in filling vacancies in the state senate, state house of representatives, and U.S. Senate, to select from a list of three prospective appointees nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent. Requires prospective appointees to be registered members of nominating political parties for at least six months prior to the appointment. Effective on approval. (HB381 HD1) | ||
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HB382 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. |
WATERS |
| Allows requirement of environmental impact statement, and requires supplemental environmental assessment after the passage of 10 years from the date of the acceptance of the statement or the filing of a finding of no significant impact, if the proposed action is not completed. | ||
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HB383 RELATING TO ABUSE OF A FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBER. |
WATERS |
| Makes the first offense of abuse of a family or household member punishable by a fine of not less than $500. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB384 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
WATERS |
| Provides a general excise tax exemption for amounts received for the installation or purchase of renewable energy or solar or wind energy systems from taxpayers 55 and over, whose primary source of income is from a pension, who do not qualify for the renewable energy technologies tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB385 HD1 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. |
HANOHANO, SHIMABUKURO |
| Increases the reimbursement rate for medicaid and QUEST psychiatric services according to county population. Appropriates funds for the reimbursement rate increase. (HB385 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB386 RELATING TO COMMUNITY PLACEMENT. |
HANOHANO, SHIMABUKURO |
| Directs the departments of health and human services to maintain an inventory of all facilities licensed or certified under their jurisdiction and their vacancies to facilitate the placement of individuals in community-based facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB387 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, the Auditor, the Legislative Reference Bureau, and the Ombudsman. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB388 RELATING TO EMPLOYEES. |
M. OSHIRO |
| Requires successor employers to retain incumbent employees upon the divestiture, sale, or acquisition of a business. Enables certain successor companies that acquire a business to also acquire its predecessor's unemployment insurance contribution assessment rate through 12/31/07. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB390 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
M. OSHIRO, CARROLL, CHANG, HANOHANO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SAGUM, TOKIOKA, WARD, YAMANE, Brower, Chong, Har, Karamatsu, Rhoads, Souki, Yamashita |
| Specifies a five-year plan for education. Establishes an income tax credit, capped at $15,000,000 per year in the aggregate, for computer purchases by households with school children that earn no more than 50% of the median family income. | ||
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HB391 HD1 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE INQUIRIES. |
M. OSHIRO, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SAGUM, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, WARD, Brower, Hanohano, Har, Karamatsu, Rhoads, Souki, Yamashita |
| Assists the legislature with fact-finding and promotes complete and truthful disclosure by prohibiting the payment of salaries of state employees who coerce, intimidate, or otherwise prevent subordinates from sharing information at legislative hearings or in response to other legislative inquiries. (HB391 HD1) | ||
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HB392 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
M. OSHIRO, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, TOKIOKA, YAMASHITA, WARD, Carroll, Har, Rhoads, Sagum, Souki, Yamane |
| Changes the age from which persons may pre-register to vote from seventeen to sixteen years of age. | ||
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HB393 HD1 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
M. OSHIRO, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, HANOHANO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SAGUM, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Brower, Rhoads, Souki |
| Requires the State and counties to provide health insurance to its emergency and temporary hires and part-time employees who work fewer than twenty hours a week and would otherwise not have health insurance coverage. Effective July 1, 2059. (HB393 HD1) | ||
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HB394 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. |
M. OSHIRO, CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, KARAMATSU, LEE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, WARD, Brower, Hanohano, Har, Sagum |
| Requires motor vehicle insurers to reduce the rates of senior citizens who successfully complete a driver improvement course. | ||
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HB395 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, MANAHAN, YAMANE, Hanohano, Herkes, Takamine, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Includes in the definition of "agriculture" for purposes of the Agribusiness Development Corporation law, growing of crops for fuel and production of energy. | ||
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HB396 HD1 RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, Chang, Herkes, Takamine, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Requires procurement contracts for food operations of state correctional facilities, state hospitals and healthcare facilities, and public schools to be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidders, with preference given to the agricultural products raised or grown in Hawaii. (HB396 HD1) | ||
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HB397 RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, YAMANE, Chang, Herkes, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Amends the procurement code to establish a preference for the purchase of flower lei made only with flowers grown in Hawaii. | ||
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HB398 RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. |
TSUJI, BROWER, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang, Wakai |
| Appropriates funds for the repair and maintenance of the Lower Hamakua Irrigation Ditch System and Waimea Irrigation Ditch System on the island of Hawaii. Appropriates funds to the irrigation system revolving fund to reimburse the fund for expenses incurred due to damage done to irrigation systems on the island of Hawaii in the aftermath of the 2006 earthquake. | ||
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HB401 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS LOAN GUARANTY. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, MANAHAN, YAMASHITA, Hanohano, Herkes, Takamine, Wakai, Yamane |
| Allows the chairperson of the board of agriculture to guarantee loans made to agricultural producers for agricultural projects on important agricultural lands. (SD1) | ||
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HB403 RELATING TO THE EAST KAUAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Herkes, Takamine, Wakai |
| Appropriates funds for the operation and maintenance of the East Kauai Irrigation System. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB404 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, YAMANE, Herkes, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds for a grant for the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation to conduct agricultural research and development. (SD1) | ||
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HB405 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, WAKAI, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Herkes, Takamine |
| Appropriates funds for repair and maintenance of irrigation systems. Authorizes general obligation bonds for capital improvement projects for irrigation systems. | ||
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HB406 HD1 RELATING TO IRRIGATION. |
TSUJI, BROWER, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Chang, Hanohano, Herkes, Takamine, Wakai |
| Requires landowners applying for funding assistance from the Irrigation Repair and Maintenance Special Fund to dedicate the land to be irrigated to agricultural use for no fewer than ten years. Repeals existing requirement that the landowner file a petition for declaratory ruling designating a majority of all land served by the irrigation system as important agricultural land. (HB406 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB407 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WATER. |
TSUJI, BROWER, CHANG, MANAHAN, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Hanohano, Herkes, Takamine, Wakai |
| Incorporates into the Water Code, consideration of the water needs of Important Agricultural Lands. | ||
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HB408 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, BROWER, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, Takamine, Yamashita |
| Requires the land use commission to include the Right to Farm Act under chapter 165, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as a condition to any reclassification of land to an urban or rural district designation that is contiguous to an agricultural district. (SD1) | ||
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HB409 RELATING TO THE ISLAND OF KAHO'OLAWE. |
CARROLL, CHANG, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, Bertram, Herkes, Sonson, Wakai |
| Directs the auditor to conduct an audit to determine the feasibility of deploying alternative energy resources to meet the energy needs of the island of Kaho'olawe and submit a report of findings and recommendations to the legislature and governor before the convening of the 2007 regular session. | ||
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HB410 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR THE HAIKU REGION OF MAUI. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, Chang, Herkes, Nishimoto, Sonson, Takumi, Wakai |
| Appropriates $1 in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 for ambulance service in the Haiku region of Maui. | ||
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HB411 RELATING TO THE ISLAND OF KAHO`OLAWE. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, Chang, Herkes, Sonson, Wakai |
| Appropriates funds to install renewable energy systems for a model kahua kauhale or encampment on Kaho`olawe and to enable ongoing evaluation of renewable resources for the island. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB412 RELATING TO THE HAIKU DISTRICT OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, Chang, Herkes, Nishimoto, Sonson, Wakai |
| Requires the attorney general to assist in resolving ownership issues relating to Ulalena Loop road of the Haiku district in Maui county. Requires the department of transportation to determine the costs of repaving Ulalena Loop road. Effective on approval. | ||
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HB413 RELATING TO THE HANA DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY OF MAUI. |
CARROLL, MCKELVEY, Bertram, Chang, Herkes, Nishimoto, Sonson, Wakai |
| Requires the attorney general to assist in resolving ownership issues relating to Nahiku bridge of the Hana district in Maui county. Requires the department of transportation to determine the costs of repairing and upgrading Nahiku bridge. Effective on approval. | ||
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HB414 PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKAI, Takumi |
| Allows the student member of the board of education to vote on all matters. | ||
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HB415 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Suspends for two years, the assessment and collection of the state general excise tax and state fuel tax on gasoline and diesel fuel used for motor vehicles. | ||
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HB416 RELATING TO AIRPORTS. |
SOUKI, NISHIMOTO |
| Exempts structures and improvements to land used for airport purposes from special management area permitting requirements and approval of county agencies. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB417 RELATING TO MOTOR SCOOTER AND MOPED HELMET USAGE. |
SOUKI |
| Requires all operators and passengers of motor scooters and mopeds to wear helmets. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB418 RELATING TO BINGO GAMES. |
SOUKI, CHANG |
| Establishes requirements for the conduct of bingo games for lawful purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB419 HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
HERKES |
| Exempts private property acquired by the Board of Land and Natural Resources through gift or exchange from the requirements of conservation district, land use, coastal zone management, and county zoning and subdivision laws, if the property is dedicated for public recreational and educational uses in conjunction with adjoining public lands. (HB419 HD1) | ||
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HB420 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
HERKES |
| Exempts certain private property acquired by the board of land and natural resources through gift or exchange from the requirements of land use, coastal zone management and county zoning laws, and any county subdivision regulations. | ||
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HB422 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
HERKES |
| Provides a procurement exemption for the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority, Hawaii strategic development corporation, high technology development corporation, and contracted services with a legislative agency to prepare studies or reports for legislative submittal. | ||
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HB423 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE KEY INFORMATION ACCESS. |
HERKES |
| Requires motor vehicle manufacturers to allow registered owners through a registered locksmith to access information necessary to produce replacement keys. | ||
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HB424 HD2 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. |
TAKAMINE, CHANG, EVANS, GREEN, HANOHANO, HERKES, TSUJI |
| Appropriates funds for disaster preparedness initiatives. (HB424 HD2) | ||
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HB425 RELATING TO GASOLINE. |
LEE, MORITA, Evans, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Wakai |
| Prohibits the use of fractional pricing for the sale of gasoline. | ||
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HB427 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. |
LEE, YAMANE |
| Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 38th representative district. | ||
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HB428 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, EVANS, GREEN, MIZUNO, MORITA |
| Appropriates funds to the center on the family at the University of Hawaii. (SD1) | ||
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HB430 RELATING TO PAYDAY LENDING. |
M. OSHIRO, HERKES, Evans, Har, Lee, McKelvey |
| Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to regulate the payday lending industry through licensing. Appropriates funds to establish a financial literacy education program. | ||
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HB431 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A STUDY ON TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR COVERAGE. |
WAKAI, NISHIMOTO |
| Funds a study group to address 24-hour coverage. | ||
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HB432 RELATING TO EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR NATURAL DISASTERS. |
WAKAI, NISHIMOTO |
| Authorizes the governor to order the release of up to ten per cent of moneys appropriated from interest earnings in the emergency and budget reserve fund for emergency assistance to residents and businesses sustaining damage from natural disasters. Also appropriates funds for emergency assistance. | ||
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HB433 RELATING TO INSURANCE. |
WAKAI, NISHIMOTO |
| Requires each county to adopt an ordinance to participate in the community rating system of the National Flood Insurance Program. Appropriate funds to the counties to implement the Act. | ||
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HB434 RELATING TO AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM ON A STATE LOTTERY IN HAWAII. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Requires an advisory referendum consisting of a question to be placed on the ballot for the general election of 2008 on whether the electorate wishes the State to legalize a state lottery to benefit education and rail transit in Hawaii. | ||
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HB435 HD1 RELATING TO MOPEDS. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Requires mopeds to be inspected annually, to display a certificate of inspection, and to be operated only with an exhaust system that meets original manufacturer specifications. Effective date of January 1, 2050. (HB435 HD1) | ||
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HB437 RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFITS. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Provides certain instructors on contract with the University of Hawaii's outreach college with health benefits by including them as "employees" under the state employer-union trust fund law. | ||
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HB438 RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAX. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Changes the percentage amount dedicated from the conveyance tax to the Rental Housing Trust Fund to an unspecified percentage amount. | ||
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HB439 RELATING TO STANDARD DEDUCTION. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Raises the state standard deduction over a three-year period beginning in 2007. | ||
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HB440 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Raises the state standard deduction over three years based on the federal standard deduction. | ||
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HB441 RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Bans the operation of leaf blowers in Hawaii. | ||
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HB442 RELATING TO JURY DUTY. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Exempts persons who are 75 years of age or older from jury duty. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB443 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Amends motor vehicle muffler noise law to provide a schedule of increased fines for the second, third, and subsequent violations. Decreases the maximum penalty for the first violation from $250 to $100. | ||
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HB444 RELATING TO NOISE. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Prohibits as disorderly conduct the operation of motorized equipment with noise levels exceeding 120 decibels, including lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and other grounds maintenance equipment, between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., any day of the week. | ||
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HB445 RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Mandates the collection and analysis of data on radio frequency radiation from cellular base station antennas and antenna towers. Mandates the counties to establish a permit process with public hearing requirements for cell phone towers, antennas, and other structures exceeding 10 feet in height. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB446 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR SACRED HEARTS ACADEMY. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Authorizes the issuance of up to $10,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds for Sacred Hearts Academy to finance the construction and improvement of its educational facilities. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB447 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Requires candidates for the office of U.S. senate, U.S. house of representatives, governor, county mayor, the state house of representatives, and the state senate to enter into a debate with their opponents before the primary election and after the primary election, but before the general election. | ||
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HB448 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Makes high school students receiving academic credit eligible to work as precinct officials. Requires the department of education to offer class credit to eligible high school students who work as precinct officials during elections. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB449 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Prohibits as false motor vehicle advertising the use of the term "cost" as in "at cost", "below cost", or "off cost". | ||
| Status View measure |
HB450 RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Requires landlords of condominium units to provide tenants with at least thirty days notice of construction. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB451 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO GRAFFITI. |
NISHIMOTO |
| Requires minors who commit graffiti to remove their graffiti from the affected property and to perform community service to remove graffiti from other properties. Reduces number of prior convictions for criminal property damage in order to be charged with the offense of aggravated criminal property damage. Mandates certain penalties, including graffiti eradication, for persons convicted of aggravated criminal property damage. (SD1) | ||
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HB452 RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. |
NISHIMOTO (BR) |
| Raises the age of consent to 17 years. | ||
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HB453 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, FINNEGAN, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Cabanilla |
| Appropriates additional moneys for the Hawaii state commission on the status of women for programming, travel, and office expenses. (HB453 HD1) | ||
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HB454 RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE. |
LEE, AWANA, CARROLL, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, HAR, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Belatti |
| Appropriates funds for the pilot perinatal clinic within the UH medical school department of obstetrics, gynecology, and women's health to help women with a history of substance abuse. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB455 HD1 RELATING TO FAMILY PLANNING. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, CHANG, CHING, HANOHANO, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Brower, Carroll, Har, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Provides funding for family planning clinical and contraceptive services; family planning health educators; education materials, multi-media equipment, and training; new outreach services. (HB455 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB456 HD1 RELATING TO MEDICAID. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, EVANS, HANOHANO, MARUMOTO, MORITA, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN |
| Requires department of human services to directly reimburse sellers of over-the-counter Plan B emergency contraception to women who are recipients of medicaid, without incurring expenses for recipients, who purchase such medication. Appropriations. (HB456 HD1) | ||
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HB457 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO INCARCERATED PARENTS. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, LUKE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Brower, Cabanilla, Har |
| Appropriates funds for the expansion of incarcerated parent-child interaction programs, such as the Strengthening Keiki of Incarcerated Parents Project, at state correctional facilities and institutions servicing other offender populations. (SD1) | ||
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HB458 RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, HAR, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Luke, Rhoads |
| Improves the capacity of law enforcement agencies to locate and return missing persons by adopting new procedures and by using technology and databases. | ||
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HB459 RELATING TO CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS. |
LEE, AWANA, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, LUKE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Belatti, Rhoads |
| Appropriates $ in FY 2007-2008 to the department of health and the women's caucus of the legislature to conduct a comprehensive educational media and speaking campaign about the causes and prevention of cervical cancer in the State. | ||
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HB460 RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. |
MEYER, AWANA, CABANILLA, CHING, FINNEGAN, PINE |
| Amends the law relating to medical torts to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system in Hawaii. | ||
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HB461 RELATING TO DECABROMODIPHENYLETHER. |
THIELEN, AWANA, BERG, CARROLL, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO |
| Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of televisions, computers, furniture, mattresses, and mattress pads containing commercial decabromodiphenylether after 6/30/10. Requires DOH to report to legislature prior to 2008 regular session. | ||
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HB462 RELATING TO AN AUTOMATED VICTIM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. |
THIELEN, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHANG, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes a statewide automated victim notification system to provide victims of crime with current information regarding the custody status of the defendant in the victim's case. | ||
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HB463 RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEE CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES. |
THIELEN, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, HAR, LEE, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires the State to provide state employees with child care facilities and services. Permits State to charge for cost of child care. | ||
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HB464 HD1 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, EVANS, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN |
| Requires recipients of state funding that provide sexual health education to provide medically accurate, factual information that is age-appropriate and includes education on both abstinence and contraception. Provides exemption to programs receiving federal funds that would lose those funds by complying with state requirement. | ||
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HB465 RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH |
LEE, AWANA, CHING, HANOHANO, LUKE, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Belatti, Carroll, Chang, Marumoto, Meyer, Morita, Pine, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funding for a state drug policy study in order to provide the legislature with information to develop a comprehensive drug policy. | ||
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HB466 HD1 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
THIELEN, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MORITA, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, Cabanilla, Har |
| Requires a hospital, including a public health facility, to provide information and emergency contraception to a sexual assault victim; requires training; includes penalties. (HB466 HD1) | ||
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HB467 HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
LEE, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, EVANS, HANOHANO, HAR, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Carroll |
| Appropriates funds to the department of public safety and the office of youth services for the expansion of gender-responsive community based programs for women and girls. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB468 RELATING TO MEDICAID. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, THIELEN, Berg, Brower, Carroll, Chang, Har, Rhoads |
| Requires the medically needy program to disregard an amount of income in determining eligibility for the program. | ||
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HB469 HD1 SD2 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, HANOHANO, HAR, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, THIELEN, Cabanilla |
| Prohibits discrimination against domestic violence victims in real property transactions, specifically housing discrimination. (SD2) | ||
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HB470 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, BROWER, CHING, HANOHANO, LUKE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, THIELEN, Finnegan, Lee |
| Provides a refundable state earned income tax credit. | ||
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HB471 HD1 RELATING TO RENTAL APPLICATION FEES. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, LEE, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MORITA, THIELEN, Chang, Evans, Luke, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Regulates the imposition of rental application fees by landlords. (HB471 HD1) | ||
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HB472 HD1 RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, CARROLL, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MEYER, MORITA, PINE, THIELEN, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Repeals 5 year limitation on direct state funding to fiduciary organizations. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to provide technical and administrative assistance to fiduciary organizations. Allows the purchase of a vehicle and related expenses as a qualified expense. Appropriates funds. (HB472 HD1) | ||
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HB473 HD2 RELATING TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. |
SHIMABUKURO, CHING, HANOHANO, HAR, LEE, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, THIELEN, Awana, Belatti, Berg, Carroll, Chang, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to the Bridge to Hope Program to accommodate new federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program first-to-work students to enable them to pursue education activities beyond the new two-year federal limit. Makes other clarifying amendments. (HB473 HD2) | ||
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HB474 RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAX. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORITA, THIELEN, Cabanilla, Rhoads |
| Increases the conveyance tax rate for the sale of condominiums and single family residences for which the purchaser is ineligible for a county homeowner's exemption on property. | ||
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HB475 RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING TRUST FUND. |
SHIMABUKURO, AWANA, BELATTI, BERG, CARROLL, EVANS, FINNEGAN, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, PINE, RHOADS, THIELEN, Cabanilla |
| Makes permanent the allocation of fifty per cent of the conveyance tax collections to the Rental Housing Trust Fund. | ||
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HB476 RELATING TO STATE PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS. |
BERG, Belatti, Bertram, B. Oshiro, Takumi |
| Requires the compliance audit unit of the procurement office to conduct ongoing audits and monitoring of state contracts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB477 RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. |
BERG, B. OSHIRO, Belatti, Bertram, Brower |
| Requires the denying authority to publish public notice of any denial of an application for a Special Management Area (SMA) Emergency Permit, SMA Minor Permit, and SMA Use Permit within twenty days after denial of the application. | ||
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HB478 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. |
BERG, BELATTI, TAKUMI, Brower |
| Establishes a prepaid tuition program under the state post-secondary education commission. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB479 RELATING TO MAKUA VALLEY. |
BERG, HANOHANO, Bertram |
| Requires the State to revoke or renegotiate the permit that allows the U.S. Army to use Makua Valley for live-ammunition field exercises. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB480 RELATING TO GRAFFITI. |
BERG, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, Belatti, Brower |
| Requires persons determined to have caused graffiti damage to pay the cost of having the damaged property repaired or replaced. | ||
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HB481 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON THE BRIDGE OVER KALANIANAOLE HIGHWAY AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE HAWAII KAI MARINA ON OAHU. |
BERG, NISHIMOTO, Brower |
| Appropriates $ in FY 2007-2008 to department of transportation to install navigation lights on the bridge over Kalanianaole highway at the entrance to the Hawaii Kai marina, upon the provision by the United States Coast Guard of the necessary specifications. | ||
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HB482 RELATING TO CROSSWALKS. |
BERG, Brower |
| Prohibits placement of crosswalks on a public highway with two or more lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction unless there is a stop light or pedestrian crossing light. | ||
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HB483 HD1 SD1 CD1 RELATING TO CHECK CASHING. |
BERG, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Mizuno, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro |
| Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to regulate the check cashing industry through registration requirements. (HB483 CD1) | ||
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HB484 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Requires seller or seller's agent to provide buyer with disclosure of permitted uses and prohibited uses or activities on agricultural lands prior to sale. | ||
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HB485 HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes a preference to bidders who employ persons with disabilities and certain public assistance recipients. (HB485 HD1) | ||
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HB486 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Makes housekeeping amendments to correct statutory references. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB488 RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH. |
SHIMABUKURO |
| Establishes a State designation of Native Hawaiian Health Centers which follow the mandates provided for in the federal Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. | ||
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HB489 RELATING TO ANIMALS. |
BERTRAM, EVANS, Chong, Hanohano, Ito, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Prohibits the use of snares in hunting. | ||
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HB490 RELATING TO BIKEWAYS. |
BERTRAM, SONSON, MEYER, PINE, Hanohano, Nishimoto, Rhoads |
| Requires bikeways to be built wherever a highway, road, or street is being constructed, reconstructed, relocated, or rehabilitated. | ||
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HB491 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
BERTRAM, Chong |
| Allows conservation and resource enforcement officers of the department of land and natural resources to retire without penalty after 25 years of service, provided that they serve in that capacity for at least 5 years immediately prior to retirement | ||
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HB492 RELATING TO HEALTH. |
BERTRAM, EVANS, MCKELVEY, Awana, Carroll, Hanohano, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Rhoads, Tokioka, Ward |
| Directs the Auditor to do a management audit of the State Health Planning and Development Agency certificate of need program; makes an appropriation. | ||
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HB493 RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. |
BERTRAM, Awana, Hanohano, McKelvey, Sonson, Takamine, Takumi |
| Increases the amount of marijuana a qualifying patient may have as an adequate supply from 3 to 6 mature plants, from 4 immature plants to 18 seedlings, and from 1 ounce to 24 ounces of usable marijuana. Establishes reciprocity with other states having medical marijuana laws. | ||
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HB494 RELATING TO SMALL BOAT RAMPS. |
BERTRAM, EVANS, HANOHANO, Chong, Ito, Manahan, Mizuno, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds for cleaning, dredging, and other maintenance costs for small boat ramps throughout the State, including Kihei. | ||
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HB495 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
BERTRAM, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MEYER, PINE, WARD, Awana, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Hanohano, Magaoay, Sagum, Tokioka |
| Provides a general excise tax exemption for amounts received for the installation or purchase of renewable energy or solar or wind energy systems from taxpayers 55 and over, whose primary source of income is from a pension, who do not qualify for the renewable energy technologies tax credit. | ||
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HB496 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
BERTRAM |
| Increases the State Highway Fund's allotment and expenditure for bikeways to five per cent of federally eligible moneys and requires that five per cent of the Fund's moneys expended for the construction, maintenance, and repair of county roads be used to improve county walkways to enhance pedestrian use and access. | ||
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HB498 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR LIFEGUARD SERVICES AT MAKENA STATE PARK ON MAUI. |
BERTRAM, Awana, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Hanohano, Lee, Manahan, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Pine, Rhoads, Tokioka, Ward |
| Makes an appropriation to provide for lifeguard service at Makena State Park on Maui. | ||
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HB499 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT THE STATE PARK IN MAKENA, MAUI. |
BERTRAM, HANOHANO, ITO, Chong, Manahan, Mizuno, M. Oshiro, Rhoads |
| Makes an appropriation to install a comfort station and camping area at the state park at Makena, Maui. | ||
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HB501 HD1 RELATING TO LOW-INCOME REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT. |
CHONG, ITO, B. OSHIRO, SONSON, WATERS, YAMASHITA, Carroll, Chang, Herkes, Lee, Magaoay, M. Oshiro, Sagum, Say, Souki, Wakai, Yamane |
| Increases the low-income refundable tax credit. (HB501 HD1) | ||
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HB502 HD1 RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTIONS. |
CHONG, BROWER, ITO, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Belatti, Carroll, Chang, Herkes, Lee, Magaoay, M. Oshiro, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Increases the personal tax exemption to an unspecified amount in 2007, 2008, and 2009 and thereafter. (HB502 HD1) | ||
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HB503 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
CHONG, ITO, LEE, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Carroll, Chang, Herkes, Magaoay, M. Oshiro, Say, Sonson |
| Authorizes department of accounting and general services to implement payroll deduction for state employees who wish to buy city and county of Honolulu bus passes. Requires coordination with the city and county of Honolulu. | ||
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HB505 HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
SOUKI, BERTRAM, KARAMATSU, MAGAOAY, M. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA, Har, Nakasone, B. Oshiro |
| Allows ceded lands to be used for the development of affordable housing. (HB505 HD1) | ||
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HB508 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI |
| Short form bill relating to transportation. | ||
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HB509 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI |
| Short form bill relating to transportation. | ||
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HB510 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI |
| Short form bill relating to transportation. | ||
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HB511 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI |
| Short form bill relating to transportation. | ||
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HB512 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
SOUKI |
| Short form bill relating to transportation. | ||
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HB514 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. |
NAKASONE |
| Provides tax credit to resident taxpayers for long-term care insurance premiums at lesser of $2,500 or 50% of the amount of the insurance premium paid. Prohibits a medical expense deduction for long-term care insurance cost if long-term care tax credit is claimed. | ||
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HB515 RELATING TO LONG-TERM INSURANCE TAX CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESS. |
NAKASONE |
| Grants tax credit to small businesses at the lesser of 50% of premiums or $500 per employee for purchase of long-term care insurance for its employees. Defines small business as businesses employing less than 100 full-time or part-time workers. | ||
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HB516 HD1 RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENDERS. |
NAKASONE |
| Provides that repeat sexual offenders who have been convicted on two prior and separate occasions for an offense under section 707-730, 707-731, 707-732, or 707-733.6 shall be placed on lifetime parole upon release from prison. Allows a repeat sexual offender placed on lifetime parole to initiate a special proceeding to challenge the applicability of lifetime parole. (HB516 HD1) | ||
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HB517 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WITH COMPLETE AUTONOMY FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. |
NAKASONE |
| Provides complete autonomy to the University of Hawaii and removes the university from the executive branch. Specifies that the university shall receive no general funding. Gives the University of Hawaii a five year transition period prior to the termination of general funds. Requires the Board of Regents to submit a separate budget to the Legislature. Clarifies that "state university" means "state university system." | ||
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HB518 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. |
NAKASONE |
| Removes the maximum age restriction on the unemployment insurance contribution exemption for an individual who works for the individual's parent. Lowers the maximum taxable wage base to the federal minimum of $7,000, for calendar years 2007 and 2008. | ||
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HB519 RELATING TO THE STATE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. |
NAKASONE |
| Expands the definition of employee under the state deferred compensation plan to include employees who are excluded from participation in the employees' retirement system. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB520 HD1 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. |
NAKASONE |
| Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a cost benefit analysis of adjusting the formulas used to calculate the "adequate reserve fund" of the Unemployment Insurance Fund. (HB520 HD1). | ||
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HB521 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. |
HERKES (BR) |
| Authorizes the use of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to finance natural disaster reinsurance and catastrophe bonds. | ||
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HB522 HD1 RELATING TO RENTAL CARS. |
HERKES |
| Exempts from the general excise tax, amounts paid by car rental agencies to a related entity for the lease of motor vehicles used in car rental operations. (HB522 HD1) | ||
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HB523 HD1 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, BERTRAM, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, SHIMABUKURO, Awana, Manahan, Sonson |
| Establishes guiding principles for foster children. (HB523 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB524 HD1 RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE. |
MIZUNO, GREEN, MANAHAN, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, Awana, Marumoto, Meyer, Rhoads |
| Provides notice of permanent plan hearings to a child who has reached the age of 14. (HB524 HD1) | ||
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HB525 HD1 RELATING TO FOSTER CHILDREN'S TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, MANAHAN, MEYER, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, Belatti, Marumoto |
| Requires the state to provide independent living programs to foster children at age 14. Appropriates funds. (HB525 HD1) | ||
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HB526 HD1 RELATING TO CHILD CARE. |
MIZUNO, BERTRAM, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, Awana, Brower, Cabanilla, Ching, Green, Manahan, Marumoto, Sonson |
| Allows certain qualifying recipients of public assistance to provide full-time, at-home child care to children two years of age or less, and to receive a percentage of the child care subsidy the State would otherwise pay for the child care services. (HB526 HD1) | ||
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HB527 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO TOBACCO. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, CHING, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, RHOADS, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, Belatti, Brower, Cabanilla, Shimabukuro |
| Prohibits sale of cigarettes and all tobacco products from self-service displays. Defines "self-service displays". Clarifies definition of "cigarette vending machine". (SD1) | ||
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HB529 RELATING TO INCARCERATED PARENTS. |
MIZUNO, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, MANAHAN, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Awana, Belatti, Brower, Rhoads, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds for the expansion of incarcerated parent-child interaction programs, such as the Strengthening Keiki of Incarcerated Parents Project, at state correctional facilities. | ||
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HB530 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, Green |
| Requires the course of study for all public elementary and middle schools to include instruction in physical education for not less than 200 minutes every 10 school days beginning with the 2008-2009 school year. Makes an appropriation to support the curriculum changes. | ||
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HB532 RELATING TO BULLYING. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, EVANS, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, WATERS, Rhoads |
| Requires the department of education to adopt rules to prohibit school bullying and cyberbullying. Makes appropriation. | ||
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HB533 RELATING TO BULLYING. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, EVANS, MANAHAN, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, WATERS, Bertram, Marumoto, Rhoads |
| Requires the department of education to adopt rules to prohibit school bullying and cyberbullying. | ||
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HB534 HD1 RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, EVANS, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, WATERS, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Finnegan, Rhoads |
| Appropriates funds to educate the public about the child passenger restraint law and to help subsidize the cost of child booster car seats for low-income families. | ||
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HB535 RELATING TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, EVANS, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN |
| Establishes the offense of leaving a child unsupervised in a motor vehicle. Effective 1/1/2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB536 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, WATERS |
| Prohibits leaving a child under the age of 8 locked in a car or building while the person responsible for the child is absent, unless a reliable person at least 13 years old remains with the child. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB537 RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Belatti, Rhoads, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds to continue the pilot perinatal clinic for women with a history of substance abuse on Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB538 RELATING TO SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, Bertram, Green, Waters |
| Appropriates funds to non-school hour programs for youth enrolled in school. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB539 RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL NUTRITION. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, BROWER, CABANILLA, CHING, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WATERS, Sonson |
| Establishes public school nutrition standards and food service manager nutrition training requirements. Requires the department of education to encourage schools to provide culturally appropriate nutrition education and farm-to-table education programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB540 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER IN HAWAII. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WATERS, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds to establish a Global Youth Center in Hawaii. (HB540 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB541 HD1 RELATING TO CHILDREN. |
MIZUNO, AWANA, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHING, EVANS, FINNEGAN, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WATERS, Brower, Rhoads, Sonson |
| Appropriates funds for the healthy start program, including enhanced healthy start, hiring of additional staff, and training. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB542 RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, GREEN, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, Awana, Bertram, Brower, Ching, Finnegan, Meyer, Rhoads, Sonson |
| Creates a three-year pilot program in which the department of human services pays half of the premiums for the health care provided by a mutual benefit society to uninsured children thirty-one days to eighteen years old who are ineligible for other state or federal health care coverage. Appropriates funds. Sunsets June 30, 2010. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB543 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds for transitional housing programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB544 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds for drug treatment programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB545 RELATING TO THE EXCLUSION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE MANUFACTURE, PACKAGING, AND SALE OF FOOD FROM GENERAL EXCISE TAX LIABILITY. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Excludes proceeds from the manufacture, packaging, and sale of food from general excise tax liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB546 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Enacts general excise tax exemption for alcohol fuels. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB547 RELATING TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 6, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Authorizes a constitutionally mandated tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB548 RELATING TO AN INCREASE IN THE STANDARD DEDUCTION. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Increases the standard deduction to seventy-five per cent of the 2005 federal level. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB549 RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Amends the law relating to medical torts to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system in Hawaii. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB550 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Exempts medical care services, long-term care services, and non-prescription drugs from general excise tax liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB551 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. |
THIELEN, AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, WARD |
| Authorizes issuance of bonds to finance repairs to public housing units. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB552 RELATING TO EDUCATION FUNDING. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Provides funding for public schools at classroom level. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB553 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR NONPROFIT REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds for nonprofit reintegration programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB554 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
MEYER, AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, THIELEN |
| Allows chief election officer to be removed by the elections commission for cause. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB555 RELATING TO SALARY PERIODS. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Repeals the public employees' payroll lag, returning paydays to the first and fifteenth of every month. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB556 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Appropriates funds to reduce the unfunded liability of the Employee Retirement System due to previous reamortizations. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB557 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, THIELEN, WARD |
| Increases the number of new public charter schools, establishes permanent facilities funding for public charter schools and transfers authority of the Charter School Administrative Office to the Charter School Review Panel. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB558 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, THIELEN, WARD |
| Provides temporary tax relief to employers by lowering the maximum taxable wage base for calendar years 2007 through 2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB559 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
MEYER, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, WARD |
| Excludes proceeds from residential rent from general excise tax liability. Effective from January 1, 2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB560 RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Exempts certain food items from general excise tax liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB561 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Enacts caregiving tax relief. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB562 RELATING TO INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS TO CHAPTER 235, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
FINNEGAN, AWANA, CHING, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Creates inflations adjustments for the standard deduction, personal exemption, and tax brackets. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB563 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
MEYER, AWANA, CHING, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Exempts members of the national guard, reserves, armed services, including Coast Guard, who are in good standing and residents of the State of Hawaii, from vehicle tax and registration fees. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB564 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, PINE, THIELEN, WARD |
| Allows the principal of each public school to establish and use a debit card system based at the individual school level for the purpose of purchasing school supplies and other related curriculum support supplies. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB564 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB565 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHING, AWANA, FINNEGAN, MEYER, PINE, WARD, Marumoto |
| Allows a teacher or driver in charge to exclude from the teacher's classroom or the driver in charge's school bus any pupil who: is guilty of disorderly conduct; interferes with an orderly educational process; threatens, abuses, or intimidates a school employee; willfully disobeys a school employee; or uses abusive or profane language directed at a school employee. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB566 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
FINNEGAN, PINE, Evans, Har, Nishimoto |
| Provides an income tax deduction equal to an unspecified percentage of the income received by military personnel stationed or domiciled in the State. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB567 HD1 SD2 RELATING TO MOTOR SPORTS FACILITY. |
YAMANE |
| Requires the department of accounting and general services to a study costs of developing an all-purpose motor sports facility on Oahu, including acquisition of land, construction, and costs of start-up, maintenance, and operation; authorizes the department to acquire land for a short-term motor sports facility. Appropriates funds. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB568 HD1 RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. |
YAMANE, ITO, MANAHAN, MIZUNO |
| Requires state civil defense authorities to issue disaster warnings in various languages. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB569 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
YAMANE, BROWER, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, YAMASHITA, Say |
| Creates temporary tourism economic district taskforce to study ways to revitalize a specific area of Waikiki, including issues of fast-track zoning, infrastructure development, mixed land use, and the use of tax incentives. Report by 12/31/2007. Terminates on 6/30/2008. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB570 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
YAMANE, BROWER, CHANG, HANOHANO, MANAHAN, MARUMOTO, TSUJI, YAMASHITA, Herkes |
| Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by the operator of the Hawaii convention center for reimbursement of costs or advances made pursuant to contract with the Hawaii tourism authority. (HB570 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB571 HD1 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
YAMANE, CARROLL, EVANS, MANAHAN, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, YAMASHITA |
| Appropriates excess transient accommodations tax revenue to develop emergency response centers for each of the four counties to protect and shelter visitors during a natural disaster or any other emergency (HB571 HD1). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB572 HD1 RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS. |
YAMANE, BROWER, ITO, MANAHAN, Chang, Evans, Tsuji |
| Requires each county to adopt ordinances requiring that the development, redevelopment, renovation, or modification of any structure containing transient accommodations, as defined in Section 237D-1, shall be developed, redeveloped, renovated, or modified in accordance with the latest edition of the International Building Code (HB572 HD1). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB573 HD1 RELATING TO DISASTER WARNINGS. |
YAMANE, EVANS, ITO, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Requires cellular telephone service providers to text message their customers in the event of a disaster. Requires cellular telephone service providers biannually to conduct a test of this service in conjunction with testing by the department of defense. (HB573 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB574 RELATING TO PUBLIC BEACH PARKS. |
YAMANE, ITO, MANAHAN, Brower, Magaoay |
| Makes permanent public entities temporary duty to warn of dangers at public beach parks and related presumptions. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB576 RELATING TO HAWAII CONVENTION CENTER. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill relating to Hawaii Convention Center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB577 RELATING TO CULTURE AND THE ARTS. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill relating to culture and the arts. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB578 RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill relating to the Hawaii tourism authority. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB579 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill relating to tourism. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB580 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
YAMANE |
| Short form bill relating to tourism. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB582 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. |
YAMANE, LEE, SONSON, YAMASHITA, Karamatsu, Magaoay |
| Appropriates $1,500,000 in FY 2007-2008 for a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week, rapid response emergency medical services unit for the Mililani/Mililani Mauka area on Oahu. (HB582 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB583 HD1 RELATING TO TIME LIMITATIONS. |
YAMANE, KARAMATSU, LUKE, MIZUNO, WATERS, YAMASHITA |
| Extends the statute of limitations for prosecution of class A, B, and C felony sexual offenses committed against minors. (HB583 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB584 HD1 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
YAMANE, KARAMATSU, Carroll, Chong, Lee, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Provides a tax credit to high technology businesses that train high school students in a cooperative education program. (HB584 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB585 RELATING TO SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. |
YAMANE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, M. OSHIRO, Brower, Yamashita |
| Makes State and Counties' temporary liability exemption for lifeguard services permanent. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB586 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
YAMANE, CARROLL, CHANG, EVANS, SAY, YAMASHITA, Bertram, Herkes, McKelvey, Tokioka |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for distance training in public health. (HB586 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB587 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
YAMANE, LEE, SAY, Chong, Yamashita |
| Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for a faculty position in environmental health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB588 RELATING TO ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY. |
YAMANE, BROWER, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, TSUJI, Carroll, Chong, Yamashita |
| Exempts solar energy system installation costs and the purchase of fuel efficient automobiles from the general excise tax. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB589 RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. |
YAMANE, CHONG, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, Lee, Mizuno, Tokioka, Tsuji |
| Allows consumers to request that refund value be computed by actual container count with no limit. Allows redemption centers to refuse refund where containers appear to have been previously processed. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB590 RELATING TO VACCINATIONS. |
YAMANE, CHONG, HANOHANO, LEE, LUKE, MANAHAN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, PINE, SONSON, TAKAI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, WATERS, Belatti, Berg, Bertram, Carroll, Evans, Herkes, Karamatsu, Nishimoto, M. Oshiro, Yamashita |
| Requires health insurance policies issued in the State to cover human papillomavirus vaccination for people age 11 through 26; directs the department of health to include human papillomavirus immunization in the teen vax program. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB591 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. |
CHONG, Sonson |
| Entitles adult correctional officers to receive service retirement allowances and benefits unreduced for age if the member has acquired a specified number of years of credited service prior to termination. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB592 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS. |
TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds to implement a career ladder program to attract, retain, and reward quality and excellence in educational assistants. (HB592 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB593 HD1 RELATING TO ATHLETIC TRAINERS. |
TAKUMI |
| Implements licensing provisions for athletic trainers. (HB593 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB594 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Clarifies the role of BOE in policymaking for charter schools. Expands the duties of the Charter School Review Panel. Changes the membership of the Panel. Makes the Charter School Administrative Office, rather than BOE, responsible for the staff and resources of the Panel. Clarifies how the executive director of the Charter School Administrative Office is appointed and evaluated. Ensures that funding allocations to the charter schools are based on the most recent department of education budget base. (HB594 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB595 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds to make various improvements to technology systems and infrastructure within the department of education. (SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB596 RELATING TO SCHOOLS. |
TAKUMI |
| Decentralizes authority and responsibility to the school level and appropriates funding for each year of the fiscal biennium for arts, physical education and learning materials, business services, and for business managers and trainers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB597 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Appropriates funds to expand transition programs for military-impacted schools in the State and to hire necessary personnel to coordinate the transition programs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB599 HD1 RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING. |
TAKUMI |
| Establishes and appropriates funds for the Educators' Affordable Housing Program to offer deferred-interest second mortgages to qualified teachers and educational staff. Appropriates funds to manage teacher housing and for the repair and renovation of existing teacher housing units. (HB599 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB600 HD1 SD2 RELATING TO COURT INTERPRETERS. |
TAKUMI |
| Requires the judiciary to certify interpreters and to appoint and use certified interpreters in legal proceedings. (SD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB601 RELATING TO WAIMANO RIDGE. |
TAKUMI, TAKAI |
| Issues general obligations bonds for capital improvements to the Waimano ridge facilities and lands. Appropriates funds to support the Waimano ridge task force for operating expenses and for a comprehensive masterplan. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB602 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Short form bill relating to education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB603 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Short form bill relating to education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB604 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
TAKUMI |
| Short form bill relating to education. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB605 RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT. |
LUKE, BERG, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, MARUMOTO, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SONSON, THIELEN, WAKAI, WARD, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Evans, Green, Magaoay, Morita, B. Oshiro, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Takumi, Waters, Yamane |
| Creates strict liability for landowner or developer of land with slope of 20% or more for damage or injury to down-slope property and persons from rock or land slides. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB606 RELATING TO HAZARDOUS LAND. |
LUKE, BERG, CABANILLA, CHING, EVANS, GREEN, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SAIKI, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, Belatti, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Carroll, Magaoay, Morita, Rhoads, Takumi, Wakai, Ward, Waters, Yamashita |
| Requires each county to identify hazardous land areas, adopt standards for building in hazardous land areas, and enact ordinances to implement standards by 6/30/08. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB607 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER. |
LUKE, BELATTI |
| Appropriates $500,000 for the Papakolea community development corporation to operate its community center. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB608 RELATING TO CONSERVATION LAND. |
LUKE, BELATTI, BERG, CABANILLA, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, GREEN, HAR, HERKES, MAGAOAY, MARUMOTO, MEYER, MIZUNO, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SAIKI, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, THIELEN, TSUJI, WATERS, YAMANE, Bertram, Brower, Rhoads, Takumi, Wakai, Ward |
| Provides a conservation land tax credit for land donated to and accepted by the State if: (1) the land is in a conservation land use district; (2) residentially zoned land is voluntarily reclassified to conservation and rezoning is initiated; or (3) amounts are invested in management of conservation or watershed land. | ||
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HB609 RELATING TO CULTURAL IMPACT STUDY. |
LUKE, BELATTI, BERG, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, GREEN, HAR, MAGAOAY, MORITA, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, TSUJI, WARD, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Herkes, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Saiki, Takumi, Thielen, Wakai, Waters, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Authorizes state historic preservation division of department of land and natural resources to require, for any proposed land developments, a comprehensive cultural impact study that recognizes, conserves, and develops the historic and cultural heritage of the State as an important asset for the enrichment of all of the State's residents. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB610 RELATING TO CULTURAL IMPACT STUDIES. |
LUKE, BERG, BROWER, CABANILLA, CARROLL, CHING, EVANS, B. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, SONSON, WARD, Belatti, Bertram, Caldwell, Green, Har, Herkes, Magaoay, Marumoto, Mizuno, Morita, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Saiki, Takumi, Thielen, Tsuji, Wakai, Waters, Yamane |
| Triggers requirement of conducting a cultural impact study whenever an environmental impact statement is also required for land development. | ||
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HB611 RELATING TO OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLES. |
EVANS, Carroll |
| Classifies the unauthorized operation of an off-highway motor vehicle on another's land as simple trespass. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB612 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
EVANS, CARROLL, MCKELVEY, Herkes, Morita |
| Requires the board of land and natural resources with respect to the disposition of public lands to any department or agency of the State, county, other political subdivision of the State, or any person to give public notice and hold public hearings in the senate district where the public land is situated. Does not include minor dispositions, including permits, licenses, rights of entry, public utility easements, or grants to any state or county department or agency for roadway or infrastructure improvements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB614 RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL. |
EVANS, MCKELVEY, Carroll, Herkes |
| Requires the State Fire Council to develop building code requirements for alternative egress to residential developments. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB615 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
EVANS, CARROLL |
| Prohibits counties from permitting uses in the agricultural district other than permissible uses pursuant to section 205-4.5 (land use law; permissible uses in agricultural district). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB616 RELATING TO A HAWAII MILITARY FAMILY RELIEF SPECIAL FUND. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Establishes the Hawaii military family relief special fund and an income tax check off to fund it. Provides economic relief to families of Hawaii national guard and reserve members. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB617 HD1 RELATING TO TAXATION. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Establishes a refundable income tax credit for Hawaii taxpayers who hire State residents who are members of the National Guard. (HB617 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB618 HD1 RELATING TO MILITARY RESERVE COMPONENTS. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Creates a special fund to reimburse the life insurance premiums of national guard and reserve members deployed to a war zone. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB619 HD1 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Establishes a permanent clerk typist II position in the office of veterans' services on Oahu. Appropriates $33,230 in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 for the clerk typist II position. Appropriates $8,000 in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 for travel expenses of the traveling counselor. Effective July 1, 2015. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB620 HD1 RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Allows an employee to use family leave during any calendar year to provide family care and support during the military deployment of the employee's child, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, or parent. Requires an employee to provide proof of military deployment. Defines military deployment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB621 HD1 RELATING TO MILITARY RESERVE COMPONENTS. |
EVANS, FINNEGAN, HAR, THIELEN |
| Provides an exemption of vehicle taxes and registration fees for members of the National Guard and Reserves. (HB621 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB622 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR, Carroll |
| Requires department of land and natural resources to identify appropriated public land in north Kona for development of west Hawaii public safety complex to house department of public safety divisions, emergency management, and fire and police assets; requires department of accounting and general services to establish state and county task force to plan the development of the complex, utilizing smart growth, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design concepts, and energy efficiency concepts; involve community in planning; utilize innovative financing, including certificates of participation; appropriation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB623 RELATING TO BUILDING CODES. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Requires the department of accounting and general services to establish a state building code that includes hurricane resistive criteria that incorporates building code plans from each county. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB624 HD2 RELATING TO PAROLE. |
EVANS, CARROLL, Har |
| Authorizes the Hawaii paroling authority to parole committed persons to any county in the state where they will receive the greatest support to successfully reintegrate into the community. Effective date of January 1, 2112. (HB624 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB625 HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. |
EVANS, HAR |
| Appropriates funds to plan a Hawaii state public safety and emergency response training facility. (HB625 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB626 RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD. |
EVANS, Har |
| Increases uniform maintenance allowance from $1.50 to $10 per day. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB627 HD1 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HAWAII PREPARATORY ACADEMY. |
EVANS |
| Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Hawaii Preparatory Academy. (HB627 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB628 RELATING TO ANIMALS. |
EVANS, Carroll |
| Allows restrained dogs in state parks in designated areas with access to the shoreline; limits State's liability. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB629 HD1 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. |
EVANS, CARROLL, MCKELVEY, Har |
| Requires the lieutenant governor to post full text of administrative rules for all state agencies on the lieutenant governor's internet website in a single, searchable database, beginning 01/01/08. Makes an appropriation. (HB629 HD1) | ||
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HB630 RELATING TO BOATING. |
EVANS, Carroll |
| Requires boat operators to have licenses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB631 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
EVANS, CARROLL |
| Allows unlicensed practitioners of heath-related services to provide services to the public without it being considered the practice of medicine under certain circumstances. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB632 RELATING TO BOOKMOBILES. |
EVANS, CARROLL, Herkes |
| Appropriates funds for Hawaii state public library bookmobile services. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB633 RELATING TO FENCING. |
EVANS, Carroll, Sagum |
| Adjoining landowner liable for damage to animals and fences if landowner maintains a structure, use, or condition that attracts animals and causes them to break a lawful fence. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB634 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
EVANS, CARROLL, Sagum |
| Requires electric utilities to apply a progressive block rate structure for residential consumers that charges a higher rate to consumers with a monthly consumption of over 500 kWh than to consumers with a monthly consumption of 500 kWh or less. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB635 RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES. |
EVANS, CARROLL |
| Establishes a correctional industries work program to allow inmate work lines to rehabilitate existing state-owned low-income public housing units and grounds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB636 RELATING TO SEPTIC SYSTEMS. |
EVANS, CARROLL |
| Provides no interest loans for the installation of septic tanks on property that is within 100 yards of the shoreline. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB637 RELATING TO CIGARETTES. |
TAKAI |
| Prohibits sale of cigarettes in Hawaii that are not reduced ignition propensity "fire-safe" beginning 7/1/2008. Sets civil fines and requires attorney general to adopt rules to enforce law. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB638 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. |
BERTRAM |
| Allows the State Highway Fund to be used to pay for county transit systems and their associated costs. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB639 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. |
MORITA, SAIKI, Carroll, Chong, Magaoay, Sagum, Thielen |
| Requires redemption centers and dealers in high density areas to remain open for at least thirty-five hours per week, permits consumers to request that refund values be computed by container for up to two hundred containers or less, clarifies that redemption centers and dealers may use properly operated and maintained reverse vending machines to satisfy the requirements of the bottle recycling law, and clarifies that both dealers and redemption centers may refuse to pay a refund for nonconforming containers. Allows dealers in the same shopping center to coordinate the operation of a redemption center. Requires the department of health to encourage the facilitation of agreements between shopping center managers or owners, store owners, and dealers to establish redemption centers. (SD1) | ||
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HB640 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
MORITA, CARROLL, ITO, MAGAOAY, SAGUM, SAIKI, THIELEN, Chong |
| Establishes energy enterprise zones to encourage the development of renewable energy resources. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB641 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECYCLING. |
MORITA, CARROLL, CHONG, MAGAOAY, M. OSHIRO, SAIKI, THIELEN, WAKAI, WATERS, Bertram, Ito, Rhoads, Sagum |
| Establishes a state program for collection, recycling, enforcement, and monitoring of covered electronic devices; establishes program funding through the electronic device recycling fund. | ||
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HB642 HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
MORITA, SAIKI, THIELEN, Carroll, Magaoay, Sagum |
| Requires energy conservation, energy efficiency, and load management to be reviewed concurrently with the public utilities commission's existing review process. | ||
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HB643 RELATING TO FUEL TAX. |
MORITA, SAGUM, TOKIOKA |
| Specifically exempts the fuel tax for non-transportation fuel uses. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB644 HD1 RELATING TO A BIOENERGY MASTER PLAN. |
MORITA, SAGUM, Thielen |
| Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to develop and prepare a bioenergy master plan that sets the course for the coordination and implementation of policies and procedures to develop a bioenergy industry in Hawaii. Appropriates funds. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB645 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; INCOME TAX CREDIT. |
MORITA, THIELEN, WAKAI, YAMASHITA |
| Establish that all energy technology systems must be installed and placed in service in the State of Hawaii to obtain energy tax credit. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB646 HD2 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
MORITA |
| Appropriates fund to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to sponsor an energy conference and participate in the Blue Planet Festival to showcase energy technology, promote energy resources education, and address local and global energy issues. (HB646 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB647 RELATING TO ENERGY. |
MORITA |
| Short form bill relating to energy. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB648 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
MORITA |
| Short form bill relating to the environment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB649 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
MORITA |
| Short form bill relating to the environment. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB650 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. |
MORITA |
| Short form bill relating to the Public Utilities Commission. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB651 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. |
MORITA, AWANA, CARROLL, CHONG, WATERS, Sagum |
| Requires any development of "available lands" for other than homestead purposes to be done in accordance with county zoning and other land use requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB652 HD2 SD2 RELATING TO DAM SAFETY. |
MORITA, CARROLL, CHONG, ITO, MAGAOAY, SAIKI, THIELEN, Sagum |
| Adds extensive provisions to the existing dam safety law to improve safety to dams and reservoirs in the State. Creates dam safety special fund. (SD2) | ||
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HB653 HD1 RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. |
MORITA, CARROLL, CHONG, ITO, MAGAOAY, M. OSHIRO, SAIKI, THIELEN, WAKAI, WATERS, Bertram, Sagum |
| Requires the preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement where appropriate and directs the council to develop rules for supplemental statements. | ||
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HB654 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
MORITA, SAGUM, THIELEN, Belatti, Carroll |
| Gives board of land and natural resources up to 12/31/08, the authorization to reinstate a 999-year homestead lease that was cancelled due to nonpayment of arrearages; provided, among other things, that the tenant-at-will has continually occupied the land and has cured all arrearages. | ||
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HB655 RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. |
MORITA, BERG, MAGAOAY, Belatti, Bertram, Carroll, Chong, Ito, Sagum, Tokioka |
| Includes in definition of land use in the conservation district the traversing of or conducting of business within the conservations district by an commercial ocean activity operation. | ||
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HB656 RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. |
MORITA |
| Holds grantee of a unit jointly and severally liable with the grantor for delinquent assessments against the grantor. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB658 RELATING TO GASOLINE DEALERS. |
MORITA, CARROLL, CHONG, ITO, MAGAOAY, SAIKI, Sagum |
| Prohibits sale of gasoline with price containing a fraction of a cent. | ||
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HB660 RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS. |
WATERS |
| Expands the jurisdiction of the circuit courts to include impeachment proceedings against county officers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB661 HD1 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. |
WATERS, BELATTI, BERG, CALDWELL, GREEN, MIZUNO, Bertram |
| Creates comprehensive public funding for elections to any county council; establishes qualifications, limitations on funding and use of funds, reporting requirements, and amends chapter 11, part XII, to reflect changes. (HB661 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB662 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
WATERS |
| Bans consumer use of fireworks except for religious or ceremonial purposes. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB663 RELATING TO FIREWORKS. |
WATERS |
| Allows the respective counties to regulate fireworks and repeals the state regulation of fireworks. | ||
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HB664 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. |
WATERS |
| Requires the state director of finance to transmit revenues received from all unadjudicated traffic violations or infractions to the police department of the county in which the traffic infraction occurred to enable each chief of police to recruit and retain qualified police officers. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB665 RELATING TO TATTOOS. |
WATERS |
| Prohibits tattoo artist from tattooing a minor without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian. Requires tattoo artist to retain consent forms. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB666 HD1 RELATING TO KUKUI GARDENS RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEX. |
RHOADS |
| Increases the ceiling on state revenue bonds issued by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to assist the tenants of the Kukui Gardens rental housing complex to acquire the complex in fee. (HB666 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB668 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
RHOADS, BELATTI, HANOHANO, HAR, LUKE, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SHIMABUKURO, YAMANE, Bertram, Brower, Herkes, McKelvey, Saiki, Takamine, Tokioka |
| Restores moneys to various housing revolving funds that were previously transferred for budgetary reasons. | ||
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HB669 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SIMULATION RESOURCE LABORATORIES. |
CHANG, HERKES, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, Bertram, Caldwell, Green, Hanohano, Manahan, Mizuno, Say, Souki, Takumi, Tsuji |
| Appropriates funds to expand and establish healthcare workforce simulation resource laboratories throughout the University of Hawaii system for healthcare workforce development and training. (HB669 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB670 HD2 RELATING TO INFORMATION PRACTICES. |
CHANG, EVANS, Bertram, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Green, Hanohano, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, Mizuno, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamashita |
| Provides a qualified exemption to the University of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii Foundation from disclosure of donor information. (HB670 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB671 HD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOR PROGRAMS. |
CHANG, CALDWELL, HANOHANO, HERKES, ITO, LEE, MAGAOAY, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, TSUJI, Bertram, Chong, Green, Manahan, Say, Souki, Yamane |
| Appropriates funds to University of Hawaii for the Graduate Professional Access Program and Health Careers Opportunity Program. (HB671 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB672 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, TAKAI, TOKIOKA, WATERS, Caldwell, Carroll, Green, Hanohano, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Say, Souki, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Makes the optional retirement plan for University of Hawaii employees permanent. | ||
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HB673 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. |
CHANG, LEE, MAGAOAY, TAKAI, Bertram, Caldwell, Evans, Green, Hanohano, Ito, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji |
| Exempts Board of Regents from Hawaii public procurement code requirements. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB674 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CHANG, LEE, MAGAOAY, TAKAI, Bertram, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Green, Hanohano, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Manahan, Mizuno, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Repeals the transfer of the public health nurses who supervise school health aides from the department of health to the department of education; establishes the school health services program in chapter 302A; repeals the school health services program in chapter 321. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB675 RELATING TO DEATH WITH DIGNITY. |
B. OSHIRO, BELATTI, CALDWELL, HAR, ITO, LUKE, MARUMOTO, MORITA, M. OSHIRO, SAIKI, SAY, SHIMABUKURO, TAKUMI, THIELEN, Souki |
| Allows a terminally ill, competent adult to get lethal dose of medication to end life. Prohibits mercy killings, lethal injections, and active euthanasia. Requires informed consent. Allows alternate doctor to replace attending doctor if latter declines to prescribe. Requires monitor at time of taking dose. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB676 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO ANIMALS. |
B. OSHIRO, LUKE, WATERS |
| Revises the misdemeanor offense of cruelty to animals. Provides penalties. Redefines "pet animal."(SD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB677 RELATING TO PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SALES. |
B. OSHIRO, LUKE, WATERS |
| Requires electronic logs of pseudoephedrine sales to be made in real time and maintained for 2 years in a form searchable by law enforcement. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB678 RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. |
B. OSHIRO, BERG, CALDWELL, CARROLL, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN, WAKAI, Belatti, Bertram, Karamatsu, Morita |
| Requires the department of health to adopt reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance. Requires adoption of a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. Requires the adoption of rules to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. Authorizes the adoption of market-based compliance mechanisms. | ||
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HB679 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CLINICAL TRIAL UNITS FOR HIV AND AIDS IN HAWAII. |
B. OSHIRO, GREEN, M. OSHIRO |
| Appropriates moneys to fund clinical trials units for HIV and AIDS in Hawaii to compensate for the loss of federal funding. | ||
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HB680 RELATING TO MARIJUANA POSSESSION. |
B. OSHIRO, LUKE, Caldwell |
| Reclassifies possession of less than one ounce of marijuana from a petty misdemeanor to a violation. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB681 HD2 RELATING TO PUBLIC INTEREST ATTORNEYS. |
B. OSHIRO, CALDWELL, LUKE, M. OSHIRO, SHIMABUKURO, THIELEN |
| Creates and appropriates funds to establish and maintain the William S. Richardson School of Law public interest law loan repayment program at the University of Hawaii for eligible, licensed attorneys who practice public interest law in Hawaii. (HB681 HD2) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB682 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. |
B. OSHIRO, GREEN, LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, WATERS |
| Provides process for the spouse or next of kin of incapacitated individuals to act as a surrogate in the absence of an advance health care directive. | ||
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HB683 RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. |
B. OSHIRO, FINNEGAN, LUKE, NISHIMOTO, TAKAI, WAKAI, Berg, Karamatsu |
| Eliminates the requirement that a conviction have occurred within the 5 years preceding the current offense to be considered a prior offense for purpose of aggravated criminal property damage. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB684 RELATING TO GASOLINE DEALERS. |
CHANG, BERTRAM, CARROLL, CHONG, EVANS, HANOHANO, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, MAGAOAY, MANAHAN, MIZUNO, B. OSHIRO, YAMANE, Caldwell, Green, Herkes, Say, Souki, Tokioka, Tsuji |
| Requires gasoline not containing ethanol to be available at marine fueling stations and in at least one retail station in each House district. | ||
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HB685 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. |
CHANG, Bertram, Caldwell, Carroll, Chong, Hanohano, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki, Takai, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamane |
| Authorizes the board of land and natural resources to designate an improvement district when it determines that there is a need for replanning, renewal, or redevelopment of an area's infrastructure. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB686 RELATING TO FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION. |
CHANG, HERKES, ITO, LEE, B. OSHIRO, YAMANE, Caldwell, Chong, Green, Hanohano, Manahan, Mizuno, Say, Souki, Tsuji |
| Amends law on forensic identification to require juveniles adjudicated for conduct that would constitute a felony if committed by an adult or for which sex offender registration would be required to submit DNA sample. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB687 HD1 RELATING TO CORPORATIONS. |
M. OSHIRO, YAMASHITA |
| Establishes a task force to determine how to provide for the establishment and incorporation of responsible companies that consider the public interest in doing business. (HB687 HD1) | ||
| Status View measure |
HB688 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
SONSON, Shimabukuro |
| Creates a Citizen's Family Law Advisory Committee to be placed, for administrative purposes, in the Judiciary. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB689 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
SONSON, Shimabukuro |
| Appropriates funds to the Judiciary to implement the Family Court Parenting Plan Model as a pilot program on Oahu. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB690 RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. |
SONSON |
| Amends custody and visitation criteria and procedure to specify what courts shall consider in determining the best interest of the child. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB691 RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE. |
SONSON |
| Requires the department of human services to provide a written report to the court and the parties two days prior to a hearing in a case where there are allegations of domestic abuse. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB693 HD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, Brower |
| Appropriates funds for a study by the department of agriculture to evaluate economic impacts on farmers, processors, and retailers if certain changes to the current Hawaii coffee blend laws are made. | ||
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HB694 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, Brower |
| Short form bill relating to agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB695 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, Brower |
| Short form bill relating to agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB696 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. |
TSUJI, Brower |
| Short form bill relating to agriculture. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB697 RELATING TO GREENBELTS. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, BROWER, EVANS, LEE, MCKELVEY, MORITA, RHOADS, WATERS, Cabanilla, Caldwell, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Say, Sonson, Souki, Takumi, Yamane, Yamashita |
| Requires DOT to establish a statewide greenbelts strategy. Establishes a steering committee. | ||
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HB698 RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTERS. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHANG, ITO, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, WAKAI, WATERS, YAMANE, Brower, Caldwell, Chong, Evans, Karamatsu, Lee, McKelvey, Morita, Say, Sonson, Souki, Yamashita |
| Establishes a task force to recommend ways to strengthen Hawaii's disaster preparedness program and develop a 3-year strategic plan. | ||
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HB699 RELATING TO BILL OF RIGHTS DAY. |
CARROLL, CHANG, CHONG, ITO, KARAMATSU, SAY, WATERS, Caldwell, Lee, Souki |
| Establishes bill of rights day. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB700 RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
CARROLL, CABANILLA, CHANG, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SONSON, WATERS, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Chong, Evans, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, McKelvey, Morita, Rhoads, Souki, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Prohibits discrimination and harassment in public schools. Requires the board of education to adopt new or amend current rules to implement this Act. Requires the board of education to provide training to staff and teachers. | ||
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HB701 RELATING TO MERCURY POISONING REDUCTION. |
CARROLL, CABANILLA, WATERS, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Chang, Chong, Evans, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, McKelvey, Morita, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Rhoads, Say, Sonson, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Limits the distribution of certain products containing mercury. Requires proper disposal of mercury and products containing mercury. Promotes public education about mercury poisoning. | ||
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HB702 HD1 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
CARROLL, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Chong, Ito, Lee |
| Requires the preparation of an environmental impact statement for harbor improvements for the Hawaii superferry. Requires the department of transportation to implement all mitigative measures contained in the environmental impact statement, including amending the operating agreement with Hawaii superferry. Directs department of transportation to assess Hawaii superferry for the costs of the environmental impact statement. | ||
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HB703 RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED FISH. |
CARROLL, WATERS, Caldwell, Chong, Ito, Lee, B. Oshiro, Say, Souki |
| Prohibits the sale of genetically modified fish or fish products if not appropriately identified or labeled as such. | ||
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HB704 HD2 RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS. |
CARROLL, ITO, Caldwell, Chong, B. Oshiro, Souki, Waters |
| Provides a 5-year moratorium on testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising genetically engineered taro. (HB704 HD2) | ||
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HB705 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HANA HEALTH. |
CARROLL, CHANG, KARAMATSU, LEE, WATERS, Caldwell, Chong, Ito, B. Oshiro, Say |
| Appropriates funds for the Hana Health. | ||
| Status View measure |
HB706 HD1 RELATING TO LAND USE. |
CARROLL, WATERS, Bertram, Brower, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Ito, McKelvey, Morita, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, Say, Sonson, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Specifies the process for establishing culturally valuable districts (HB 706 HD1). | ||
| Status View measure |
HB707 HD1 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, EVANS, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Cabanilla, Caldwell, Chong, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Say, Sonson, Takumi, Wakai |
| Provides a sliding tax credit for the purchase of food based on a taxpayer's adjusted gross income. (HB707 HD1) | ||
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HB708 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
CARROLL, B. OSHIRO, Caldwell, Chang, Chong, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Souki, Waters |
| Classifies privately owned water-wells as public utilities if water from those wells is sold to parties other than the owner. | ||
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HB709 HD1 RELATING TO HOUSING. |
CARROLL, BROWER, LEE, B. OSHIRO, WATERS, Caldwell, Chong, Ito, Morita, Say, Yamashita |
| Establishes a low-interest loan program for persons who are at least 55 years of age who meet income and occupancy qualifications to repair their homes to comply with building, electrical, and plumbing codes. Establishes the Elderly Housing Renovation Revolving Loan Fund. (HB709 HD1) | ||
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HB710 RELATING TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD RENTERS' TAX CREDIT. |
CARROLL, BROWER, WATERS, Caldwell, Chong, Ito, Lee, Morita, B. Oshiro, Say, Yamashita |
| Expands the qualifying annual income level for the low-income renters' tax credit from $30,000 to $40,000 per year. | ||
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HB711 RELATING TO WATER SYSTEMS. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, EVANS, LEE, MCKELVEY, MORITA, SAY, SONSON, WATERS, Brower, Caldwell, Chang, Chong, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Permits water user with a water meter to maintain private water catchment system for non-potable uses. | ||
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HB712 RELATING TO TOURISM. |
CARROLL, CHONG, MCKELVEY, B. OSHIRO, Bertram, Brower, Caldwell, Evans, Herkes, Ito, Lee, Morita, Nishimoto, Rhoads, Say, Sonson, Wakai, Waters, Yamashita |
| Requires Hawaii tourism authority to study whether to license tour guides to ensure guides have an adequate level of knowledge of Hawaiian history and culture. | ||
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HB713 RELATING TO ALTERNATE ENERGY. |
CARROLL, BERTRAM, CABANILLA, CHANG, CHONG, EVANS, HERKES, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, B. OSHIRO, SAY, WATERS, Brower, Caldwell, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Morita, Sonson, Wakai, Yamashita |
| Establishes an alternate energy revolving loan fund to assist persons with the purchase or installation of alternate energy appliances, products, or systems. | ||
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HB715 HD2 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF WATER FOR AGRICULTURAL USE ON LANAI. |
CARROLL, CALDWELL, CHANG, CHONG, ITO, KARAMATSU, LEE, WATERS, B. Oshiro, Say |
| Appropriates funds for the creation of a Lanai agriculture industry by providing funds for the purchase of water by the Lanai farmers. (HB715 HD2) | ||