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30th Legislature, 2019
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Chair

Glenn Wakai
Senate District 15
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 407
phone: 808-586-8585
fax: 808-586-8588
senwakai@capitol.hawaii.gov

Vice Chair

Brian T. Taniguchi
Senate District 11
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 219
phone: 808-586-6460
fax: 808-586-6461
sentaniguchi@capitol.hawaii.gov

Members

Lorraine R. Inouye	Kurt Fevella
Jarrett Keohokalole

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HB 1847 HD 2 SD 1 (proposed)

The purview of this committee includes programs relating to energy, energy resources, including the development of alternative energy resources, and to programs related to economic development including but not limited to authorities and corporations administratively attached to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism unless the authority or corporation is within the purview of another Standing Committee pursuant to this Rule, other emerging industries development, financial and technical assistance to business, film and digital media production, astronomy, space exploration and aerospace development, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, other scientific research and development activities, recreation, including commercial ocean recreation activities, sports and athletics, and the Aloha Stadium; and those programs relating to tourism, including but not limited to the Hawai‘i Convention Center, Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau, and the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

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EET Measures Scheduled for Hearing (Current Notices)

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EET Measures in 2020

Measure and Title
HB202 HD2 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
HB1242 HD2 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
HB1520 HD2 RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
HB1604 HD1 RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB2014 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
HB1622 HD1 RELATING TO TOURISM.
SB2041 RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SB2064 RELATING TO SCIENCE.
SB2073 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB1820 HD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
SB2164 RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS HOSTING PLATFORMS.
SB2165 RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
SB2171 RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
SB2219 RELATING TO HEAT ABATEMENT.
HB1864 HD2 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
HB1844 HD1 RELATING TO CLEAN ENERGY FINANCING.
HB1846 HD2 RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
HB1850 HD1 RELATING TO THE ENERGY SECURITY SPECIAL FUND.
HB1851 HD2 RELATING TO GRID-INTERACTIVE WATER HEATER SYSTEMS.
SB2229 RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.
SB2286 RELATING TO TOURISM.
SB2287 RELATING TO CONSERVATION FUNDING.
HB1910 HD2 RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.
HB1912 HD1 RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS.
SB2317 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB2319 RELATING TO TOURISM.
HB1934 HD1 RELATING TO CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS.
SB2366 RELATING TO A COAL-FREE HAWAII.
HB1944 HD1 RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
HB1945 HD1 RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
HB1946 HD1 RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
SB2436 RELATING TO SMALL PLASTIC BOTTLES.
SB2438 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
SB2446 RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
SB2447 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB2454 RELATING TO PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY SYSTEMS.
SB2457 RELATING TO FAST CHARGE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS.
SB2509 RELATING TO A WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SPECIAL FUND.
SB2551 RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SB2553 RELATING TO ENERGY.
SB2558 RELATING TO WIND ENERGY FACILITIES.
SB2571 RELATED TO SPORTS GAMBLING.
SB2577 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
SB2579 RELATING TO REFORESTATION.
SB2580 RELATING TO CLIMATE CONTROL.
HB2140 HD1 RELATING TO INVESTMENT IN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.
SB2611 RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.
SB2614 RELATING TO HOME OWNERSHIP.
SB2634 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB2640 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB2645 RELATING TO ALOHA STADIUM.
SB2657 RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
SB2674 RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
SB2684 RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS HOSTING PLATFORMS.
SB2744 RELATING TO COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION.
SB2745 RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
SB2746 RELATING TO ENERGY.
SB2749 RELATED TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB2751 RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE COMPACT AGREEMENT TO PHASE OUT CORPORATE GIVEAWAYS.
SB2760 RELATING TO HYDROFLUOROCARBON REFRIGERANTS.
SB2802 RELATING TO WIND TURBINES.
SB2803 RELATING TO WIND ENERGY.
SB2804 RELATING TO ENERGY.
HB2188 HD1 RELATING TO WIND ENERGY FACILITIES.
SB2819 RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
HB2217 HD1 RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY.
HB2227 HD1 RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
SB2854 RELATING TO CLEAN ENERGY FINANCING.
SB2857 RELATING TO ENERGY FINANCING FOR STATE AGENCIES.
SB2944 RELATING TO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.
SB2950 RELATING TO SENTENCING.
SB2964 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SB2967 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SB2978 RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
SB2979 RELATING TO VEHICLES.
HB2285 HD1 RELATING TO MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY.
HB2299 HD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII FILM AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND.
HB2366 RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
HB2413 HD1 RELATING TO ENERGY.
SB3001 RELATING TO COUNTIES.
SB3003 RELATING TO COUNTIES.
SB3006 RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB3026 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
HB2467 HD2 RELATING TO TOURISM.
SB3048 RELATING TO ENERGY PROJECTS NEAR RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
SB3051 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.
HB2462 HD1 RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
SB3065 RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
SB3078 RELATING TO HYDROFLUOROCARBONS.
HB2492 HD2 RELATING TO HYDROFLUOROCARBONS.
HB2498 HD1 RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES.
SB3082 RELATING TO PHASING OUT FOSSIL FUELS.
SB3089 RELATING TO TOURISM.
HB2578 HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
SB3112 RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
SB3115 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
SB3149 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB3154 RELATING TO TOUR AIRCRAFTS.
SB3167 RELATING TO THE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
HB2635 HD1 RELATING TO THE STATE PLAN.
HB2657 HD3 RELATING TO A COAL-FREE HAWAII.
HB2681 HD1 RELATING TO ENERGY.
HB2699 HD2 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
HB2717 HD1 RELATING TO THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUND.
HCR34 REQUESTING THAT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL INCLUDE HAWAIIAN AIRLINES IN THE NEWSPAPER'S FUTURE RANKINGS OF THE BEST AND WORST AIRLINES IN THE UNITED STATES.
SCR39 URGING THE STATE TO IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE RESPONSIBLE TOURISM INITIATIVE TO HELP EDUCATE TOURING VISITORS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIORS WITH RESPECT TO SUNSCREENS, POLYSTYRENE, AND SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.
SR28 REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO DEVISE AND ADOPT A TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE KAKAAKO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
SCR49 REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO DEVISE AND ADOPT A TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE KAKAAKO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
SCR75 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A COST ANALYSIS STUDY REGARDING CONSOLIDATING WEST HAWAII STATE OFFICES INTO ONE COMPLEX.
SR42 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A COST ANALYSIS STUDY REGARDING CONSOLIDATING WEST HAWAII STATE OFFICES INTO ONE COMPLEX.
SCR90 REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO REDUCE VISITOR COUNTS AND INCREASE PER VISITOR SPENDING.
SCR91 REQUESTING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK OF POLICIES AND METRICS FOR BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC FUTURE.
SR54 REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO REDUCE VISITOR COUNTS AND INCREASE PER VISITOR SPENDING.
SR55 REQUESTING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK OF POLICIES AND METRICS FOR BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC FUTURE.
SR80 REQUESTING EACH COUNTY, PRIOR TO IMPOSING A NEW FARE OR INCREASING AN EXISTING FARE FOR A MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM, TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOUGHT FROM THE PROPOSED OR INCREASED FARE MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH TRANSIT-BASED ADVERTISEMENTS.
SCR120 REQUESTING EACH COUNTY, PRIOR TO IMPOSING A NEW FARE OR INCREASING AN EXISTING FARE FOR A MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM, TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOUGHT FROM THE PROPOSED OR INCREASED FARE MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH TRANSIT-BASED ADVERTISEMENTS.
SCR133 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR A TRAIL FEE PILOT PROGRAM AND COMMERCIAL TOUR GUIDE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT AND FUND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN THE STATE.
SCR136 URGING THE GOVERNOR TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL LABORATORY IN HAWAII.
SR93 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR A TRAIL FEE PILOT PROGRAM AND COMMERCIAL TOUR GUIDE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT AND FUND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN THE STATE.
SR96 URGING THE GOVERNOR TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL LABORATORY IN HAWAII.
SCR145 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSIDER AS PART OF ITS ROAD USAGE CHARGE, INCENTIVES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES SUCH AS A DISCOUNT OR REBATE.
SR102 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSIDER AS PART OF ITS ROAD USAGE CHARGE, INCENTIVES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES SUCH AS A DISCOUNT OR REBATE.
SCR166 URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND UNITED STATES NAVY TO RENEW FUNDING FOR THE KANEOHE WAVE ENERGY TEST SITE.
SCR171 REQUESTING THE HAWAII CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION COMMISSION TO CONVENE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLES TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF A COMPLETE TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY THE YEAR 2050.
SR133 URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND UNITED STATES NAVY TO RENEW FUNDING FOR THE KANEOHE WAVE ENERGY TEST SITE.
SR134 REQUESTING THE HAWAII CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION COMMISSION TO CONVENE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLES TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF A COMPLETE TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY THE YEAR 2050.
SR153 RECOGNIZING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE AS THE LEADING GOVERNMENT ENTITY FOR THE STATE'S RENEWABLE ELECTRIC ENERGY INITIATIVES, RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY JOB PIPELINES AND PATHWAYS CREATION AND URGING COORDINATION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS AND FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY AGENCIES.
SR154 REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND PRESENT A PLAN TO UTILIZE APPROPRIATE STATE LAND FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.
SR157 EXPRESSING THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO HONORING HAWAII'S ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE NATIONAL SPACE PROGRAM BY EXPLORING FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT AND FUND HAWAII-BASED COMPANIES THAT ARE CARRYING OUT INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
SCR193 REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND PRESENT A PLAN TO UTILIZE APPROPRIATE STATE LAND FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.
SCR194 RECOGNIZING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE AS THE LEADING GOVERNMENT ENTITY FOR THE STATE'S RENEWABLE ELECTRIC ENERGY INITIATIVES, RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY JOB PIPELINES AND PATHWAYS CREATION AND URGING COORDINATION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS AND FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY AGENCIES.
SCR198 EXPRESSING THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO HONORING HAWAII'S ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE NATIONAL SPACE PROGRAM BY EXPLORING FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT AND FUND HAWAII-BASED COMPANIES THAT ARE CARRYING OUT INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
SCR202 EXPRESSING AND ESTABLISHING THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO EXPEDITIOUSLY FACILITATE AN END TO THE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN HAWAII.
SCR205 REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO CONVENE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR A SEA LEVEL ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE PLAN FOR THE WAIKIKI DISTRICT.
SR169 EXPRESSING AND ESTABLISHING THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO EXPEDITIOUSLY FACILITATE AN END TO THE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN HAWAII.
SR172 REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO CONVENE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR A SEA LEVEL ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE PLAN FOR THE WAIKIKI DISTRICT.
SR184 REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF TOURISM ON COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
SR185 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE RACETRACK OR RACEWAY PARK ON OAHU AND REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM; AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO FACILITATE AND APPROVE ITS DEVELOPMENT.
SR187 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE AND PROPOSE METHODS TO INCENTIVIZE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HAWAII.
SCR223 REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF TOURISM ON COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
SCR224 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE RACETRACK OR RACEWAY PARK ON OAHU AND REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM; AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO FACILITATE AND APPROVE ITS DEVELOPMENT.
SCR226 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE AND PROPOSE METHODS TO INCENTIVIZE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HAWAII.
SCR227 REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, AND DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A K-12 CURRICULUM-TO-CAREER PIPELINE INITIATIVE.
SCR228 REQUESTING THE STATE SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, CONSUMER ADVOCATE, AND STATE ENERGY OFFICE, TO DEVELOP A REPORT PERTAINING TO THE STATE'S MANAGEMENT OF GREENHOUSE GASES AND FOSSIL FUEL REDUCTION GOALS.
SR193 REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, AND DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A K-12 CURRICULUM-TO-CAREER PIPELINE INITIATIVE.
SR194 REQUESTING THE STATE SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, CONSUMER ADVOCATE, AND STATE ENERGY OFFICE, TO DEVELOP A REPORT PERTAINING TO THE STATE'S MANAGEMENT OF GREENHOUSE GASES AND FOSSIL FUEL REDUCTION GOALS.

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