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30th Legislature, 2019
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Floor session convene times for March 18, 2019:
Senate: 11:30 a.m. | House of Representatives: 12:00 p.m.

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Senate District 24
Hawaii State Capitol
Room 203
phone: 808-587-7215
fax: 808-587-7220
senkeohokalole@capitol.hawaii.gov

Member of the following committees:

Technology

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health

Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism

Hawaiian Affairs

District Information

24th Senatorial District Map - Kāne‘ohe, MCBH, Kailua, He‘eia, ‘Āhuimanu

Schools for Senate District 24:
1. Ahuimanu Elementary
2. Aikahi Elementary
3. Ben Parker Elementary
4. Castle High School
5. Hakipuu Learning Center PCS
6. Kaelepulu Elementary
7. Kailua High
8. Kalaheo High
9. Kaneohe Elementary
10. Kapunahala Elementary
11. Ke Kula O Kamakau
12. King Intermediate
13. Maunawili Elementary
14. Mokapu Elementary
15. Olomana Elementary
16. Puohala Elementary

Measures Introduced

	Title
SB113	RELATING TO VIDEOCONFERENCING.
SB195	RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I.
SB206 SD1	RELATED TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
SB210 SD1	RELATING TO PARENTAL RIGHTS.
SB212	RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
SB214 SD1	RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT.
SB215	RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
SB216 SD2	RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB217	RELATING TO ARRANGEMENT OF CANDIDATE NAMES ON BALLOTS.
SB218 SD1	RELATING TO BROADBAND.
SB219 SD1	RELATING TO ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
SB220	RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS.
SB241 SD1	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
SB247	RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB248	RELATING TO TRAILS.
SB255 SD1	RELATING TO AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.
SB297	RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA.
SB298	RELATING TO TAX INCREMENT BONDS.
SB310	RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
SB311	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS.
SB400	RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB410	RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE.
SB412 SD2	RELATING TO VOTING.
SB418	RELATING TO PRIVACY.
SB461	RELATING TO VIDEOCONFERENCING.
SB465	RELATING TO ELECTRONIC EAVESDROPPING.
SB477 SD1	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB497 SD1	RELATING TO GRANTS.
SB500 SD2	RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
SB506	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
SB533 SD2	RELATING TO STATE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
SB536 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS.
SB557 SD1	RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB586 SD1	RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
SB593	RELATING TO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
SB667	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB679	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3 OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO REMOVE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR JUSTICES AND JUDGES.
SB684 SD1	RELATING TO COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
SB686 SD1	RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
SB691	RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING.
SB695 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
SB696 SD2	RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB698 SD2	RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.
SB701 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
SB704	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.
SB705 SD2	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.
SB706	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.
SB707	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM.
SB708	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.
SB709	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
SB736	RELATING TO ON-SITE EARLY CHILDHOOD FACILITIES.
SB808 SD1	RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
SB811	RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ACCESS THROUGH REMOTE TESTIMONY.
SB835 SD1	RELATING TO THE STATE BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES.
SB836	RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
SB845	RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB847	RELATING TO FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS.
SB852 SD2	RELATING TO RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME.
SB858 SD1	PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTIES TO ISSUE TAX INCREMENT BONDS AND TO EXCLUDE TAX INCREMENT BONDS FROM DETERMINATIONS OF THE FUNDED DEBT OF THE COUNTIES.
SB897	RELATING TO WATER QUALITY MONITORING.
SB908 SD2	RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.
SB910	RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB912 SD1	RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
SB916	RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC LANDS.
SB921 SD2	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
SB930	RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
SB932	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
SB933	RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
SB934 SD1 HD1	RELATING TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.
SB938 SD1	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
SB940 SD1	RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS.
SB951	RELATING TO OCEANFRONT PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.
SB952 SD1	RELATING TO PARDONS.
SB954	RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB973	RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
SB993	RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
SB994	RELATING TO HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB995 SD2	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB997 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY.
SB1001 SD2	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT DATA.
SB1002 SD1	RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS ON OAHU.
SB1003 SD2	RELATING TO INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY GUIDELINES.
SB1023 SD1	RELATING TO AGING.
SB1024 SD1	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER.
SB1025 SD1	RELATING TO THE KUPUNA CAREGIVERS PROGRAM.
SB1026 SD1	RELATING TO THE HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
SB1028	RELATING TO RETIREMENT SAVINGS.
SB1030	RELATING TO ACTIVE AGING.
SB1031 SD2	RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
SB1032	RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB1033 SD2	RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF MIDWIVES.
SB1034 SD1 HD1	RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB1035 SD1	RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
SB1036 SD1 HD1	RELATING TO CLINICAL VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES.
SB1038	RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SB1039	RELATING TO PROSTITUTION.
SB1040 SD1	RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING.
SB1041 SD2	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
SB1042 SD1	RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.
SB1045	RELATING TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE.
SB1051 SD1 HD1	RELATING TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS.
SB1052	RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB1053	RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS.
SB1054 SD2	RELATING TO PLANNING.
SB1058 SD2	RELATING TO PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
SB1061	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
SB1062 SD1	RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT.
SB1313	RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE.
SB1314 SD1	RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.
SB1315	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB1316	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB1363 SD1	RELATING TO INCREASING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS' PRO RATA SHARE OF PUBLIC LAND TRUST FUNDS.
SB1364	RELATING TO VIRTUAL CURRENCY.
SB1365	RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.
SB1366	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB1367	RELATING TO PROMOTING DANGEROUS DRUGS.
SB1369	RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB1385 SD2	RELATING TO THE KANEOHE BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL.
SB1389 SD2	RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONES.
SB1451 SD1 HD1	RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.
SB1493	RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF THE PACIFIC ARTS.
SB1494 SD2	RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB1495 SD1	RELATING TO ACTIONS FOR QUIET TITLE.
SB1501 SD2	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
SB1503 SD1	RELATING TO VOTING.
SB1513	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SCR12	REQUESTING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AMEND FEDERAL LAW TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORCED INTO ARBITRATION AND SILENCE INSTEAD HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURTS.
SCR19	REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE NECESSITY OF VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN HAWAII.
SCR23	REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW HAWAII'S CURRENT VOTER EDUCATION SYSTEM AND PROPOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
SCR35	URGING THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO REJECT THE APPROVAL OF A SINGLE WALL TANK UPGRADE ALTERNATIVE OPTION FOR THE RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY AND THE CONCLUSIONS PRESENTED IN THE GROUNDWATER PROTECTION AND EVALUATIONS CONSIDERATIONS REPORT FOR THE RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY DATED JULY 27, 2018.
SCR50	RENAMING THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY AS THE GEORGE R. ARIYOSHI NATURAL ENERGY LAB.
SCR80	URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON STATEWIDE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
SCR111	REQUESTING THE MEDICAL CANNABIS INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT WORKING GROUP TO CONTINUE ITS WORK TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEXITIES SURROUNDING MEDICAL CANNABIS REIMBURSEMENTS BY HEALTH INSURANCE.
SCR114	URGING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES TO ALLOW HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
SCR139	REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE REVIEW OF THE REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF TRANSIENT VACATION UNIT OWNERS.
SCR166	URGING ALL APPLICABLE STATE AGENCIES TO WORK TOGETHER WITH INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE HONOLULU HARBOR USERS GROUP, IN ASSESSING THE RISK OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES TO HAWAII, VECTORS, AND POSSIBLE MITIGATIONS, IN PREPARATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FEDERAL STANDARDS IN 2022.
SCR174	REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN PRACTICES, INCLUDING THE MAKAHIKI, AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE PERPETUATION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURE.
SCR175	REQUESTING THE STATE TO CONVENE AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE HOW TO IMPLEMENT, DEVELOP, AND REGULATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE STATE.
SCR176	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO COMPLETE THE TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD PROCESS FOR KA‘ELEPULU WATERSHED IN KAILUA, OAHU.
SCR177	REQUESTING THE PROBATE COURT TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS TRUSTEE SELECTION PROCESS.
SCR178	REQUESTING ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR THE MAUNA KEA SUMMIT DUE TO ITS RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPORTANT CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
SCR179	REQUESTING CONGRESS TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO REMOVE CANNABIS FROM THE FEDERAL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT AND FACILITATE PRIVATE BANKING SERVICES FOR CANNABIS-RELATED BUSINESSES UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
SCR180	SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE PLAN, INCLUDING GOALS, BENCHMARKS, STRATEGIES, AND OUTCOMES, TO BUILD UPON ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TO ACCELERATE THE NORMALIZATION OF ‘OLELO HAWAI‘I.
SCR204	URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIVE HAWAIIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A SUI GENERIS LEGAL SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS, AND GENETIC RESOURCES.
SCR206	REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO ISSUE A COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP IN HONOR OF ALFRED AHOLO APAKA.
SR11	REQUESTING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AMEND FEDERAL LAW TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORCED INTO ARBITRATION AND SILENCE INSTEAD HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURTS.
SR14	REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE NECESSITY OF VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN HAWAII.
SR16	REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW HAWAII'S CURRENT VOTER EDUCATION SYSTEM AND PROPOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
SR57	URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON STATEWIDE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
SR84	URGING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES TO ALLOW HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
SR132	URGING ALL APPLICABLE STATE AGENCIES TO WORK TOGETHER WITH INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE HONOLULU HARBOR USERS GROUP, IN ASSESSING THE RISK OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES TO HAWAII, VECTORS, AND POSSIBLE MITIGATIONS, IN PREPARATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FEDERAL STANDARDS IN 2022.
SR141	REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN PRACTICES, INCLUDING THE MAKAHIKI, AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE PERPETUATION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURE.
SR142	REQUESTING THE STATE TO CONVENE AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE HOW TO IMPLEMENT, DEVELOP, AND REGULATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE STATE.
SR143	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO COMPLETE THE TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD PROCESS FOR KA‘ELEPULU WATERSHED IN KAILUA, OAHU.
SR144	REQUESTING THE PROBATE COURT TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS TRUSTEE SELECTION PROCESS.
SR145	REQUESTING CONGRESS TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO REMOVE CANNABIS FROM THE FEDERAL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT AND FACILITATE PRIVATE BANKING SERVICES FOR CANNABIS-RELATED BUSINESSES UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
SR146	SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE PLAN, INCLUDING GOALS, BENCHMARKS, STRATEGIES, AND OUTCOMES, TO BUILD UPON ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TO ACCELERATE THE NORMALIZATION OF ‘OLELO HAWAI‘I.
SR164	URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIVE HAWAIIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A SUI GENERIS LEGAL SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS, AND GENETIC RESOURCES.
SR166	REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO ISSUE A COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP IN HONOR OF ALFRED AHOLO APAKA.

Senator Jarrett Keohokalole is a proud seventh-generation resident of the 24th Senate District, including Kāne‘ohe and Kailua. He is married to wife Kuulani and, together, they have three children.

As the former Representative of District 48, he served as the Majority Policy Leader, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Economic Development & Business (EDB) and member on the Finance (FIN), and Labor & Public Employment (LAB) committees. He is currently the Chair on the Committee of Technology.

In 2006, Sen. Keohokalole received a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He then obtained a law degree from William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii in 2013, earning a certificate in Native Hawaiian Law.

Keohokalole has fought to secure $50 million for homeless housing and services, fund work force housing by $570 million, supported senior programs and encourage innovation in our economy and our school system for today's rapidly changing world.

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Monday, February 25, 2019

2019 HAWAII SENATE LIVE AT THE LEGISLATURE

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

UPDATE: Pali highway closed in both directions until further notice

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is continuing to work on the Pali Highway following multiple landslides that prompted the highway to close Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. The Honolulu bound direction is anticipated to be closed 24/7 through Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. HDOT is working to temporarily open the Kailua bound direction from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Feb. 20. The area will be monitored during the accessible hours. Emergency vehicles will also be escorted through in the Kailua bound direction.

Multiple landslides occurred in two separate areas over the past 24 hours. One location is in the Kailua bound direction after the second tunnel. The second location is in between the two tunnels and impacted the Honolulu bound direction. Upon further inspection, there are several large boulders, some the size of a vehicle, that are at risk of falling on to the Honolulu bound lanes. The Old Pali Road was also damaged in the landslide sending pieces of concrete down with the slide. The structure sustained significant cracks and damage and must be secured.

Before the Honolulu bound direction can be reopened, HDOT and its crews must stabilize the hillside to prevent additional debris from falling, including from the Old Pali Road. Crews will then finish clearing the debris from the highway itself to clear the large boulders and debris that came to a rest on the roadway.

Honolulu bound traffic is detoured at Castle Junction. Kailua bound traffic is being turned around at Waokanaka Street. In addition, the Pali Lookout will remain closed until further notice. Hikers should avoid the area due to safety concerns and the risk of falling rocks.

The H-3 Freeway, Likelike Highway and Kalanianaole Highway can be used as alternate routes. Motorists are encouraged to check GoAkamai.org or any traffic application they prefer for up to the minute traffic conditions before getting behind the wheel.

HDOT is designing plans for long term landslide mitigation solutions that may be implemented in the area. More details to follow. HDOT thanks the traveling community for its patience as crews work to reopen the highway as safely as possible.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

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