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31st Legislature, 2022
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Floor session convene time for January 24, 2022:
Senate: 9:30 a.m. | House of Representatives: 12:00 p.m.

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Senate District 21
Hawaii State Capitol
Room: 222
phone: 808-586-7793
fax: 808-586-7797
senshimabukuro@capitol.hawaii.gov

Member of the following committees:

Hawaiian Affairs

Transportation

Ways and Means

District Information

21st Senatorial District Map (Part 1 | Part 2) - Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Ko ‘Olina, Nānākuli, Mā‘ili, Wai‘anae, Mākaha, Mākua

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• State Senator, District 21 Leeward Coast (01/2011-present): Chair, Hawaiian Affairs Commitee; Member, Ways and Means Committee; Member, Transportation Committee; Member of Women's Caucus and Native Hawaiian Caucus
• State House Representative, District 45 Waianae/Makaha/Makua (01/2003-12/2010): Chair, Human Services & Housing Committee (2005-2006); Vice Chair, Hawaiian Affairs Committee (2009-2010)
• Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i - Leeward Office (06/2001-present): Represent clients in family, housing, public benefits, & consumer court and administrative proceedings; teach divorce, custody & paternity clinics; conduct staff training, intake services, & legal research; write legal memorandums; provide legal counsel & advice

• J.D., University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law (May 2000): - Best Brief Appellate Advocacy Section 2; - Top Quartile, '97-'98; - Top 50% '98-'99 and '99-'00; - Environmental Law Society Co-Director and Co-Vice Director; - Advocates for Public Interest Law Summer Grantee and Board Member; - National Association for Public Interest Law Student Representative and Delegate; - Student Bar Association 1L Representative; - Scholarships: HI Legal Auxiliary, Delta Gamma Foundation, and Alumnae Golf Tournament; - Nā Loio O He‘e Nalu Co-Director (surf club); - Delta Theta Phi Treasurer
• B.A. English, The Colorado College (December 1991): - Dean's List; - Track & Field / Cross Country Team Member; - Vice President - Rush, Delta Gamma Sorority; - National Spanish Honor Society
• ‘Iolani School (1984-1988); Our Lady of Sorrows, nka Ho‘ala School (1982-1983); Wai‘anae Elementary (1977-1981); Maili Bible School (1975-1976)

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
• Friends of Ohikilolo member (2017-present)
• Women of Wai‘anae volunteer (2010-present)
• Land Shark Invitational Surf Meet planner & top three finisher (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2016) (1997-present)
• Legal Aid Society of Hawaii Fundraising volunteer (2012-present)
• Leeward Community College-Wai‘anae Moku Community Advisory Board (2009-present)
• Hawaii State Bar Association/Young Lawyers Division community service volunteer (2002-2017)
• MA‘O Organic Farm fundraising committee (2006-2011)
• "People's Path" grant writer, volunteer, and event coordinator (2008-2011)
• Chair, Health & Human Service Committee, Democratic Party of Hawaii (2007)
• Hawaii Children's Trust Fund Advisory Board (2008)
• Empower Wai‘anae Steering Committee (2003-2007)
• Wai‘anae Lion's Club member (2003-2009)
• Welfare and Employment Rights Coalition member (2001-2006)

HONORS AND AWARDS
• Aloha Spirit Award (Landshark Invitational Surf Meet 2019)
• K.E.L.I.I. Foundation Honorable Recognition (2019)
• Ku‘i ‘Ai Award (Ku‘i at the Capitol 2019)
• Advocates for Public Interest Law "Pick of the Year" Award (2016)
• Waianae Hawaiian Civic Club Honoree (2014)
• Outstanding Woman Lawyer of the Year (Hawaii Women Lawyers 2013)
• 25 People for the Next 25 Years (Hawaii Business Magazine 2007)
• Distinguished Supporter Award (University of Hawaii Center for Hawaiian Studies 2006)
• Best Up and Coming Legislator (Honolulu Weekly 2005)
• Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute Discovery Leadership Fellow (2003)
• Center on Women's Policy Studies Foreign Policy Institute Fellow (2003)
• Hawaii Women's Legal Auxiliary Scholarship (2000)
• Advocates for Public Interest Law Grantee (1998)

Measures Introduced

	Title
SB57 SD2 HD3 CD1	RELATING TO VEHICLE INSPECTIONS.
SB60 SD1 HD1 CD1	RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.
SB61	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB62	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB63	RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES.
SB148 SD1 HD1	RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB232	RELATING TO LITTERING.
SB238 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
SB239	RELATING TO THE ALOHASAFE ALERT APPLICATION.
SB341 SD2	RELATING TO TARO.
SB346 SD2	RELATING TO FARM ANIMALS.
SB473	RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.
SB474 SD1 HD2 CD1	RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.
SB500	RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SB501	RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
SB502 SD2 HD1	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO GUARANTEE ALL INDIVIDUALS THE RIGHT TO HAVE A CLEAN AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
SB503	RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.
SB509 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB512 SD2 HD1 CD1	RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCENTIVES.
SB515	RELATING TO A STATE STOCKPILE STORAGE FACILITY.
SB516 SD1 HD2 CD1	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB517	RELATING TO HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
SB518 SD2	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB591	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS.
SB593	RELATING TO DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION.
SB694 SD1	RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.
SB695 SD1	RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.
SB696 SD1 HD1 CD1	RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS.
SB697 SD1 HD2 CD1	RELATING TO KALAUPAPA MONTH.
SB699	RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND.
SB716	RELATING TO CORAL.
SB753	RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING.
SB763	RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
SB764 SD1 HD1 CD1	RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SB765 SD2 HD2 CD1	RELATING TO OPERATING A VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICANT.
SB804 SD1 HD2	RELATING TO TEACHER RENTAL HOUSING.
SB818	RELATING TO VACANT AND ABANDONED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
SB821 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO CHILDREN.
SB822	RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.
SB823	RELATING TO CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE.
SB824	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AMEND THE QUALIFYING AGE OF VOTERS FOR ANY STATE OR LOCAL ELECTION.
SB825	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB826 SD1	RELATING TO SEX OFFENDERS.
SB827 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING.
SB828 HD1 CD1	RELATING TO DIVORCE.
SB829 SD1	RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.
SB830 SD2	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
SB831	RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING.
SB832	RELATING TO VICTIM-COUNSELOR PRIVILEGE.
SB833	RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS.
SB834 SD1 HD2 CD1	RELATING TO CHILDLIKE SEX DOLLS.
SB835	RELATING TO INSPECTIONS OF CARE FACILITIES.
SB836	RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.
SB837	RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST SENIORS.
SB838 SD1 HD2	RELATING TO SERVICES FOR KUPUNA.
SB839 SD2	RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB871 SD1	RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB872	RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
SB873 SD1 HD1 CD1	RELATING TO CONTESTED CASES.
SB874	RELATING TO WATER RIGHTS.
SB875	RELATING TO EXPEDITED AGENCY HEARINGS.
SB876	RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.
SB877	RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION.
SB878	RELATING TO THE COUNTY BOARDS OF WATER SUPPLY.
SB879	RELATING TO COUNTIES.
SB880	RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB881	RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB882 SD1	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB883	RELATING TO SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
SB884 SD1	RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
SB885	RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT.
SB886 SD1	RELATING TO SPEEDY TRIALS.
SB887	RELATING TO UNFUNDED LIABILITIES.
SB888	RELATING TO REFORESTATION.
SB889	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
SB890 SD1	RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
SB891 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
SB892 SD1	RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
SB893	RELATING TO MIDWIVES.
SB894	RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB895	RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
SB896	RELATING TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
SB897	RELATING TO WATER CIRCULATION.
SB898	RELATING TO THE BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM.
SB899	RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE STATE COUNCIL ON MENTAL HEALTH.
SB900 SD2	RELATING TO MATERNAL HEALTH.
SB901	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.
SB902	RELATING TO FEDERAL LANDS.
SB903	RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SB970 SD2 HD2	RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.
SB981 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
SB982 SD1	RELATING TO BURIALS.
SB983	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SB1021 SD2 HD3	RELATING TO BURIALS.
SB1258 SD1 HD1	RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.
SB1271 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
SB1298 SD1	RELATING TO GLASS CONTAINERS.
SB1310	RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.
SB1311 SD2 HD2	RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS.
SB1315	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB1317 SD1	RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND TRUST FUNDS.
SB1318 SD1	RELATING TO KULEANA LANDS.
SB1319	RELATING TO HAWAIIAN FISHPONDS.
SB1320 SD1	RELATING TO REGENERATIVE TOURISM.
SB1322	RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB1371 SD1	RELATING TO ENERGY.
SB1384 HD1 CD1	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB1397	RELATING TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
SB1409 SD2 HD1 CD1	RELATING TO TRAINING IN NATIVE HAWAIIAN RIGHTS.
SB1410 SD1	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB1411	RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
SB1412 SD2 HD2 CD1	RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR THE HONOKEA SURF VILLAGE.
SB1413 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
SCR8 SD2	REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS.
SCR9 SD2	CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS IMPLEMENTATION OF HAWAII'S STATE LAW COROLLARY TO TITLE IX TO STRENGTHEN HAWAII'S EFFORTS TO END CAMPUS-BASED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION.
SCR25 SD1	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ALLOW FAITH PODS BASED ON KAPU ALOHA TO BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN EACH CORRECTIONAL CENTER.
SCR26 SD1 HD1	URGING THE EMPOWERMENT OF YOUNG WOMEN BY RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 11, 2021, AS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL.
SCR28	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND LEGISLATION OR RULES TO INCREASE CONDOMINIUM UNIT OWNER ACCESS TO AND REPRESENTATION IN REAL ESTATE COMMISSION HEARINGS AND MEETINGS.
SCR61 SD1	REAFFIRMING THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND PRIORITIZE CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION.
SCR62	URGING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT FEDERAL LEGISLATION GRANTING STATEHOOD TO THE PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
SCR65	REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ADOPT ADMINISTRATIVE RULES TO SET, CHARGE, AND COLLECT FINES ON VACANT HABITABLE DWELLING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
SCR70 SD1	REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE ANALYSIS ON LICENSING AND/OR CERTIFICATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.
SCR71	URGING THE GOVERNOR TO ALLOW TRAVELERS ARRIVING AT POINTS WITHIN HAWAII, INCLUDING INTERISLAND TRAVELERS, TO BYPASS THE MANDATORY TEN-DAY QUARANTINE IF THEY PROVIDE PROOF THAT THEY RECEIVED BOTH DOSES OF A COVID-19 VACCINE.
SCR72 SD1	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP FUNDING SOURCES FOR RURAL BROADBAND IMPROVEMENTS.
SCR73	URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY HILO CAMPUS.
SCR85	PROMOTING A "GREEN CHRISTMAS" BY ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO SELECT PLANTABLE NATIVE TREES FOR HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS TO HELP ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
SCR86	URGING THE OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO ESTABLISH A UNIFIED DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICES WORKING GROUP TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COORDINATE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES TO PROVIDE IMPROVED DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICES.
SCR88 HD1	SUPPORTING AND ADOPTING THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THE DIGITAL EQUITY DECLARATION FOR HAWAII ADOPTED BY THE BROADBAND HUI.
SCR89	URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE TRAINING, COURSES, AND CURRICULA RELATED TO THE MECHANICS, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES, HYDROGEN VEHICLES, AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES IN THEIR PROGRAMS.
SCR101	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO OPEN EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ALL COUNTIES; INCREASE THE HANDLING CAPACITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CLAIMS BY THIRTY PERCENT; COMPLETE THE UPGRADING OF ITS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CLAIMS COMPUTER SYSTEM; AND WORK WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE LIBRARIAN TO ADOPT POLICIES AND NEEDED TRAINING TO ENSURE THAT MINIMAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED TO PERSONS WISHING TO USE PUBLIC ACCESS COMPUTERS AT ANY STATE LIBRARY TO FILE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CLAIMS.
SCR108	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO INCREASE ITS INVESTMENT IN COMPREHENSIVE OFFENDER REENTRY TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS EXITING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
SCR111 SD1 HD1	REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE STOCKPILE STORAGE FACILITY OPTIONS TO STORE AND DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.
SCR140 SD1	ASSERTING THAT RACISM IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND URGING THE STATE TO COMMIT TO RECOGNIZING AND ADDRESSING THE RESULTING INEQUITIES, AND STUDY AND REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ECONOMIC DISPARITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DETRIMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH EFFECTS OF RACISM.
SCR145	CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AS RELATED TO COVID-19 AND URGING GREATER INVESTMENT IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT COMMUNITYWIDE SOLUTIONS.
SCR148	URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO FORGIVE THE STATE'S OUTSTANDING FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LOAN BALANCE FOR FEDERAL LOANS BORROWED TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
SCR149 SD1	REQUESTING THAT THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PASS A LAW THAT CRIMINALIZES ANY ACT BY A CURRENT OR FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, MILITARY PERSONNEL, OR POLITICIAN THAT IS CONTRARY TO THEIR OATH TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION.
SCR150	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION THAT CRIMINALIZES ANY ACTS BY ELIGIBLE PUBLIC OFFICIALS, INCLUDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT VIOLATE THEIR OATHS TO UPHOLD THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION.
SCR151 SD1	ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COMPLEX AREAS, AND CHARTER SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT SCHOOL-WIDE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN THE STATE'S PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.
SCR152	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO IMPLEMENT A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT OF AT LEAST A HALF CREDIT IN FINANCIAL LITERACY DURING THE JUNIOR YEAR OR SENIOR YEAR.
SCR154 SD1	ENCOURAGING THE GOVERNOR TO MAINTAIN TEACHERS AND SCHOOL-LEVEL PERSONNEL AS ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING A PANDEMIC WHEN CONTEMPLATING EMERGENCY FURLOUGHS AND LAYOFFS.
SCR156	REAFFIRMING A COMMITMENT TO ENDING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND INJUSTICE IN HAWAII AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
SCR157	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A THERAPEUTIC PSILOCYBIN WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE MEDICINAL AND THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF PSILOCYBIN AND DEVELOP A LONGTERM STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF MEDICINAL PSILOCYBIN OR PSILOCYBIN-BASED PRODUCTS THAT ARE SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE FOR ELIGIBLE ADULT PATIENTS.
SCR159 SD1	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO EXAMINE AND CONSIDER PURCHASING REEF INSURANCE TO SUPPORT NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT HAWAII'S COASTLINES AND COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM NATURAL DISASTERS.
SCR160	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH GOALS TO INCREASE TREE CANOPIES ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS, DOCUMENT EXISTING INVENTORY AND TALENT, AND IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN THE PLAN.
SCR162 SD1	REQUESTING THAT THE OFFICE OF PLANNING, IN COORDINATION WITH EACH EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, IDENTIFY DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAY BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING AND OTHER IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE AND ASSESS OPTIONS FOR MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON THOSE FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
SCR163	REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AMEND CERTAIN ACTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BROADENING THE SCOPE OF HAWAIIANS SERVED BY THOSE ACTS.
SCR164 SD1 HD1	URGING THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO ENACT THE PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE ACT AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE.
SCR165 SD1 HD1	REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CONSENT TO THE ENACTMENT OF ACT 80, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2017.
SCR166 SD1 HD1	URGING STATE DEPARTMENTS AND ATTACHED AGENCIES TO TRAIN THEIR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
SCR167	URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT APPRENTICESHIP PATHWAY WITHIN THE STATE'S HIGH SCHOOLS.
SCR168	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO REEXAMINE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR STATE POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY VACANT AND REPLACE THE QUALIFICATION OF A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE, WHERE APPLICABLE
SCR169 SD1 HD1	URGING THE GOVERNOR TO CREATE A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ENFORCING EMERGENCY PROCLAMATIONS TO MITIGATE THE FURTHER SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 IN HAWAII.
SCR172	REQUESTING THAT THE COMPTROLLER CONVENE A HEALTHY WORKPLACE WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO TRANSFORM STATE FACILITIES INTO GREEN FACILITIES AND MAXIMIZE HEALTH, IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, AND REDUCE FACILITY COSTS.
SCR184	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO PRODUCE AN INTEGRATED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT BY THE STATE OF HAWAII IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION.
SCR185 SD1	RECOGNIZING THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT OF 1920, AS AMENDED.
SCR198	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE CIVIC ONLINE REASONING AND MEDIA LITERACY IN ITS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM.
SCR199	REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING TO QUANTIFY THE AMOUNT OF LAND NEEDED TO MEET RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS AND THE AMOUNT OF LAND NEEDED TO MEET FOOD SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE SITING CONSIDERATIONS TO MEET BOTH GOALS.
SCR206 SD1	REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO ESTABLISH THE BURIAL SITES WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE BURIAL SITES PROGRAM UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES' STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION.
SCR263 SD1 HD1	CONVENING A PUBLIC RACING FACILITY WORKING GROUP TO IDENTIFY A LOCATION AND DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF PUBLIC RACING FACILITIES ON OAHU TO IMPROVE SAFETY, BOOST ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AND PROVIDE FOR RECREATION.
SR7 SD1	REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS.
SR8 SD2	CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS IMPLEMENTATION OF HAWAII'S STATE LAW COROLLARY TO TITLE IX TO STRENGTHEN HAWAII'S EFFORTS TO END CAMPUS-BASED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION.
SR14 SD1	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ALLOW FAITH PODS BASED ON KAPU ALOHA TO BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN EACH CORRECTIONAL CENTER.
SR15 SD1	URGING THE EMPOWERMENT OF YOUNG WOMEN BY ANNUALLY RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 11 AS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL.
SR17	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND LEGISLATION OR RULES TO INCREASE CONDOMINIUM UNIT OWNER ACCESS TO AND REPRESENTATION IN REAL ESTATE COMMISSION HEARINGS AND MEETINGS.
SR43 SD1	REAFFIRMING THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND PRIORITIZE CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION.
SR44	URGING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT FEDERAL LEGISLATION GRANTING STATEHOOD TO THE PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
SR47	REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ADOPT ADMINISTRATIVE RULES TO SET, CHARGE, AND COLLECT FINES ON VACANT HABITABLE DWELLING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
SR52 SD1	REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE ANALYSIS ON LICENSING AND/OR CERTIFICATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.
SR53	URGING THE GOVERNOR TO ALLOW TRAVELERS ARRIVING AT POINTS WITHIN HAWAII, INCLUDING INTERISLAND TRAVELERS, TO BYPASS THE MANDATORY TEN-DAY QUARANTINE IF THEY PROVIDE PROOF THAT THEY RECEIVED BOTH DOSES OF A COVID-19 VACCINE.
SR54 SD1	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP FUNDING SOURCES FOR RURAL BROADBAND IMPROVEMENTS.
SR55	URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY HILO CAMPUS.
SR65	PROMOTING A "GREEN CHRISTMAS" BY ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO SELECT PLANTABLE NATIVE TREES FOR HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS TO HELP ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
SR66	URGING THE OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO ESTABLISH A UNIFIED DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICES WORKING GROUP TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COORDINATE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES TO PROVIDE IMPROVED DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICES.
SR67	SUPPORTING AND ADOPTING THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THE DIGITAL EQUITY DECLARATION FOR HAWAII ADOPTED BY THE BROADBAND HUI.
SR68	URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE TRAINING, COURSES, AND CURRICULA RELATED TO THE MECHANICS, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES, HYDROGEN VEHICLES, AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES IN THEIR PROGRAMS.
SR78	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO OPEN EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ALL COUNTIES; INCREASE THE HANDLING CAPACITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CLAIMS BY THIRTY PERCENT; COMPLETE THE UPGRADING OF ITS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CLAIMS COMPUTER SYSTEM; AND WORK WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE LIBRARIAN TO ADOPT POLICIES AND NEEDED TRAINING TO ENSURE THAT MINIMAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED TO PERSONS WISHING TO USE PUBLIC ACCESS COMPUTERS AT ANY STATE LIBRARY TO FILE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CLAIMS.
SR85	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO INCREASE ITS INVESTMENT IN COMPREHENSIVE OFFENDER REENTRY TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS EXITING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
SR88 SD1	REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE STOCKPILE STORAGE FACILITY OPTIONS TO STORE AND DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.
SR113	CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AS RELATED TO COVID-19 AND URGING GREATER INVESTMENT IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT COMMUNITYWIDE SOLUTIONS.
SR114	URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO FORGIVE THE STATE'S OUTSTANDING FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LOAN BALANCE FOR FEDERAL LOANS BORROWED TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
SR115 SD1	REQUESTING THAT THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PASS A LAW THAT CRIMINALIZES ANY ACT BY A CURRENT OR FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, MILITARY PERSONNEL, OR POLITICIAN THAT IS CONTRARY TO THEIR OATH TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION.
SR116	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION THAT CRIMINALIZES ANY ACTS BY ELIGIBLE PUBLIC OFFICIALS, INCLUDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT VIOLATE THEIR OATHS TO UPHOLD THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION.
SR117	ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COMPLEX AREAS, AND CHARTER SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT SCHOOL-WIDE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES IN THE STATE'S PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.
SR118	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO IMPLEMENT A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT OF AT LEAST A HALF CREDIT IN FINANCIAL LITERACY DURING THE JUNIOR YEAR OR SENIOR YEAR.
SR119 SD1	ENCOURAGING THE GOVERNOR TO MAINTAIN TEACHERS AND SCHOOL-LEVEL PERSONNEL AS ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING A PANDEMIC WHEN CONTEMPLATING EMERGENCY FURLOUGHS AND LAYOFFS.
SR121	REAFFIRMING A COMMITMENT TO ENDING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND INJUSTICE IN HAWAII AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
SR122	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A THERAPEUTIC PSILOCYBIN WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE MEDICINAL AND THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF PSILOCYBIN AND DEVELOP A LONGTERM STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF MEDICINAL PSILOCYBIN OR PSILOCYBIN-BASED PRODUCTS THAT ARE SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE FOR ELIGIBLE ADULT PATIENTS.
SR124	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO EXAMINE AND CONSIDER REEF INSURANCE TO SUPPORT NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT HAWAII'S COASTLINES AND COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM NATURAL DISASTERS.
SR125	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH GOALS TO INCREASE TREE CANOPIES ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS, DOCUMENT EXISTING INVENTORY AND TALENT, AND IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN THE PLAN.
SR127 SD1	REQUESTING THAT THE OFFICE OF PLANNING, IN COORDINATION WITH EACH EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, IDENTIFY DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAY BE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING AND OTHER IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE AND ASSESS OPTIONS FOR MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON THOSE FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
SR128	REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AMEND CERTAIN ACTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BROADENING THE SCOPE OF HAWAIIANS SERVED BY THOSE ACTS.
SR129 SD1	URGING THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN TO ENACT THE PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE ACT.
SR130 SD1	REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CONSENT TO THE ENACTMENT OF ACT 80, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2017.
SR131 SD1	URGING STATE DEPARTMENTS AND ATTACHED AGENCIES TO TRAIN THEIR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
SR132	URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT APPRENTICESHIP PATHWAY WITHIN THE STATE'S HIGH SCHOOLS.
SR133	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO REEXAMINE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR STATE POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY VACANT AND REPLACE THE QUALIFICATION OF A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE, WHERE APPLICABLE
SR134 SD1	URGING THE GOVERNOR TO CREATE A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENFORCE THE SUPPLEMENTAL EMERGENCY PROCLAMATIONS TO MITIGATE THE FURTHER SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 IN HAWAII.
SR137	REQUESTING THAT THE COMPTROLLER CONVENE A HEALTHY WORKPLACE WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO TRANSFORM STATE FACILITIES INTO GREEN FACILITIES AND MAXIMIZE HEALTH, IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, AND REDUCE FACILITY COSTS.
SR149	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO PRODUCE AN INTEGRATED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT BY THE STATE OF HAWAII IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION.
SR150 SD1	RECOGNIZING THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT OF 1920, AS AMENDED.
SR163	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE CIVIC ONLINE REASONING AND MEDIA LITERACY IN ITS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM.
SR164	REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING TO QUANTIFY THE AMOUNT OF LAND NEEDED TO MEET RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS AND THE AMOUNT OF LAND NEEDED TO MEET FOOD SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE SITING CONSIDERATIONS TO MEET BOTH GOALS.
SR171 SD1	REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO ESTABLISH THE BURIAL SITES WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE BURIAL SITES PROGRAM UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES' STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION.
SR222 SD1	CONVENING A PUBLIC RACING FACILITY WORKING GROUP TO LOCATE AND ESTABLISH PUBLIC RACING FACILITIES ON OAHU TO IMPROVE SAFETY, BOOST ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AND PROVIDE FOR RECREATION.

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Aloha! My name is Maile Shimabukuro, and I currently serve as State Senator for District 21, which encompasses Kalaeloa to Kaena Point on Oahu's leeward side.

I was first elected to the State House of Representatives in 2003, representing Waianae, Makaha, and Makua. In 2010, I had the fortune of being appointed to replace then Senate President Colleen Hanabusa when she was elected to Congress. I have served in the State Senate ever since.

I have served as Chair of the Hawaiian Affairs Committee since 2013. I am also a member of the Ways and Means, and Transportation Committees.

In addition to serving as a legislator, I am an attorney at a non-profit legal services office, and I represent clients in primarily family and public benefit cases. I am a proud graduate of Maili Bible, Wai‘anae Elementary, Our Lady of Sorrows, ‘Iolani, Colorado College, and the University of Hawai‘i William S. Richardson School of Law.

I am half Okinawan and half Chinese, and I grew up on the Wai‘anae Coast. I have a young son, Keani, and six stepchildren - Amber, Kekai, Christopher, Emma, Jaedyn, and Tyce.

I am the proud daughter of Karen Young, formerly a nurse practitioner at Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (or "WCCHC"), and James Shimabukuro, a professor at Kapi‘olani Community College. My sister, Summer Shimabukuro, is an Assistant Professor at Leeward Community College – Wai‘anae Moku; my half-sister, Elizabeth Shimabukuro, is an HR Specialist at Target; and my half-brother, Bobby Shimabukuro, is a mental health worker at Trillium Family Services. My stepfather, Dr. Fred Dodge, formerly served as medical director and a family physician at WCCHC.

My interests include surfing, the outdoors, politics, and travel.

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Monday, October 4, 2021

Legislative Wrap-Up
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

2021 Bill List: Senator Maile Shimabukuro

Aloha! I am pleased to report on the following bills and resolutions that I introduced or support during the 2021 legislative session:

TRANSPORTATION Traffic improvements: 5th lane extension on Farrington Highway; opening locked portion of Paakea Road to create a parallel route; other traffic and safety improvements ($25m CIP)

SB57 / HB332	Modified cars: Eliminate the reconstructed car inspection; codify safety check system procedures.
SB896 / HB631	Provides judges with greater discretion to adjust the amount owed or financial circumstances by a person who violates certain traffic offenses based on the person's inability to pay. Decreases the imprisonment term to contumacious nonpayment ratio. Increases the amount of credit given to a person committed for contumacious nonpayment.

EDUCATION Nanakuli High and Intermediate School: Performing Arts Center ($40m CIP)
Waianae High School: funding to complete track and field improvements ($4.8m CIP)

HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

SB1409 / HB800	Prohibits council, board, and commission members from serving if the member has not completed, within the requisite time, the required training course related to native Hawaiian and Hawaiian traditional and customary rights, native Hawaiian and Hawaiian natural resource protection and access rights, and the public trust, including the State's trust responsibility.
SB1413 / HB1357	Requires the governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, and heads of principal departments to prominently display a Hawaiian translation of the name of their office or department at least once on the main page of their official website and in the letterhead of their stationery.

SCHHA Package: Three bills aimed at improving DHHL's

(1) SB891 / HB1123	HHC governance and membership;
(2) SB884 / HB1124	Appraisals; 2nd Position Loans; Loan Servicing Manual; and
(3) SB892 / HB1122	beneficiary consultation; general leases; water negotiations.

OHA Elections: 3 bills aimed at improving OHA elections by

(1) SB981	increasing parity in public funding;
(2) SB238	randomizing names of candidates on ballots; and
(3) SB890	creating head-to-head and island-specific races for at-large and area-specific seats, respectively.

SB982	Hawaiian Burials: Codifies Hawaiian burial practices.
SB877 / HB1391	DHHL Independent Counsel: Allow DHHL to retain private attorneys.
SB1411	Defines "pre-contact historic property". Clarifies that the historic preservation program includes providing consultation to counties and public and private agencies involved in historic preservation and the development, publication, and distribution of materials about protections for burials, historic sites, and archaeological resources. Amends the composition and duties of the Hawaii historic places review board. Increases civil and administrative fines for certain violations of historic and preservation requirements and makes violators liable for costs associated with mitigation or restoration measures.
SCR185 / SR150	RECOGNIZING THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT OF 1920, AS AMENDED

HEALTH

SB1258 / HB1120	Telehealth: Improve regulations regarding telehealth to allow for billing and access to services by phone only.
SB894 / HB630	Waianae Coast Comprehensive Emergency Room (ER): Preserve the community health center ER special fund, and add taxes from vaping devices to the special fund.
SB887 / HB276	Establishes the stabilization fund. Caps employer contributions to the other post-employment benefits trust fund. Transfers excess funds over the established cap from other post-employment benefits trust fund to the stabilization fund to cover cost increases of providing health and other benefits plans for active employees and retirees and their dependents.
SB893	Amends various provisions related to the licensure of midwives. Allows direct-entry midwives to practice midwifery under certain conditions.
SB899 / HB628	Requires that at least 3 members of the state council on mental health have demonstrated knowledge of or work experience involving Native Hawaiian concepts of well-being, culturally-grounded mental health methodologies, or traditional healing or health practices.

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT

SB1412	Directs the department of budget and finance to issue special purpose revenue bonds for the planning, designing, constructing, reconstructing, renovating, acquiring, equipping, and improvement of the Honokea Surf Village at Kalaeloa.
SB86	Requires DOH to issue 8 additional medical marijuana dispensary licenses to DHHL to generate revenue to support beneficiaries; requires DHHL to study alternative revenue generating options and report back to the Legislature
SB895	Fireworks: Legalize consumer use of fireworks only on New Year's Eve and 4th of July, from sunset to midnight. Includes a 1% surcharge to support HFD, DOFAW, and EMS.
SB898 / HB623	Appropriates federal funds to support the work of the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History, aka Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.
SCR184 / SR149	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO PRODUCE AN INTEGRATED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT BY THE STATE OF HAWAII IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION.

ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY

SB897 / HB626	Requires the department of health to establish a two-year pilot project to test Tier 1 beaches, include Poka‘i Bay, for Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus not less than monthly. Requires a report to the legislature before the regular sessions of 2022, 2023, and 2024.
SB888	Reforestation: Amends and clarifies "renewable feedstocks" to conform with federal statutes and the Environmental Protection Agency's directive.
SB889 / HB696	Environmental Impact Statements: Adds definitions of "biomass" and "fossil fuels", and amends the definition of "power generational facility".
SB872	Water Rights: Add the DHHL Chair or his/her designee as a member of the Water Commission.
SB878	Requires each board of water supply to send an annual accounting of water credits to the department of Hawaiian home lands. Requires the boards to annually reserve the water credits requested by the department of Hawaiian home lands. Prohibits counties from withholding any water developed by the department of Hawaiian home lands for the board of water supply's own use and allocation in the negotiation of any water development, water credit, or similar agreement. Requires the counties to credit the department of Hawaiian home lands the full amount of credits justified by the water development. Requires each board of water supply to develop water shortage policies that first require reductions in non-public trust uses of water, including the uses on Hawaiian home lands under section 221 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act rather than equal percentage reductions in use. Requires each county board of water supply to apply for water licenses of any waters they develop or have in their system emanating from state lands under section 171-58 before July 30, 2022. Adds representation of the interests set forth on section 221 of the Hawaiian homes commission Act onto the county boards of water supply.

AGRICULTURE

SB882	Adds the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission to the Board of Agriculture.
SB1410 / HB1356	Clarifies that "customary and traditional subsistence farming", which is customary and traditional subsistence farming conducted by a native Hawaiian cultural practitioner in certain situations, is included as a protected activity under the Hawaii Right to Farm Act. Clarifies that the cultivation of crops and activities related to game, fish, and livestock on agricultural lands may be for economic use or customary and traditional subsistence farming. Provides that one of the State's policies under the Hawaii State Planning Act's agricultural objectives is to assure the right of native Hawaiian cultural practitioners to engage in customary and traditional subsistence farming for direct personal or family consumption.
SB346	Cage-Free Hens: Requires large-scale egg farmers to provide at least 1x1' cage space for hens.

JUDICIARY

SB828 / HB565	Domestic violence (DV): Eliminate durational residency requirements to file for and complete a divorce, which helps DV victims who are fleeing from their abusers.
SB873	Permits virtual participation in administrative contested cases
SB886	Sex abuse victims: Creates a statutory right to a speedy trial for adult and child sex assault victims.
SB885 / HB480	Parental rights: Requires courts to promptly inform low-income parents of their right to free legal representation in child protective services proceedings.

HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS

SB903 / HB632	Limits monthly rent increases for certain dwelling units to an unspecified per cent for the term of the rental agreement or every 12 months, whichever period is longer. Prohibits rent increases due to the landlord's negative cash flow resulting from refinancing or purchasing the rental dwelling unit. Establishes a rent stabilization advisory working group to advise on matters relating to the stabilization of certain dwelling unit rental amounts. Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study on actions that other states have taken to incentivize landlords to stabilize rents.
SB871 / HB624	Lowers conveyance tax rates for properties with a value under $2,000,000. Increases conveyance tax rates for investment properties. Requires a percentage of conveyance taxes collected to be deposited into the housing finance revolving fund
SCR28 / SR17	Urges DCCA to convene a task force to develop and recommend legislation or rules to increase condominium unit owner access to and representation in real estate commission hearings and meetings.

PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS

SB826 / HB563	Child sex abuse: Require child sex abuse offenders to reside at least 2,000 feet away from the victim.
SB902 / HB547	Establishes within the department of land and natural resources a Makua Valley task force to prepare for the transition of the management of the Makua military reservation from the United States Army upon the expiration of the Army's lease for the land. Requires a report to the legislature.
SB883 / HB537	Football Helmets: Requires football helmets to be periodically reconditioned to protect players from head injuries.
SCR25 / SR14	Pu‘uhonua Faith Pods: Resolution urging the Public Safety Department to establish faith pods based on Kapu Aloha at correctional centers.

HUMAN SERVICES & UNEMPLOYMENT

SB901 / HB634	Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to open at least one office in each county for claimants wishing to file for unemployment insurance in person. Requires state library employees to minimally assist claimants wishing to file for unemployment insurance using public access computers at the library. Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to hire or reassign staff to increase capacity of processing unemployment insurance claims. Requires the department to complete its computer upgrade and modification project within six months of this Acts passage.
SB900 / HB698	Requires the department of human services to collect and report data on severe maternal morbidity incidents, disaggregated by county, race, and ethnicity. Establishes a maternal disparity and health equity task force to make recommendations on reducing maternal morbidity and improving maternal health outcomes for women, particularly women of color. Requires the task force to submit an initial report to the legislature no later than 6/30/2022 and an annual report prior to each regular session. Requires the department of human services to develop and the Hawaii state commission on the status of women to administer implicit bias training for health care professionals in perinatal facilities.
SB983 / HB1285	Establishes the Hawaii self-insured health care system, to be developed by the Hawaii health authority, EUTF, and medicaid.
SCR26 / SR15	Women's Rights: Resolution urging the state to commemorate the International Day of the Girl in Hawaii on October 11 of every year.

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Westside Legislators Secure Long-Awaited Construction Projects for the Leeward Coast!

L-R: Rep. Gates, Rep. Eli, and Sen. Shimabukuro

Exciting news - thanks to the efforts of Rep. Cedric Gates, Rep. Stacelynn Eli, me, and others, the following capitol improvement projects (CIPs) have been approved by the Legislature and transmitted to Governor David Ige via HB2725:

>>Transportation<<
*Waianae Coast 5th Lane Extension, Condemnation of Paakea Road, and Other Traffic Improvements $32m
*Farrington Highway Improvements and Alternative Congestion Relief Between Honokai Hale and Hakimo Road $1m
*Makaha Bridges $1m
*Kalaeloa Airport Facility Improvements $13.4m
*Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor Improvements $104m (revenue-funded)

>>Education<<
*DOE R&M and Project Completion, statewide $291m
*HI 3R's Statewide School Improvement $10m
*Kamaile Academy PCS playground, parking, irrigation, and fencing $1.2m
*Makaha Elementary 21st Century Learning Center with concrete stage area and shade sails $3m
*Nanakuli Elementary Solar Panels, Restroom Renovations, and Other Improvements $1.1m
*Nanakuli High & Intermediate Performing Arts Center Auditorium $2m
*Nanakuli Library: permanent shade structure over grassy area fronting stage $420,000
*Waianae Coast Swimming Pool Project plan and design for feasibility study $250,000
*Waianae Elementary A/C Design $100,000
*Waianae High: Girls Athletic Locker Room $3.9m; Marine Science Learning Center $650,000; Rubberized All-Weather Track and Field $2.5m
*Waianae Intermediate: Replace Building A Sewer $300,000; Architectural Barrier Removal $3.3m; Covered Playcourt $1m

>>Hawaiian Affairs<<
*DHHL lot development, infrastructure, and land acquisition (statewide) $51m
*Bishop Museum fire suppression $900,000

>>Housing and Homelessness<<
*Public Housing development, improvements, renovations (statewide) $25m
*Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund (DURF) for affordable housing projects $117m

>>Water, Land, and Agriculture<<
*Kaena Point Predator Proof Fence Retrofits $42,000
*Kalaeloa Harvesting Facility $5m
*Watershed Protection and Initiatives (statewide) $12.5m

>>Labor<<
*Unemployment Insurance Division technology system modernization $10m

>>Public Safety and Military Affairs<<
*Disaster Warning and Communications Devices $5m
*VA Long-Term Care Facility, Oahu $26.2m

More exciting CIP projects and information contained in HB2725 can be found at this link: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2725&year=2020

I will continue to report on more projects and initiatives that benefit the Leeward Coast as the 2020 Legislative Session progresses. The Legislature is temporarily in recess due to COVID19, and will reconvene from June 22 to July 10, 2020.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

SENATOR SHIMABUKURO'S 2020 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

Aloha! Please find below the measures I have introduced or supported in the 2020 Legislative Session:

TRANSPORTATION
HB2725	5th Lane and Parallel Route: Extend the 5th lane on Farrington Highway; open the locked portion of Paakea Road; other traffic and safety improvements (2019 $32m CIP; DOT conducting study in 2020)
HB1651 \| SB213	Reconstructed Cars: Eliminates the additional inspection required for reconstructed cars, which already must pass safety checks.
SB2580 \| HB2396	Automobile Carbon Emissions: Phase out of gas-powered cars

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (CIP)
HB2725	Wai‘anae Coast Swimming Pool ($250,000)
GIA	Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board, Inc. Grant in Aid (GIA): Nānākuli Village Clinic ($1.5m)
GIA	Maili Land GIA (Catholic Charities Housing Development): R&M and transition project to low-income rentals ($500,000)
GIA	Kealahou West Oahu GIA
SB3093	District 21 CIP Bill: DOE and other priority construction projects
SB3034 \| HB2496	Air Conditioning: funding for cooling systems for Wai‘anae Coast schools

HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
SB2265 \| HB1402	Micro Enterprise: Establishes the micro enterprise assistance program on Hawaiian home lands revolving fund to provide grants and loans through the implementation of the micro enterprise assistance program to qualified native Hawaiians, native Hawaiian-controlled homestead associations, and homestead association community development corporations
SB2388 \| SB728 \| HB1114	OHA Elections-Public Funding: Increases parity in public funding for OHA candidates
SB2414 \| HB1116	OHA Elections-Randomized Ballots: Amends ballot requirements to display candidates for the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs by a feasible method that provides the greatest degree of randomization.
SB1295	OHA Elections-Head-to-Head Races: Requires that of the four seats on the OHA board of trustees without an island residency requirement, two shall represent an urban district, and two shall represent a rural district. Requires one urban district candidate and one rural district candidate to be elected in any election cycle. Limits voting for board of trustees seats with an urban or rural representation requirement to voters who have residency on the same island or in the same district.
SCR189 \| SR159	Hawaiian Nationals working group
SCR70 \| SR37	Missing and murdered indigenous women and girls
SB2094 \| HB1880	Kaho‘olawe: Funding to support the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission
SB2111	Water Rights: Add the DHHL Chair or his/her designee as a member of the Water Commission

EDUCATION
GIA	Makaha Learning Center GIA: Request for funds to support the STRIVE program, which teaches solar PV installation skills to individuals who are homeless, live in transitional housing, or live at or below 150% FPL ($220,000)
SB2578 \| HB2203	School suspensions: Eliminates 92-day suspensions, and limits suspensions to 3 days at a time, in order to improve educational outcomes for students. Makes exceptions for violent and other behaviors affecting health and safety of the school community.
SCR6 \| SR7 \| HCR15 \| HR13	Women's Sports: Urging the convening of a task force to implement changes to Hawaii's Title IX regulations in light of anticipated changes from the federal government.
GIA	Searider Productions GIA ($300,000)
GIA	Read to Me International GIA: $300,000 to support Maili and other centers
SCR69 \| SR36	Sexual violence treatment at public schools

PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS
SB2266	Child Sex Abuse: Requires child sex abuse offenders to reside at least 2,000 feet away from the victim
SCR19 \| SR5	Mass Crimes: Encourage the media to exclude the name and photo of convicts and suspects in mass shootings, bombings, terroristic crimes, etc.
SCR36 \| SR20	Faith Pods: Urges Public Safety Department to establish faith pods based on Kapu Aloha at correctional centers
SCR20 \| SR6	Halloween: Resolution urging to change the date of trick-or-treating to the last Saturday of October to increase safety for children and avoid conflicting with school and work obligations. This would still preserve the official date of Halloween as October 31, but is consistent with "National Trick or Treat Day," which other counties have been recognizing as the last Saturday of October
SCR191 \| SR161	Nuclear weapons prohibition
SCR190 \| SR160	United Nations' 75th Anniversary

CONSUMER PROTECTION
SB2269 \| HB2206	Yo-Yo Financing: Prohibit the practice of conditional financing (aka "Yo-Yo" financing) by car dealerships. This practice has caused people to unexpectedly lose both their new and trade-in cars, or be coerced into high-interest loans that they cannot afford. The bill adds a new provision to § 437-28 that would make it a licensing violation for a new or used car dealer or salesperson to deliver a car to a consumer who applied for a car loan at any time before the consumer's loan has been approved and funded.
SB2271 \| HB2204	Football: Football helmet re-conditioning requirements

CONSUMER PROTECTION

SB2269 | HB2206

Yo-Yo Financing: Prohibit the practice of conditional financing (aka "Yo-Yo" financing) by car dealerships. This practice has caused people to unexpectedly lose both their new and trade-in cars, or be coerced into high-interest loans that they cannot afford. The bill adds a new provision to § 437-28 that would make it a licensing violation for a new or used car dealer or salesperson to deliver a car to a consumer who applied for a car loan at any time before the consumer's loan has been approved and funded.

SB2271 | HB2204

Football: Football helmet re-conditioning requirements

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
GIA	Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board, Inc. GIA: emergency room funding ($1.5m)
SB2310 \| HB2061	Child Support: Allow a portion of child support to pass through to welfare recipients (Women's Caucus)
SB2270 \| HB2459	Vaccinations: Allow conscientious exemptions to vaccinations
SB3095 \| HB2712	Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Fairness for community health centers

JUDICIARY
SB2268 \| HB2379	Eliminate durational residency requirements to initiate and complete a divorce in Hawaii to help DV victims, military service members, and others who have been unable to achieve justice under our current laws.
SB2110	Parental Rights: Requires courts to promptly inform indigent parents of their right to free legal representation
SB2109 \| HB2638	Child Abuse: Requires the court and the prosecution to take appropriate action to ensure a prompt trial in order to minimize the length of time a child abuse victim or minor witness must endure the stress of the child's involvement in the proceedings

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
GIA	Protectors of Paradise GIA ($68,125)
GIA	Puma Punku Ocean Clean Up GIA
SB2579 \| HB2205	Reforestation: Clarifies "renewable feedstocks" to conform with the federal statutes and EPA directives
SB2577 \| HB2392	Environmental Impact Statements (EIS): Adds the definition of "biomass" and "fossil fuels" and amends the definition of "power generating facility" in legislation dealing with global climate change
SB2267	Harrassment Of Fishermen: Unlawful to prevent or attempt to prevent the lawful taking of fish by saltwater anglers, including by means of affecting behavior of fish, affecting personal property for fishing, filming/photography, or obstructing access to fishing areas.
SB2581 \| HB2392	Public Lands: Prohibits DLNR from renewing expired military leases in order to restore and preserve land

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GIA	Alternative Structures International GIA: Organic farming youth training programs ($350,000)
GIA	Hawaii Good Food Alliance GIA ($50,000)
GIA	Waianae Economic Development Council GIA ($129,724)

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Hawaii State Legislature

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Legislative Wrap-Up
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2021 Bill List: Senator Maile Shimabukuro

Westside Legislators Secure Long-Awaited Construction Projects for the Leeward Coast!

SENATOR SHIMABUKURO'S 2020 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

Sen. Shimabukuro congratulates the graduating class of 2020

Hawaii State Legislature

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Westside Legislators Secure Long-Awaited Construction Projects for the Leeward Coast!

SENATOR SHIMABUKURO'S 2020 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

Sen. Shimabukuro congratulates the graduating class of 2020

Aloha mai kākou,

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Legislative Wrap-Up
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