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SB223PassRequires a police officer to order a person to have no contact with a family or household member for a twenty-four hour period, or longer if the incident occurs on the weekend, when a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that there is pro...
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 205, 7/3/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1308).
SB2939PassAuthorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds of up to $80,000,000, for St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii to finance the construction, improvement, and equipment of certain Hawaii Medical Center East facilities. (CD1)
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 227, 7/5/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1330).
SB2952PassAuthorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Le Jardin Academy for the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, and equipping of its educational facilities. (SD2)
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 230, 7/5/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1333).
SB2678PassRequires DLNR to establish a Honouliuli park site project advisory group to develop recommendations to leverage county, state, federal, and private funding for an educational resource center at the Honouliuli site; requires report to 2013 legislature...
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 235, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1338).
SB2320PassCodifies authorization to establish the kupuna care program. Appropriates funds for the needs of the State's older adults and elderly population. (CD1)
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 238, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341).
SB3010PassTemporarily exempts DOT and its contractors from certain state requirements for certain bridge rehabilitation projects. Effective July 1, 2012. (SB3010 HD1)
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 218, 7/5/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1321).
SB2318PassAdopts the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act to ensure that only one state has jurisdiction in guardianship and protective proceedings at any one time. Contains specific guidelines to determine jurisdiction. Effec...
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 236, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339).
SB155PassCreates registration requirements and qualifications for athletic trainers in this State; provides exemptions; prescribes penalties; makes appropriation from compliance resolution fund. (CD1)
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 198, 7/3/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301).
SB2748PassRequires holders of unclaimed property to remit all property with their November 1 report. Allows an owner the right to assert that an agreement is invalid on grounds other than excessive or unjust compensation and allows the court to award reasonabl...
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 229, 7/5/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1332).
SB2221PassAmends the offense of promoting child abuse in the second degree to include possession of thirty or more images of child pornography if at least one image contains a minor younger than the age of twelve, sadomasochistic abuse of a minor, or bestialit...
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 212, 7/3/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315).
SB2222PassProhibits adults from soliciting minors to electronically transmit nude images of minors; prohibits minors from electronically transmitting nude images of themselves or other minors, or soliciting other minors to do so; prohibits persons from possess...
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 213, 7/3/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1316).
SB2486PassClarifies that terroristic threatening includes threats of serious damage or harm to another person's pets or livestock. (CD1)
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 214, 7/3/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1317).
SB2435PassAppropriates funds for the vocational rehabilitation and services for the blind division of the department of human services to contract for a telephone-based service to provide access to timely print media. (CD1)
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 199, 7/3/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302).
SB2737PassPermits use of interactive conference technology to increase ability of members of state and county boards and commissions to attend board meetings; allows a board member with a disability that limits or impairs the member's ability to physically att...
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 202, 7/3/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305).
SB2001PassAmends the Hawaii State Planning Act to include promoting the development of indigenous geothermal energy resources that are located on public trust land as a source of firm power. Requires consultation and public input from the Native Hawaiian commu...
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2012-07-02
(S) Act 193, 6/29/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1296).
SB2933PassRequires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules that promote greater safety of ocean users in the State's nearshore waters and report on the status of rulemaking. Appropriates funds for swim zone buoys at Kamaole beach. Establish...
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2012-07-02
(S) Act 195, 6/29/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298).
SB2859PassAllows board and commission members to hear testimony for a meeting canceled for lack of quorum and to attend informational meetings. Effective July 1, 2012. (SB2859 HD2)
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2012-06-29
(S) Act 177, 6/28/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280).
SB2858PassCreates a process for an agency to obtain judicial review of a decision made by the Office of Information Practices relating to the Sunshine Law or the Uniform Information Practices Act, and clarifies standard of review. Effective 01/01/13. (CD1)
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2012-06-29
(S) Act 176, 6/28/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279).
SB2790PassExtends the repeal date in Act 187, SLH 2010, to continue the pilot project that enables the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to begin housing and other projects without having the full amount of the cost of the projects on hand at the start of the ...
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2012-06-29
(S) Act 175, 6/28/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1278).
SB2947PassRequires annual reports to the legislature; requires by 12/31/2012 a report to the legislature on the resources and information needed to complete the reports required under section 231-3.4, HRS, identification of the best means of providing informat...
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2012-06-29
(S) Act 189, 6/28/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1292).
SB240PassExtends the physician workforce assessment fee and disbursements of the fees collected until June 30, 2017. Requires no less than fifty per cent of the assessment fees be deposited into the John A. Burns school of medicine special fund to support phy...
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2012-06-29
(S) Act 186, 6/28/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1289).
SB2545PassEstablishes the executive office on early learning. Establishes the early learning advisory board to replace the early learning council. Repeals junior kindergarten programs at the end of the 2013-2014 school year. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school...
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2012-06-29
(S) Act 178, 6/28/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281).
SB596PassEstablishes the Hawaii health corps program to provide loan repayments on behalf of eligible physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in any county having a shortage of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, with ...
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2012-06-29
(S) Act 187, 6/28/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290).
SB2419PassAllows the scanning and retention of personal information contained in a Hawaii identification card or driver's license for limited purposes only. (CD1)
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2012-06-29
(S) Act 191, 6/28/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1294).
SB2868PassImposes fees to obtain a tax clearance or a certified copy of a tax clearance. (SB2868 HD1)
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2012-06-29
(S) Act 180, 6/28/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283).
SB2787PassAuthorizes the Public Utilities Commission to: (1) Develop, adopt, and enforce reliability standards and interconnection requirements; and (2) Contract for the performance of related duties with a party that will serve as the Hawaii electricity relia...
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2012-06-27
(S) Act 166, 6/27/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1269).
SB2785PassEstablishes a regulatory structure for the installation and implementation of an interisland high voltage electric transmission cable system and for the construction of on-island transmission infrastructure. Effective July 1, 2012. (SB2785 HD2)
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2012-06-27
(S) Act 165, 6/27/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268).
SB2746PassRepeals Act 290, Session Laws of Hawaii 1997. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt rules for the registration of, and issuance of license plates for, electric vehicles. Exempts electric vehicles from parking fees under certain conditi...
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2012-06-27
(S) Act 168, 6/27/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1271).
SB490PassIncreases the maximum allocation of transient accommodations tax revenue to the tourism special fund from $69,000,000 to $71,000,000 until June 30, 2015; requires $2,000,000 to be expended until June 30, 2015 for initiatives to take advantage of expa...
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2012-06-27
(S) Act 171, 6/27/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1274).
SB2281PassAuthorizes an agency or an applicant to bypass the preparation of an environmental assessment and proceed directly with an environmental impact statement for proposed actions that are determined to require an environmental impact statement. (SB2281 H...
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2012-06-27
(S) Act 172, 6/27/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275).
SB2800PassAdds exemptions for any kindergarten, school, or program licensed by the charter school review panel, the Hawaii Council of Private Schools, or any federal agency and certain child care programs conducted by the counties from child care licensing by ...
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2012-06-26
(S) Act 163, 6/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1266).
SB745PassExtends the lapsing date to June 30, 2015, of the special purpose revenue bonds issued to assist Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning in building seawater air conditioning projects on Oahu. Effective June 29, 2012. (SB745 HD2)
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2012-06-26
(H) Act 155, on 6/25/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1258).
SB2833PassAmends the definition of "employment" in various sections of the Hawaii Revised Statutes by clarifying the "domestic services" exclusion for services to persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities. (CD1)
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2012-06-26
(S) Act 158, 6/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261).
SB1269PassRevises the method of computing Employees' Retirement System pension benefits for members who become members after June 30, 2012. (CD1)
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2012-06-26
(H) Act 152, on 6/25/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1255).
SB2821PassAuthorizes the Department of Health to conduct multidisciplinary and multiagency mortality reviews of deaths of persons with developmental or intellectual disabilities. Upon written request of the Director of Health, requires all providers of medical...
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2012-06-26
(H) Act 162, on 6/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1265).
SB2466PassEstablishes the nursing facility sustainability program special fund into which nursing facility sustainability fees shall be deposited. Establishes exclusive uses for revenue from the nursing facility sustainability fee (repeals 12/31/2013). Require...
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2012-06-26
(S) Act 156, 6/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259).
SB2810PassAmends the definition of "employment" in sections 386-1, 392-5, and 303-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to exempt aged and disabled recipients of home and community-based services authorized by the Department of Human Services and recipients of state-fun...
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2012-06-26
(S) Act 157, 6/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260).
SCR40PassRequesting The Renaming Of And The Extension Of The Prompt Payment Task Force To Develop Recommendations To Address Issues That Affect Procurement For Goods And Services Purchased Through Nonprofit Organizations, Including Human Service Nonprofit Org...
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SR5PassRequesting The Department Of Health To Establish A State Health Plan Initiative To Reduce The Occurrences Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In Hawaii.
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SR17PassRequesting The Department Of Transportation To Form A Working Group To Expeditiously Resolve The Issue Of Roads In Limbo In Maui County.
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SR6PassUrging The United States Department Of Veterans Affairs And The Hawaii Office Of Veterans Services To Develop Comprehensive Programs And Services To Address The Needs Of Women Veterans And Women On Active Duty.
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SCR73PassUrging The United Nations To Grant Taiwan Participation As An Observer In The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change Conference Of The Parties.
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SCR109PassHonoring United States President Grover Cleveland For His Support Of The Hawaiian Monarchy And Efforts To Preserve The Hawaiian Kingdom, By Requesting The State Of Hawaii, City And County Of Honolulu, County Of Maui, County Of Kauai, And County Of Ha...
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SCR84PassSupporting The Hawaii Public Housing Authority's Application For A Choice Neighborhoods Grant And Urging The United States Department Of Housing And Urban Development To Select The Hawaii Public Housing Authority As A Choice Neighborhoods Grant Recip...
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SCR116PassApproving The Selection Of Daniel Kahikina Akaka To Be Inducted Into The Aloha Order Of Merit.
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SR32PassUrging The United Nations To Grant Taiwan Participation As An Observer In The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change Conference Of The Parties Meetings.
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SCR120PassRequesting The Board Of Education And Department Of Education To Apply To The United States Department Of Education For A Waiver Of The Requirements Of The No Child Left Behind Act.
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SCR122PassRequesting The Board Of Education And State Librarian To Develop A Strategic Plan To Optimize The Use Of State Public Library Facilities.
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SR53PassHonoring United States President Grover Cleveland For His Support Of The Hawaiian Monarchy And Efforts To Preserve The Hawaiian Kingdom, By Requesting The State Of Hawaii, City And County Of Honolulu, County Of Maui, County Of Kauai, And County Of Ha...
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
SR8PassRequesting Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Support The Efforts Of The National Women's History Museum To Secure A Permanent Home In The Nation's Capital.
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2012-06-22
(S) Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-19-12.
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