| HCR55 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting That The Barack Obama Foundation Establish A Presidential Center In Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-24
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HCR104 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting An Audit Of The Department Of Human Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-23
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HCR149 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Health To Review, Develop, And Implement Administrative Rules And Policies To Facilitate And Encourage Traditional Hawaiian Burials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-23
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| HCR190 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Education And The Hawaii High School Athletic Association To Examine The Feasibility Of Establishing Brazilian Jiu-jitsu As A Sanctioned Sport.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-22
Report adopted, referred to WAM. |
| HCR146 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Convening Of A Working Group To Examine Smarter Sentencing To Improve The Quality And Reliability Of State Criminal Sentencing Practices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-22
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| HCR59 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Hawaii Tourism Authority To Coordinate With The Hospitality Industry, Corporation For Travel Promotion, And Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Amend The H-1b Visa Law To Allow For Employment Of Persons With Cultural And Language Skills T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-22
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HCR45 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The State Department Of Defense To Establish And Fund A Veteran Women Services Coordinator Position Within The Office Of Veterans' Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-22
Report adopted, referred to WAM. |
| HCR10 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Auditor To Review And Report On State Correctional Facilities' Leave Policies And Correctional Officers' Leave Usage Rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-22
Report adopted, referred to WAM. |
| HCR195 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Financial Audit Of Each County To Examine The Use Of And Needs For State Funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-22
Report adopted, referred to WAM. |
| HCR48 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct An Analysis Of The Need For The Licensing And Regulation Of Transient Vacation Rentals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-14
To Senate Tourism and International Affairs Committee |
| HCR76 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Financial And Management Audit Of The Hawaii Invasive Species Council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-14
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HCR167 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Office Of The Auditor To Conduct A Mental Health Workforce Assessment Of Mental Health Professionals And Mental Health Facilities To Identify Shortages And Aid In Proposing Solutions To Address Those Shortages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-14
To Senate Health Committee |
| HCR42 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Director Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Establish The Commission For Hawaii's Future To Guide And Prepare Hawaii For Reduced Military Spending.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-14
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HCR193 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu To Increase Pedestrian Safety In The Area Surrounding Honowai Elementary School, Mauka Lani Elementary School, And Kalei`opu`u Elementary School In District 39.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-14
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| HCR7 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing The Formation Of A Task Force To Study The Issue Of A Cancer Presumptive Statute Relating To Firefighters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-14
To Senate Health Committee |
| HCR226 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Auditor To Evaluate The Impacts That The Nextera Energy Merger May Have On Hawaii Workers In The Energy Industries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-14
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HCR126 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Director Of Health To Extend The Task Force Studying The Effects Of The January 2014 Fuel Tank Leak At The Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-14
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| HCR154 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Provide Real Property Taxpayers Who Pay For Their Own Trash Collection Services A Property Tax Reduction, Tax Credit, Or Alternate Method Of Compensation Or Reimbursement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-14
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HCR112 | Engross
Sine Die | Encouraging The City And County Of Honolulu To Expand The Number Of Refuse Convenience Centers And Transfer Stations Accepting Bulky Items.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-14
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| HCR134 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct An Audit Of Policies, Procedures, And Management Of The Real Estate Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HCR95 | Engross
Sine Die | Designating The Month Of October Of Each Year As "farm To School Month" In Hawaii To Strengthen And Support Farm To School Initiatives In Hawaii's Schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Higher Education and the Arts Committee |
| HCR169 | Engross
Sine Die | Expressing Support Of Further Discussion On The Possibility Of Local Ownership And Control Of Electric Utilities And Encouragement Of Robust Discussions That Include The Exploration Of Alternative Ownership Models For Electric Utilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HCR131 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting Reports Regarding State Agency Action To Ensure Access By Rural Communities To Cellular And Broadband Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HCR40 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement To Kahaluu Pond, Inc., For The Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Seawall Located At Kahaluu, Koolaupoko, Oahu, Tmk: (1) 4-7-011: Seaward Of 001.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HCR192 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Creation Of A Task Force To Address The Physician Shortage In Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Health Committee |
| HCR203 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Review On The Effect Of The Transfer From Medicaid To Plans On The Hawaii Health Connector For Non-eligible Medicaid Compact Of Free Association Residents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HCR88 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Health To Provide Written Notification Within A Reasonable Time To Applicants For Water Quality Certification If The Application Is Incomplete.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Health Committee |
| HCR23 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Kahaluu, Koolaupoko, Oahu, For The Use, Maintenance, And Repair Of The Existing Seawall Constructed Thereon.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HCR5 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing The Issuance Of A Term Lease And Non-exclusive Easement For Pier Pilings Encroachment Purposes At Pulawai, On The Island Of Lanai.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HCR215 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Director Of Human Resources Development To Equalize Transit Benefits And Subsidies For All State Employees Regardless Of Mode Of Transportation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HCR161 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Office Of The Auditor To Conduct A Management And Financial Audit Of The Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Health Committee |
| HCR82 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Nonexclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands Fronting The Property Identified As Tax Map Key: (1) 3-6-001:017, Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HCR9 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Conduct A Public Hearing On The Approval Of The Sale Of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HCR227 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Protect The Public Interest In Reviewing The Proposed Acquisition Of Hawaiian Electric Industries By Nextera Energy, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HCR99 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Governor To Approve The Establishment Of A Sister State Relationship Between The State Of Hawaii And The Prefecture Of Hokkaido, Japan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Tourism and International Affairs Committee |
| HCR4 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing The Issuance Of A Term Lease And Non-exclusive Easement For The Tide Pool Stairs Encroachment Purposes In The Manele-hulopoe Marine Life Conservation District On The Island Of Lanai.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HCR30 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Hawaii Access To Justice Commission To Assemble Various State And Community Entities To Determine Which Agency Or Organization Should Administer Funding For Civil Legal Services To The Low- And Moderate-income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HCR181 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Financial And Management Audit Of The Honolulu Authority For Rapid Transportation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| HB767 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that certain areas within Hawaii Public Housing Authority housing projects are closed to the public and amends criminal trespass in the second degree to permit the prosecution of an unauthorized entry or a violation of a written prohibition ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-08
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| HB840 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the department of public safety to construct a multi-story correctional facility at the Halawa correctional facility to replace the existing Oahu community correctional center. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-02
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| HB1051 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the DOA to adopt rules relating to the declaration of Hawaii geographic indication for agricultural commodities. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-01
The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| HB1028 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides for the establishment of a special innovative procurement process for the procurement of supplies, services, professional services, or construction. Requires the establishment of procedures by the procurement policy board for use of the spec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-31
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| HB1504 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to study electric utilities, including organizational models and the conversion process. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-27
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB1453 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for land acquisition, plans, design, and construction of a new well, alternative energy development to power the well, and a post-harvest facility at Moloaa on the island of Kauai. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-27
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB968 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes that a taxpayer is liable for any amounts passed on and separately stated as the tax owed by the taxpayer for the transaction in a receipt, contract, invoice, billing, or other evidence of the business activity. Provides for civil penalty...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-27
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB147 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates procedural and administrative requirements for law enforcement agencies for eyewitness identifications of suspects in criminal investigations. Establishes jury instructions when the court determines that the eyewitness identification is admis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-27
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB492 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the judiciary to enter into contracts with community mediation centers for mediation services. Takes effect 01/07/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-27
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB545 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals various non-general funds and accounts and transfers the unencumbered balances to the general fund. Establishes the University of Hawaii quasi-endowment trust fund. Makes conforming amendments. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-27
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB1372 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the DOA to establish a working group to study the feasibility of excluding any person who provides water solely to agricultural activities from the definition of "public utility" as used in chapter 269, HRS. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-27
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| HB1352 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Auditor to conduct a comprehensive financial, management, and program audit of the Department of Education. Appropriates funds. (HB1352 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-27
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
