| HB1389 | Intro
Sine Die | Transfers the administrative attachment of the Hawaii correctional system oversight commission from the department of the attorney general to the department of human services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB740 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes an application for voter registration, including an affidavit, part of all driver's license, provisional license, instruction permit, and state identification card applications. Automatically registers each applicant who elects to be registered...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HB205 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifies that disclosure of communications by an agency to the ombudsman does not waive any existing attorney-client or attorney work-product privilege pertaining to those communications. Prohibits the ombudsman from disclosing privileged communicat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB1312 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the University of Hawaii to include in certain employment agreements that address intellectual property rights a condition requiring the employees to make a good faith effort to sell or license intellectual property to a farmer or agricultur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-11
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB621 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Oahu community correctional center site redevelopment working group to bring together state and county agencies, private entities, and the broader Kalihi community to examine how to best utilize the Oahu community correctional center ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB341 | Intro
Sine Die | Beginning July 1, 2021: Prohibits agencies from accepting petitions for declaratory rulings on issues or questions for which a decision was already issued by another agency that has sole or shared jurisdiction with the agency receiving the petition a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB1317 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows county governments to enter into private-public partnerships for the services and transferring, or joint venturing of one or more of their wastewater treatment facilities to a private entity, or its wholly owned nonprofit management entity, fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-11
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HB690 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes an amendment to article X, section 1, of the Hawaii State Constitution to require that the statewide public school system be thorough and efficient. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB1080 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii correctional oversight commission to create a comprehensive plan to phase out the use of private correctional institutions by 2025. Prohibits the construction of new correctional facilities and the expansion of existing correction...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB844 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires past performance be considered in future bid selection of contractors for sole source contracts and any competitive sealed bid or proposal contracts that exceed the small purchase threshold. Requires procurement officers to consider specific...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Government Reform Committee |
| HB344 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Commission on Water Resource Management shall not conduct contested case hearings, and counties shall not conduct contested case hearings regarding disputes over land use, but that decisions a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB795 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of defense to conduct a vulnerability study that provides recommendations for areas in the State that should be protected by decorative bollards and submit a report to the legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Transportation Committee |
| HB689 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist the House of Aloha Enterprises LLC, with planning, designing, constructing, and equipping facilities for the manufacturing and processing of certain products. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1195 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of transportation, in collaboration with the department of Hawaiian home lands, to develop plans for the construction of secondary access roads for the Waianae district of leeward Oahu. Appropriates funds to develop the constr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Transportation Committee |
| HB981 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits discrimination, including in advertisements for rental property, in rental transactions based on participation in a section 8 housing choice program or any permanent supportive housing program or requirements related to participation in the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB645 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts expenditures for meals or beverages with a total value of under $25 from reporting requirements when provided to a public official at an informational meeting or presentation or goodwill event with non-lobbyists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Government Reform Committee |
| HB816 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a contract for the purchase of local produce having a value of more than $250 to be for a term of at least 5 years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
The committee(s) on GVR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| HB383 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a state poker commission to oversee the licensing and operation of specified gaming activities in the State, including live poker rooms. Designates as commissioners the respective directors of business, economic development, and tourism; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HB1094 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides the department of transportation with more flexibility and discretion to address substantial hardship situations that impact airport concession contracts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Transportation Committee |
| HB495 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes violations of voting requirements for elections of a condominium association subject to the enforcement powers of the Real Estate Commission and amends the requirements for a condominium association's standard proxy form by deleting the option ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB439 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits landlords from recovering possession of a dwelling unit from tenants if habitability of the premises is significantly impaired. Sets a tenant's liability for rent if habitability of the premises is significantly impaired. Specifies that the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB408 | Intro
Sine Die | Ensures the collection of the state general excise tax in instances in which the transportation of passengers is furnished by common carriers by the use of aircraft when the collection of the tax is not prohibited by federal law. Limits imposition of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Transportation Committee |
| HB366 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes repeal dates for each principal department, preceded by an auditor review. Establishes procedures for department termination in six-year intervals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Government Reform Committee |
| HB35 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the shipping container inspection program and shipping container inspection program special fund. Increases the maximum fine for each violation of the fireworks law. Requires PSD to submit reports to the legislature on implementation of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Transportation Committee |
| HB736 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of gambling to exclude digital sports betting on a platform licensed pursuant to state law. Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism, to develop a pilot program to license businesses in the State to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HB878 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts construction procurements from section 103D-1002, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as it applies to construction procurements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Government Reform Committee |
| HB772 | Intro
Sine Die | Grants 10-year license for 1 stand-alone, members-only casino in Waikiki, not in a hotel. Allows guests 21 years of age or older who register to stay 1 day and night at a hotel on Oahu for each day of admission at $20-per-day pass. Establishes the Ha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HB343 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires any state agency that does not have hearings officers on its staff to arrange with the department of commerce and consumer affairs to have its contested case hearings heard by hearings officers of the department. Allows the department of com...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB567 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study on telework and the use of alternative work schedules for state employees. Requires state departments and agencies to cooperate with the legislative reference bureau. Requires the legislati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-10
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB858 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the counties to issue permits for the operation of electric hydrofoil surfboards. Prohibits the operation of electric hydrofoil surfboards in the waters of west and south Maui between December 15 and May 15.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HB129 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill relating to art.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee |
| HB130 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill relating to international relations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee |
| HB1143 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of renewable portfolio standard for electric utility companies to be a percentage of electrical energy generation, rather than sales. Establishes an unspecified renewable portfolio standard goal for gas utility companies. Direct...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB202 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes a court to expunge the records of a person for certain offenses if they are substantially related to the person's homeless status.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Health, Human Services, & Homelessness Committee |
| HB656 | Intro
Sine Die | Excludes sundry items and advertisements made by a candidate or the candidate's candidate committee from electioneering communication reporting requirements. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB126 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill relating to culture.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee |
| HB959 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the payment of an allowance for Tricare Reserve Select or other government-funded premium payments to officers, warrant officers, or enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard. Effective 7/1/3050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB140 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that increased fines may apply if a candidate committee or noncandidate committee fail to timely file the preliminary primary or preliminary general report that is due in an unspecified number of days before a primary or general election. E...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB1141 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires certain rental motor vehicle lessors to expedite the incorporation of zero-emission vehicles into the lessor's fleet by July 1, 2030. Requires motor vehicle lessors to certify their compliance to the director of commerce and consumer affairs...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB246 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes BLNR to lease state submerged lands for private seawalls, with lease rents to be ten per cent of the real property tax assessment. Requires BLNR to adopt rules to limit temporary structures approved under emergency permits for shoreline pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HB1385 | Intro
Sine Die | Implements certain recommendations of the procurement policy review conducted pursuant to House Resolution No. 142, Regular Session of 2016. Requires the state procurement office to submit a report to the legislature regarding its progress in impleme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB958 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the minimum eligibility requirements for appointment to the position of adjutant general. Effective 7/1/3050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Finance Committee |
| HB213 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes a statewide limitation on consumer fireworks, except by permit for cultural events.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB62 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals or reclassifies non-general funds of the University of Hawaii pursuant to recommendations of the auditor. Transfers the unencumbered balances of repealed funds to the general fund. Transfers authority to the chancellor of the University of Ha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Finance Committee |
| HB908 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the sunset date of amendments to the State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit by an additional five years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Housing Committee |
| HB128 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill relating to culture.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee |
| HB659 | Intro
Sine Die | Restricts civil asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a felony offense where the property owner has been convicted of an underlying felony offense. Directs any forfeiture proceeds to the general fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB1112 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows persons with a mental illness to participate in the vending facilities program. Limits vending facilities owned or operated by persons with mental health disorders to only those state or county public buildings not currently occupied by blind ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Health, Human Services, & Homelessness Committee |
| HB544 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds, to be expended by the University of Hawaii, for a capital improvement project to remove the Hoku Kea telescope from the summit of Mauna Kea. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB1007 | Intro
Sine Die | Decriminalizes traffic infractions within natural area reserves, game management areas, wildlife sanctuaries, and public hunting areas. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-09
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
