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HISCR103Engross
50%
Requesting All High-occupancy State And County Buildings, The Design Of Which Commences On Or After July 1, 2025, To Be Designed And Constructed To Withstand Category Five Hurricanes And To Serve As Shelters In The Event Of An Emergency.
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2024-04-12
To House Water & Land Committee
HISCR176Engross
50%
Urging The Department Of Land And Natural Resources And Board Of Land And Natural Resources To Adopt Certain Procedures Relating To The Dam And Appurtenance Improvement Or Removal Grant Program To Assist Applicants In Obtaining Grants.
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2024-04-05
To House Water & Land Committee
HISCR218Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Conduct A Feasibility Study To Assess Reasonable Accommodations For Beach Access For Persons With Disabilities.
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2024-04-05
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HISCR225Engross
50%
Urging The Division Of Boating And Ocean Recreation Of The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Use Job Order Contracting For Boating And Ocean Recreation Facility Maintenance And Repair.
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2024-04-05
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HISCR54Engross
50%
Directing The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Submit A Grant Request To The Federal Emergency Management Agency For Rockfall Mitigation In Moanalua Gardens And Moanalua Valley, Oahu.
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2024-04-05
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HISCR117Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Identify All Appropriate Sites At State Parks At Which A Water-bottle Filling Station Could Be Installed.
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2024-04-05
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HISCR216Engross
50%
Urging The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Require All Certified Arborists In Its Employ, Including Contractors, To Adhere To Industry Best Practices.
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2024-04-05
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HISCR84Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Law Enforcement To Convene A Search And Rescue Working Group To Develop And Make Recommendations To Deter Hikers From Entering Illegal Hiking Trails And To Address Rising Search And Rescue Costs Facing The State And Count...
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2024-04-05
To House Water & Land Committee
HISCR119Engross
50%
Requesting The Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development And Land Use Commission To Develop An Integrated Land Use Plan.
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2024-04-05
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HISCR32Engross
50%
Recognizing The Issue Of Illegal Dumping Within The Waipahu Community And Urging The State, City And County Of Honolulu, And Military To Work Together To Address This Concern.
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2024-04-05
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HISCR93Engross
50%
Requesting The Insurance Commissioner To Research And Convene Stakeholder Discussions To Consider The Concept Of A Wildfire Insurance Compact.
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2024-04-05
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HISCR133Engross
50%
Urging Every State Agency That Monitors Environmental Toxins And Pollutants To Follow Certain Procedural And Substantive Requirements For The Establishment And Modifications Of Environmental Action Levels.
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2024-04-05
To House Water & Land Committee
HISCR210Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services And Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Work With The City And County Of Honolulu To Establish Community Gardens On Underutilized Public Land.
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2024-04-05
To House Water & Land Committee
HISCR197Engross
50%
Urging State Departments To Require Households Impacted By The Lahaina Fires To Exhaust Their Insurance Policies Before Requesting Financial Support From The State.
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2024-04-04
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB2202Engross
50%
Increases the minimum amount for purchases constituting small purchase procurements from $25,000 to $50,000. Sets a small purchase procurement minimum amount of $75,000 for federally declared disaster areas; provided that the procurements are reporte...
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2024-03-19
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HISB2501Engross
50%
Requires the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to prioritize the protection of exceptional trees from invasive species. (SD1)
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2024-03-14
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB2759Engross
50%
Prohibits the State from leasing any public lands, or extending the lease of any public lands, to any individual, corporation, or federal agency that is in arrears in the payment of certain moneys to the State, noncompliant with a consent decree or m...
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2024-03-12
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB2227Engross
50%
Authorizes the Governor to suspend the mortgage foreclosure provisions of chapter 667, HRS, for properties having substantial damage resulting from a Governordeclared state of emergency. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD2)
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2024-03-07
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB2617Engross
50%
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study and report on the forty-one states in the country that have enacted laws limiting the sale of real property to foreign individuals or entities, and how those laws and related constitutional...
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2024-03-07
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB3381Engross
50%
Establishes the Lele Community District and Board to facilitate rebuilding in Lahaina. Establishes the Lele Community Special Fund. Makes appropriations. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025...
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2024-03-07
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HISB2904Engross
50%
Amends emergency management law to protect tenants, mortgagors, consumers, and residents for certain periods of time after the issuance of a gubernatorial or mayoral emergency proclamation. (SD2)
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2024-03-07
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HISB2129Engross
50%
Expands the definition of "historic property" for purposes of the Historic Preservation Program. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD2)
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2024-03-07
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB3060Engross
50%
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop and publish a statewide climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation. Takes effect...
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2024-03-07
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HISB3050Engross
50%
Authorizes the Hawaii Community Development Authority to render services to and assist state and county agencies upon request. (SD2)
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2024-03-07
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HISB2029Engross
50%
Prohibits any law, ordinance, or rule from imposing an inclusionary zoning requirement on housing offered exclusively for sale or rent in perpetuity to buyers or renters who are residents of the State, are owner-occupants or renters, and do not own a...
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2024-03-07
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB1112Engross
50%
Prohibits bans on dwelling unit rentals having a term between one and five months for inter-island relocations and temporary workers. Authorizes county councils to adopt any ordinances necessary to implement the prohibition by 6/30/2024.
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2023-12-11
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB74Engross
50%
Establishes additional exclusions from the definition of "development" as it applies to special management areas to reduce the need for special management area permits for certain activities. Repeals the 7,500 square foot threshold for single-family ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1377Engross
50%
Revises chapter 342D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to add definitions that are consistent with federal Clean Water Act regulations. Clarifies the Director of Health's role as a certifying agency including enforcement of water quality certifications, and ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB432Engross
50%
Designates Hawaii coral reefs as critical natural infrastructure.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1386Engross
50%
Clarifies the conditions, manner, and areas in which the Commission on Water Resource Management of the Department of Land and Natural Resources can declare water shortages and emergencies. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB89Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to comply with Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, when designating marine management areas. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB1235Engross
50%
Establishes a temporary public land trust working group within the Office of the Governor for administrative purposes only. Provides that the working group's sole purpose shall be to compile a definitive inventory of public land trust lands. Authoriz...
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2023-12-11
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HISB77Engross
50%
Before the transfer of non-agricultural park lands, authorizes the Department of Agriculture to request information from the Department of Land and Natural Resources related to the establishment of necessary and reasonable easements upon the lands. A...
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2023-12-11
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB867Engross
50%
Prohibits any law, ordinance, or rule from imposing an inclusionary zoning requirement on housing offered exclusively for sale in perpetuity to buyers who are residents of the State, are owner-occupants, and do not own any other real property. Requir...
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2023-12-11
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB98Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Aquatic Resources to submit an annual report to the Legislature, beginning in 2025, summarizing the Division's expenditure of funds received from the federal Wildlife and Sport Fish R...
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2023-12-11
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB1389Engross
50%
Requires mandatory disclosure of all existing permitted and unpermitted shoreline erosion control structures and the annual coastal erosion rates for shoreline properties in real estate transactions when publicly available. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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2023-12-11
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB1354Engross
50%
Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction except for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii re...
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2023-12-11
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB767Engross
50%
Prohibits the Governor or a Mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital statistics during a declared state of emergency. Allows for a reasonable delay in an agency's response to a request as a result of extenuating circumstances.
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2023-12-11
To House Water & Land Committee
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