Bills Pending Hawaii House Water & Land Committee

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HIHB2671Intro
25%
Establishes processes and requirements during a state of emergency or local state of emergency related to eviction moratoriums, foreclosure moratoriums, mortgage deferments, residential rent suspension, small business rent suspension, loan deferment,...
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2024-01-26
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HIHB2631Intro
25%
Appropriates funds, including for positions, equipment, and maintenance and operating costs, for mullet production for fishponds and stock enhancement.
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2024-01-26
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HIHB1547Intro
25%
Establishes the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund. Requires the establishment of a Wildfire Reserve Trust Fund to support the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund. Authorizes the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to establish a Wildfire Bond Loan Program in...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2118Intro
25%
Remove state-related construction projects from the permitting requirements of the counties. Establishes a permitting process and division within the Department of Accounting and General Services. Appropriates funds.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1986Intro
25%
Requires each county to allow a developer undertaking an adaptive reuse office conversion project to comply with the International Building Code with respect to provisions concerning ventilation and lighting.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1551Intro
25%
Specifies that fire safety use is a beneficial use of fresh water in the State Water Code. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources, in consultation with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, to cooperate with the counties and reservoi...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2162Intro
25%
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. Classifies violations as unfair methods of competition and u...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2106Intro
25%
Establishes the position of the State Fire Marshal. Authorizes the State Fire Marshal to employ seven fire enforcement officers to issue citations to and remove persons creating fire risks on state lands. Declares that the general fund expenditure ce...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1634Intro
25%
Prohibits the counties from levying minimum real property taxes upon property that would be greater than the real property tax levied under the county's standard tax rate for the property.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1521Intro
25%
Short form bill relating to land.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1878Intro
25%
Amends the definition of "thrill craft" in the state boating law.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1665Intro
25%
Requires the Hawaii emergency management agency to prepare and develop a plan to upgrade all-hazard warning sirens to be capable of transmitting voice instructions and directions and capable of voice activation.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1874Intro
25%
Amends state boating law policy to include a provision to promote and attain every person's right to a clean and healthful environment. Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources from renewing a commercial use permit if renewal would caus...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1736Intro
25%
Establishes a program to provide no interest and no fee loans for down payments to Maui wildfire victims who lost their homes in the wildfire. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the State general fund expenditure ceiling for...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2128Intro
25%
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish imu infrastructure in state parks. Appropriates funds.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1730Intro
25%
Establishes the accessory dwelling unit housing development program with the Hawaii Community Development Authority to award subsidies to individuals who build accessory dwelling units on an island with a population of more than 150,000, but less tha...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1926Intro
25%
Establishes the Wildfire Safety Advisory Board within the Department of Land and Natural Resources to advise and make recommendations to state agencies concerning the State's wildfire safety and prevention efforts.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2013Intro
25%
Establishes personal property insurance coverage, home inventory, and claims and appeals requirements for insurers issuing homeowners policies in cases where a policyholder experiences total loss of an owner-occupied resident, including its contents,...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1705Intro
25%
Clarifies that emergency powers must comply with the Constitution and the needs of the circumstances. Specifies parameters for when a state of emergency is terminated and how proclamations may be extended. Requires a two-thirds vote of each house of ...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1553Intro
25%
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for natural resource protection and restoration.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1851Intro
25%
Appropriates moneys to the City and County of Honolulu Department of Land Management and Department of Design and Construction for compliance with Act 210, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018. Declares that the appropriations exceed the state general fund ex...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1564Intro
25%
Establishes a statewide firefighting helicopter program, to be administered by the State Fire Marshal. Appropriates funds to obtain helicopters, facilities equipment, and supplies; hire and train staff; and do other things necessary to ensure that th...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1853Intro
25%
Prohibits the Director of Health from assessing any fees for the issuance of municipal separate storm sewer system permits to county governments.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1522Intro
25%
Short form bill relating to zoning.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1823Intro
25%
Requires certain owners and occupants of properties located in hazardous fire areas to maintain effective firebreaks within thirty feet of the property and to practice other fire prevention activities. Establishes the Community Fuels Reduction Projec...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1520Intro
25%
Short form bill relating to water.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1864Intro
25%
Authorizes a county to initiate a land use boundary amendment to implement the county's general plan.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2026Intro
25%
Beginning 1/1/2025, prohibits the issuance of building permits for new construction unless the structure's roof is painted in white or uses white colored material and requires roofs on residential and commercial buildings constructed before 1/1/2025,...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2190Intro
25%
Prohibits any articles of incorporation, declaration, bylaws, administrative rules, house rules, or association documents of a condominium property regime, planned community association, or homeowners' association from prohibiting or restricting the ...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1787Intro
25%
Amends the beach protection policy of the coastal zone management program to recognize that unauthorized structures, materials, armoring, or hardening structures, including seawalls and revetments, sandbags, geotextile fabrics, and sand burritos, pla...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2188Intro
25%
Prohibits residential rent increases in affected areas for an unspecified period after a severe storm warning or issuance of an emergency proclamation.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1635Intro
25%
Limits to six years the period of time to commence an action to recover damages based on construction to improve real property.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2141Intro
25%
Establishes the Dam and Appurtenance Improvement or Removal Grant Program for plans, design, construction, and equipment that is used to improve or remove deficient dams and appurtenances as determined by the Department of Land and Natural Resources....
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1961Intro
25%
Clarifies that the powers granted for emergency purposes shall not be inconsistent with the Hawaii State Constitution. Provides parameters for the duration of suspension of laws and requires justification for the suspension. Authorizes the Governor t...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1548Intro
25%
Makes appropriations to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Transportation for vegetation management projects to reduce the risks of wildfires across the State.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1523Intro
25%
Short form bill relating to disaster response.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2189Intro
25%
Establishes ratemaking regulations for insurers who base their rates on a policyholder or applicant's wildfire risk.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2041Intro
25%
Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to require the State to support and facilitate the expeditious construction and completion of a 30 meter telescope on Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaii.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1550Intro
25%
Re-establishes the position of the State Fire Marshal.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2170Intro
25%
Provides that no trade name, trademark, or service mark registration that relates or refers to a federally declared disaster shall be approved within 90 days of the disaster.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2077Intro
25%
Establishes rights for watershed ecosystems to exist, flourish, and naturally evolve, in conjunction with native Hawaiian traditional and customary beliefs, practice, and values, for the benefit of present and future generations.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB910Intro
25%
Prohibits the harvesting of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes, regardless of the method of collection.
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2023-12-11
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HIHB815Intro
25%
Prohibits the counties from imposing inclusionary zoning requirements. Requires the counties to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys.
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2023-12-11
To House Water & Land Committee
HIHB362Intro
25%
Adds a minimum penalty of $50 per violation of the State Water Code and makes each day that a violation exists or continues a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to determine the amount of the penalty based on the c...
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2023-12-11
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HIHB590Intro
25%
Increases the percentage of the Land Conservation Fund that may be used for costs related to the operation, maintenance, and management of lands acquired by the fund. Increases the maximum dollar amount of the conveyance tax distribution to the Land ...
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2023-12-11
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HIHB1443Intro
25%
Amends the composition of the fuel tank advisory committee. Adds requirements for the committee as it carries out its duties.
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2023-12-11
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HIHB454Intro
25%
Creates strict liability for an owner of land with a 20% or more slope for damage or injury to down-slope property and persons from falling rocks, debris, and landslides originating from the owner's property.
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2023-12-11
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HIHB759Intro
25%
Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to establish limited entry commercial fisheries where appropriate or necessary to ensure certain commercial fisheries throughout the State remain healthy and sustainable while balancing the impo...
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2023-12-11
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HIHB769Intro
25%
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to approve or deny an application for a special activity permit for aquatic research within ninety days from the date that it was submitted.
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2023-12-11
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HIHB772Intro
25%
Specifies, in the State Water Code, that fire safety use is a beneficial use of fresh water. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources, in consultation with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, to cooperate with the counties and reserv...
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2023-12-11
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