Hawaii Senator Chris Lee [D]

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HISB326Intro
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Requires the Legislature, in establishing or reviewing a revolving fund, to ensure the revolving fund is financially self-sustainable by either annual projections that show that the revolving fund will be sustainable without appropriations of general...
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2025-02-18
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 692) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
HISB440Intro
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Establishes the Future Career and Technical Education Teacher Scholarship Program to be administered by the Department of Education to facilitate the recruitment and retention of career and technical education teachers in Hawaii public schools. Appro...
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2025-02-18
48 Hrs. Notice 02-27-25.
HISB104Intro
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Restricts the use of restrictive housing in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with certain specified exceptions. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop written policies and procedures regarding...
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2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 10:16 am]
The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:16AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
HISB106Intro
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Authorizes pedestrians to act contrary to the statewide traffic code when a reasonably careful pedestrian would determine that there is no immediate danger of a collision with a moving vehicle if the pedestrian is more than 200 feet from a crosswalk....
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2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 9:45 am]
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
HISB169Intro
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Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide written notice to certain persons regarding the ability to file a claim for redress under applicable wrongful conviction law. Requires the liberal construction of that law. Changes ...
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2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB321Intro
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Provides that fee simple absolute title of a privately owned highway, road, alley, street, way, lane, bikeway, bridge, or trail is deemed transferred to adjacent property owners or the community association if certain conditions are met.
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2025-02-14
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB322Intro
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Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to achieve the full funding, including estimated payment increases, of Medicaid home- and community-based services. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB450Intro
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Appropriates funds to increase the funding for the Med-QUEST Division's reimbursement for applied behavioral analysis services for persons with autism. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB133Intro
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Authorizes state facilities to wheel electricity that is produced by their own facility from renewable energy sources to another state facility pursuant to administrative rules established by the Public Utilities Commission. Requires the Public Utili...
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2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 20 @ 9:30 am]
The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
HISB752Intro
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Increases the notice period for an insurer to notify a policy holder of a cancellation or nonrenewal of a property casualty insurance policy.
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2025-02-14
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
HISB582Intro
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Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers the authority hel...
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2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1038Intro
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Adds definitions of "identifier" and "specified data element" and amends the definition of "personal information" for the purposes of notifying affected persons of data and security breaches under existing state law that governs the security breach o...
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2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 9:30 am]
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB1030Intro
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Specifies that the practice of election fraud intimidation includes carrying any firearm or weapon at or within two hundred feet of a voter service center, place of deposit, or polling place. (SD1)
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2025-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1011Intro
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Establishes the Hawaii Leadership Awards Program to honor individuals who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to Hawaii and serve as inspirations to others. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1040Intro
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Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to develop, implement, and administer a Medical Debt Acquisition and Forgiveness Program to acquire and forgive medical debt owed by certain households in the State. Requires annual reports to the Legisl...
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2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 10:02 am]
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
HISB1008Intro
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Authorizes the counties to adopt ordinances to enforce the accessible parking space requirements for parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities and electric vehicles.
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2025-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1035Intro
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Prohibits businesses from offering, displaying, or advertising any price of a live-event tickets or short-term lodging without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the maximum total of all fees or charges; provided that government charges, shipping c...
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2025-02-14
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB1023Intro
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Establishes the Spay and Neuter Special Fund to reduce pet overpopulation and the reproduction of free-roaming cats. Establishes various revenue and fundraising sources for the special fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 18 @ 10:01 am]
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
HISB1042Intro
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Establishes and appropriates moneys for a Mental Health Emerging Therapies Special Fund, to be administered by the Department of Health. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 10:02 am]
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
HISB1092Intro
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Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Transportation to develop a plan for a Comprehensive Transportation Demand Management Program to reduce vehicle emissions and miles traveled by single-occupancy vehicles. Es...
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2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1088Intro
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Provides rebates for the installation of eligible electric vehicle-ready parking stalls for new construction of affordable housing.
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2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1124Intro
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Establishes the retail delivery safety fee of 50 cents to be imposed on a retailer for each transaction involving a non-food item retail delivery in the State. Allows the retailer to transfer the fee to the purchaser. Creates certain exemptions. Requ...
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2025-02-14
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB1150Intro
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Expands the protections established under Act 2, SLH 2023, to include gender-affirming health care services. Clarifies jurisdiction under the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act for cases involving children who obtain gender-affirm...
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2025-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1197Intro
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Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules that require tour aircraft operators to carry aircraft liability insurance coverage. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 9:35 am]
The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
HISB1166Intro
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Encourages private insurers and the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to file and litigate subrogation claims against responsible parties for claims paid by the insurer for losses attributable to disasters attributable to climate change. Allows t...
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2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1100Intro
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Renames the Department of Agriculture as the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (Department). Establishes a Deputy Chairperson for Biosecurity. Requires the Department to establish an emergency response team to respond to biosecurity events. A...
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2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 10:16 am]
The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:16AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
HISB1285Intro
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Establishes the offense of operating a vehicle while impaired and penalties. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to submit reports to the Legislature. (SD1)
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2025-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1286Intro
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Prohibits the collection, sale, or disclosure of any driver data that is obtained by a motor vehicle or other connected car service, feature, or application to any third-party without the explicit consent of the owner or lessee of the vehicle. Design...
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2025-02-14
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB1581Intro
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Establishes a Hawaii-Japan Pacific Peace Monument to be developed by the State Foundation on Culture and appropriate stakeholders representing Hawaii and Japan. Appropriates funds.
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2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1578Intro
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Establishes the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission. Requires the Office of International Affairs to provide support to the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission. Allows the Department of Business, Ec...
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2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 10:02 am]
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
HISB1667Intro
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Prohibits any vehicles from blocking marked crosswalks. Requires a person under arrest who refuses to submit to a breath, blood, or urine test to surrender their license to a law enforcement officer. Increases the duration of the suspension of a lice...
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2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 10:16 am]
The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:16AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
HISB1666Intro
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Requires each county, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation to establish a Summer Streets Pilot Program that closes vehicular traffic and repurposes roads for pedestrian and cyclist use, outdoor events, and other community-driven act...
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2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1022Intro
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Prohibits intentionally leaving or confining pet animals in a vehicle under conditions that endanger their health, safety, or well-being. Allows law enforcement officers, animal control officers, and firefighters to enter an unattended vehicle to pro...
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2025-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1031Intro
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Authorizes the Legislature to adopt any Concurrent Resolution to propose a non-binding advisory referendum question concerning the issuance of general obligation bonds to the people, who may vote on the question during any general election. Imposes n...
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2025-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1121Intro
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Beginning 1/1/2027, establishes a preference in the Hawaii Public Procurement Code that favors bids or offers from businesses that intend to use a higher proportion of allelectric construction vehicles in Department of Transportation construction pro...
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2025-02-13
To Senate Government Operations Committee
HISB1093Intro
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Establishes a parking demand management program. Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to transition all state employee monthly parking options to daily rate parking. Requires the Department to procure parking reservation softwar...
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2025-02-13
To Senate Government Operations Committee
HISB1091Intro
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Requires the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of Human Resources Development, to periodically assess telework-eligible allocations of employees of certain state executive branch departments and agencies. Requires the first assessment ...
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2025-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB112Intro
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Allows surviving immediate family members of deceased persons for whom law enforcement initiated an investigation to receive a copy of the closing report prepared by the investigating police department upon the conclusion of all criminal proceedings ...
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2025-02-12
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa.
HISB116Intro
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Establishes provisions relating to civil remedies for discriminatory reporting to a law enforcement officer. Provides that any person who contacts a law enforcement officer to contact a person on the basis of the person's actual or perceived race, co...
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2025-02-12
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa.
HISB1015Intro
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Requires self-service stations to put Public Utilities Commission-approved labels on gas dispensing equipment to advise consumers on the effects of fossil fuel consumption to human health and the environment.
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2025-02-12
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB1033Intro
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Establishes an excise tax on certain taxpayers who own excess single-family residences for failure to sell those residences. Establishes and allocates excise tax revenues to the Housing Downpayment Trust Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislatu...
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2025-02-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1034Intro
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Requires employers in the food service industry to allow their employees an unpaid rest period of 30 consecutive minutes for a certain number of consecutive hours of working time. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2025-02-12
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB1117Intro
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Renames the Electric Bicycle and Electric Moped Rebate Program to the Electric Mobility Rebate Program. Expands eligibility and amends the maximum rebate amounts. Prohibits individuals under fifteen years of age from riding electric bicycles. Amends ...
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2025-02-12
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
HISB1149Intro
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Defines "reported hate crime". Requires reporting of all possible reported hate crimes to appropriate authorities, including consistent documentation and analysis of such incidents. Requires law enforcement officers to receive annual training to iden...
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2025-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1284Intro
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit discrimination against a person because of ethnicity, age, disability, religion, national ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes. (SD1)
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2025-02-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1283Intro
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Establishes the Emergency Home Loan Assistance Revolving Fund to be administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Establishes terms for loans issued from the Revolving Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Approp...
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2025-02-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1287Intro
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Requires under the State's Unfair and Deceptive Practices Law, that food, beverage, and service establishments that accept tips and employ tipped employees post signs that include certain language explaining their tip allocation practices and the con...
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2025-02-12
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB1669Intro
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Establishes the Transit Oriented Community Improvement Partnership within the Department of Transportation. Establishes the Community Improvement Revolving Fund. Allows for transfers of land development rights to the Partnership. Requires annual repo...
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2025-02-12
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
HISB101Intro
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Requires graduates of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine who have paid in-state tuition to serve as a physician in the State for at least 2 years following their medical residency or fellowship. Begins with the class of 2029. E...
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2025-02-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB97Intro
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Increases the penalty for a third or subsequent offense of excessive speeding to a class C felony. Authorizes the court, as part of the person's sentencing for the third or subsequent offense, to order that the vehicle used by the person in the commi...
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2025-02-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
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