Hawaii Senator Glenn Wakai [D]

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HISB2402Intro

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Designates November 22 of each year as "Kimchi Day" in the State.
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2024-01-22
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISB2244Intro

Sine Die
Expands the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna to provide homeowners insurance premium assistance to housing owners who rent or lease to qualified kupuna a mortgaged property located within certain lava zones, ...
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2024-01-19
To Senate Housing Committee
HISB2235Intro

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Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 15th senatorial district.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB2249Intro

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Establishes additional penalties for dog owners whose dog destroys property while on land zoned for agricultural use.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB2250Intro

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Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the Department of Health to implement quality improvement recommendations at the Hawaii State Hospital. Declares that the general fund expenditure is exceeded.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2247Intro

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Establishes a definition for "immediate harm" and amends the definition of "imminent harm" for the purpose of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer who assumes protective custody of a child who is subject to immediate harm while in the ...
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2024-01-19
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2243Intro

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Establishes associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances. Allows psychologist license applicants to take licens...
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2024-01-19
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2238Intro

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Establishes safe harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2237Intro

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Establishes statewide vehicular pursuit policies.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2290Intro

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Prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of any waste or disposal facility for hazardous waste or solid waste on land that is near or above a significant aquifer as determined by the Department of Health, in consultation with the Commis...
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2024-01-19
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB2302Intro

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Requires the Director of the Executive Office on Aging to work with health care providers to ensure that there are sufficient long-term care facilities on each island of the State. Makes an appropriation.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2343Intro

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Requires the Executive Office on Aging to create a comprehensive long-term care master plan to accomplish long-term care policy goals that, when implemented, ensure the availability of a full continuum of institutional and community-based services. E...
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2024-01-19
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2313Intro

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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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2024-01-19
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB2328Intro

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Appropriates funds for the Department of Education to establish surfing competitions at a minimum of eight Oahu Interscholastic Association member schools.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Education Committee
HISB2303Intro

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Establishes comprehensive standards for the department of education related to school bus services to ensure reasonable accommodation, equitable access, timely communication, and accountability.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Education Committee
HISB2353Intro

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Requires the Board of Education to adopt rules for facility maintenance. Requires that the condition of Department of Education facilities be periodically evaluated.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Education Committee
HISB2318Intro

Sine Die
Amends the state supplemental payment ceiling for domiciliary care paid to recipients who are eligible for federal supplementary security income or public assistance, or both. Amends the monthly needs allowance for individuals residing in foster home...
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2024-01-19
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2339Intro

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Allows HHFDC or a county to establish a bond recycling program authorized by federal law. Allows HHFDC or a county to secure a line of credit or other instrument of indebtedness for the bond recycling program. Allows the Department of Budget and Fina...
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2024-01-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB2326Intro

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Increases the bonus for teachers who achieve and maintain a current national board certification from $5,000 to $15,000. Appropriates funds.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Education Committee
HISB2316Intro

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Prohibits a health insurer from requiring an insured diagnosed with stage two through stage five cancer to undergo step therapy prior to covering the insured for certain drugs prescribed by the insured's health care provider, under certain conditions...
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2024-01-19
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2312Intro

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Requires the Department of Education to assign school security personnel at all schools and facilities where students are present and determine the appropriate number of security personnel for each school. Requires the Department of Education to esta...
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2024-01-19
To Senate Education Committee
HISB2099Intro

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Prohibits loitering at schools and public property within 200 feet of a school. Prohibits obstructing a building, walkway, public passage, road, highway, sidewalk, or structure of a school or a public property within 200 feet of a school.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Education Committee
HISB2096Intro

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Includes certain spirts-based beverages in the definition of cooler beverage. Establishes a separate tax rate for qualified small brewers.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB2067Intro

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Requires that each county agency responsible for enforcing its respective building code be accredited by the International Accreditation Service. Makes an appropriation.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2115Intro

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Specifies that a recount of all ballots cast for any election shall occur if the official tabulation of all of the returns for that office or ballot question reveals that there is a difference equal to or less than one hundred votes, one-quarter of o...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2080Intro

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Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to expend the moneys from the State Parks Special Fund for programs aimed at environmental protection.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB2131Intro

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Designates World Peace Day as a state holiday in place of Good Friday.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISB2090Intro

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Establishes a tax credit for certain owners of a condominium whose association is increasing maintenance fees to comply with a county ordinance requiring an automatic fire sprinkler system or alternative fire prevention and fire safety system.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB2084Intro

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Requires the Department of Agriculture to conduct a market analysis study to identify the optimum mix of private sector, public sector, and philanthropic funding sources and mechanisms needed to support blue carbon ecosystem projects in the State and...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB2054Intro

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Establishes the Hawaii Teacher Apprenticeship Program, to be administered by the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, to support, recruit, develop, and retain teachers for Hawaii's public schools. Appropriates funds.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Education Committee
HISB2098Intro

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Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to contract with a qualified nonprofit organization to establish an aquatic safety education program for elementary school students and to establish one full-time equivalent position (1.0 FTE) to admi...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Education Committee
HISB2086Intro

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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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2024-01-18
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB2104Intro

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Establishes a Business Activity Water Catchment System Working Group within the Department of Health to assess the feasibility of allowing business owners in the State to utilize filtered water collected by water catchment systems for business activi...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2048Intro

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Requires the Department of Health to establish and implement a program to improve and increase support for emergency medical services in the State. Requires the Department of Health to submit reports to the Legislature. Declares that the general fund...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2158Intro

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Prohibits purposeful harassment with the intent to prevent the taking of fish by persons who are fishing in state waters.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB2173Intro

Sine Die
Removes the ability for a Mayor or the Governor to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2168Intro

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Makes a person or entity liable for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses when the person or entity knowingly enters state, county, or private property, knowingly enters a hiking trail that is closed to the public, or violates applicable laws...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB2160Intro

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Establishes the Sustainable Food Systems Working Group within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop a plan for a more sustainable, resilient local food economy and to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds to establish ...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB2161Intro

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Exempts the proposed drilling, construction, or use of a well and well appurtenances on lands leased from the Department of Agriculture from environmental review requirements, provided that the land is being used to support agriculture and food produ...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB2189Intro

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Allows a person who employs or contracts with a health care worker who suffers an act of violence to report the event to law enforcement and petition for a temporary restraining order and injunction under certain circumstances.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2001Intro

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Requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of behavioral health, including mental health wellness, in grades kindergarten through twelve.
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2024-01-17
To Senate Education Committee
HISB1132Intro

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Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to identify a central area on Maui and plan a hemp decorticator facility for the use of interested parties in the area. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB791Intro

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Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to purchase one advanced life support ambulance to be based on the island of Molokai, and related equipment, and pay related personnel costs for state-certified emergency medical services personnel. (SD1...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB446Intro

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Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a pilot program to integrate prescription digital therapeutic products approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration in outpatient treatment prog...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB595Intro

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Appropriates funds for the executive office on aging to create an Alzheimer's disease public health campaign.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB1130Engross

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Makes a principal of an activity desk, and all persons with an ownership interest in the activity desk, jointly and severally liable for any financial deficiency when the activity desk's client trust account is insufficient to pay consumers or activi...
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2023-12-11
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISB494Engross

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Requires the counties to establish expedited procedures to approve demolition permits for vacant residential properties. Allows the Department of Taxation to satisfy certain tax liens through the nonjudicial foreclosure of vacant and abandoned reside...
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2023-12-11
To House Finance Committee
HISB1018Engross

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Requires the Governor to ensure continued operation of medical facilities upon declaration of a state of emergency or local state of emergency and during times of health or pandemic emergencies. Allows hospitals to suspend elective surgeries during t...
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2023-12-11
To House Finance Committee
HISB755Engross

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Requires the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025 focused on the health disparities experienced by persons in the State with developmental or intellect...
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2023-12-11
To House Finance Committee
HISB1595Intro

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Adopts the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act. Repeals the superseded Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
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