Hawaii Senator Tim Richards [D]

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HISB161N/A

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Exempts state projects from county building permit, inspection, and certificate of occupancy requirements under certain conditions. Requires counties to accept the dedication of state projects exempt from the county permitting process. Prohibits stat...
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2025-01-13
Pending Introduction.
HISB165N/A

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Clarifies the definition of "qualified nonprofit housing trust" to specify organizations that exclusively serve qualified residents as defined in section 201H-32, HRS.
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2025-01-13
Pending Introduction.
HISB163N/A

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Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to maximize the amount of housing built that utilizes loans from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund by prioritizing projects with the shortest projected loan repayment terms that produce ...
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2025-01-13
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HISB167N/A

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Establishes an exemption from applicable county permit requirements for repetitive construction projects for facilities under the control of any state department or agency, under certain conditions. Clarifies that contracts for the construction, reno...
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2025-01-13
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HISB131N/A

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Requires the Procurement Policy Board to adopt rules requiring contracts to impose mandatory fines or provide for termination of a contract for default if a contractor fails to perform the contractor's duties or if there is a major delay in a deliver...
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2025-01-10
Pending Introduction.
HISB130N/A

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Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses for persons who require rescue after leaving a hiking trail to enter an area closed to the public or hiking on a trail closed to the public, and ther...
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2025-01-10
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HISB127N/A

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Establishes the conventional farming grant program to provide grants to small and midsized farmers who practice conventional farming. Appropriates moneys.
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2025-01-10
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HISB136N/A

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Prohibits any person from disassembling, dismantling, or demolishing iron projects unless the person has completed an apprenticeship program for ironworkers approved and registered with the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations. Establishes pena...
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2025-01-10
Pending Introduction.
HISB152N/A

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Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to utilize funds in the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund as collateral when DHHL is an eligible borrower of a loan guaranteed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to th...
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2025-01-10
Pending Introduction.
HISB144N/A

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Allows chiropractic students to engage in clinical practice as part of their college instruction if directly supervised by a licensed chiropractor.
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2025-01-10
Pending Introduction.
HISB148N/A

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Establishes the Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii. Provides for regulation of combat sports. Prohibits no rules combat or similar contests. Repeals chapter 440E, HRS, relating to Mixed Martial Arts Contests. Appropriates funds.
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2025-01-10
Pending Introduction.
HISB146N/A

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Amends the conditions and procedures of alternative dispute resolution methods for condominium-related disputes.
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2025-01-10
Pending Introduction.
HISB149N/A

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Establishes that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for public accommodations to deny a person with a disability full and equal enjoyment of information related to their services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations using inf...
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2025-01-10
Pending Introduction.
HISB137N/A

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Requires the PUC to impose certain conditions of approval on any order approving, in whole or in part, an application for the proposed acquisition, merger, or consolidation of an electric utility company by an acquiring entity. Establishes a process ...
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2025-01-10
Pending Introduction.
HISB141N/A

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Establishes the eighth day of August of each year as "Hawaii Disaster Drill Day". Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with all state departments and agencies, to conduct drills and perform other activities for that day.
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2025-01-10
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HISB143N/A

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Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate the island of Kahoolawe.
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2025-01-10
Pending Introduction.
HISB142N/A

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Requires insurers who choose to pay the proceeds of or a claim under an insurance policy by issuing a check to deliver the check by certified mail, restricted delivery, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the perso...
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2025-01-10
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HISB139N/A

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Authorizes any department of the Invasive Species Council, county, or any agent of a department of the Invasive Species Council or a county, including the Hawaii Ant Lab or an island-based invasive species committee to use community action programs f...
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2025-01-10
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HISB140N/A

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Prohibits the importation of firewood into the State, except for firewood that meets certain standards. Requires firewood that is imported into the State from another state to be certified and labeled as heat-treated. Establishes certain exemptions.
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2025-01-10
Pending Introduction.
HISB71N/A

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Amends the preference criteria and eligibility requirements for applicant developers seeking assistance from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
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2025-01-08
Pending Introduction.
HISB35N/A

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Establishes the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Specifies permissible uses of funding and priorities. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to transfer funds between t...
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2025-01-08
Pending Introduction.
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