Hawaii Representative Scott Saiki [D]

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HIHB1884Engross
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Clarifies disclosures required from members of the Legislature. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-22
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, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Elefante, Awa.
HIHB1830Engross
50%
Establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances. Authorizes psychologist license applic...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB1844Engross
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Appropriates funds for the establishment of temporary adjunct faculty positions at the University of Hawaii Maui College. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB1861Engross
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Requires license plates issued on or after 1/1/2025 to include ?okina in the word "Hawai?i". Authorizes the use of all uppercase letters, all lowercase letters, or initial capital letters for the words "Hawai?i" and "Aloha State" in motor vehicle lic...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2065Engross
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Amends the appropriation for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the Noise Traffic Pilot Program of the Department of Transportation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2070Engross
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Requires cash or protest bonds to be returned to the initiating parties, minus administrative costs as determined by the Office of Administrative Hearings of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, except in cases where the appeal was frivol...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HIHB2069Engross
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Permits Department of Accounting and General Services to employ certain persons within the Comptroller's office who are exempt from state laws governing civil service and collective bargaining for certain purposes, as part of the State's information ...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2309Engross
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Establishes a Homeless Triage Center Program within the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division of the Department of Health. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2313Engross
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Repeals the cutoff date of Act 196, SLH 2018, that allowed the use of funds in the Condominium Education Trust Fund initially dedicated to support voluntary binding arbitration to be used for other educational purposes. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2369Engross
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Increases the maximum interest rate on Community-Based Economic Development loans to ten per cent. Takes effect 1/1/2060. (SD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2365Engross
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Replaces the Director of Law Enforcement with the Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation on the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2380Engross
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Makes an emergency appropriation to provide special funds for disbursements of moneys in the Mass Transit Special Fund. (SD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2376Engross
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Adjusts funding for Department of Transportation programs to pay for anticipated operating shortfalls due to the limited ability to transfer funds between programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2496Engross
50%
Adds alternative procurement methods to the types of methods of source selection. Allows an alternative procurement method when the federal government provides for or approves the alternative procurement method and the head of the purchasing agency m...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2490Engross
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Increases the caps for the total contract value for any one capital advancement contract (CAC) and the total aggregate value of CACs in a fiscal year entered into by the Department of Transportation with private parties for harbor improvements and ad...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2401Engross
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Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in Department of Education-sponsored work-based learning programs. Takes effect...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2467Engross
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Repeals the sunset provision of Act 222, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, to permanently allow the Board of Land and Natural Resources to approve rent credits for demolition and infrastructure costs for public land leases. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2499Engross
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Designates the Chief Financial Officer of the University of Hawaii to act as the University of Hawaii?s chief procurement officer. Sunsets 6/30/2027. Effective 6/29/3000. (SD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2361Engross
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Authorizes the Hawaii Community Development Authority to render services to and assist state and county agencies upon request. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2500Engross
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Establishes the University of Hawaii Conference Center Revolving Fund and authorizes the University of Hawaii to establish accounts under the fund to facilitate the administration of the revolving fund for conference center programs among various cam...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2415Engross
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Authorizes the Governor to enter the State into the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact, which will allow a nurse who is licensed by a home state to practice under a multistate licensure privilege in each party state. Beginning 7/1/2026, authorizes th...
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Apr 2 @ 9:30 am]

The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-24 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
HIHB2504Engross
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Beginning July 1, 2024, expands the cigarette tax levied upon a wholesaler or dealer under section 245-3, HRS, to electronic smoking devices and e-liquids. Requires 1.0 cents per cigarette, electronic smoking device, and e-liquid, but not more than $...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2388Engross
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Continues the alignment of Hawaii's money transmitters law with the provisions of the Model Money Transmitters Modernization Act, thereby enabling Hawaii to work within a network of states to license, supervise, and examine transglobal money transmis...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2524Engross
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Part I: Requires the Real Estate Commission (Commission) to receive and investigate complaints by condominium unit owners against associations that are subject to condominium laws. Establishes a Condominium Ombudsman to receive and investigate compla...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HIHB2653Engross
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Conforms Hawaii estate tax laws to the operative provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to decrease the burden on taxpayers and increase efficiencies in the Department of Taxation's monitoring and auditing of estate tax returns. Establishes an estat...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2641Engross
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Reestablishes the Appraisal Management Company Registration Program within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to begin September 1, 2024. Appropriates funds from the Compliance Resolution Fund for the Program. Takes effect 7/1/3000. (SD...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2658Engross
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Repeals the requirement that the Director of Human Resources Development must submit a report to the Legislature before reclassifying and abolishing vacant positions within state departments and agencies that are under the jurisdiction of the Departm...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2690Engross
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Part I: Establishes a WAI Policy Coordinator and other positions within the Commission on Water Resource Management for coordination of Red Hill WAI initiatives. Creates the Red Hill Remediation Special Fund. Declares that the general fund expenditur...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2686Engross
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Amends the laws relating to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund and Hawaii Property Insurance Association. Expands the Hawaii Property Insurance Association's authority to include the issuance of property insurance other than fire insurance for certain ...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2802Engross
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal the Legislature's authority to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples. (HD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2801Engross
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Allows condominium associations to be eligible for commercial property assessed financing. Delegates all existing administrative responsibilities of the counties under the commercial property assessed financing program to the Hawaii Green Infrastruct...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB1831Engross
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Establishes the Behavioral Health Crisis Center Pilot Program. Authorizes the Department of Health to establish or contract with behavioral health crisis centers in each county. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the pilot pr...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB1834Engross
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Appropriates funds to increase the base budget of the Department of Human Services' Homeless Programs Office. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. (SD1)
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB1776Engross
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Amends income tax brackets. Temporarily amends the applicable percentage of the employment-related expenses for which the child and dependent care income tax credit may be claimed and permanently provides for a disallowance period when there is a fin...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB1827Engross
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Appropriates funds to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Department of Education to support health care workforce development programs, specifically the public high school health care workforce certificate program and glidepath prog...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB1915Engross
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Updates the Uniform Probate Code by reducing the number of required publications of a notice to creditors by a trustee to once a week for two successive weeks, consistent with amendments made by Act 158, SLH 2023, to publication requirements applicab...
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 2 @ 10:00 am]
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HIHB1916Engross
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Prohibits, in certain circumstances, the publication of the personal information of federal and state judges and other judicial staff whose duties put them at risk for acts of violence or threats. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 2 @ 10:00 am]
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HIHB1917Engross
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Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for judiciary employees and their excluded counterparts. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1)
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2340Engross
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Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (SD1)
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2358Engross
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Exempts from environmental impact statement requirements certain affordable housing projects. Takes effect 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2501Engross
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Repeals the reporting requirement to identify the cost impacts to the State of providing workers' compensation coverage for University of Hawaii students. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2454Engross
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Makes an emergency appropriation for asbestos remediation; the temporarily relocation of Department of Health offices if necessary; and preliminary planning for the redevelopment of the Kinau Hale site. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2486Engross
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Authorizes the Department of Taxation to serve administrative subpoenas outside the State. (SD1)
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2399Engross
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Exempts an additional administrative assistant position in the Hawaii State Public Library System from civil service. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2384Engross
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Replaces the School Facilities Authority with the Department of Education as the administrator of the School Facilities Special Fund. Changes the means of financing for a portion of funds appropriated for deposit into the School Facilities Special Fu...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2657Engross
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Establishes judicial procedures to prevent and remedy abusive litigation. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-21
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, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa.
HIHB2696Engross
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Establishes the Lahaina Recovery Oversight Commission within the Department of Accounting and General Services to oversee and guide the recovery of Lahaina from the 2023 wildfires. Requires the Commission, with the assistance of the Office of Enterpr...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHR201Intro
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Recognizing February 19 Through February 23, 2024, As Scholastic Journalism Week In Hawaii.
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2024-03-21
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Kapela, Marten, M. Mizuno, Perruso, Quinlan, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Martinez, Matayoshi, Todd.
HIHB110Engross
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Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Duke Kahanamoku. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HIHB732Engross
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Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to treat a respondent's failure to explain or otherwise respond to a complaint alleging a violation of campaign spending laws as a rebuttable presumption that a violation has occurred. Provides that the respond...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
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