Bill Text: HI HB1328 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Government Websites.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. [HB1328 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB1328-Introduced.html
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1328 |
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to government websites.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part VII be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§27- State websites; translation to Hawaiian
language. (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, all state websites
created or updated between December 31, 2019, and January 1, 2023, shall
include an option for the English language portions of the website to be immediately
translated into the Hawaiian language.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2024, all state
websites, created or updated on or after January 1, 2023, within one year of
creation or update, shall include an option for the English language portions
of the website to be immediately translated into the Hawaiian language.
(c) Pursuant to section 225M- , the office of planning shall act as the
lead agency to coordinate the translation of state websites.
(d) This section shall not apply to any of the
following that may be posted or distributed on a state website:
(1) Reports,
including reports submitted pursuant to any law or resolution;
(2) Statutes, rules,
policies, resolutions, or anything with the force and effect of law;
(3) Any document
with an international standard book number; and
(4) Information or
documents submitted by a member of the public, including:
(A) Documents
filed in any court of law or administrative hearing; and
(B) Testimony
or public comment."
SECTION 2. Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§46- County
websites; translation to Hawaiian language. (a)
Beginning January 1, 2024, all county websites created or updated
between December 31, 2019, and January 1, 2023, shall include an option for the
English language portions of the website to be immediately translated into the Hawaiian
language.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2024, all county
websites, created or updated on or after January 1, 2023, within one year of
creation or update, shall include an option for the English portions language of
the website to be immediately translated into the Hawaiian language.
(c) Each county shall designate an agency to
assist the office of planning in coordinating the translation of the county's
websites.
(d) This section shall not apply to any of the
following that may be posted or distributed on a county website:
(1) Reports,
including reports submitted pursuant to any law or resolution;
(2) Ordinances or
anything with the force and effect of law;
(3) Any document
with an international standard book number; and
(4) Information or documents
submitted by a member of the public, including:
(A) Documents
filed in any court of law or administrative hearing; and
(B) Testimony or public comment."
SECTION 3. Chapter 225M, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§225M- State
and county websites; translation to Hawaiian. (a)
The office of planning shall act as the lead agency to coordinate the translation
of state and county websites into the Hawaiian language.
(b) The office of planning may consult with the
chief information officer, the university of Hawaii, the office of Hawaiian
affairs, the access Hawaii committee, and the appropriate county officials in
coordinating the translation of a state or county website into the Hawaiian language."
SECTION 4. Section 225M-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The office of planning shall gather, analyze,
and provide information to the governor to assist in the overall analysis and
formulation of state policies and strategies to provide central direction and
cohesion in the allocation of resources and effectuation of state activities
and programs and effectively address current or emerging issues and opportunities. More specifically, the office shall engage in
the following activities:
(1) State comprehensive planning and program
coordination. Formulating and
articulating comprehensive statewide goals, objectives, policies, and
priorities, and coordinating their implementation through the statewide
planning system established in part II of chapter 226;
(2) Strategic planning. Identifying and analyzing significant issues,
problems, and opportunities confronting the State, and formulating strategies
and alternative courses of action in response to identified problems and
opportunities by:
(A) Providing in-depth policy research, analysis,
and recommendations on existing or potential areas of critical state concern;
(B) Examining and evaluating the effectiveness of
state programs in implementing state policies and priorities;
(C) Monitoring through surveys, environmental
scanning, and other techniques--current social, economic, and physical
conditions and trends; and
(D) Developing, in collaboration with affected
public or private agencies and organizations, implementation plans and
schedules and, where appropriate, assisting in the mobilization of resources to
meet identified needs;
(3) Planning coordination and cooperation. Facilitating coordinated and cooperative
planning and policy development and implementation activities among state
agencies and between the state, county, and federal governments, by:
(A) Reviewing, assessing, and coordinating, as
necessary, major plans, programs, projects, and regulatory activities existing
or proposed by state and county agencies;
(B) Formulating mechanisms to simplify,
streamline, or coordinate interagency development and regulatory processes; and
(C) Recognizing the presence of federal defense
and security forces and agencies in the State as important state concerns;
(4) Statewide planning and geographic information
system. Collecting, integrating,
analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating various forms of data and
information, including geospatial data and information, to further effective
state planning, policy analysis and development, and delivery of government
services by:
(A) Collecting, assembling, organizing,
evaluating, and classifying existing geospatial and non-geospatial data and
performing necessary basic research, conversions, and integration to provide a
common database for governmental planning and geospatial analyses by state
agencies;
(B) Planning, coordinating, and maintaining a
comprehensive, shared statewide planning and geographic information system and
associated geospatial database. The
office shall be the lead agency responsible for coordinating the maintenance of
the multi-agency, statewide planning and geographic information system and
coordinating, collecting, integrating, and disseminating geospatial data sets
that are used to support a variety of state agency applications and other
spatial data analyses to enhance decision-making. The office shall promote and encourage free
and open data sharing among and between all government agencies. To ensure the maintenance of a comprehensive,
accurate, up-to-date geospatial data resource that can be drawn upon for
decision-making related to essential public policy issues such as land use planning,
resource management, homeland security, and the overall health, safety, and
well-being of Hawaii's citizens, and to avoid redundant data development
efforts, state agencies shall provide to the shared system either their
respective geospatial databases or, at a minimum, especially in cases of secure
or confidential data sets that cannot be shared or must be restricted, metadata
describing existing geospatial data. In
cases where agencies provide restricted data, the office of planning shall
ensure the security of that data; and
(C) Maintaining a centralized depository of state
and national planning references;
(5) Land use planning. Developing and presenting the position of the
State in all boundary change petitions and proceedings before the land use
commission, assisting state agencies in the development and submittal of
petitions for land use district boundary amendments, and conducting periodic
reviews of the classification and districting of all lands in the State, as
specified in chapter 205;
(6) Coastal and ocean policy management. Carrying out the lead agency responsibilities
for the Hawaii coastal zone management program, as specified in chapter
205A. Also, developing and maintaining
an ocean and coastal resources information, planning, and management system
further developing and coordinating implementation of the ocean resources
management plan, and formulating ocean policies with respect to the exclusive
economic zone, coral reefs, and national marine sanctuaries;
(7) Regional planning and studies. Conducting plans and studies to determine:
(A) The capability of various regions within the
State to support projected increases in both resident populations and visitors;
(B) The potential physical, social, economic, and
environmental impact on these regions resulting from increases in both resident
populations and visitors;
(C) The maximum annual visitor carrying capacity
for the State by region, county, and island; and
(D) The appropriate guidance and management of
selected regions and areas of statewide critical concern.
The
studies in subparagraphs (A) to (C) shall be conducted at appropriate
intervals, but not less than once every five years;
(8) Regional, national, and international
planning. Participating in and ensuring
that state plans, policies, and objectives are consistent, to the extent
practicable, with regional, national, and international planning efforts;
(9) Climate adaptation planning. Conducting plans and studies and preparing reports as follows:
(A) Develop, monitor, and evaluate strategic climate adaptation plans and actionable policy recommendations for the State and counties addressing expected statewide climate change impacts identified under Act 286, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, through the year 2050;
(B) Provide planning and policy guidance and assistance to state and county agencies regarding climate change; and
(C) Publish its
findings, recommendations, and progress reports on actions taken no later than
December 31, 2017, and its annual report to the governor and the legislature
thereafter; [and]
(10) Smart growth and transit-oriented development. Acting as the lead agency to coordinate and advance smart growth and transit-oriented development planning within the State as follows:
(A) Identify transit-oriented development opportunities shared between state and county agencies, including relevant initiatives such as the department of health's healthy Hawaii initiative and the Hawaii clean energy initiative;
(B) Refine the definition of
"transit-oriented development" in the context of Hawaii, while
recognizing the potential for smart growth development patterns in all
locations;
(C) Clarify state goals for transit-oriented
development and smart growth that support the principles of the Hawaii State
Planning Act by preserving non-urbanized land, improving worker access to jobs,
and reducing fuel consumption;
(D) Target transit-oriented
development areas for significant increase in affordable housing and rental
units;
(E) Conduct outreach to state agencies to help
educate state employees about the ways they can support and benefit
from transit-oriented development and the State's smart growth goals;
(F) Publicize coordinated state efforts that
support smart growth, walkable neighborhoods, and transit-oriented development;
(G) Review state land use decision-making
processes to identify ways to make transit-oriented development a higher
priority and facilitate better and more proactive leadership in creating
walkable communities and employment districts, even if transit will only be
provided at a later date; and
(H) Approve all state
agencies' development plans for parcels along the rail transit corridor. For the purposes of this subparagraph,
"development plans" means conceptual land use plans that identify the
location and planned uses within a defined area[.]; and
(11) State and county website translation into the Hawaiian language. Acting as the lead agency to coordinate the translation of state and county websites into the Hawaiian language."
SECTION 5. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the translation of state websites into the Hawaiian language.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the office of planning for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 6. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 as a grant-in-aid to the counties for the translation of state websites into the Hawaiian language.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the office of planning for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 7. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.
INTRODUCED BY: |
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Report Title:
Office of Planning; State and County Websites; Translation; Hawaiian Olelo; Appropriations
Description:
Requires that state and county websites be translated into the Hawaiian language. Appoints the Office of Planning to coordinate the translation. Appropriates funds.
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