SB763 - Relating To Affordable Housing.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Dru Kanuha, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago10 Co-Sponsors
Temporarily exempts affordable housing projects under certain circumstances from specific state and county fees and exactions related to discretionary approval or ministerial permitting, except fees and costs payable to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and the rates and fees of the various boards of water supply. Repeals 6/30/2028. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1618 - Relating To The Protection Of Taro Lands.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends land use classifications to add taro lands to unique agricultural lands. Requires retention of supporting structures for taro fields. Adds growth and perpetuation of taro and crops native to Hawaii to agricultural planning policies.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3058 - Relating To The Hawaii Community-based Economic Development Technical And Financial Assistance Program.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends section 210D-10, HRS, to increase the maximum interest rate on Community-Based Economic Development loans to ten percent.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1337 - Relating To Act 278, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2022.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends Act 278, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, to modify the transfer of the personnel and functions of the Department of the Attorney General to the Department of Law Enforcement, clarify that Act 278 does not amend or abrogate the Attorney General's status as the Chief Legal and Law Enforcement Officer of the State, specify that the Statewide Law enforcement Training Complex will be located at the First Responder Technology Campus rather than the Mililani Technology Park, and transfer the responsibility and management of certain private security contracts under section 26-14.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from the Department of Law Enforcement to the Department of Defense, the Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services for their respective facilities.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1559 - Proposing An Amendment To Article Iii, Section 15, Of The Hawaii State Constitution To Allow Electronic Copies, As An Alternative To Printed Copies, Of A Bill To Be Made Available For Members Of A House In Which The Bill Is Being Voted Upon For Third Or Final Reading In Fulfillment Of The Forty-eight Hour Availability Requirement.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the State Constitution to allow electronic copies, as an alternative to printed copies, of a bill to be made available for members of a house of the Legislature in which the bill is being voted upon for third or final reading in fulfillment of the 48-hour availability requirement. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB1014 - Relating To Independent Legal Counsel.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Maile S L Shimabukuro, Jarrett K. Keohokalole, Angus L.K. McKelvey
Last updated over 1 year ago3 Co-Sponsors
Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to retain independent legal counsel where the opposing party to the reasonably anticipated litigation is the State or another state agency. Provides that fees owed to independent legal counsel shall be paid by the State. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2275 - Relating To International Affairs.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Dru Kanuha
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Relating To International Affairs. Short form bill.
STATUS
Introduced
SB175 - Relating To Recycling.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Karl Rhoads
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Requires state agencies to implement an on-site recycling program using rules issued by the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, at buildings and facilities managed, maintained, or serviced by the Department of Accounting and General Services. Requires the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, to conduct a study on the benefits and costs in increasing reuse and reduce efforts throughout the State, recycling streams, and solid waste management in Hawaii. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB635 - Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Recognize And Protect The Inherent And Inalienable Right Of All People To Clean Water And Air, A Healthful Environment And Climate, Healthy Native Ecosystems, And Beaches.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mike Gabbard, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago2 Co-Sponsors
Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the inherent and inalienable right of the people, including future generations, to clean water and air, a healthful environment and climate, healthy native ecosystems, and beaches, shall be protected and shall not be infringed.
STATUS
Introduced
SB486 - Relating To The Safety Of Judiciary Personnel.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibits, in certain circumstances, the publication of the personal information of state and federal judges and other judicial staff whose duties put them at risk for acts of violence or threats.
STATUS
Introduced
SB883 - Relating To Firearms.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Stanley Chang, Jarrett K. Keohokalole
Last updated over 1 year ago6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the crime of possession of a firearm in a sensitive location as a class C felony. Imposes a duty to inform law enforcement upon contact on concealed and unconcealed carry permit holders. Defines sensitive location.
STATUS
Introduced
SB204 - Relating To Limiting A Campaign's Acceptance Of Cash Contributions.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Limits to $100 the total amount of cash a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee may accept from a single person during each election period.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2161 - Relating To Environmental Impact Statements.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Lorraine Rodero Inouye, Stanley Chang, Donna Mercado Kim
Last updated 8 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
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 production.
STATUS
Introduced
SB80 - Relating To Search And Rescue.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Lorraine Rodero Inouye, Dru Kanuha, Angus L.K. McKelvey
Last updated over 1 year ago6 Co-Sponsors
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, provided that the closure is posted by sign, barricade, or other device that gives reasonable notice of the closure. Requires counties and the State Fire Council to adopt rules as necessary to pursue reimbursements.
STATUS
Introduced
SB491 - Relating To Affordable Housing.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brandon Jc Elefante
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Expands from forty-five days to sixty days, the time within which: any agency that reviews and comments upon an application for a business or development-related permit, license, or approval for a Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation housing project shall respond; a county shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove housing projects developed by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; and the Land Use Commission shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove a boundary change for a Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation housing project. Clarifies that the provisions that require agencies, counties, and the Land Use Commission to act within sixty days, or deem their failure to do so as their acceptance or approval of the application, project, or petition, do not apply to applications, projects, and petitions that have been withdrawn.
STATUS
Introduced