SR2 - Urging This Body To Endorse The Participation Of Taiwan As An Observer In The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change, International Civil Aviation Organization, World Health Organization, And International Criminal Police Organization; Supporting The Further Progress On The United States-taiwan Initiative On 21st-century Trade, A Speedy Conclusion To This Negotiation, And Encouraging The United States Trade Representative To Commence Negotiations To Enter Into A Bilateral Trade Agreement With Taiwan; And Supporting The State Of Hawaii's Thirty-first Anniversary Of Sister-state Relations With Taiwan And Commemorating The Forty-fifth Anniversary Of The Taiwan Relations Act.

3 Co-Sponsors

SB613 - Relating To Legislative Access Through Remote Testimony.

1 Co-Sponsor

Requires each house of the Legislature to establish by its rules, procedures that enable the Legislature to use remote testimony at legislative committee hearings, enable the public to present oral testimony at legislative committee hearings through remote testimony, and accommodate persons with disabilities though remote testimony. Defines "remote testimony".

SR109 - Ratifying A Proposed Amendment To The Constitution Of The United States Giving The Congress Of The United States Power To Limit, Regulate, And Prohibit The Labor Of Persons Under Eighteen Years Of Age.

3 Co-Sponsors

SB665 - Relating To Opioid Antagonists.

1 Co-Sponsor

Requires each Department of Education classroom to be equipped with an opioid antagonist. Requires the Department of Education to train employees on opioid-related drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response and opioid antagonist administration. Appropriates moneys.

SB3168 - Relating To The Taking Of Marine Deposits.

1 Co-Sponsor

Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to approve permits for research, education, management, or propagation purposes that include the taking of sand, dead coral, coral rubble, rocks, soil, and other marine deposits seaward of the shoreline. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

SB172 - Relating To Strengthening Access To Higher Education.

3 Co-Sponsors

Expands eligibility for the Hawaii community college promise program to all qualified students. Appropriates funds to expand access to community college to qualified Hawaii residents through Hawaii community college promise program scholarships.

SB2005 - Relating To Mental Health.

7 Co-Sponsors

Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to construct a mental health facility for inmates or detainees with mental health needs. Appropriates funds.

SB1122 - Relating To The Advice And Consent Of The Senate.

7 Co-Sponsors

Requires nominees for the position of Deputy Director, First Deputy, or Deputy Chair, as the case may be, of principal departments and multiple deputy directors; first deputies; deputy chairs, as the case may be, for each department that has multiple individuals who serve in the same role to be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires a person to file a disclosure of financial interest within thirty days of a person's nomination to any state position enumerated in section 84-17(d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, that is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. (SD1)

SB2136 - Relating To Medical Records.

4 Co-Sponsors

Establishes fees that medical providers may charge for medical records and imposes civil penalties.

SB643 - Relating To Zoning Exemptions.

1 Co-Sponsor

Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to comply with various development statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules when developing on lands of the state conservation district or a county preservation district.

SB903 - Relating To Restorative Justice.

2 Co-Sponsors

Requires the Department of the Attorney General to establish and support a restorative justice program that, in collaboration with the prosecuting attorney of each county, offers restorative justice opportunities in each county to allow victims and offenders to participate in restorative justice. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 03/22/2075. (SD1)

SB980 - Relating To Firearms.

3 Co-Sponsors

Establishes standards of conduct for firearm industry members. Authorizes the attorney general or any county attorney or public prosecutor to bring a civil action against a firearm industry member for violation of standards of conduct.

SB1269 - Relating To Agricultural Loans.

1 Co-Sponsor

Establishes the agricultural emergency loan revolving fund, to be administered by the Department of Agriculture, to fund Class D emergency loans. Provides a separate source of funding for agricultural emergency loans. Makes an appropriation.

SB1281 - Relating To Time Limitations.

1 Co-Sponsor

Defines the terms "public officer or employee" and "government" in section 701-108, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to clarify the scope and applicability of provisions related to the time limitations to bring prosecution based on misconduct in office.

SB2994 - Relating To The State Building Code.

3 Co-Sponsors

Requires the State Building Code Council to adopt, amend, or update the International Building Code and the International Residential Code within two years of its official publication date. Clarifies that the Hawaii State Building Code acts as the interim county building code until superseded by the county. Takes effect 7/1/2112. (SD1)