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SB418 - Relating To Hydrogen Energy.
Mike Gabbard, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Hawaii Hydrogen Energy Industry Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Hawaii Hydrogen Energy Industry Program to design, implement, and administer activities to further the State's energy independence with a focus on utility-scale renewable energy projects and the harvesting, storage, and use of hydrogen as a renewable energy source. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to accomplish the objectives of the Hydrogen Energy Industry Program by offering tax credits, land, availability, and infrastructure support to accomplish the goals of the program.
STATUS
Introduced
SB636 - Relating To The Environment.
Mike Gabbard, Karl Rhoads, Carol Fukunaga
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Requires Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish a Visitor Green Fee Program to collect fees from nonresidents via a license to use state natural and cultural resources, to be used for the protection, restoration, and care of Hawaii's natural, cultural, and outdoor recreational resources and build the resilience of these resources against the impacts of climate change and local threats. Establishes the Hawaii environmental legacy commission to rank project applications and make recommendations to the Board of Land and Natural Resources concerning the allocation of Visitor Green Fee Program Funds. Establishes the Hawaii Environmental Legacy Special Fund. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB1532 - Relating To Culture And Arts.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Carol Fukunaga
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Hawaii leadership awards program to honor persons from Hawaii who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to the State and who serve as an inspiration to others. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB343 - Relating To Mental Health.
Stanley Chang, Henry J.C. Aquino, Carol Fukunaga
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances. Allows psychologist license applicants to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain other requirements. Allows the Board of Psychology to grant licensure waivers in certain circumstances for psychologists. Authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1504 - Relating To A Modern Hawaii History Museum.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Lynn Decoite
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the museum of modern Hawaii history. Establishes a task force to develop plans for the establishment, construction, and operation of the museum of modern Hawaii history. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2085 - Relating To The State Fire Marshal.
Glenn Wakai, Stanley Chang, Brandon Jc Elefante
Last updated 3 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Office of the State Fire Marshal within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to be headed by a State Fire Marshal. Exempts the State Fire Marshal from Civil Service Law. Requires the State Fire Council to establish the terms of employment for the State Fire Marshal and appoint the State Fire Marshal to serve for a term of five years. Requires the State Fire Council to report to the Legislature. Makes appropriations. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
SB1204 - Relating To Reducing The Harms In The Sex Trade.
Carol Fukunaga
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Decriminalizes prostitution. Increases the rights for victims of sex trafficking. Requires the county prosecutors to file motions or applications to expunge certain prostitution convictions. Appropriates moneys.
STATUS
Introduced
SB95 - Relating To Child Support.
Lorraine Rodero Inouye, Henry J.C. Aquino, Carol Fukunaga
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Requires certain amounts of child support moneys collected by the Department of Human Services for public assistance of a child to pass through to the family receiving public assistance. Requires the Department of Human Services to disregard passed-through child support payments when calculating the income of an applicant for or recipient of public assistance. Increases the maximum fine for an employer who discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or takes disciplinary action against a noncustodial parent subject to income withholding or who fails to comply with an order of assignment of future income to pay child support. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB768 - Relating To Language Access.
Dru Kanuha, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Requires each county's Director of Finance, in consultation with the County Examiner of Drivers, to establish an Interpreter Services Program to assist Compact of Free Association citizens with utilizing the services provided by the Department of Motor Vehicles of each county. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB61 - Relating To Associate Physicians.
Jarrett K. Keohokalole, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran, Karl Rhoads
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Creates a new category of professional licensure for associate physicians, which are recent medical school graduates who have passed certain medical exams but have not been placed into a residency program and who work under the supervision of a licensed physician to provide primary care in medically underserved areas. Prescribes the scope of practice of associate physicians. Creates requirements for collaborative practice agreements between associate physicians and collaborating physicians. Authorizes associate physicians to prescribe certain controlled substances.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Hawaii district SD-011
COMMITTEES
Hawaii Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Carol Fukunaga is a member of the Senate for District 11 in Hawaii. She has previously served in the Hawaii House of Representatives since 1984. Before entering politics, Senator Fukunaga served as a curriculum coordinator and teacher in Hawaii public schools. Fukunaga chairs the Senate Committee on Economic Development & Technology and serves as vice chair of the Committee on Human Services. She is also a member of the Committees on Education; Higher Education; Transportation & International Affairs; and Government Operations. Her stated priorities are education, economic development, and the social safety net.read less
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Hawaii Senate from Hawaii
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