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HB619 - Relating To Taxation.
Mahina M. Poepoe, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Establishes an income tax credit for qualified farms that donate eligible food products or prepared food to food banks or food pantries located in the State. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2026. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB259 - Relating To Consumer Protection.
Kirstin Ak Kahaloa, Cory M. Chun, Andrew Takuya Garrett
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits using geographic origins of coffee in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee that contains less than a certain percentage of coffee by weight from that geographic origin, phased in to a minimum of fifty-one per cent on or after 7/1/2026. Excludes roasted or instant coffee produced in whole or in part from Hawaii-grown green coffee beans that are not offered for retail sale directly to consumers from labeling requirements. Prohibits use of the term "All Hawaiian" in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee not produced entirely from green coffee beans grown and processed in the State. Authorizes retailers who, by 6/30/2024, purchase roasted or instant coffee blends that use a geographic origin in labeling or advertising containing less than twenty per cent Hawaii-grown coffee by weight to sell-off coffee inventory until 12/31/2024. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1186 - Relating To Liability.
Nadine K. Nakamura, Cedric Asuega Gates, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated almost 2 years ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Provides that the State or a county that repairs or maintains a street of which the ownership or jurisdiction is in dispute between the State and the county shall be immune from liability for personal injuries or property damage arising out of the repair or maintenance of that street. Deems that maintenance of a street shall not confer ownership or jurisdiction over such street if the ownership or jurisdiction over the street is in dispute between the State and the county. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB438 - Relating To Youth Programs.
Ernesto M. Ganaden, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated almost 2 years ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds and establishes one Pacific youth programs coordinator position within the Department of Human Services Office of Youth Services. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB871 - Relating To Service Animals.
Gregg Takayama, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Requires that a written disclaimer be provided by sellers or providers of emotional support animals or certificates or identification tags for emotional support animals that the animal is not a service animal or the item does not qualify as an item for a service animal. Establishes penalties. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB853 - Relating To Business Establishments.
Daniel Holt, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Cedric Asuega Gates
Last updated almost 2 years ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Adds a new chapter to the HRS to establish a system of regulatory controls for shopping carts and similar devices to prevent unauthorized removal from business establishments; provide for prompt retrieval when lost, stolen, or abandoned; require business owners to take certain specified actions to deter, prevent, or mitigate the removal of these devices from their premises and to retrieve any removed devices; and to prevent the continued possession of unlawfully removed shopping carts and similar devices and the accumulation of these devices on publicly or privately owned property.
STATUS
Introduced
HB885 - Relating To Health.
Lisa Marten, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the department of health to develop and implement statewide media, education, and training activities for policies related to emergency examination and hospitalization and assisted community treatment for those in need of mental health intervention. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1374 - Relating To The Counties.
Sean Quinlan, Cedric Asuega Gates, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated almost 2 years ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Makes explicit the counties' authority to regulate hosting platforms providing booking services for short-term rentals. Includes swapping, bartering, or exchange of a residential dwelling, or portion thereof, in the definition of "short-term rental". Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1371 - Relating To The Sand Island State Recreation Area.
Daniel Holt, Natalia Hussey-Burdick, Kirstin Ak Kahaloa
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to prepare a master plan for the Sand Island state recreation area. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB651 - Relating To Care Facility Inspections.
Troy Hashimoto, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated almost 2 years ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Health to post on its website separate reports for various visits, violations, plans, and confirmations the Department performs or issues of certain care facilities. Establishes deadlines for each report type. Requires the Department of Health to log all reports in a database designed for easy public posting. Requires all facilities inspected by the Department of Health to maintain certain records and notify the Executive Office on Aging, Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and appropriate county offices on aging of initial inspection visit dates.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-028
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