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HB2549 - Relating To Maui's Permanent Housing Recovery.
Luke A. Evslin, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 10 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Establishes within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism the Interagency Council for Maui Housing Recovery to coordinate and facilitate Maui's permanent housing recovery and facilitate consultation and collaboration between state and county agencies on housing recovery initiatives for the island of Maui. Designates the executive director of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to serve as chair of the council. Appropriates moneys. Sunsets 6/30/2034. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB864 - Relating To Criminal Justice.
Ernesto M. Ganaden, Terez Amato, Cedric Asuega Gates
Last updated almost 2 years ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Establishes and appropriates moneys for a four-year Pacific cultural court pilot program in the family court of the first circuit. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB2590 - Relating To Food Security.
Terez Amato, Della au Belatti, Elle Cochran
Last updated 9 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for food bank purchases from local farmers, to be expended by the Department of Agriculture via requests for proposals. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB842 - Relating To Education.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated almost 2 years ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Requires the board of education to adopt and the department of education to administer a kindergarten entry assessment in Olelo Hawaii for Kaiapuni schools. Delays the administration of the kindergarten entry assessment in Olelo Hawaii for Kaiapuni schools to the 2026-2027 school year.
STATUS
Introduced
HB195 - Relating To Renewable Energy.
Nicole E. Lowen, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distributed energy resource systems in real time by 1/1/2024. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to adopt self-certification for solar distributed energy resource systems of 250 kilowatts or less that are not SolarAPP+ compatible. Makes the professional engineers, architects, surveyors, and landscape architects licensure law inapplicable to work with respect to residential distributed energy resource systems and increases the estimated cost of work on certain structures below which that licensure law is inapplicable. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB2254 - Relating To Employees.
Scot Z. Matayoshi, Terez Amato, Luke A. Evslin
Last updated 10 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Allows state departments to participate in temporary employee interchanges with private sector organizations, including nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Limits the term for a temporary employee interchange with a private sector organization to no more than four continuous months. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB2668 - Relating To Incarceration Alternatives.
David Tarnas
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Short form bill relating to incarceration alternatives.
STATUS
Introduced
HB861 - Relating To Corrections.
Ernesto M. Ganaden, Terez Amato, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated almost 2 years ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission to oversee the development or expansion of new or existing correctional facilities. Prohibits moneys for construction or other capital expenditures from being requested in the executive budget process or expended unless the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission has approved the project. Appropriates moneys to and authorizes staff positions for the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission to perform expanded oversight duties. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Public Safety to begin planning new or redeveloped correctional facilities in each county.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2676 - Relating To Public Schools.
Rose Martinez, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 10 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Updates and expands the statutory prohibition on the use of tobacco at public schools to include prohibiting the possession and use of electronic smoking devices. Requires the Department of Education to be responsible for educating students, employees, and visitors about smoking and tobacco use prohibitions.
STATUS
Introduced
HB648 - Relating To Kupuna Housing.
Troy Hashimoto, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated almost 2 years ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Temporarily expands the state rent supplement program to specifically target qualified individuals who are sixty-two years of age or older and are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Requires HPHA to submit annual reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-008
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