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SB632 - Relating To Feral Chickens.
Donna Mercado Kim, Stanley Chang, Jarrett K. Keohokalole
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a 5-year pilot program within the Department of Health to eradicate feral chickens in the State. Requires the Department of Agriculture to submit a special local need registration to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Makes an appropriation.
STATUS
Introduced
SB124 - Relating To Prohibition Of Firearms On School Property.
Glenn Wakai, Donovan Dela Cruz, Lorraine Rodero Inouye
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits the possession of firearms on school property and school buses and at school-sponsored functions. Exempts certain law enforcement officers and instructors and participants of certain educational or training programs. Establishes that violators are guilty of a class B felony. Requires children enrolled in school who are in violation to be excluded from school attendance for not less than one year. Defines school, school bus, school property, and school-sponsored function.
STATUS
Introduced
SB679 - Relating To Oral Health.
Joy A. San Buenaventura, Stanley Chang, Lynn Decoite
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Establishes an oral health task force to review the status of oral health in the State and make recommendations to improve oral health infrastructure in Hawaii. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB778 - Relating To Environmental Investigations.
Lynn Decoite, Stanley Chang, Herbert Richards
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes and funds an environmental investigative hotline pilot project through the Environmental Management Division of the Department of Health to implement and manage an investigative hotline for Molokai residents to report environmental concerns on Molokai. Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) investigator on the island of Molokai to investigate environmental concerns. Makes an appropriation.
STATUS
Introduced
SB308 - Relating To Sexual Violence Prevention Education.
Donovan Dela Cruz, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Erin's law task force to review policies, programs, and curricula for educating public school students about sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention, report recommendations for the establishment of a program to educate public school children on sexual abuse prevention through age-appropriate curricula, provide relevant training to teachers and school staff, and inform parents and guardians about important child sexual abuse topics. Requires the Department of Education to establish and implement a systemwide sexual abuse prevention education program at the conclusion of the task force.
STATUS
Introduced
SB299 - Relating To Budget-related Submissions To The Legislature.
Donovan Dela Cruz, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the legislature, upon the agreement of form by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, to specify the form in which the proposed budgets of the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian affairs are submitted to the legislature. Requires the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian affairs to conform no later than 12/1/2023. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1418 - Relating To Noise Pollution.
Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Stanley Chang, Maile S L Shimabukuro
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes that a person's conduct that produces, or causes to be produced, noise exceeding a certain decibel level during night time hours in any area zoned as residential or mixed-use residential is an unreasonable noise that constitutes the offense of disorderly conduct. Appropriates funds for enforcement. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB776 - Relating To The Board Of Agriculture.
Lynn Decoite, Stanley Chang, Lorraine Rodero Inouye
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the composition of the Board of Agriculture by requiring representation from the islands of Molokai and Lanai.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1200 - Relating To The Child Protective Act.
Donna Mercado Kim, Angus L.K. McKelvey, Glenn Wakai
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Requires an independent evaluation of a child's parents before a child is returned to the child's family home, under certain conditions. Clarifies the purpose of the child protective act. Allows certain contact between grandparents and a child in foster care. Provides a child's biological grandparents with certain rights and duties. Amends the definition of "aggravated circumstances". Includes grandparents under the definition of "family". Amends definition of "incapacitated person". Expands the factors to be considered when providing a child with a safe family home to include evaluations conducted by an independent provider with certain specialized training. Establishes certain requirements for interviewees, documentation, and assessments by DHS. Requires foster placement preference to be given to relatives, if it is in the best interest of the child. Establishes certain requirements for DHS when conducting investigations. Establishes written response requirements for DHS to a complainant after child abuse or neglect investigation. Specifies that a department social worker shall be unbiased and reflect no prejudice in their professional assessments.
STATUS
Introduced
SB276 - Relating To Capital Improvement Projects For The Benefit Of The Twentieth Senatorial District.
Kurt Fevella, Donna Mercado Kim, Glenn Wakai
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 20th senatorial district.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Hawaii district SD-014
COMMITTEES
Hawaii Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Donna Mercado Kim is a Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 14. She was first elected to the chamber in 1999. She currently serves as President of the Hawaii State Senate. Kim earned her B.A. in English from the University of Hawaii-Manoa in 1966. Her professional experience includes working as a magazine editor, fashion coordinator, realtor, guidance counselor, college regent, and substitute teacher.read less
OFFICES HELD
Hawaii Senate from Hawaii
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