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HB2514 - Relating To Teacher Housing.
Mahina M. Poepoe, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 7 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Teacher Home Assistance Program to provide housing vouchers to certain eligible teachers. Appropriates funds out of the Teachers' Housing Revolving Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1900 - Relating To Hydrologic Data Collection.
Linda E. Ichiyama, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 7 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to improve the State's water resource management and hydrologic data collection. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1654 - Relating To Education.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 7 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the qualified internship grant program within the Department of Education to provide grants to businesses and organizations that employ qualified interns participating in work-based learning through a qualified internship program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1651 - Relating To The Safety Of Educational Workers.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 7 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Education and public charter schools to take certain steps to report incidents of harassment and implement procedures for handling harassment of educational workers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1830 - Relating To Mental Health.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 3 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 7/1/2026, establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances; authorizes psychologist license applicants who possess a provisional license to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain supervised experience requirements; and authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Appropriates funds out of the Compliance Resolution Fund. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB1678 - Relating To Elections.
Amy A. Perruso, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Designates all University of Hawaii system campuses as voter registration agencies as defined in the National Voter Registration Act. Requires the Chief Election Officer to use data concerning voter registration and election participation to study voter registration, absentee voting, and provisional voting trends by age, race, and class to improve youth voter registration and election participation. Allows student identification cards issued by the University of Hawaii system to be used to register to vote. Designates all University of Hawaii campuses as voter service centers.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1649 - Relating To Education.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 8 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a nationally certified school psychologist incentive program. Appropriates funds for the incentive program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1772 - Relating To Fall Prevention.
Cory M. Chun, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 7 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to support the Department of Health's Senior Fall Prevention Campaign. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 20242025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1833 - Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 7 months ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds into and out of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to provide loans or grants for mixed-income rental projects or units in mixed-income rental projects for qualifying individuals and families. Appropriates funds for an unspecified number of finance specialist positions to assist with these loans and grants. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1565 - Relating To Condominiums.
David Tarnas, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Excludes a homeowner-developer from the annual requirement to file a developer's report and pay a fee if the homeowner's development consists of not more than two units, one in which the developer resides and one for which the initial sale of the other unit has been completed. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-030
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BIRTH
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Ernesto M. Ganaden was born in the Philippines. He attended Nueva Ecija School of Science and Technology where he studied electrical engineering. In 2013, he immigrated to the United States. Ernesto worked as an electrician and pursued additional schooling at the College of Southern Nevada where he studied computer networking. He is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in information technology. Ernesto lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife April and their three children. He volunteers with various community organizations and his church.read less
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