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SB2244 - Relating To Kupuna Housing.
Joy A. San Buenaventura, Stanley Chang, Kurt Fevella
Last updated 10 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Expands the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna to provide homeowners insurance premium assistance to housing owners who rent or lease to qualified kupuna a mortgaged property located within certain lava zones, as identified by the United States Geological Survey. Makes permanent the State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2286 - Relating To Internships.
Donovan Dela Cruz, Henry J.C. Aquino, Lynn Decoite
Last updated 9 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Permits the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enter into contracts with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to collaborate with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for certain portions of the on-the-job-training work experience program. Provides that the State shall be the responsible employer for purposes of workers' compensation coverage for students or recent graduates in the on-the-job-training work experience program, subject to certain limitations. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2363 - Relating To Agriculture.
Mike Gabbard, Stanley Chang, Kurt Fevella
Last updated 10 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a two-year agricultural crime pilot project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural crimes, including agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism, in the City and County of Honolulu and County of Kauai. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2322 - Relating To Water Quality.
Maile S L Shimabukuro, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Health to continue water sampling and analysis of Tier 1 beaches during brown water advisories, with certain exceptions and under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2313 - Relating To Fire Prevention.
Brandon Jc Elefante, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated 10 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Requires certain owners and occupants of properties located in hazardous fire areas to maintain effective firebreaks within thirty feet of the property and to practice other fire prevention activities. Establishes the Community Fuels Reduction Project to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the Community Fuels Reduction Project. Beginning with fiscal year 2025-2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish the Community Fuels Reduction Project as a separate line item within the Department's budget.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1415 - Relating To The University Of Hawaii.
Donna Mercado Kim, Brenton Awa, Donovan Dela Cruz
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Requires the University of Hawaii to submit annual reports of all university employees who performed work from a location outside of the State during the applicable year to the legislature no later than December 31 of that year. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2168 - Relating To Search And Rescue.
Lorraine Rodero Inouye, Kurt Fevella, Sharon Y. Moriwaki
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Makes a person or entity liable for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses when the person or entity knowingly enters state, county, or private property, knowingly enters a hiking trail that is closed to the public, or violates applicable laws, provided that the closure is posted by sign, barricade, or other device that gives reasonable notice of the closure. Requires counties to adopt ordinances and the State Fire Council to adopt rules as necessary to pursue reimbursements.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2235 - Relating To Capital Improvement Projects For The Benefit Of The Fifteenth Senatorial District.
Glenn Wakai
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 15th senatorial district.
STATUS
Introduced
SB286 - Relating To Wastewater Systems.
Donovan Dela Cruz, Henry J.C. Aquino, Brenton Awa
Last updated almost 2 years ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a three-year New Waste Management Solution and Cesspool System Demonstration Pilot Program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center to examine and demonstrate new wastewater and cesspool technology systems; implement those technologies in demonstration projects in areas across the State that are identified as Priority Level 1 in the 2021 Hawaii Cesspool Hazard Assessment and Prioritization Tool Report; and establish a similar ranking system for prioritization levels for the islands of Molokai, Lanai, and Niihau. Requires the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the pilot program.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2315 - Relating To Licensed Professionals.
Brandon Jc Elefante, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated 10 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to post the business address and business phone number of each licensed professional on its public website.
STATUS
Introduced
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