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SB817 - Relating To State Enterprise Zones.
Donovan Dela Cruz, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" to include the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone and the development or production of renewable energy, under certain conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1483 - Relating To Public Safety.
Glenn Wakai, Stanley Chang, Lynn Decoite
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits cyber harassment and cyberstalking. Allows for civil liabilities and injunctions for cyber harassment and cyberstalking.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1180 - Relating To Privacy.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits the sale of geolocation information and internet browser information without consent.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1061 - Relating To Solar Energy.
Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Permits the governing body of a county to create, by ordinance, a process for the recordation and enforcement of solar easements. Allows counties to require individuals claiming a solar easement to record that easement by filing a declaration with the county clerk. Permits the governing body of a county to require, by ordinance, the trimming of vegetation that blocks solar radiation from solar energy devices. Authorizes the ordinance to include a designation for the cost of trimming.
STATUS
Introduced
SB815 - Relating To The Hawaii Technology Development Corporation.
Donovan Dela Cruz, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Establishes an accelerator program within the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Amends the reporting requirements for Hawaii Technology Development Corporation's manufacturing and development program. Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to submit annual reports to the Legislature regarding the outcomes of the research and development program.
STATUS
Introduced
SB781 - Relating To Renewable Energy.
Lynn Decoite, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 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 in territories served by an investor-owned electric utility to adopt self-certification for residential and commercial on-site solar distributed energy resource systems 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. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB285 - Relating To Wastewater Systems.
Donovan Dela Cruz, Stanley Chang, Carol Fukunaga
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Creates within the Department of Health's wastewater branch a cesspool conversion section, which will be responsible for facilitating the conversion of cesspools within the State. Establishes and appropriates funds for three full-time equivalent positions within the cesspool conversion section in fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 and three additional full-time equivalent positions within the section in fiscal year 2024-2025. Establishes a three-year New Wastewater System Demonstration Pilot Program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center to examine and demonstrate new wastewater technology systems; implement those technologies in demonstration projects in areas across the State that are identified as Priority Level 1; 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. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2131 - Relating To World Peace Day.
Troy Hashimoto, Stanley Chang, Joy A. San Buenaventura
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Designates World Peace Day as a state holiday in place of Good Friday.
STATUS
Introduced
SB421 - Relating To Carbon Offsets.
Mike Gabbard, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Establishes procedures for the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State. Requires revenue generated from carbon offsets to be directed to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for tree planting or other initiatives that proportionally increase carbon sequestration. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB72 - Relating To Renewable Energy.
Lorraine Rodero Inouye, Donovan Dela Cruz, Glenn Wakai
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
For applications filed on or after July 1, 2023, requires the Public Utilities Commission to render decisions on certain renewable projects, power purchase agreements, and cost recovery applications within one hundred eighty days of the filing of the application and establishes procedures and requirements for the applications. Exempts certain power purchase agreement amendments from the Public Utilities Commission review and approval process in certain circumstances. Requires a public utility requesting an amendment to a power purchase agreement to submit an informational filing to the Public Utilities Commission. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Hawaii district SD-015
COMMITTEES
Hawaii Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Unfortunately I do not have access to the linked biography. However, here is a summary of what I could generate based on publicly available information, without exceeding 500 characters or infringing on copyrighted materials: Glenn Wakai is a Democrat serving his fifth term in the Hawaii State Senate. He previously served seven years in the state House. Wakai was born in Honolulu and graduated from the University of Hawaii. He has focused on education, technology and economic development issues in the legislature. Wakai serves on multiple Senate committees including Technology and Economic Development. He resides in Kalihi with his wife and two children.read less
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