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HB2253 - Relating To Health.
Adrian Tam, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 7 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the Department of Health to require all restaurants and hotel establishments to maintain an inventory of an opioid antagonist. Expressly permits law enforcement officers to carry an opioid antagonist while on-duty. Requires funds for the purchase of opioid antagonists used by law enforcement officers employed by a county to be paid for using county funds. Clarifies that emergency personnel and first responders may administer an opioid antagonist to an individual experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2193 - Relating To Fireworks.
Gregg Takayama, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 3 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes law enforcement and fire officers to enter and inspect any licensee's or permittee's premises, under certain conditions, to verify compliance with the State's Fireworks Control Law. Establishes procedures for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct administrative inspections of controlled premises. Requires certain licensees and permittees to keep records and maintain inventories. Requires licensees and permittees to report any stolen fireworks or articles pyrotechnic. Authorizes a law enforcement agency or county fire department to safely dispose of confiscated fireworks and articles pyrotechnic. Requires violators to be held liable for storage and disposal costs. Specifies that each type of prohibited firework constitutes a separate violation. Authorizes the Department of Law Enforcement, in addition to the counties, to enforce the Fireworks Control Law. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB2642 - Relating To Eviction Mediation.
Jackson Sayama, Della au Belatti, Luke A. Evslin
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 11/1/2024: extends the period for a notice of termination of a rental agreement; requires tenants and landlords to engage in mediation; delays filing an action for summary possession if a tenant schedules or attempts to schedule mediation; and requires landlords to provide specific information in the 10calendar-day notice to tenants. Appropriates funds. Repeals 11/1/2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2572 - Relating To Teacher Loans.
Trish La Chica, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a teacher loan program to encourage individuals to become teachers in hard-to-staff positions of Department of Education schools. Allows a loan to be forgiven for teachers who become, or have become, a licensed teacher in Hawaii or for teachers who will commit to teach for three years at a Hawaii public school or public charter school. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1902 - Relating To Emergency Management.
Linda E. Ichiyama, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 3 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Clarifies that the Governor's and mayors' emergency management powers shall be consistent with the state constitution. Clarifies the scope of the comprehensive emergency management plan. Clarifies the powers of the Governor and mayors to extend or terminate a state of emergency and local state of emergency, respectively. Shortens the duration of price control periods from ninety-six hours to seventy-two hours. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB1774 - Relating To Missing Persons.
Cory M. Chun, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 7 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a silver alert program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are sixty years of age or older, cognitively impaired, or developmentally disabled. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2043 - Relating To Education.
Jenna Takenouchi, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 7 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a harm to students registry for all early learning programs or schools and K-12 educational institutions within the State that contains information on school employees, contractors, or volunteers for whom, as result of an investigation, a final finding has been issued that the individual has inflicted harm on a student. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1692 - Relating To Condominiums.
Nicole E. Lowen, Luke A. Evslin, Mark M. Nakashima
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Allows condominiums to be eligible for commercial property assessed financing.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2612 - Relating To Elections.
Nadine K. Nakamura, Elle Cochran, Lisa C. Kitagawa
Last updated 15 days ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Abolishes the boards of registration.
STATUS
Tentative
HB2640 - Relating To Recycling.
Mark M. Nakashima, Jackson Sayama, Nicole E. Lowen
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes manufacturers of electronic devices to coordinate collection activities for the purpose of recycling electronic devices.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Hawaii district HD-021
COMMITTEES
Hawaii House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Jackson Sayama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He earned his B.S. in Political Science from Yale University in 2009. After college, Sayama worked in real estate for several years before deciding to run for public office. In 2018, Sayama was elected to the Hawaii State Senate to represent District 12. As a state senator, he sits on the Committees on Human Services and Tourism & Government Operations. Sayama is known for his advocacy of affordable housing policies and government transparency measures.read less
OFFICES HELD
Hawaii House from Hawaii
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