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SB967 - Relating To Taxation.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes an organic foods production tax credit for farmers investing into the organic certification process.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1083 - Relating To Coral Reef Insurance.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for a three-year continuation of the wind-generated storm damage reef-insurance policy purchased by The Nature Conservancy in November 2022.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1449 - Relating To The Whistleblowers' Protection Act.
Les S. Ihara
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the State Whistleblowers' Protection Act to include protection for public employees reporting the commission of fraud by other public employees or public bodies.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1051 - Relating To Public Employment.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Requires the employee to agree to subsequently work for the employer for at least 12 weeks upon return to service except under certain conditions.
STATUS
Introduced
SB803 - Relating To Biofuels.
Lynn Decoite, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Establishes and appropriates moneys for a two-year pilot project to grow biodiesel crops on the island of Molokai. Requires a report to the Legislature.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1182 - Relating To Asbestos.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Brandon Jc Elefante
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on possible means by which the State can reduce the number of single-family dwellings that contain asbestos. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB587 - Relating To Transportation.
Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Stanley Chang, Jarrett K. Keohokalole
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Increases the fines for violating provisions relating to the installation of noisy exhaust pipes and mufflers. Authorizes police officers to conduct examinations and inspections if the officer has probable cause to believe that a vehicle's excessively noisy muffler is evidence of a violation. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1059 - Relating To Emergency Workers.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the definition of "emergency worker" in the Penal Code to include communications dispatchers. Takes effect 1/1/2024. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB899 - Relating To Health.
Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Stanley Chang, Lynn Decoite
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses to practice medical aid in dying or provide counseling to a qualified patient. Amends the mandatory waiting period between oral requests and the provision of a prescription.
STATUS
Introduced
SB37 - Relating To Fireworks.
Karl Rhoads, Stanley Chang, Lorraine Rodero Inouye
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the shipping container inspection program and appropriates funds for the shipping container inspection program. Requires the Department of Public Safety to submit reports to the Legislature on implementation of the shipping container inspection program. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Hawaii district SD-010
COMMITTEES
Hawaii Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Les Ihara Jr. was elected to the Hawaii State Senate in 2012. He previously served in the State House of Representatives from 1985 to 1995 and from 2007 to 2012. Ihara has served on several legislative committees including Education, Finance, and Public Safety. Ihara earned his BA in Sociology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and his MA in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. Prior to entering state politics, he worked as an administrator and faculty member at several colleges and universities in Hawaii. He also served as an elected trustee for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from 1990 to 1995.read less
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Hawaii Senate from Hawaii
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