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HB1655 - Relating To Education.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 7 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Requires the DOE to work with the BOE to create a public digital platform by the 2027-2028 school year that shows how schools are adopting high-quality instructional materials for K-12 English language arts.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1781 - Relating To The Hawaii Community Development Authority.
Richard H K Onishi, Mark M. Nakashima, Kanani Souza
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Panaewa Community Development District to allow for planning, development, and maintenance of public lands in Panaewa, Hawaii. Amends membership of the Hawaii Community Development Authority to include representatives of the Panaewa Community Development District. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1611 - Relating To Law Enforcement Officers.
David Tarnas, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 3 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Requires law enforcement agencies and the Law Enforcement Standards Board to consult the National Decertification Index and report certain information related to a law enforcement officer's certification status to the Index. Takes effect 7/1/2026. (SD2)
STATUS
Passed
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
HB1647 - Relating To Condominiums.
Jackson Sayama, Mark M. Nakashima, Sean Quinlan
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Requires boards of directors of condominium associations to deposit at least ten per cent of all revenues for each fiscal year, except for estimated replacement reserve assessments, into the total replacement reserves fund of the association. Requires the Real Estate Commission to enforce the minimum deposit requirement and allows unit owners to file complaints with the Commission. Holds board members who fail to comply with the minimum deposit requirement personally liable and subject to a fine.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2563 - Relating To The Hawaii Tourism Authority.
Sean Quinlan, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 5 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Exempts the Hawaii Convention Center from certain requirements regarding concessions on public property. Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to sell or lease naming rights for the Hawaii Convention Center facility. Facilitates advertising and marketing in and on the Hawaii Convention Center facility. (CD1)
STATUS
Enrolled
HB1650 - Relating To The Board Of Education.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 7 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Requires the board of education to invite the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (5) (teachers and other personnel of the department of education) to appoint a nonvoting public school teacher representative to the board and the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (6) (educational officers) to appoint a nonvoting public school administrator representative to the board. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB70 - Relating To Controlled Substances.
Scot Z. Matayoshi, Mark M. Nakashima
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits the sale or holding, offering, and distribution of hemp products that contain cannabinoids created through isomerization. Inserts the alternative name for Delta 6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical isomers into the list of schedule I controlled substances. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1606 - Relating To Arrangement Of Candidate Names On Ballots.
David Tarnas, Ernesto M. Ganaden, Daniel Holt
Last updated 8 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Requires that any new contract entered into by the Office of Elections for equipment or services relating to preparing ballots or counting votes include the capability to randomize the names of candidates appearing on the ballot if technologically possible. Requires candidate names to be randomized on ballots to the greatest extent possible. Requires the Office of Elections to inform voters and candidates, by a method suited for the voting system, that the names of candidates may not be in alphabetical order.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1648 - Relating To School Psychology.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 8 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Creates a School Psychologists Working Group to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Hawaii district HD-001
COMMITTEES
Hawaii House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Mark M. Nakashima is running for Hawaii State House District 1. Nakashima was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. He graduated from Waiakea High School and the University of Hawaii at Hilo with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Nakashima has served as a member of the Democratic Party of Hawaii State Central Committee since 2010. He has also been a delegate to the 2012 and 2016 Democratic National Conventions. Additionally, Nakashima is an appointed member of the Hawaii County Salary Commission.read less
OFFICES HELD
Hawaii House from Hawaii
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