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HB2292 - Relating To Affordable Housing Development.
Tyson Miyake, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 7 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for the establishment and hiring of project manager III positions to aid in the development of affordable housing options in the State. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1984 - Relating To The Residential Landlord-tenant Code.
Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Luke A. Evslin, Darius K. Kila
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the deadlines related to the repair of conditions that constitute health or safety violations and the payment of past due rent. Increases the amount deducted from a tenant's rent for the tenant's actual expenditures to correct health or safety violations and defective conditions.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1830 - Relating To Mental Health.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 3 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 7/1/2026, establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances; authorizes psychologist license applicants who possess a provisional license to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain supervised experience requirements; and authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Appropriates funds out of the Compliance Resolution Fund. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB1760 - Relating To State Finances.
Luke A. Evslin, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu
Last updated 4 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, subject to legislative approval, to secure a line of credit or other instrument of indebtedness for the bond volume cap recycling program. Authorizes the Corporation or a county to establish a bond volume cap recycling program authorized by federal law. Allows the Department of Budget and Finance and Corporation to enter into an agreement with a county for bond volume cap recycling. Establishes a volume cap recycling program subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Requires a county or issuer to submit a report to the Department of Budget and Finance and Corporation on the status or use of its portion of the volume cap that is being recycled. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB1772 - Relating To Fall Prevention.
Cory M. Chun, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 7 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to support the Department of Health's Senior Fall Prevention Campaign. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 20242025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1833 - Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 7 months ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds into and out of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to provide loans or grants for mixed-income rental projects or units in mixed-income rental projects for qualifying individuals and families. Appropriates funds for an unspecified number of finance specialist positions to assist with these loans and grants. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1771 - Relating To The Hawai'i Health Aging Partnership.
Cory M. Chun, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 7 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Aging for the Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1573 - Relating To Consumer Protection.
Darius K. Kila, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Caps the primary and secondary ticket seller service charges that may be added on to event ticket prices. Requires website operators to guarantee refunds in certain circumstances and disclose that the website is not the primary ticket seller. Prohibits speculative tickets and the usage of bots.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1565 - Relating To Condominiums.
David Tarnas, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Excludes a homeowner-developer from the annual requirement to file a developer's report and pay a fee if the homeowner's development consists of not more than two units, one in which the developer resides and one for which the initial sale of the other unit has been completed. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1636 - Relating To Condominiums.
Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 7 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the use of electronic mail to deliver certain documents when purchasing a condominium. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Hawaii district HD-032
COMMITTEES
Hawaii House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Micah Pookela Kim is running for Hawaii State Senate district 4. He was born and raised in Hawaii. Kim attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Travel Industry Management in 2012. After college, he began working in hotel sales and marketing. In 2018, Kim founded his own marketing company focused on assisting Hawaii businesses. He serves on the boards of two local nonprofits supporting healthcare access and affordable housing. Kim lives in Honolulu with his wife and young daughter.read less
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