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HB1897 - Relating To Single-use Plastics.
Nicole E. Lowen, Elle Cochran, Luke A. Evslin
Last updated 7 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits lodging establishments from providing personal care products in small plastic containers within sleeping room accommodations, any space within sleeping room accommodations, or bathrooms used by the public or guests. Establishes civil penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1776 - Relating To The Household And Dependent Care Services Tax Credit.
Scott K. Saiki, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 7 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Amends income tax brackets. Temporarily amends the applicable percentage of the employment-related expenses for which the child and dependent care income tax credit may be claimed and permanently provides for a disallowance period when there is a final administrative or judicial decision finding that the claim was due to fraud or disallowing the credit. Amends state conformity with certain federal deductions. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1905 - Relating To Public Housing.
Andrew Takuya Garrett, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 8 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to allow any resident of a public housing project or state low-income housing project to keep 1 or more pet animals in the resident's unit, subject to applicable state laws, county ordinances, and any reasonable conditions. Provides that the Authority may charge a refundable deposit for each pet animal but shall not impose a monthly pet fee or pet rent. Allows the Authority to remove a vicious animal to protect persons or property.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1843 - Relating To Fire Protection.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, David A. Alcos
Last updated 7 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the State Fire Marshal within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to direct fire protection efforts statewide. Appropriates funds. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2098 - Relating To Energy.
Nicole E. Lowen, Elle Cochran
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes independent generators of renewable energy to wheel the renewable electricity they produce to users of renewable energy under policies and procedures established by the Public Utilities Commission. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1777 - Relating To Dental Hygienists.
Nadine K. Nakamura, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 7 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes dental hygienists who are under the general supervision of a licensed dentist to perform preventive dental sealant screenings and apply dental sealants on certain individuals in a school-based oral health program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1836 - Relating To Health.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, David A. Alcos
Last updated 3 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Allows registered pharmacists during declared states of emergency to refill prescriptions for persons directly impacted by the emergency for up to a thirty-day supply if the practitioner is unavailable or cannot be contacted to authorize the refill and if, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, failure to refill the prescription might interrupt the patient's ongoing care and have a significant adverse effect on the patient's well-being. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB2012 - Relating To Electric Vehicle Parking.
Luke A. Evslin, Nicole E. Lowen, Chris Todd
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Removes the exemption that allowed owners of multiple parking facilities within the State to designate and electrify fewer parking spaces than required in one or more of the properties if the requirement for the total number of aggregate spaces on all of their owned properties was met. Authorizes the counties to adopt ordinances to regulate electric vehicle charging systems for places of public accommodation with fewer than one hundred parking spaces. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2031 - Relating To Geothermal Resources.
Daniel Holt, Cory M. Chun, Kirstin Ak Kahaloa
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates moneys for the continued exploration and identification of geothermal resources on Hawaiian Home Lands. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1950 - Relating To Kimchi Day.
Linda E. Ichiyama, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Designates November 22 of each year as "Kimchi Day" in the State.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-007
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Hawaii House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Nicole E. Lowen is a member of the Hawaii State House, representing District 6. She assumed office in 2013. Lowen's professional experience includes working as a legislative analyst for the Hawaii State Senate from 2003 to 2012. Lowen earned her BA in environmental studies and planning from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2001. She went on to earn her Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2003.read less
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