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HB1841 - Relating To The Department Of Land And Natural Resources.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, David A. Alcos
Last updated 7 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to DLNR for operating expenses, equipment, the establishment of positions, and capital improvement projects to support wildfire emergency response. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2140 - Relating To Ornamental Ginger.
Cedric Asuega Gates, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 7 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for statewide research into ornamental ginger pathogens, prevention of the spread of ornamental ginger pathogens, production and distribution of pathogen-free ornamental ginger plants, and outreach to ornamental producers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB196 - Relating To A Department Of Environmental Protection.
Nicole E. Lowen
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishes a department of environmental protection on July 1, 2027. Creates a department of environmental protection working group to address the logistics required for the State to establish a department of environmental protection. Requires the working group to submit a report to the legislature prior to the 2026 regular session.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2075 - Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands.
Daniel Holt, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to further reduce its homestead program applicant waitlist.
STATUS
Introduced
HB191 - Relating To Climate Mitigation.
Nicole E. Lowen, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Requires each regulated electric and gas utility to use the estimated social cost of greenhouse gas emissions established by the United States Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases in that utility's respective integrated resource planning process. Requires the State to consider the estimated social cost of greenhouse gas emissions in planning new infrastructure and capital improvement projects and when designing and constructing new buildings. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB588 - Relating To Renewable Energy.
Nicole E. Lowen
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish reliability standards and interconnection requirements for certain renewable energy projects; provided that any costs for changes in reliability standards or interconnection requirements shall not be the responsibility of the interconnection customer after the interconnection customer's power purchase agreement has been approved by the Public Utilities Commission. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to distinguish between interconnection facilities and utility network upgrades; ensure that the cost of interconnection facilities is the responsibility of the interconnection customer; and ensure that the cost of utility network upgrades is the sole responsibility of the transmission provider. Establishes a timeline and requirements for interconnection procedures to be established by the Public Utilities Commission for certain utility-scale renewable energy projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1237 - Relating To A Green User Fee Program.
Sean Quinlan, Cedric Asuega Gates, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Requires the department of land and natural resources to establish a green user fee program to collect user fees for certain parks. Requires the department of land and natural resources to develop a mobile application for the green user fee program. Exempts certain individuals from the green user fee program. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1656 - Relating To School Bus Services.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 8 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to assist individuals in obtaining a commercial driver's license for the purpose of becoming school bus drivers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1662 - Relating To A Child Tax Credit.
Jeanne Kapela, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 7 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a refundable child tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB181 - Relating To Cesspools.
Nicole E. Lowen, Elle Cochran, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Implements the recommendation of the cesspool conversion working group to accelerate the dates for required upgrades, conversions, or connections of priority level 1 cesspools and priority level 2 cesspools by requiring priority level 1 cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected before 1/1/2030, and priority level 2 cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected before 1/1/2035, rather than before 1/1/2050. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Hawaii district HD-007
COMMITTEES
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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Hawaii House from Hawaii
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