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HB1657 - Relating To Education.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 7 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Requires all public schools to implement universal screenings for students in kindergarten through third grade to identify and support students who are at risk of dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1934 - Relating To Driving While Intoxicated.
Chris Todd, Della au Belatti, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 7 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Director of Transportation to convene an intoxicated driving reduction working group, under the leadership of Hawaii's strategic highway safety plan, to make recommendations for amendments to existing laws to reduce incidents of intoxicated driving. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1837 - Relating To School Safety.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, David A. Alcos
Last updated 7 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Education to create emergency access plans for each Department school. Requires each Department school to have a comprehensive school evacuation communication plan for use during emergencies. Requires the Department of Education to collaborate with the Department of Transportation to assess all Department school campuses to determine if there are sufficient emergency evacuation routes for each campus and report to the Legislature. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1693 - Relating To Electronic Smoking Devices.
Della au Belatti, Andrew Takuya Garrett, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Health to establish and administer an electronic smoking device disposal program for the collection and disposal of electronic smoking devices that contain rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Requires all retail tobacco stores that sell electronic smoking devices to participate in the program or be subjected to a fine.
STATUS
Introduced
HB593 - Relating To Police Reports.
Daniel Holt, Troy Hashimoto, Rachele Fernandez Lamosao
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Allows surviving immediate family members of deceased persons for whom law enforcement initiated an investigation to receive a copy of the closing report prepared by the investigating police department after a specified period of time. Sunsets 6/30/2025. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1663 - Relating To Expungement Of Criminal Records.
David Tarnas, Terez Amato, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Expands eligibility for, and automates, the expungement of conviction records if certain criteria are met. Beginning 12/1/2026, requires the Attorney General to issue automatic expungement orders and the Judiciary to seal or remove information from publicly accessible databases.
STATUS
Introduced
HB571 - Relating To The Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission.
Amy A. Perruso, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for the Kahoolawe island reserve commission. Appropriates funds for three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) permanent positions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB951 - Relating To Housing.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated over 1 year ago
41 Co-Sponsors
Deposits funds into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to be used to provide grants or loans to mixed-income rental projects or units qualifying individuals and families. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB517 - Relating To Health Data Sharing.
Mark M. Nakashima, Linda E. Ichiyama, Lisa C. Kitagawa
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Hawaii health data exchange framework. Establishes a working group to assist the department of health on legislation developing and implementing the framework. Requires certain health care organizations to execute a health data sharing agreement by 9/1/2032. Establishes deadlines for certain entities to begin sharing health information. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1688 - Relating To The Environment.
Nicole E. Lowen, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 7 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a statewide needs assessment and establish an advisory council to determine what would be needed to transition to a more circular system with less waste generation, more reuse, and an extended producer responsibility program for packaging materials and paper products. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-002
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Hawaii House
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Richard H.K. Onishi was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended the University of Hawaii at Hilo, graduating with a B.A. in Political Science in 1986. Onishi worked in the public and private sectors before being elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 1994. He currently serves on the Committees on Finance, Higher Education, Tourism & International Affairs, and Transportation.read less
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