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HB648 - Relating To Kupuna Housing.
Troy Hashimoto, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Temporarily expands the state rent supplement program to specifically target qualified individuals who are sixty-two years of age or older and are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Requires HPHA to submit annual reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB195 - Relating To Renewable Energy.
Nicole E. Lowen, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distributed energy resource systems in real time by 1/1/2024. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to adopt self-certification for solar distributed energy resource systems of 250 kilowatts or less that are not SolarAPP+ compatible. Makes the professional engineers, architects, surveyors, and landscape architects licensure law inapplicable to work with respect to residential distributed energy resource systems and increases the estimated cost of work on certain structures below which that licensure law is inapplicable. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1957 - Relating To Research Activities.
Daniel Holt, Darius K. Kila, Rachele Fernandez Lamosao
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Repeals the provision that made references to the base amount in the Internal Revenue Code inapplicable to the research activities tax credit and allowed credits for all qualified research expenses to be taken without regard to previous years expenses. Narrows the qualifying criteria for research activities tax credits to applicants who are small businesses registered in the State. Increases the maximum amount of tax credits that can be certified per year. Extends the sunset date of the research activities tax credit by five years. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB612 - Relating To Taxation.
Cedric Asuega Gates, Elle Cochran, Daniel Holt
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Establishes an income tax credit to alleviate the high costs of production for farmers, ranchers, and fishers and incentivize growth in the agricultural sector in the State. Effective 6/30/3000. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1641 - Relating To Collective Bargaining.
Scot Z. Matayoshi, Andrew Takuya Garrett
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Allows the exclusive representative to negotiate benefits of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund. Allows disputes relating to benefits of, and amounts of contributions to, the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to be resolved by arbitration.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1652 - Relating To Tax Credits.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 7 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a state income tax credit for qualified expenses incurred by certain individuals employed by the Department of Education, a public charter school, the Hawaii State Public Library System, or as part of a head start program in a school. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HCR3 - Urging Each County To Establish An Emergency Zoning Code For Post-disaster Use.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, David A. Alcos
Last updated 5 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HB1330 - Relating To School Bus Services.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for school bus services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1353 - Relating To Unemployment Insurance.
Scot Z. Matayoshi, Andrew Takuya Garrett
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for unemployment insurance specialist and unemployment insurance assistant positions within the department of labor and industrial relations to prepare and support the unemployment insurance modernization project. Appropriates funds to upgrade and modernize the unemployment insurance system. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1328 - Relating To Charter Schools.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Provides funding for rental or lease of facilities under legislative appropriations and bond authorizations to the state public charter school commission for the design, planning, construction, repair, and maintenance of public charter school improvements. Appropriates general funds for infrastructure costs, rental or lease assistance, and the repair and maintenance of network infrastructure for charter schools. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Hawaii district HD-049
COMMITTEES
Hawaii House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Scot Z. Matayoshi is running as an Independent candidate for Hawaii's 1st Congressional District. Matayoshi was born in Honolulu and graduated from the University of Hawaii. Matayoshi is an ordained Shaman priest. He practices the ancient Hawaiian spiritual tradition of Huna. He believes the U.S. government should fully disclose the reality of paranormal activity.read less
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Hawaii House from Hawaii
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