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HB2485 - Relating To State Tax Administration.
Scott K. Saiki
Last updated 3 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Repeals an obsolete fee for a certified copy of a tax clearance. Adds a penalty for failure to comply with reporting requirements under the general excise tax law and transient accommodations tax law for collection of rent by a third party. Raises the unfair competition penalty under the general excise tax law to adjust for inflation. (SD2)
STATUS
Passed
HB2306 - Relating To Leaf Blowers.
Scott K. Saiki
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or operation of gasoline-powered leaf blowers. Increases the amounts of fines for offenses against leaf blower restrictions and provides for the forfeiture of gasoline-powered leaf blowers on a third violation. Removes the exemption on leaf blower restrictions for government agencies.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1465 - Relating To Short-term Rentals.
Scott K. Saiki
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibits bans on dwelling unit rentals having a term between one and five months for inter-island relocations and temporary workers. Authorizes county councils to adopt any ordinances necessary to implement the prohibition by 6/30/2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2479 - Relating To The Taking Of Marine Deposits.
Scott K. Saiki
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to approve permits for research, education, management, or propagation purposes that include the taking of sand, dead coral or coral rubble, rocks, soil, and other marine deposits seaward from the shoreline. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2343 - Relating To Enforcement Of Orders Of Wage Payment.
Scott K. Saiki
Last updated 3 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Expedites the enforcement of orders of wage payment violations by allowing the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to file certified copies of the final orders in any court of competent jurisdiction. (SD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB2696 - Relating To Lahaina Wildfire Recovery.
Scott K. Saiki
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishes the Lahaina Recovery Oversight Commission within the Department of Accounting and General Services to oversee and guide the recovery of Lahaina from the 2023 wildfires. Requires the Commission, with the assistance of the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, to establish a website to serve as an information clearing house and public forum. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 7/1/2112. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1498 - Relating To Taxation.
Scott K. Saiki
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishes a carbon emissions tax credit. Expands the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to include carbon emissions. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2070 - Relating To Procurement.
Scott K. Saiki
Last updated 3 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requires cash or protest bonds paid or filed by parties initiating an administrative appeal for protests of solicitations or award of contracts under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code to be returned to the initiating parties, minus administrative costs except in cases where the party does not prevail and the Office of Administrative Hearing of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs finds that the appeal was frivolous or made in bad faith. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB2336 - Relating To Hemp.
Scott K. Saiki
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Makes imposition of the fine penalty applicable to any violation of the commercial hemp production licensure requirement as well as restrictions on growing and transporting hemp. Repeals the requirement for additional rules by the Department of Agriculture to address nuisance issues, including smell, noise, and excessive lighting arising out of the activities of hemp growers. Clarifies that the Department of Agriculture shall not require testing or sampling of hemp that duplicates testing and sampling required by the United States Department of Agriculture. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2415 - Relating To The Nurse Licensure Compact.
Scott K. Saiki
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizes the Governor to enter the State into the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact, which will allow a nurse who is licensed by a home state to practice under a multistate licensure privilege in each party state. Beginning 7/1/2026, requires individuals that hold a multistate nurse license issued by another state employed by a health care facility to annually complete demographic data surveys. Authorizes the State Board of Nursing to charge different fees customarily and historically charged for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses who hold a multistate license issued by the State. Takes effect 7/1/3000; provided that the Nurse Licensure Compact shall become effective and binding in the State two years after enactment of this Act. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Hawaii district HD-025
COMMITTEES
Hawaii House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Scott K. Saiki is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 26. He earned his BBA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1980. Saiki was selected by the Democratic caucus as the Speaker of the House on May 3, 2017. Prior to his election to the legislature, Saiki was an attorney in private practice. His professional experience includes serving as an associate at Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel Law Offices from 1984 to 1988, and partner at Saiki & Vimont Law Offices from 1988 to 2012.read less
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Hawaii House from Hawaii
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