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HB780 - Relating To Human Services.
May Besario Mizuno, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Requires the office of the lieutenant governor to convene a working group to examine the feasibility of establishing and implementing a kauhale pilot program based on specified criteria to provide shelter and other services to homeless individuals in the State and to submit a report of the working group's findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2546 - Relating To Hunting Guides.
Lynn Decoite, Stanley Chang, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Requires hunting guides who take their clients to hunt on private lands to first obtain written permission from the owner of the private land, or occupier or holder, where appropriate. Requires hunting guides to provide copies of the written permissions obtained to hunt on private lands as part of their annual reports to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB492 - Relating To Taxation.
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Increases the state earned income tax credit from twenty to twenty-five percent of the federal earned income tax credit.
STATUS
Introduced
HB852 - Relating To State Enterprise Zones.
Daniel Holt, Della au Belatti, Elle Cochran
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" to include the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone and the development or production of renewable energy. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB893 - Relating To Motor Vehicles.
Elle Cochran, Terez Amato, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Requires condominium associations and planned community associations that have a service agreement with a towing company to maintain and provide to the towing company a "do not tow" list of authorized resident vehicles. Prohibits authorized vehicles that are on the "do not tow" list from being towed, unless authorized by certain individuals.
STATUS
Introduced
HB323 - Relating To Noise.
Cory M. Chun, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Requires the department of health to adopt rules by 6/30/2026 for amplified sound on public and private property where decibel weighted levels exceed current standards for zoning districts and residential properties where noise is excessive during certain times.
STATUS
Introduced
HB824 - Relating To Medical Release.
Mark Jun Hashem, Cory M. Chun, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Creates a medical release program within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for certain ill or impaired inmates who pose a low risk to public safety. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2154 - Relating To The Transfer Of Non-agricultural Park Lands.
Lorraine Rodero Inouye, Kurt Fevella, Stanley Chang
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Before the transfer of non-agricultural park lands, authorizes the Department of Agriculture to request information from the Department of Land and Natural Resources related to the establishment of necessary and reasonable easements upon the lands. Amends legislative findings regarding non-agricultural park lands. Requires the Department of Agriculture to accept the transfer of and manage certain qualifying non-agricultural park lands. Requires the Department of Agriculture, prior to offering a lease, to inquire with the Department of Land and Natural Resources regarding any easements required for access to landlocked forest reserves or other assets on the lands subject to the lease. Continue to require the lessee to maintain a conservation plan. Requires approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources and the Board of Agriculture before removing pasture lands for reforestation, or other public purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1253 - Relating To Honolua Bay.
Elle Cochran, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Honolua Bay Special Fund for conservation purposes and the upkeep and maintenance of Lipoa Point. Establishes a Honolua Bay Advisory Board to administer the Honolua Bay Special Fund and oversee the conservation of Honolua Bay. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to include and incorporate Honolua Bay into the Division of State Parks' online reservation system. Makes an appropriation.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1128 - Relating To Support For Traditional Native Speakers Of Hawaiian.
Daynette Morikawa, Ernesto M. Ganaden, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Provides that, in any island with a population of five hundred or less, Hawaiian language shall be recognized as the sole indigenous language of the Hawaiian islands; public schools may offer a course in Hawaiian language; and every effort shall be made to accommodate Hawaiian speakers. Requires and appropriates funds for the state public charter school commission to study the Hawaiian language, publish resource materials for native speakers of the Hawaiian language, consult stakeholders, and submit a report to the legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Hawaii district SD-005
COMMITTEES
Hawaii Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Troy Hashimoto was raised on Maui. He received his bachelor's degree from Southern Oregon University, and his law degree from Willamette University. After law school, Hashimoto worked as a business and transactions attorney. He worked in the Trust & Estate Department of First Hawaiian Bank. Hashimoto has served as Administrative Judge for over 18 years.read less
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