Requires an election discussion group to submit recommendations to the legislature regarding election law. Amends election day registration and voting procedures for an individual who is not registered to vote before election day to authorize the clerk to give the individual a provisional ballot instead of a regular ballot under certain circumstances. Requires ballot package instructions to inform voters of the availability of translated ballot materials. Allows for counting of timely-postmarked ballots if they are received by the clerk within 5 business days of an election. Restricts electronic transmission of votes to certain military voters. Improves availability of voter service centers and places of deposit. Increases penalty for campaigning at or near voter service centers and places of deposit. Specifically includes lines at voter service centers and places of deposit in the area in which loitering and campaigning are prohibited.
Sponsored bills
Amends the process for electing members to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees. Requires the Reapportionment Commission to establish a reapportionment plan based on basic island units for the members of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs so that they are elected according to their respective districts, rather than an at-large statewide election for each seat.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 1st Representative District.
Makes immune from civil or criminal liability a health care provider who acts in good faith during a state of emergency or local state of emergency and adheres to crisis standards of care. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Establishes a private cause of action for persons injured by the deprivation of rights under the United States Constitution or the Hawaii Constitution by law enforcement officers. Requires that employers of law enforcement officers indemnify officers for judgments or settlements arising from that cause of action over a certain amount. Requires political subdivisions of the State who employ law enforcement officers to publicly disclose a list of officers against whom a judgment or settlement is entered as well as the amount of the judgment or settlement and any disciplinary actions or criminal charges brought against the officer.
Allows the use of traditional Hawaiian burial practices in the treatment and disposal of human remains, which includes the use of alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction. Amends procedures for the resolution of disputes regarding the right of disposition, right to rely and act upon written instructions in a funeral service agreement or similar documents, and provisions for the disposition of a decedent's remains and recovery of reasonable expenses to include hydrolysis facilities and natural organic reduction facilities. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD2)
Establishes the micro enterprise assistance program on Hawaiian home lands revolving fund to provide grants and loans through the implementation of the micro enterprise assistance program to qualified native Hawaiians, native Hawaiian-controlled homestead associations, and homestead association community development corporations. Appropriates funds.
Provides that every judgment for child support is enforceable until paid in full. (HD1)
Authorizes the use of aerial devices and consumer fireworks, including firecrackers, at any time without a permit. Imposes a 25% tax on all fireworks, aerial devices, and articles pyrotechnic.
Amends the State Constitution to require the Reapportionment Commission to establish a reapportionment plan to draw district lines for the total number of members of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.