Requires, in the case of any multiple-page advertisement, for the required disclosures to be made on the first page of the advertisement or on the cover page of the publication if the advertisement is used as the lead article and displayed on the cover page of a state- or county-wide distributed publication. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
Authorizes a prosecution for sex trafficking to be commenced at any time. Includes coercion as a means of committing the offense of sex trafficking. Makes the solicitation of a minor for sex a strict liability offense of sex trafficking. Repeals the offense of solicitation of a minor for prostitution.
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)
Makes harassment against an essential worker during an emergency a misdemeanor. Defines essential worker. Amends various definitions in the emergency management laws to address pandemics. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Requires DLNR to lease to the Wailea Village Historic Preservation Community the property located at 29-169 Kulaiwi road in south Hilo on Hawaii island for twenty years for a certain amount per year. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
Amends the definition of "historic property" under the historic preservation law to include the requirement that buildings, inclusive of privately owned homes, meet the criteria for being entered into the Hawaii register of historic places. (HD1)
Establishes linked investments to provide loan funds for agriculture and authorizes the director of finance to commit no more than $5,000,000 in certain available moneys for the creation of linked investments through agreements with eligible lending institutions. Appropriates funds to the department of budget and finance to hire one position to administer the linked investment program. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Provides that every judgment for child support is enforceable until paid in full. (HD1)
Amends certain parts of the conflicts of interests law in the state ethics code to include members of the legislature. Clarifies that the conflicts of interests law does not prohibit legislators from introducing legislation, serving on a committee, making statements, or taking action in the exercise of their legislative functions. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
Specifies that any equipment, article, instrument, aircraft, vehicle, vessel, business record, or other asset used in fishing, possession, or sale of aquatic life in violation of the aquatic resources law is subject to forfeiture. Authorizes the imposition of a criminal fine. Clarifies that the fine structure is assessed on a per-specimen basis. Makes violations of the aquatic resources law a misdemeanor, rather than a petty misdemeanor. Permits the department of land and natural resources to recommend community service that benefits the resource damaged when a person is ordered to perform community service in lieu of a fine. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
