Requires an owner or prior owner of an abandoned well to repair or seal the well at the owner's or prior owner's expense. Appropriates funds for three new positions to assist DLNR with the inspection of abandoned wells, the enforcement of well construction and pump installation standards, and enforcement of well abandonment requirements. (HB631 HD1)
Requires DOH to develop guidelines for the mandatory disclosure of cesspools on real property.
Establishes a working group to address and provide findings and recommendations regarding issues that beneficiaries of the department of Hawaiian home lands on Hawaii island face relating to the financing and insuring of homes. Appropriates funds.
Appropriates funds for county drought mitigation projects and measures. Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent permanent planner IV position within the Commission on Water Resource Management to update the Hawaii drought plan. Effective 3/15/2099. (SD1)
Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a pilot pesticide treatment coupon project for the county of Hawaii. Requires report to the Legislature on project implementation. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 1/28/2081. (SD1)
Provides that royalties from state land leases for basalt cinder and trap rock manufacturers shall be paid into the Basalt Materials Research Account within the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems Special Fund. Sunsets December 31, 2030. (HB574 HD2)
Clarifies that Hawaii's anti-discrimination law does not prohibit or prevent an employer, employment agency, or labor organization from refusing to hire or refer or discharge an individual for reasons unrelated to unlawful discriminatory practices. (HB809 HD1)
Exempts from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code contracts by governmental bodies to procure goods or services for the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics of the University of Hawaii at Manoa with moneys from the University of Hawaii at Manoa Intercollegiate Athletics Special Fund. (HB520 HD1)
Provides for workers' compensation claims that an employer may appoint, at the employer's expense, a qualified physician selected by the mutual agreement of the parties to conduct an independent medical examination or permanent impairment rating examination. Provides a process for appointment in the event that there is no mutual agreement.
Requires DOT to contract for a study on the feasibility of establishing a harbor or port at Kapoho bay on the island of Hawaii.
