Appropriates funds for the achievement of full funding, including estimated payment increases, of medicaid home and community-based services. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Prohibits the distribution, sale, and provision of plastic straws, except for those who request single-use plastic straws for medical reasons. Establishes a fine for violators. Takes effect 1/1/2024.
Requires each county to establish rates of compensation for members of certain qualifying county boards, commissions, authorities, and committees. Requires each county to submit a report to the Legislature regarding the county's compliance with this Act. Appropriates moneys to each county for the purpose of providing the compensation required by this Act.
Lowers the amount of time in which a health insurer may initiate a recoupment or offset demand effort from a health care provider for services rendered from eighteen months to twelve months. Establishes other requirements that health insurers must follow in making repayment requests from health care providers.
Increases the state earned income tax credit from twenty to twenty-five percent of the federal earned income tax credit.
Allows parties aggrieved by an order of the Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority to appeal to the intermediate appellate court within 90 days of issuance and service of the order fixing the minimum term of imprisonment. Establishes the standard of judicial review for an order of the Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority.
Amends the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes to replace the word "marijuana" and related terms with the term "cannabis" or related terms, as appropriate.
Establishes the natural resource management commission and special fund. Repeals the allocation of transient accommodations tax revenues to the special land and development fund. Allocates transient accommodations tax revenues to the natural resource management special fund. Appropriates funds from the natural resource management special fund for the purposes of the fund and administrative, office, and staffing expenses.
Designates the Hawaiʻi Theatre Center as the Hawaiʻi State Theatre on 1/1/2025, contingent upon the department of accounting and general services' acquisition of Hawaiʻi State Theatre. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Establishes the Hawaiʻi cannabis regulatory authority, which shall have oversight over the personal use of cannabis. Legalizes and regulates the personal use of small amounts of cannabis. Regulates the cultivation and sale of small amounts of cannabis. Transfers certain regulatory powers regarding medical cannabis dispensaries to the Hawaiʻi cannabis regulatory authority. Imposes taxes upon cannabis sales. Appropriates moneys.
