Prohibits planned community associations and condominium associations from banning home-based businesses, with certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Establishes a geothermal resources development permit system. Prohibits hydraulic fracturing. Appropriates funds to the county of Hawaii as a grant-in-aid to administer the permit system.
Establishes a rental motor vehicle emissions surcharge and a climate change mitigation and adaptation commission special fund to support the activities of the climate change mitigation and adaptation commission.
Requires the Department of Health to contract with a nonprofit animal rescue group to oversee caretakers of feral cats and mongooses. Exempts registered caretakers of feral cats and mongooses from state laws and county ordinances relating to the feeding and confinement of cats and mongooses. Establishes a trap-sterilize-return process.
Proposes an amendment to article V, section 2, of the Hawaii State Constitution to require that each gubernatorial nominee appoint a person from the same political party as a running mate for lieutenant governor in the general election.
Repeals the distribution of transit accommodations tax revenues to the counties. Authorizes each county to impose a surcharge on transient accommodations tax. (SD1)
Authorizes government agencies to wheel electricity that is produced by their own facilities from renewable energy sources to another agency's facilities, subject to disallowance by the public utilities commission. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Requires accredited and non-accredited for-profit post-secondary educational institutions that are authorized to award degrees and operate in the State to disclose on the institution's official website, promotional digital and print media, and contracts for instruction, that they are for-profit businesses. Effective 7/1/2060. (SD1)
Limits monthly rent increases for certain dwelling units to an unspecified per cent for the term of the rental agreement or every 12 months, whichever period is longer. Prohibits rent increases due to the landlord's negative cash flow resulting from refinancing or purchasing the rental dwelling unit. Establishes a rent stabilization advisory working group to advise on matters relating to the stabilization of certain dwelling unit rental amounts. Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study on actions that other states have taken to incentivize landlords to stabilize rents.
Sets the employer contribution rate for small business employers for calendar years 2021 and 2022 at an unspecified schedule. Defines "small business employer". Applies retroactively to 01/01/21.
