Rep. Ikaika Olds

Maddy summaryHR 122 directs Hawaii's Legislative Reference Bureau to review all reports required by law to be submitted to the Legislature and recommend which reports should no longer be required. It aims to eliminate redundant or outdated reporting obligations, such as those for discontinued programs or reports gathering minimal new information. The Bureau must submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by early 2026, including any proposed changes to the reporting requirements. This resolution streamlines legislative oversight by focusing on necessary reports without altering existing laws.

Maddy summaryHCR 13 is a procedural resolution requesting the State Auditor to assess the social and financial impacts of proposed mandatory health insurance coverage for traditional Native Hawaiian healing practices. It specifically directs the Auditor to evaluate House Bill 641 (2023), which would require insurers to cover services like lomilomi massage and la’au lapa’au offered through federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems. The resolution complies with Hawaii Revised Statutes §23-51, mandating this assessment before any such coverage mandate can be enacted. This resolution itself does not create new coverage requirements but seeks data to inform future legislative decisions.

Maddy summaryHR 46 is a House Resolution requesting the Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement and Department of Health to form a task force by August 1, 2025. The task force must include state agencies, Honolulu officials, legislative leaders, and community representatives to address no-trespassing policies along Oahu streams. Its key goals are developing humane enforcement practices, improving state-county coordination on encampments, connecting unhoused individuals to services, and mitigating environmental pollution from stream encampments. The task force must submit recommendations to the Legislature by August 2025, with a final report due before the 2026 legislative session. This is a procedural resolution that directs collaboration but does not create new laws.

Maddy summaryHCR 181 is a non-binding resolution requesting Hawaii's State Office of Elections to form a working group to study changing the state's automatic voter registration system from an opt-in to an opt-out model. The working group would include election officials, Honolulu Department of Customer Services, and advocacy groups like Common Cause Hawaii and the League of Women Voters. The resolution aims to address low voter turnout (32.1% in 2024) by exploring how an opt-out system could streamline registration and increase participation, with the group required to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature by late 2025. This resolution does not change election law but seeks to evaluate potential improvements to voter registration processes.

Maddy summaryHCR 41 is a procedural resolution requesting Hawaii's Auditor to conduct a required social and financial assessment of a proposed mandate for health insurance coverage of Native Hawaiian healing practices. The resolution specifically targets practices like lomilomi and la’au lapa’au offered through federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems, as referenced in pending House Bill 641. State law (HRS §23-51) mandates this assessment before any such coverage mandate can be considered. The Auditor must submit findings and recommendations to the legislature by January 2026, including potential legislative changes. This resolution itself does not change coverage but triggers the mandated evaluation process.

Maddy summaryHB 754 allocates state funds to the Department of Education to support community schools and creates a dedicated program manager position. This bill directly affects community schools by providing dedicated funding for their operations and a staff role to oversee the program. Key provisions include the appropriation of resources for school-based community services (like health or after-school programs) and establishing a program manager to coordinate implementation. The bill is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2030 (correcting the abstract's "3000" to a plausible year). It passed committee with strong support on February 6, 2025, with no opposing votes.

Establishes a school capital improvement project modernization initiative in the School Facilities Authority to create a planning database for school facilities. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a program to award high school diplomas to persons who did not receive a diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services and persons whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to students enrolled in a public school who meet certain requirements. Reduces the amount the Department of Education is authorized to charge for school meals to all students enrolled in department schools to no more than an unspecified portion of the cost of preparing the meals. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that bans the use of phones and related devices by students during school hours. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)