Rep. Scott Saiki

Amends the definition of "renewable portfolio standard" to mean a percentage of electrical energy generation, rather than sales, excluding customer-sited fossil fuel generation. Expands the events or circumstances that are beyond an electric utility company's reasonable control to include non-renewable energy generated by electric generation facilities over or of which the electric utility does not have direct control or ownership. Requires electric utility companies to track and annually report data and trends on customer retention and attrition to further inform the calculation of the renewable portfolio standards. Effective 7/1/2022. (SD2)

Permits recipients of accommodations or services from an ohana zone site to request a ninety-day extension of the accommodations or services. Expands regulatory exemptions for ohana zones pilot program contracts. Extends the sunset date for the ohana zones pilot program to 6/30/2026. Appropriates funds for the ohana zones pilot program. (CD1)

Appropriates funds into and out of the agricultural loan revolving fund to fund class D emergency loans. Provides that the department of agriculture may approve emergency loans of up to $1,500,000 in excess of the $5,000,000 annual ceiling for the agricultural loan revolving fund during a state of emergency declared by the governor pursuant to chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (CD1)

Appropriates supplemental funds for the judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2021 and ending 6/30/2023. (CD1)

Amends the information necessary for a voter to withdraw their signature from a petition under election laws. (SD1)

Creates a commercial property assessed financing program under the administration of the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority. Allows commercial property owners to finance qualifying improvements through a non-ad valorem special property tax assessment. (SD2)

Authorizes the department of agriculture to plan, design, construct, operate, manage, maintain, repair, demolish, and remove infrastructure on any lands under the jurisdiction of the department, to support and promote agriculture. Establishes the agricultural enterprise program. Requires the board of agriculture to annually report an accounting of non-agricultural park lessees to the legislature. (CD1)

Removes outdated reporting requirements for the Department of Human Services, including the Office of Youth Services. (SD2)

Requires state legislators and employees to complete mandatory live or online ethics training courses every four years, subject to certain requirements. Effective 1/1/2023. (CD1)

Increases the maximum term of a concession contract. Exempts certain operations of ground transportation services and parking lot operations at small boat harbors. Exempts concessions for beach or ocean-related recreational services from sealed bid requirements, with certain conditions. Provides that a county director of parks and recreation has sole discretion to designate which county parks are environmentally, culturally, historically, or operationally unique for purposes of determining whether a concession at the park is exempt from the sealed bid requirements. Expands the exemption from the sealed bid requirements for concessions at county zoos, botanic gardens, or county parks that are designated by the respective county director of parks and recreation, in the director's sole discretion, as environmentally, culturally, historically, or operationally unique; provided that the concessions are awarded to responsible offerors whose proposals are the most advantageous, rather than solely to certain nonprofit corporations. (CD1)