Authorizes pharmacists to order and administer immunizations and vaccinations to children three years of age and older under state law.
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to conduct an actuarial study on a leave grant pilot program to help small businesses offer their employees paid family leave and paid sick leave. Appropriates funds.
Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to establish and administer a family leave insurance program. Provides family leave insurance benefits and extends the period of family leave to 16 weeks for businesses that employ one or more employees who meet the hourly qualifications. Eliminates the previous threshold of 100 employees for employers to be subject to the family leave law. Appropriates funds.
Requires the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to submit a report to the Legislature that focuses on the health disparities experienced by persons in the State with developmental or intellectual disabilities. Appropriates funds.
Increases the monthly needs allowance from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal supplemental security income program. Requires certain long-term care facility operators to pay for generic toiletries, linens, and meals and snacks. Requires the department of human services to perform an annual review of the needs allowance. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Appropriates funds.
Amends certain publication procedures to require the publication of information to be on the appropriate state or county department's website, rather than in a newspaper.
Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 to specify that the appropriation for Hawaiʻi housing finance and development corporation (BED160) is to be deposited into and expended from the affordable homeownership revolving fund for purposes of the revolving fund.
Requires the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office to enter into a publicprivate partnership to develop a waste-to-energy generating facility on land under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, or distribution of certain animal fur products in the State. Effective 1/1/2024.
Requires the department of land and natural resources to establish a green user fee program to collect user fees for certain parks. Requires the department of land and natural resources to develop a mobile application for the green user fee program. Exempts certain individuals from the green user fee program. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
