Clarifies that violation of part I of chapter 200, HRS, relating to ocean recreation and coastal areas, or any rules adopted thereunder shall be subject to criminal penalties.
Beginning with the - school year, requires public elementary, middle, and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Requires the Department of Education to adjust state-provided bus and school meal schedules accordingly.
Increases the penalty for the desecration of Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian burial sites from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Establishes fines for any person who sets off fireworks without a valid permit and while a red flag warning is in effect.
Allows the counties to impose, by ordinance, enhanced penalties for graffiti in certain designated zones and supersede graffiti sentencing requirements under the Penal Code.
Authorizes a 10-year license for one entity to operate online poker and sportsbook betting. Establishes the Hawaiʻi gaming control commission. Imposes wagering tax on gross receipts. Creates the state gaming fund and compulsive gambler assistance program. Allocates 70% of profits received by the State to certain wildfire victims with the percentage decreasing 5% each year.
Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to: (1) conduct a remote work study; (2) review any recent remote work studies done by the counties; (3) develop and administer a remote work program; and (4) submit the study to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
Authorizes a 10-year license for 1 poker and sportsbook gaming facility in a special district designated for tourism in a county with over 500,000 residents and that is not in a hotel. Allows admission for individuals 21 years of age or older. Establishes the Hawaiʻi gaming control commission. Imposes wagering tax on gross receipts. Creates the state gaming fund and compulsive gambler assistance program. Allocates to the State an amount equal to 70% of profits, with the percentage decreasing 5% each year. Authorizes the State to make grants from revenue received to a nonprofit entity for the benefit of wildfire victims.
Prohibits any articles of incorporation, declaration, bylaws, administrative rules, house rules, or association documents of a condominium property regime, planned community association, or homeowners' association from prohibiting or restricting the cultivation of vegetable gardens within any of its units.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to achieve the full funding, including estimated payment increases, of Medicaid home- and community-based services.
