Rep. May Mizuno

Lengthens the time period in which certain vehicles must have a safety inspection.

Establishes a task force to review and recommend specific actions to ensure that Hawaiʻi's food imports are sourced, transported, stored, and distributed in compliance with the federal Food Safety Modernization Act, and develop specific recommendations to ensure that all foods and brands imported into Hawaiʻi do not mislead or confuse the public.

Requires a qualified school librarian and library resources on the campus of every public school in Hawaiʻi by 6/30/2026. Appropriates funds.

Establishes a nationally certified school psychologist incentive program. Appropriates funds for the incentive program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Prohibits a landlord from terminating certain tenancies without just cause. Requires a landlord to provide relocation assistance or waive the last month's rent when terminating a tenancy for no-fault just cause. Restricts how much and how often a landlord may increase an existing tenant's rent. Establishes the Hawaiʻi rent board to oversee annual rent increases and conduct rental arbitrations, mediations, and investigative hearings on reports of wrongful evictions, and publish a tenant bill of rights. Requires a landlord to provide a tenant with the tenant bill of rights. Establishes a rent stabilization special fund, to be funded by a separate fee assessed on rental units to support the activities of the Hawaiʻi rent board.

Grants a circuit court, when sentencing a minor for a criminal offense or adult convicted of a felony criminal offense that was committed before reaching the age of majority, the discretion to impose a sentence that includes a period of incarceration that is as much as fifty per cent shorter than any mandatory minimum and, in certain cases, decline to impose a mandatory enhanced sentence. (HD1)

Authorizes the acceptance, and allows applicants for civil identification cards to consent or dissent to the use, of biometric identifiers as documentary evidence of the applicant's identity for purposes of receiving a duplicate civil identification card. Requires the Director of Transportation to establish rules to regulate the use of biometric identifiers as a form of documentary evidence of an individual's identity.

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to design and administer an Electric Vehicle Charging System Loan Program to provide loans to certain applicants who install eligible electric vehicle charging systems. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)

Establishes the Erin's law task force to review policies, programs, and curricula for educating public school students about sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention, report recommendations for the establishment of a program to educate public school children on sexual abuse prevention through age-appropriate curricula, provide relevant training to teachers and school staff, and inform parents and guardians about important child sexual abuse topics. Requires the Department of Education to establish and implement a systemwide sexual abuse prevention education program at the conclusion of the task force.

Repeals the duty to retreat or take over evasive action with respect to the use of deadly force as a justifiable means of self-protection.