Establishes penalties for the misbranding of fish or fish products that results in consumer illness. Creates the Fish Misbranding Special Fund. Authorizes the Director of Health to prohibit the sale of fish or fish products deemed to be a credible health concern.
Establishes a family leave insurance program, which requires employees and employers to make contributions into an insurance fund to be used to provide employees with family leave insurance benefits in order to care for a designated person. Appropriates funds to implement the program.
Establishes parental rights for blind parents or prospective blind parents in the context of child welfare, foster care, family law, and adoption.
Provides for ohana zones for temporary shelter and services in support of permanent housing placements for individuals experiencing homelessness. Limits liability to counties, service providers, and volunteers for services provided in ohana zones. Temporarily exempts ohana zones from building codes. (HB1816 HD1)
Designates September as "Hawaii Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Month" to promote public awareness of and recovery from substance abuse and addiction. (HB1903 HD1)
Creates the State Sustainable Affordable Leasehold Housing Program to authorize the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to enter into ninety-nine year leases of residential condominium units located on state lands with eligible low- and moderate-income households. (HB2749 HD1)
Requires the Department of Health to hire a third-party consultant to conduct a study on the upgrade, conversion, or connection of cesspools statewide, including financing issues and financing mechanisms. Establishes a working group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
Appropriates funds to DOH for the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease. (HB1762 HD1)
Establishes criteria for the subdivision of agricultural lands to promote agricultural uses. (HB2020 HD1)
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on the costs and effects in the State of implementing a single-payer health care system similar to that which is proposed in the federal Medicare for All Act of 2017. Appropriates funds to conduct the study. (HB1717 HD1)
