Rep. May Mizuno

Requires certain persons to immediately report a potential tort claim to the family court when that person has reason to believe that a child in foster custody has suffered an injury that may arise to a tort claim. Establishes procedures for the family court to allow a child in foster custody who has suffered an injury to seek outside legal representation for a claim of damages as a result of a tort. (HB1885 HD1)

Requires members of the county liquor commissions and liquor control adjudication boards to submit to annual criminal history record checks. Requires attorneys hired by the liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board to submit to annual criminal background checks. Removes the requirement that the liquor commission appoints and removes an administrator subject to the civil service laws. Makes final decisions by the liquor commission reviewable under chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Requires insurance coverage for oocyte and sperm cryopreservation procedures to preserve the fertility of adults diagnosed with cancer who have not yet started cancer treatment.

Requires the Department of Transportation to work in conjunction with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology of the University of Hawaii, the county of Maui and federal agencies to develop a strategic plan to protect coastal highways from the effects of coastal erosion and update the plan as needed every five years. Requires a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds.

Allows the child support enforcement agency, at the request of a noncustodial parent or on its own initiative, to require a custodial parent to provide evidence that child support funds are being spent in compliance with an order of support. Allows a noncustodial parent to petition the family court for modification of a child support order if the custodial parent does not provide the requested evidence. Requires the child support enforcement agency to hold the portion of disputed child support funds in trust pending the final disposition of the petition.

Establishes a detailed process allowing law enforcement officers and family or household members to obtain a court order to prevent a person from accessing firearms and ammunition where the person poses a danger of causing bodily injury to oneself or another.

Requires the Department of Health to consolidate all inspection and licensing activities for certain state-licensed or state-certified facilities into a single office. Requires employees performing surveys or inspections for licensing or certification to be trained and accredited to inspect and certify all facilities within the office's jurisdiction.

Designates the month of September of each year as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month.

Broadens the scope of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Transfers the Long-Term Care Ombudsman from the Executive Office on Aging to the State Health Planning and Development Agency.

Makes financial exploitation of an elder by a caregiver a class A felony. (HB1759 HD1)