Increases the minimum wage to $18 an hour, effective January 1, 2023, for employees employed by an employer with more than fifteen employees.
Allows the department of labor and industrial relations to train and deputize volunteer investigators investigating public works projects. Requires reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds.
Requires the auditor to perform a management and financial audit of the University of Hawaii at Manoa's athletic department and submit a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds.
Requires a portion of the moneys deposited into the State Parks Special Fund to be allocated to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development based on the percentage of residents who have a favorable perception towards Hawaii's tourism industry as reported in the most recent Hawaii Tourism Authority resident sentiment survey results. Increases the sum to be appropriated out of the State Parks Special Fund by $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2022-2023 to be expended by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development.
Requires a finding that denial of reasonable grandparent visitation rights would cause significant harm to a child as a condition of awarding grandparent visitation rights. Clarifies procedures for an order awarding reasonable grandparent visitation rights. Specifies that a violation of the terms and conditions of the order is punishable as contempt of court.
Appropriates funding for the med-QUEST program of the department of human services (program identification number HMS401) for non-covered or under-covered behavioral health services for med-QUEST beneficiaries.
Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules for underground storage tanks and tank systems that are more stringent than federal underground storage tank regulations. Establishes the Red Hill Task Force to study the implementation of containment measures at, or the elimination of, underground storage tanks at Red Hill.
Appropriates funds to support Hawaii's nursing workforce and address the nursing workforce shortage by increasing University of Hawaii nursing faculty positions, providing education grants to qualified students who represent underrepresented persons in nursing, and providing greater training and development for nurses.
Designates the month of October as "Disability Awareness Month: Employment, Enrichment, and Inclusion" in recognition of the employment challenges and successes of persons with disabilities in the State.
Establishes a grant program within the Office of Youth Services. Gives priority to programs that support youth from ethnic groups that are disproportionately represented in the State's correctional system, support rehabilitation, or meet needs identified by the Office of Youth Services in consultation with the community. Appropriates moneys.
