Makes an appropriation to establish driving while impaired courts in Kona and Hilo on Hawaii island.
Rep. Chris Todd
Sponsored bills
Establishes the Waiakea Peninsula Redevelopment District, Planning Committee, and Revolving Fund. (HB1310 HD1)
Gradually increases the credit amounts and amends the income brackets of the refundable food/excise tax credit. Repeals the sunset date of Act 223, SLH 2015, which amended the food/excise tax credit. (HB932 HD1)
Prohibits electric utilities from installing power connections or transferring accounts or services without owner or legal occupant consent. (HB871 HD1)
Requires counties to create special improvement districts in subdivisions with privately owned roads that do not have existing procedures to maintain the private roads. Prohibits the approval of new subdivisions of 10 or more residential lots unless a county can certify there are mechanisms or procedures in place to ensure the private roads are maintained adequately. Makes the county responsible for the subdivision's road maintenance if a county fails to follow certification requirements when approving subdivisions.
Requires coffee blend labels to disclose regional origins and per cent by weight of the blended coffees. Prohibits using geographic origins of coffee in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee that contains less than 51 per cent coffee by weight from that geographic origin.
Bans the sale, offer for sale, or distribution for sale of sunscreen or personal care products containing oxybenzone. (HB600 HD1)
Bans knowingly selling in the State personal care products containing oxybenzone or octinoxate, except for medically-licensed prescriptions. Takes effect on 10/1/2017.
Requires the department of education to provide training on social and emotional learning to all youth-serving educators, health care professionals and counselors, and agencies and programs, as well as parents of students enrolled in public schools or public charter schools. Appropriates funds to the department of education to conduct training on social and emotional learning.
Establishes United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye Day on September 7 of each year.