Amends the Hawaii State Constitution to prohibit the State from denying or interfering with an individual's reproductive freedom, including the right to choose to obtain an abortion and to obtain or use contraceptives.
Appropriates funds to increase the funding for Medicaid in-home services, conditioned on the Department of Human Services obtaining the maximum federal matching funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Maddy summaryHB 507 allocates state funds to create a pilot program offering grants to homeowners for upgrading outdated cesspool systems. The program targets properties in specific areas to help meet environmental compliance standards, directly affecting homeowners with cesspools who may face replacement requirements. This is a temporary test project, not a permanent law, and will be evaluated after implementation to inform future policy.
By 1/1/2028, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish a family and medical leave insurance program and begin collecting payroll contributions to finance payment of benefits. By 1/1/2029, requires the Department to start receiving claims and paying benefits under the program. Specifies eligibility requirements and employee protections under the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Maddy summaryHB 1193 replaces the outdated 1973 Uniform Parentage Act with updated provisions from the 2017 Uniform Parentage Act. It modernizes legal rules around parentage, directly affecting parents, children, and child welfare systems handling cases like adoption, assisted reproduction, and paternity. Key changes include clearer definitions for non-biological parents in modern family structures (e.g., IVF, surrogacy) and updated procedures for establishing legal parentage. The bill aims to align state law with current family dynamics and medical practices without altering core rights. This is a substantive policy update, not a procedural measure.
Establishes bag limits for kala, nenue, and uhu fish around the island of Oahu. Requires the Division of Aquatic Resources to conduct population assessments of these fishes and report to the Legislature. Sunsets on 6/30/2035.
Maddy summaryHB 508 extends the expiration date of Act 67 (which regulates fireworks) from its original deadline to June 30, 2030. It appropriates funds to support an existing illegal fireworks task force that investigates and enforces fireworks laws. This bill does not change current fireworks regulations but ensures the task force and related provisions continue operating until 2030.
Establishes the Hawaii Food Security Special Fund to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit levels to those provided in federal fiscal year 2023. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
Establishes a standard of state waters within three thousand feet seaward of the base line of the territorial sea as ocean recreation management areas. Prohibits commercial activity in ocean recreation management areas, except by a commercial use permit.
Prohibits foreign entities from owning, leasing, or holding a controlling interest in more than an unspecified number of acres of agricultural land. Limits the lease term for agricultural land by foreign entities. Requires foreign entities that own or lease interest in agricultural lands to file an annual report with the Department of Agriculture. Appropriates funds.
