Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Maddy summaryHR 58 is a House Resolution requesting the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to form a working group to evaluate where to place a new Office of Resilience and Recovery. The working group must include agency leaders (like the Emergency Management Administrator, Fire Marshal, and local emergency directors) and legislators, and will determine the best department for the office while clarifying its relationship with the existing Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. The group must submit recommendations by November 30, 2025, focusing on administrative placement rather than creating the office itself. This resolution responds to the Maui wildfires and a Climate Advisory Team recommendation, but does not establish the office or change existing laws.

Maddy summaryHCR 64 is a concurrent resolution requesting Hawaii's Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to form a working group to evaluate where a permanent Office of Resilience and Recovery should be established within state government. Triggered by the Maui wildfires' devastation, the resolution responds to a Climate Advisory Team recommendation for a dedicated resilience office but leaves its administrative placement unresolved. The working group, including agency directors, emergency management leaders, and legislative members, must determine the best department for the office and its relationship to the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. The group is required to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature by November 30, 2025. This resolution does not create the office but sets a process for its potential establishment.

Maddy summaryHCR 63 is a concurrent resolution requesting the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide separate mental health counseling services for correctional facility staff members. It specifically asks the department to make these services distinct from existing mental health resources available to inmates, addressing staff exposure to trauma and risks like burnout or PTSD. The resolution urges the department to use operating funds to hire additional mental health professionals as needed, though it does not mandate funding or create new law. This request directly affects correctional staff across all state facilities, focusing solely on their mental health support.

Maddy summaryHCR 13 is a procedural resolution requesting the State Auditor to assess the social and financial impacts of proposed mandatory health insurance coverage for traditional Native Hawaiian healing practices. It specifically directs the Auditor to evaluate House Bill 641 (2023), which would require insurers to cover services like lomilomi massage and la’au lapa’au offered through federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems. The resolution complies with Hawaii Revised Statutes §23-51, mandating this assessment before any such coverage mandate can be enacted. This resolution itself does not create new coverage requirements but seeks data to inform future legislative decisions.

Raises the minimum age to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Repeals the authority of parents and the family court to consent to a minor's marriage. Repeals spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Repeals exemptions for sexual assault of a minor if the perpetrator is married to the minor. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Prohibits the sale of flavored nicotine products and nicotine product flavor enhancers and the mislabeling of e-liquids as nicotine free. Establishes penalties for violations. Authorizes the Department of Health to appoint, commission, or contract for services of inspectors. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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)

Temporarily allows each county, by resolution of its county council, to petition for the redistricting of land from an agricultural district to a rural district through the Land Use Commission's declaratory ruling process. Effective 7/1/3000. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (HD1)

Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to establish an international teacher license for certain visa holders and the requirements to obtain the international teacher license. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Amends the renewable fuels production tax credit by: increasing the tax credit rate; specifying that the credit may be claimed for fuels that meet certain lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions and product transportation emissions thresholds; adding credit values for low lifecycle emissions renewable fuels and sustainable aviation fuels produced; allowing a taxpayer who previously claimed a credit to claim another credit for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024; amending the credit period to be for a maximum period of ten consecutive years beginning from the effective date of this Act; and amending the required information in the certified statement. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)