Repeals the mandatory minimum number of student instructional hours for Department of Education public schools.
Increases from $1,000 to $2,000 the maximum fine for the petty misdemeanor offense of criminal littering.
Establishes the position of Special Assistant to the Governor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the office of the Governor.
Temporarily reduces employer contribution rates for unemployment insurance. Repeals 1/1/2025.
Establishes a state lottery commission to implement a lottery of which excess proceeds are deposited into the pest inspection, quarantine, and eradication fund to prevent the introduction of, and control the spread of, invasive species. Authorizes the commission to establish multistate lottery games. Appropriates funds.
Exempts traditional midwives from midwifery licensing requirements.
Amends the circumstances under which medical cannabis may be transported between dispensaries. Requires the Department of Health to establish fee structures for (1) the submission of applications for production centers and retail dispensing locations; and (2) dispensary-to-dispensary sales. Eases visitation restrictions on certain persons in trade crafts. Increases the number of signs that dispensaries may post.
Requires the auditor to conduct a financial audit of the deposit beverage container program and the Department of Health's expenditures from the deposit beverage container deposit special fund.
Eliminates the certificate of need requirement for all health care facilities and health care services except for nursing homes, hospices, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled, and ambulance service providers.
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.
