Prohibits places of public accommodation from denying shelter to any person when the State, or any portion thereof, is the subject of an emergency alert that advises the public to immediately seek shelter. Provides for an unspecified civil penalty for each violation. Provides immunity from civil liability, with certain exceptions.
Rep. Gregg Takayama
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Designates the month of September of each year as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month.
Prohibits the use of pesticides containing the active ingredient chlorpyrifos.
Creates a permanent task force on unmanned aerial systems, to be attached to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for administrative purposes. Requires the task force to provide annual reports to the Legislature.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Requires the Task Force to submit a report to the Legislature.
Requires the department of education to establish and implement a program to educate public school students on sexual abuse prevention through age appropriate curricula; provide relevant training to school teachers and staff; and inform parents about important child sexual abuse topics. Requires reports to the legislature on the status of implementation. Makes an appropriation.
Establishes the department of airports. Transfers the airport and aeronautics functions of DOT to the department of airports by the established transfer completion date agreed upon by the director of airports, the director of transportation, and the governor. Appropriates funds.
Clarifies that authorization to use cannabis for medical purposes under Hawaii law shall not constitute the sole basis for denial of a person's right to own, possess, or control a firearm or ammunition thereof.
Removes hotel, residential, and timeshare uses from the list of permitted uses under the public-private development lease of fast lands and submerged lands at the Ala Wai boat harbor. Prohibits structures built under the lease that are more than two stories.
Establishes a task force regarding public access to beaches. Requires a report to the Legislature.