Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for one full-time equivalent Fall Prevention and Early Detection Coordinator position, which was established by Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaii 2014. (HB614 HD1)
Increases the excise tax imposed on large cigars from fifty to seventy per cent of the wholesale price of any large cigar sold by a wholesaler or dealer on and after January 1, 2018, whether or not sold at wholesale, or if not sold then at the same rate upon the use by the wholesaler or dealer.
Requires guards to meet mandatory instruction and training requirements within 60 days after hiring. Provides for first registration renewal no sooner than two years from initial registration. Requires employers to submit a monthly list of newly hired guards to the Board of Private Detectives and Guards. (HB1515 HD1)
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.
Appropriates funds from the Natural Area Reserve Fund to the DLNR for a public awareness campaign to educate the public about hiker safety and preparedness. (HB479 HD1)
Appropriates moneys to the office of elections for "I voted" stickers to be distributed at polling places. (HB532 HD1)
Authorizes the counties to petition the land use commission for regional boundary amendments required by the adoption of the county general plan or development plans. Requires the land use commission to conduct the 5-year boundary review.
Establishes an income tax credit for farmers who purchase water at higher rates from county water boards rather than at lower state irrigation system rates. Establishes the amount of the credit as the difference between the amount charged by state irrigation systems and the amount the state irrigation systems should charge in order to sustain operations. Deducts the cost of the tax credit from the irrigation system revolving fund. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2017.
Extends by ten years the time period that the Department of Agriculture may certify important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credits.
