Appropriates funds for the planning and design of a memorial to honor service members of the recent conflicts in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the various theaters of the Global War on Terrorism, to be located at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe on the island of Oahu, with replicas located statewide. (HB2036 HD1)
Requires complaints for mortgage foreclosure cases to include various supporting documents demonstrating the authority of the mortgagee to foreclose.
Requires that solar water heater variance applications be signed by the architect or mechanical engineer attesting to the need for the variance. Narrows available criteria for granting a variance. (HB2109 HD1)
Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conduct a feasibility study on deploying broadband technology at all county- and state-run senior centers in the State. Appropriates moneys. (HB2449 HD1)
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for programs, studies, and activities related to the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease. (HB2104 HD1)
Requires DOE to conduct a review of all school consolidation studies completed by the Department within the past 10 years to determine whether the findings and recommendations of the studies are still valid, review the feasibility of using the school facilities as sanctuary spaces for vulnerable populations, and report to the Legislature. (HB2039 HD1)
Creates a narrowly defined subcategory of guards, called watchpersons, who are allowed to be unregistered for sixty days but must meet all the requirements of a guard to continue working in a guard capacity after the sixty day period.
Extends the deadline to file nomination papers for public offices if the incumbent of a non-at-large election does not file.
Makes an appropriation to the University of Hawaii to offset the cost of mandatory student fees that go to transportation benefits.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, and Ka Papahana Kaiapuni program to collaborate to establish professional qualifications and develop training programs for the Ka Papahana Kaiapuni program's staff.
