Establishes the Fire-free Program within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to provide interest-free loans to condominiums for the installation of fire sprinklers or alternative life safety improvements. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Appropriates moneys.
Establishes a K-12 curriculum-to-career pipeline initiative. Appropriates funds to develop and implement the program. Declares the general fund expenditure ceiling exceeded.
Reduces zoning restrictions for affordable housing development.
Requires that all moneys in the pro rata portion of the Public Land Trust be transferred to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Updates the Individual Housing Account statute to more accurately reflect the current cost of housing down-payments.
Clarifies that emergency powers must comply with the Constitution and the needs of the circumstances. Specifies parameters for when a state of emergency is terminated and how proclamations may be extended. Requires a two-thirds vote of each house of the legislature for a proclamation extension.
Clarifies when the use of deadly force is not justified.
Amends provisions in Chapter 11 to improve the integrity and accuracy of voter rolls, ballot security, increases the number of voter service centers, and requires ballots be sent by mail only upon voter request.
Restores in-person voting at polling places as the principal method of voting in this State. Repeals the establishment of voter service centers.
Establishes an ombudsman's office for homeowner associations within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Establishes an ombudsman's office special fund. Requires board members of condominium associations, cooperative housing corporations, and planned community associations to meet certain educational requirements through classes offered by the ombudsman. Updates statutes relating to condominium associations, cooperative housing corporations, and planned community associations to integrate the role and functions of the ombudsman's office for homeowner associations. Appropriates funds for establishment of the ombudsman's office. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025.
