Establishes within the Department of Land and Natural Resources a Makua Valley task force to prepare for the transition of the management of the Makua military reservation from the United States Army upon the expiration of the Army's lease for the land. Requires a report to the Legislature.
Requires the Director of the Department of Human Resources Development to revise rules, policies, and guidelines to limit state employees' telework to a maximum of two days per week, and set forth supervision and accountability standards to ensure appropriate state services to the public.
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to conduct an actuarial study on a leave grant pilot program to help small businesses offer their employees paid family leave and paid sick leave. Appropriates funds.
Requires the Office of Enterprise Technology to develop multilingual accessibility standards. Appropriates funds to establish one full-time position to develop multilingual accessibility standards within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded.
Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to establish and administer a family leave insurance program. Provides family leave insurance benefits and extends the period of family leave to 16 weeks for businesses that employ one or more employees who meet the hourly qualifications. Eliminates the previous threshold of 100 employees for employers to be subject to the family leave law. Appropriates funds.
Establishes the housing assistance program, to be carried out by the housing assistance program coordinator, within the Department of Human Services to provide state grants and rental subsidies to private property owners who set aside, construct, or improve accessory dwelling units on their properties and rent the units to homeless families or individuals. Establishes the temporary housing assistance program commission and positions to support the housing assistance program. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2029.
Requires the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to submit a report to the Legislature that focuses on the health disparities experienced by persons in the State with developmental or intellectual disabilities. Appropriates funds.
Increases the monthly needs allowance from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal supplemental security income program. Requires certain long-term care facility operators to pay for generic toiletries, linens, and meals and snacks. Requires the department of human services to perform an annual review of the needs allowance. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Appropriates funds.
Amends certain publication procedures to require the publication of information to be on the appropriate state or county department's website, rather than in a newspaper.
Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 to specify that the appropriation for Hawaiʻi housing finance and development corporation (BED160) is to be deposited into and expended from the affordable homeownership revolving fund for purposes of the revolving fund.
