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.
Authorizes and provides funding for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to participate in and contribute funding for the development of a Hawaii cyber ecosystem and related aspects of cybersecurity.
Authorizes private organizations to provide shelter to homeless individuals at micro-villages on the organizations' private property. Limits county authority to restrict micro-villages and county liability relating to micro-villages. Appropriates funds to DHS for social services in micro-villages.
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the establishment of a training academy for conservation and resources enforcement officers.
Prohibits the use of pesticides containing the active ingredient chlorpyrifos.
Extends the deadline to file nomination papers for public offices if the incumbent of a non-at-large election does not file.
Redirects $1,000,000 of transient accommodation tax revenues to the Bishop Museum.
Makes an emergency appropriation to DOH to contract for services to review, certify, and recertify dialysis centers. Appropriates funds.
Creates the state transit fund. Raises the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to $ per day, and deposits one-half of the revenues into the state transit fund and the other half into the state highway fund for distribution to the counties. Requires the counties to use the surcharge tax revenue for new or expanded county public transit and private shuttle programs. Requires annual reports from the counties.
Provides the Public Utilities Commission with explicit authority to regulate internet service providers by amending the definition of telecommunications carrier to include an internet service provider.
