Establishes and funds a two-year pilot school sidewalk maintenance and repair program that requires counties to maintain and repair sidewalks in school zones or other areas of significant school related pedestrian traffic. Requires each county to report on the status of the pilot program.
Requires teachers and principals training to include suicide prevention. Allows the training to be conducted through self-review.
Prohibits any county from disqualifying a legal nonconforming dwelling unit from the Housing Choice Voucher Program if the unit meets zoning and building code requirements and other program standards such as health and safety standards. (HB82 HD1)
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawai‘i to translate the Hawai‘i state constitution into the Hawaiian language.
Requires the department of land and natural resources to develop a department telephone hotline intake training program to enable the department to efficiently and effectively receive information and respond to information and reports relating to the department's duties and responsibilities. Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to establish one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent civil service position to provide intake services for the department of land and natural resources' telephone hotline twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Establishes and appropriates funds for the Korean natural farming pilot program to combat various agricultural pests in Hawaii. Repeals on June 30, .
Establishes an undergraduate health sciences academy at the University of Hawaii to increase recruitment and retention of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and first generation college students. Makes an appropriation.
Extends the prohibition that prevents the counties from requiring fire sprinklers in specific family dwelling units and nonresidential agricultural and aquacultural buildings. (HB1384 HD3)
Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a pilot pesticide treatment coupon project for the county of Hawaii. Requires report to the Legislature on project implementation. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 1/28/2081. (SD1)
Ensures that property that is used for short-term rental transient accommodations in the State is subject to and in compliance with applicable State and county laws.
