Rep. Sean Quinlan

Increases administrative and criminal penalties for those who violate the Hawaii pesticides law.

Authorizes counties to establish a program for commissioned volunteer enforcement officers to assist their police department with specified enforcement actions within their traffic division.

Prohibits early release of prisoners prior to expiration of their sentence, except pursuant to the existing system for paroles and pardons or by reason of the prisoner's terminal illness.

Requires the department of land and natural resources (DLNR) and department of agriculture (HDOA) to meet and identify the non-agricultural park lands that should be rezoned as conservation district. Requires that agriculture lands under the jurisdiction of DLNR be transferred to HDOA not later than 12/31/2023. Requires DLNR and HDOA to meet every 5 years to discuss transferring remaining lands. Requires HDOA to inquire about any easements needed by DLNR before offering a lease.

Prohibits a hospital from assigning unlicensed assistive personnel to perform nursing care tasks, functions, and activities that would otherwise fall under the scope of practice of a registered nurse or permitting a registered nurse to delegate certain tasks, functions, and activities to unlicensed assistive personnel. Prohibits registered nurses from being assigned to a nursing unit or critical care area unless registered nurses receive orientation and demonstrate individual competency. Requires the department of health to adopt rules that establish requirements related to registered nurse-to-patient ratios in licensed hospitals. Requires a report to the legislature.

Authorizes the counties to adopt an ordinance regulating the operation of hosting platforms that provide booking services for transient accommodation operators.

Requires the public utilities commission to ensure consumers are provided with access to information services, including internet services, that are available at just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory uncapped rates.

Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices within the definition of "tobacco products", as used in the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Establishes a tax of twenty per cent for the wholesale price for electronic smoking devices and 10 cents for each milliliter of e-liquid. Allocates a portion of funds collected on excise taxes on electronic smoking devices and eliquids to the trauma system special fund, community health centers special fund, and emergency medical services special fund.

Amends provisions relating to criteria and procedures in family court determinations regarding custody and visitation rights. Clarifies that a parent's felony conviction for a violent or sexual offense in which the victim was a minor, or requirement to register as a sex offender, raises a rebuttable presumption that custody or visitation by that parent is not in the best interest of the child. Requires courts to consider registration as a sex offender a presumption of risk that affects the burden of producing evidence. Requires courts to state reasons for findings in writing or on the record, including specific findings that there is no risk to the child's health, safety, and welfare.

Amends the law relating to the use of deadly force to establish under which circumstances a person using deadly force has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand the person's ground. Repeals statutory language that permits an actor to use deadly force at the actor's place of work in some circumstances.