Rep. Scot Matayoshi

Authorizes the acquisition of land. Appropriates funds to the School Facilities Authority to purchase the fee simple interest or acquire an interest in the land to develop affordable housing, with priority given to a community with schools experiencing a high shortage of teachers. Requires the Department of Education to publish a needs assessment before development may begin. Appropriates funds for the School Facilities Authority to obtain a fair market appraisal report. Appropriates funds for the School Facilities Authority to maintain landscaping and public safety on the property until a developer is selected. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Requires the Division of Forestry and Wildlife of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish a 2-year pilot program to remove invasive species in and around Waiahole Stream on the island of Oahu. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Prohibits siting of waste disposal facilities on important agricultural lands and agricultural lands with class A and B productivity ratings. Effective 7/30/2075. (SD1)

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to support 3 additional positions at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Kauai Research and Extension Station. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Increases the threshold amount that requires disclosure of electioneering communications. Requires that disclosures of electioneering communications occur on the date the electioneering communications are publicly distributed. Specifies the disclosure date for subsequent public distribution of electioneering communications. Exempts communications in news stories or editorials published by electronic means from being considered electioneering communications. Repeals the actual expenditures exception from the definition of "electioneering communication". Applies to all elections beginning with the 2022 primary election. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1)

Appropriates funds to the John A. Burns School of Medicine to expand medical school and residency training through the Department of Veterans Affairs graduate medical education programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Exempts easements granted over public lands affecting the transfer of public lands between the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture from formal county subdivision process and approval requirements. Before the transfer of non-agricultural park lands, authorizes the Department of Agriculture to request information from the Department of Land and Natural Resources related to the establishment of necessary and reasonable easements upon the lands. Amends legislative findings regarding non-agricultural park lands. Requires the Department of Agriculture to accept the transfer of and manage certain qualifying non-agricultural park lands. Requires the Department of Agriculture, prior to offering a lease, to inquire with the Department of Land and Natural Resources regarding any easements required for access to landlocked forest reserves or other assets on the lands subject to the lease.  Requires the lessee to develop a conservation program and plan if conservation resources exist on the land. Requires approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources and the Board of Agriculture before removing pasture lands for reforestation, or other public purposes. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)