Requires the Department of Human Services to conduct a study on the need for the Hawaii Care Plan to provide health insurance for any individual who is not otherwise eligible for medicaid. (HB1415 HD1)
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish the Hau‘ula Beach Park Marine Life Conservation District.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish the Laniakea Beach Marine Life Conservation District. Prohibits certain ocean recreation activities within the District.
Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who lease housing to certain low-income tenants.
Establishes an uninsured motorist identification database program and special fund within the Insurance Division to verify motorist compliance with insurance requirements and reduce the number of uninsured motorists.
Creates a crisis intervention and diversion program in the department of health to divert those in need to appropriate health care and away from the criminal justice system.
Transfers regulation of electronic smoking devices from AG's office to DOTAX. Establishes procedures for licensing and permitting of electronic smoking device retailers. Increases tobacco licensing and permitting fees. Allocates $200,000 of new e-liquid excise tax to the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund.
Prohibits the Department of Public Safety from using for-profit prisons to house inmates by 2035.
Provides, under certain circumstances, amnesty for used car purchasers from paying unpaid vehicle registration fees or penalties if the purchaser had no knowledge of the delinquent fees or penalties upon the purchase of the vehicle.
Adds the impounding of a vehicle as a punishment for any vehicle used in the commission of illegal disposal of solid waste.
