Amends the law enforcement officer independent review board to include review of any specific incident of alleged misconduct recommended by certain officials and make it a permanent board. Amends the membership of the law enforcement standards board. Amends the term for members of each board to four years.
Allows a qualified applicant to change their sex designation on their own birth certificate.
Extends by three years the requirement that the department of health furnish, free of charge, certified copies of birth certificates for any individual who is homeless, provided the individual's homeless status is corroborated by a verification letter issued by a homeless service provider. Repeals June 30, 2024.
Prohibits any planned community association from assessing a fine or requiring an architectural review for construction or installation work to the exterior of a member's or tenant's unit if performed more than three or more years ago or if performed by a previous member of tenant of the unit, regardless of when the previous member or tenant performed the construction or installation work on the unit.
Legalizes, regulates, and taxes cannabis and manufactured cannabis products for responsible, adult use. Exempts sales of cannabis and manufactured cannabis products for medical use from the general excise tax. Clarifies that qualifying out-of-state patients have the same rights and privileges under the medical cannabis law. Allows qualifying out-of-state patients to cultivate medical cannabis.
Establishes a suicide prevention task force to examine, evaluate, and determine methods to reduce suicides within state correctional system.
Establishes a class of artisan-scale composting operations exempt from department of health regulations to divert organic materials from Hawaii's landfills.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a five-year food hub pilot program to increase access to local food. Provides for the award of grant funding to qualified applicants wishing to establish or expand a food hub. Requires reports to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation.
Requires the Governor to mandate, when declaring a state of emergency involving an airborne pathogen, the wearing of face masks or other specified face coverings under certain circumstances. Specifies that the penalty for violation of the mandate shall be a monetary fine, unless an exemption was fraudulently obtained.
Requires the Department of Agriculture and Agribusiness Development Corporation to annually lease at least fifty per cent of land leased or up for lease renewal to operations whose primary business is local food production beginning 1/1/2022. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Agribusiness Development Corporation to submit reports to the legislature on leasing activities.
