Establishes a general excise tax exemption to the amounts received from the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the fiftieth representative district.
Allows the department of labor and industrial relations to train and deputize volunteer investigators investigating public works projects. Requires reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds.
Includes the use of traditional Native Hawaiian burial practices in the treatment and disposal of human remains, including the use of alkaline hydrolysis. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules.
Requires a finding that denial of reasonable grandparent visitation rights would cause significant harm to a child as a condition of awarding grandparent visitation rights. Clarifies procedures for an order awarding reasonable grandparent visitation rights. Specifies that a violation of the terms and conditions of the order is punishable as contempt of court.
Appropriates funding for the med-QUEST program of the department of human services (program identification number HMS401) for non-covered or under-covered behavioral health services for med-QUEST beneficiaries.
Increases the income threshold that excludes certain employees from overtime pay. Effective 1/1/2023.
Establishes a temporary Office of Wellness and Resilience within the Office of the Governor. Authorizes the Office to address issues and implement solutions to improve wellness and resilience, including issues and solutions identified by the Trauma-Informed Care Task Force. Appropriates moneys. Sunsets on an unspecified date.
Appropriates funds to support Hawaii's nursing workforce and address the nursing workforce shortage by increasing University of Hawaii nursing faculty positions, providing education grants to qualified students who represent underrepresented persons in nursing, and providing greater training and development for nurses.
Designates the month of October as "Disability Awareness Month: Employment, Enrichment, and Inclusion" in recognition of the employment challenges and successes of persons with disabilities in the State.
