Rep. Patrick Pihana Branco

Primary HB 1572

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE.

Establishes the hike safe card program and search and rescue special fund to be administered by the department of land and natural resources. Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search and rescue expenses for persons who require rescue after leaving a hiking trail to enter a prohibited area or hiking on a trail closed to the public and persons who acted recklessly. Exempts persons who possess a hike safe card from search and rescue cost reimbursement, unless a search and rescue response is required due to a reckless act or omission. Repeals on 6/30/2025.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1633

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Permits counties to adopt ordinances permitting developers to make a cash payment of fifteen per cent of the gross revenue of the development in lieu of providing the required reserved housing under the county's affordable housing program. Specifies the HCDA may permit cash payments of fifteen per cent of the gross revenue of the development project in lieu of providing reserved housing.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1677

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.

Requires state departments and agencies to establish hiring and promotion goals for position-qualified transgender and non-binary persons and develop transgender employment policies addressing specified areas by 1/1/2023. Requires annual reports to the Legislature.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1535

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.

Requires coffee blend labels to disclose geographic and regional origins and per cent by weight of the blended coffees. Prohibits using geographic origins of coffee in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee that contains less than a designated percentage of coffee by weight from that geographic origin, phased in to a minimum of fifty-one per cent by 1/1/2025. Prohibits use of the term "All Hawaiian" in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee not produced entirely from green coffee beans grown and processed in Hawaii.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1730

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaii healthy aging partnership program to further the program's role in improving the health and well-being of Hawaii's kupuna.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1804

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a Healthy Soils Program.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1529

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO FARMER EQUITY.

Enhances farmer equity by ensuring inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in the development, implementation, and enforcement of food and agriculture laws, rule, policies, and programs. Requires an annual report to the legislature.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1767

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO REGENERATIVE TOURISM.

Incorporates a regenerative framework into the State Planning Act by expanding objectives and policies for the visitor industry.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1418

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE.

Defines broadband equity. Clarifies the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office's duties to promote and support digital equity and broadband deployment.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1835

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Authorizes the counties to reclassify lands fifteen to one hundred acres in certain rural, urban, and agricultural districts in which at least fifty per cent of the housing units on the land sought to be reclassified are set aside for persons and families with incomes at or below one hundred forty per cent of the area median income.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track