Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to issue temporary permits to allow otherwise prohibited acts when the species affected is designated as threatened and authorizes the department to also suspend or revoke those temporary permits for due cause for two years.
Establishes limits on the government's use of facial recognition systems, with certain specified exceptions.
Establishes a three-year cover crop reimbursement pilot program to provide reimbursement to farming operations in the State for costs related to cover cropping. Establishes a cover crop reimbursement pilot program manager position within the department of agriculture to administer the program. Requires an annual report to the legislature. Appropriates funds.
Prohibits the sale of all flavored tobacco products. Establishes fines and penalties for violations. Effective 01/01/2023.
Appropriates funds to expand the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program by: (1) contracting with third party service providers and staffing consultants and (2) recruiting more volunteers.
Requires DCCA to maintain and make public a list of persons that performed work without the required contractor license. Requires that certain documents be submitted to DCCA for projects being conducted pursuant to the owner-builder exemption of the contractor licensing law. Establishes fees based on the estimated value of the work to be performed by the owner-builder, to be used to pay for county building inspections. Requires owner-builders to provide written permission for a county to enter the property for inspection prior to a county issuing a building permit.
Proposes an amendment to article V, section 2, of the Hawaii State Constitution to require that each gubernatorial nominee appoint a person from the same political party to be a running mate for Lieutenant Governor in the general election. Proposes an amendment to article V, section 4, of the Constitution to provide when the office of the governor is vacant, the Lieutenant Governor shall temporarily have the powers and duties of the office; provided that if a certain number of days remain in the gubernatorial term, a special election shall elect a Governor and Lieutenant Governor, who shall serve from the date of the certification of the special election results to the end of the vacated term.
Amends the appointing authority of the public charter school commission members. Specifies the transition from existing members to members appointed under the new appointing authority. Requires that members of the public charter school commission possess strong experience and expertise in public and nonprofit governance, management and finance, public school leadership, assessment, curriculum, instruction, and public education law.
Establishes the bank of the State of Hawaii working group to propose legislation to establish a state-operated bank of the State of Hawaii. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Prohibits the importation of shark parts and products containing shark parts. Provides certain exemptions.
