Rep. Nicole Lowen

Primary HB 780

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Requires the office of the lieutenant governor to convene a working group to examine the feasibility of establishing and implementing a kauhale pilot program based on specified criteria to provide shelter and other services to homeless individuals in the State and to submit a report of the working group's findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2024.

In committee Feb 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 935

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEARING AIDS.

Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts received from the sale of hearing aids.

In committee Feb 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 651

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CARE FACILITY INSPECTIONS.

Requires the Department of Health to post on its website separate reports for various visits, violations, plans, and confirmations the Department performs or issues of certain care facilities. Establishes deadlines for each report type. Requires the Department of Health to log all reports in a database designed for easy public posting. Requires all facilities inspected by the Department of Health to maintain certain records and notify the Executive Office on Aging, Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and appropriate county offices on aging of initial inspection visit dates.

In committee Feb 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 9

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

ESTABLISHING THE HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RED HILL TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO THE RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY, WATER CONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION, AND ALL RELATED IMPACTS.

Passed Jan 31, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 583

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING ACCREDITATION.

Establish within the Department of Human Services' Child Care Assistance Program, a Child Care Accreditation Program to support licensed or registered child care providers to obtain accreditation from a national early learning accrediting organization. Extends the deadline by which unaccredited service providers of the Preschool Open Doors Program must commence the accreditation process and obtain accreditation. Appropriate funds.

In committee Jan 31, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 10

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

ESTABLISHING A LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP TO OVERSEE THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS' EXECUTION OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO ACT 279, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2022, TO ADDRESS THE BENEFICIARY WAITING LIST.

Passed Jan 31, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 881

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON BEACHES.

Prohibits any person from presetting commercial beach equipment on any public beach under the jurisdiction of the department of land and natural resources, unless the customer is physically present. Requires commercial vendors to expeditiously remove commercial beach equipment after the customer has finished using it. Allows the department of land and natural resources to grant exemptions through rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Establishes administrative fines for violations. Pertains only to public beaches and does not include private lands, including accreted lands.

In committee Jan 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 959

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF AIR TRAVEL.

Establishes the mitigation of the climate effects of commercial air transportation task force to identify, analyze, and make recommendations to mitigate the carbon load of, contributions to global warming made by, and effects on the climate caused by commercial air travel to the State.

In committee Jan 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1264

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO NURSES.

Requires state participation in the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact, which will allow a nurse who is licensed by a home state to practice under a multistate licensure privilege in each party state.

In committee Jan 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 821

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE SALE OF ANIMALS.

Prohibits pet dealers and retail pet stores in the State from selling, offering to sell, leasing, offering to lease, bartering, auctioning, or otherwise transferring ownership of any dog, cat, or rabbit. Effective 1/1/2024.

In committee Jan 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track