Rep. Nicole Lowen

Exempts affordable housing units acquired, developed, financed, or rehabilitated by qualified nonprofit housing trusts from the use restrictions and the 10-year owner-occupancy, 10-year buyback, owner qualifications, and shared appreciation equity requirements if the qualified nonprofit housing trust establishes owner-occupancy and buy-back restrictions approved by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. (HB2459 HD1)

Prohibits state law enforcement agencies from complying with federal immigration detainers or honoring requests for non-public information unless specifically required to do so by a warrant signed by a judge or provisions of federal, state, or local law. (HB1994 HD2)

Prohibits internet service providers from using the personal information of customers for specific purposes without the prior written consent of customers. (HB2296 HD1)

Creates and appropriates funds for Erin's Law Task Force to review policies, programs, and curricula for educating public school students about sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention, and report recommendations for the establishment of a program to educate public school children on sexual abuse prevention through age appropriate curricula. (HB2155 HD1)

Regulates broadband internet service providers to ensure a free and open Internet. Establishes a task force to examine the costs and benefits of creating a state-owned public utility company to provide broadband internet service. (HB1995 HD1)

Allows advanced practice registered nurses, physicians, dentists, psychologists, pharmacists, and social workers to receive tax credits for acting as preceptors in volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotations provided to eligible students that enable the students to obtain an eligible healthcare professional degree or certificate. Establishes the Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee to issue certificates to volunteer preceptors upon verifying that the volunteer preceptors meet the requirements of the tax credit. (HB1967 HD2)

Establishes a Hawaii Beach Preservation Special Fund. Authorizes the DLNR to expend moneys from the Special Fund to acquire lands for beach preservation with prior authorization of the Legislature. Creates a working group within the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission to determine appropriate funding mechanisms for the Special Fund. Establishes a three-year North Shore Oahu Pilot Program under DLNR to explore managed retreat options. Appropriates funds. (HB2468 HD2)

Appropriates funds for one advanced life support ambulance to be based in Puna on the island of Hawaii and to be used from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and to include a vehicle, equipment, and personnel costs. (HB1616 HD1)

Establishes and appropriates funds for a Regional Nutrient Cycling Pilot Program on Maui. Requires DOA to report on the efficacy of the pilot program. (HB2102 HD2)

Appropriates funds from a special fund for enforcement officer positions in all counties. (HB1983 HD1)