Defines "business day" as used in Part I of Chapter 92, HRS, governing public meetings. Clarifies that board packets, if created, shall be made available for public inspection in the board's office during regular business hours, no later than three full business days before the public meeting. Defines "regular business hours".
Sen. Carol Fukunaga
Sponsored bills
Exempts a dormant captive insurance company that has been issued a certificate of dormancy from certain taxes and the requirement that its governing body hold at least one meeting each year in the State. Effective 1/1/3000. (SD1)
Includes certain law enforcement administrators and employees of the Department of Law Enforcement as class A members of the pension and retirement systems and provides guidance for the computation of retirement benefits similar to police officers.
Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to conduct a study of agricultural markets for Hawaii farmers. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the one-year study of agricultural markets for Hawaii farmers. Appropriates funds to establish positions to collect agricultural data and conduct data analysis for public consumption. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Prohibits a home care agency or person with a financial interest in the home care agency from providing home care services to a client if the home care agency or person owns or leases the client's residence.
Maddy summaryThis bill (SB 2302) implements recommendations from the Condominium Property Regime Task Force, but the provided context does not specify the exact recommendations or their content. The abstract states it "implements" these recommendations without detailing the specific policy changes, mechanisms, or who would be directly affected. Without further information on the Task Force's proposals, the bill's concrete provisions cannot be described. As a procedural bill referencing task force work, it does not outline specific new requirements or impacts in the available summary.
Maddy summarySB 3189 allocates state funds to the State Public Charter School Commission specifically for prekindergarten-only public charter schools. This bill directly affects those schools by providing dedicated funding for their operations. The key mechanism is a state appropriation to support early childhood education programs within this specific school type. It does not change eligibility rules or create new programs, only funding existing preK-only charter schools through the Commission. The bill is currently in committee referral after its initial introduction and first reading.
Conforms county debt limit statements law to permit counties to exclude tax increment bonds from the debt limit of the counties if a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of tax increment bonds and excluding tax increment bonds from determinations of the counties' funded debt is ratified.
Establishes the Fire Risk Management and Safety Documentation Pilot Program to promote condominium fire safety. Establishes the Fire Risk Management and Safety Documentation Working Group to oversee the Fire Risk Management and Safety Documentation Pilot Program. Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to provide administrative support to the Fire Risk Mitigation and Safety Documentation Working Group. Appropriates funds.
Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine to purchase, or to contract with a third party or third parties in the private sector to purchase and operate, a single-room proton therapy system; provided that the system shall be available to all residents of the State.