In a summary possession proceeding brought by a landlord against a holdover tenant: requires the court to address the complaint for summary possession during the first court appearance of the parties; prohibits a writ of possession from allowing the tenant more than fifteen days to vacate the premises; and specifies that the court shall expedite the proceeding so that the landlord is not unduly prejudiced by the delay.
Sponsored bills
Establishes a medical aid in dying act that establishes a regulatory process under which an adult resident of the State with a medically confirmed terminal disease may obtain a prescription for medication to be self-administered to end the patient's life.
Requires and appropriates funds for the department of business, economic development, and tourism, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii West Oahu, to develop a master plan to build a studio complex on the campus of the University of Hawaii West Oahu to be used for film production and classes for the academy of creative media.
Lowers the threshold of blood alcohol content for the offense of driving under the influence of an intoxicant and the offense of habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.
Prohibits the issuance of new building permits unless it is established that the building will be furnished with equipment that allows for the collection and future use of gray water. Provides for exemptions. Takes effect on 1/1/2020.
Requires persons who manufacture, sell, offer for sale, lease, or distribute a product that makes content accessible on the internet to include digital blocking capability that renders pornographic material inaccessible. Allows consumers to disable the blocking capability if the consumer fulfils certain requirements, including payment of a digital access fee that is deposited into the human trafficking victim services fund. Requires persons who manufacture, sell, offer for sale, lease, or distribute a product that makes content accessible on the internet to establish and maintain a reporting system for content that is improperly blocked and pornographic content that the blocking capability fails to block. Establishes the offense of failure to include digital pornography blocking capability.
Requires the office of information practices to resolve all public complaints about noncompliance with chapter 92F and part I of chapter 92 within six months from the date the office of information practices receives the complaint.
Creates and appropriates funds for the 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.
Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources' division of forestry and wildlife, Maui branch, for invasive species technician positions in east Maui to address invasive plants and animals.
Appropriates funds to the UH college of tropical agriculture and human resources cooperative extension service for one full-time ornamental plant extension agent.