Requires the Hawaii Health Authority (HHA) to submit an updated comprehensive health plan to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the hiring of an executive director and other staff and other expenses necessary for HHA to carry out its duties and responsibilities.
Authorizes allocation of supplemental categorical funding to remote schools, subject to legislative appropriation. Appropriates funds. (SB553 HD1)
Allows hosting platforms registered with the department of taxation to act as tax collectors on behalf of the short-term rental lodging operators and applies the general excise tax on short-term rental lodging. Requires hosting platforms to report detailed operator information, including addresses and number of booking transactions, with the filing of tax returns and requires short-term rental lodging operators to keep records of each booking transaction for a period of at least three years. Limits the number of short-term rental lodging units that can be registered by any one operator and sets a cap of the number of nights permitted. Creates a surcharge on short-term rental lodging in the State to fund supportive services for Hawaii's homeless.
Requires department heads to inform the governor of any vacancy in any board or commission. Requires the governor to maintain a listing of all boards and commissions including specified information. Appropriates funds for 1.0 FTE position to manage listing information for boards and commissions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Requires DOH to develop guidelines for the mandatory disclosure of cesspools on real property.
Appropriates funds for certification of a reforestation carbon project at Haleakala, Maui, operated by DLNR, under an established forest carbon standard certification system. Requires DLNR to submit an annual report on the project certification to the governor and legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SB1088 HD1)
Makes an appropriation to the department of accounting and general services to conduct a study relating to the rehabilitation and renovation of the state capitol reflecting pool.
Allocates money from the tourism special fund to help fund the intercollegiate athletic programs at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and University of Hawaii at Hilo to offset the higher costs that the University of Hawaii must pay for athletics compared to peer institutions. Repeals 6/30/2019. (SD1)
Allows consumers to obtain unpasteurized milk by entering herdshare agreements with producers.
Requires, on or before 9/1/2018, that the department of health adopt rules for underground storage tanks and tank systems to conform with certain federal regulations and that include additional requirements for field-constructed underground storage tanks and tank systems. (SD1)
