Establishes a single-payer universal health care insurance system and establishes the state health care insurance planning and financing authority to determine the costs of the system, necessary financing methods, and transition mechanisms. Requires that the functions, rights, powers, duties, and appropriations of the Hawaii health authority, DLIR as they relate to the prepaid health care act, and Hawaii employer union health benefits trust fund be transferred to the state health care insurance planning and financing authority. Specifies requirements regarding the state health care insurance planning and financing authority membership, membership appointment, voting, and duties. Repeals the Hawaii health authority. Appropriates funds to the state health care insurance planning and financing authority to establish and operate the single-payer universal health care insurance system.
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Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to transfer the operation, administration, management, and maintenance of Honokohau small boat harbor to a county in which the harbor is located. Authorizes a county to operate and maintain a small boat harbor. Appropriates funds for repairs and maintenance of Honokohau small boat harbor.
Requires any person initiating a land disturbing activity to present a conservation plan for the activity to the affected neighborhood board or equivalent body prior to initiating the activity.
Allows the works of art special fund to be used for arts programs in public schools and the University of Hawaii system.
Converts the long-term care community living program specialist position within the executive office on aging from exempt to permanent civil service status.
Requires the department of health to create and maintain an online information portal making available to the public by January 1, 2018, the information published annually in the Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hawaii report. Requires the department to update the portal annually.
Legalizes hemp. Makes the temporary industrial hemp pilot program a permanent program. Expands the scope of the industrial hemp program to include commercial purposes. Excludes hemp from state criminal prohibitions against marijuana.
Increases the amount of guaranteed monthly compensation required to exempt an individual from minimum wage, overtime, and record keeping requirements under the Hawaii wage and hour law. Establishes a formula for calculation of the guaranteed monthly compensation that ties the guaranteed monthly compensation to the applicable minimum wage. Removes exemptions for automobile salespersons and golf caddies from the wage and hour law.