Sen. Donna Kim

Requires members of the county liquor commissions and liquor control adjudication boards to submit to annual criminal history record checks. Requires attorneys hired by the liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board to submit to annual criminal background checks. Removes the requirement that the liquor commission appoints and removes an administrator subject to the civil service laws. Makes final decisions by the liquor commission reviewable under chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Prohibits lessees who sell or transfer land from obtaining subsequent leases of the same class of land, except if the lease is acquired pursuant to section 209 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, if the only prior lease interest held by the lessee was an interest held with co-lessees, or if there is another circumstance qualifying as an exception set forth in administrative rules. (SD1)

Clarifies that the adjudicatory functions of the public utilities commission are exempt from part I of Hawaii's Sunshine Law, relating to meetings; provided that the non-adjudicatory functions of the commission shall be subject to part I of the Sunshine Law. (SD1)

Requests that the University of Hawai‘i sea grant college program conduct an economic analysis of North Shore beaches for the area of the North Shore of O‘ahu that stretches from the Kawailoa to Waiale‘e ahupua‘a to estimate the economic value of North Shore beaches. Appropriates funds.

Establishes a senior citizen higher education access pilot program at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Requires a report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2024. Repeals June 30, 2024. (SD1)

Specifies certain felonies and conditions that will preclude employment, and other felonies and conditions that may preclude employment, at a medical cannabis dispensary. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Allows DHS to establish or contract with a victim service provider to operate and manage a sex trafficking emergency shelter. Provides for tax and fee exemptions. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)

Requires two at-large seats to reside in an urban district and two at-large seats to reside in a rural district. Requires one urban district candidate and one rural district candidate to be elected in any election cycle. Changes the term of the member who receives the lowest number of votes in the 2018 general election to serve a term of two years and a term of four years after the general election of 2020. Takes effect upon approval; provided that part I shall take effect on January 1, 2020. (SD1)

Requires the committee on weights to submit a report to the legislature detailing any changes to the funding formula within thirty days of the change. (SD1)

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo to collaborate with the department of education to establish professional qualifications and develop training programs for the Ka Papahana Kaiapuni program's staff. (SD1)