Sen. Donna Kim

Requires the Department of Education to provide hygiene products that support public health, such as toilet paper, menstrual products, and hand soap free of charge to all students on all public school campuses. Requires the State Public Charter School Commission to provide hygiene products that support public health, such as toilet paper, menstrual products, and hand soap free of charge to all students on all public charter school campuses. Makes appropriations.

Authorizes the Department of Health to allow a licensed dispensary to purchase up to three thousand grams of medical cannabis or manufactured cannabis products from another licensed dispensary to ensure ongoing qualifying patient access. Increases the allowable number of production centers and retail dispensing locations per dispensary license. Places certain limits on where qualifying patients can obtain medical cannabis or manufactured cannabis products after 12/31/22. Authorizes the Department of Health to set fee structures for the submission of applications for each additional production center and retail dispensing location and for dispensary-to-dispensary sales. Permits inspections of registered grow sites by Department of Health or law enforcement to verify compliance with cannabis plant limits for cultivation by qualifying patients. Limits dispensary-to-dispensary sales to those located on the same island, as long as federal law prohibits the transportation of medical cannabis over a body of water. Effective 7/1/2022.

Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to adopt minimum appliance efficiency standards for air purifiers, portable air conditioners, residential ventilating fans, portable electric spas, and uninterruptable power supplies sold or installed in the State that are substantially equivalent to existing appliance efficiency standards established by various states and the federal government.

Grants certain emergency powers to the Department of Land and Natural Resources when certain conditions are met to facilitate quicker response and management efforts for controlling feral ungulate populations. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the Maui branch of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife to fund positions and purchase equipment necessary to address axis deer population management and control.

Allows a defendant who has been convicted of four misdemeanors in any business district or resort zoned area to be sentenced to a probationary term of geographic restriction not exceeding an unspecified number of years during which the defendant shall be prohibited from entering the district or area in which the acts occurred. Mandates imprisonment of thirty days for violation.

Excludes the installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic or solar water heater systems from mandatory review under chapter 6E, HRS, by the state historic preservation division.

Allows an individual who is seventeen years of age but will be eighteen years of age on or before the next general election to register and vote at the primary election immediately preceding that general election and in any co-occurring or intervening special election. Takes effect upon ratification of an appropriate constitutional amendment.

Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to conduct a study examining the amount of land needed to meet the State 2050 Plan.

Requires the abolishment of any public service position that remains vacant for longer than 2 years.

Authorizes qualifying patients and qualifying out-of-state patients to transport cannabis between islands of the State for personal medical use. Effective 5/6/2137. (SD1)