Beginning January 1, 2021, requires contracted health plans under the State's medicaid managed care and fee-for-service programs to cover routine costs of care of enrollees participating in an approved clinical trial.
Converts the University of Hawaii Community College Promise Program from a scholarship to a loan program. Makes these loans forgivable if the recipient works in Hawaii for five years after graduation from college. Authorizes the Board of Regents to establish rules regarding the program.
Provides that family courts may withhold from public inspection any record of a denied temporary restraining order or denied protective order; provided that these records shall remain accessible to law enforcement without a court order.
Establishes a Hawaii Commercial Harbors Authority. Appropriates funds.
Sets a date for the transition of the Oahu region's health care facilities from the Hawaii health systems corporation to the department of health. Establishes a working group to develop a comprehensive plan that addresses all necessary components of such transition.
Makes the state earned income tax credit refundable and permanent. Increases and amends the refundable food/excise tax credit by basing the amount of the credit on a taxpayer's Hawaii earned income, rather than federal adjusted gross income. Increases minimum wage rate to $11.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2021, $12.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2022, $12.50 per hour beginning on 1/1/2023, and $13.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2024.
Establishes general excise tax exemptions for food, medical services, and feminine hygiene products.
Appropriates funds to Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for the Manufacturing Assistance Program.
Provides a general excise tax exemption for certain food or food ingredients.
Provides a general excise tax exemption for certain food or food ingredients.
