Deletes the sunset provision for Act 139, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, to make permanent provisions of the Act regarding pretrial risk assessments and parole.
Clarifies the grounds under which an employer may take employment action without committing a discriminatory practice. (SB675 HD1)
Appropriates funds to the department of education for completing the planning, design, and construction for the second phase of the new high school in Kihei, Maui.
Allows county councils to establish Neighborhood Revitalization Boards to be administered by the counties for the purpose of developing neighborhood revitalization plans for areas in each county. Allows Neighborhood Revitalization Boards to request funding and requires the counties to provide an unspecified percentage of matching funds for any neighborhood revitalization plan or project that receives state funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Establishes the objective of eliminating all imported fossil fuels for ground transportation by 2045. Updates the State's clean energy initiative program to reflect the State's target of achieving a one hundred per cent renewable energy economy by 2045.
Permits charter tour operators to maintain client trust accounts in a federally insured financial institution outside the State; provided that the charter tour operator agrees to allow the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to access the tour operator's financial records related to client trust accounts through the financial institution. (SB1299 HD1)
Establishes the vocational education out-of-school program. Establishes the vocational education program special fund. Makes an appropriation.
Appropriates funds to DHS for the housing first program and the rapid re-housing program to assist chronically homeless individuals and individuals who require financial assistance to avoid homelessness. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the state rent supplement program to assist homeless individuals or families and those at imminent risk of homelessness.
Removes the one-year residency requirement for all appointed officers who are department heads and deputies or assistants to a department head. (SB1298 HD1)
Makes various appropriations to implement the recommendations of the increased food security and food self-sufficiency strategy. Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a strategy and goals for increased food security and self-sufficiency in Hawaii. (SB1313 HD1)
