Appropriates funds for certification of a reforestation carbon project at Haleakala, Maui, operated by DLNR, under an established forest carbon standard certification system. Requires DLNR to submit an annual report on the project certification to the governor and legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SB1088 HD1)
Extends the time period in which the department of agriculture may certify important agricultural lands qualified agricultural cost tax credit.
Makes an appropriation to the department of accounting and general services to conduct a study relating to the rehabilitation and renovation of the state capitol reflecting pool.
Allocates money from the tourism special fund to help fund the intercollegiate athletic programs at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and University of Hawaii at Hilo to offset the higher costs that the University of Hawaii must pay for athletics compared to peer institutions. Repeals 6/30/2019. (SD1)
Requires, on or before 9/1/2018, that the department of health adopt rules for underground storage tanks and tank systems to conform with certain federal regulations and that include additional requirements for field-constructed underground storage tanks and tank systems. (SD1)
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawai‘i to translate the Hawai‘i State Constitution into the Hawaiian language. (SB560 HD1)
Codifies exemptions to permitting requirements established by Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, within the Hawaii Revised Statutes and expands those exemptions to include broadband over wire line and wireless or mobile platforms, including wire line facilities and small wireless facilities. Establishes a definition of wireless communications antennas that include small wireless facilities. Establishes a definition of wire line. Repeals those sections of Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, that have been codified within the Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1)
Establishes a Workforce Readiness Program within the Department of Education to allow students to graduate from an extended high school enrollment with a high school diploma and an industry-recognized associate's degree. Appropriates moneys to develop and implement the program. (SB298 HD2)
Amends the deduction from the gross proceeds of a county's surcharge on state tax to reimburse the State for costs associated with handling the assessment, collection, and disposition of the county surcharge on state tax.
Appropriates $75,000 to DAGS for the State Building Code Council to update the state building code. Requires the reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard mitigation grant for the appropriated funds. (SD1)
