Sen. Glenn Wakai

Primary SR 12

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR EDUCATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Passed May 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 141

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO PLAN AND COORDINATE THE CELEBRATION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST ARRIVAL OF JAPANESE EMIGRANTS TO HAWAII.

Passed May 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 63

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO PLAN AND COORDINATE THE CELEBRATION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST ARRIVAL OF JAPANESE EMIGRANTS TO HAWAII.

Passed May 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1150

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PRESERVING CORAL REEFS.

Requires the University of Hawaii to conduct a study on the effects of sunscreen on Hawaii's coral reefs and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SB1150 HD3)

Passed Apr 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1290

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Allocates funds from transient accommodations tax revenues to the Hawaii Tourism Authority in conjunction with the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association for the implementation of initiatives to address homelessness in tourist and resort areas. (SB1290 HD2)

Passed Apr 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 776

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

Restructures the Hawaii Invasive Species Council as the Hawaii Invasive Species Authority, administratively attached to the Department of Agriculture, to coordinate implementation of the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan and to improve coordination of the State's invasive species prevention, early detection, rapid response, control, enforcement, and outreach programs. Appropriates funds to implement the authority and relevant interagency invasive species projects. (SB776 HD1)

Passed Apr 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1201

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Establishes a Broadband Task Force to create a statewide broadband plan. (SB1201 HD3)

Passed Apr 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1040

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Requires the UH system to develop a 5- and 10-year campus master plan that includes academic and facilities plans. Establishes goals that the campus master plan should strive to achieve, and considerations to be integrated into the plan. (SB1040 HD1)

Passed Apr 26, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 429

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT.

Adopts uniform laws on protecting the online accounts of employees, unpaid interns, applicants, students, and prospective students from employers and educational institutions, respectively. (SB429 HD2)

Passed Apr 26, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 620

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires retailers or vendors that are not located in the State and not required to pay or collect general excise or use tax for sales to send certain information to purchasers in the State. Allows the Director of Taxation to require retailers or vendors to submit an annual report to the Department of Taxation. Exempts retailers or vendors who voluntarily collect and pay use tax to the Department of Taxation. Prohibits the Department of Taxation from fining, charging interest on, or penalizing in any way a purchaser who receives notification and does not pay the use tax. Amends the definition of business under Hawaii's general excise tax law. (SB620 HD2)

Passed Apr 26, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track