Requires the Department of Agriculture to partner with Hawaii's agricultural community to establish and implement a food safety certification training program to help small- to medium-sized farms comply with federal food safety certification mandates. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
Establishes the Safe Spaces for Youth Pilot Program within the Department of Human Services. Requires the pilot program to collaborate with all state and county departments that offer services to ensure the well-being of youth in Hawaii to coordinate the identification of youth who are experiencing homelessness and placement of these youth at a shelter for homeless youth. Requires the Department of Human Services to contract with nonprofit organizations to provide shelters for homeless youth. Requires the Department of Human Services to submit a report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2025. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2025. (CD1)
Establishes the Department of Education Commercial Enterprises Revolving Fund for funds to be expended in the operation of commercial enterprises by the Department of Education. (CD1)
Clarifies the definition of the term "abandoned well". Requires abandoned well owners to seal the well at the owner's expense. (CD1)
Amends the focus, scope, responsibilities, and powers of the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC). Amends the definition of the term "agriculture" as the term relates to the ADC. Transfers the administrative attachment of the ADC from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Amends the requirements and responsibilities of the board of directors of the ADC. Amends the required contents of the Hawaii agribusiness plan. Appropriates moneys. (CD1)
Establishes within the Department of Human Services, a five-year Child Wellness Incentive Pilot Program that pays $50 to each state medicaid benefit recipient for each completed well-child examination of that recipient parent's child. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt rules and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2027. (CD1)
Repeals certain Department of Education annual reporting requirements. (HD1)
Makes intentionally providing false information concerning the name or address of a person paying for a campaign advertisement a class C felony. Authorizes criminal prosecution for campaign finance law violations in addition to criminal fines. Increases the period during which a person convicted for a criminal violation of campaign finance law is disqualified from holding elective office. Authorizes the Attorney General or Prosecuting Attorney to commence prosecution of campaign finance law violations. (CD1)
Requires the Department of Health to implement a telehealth pilot project and publish an evaluation report on the telehealth pilot project outcomes. Requires the Department to implement and administer a rural health care pilot project to provide physicians and nurse practitioners serving selected rural areas with an availability fee and reimbursements for certain expenses and submit to the Legislature an evaluation report on the rural health care pilot project outcomes. Appropriates funds to support the pilot projects. (CD1)
Establishes a technology services consolidation working group to develop a plan for the phased consolidation of all state executive branch information technology services and staff, where determined practicable by the working group, within five years, excluding those of the Department of Education, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, University of Hawaii, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs, under the Office of Enterprise Technology Services. Requires the working group to recommend ways to attract high-quality information technology professionals to the State and report to the Legislature. Dissolves the working group on 12/31/2023. (CD1)
