Sen. Bennette E. Misalucha

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to have electric utilities separately issue requests for proposals for firm renewable energy generation and requests for proposals for intermittent renewable energy generation. Prohibits the Public Utilities Commission from approving any new or renewed utilityowned generation project by a public utility or any new or renewed power purchase agreement for electricity generation with affiliated interests with a public utility. Appropriates moneys to the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a study. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)

Clearly defines the group of professionals who are prohibited from knowingly referring or transferring patients to an uncertified or unlicensed care facility. Replaces the term "fine" with "administrative penalty". Repeals the landlord exclusion. Requires the Department of Health to prioritize complaint allegations based on severity for inspections of state-licensed or state-certified care facilities. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

Increases terms for public auction, sales, or leases under the Hawaii Community Development Authority from sixty-five years to ninety-nine years. Retains terms for leases of ceded lands at sixty-five years. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Implements a schedule and standards for the inspection and repair of underground storage tanks. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

Allows the Department of Transportation to: (1) Install and lease telecommunication facilities; (2) Contract for the installation, lease, and management of telecommunication facilities; and (3) Grant longitudinal access to the right-of-way of a highway for the installation, operation, and maintenance of a telecommunication facility under certain conditions. Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt certain administrative rules. Authorizes the Director of Transportation to offer a broadband service provider use of and access to its spare conduits and related telecommunication facilities under certain conditions. Grants a property owner the right of just compensation from the Department of Transportation or the broadband provider for any decrease in land value due to the expanded use of an existing easement to install or operate a telecommunication facility. Creates the Smart Highway Corridor Special Fund. Exempts the Department of Transportation from rulemaking requirements for one year for the purposes of this Act. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

Extends the deadline by which the transfer of the Oahu regional health care system from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to the Department of Health shall take place. Sets the manner by which the Oahu Regional Health Care System should request operational funding during the transitional period. Exempts the working group from chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Appropriates moneys. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to establish the department's hiring and promotion goals for position-qualified transgender and non-binary persons and develop the State's Transgender Employment Policy addressing specified areas by 1/1/2024. Requires annual reports to the Legislature before the Regular Sessions of 2025 and 2026. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Establishes the Hawaii Harbor Ocean Safety Committee. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

Establishes and appropriates funds for five permanent Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Specialist Positions within the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, assigned to each county as follow: one for the City and County of Honolulu, one for the county of Maui, two for the county of Hawaii, and one for the county of Kauai. Requires the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Specialist to work under the supervision of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman to achieve the goals of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, as mandated by the federal Older Americans Act. (SD1)

Appropriates funds for the operating budget of the department of human services for fiscal year 2022-2023. Requires the Department of Human Services to make any and all efforts available each year to fully fund all programs relating to homelessness. (SD1)