Requires the department of agriculture, in collaboration with the department of health, to create a restricted use pesticide amnesty program and provide restricted use pesticide amnesty bins within each county for the anonymous and proper disposal of illegal or unused restricted use pesticides.
Establishes pest control operator examination processes in statute. Establishes pest control operator continuing education training requirements. Establishes a pest control operator application coordinator position in the DCCA. Requires the DCCA and the DOA to review and update all published information regarding pest control operator licenses, examinations, and continuing education training requirements and processes.
Requires a percentage of units in a housing development on public land or real property in a county-designated transitoriented development zone and under the control of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, or the Hawaii Community Development Authority to be sold or rented to low-income residents. Applies only to transfers of a leasehold interest in the public land or real property.
Clarifies that "subsistence farming" is included as a protected activity under the Hawaii Right to Farm Act.
Establishes the Hawaii innovation and technology authority within the department of business, economic development, and tourism. Appropriates funds.
Establishes a nonrefundable income tax credit for small business research and development activities within the State.
Defines "permanent resident" for legislative reapportionment as any individual counted as a usual resident of the State in the last preceding United States census and requires reapportionment to be done using data on the total number of permanent residents in the State.
