Allows the HHFDC to enter into public private partnerships with private sector entities to build affordable housing and reserves a portion of the housing units for the exclusive use of the employees of the private sector entity partner.
Establishes the Hawaii lottery and gaming corporation for the purpose of conducting gambling in Hawaii. Allocates proceeds to capital improvements at public schools and the University of Hawaii system, scholarships and educational loan repayments for medical students who practice in Hawaii for ten years, support for the family practice rural residency program, watershed protection, and reduction and prevention of problem gambling.
Requires the State to pay, without delay, military personnel called to active duty at the same rate as their active duty counterparts; provide basic housing allowance; provide service credit for time on active duty; and allow state and county employees to count the time called to active duty in the State toward retirement.
Increases the amount of the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax from $5 to $8.
Establishes a state lottery commission to implement a lottery, of which excess proceeds are allocated to the Department of Education for school-based budgeting under program ID EDN 100. Authorizes the commission to establish multistate lottery games. Appropriates funds.
Amends provision regarding the liability of a property owner for penalties regarding aerials devices. Amends definitions relating to aerial fireworks.
Increases fees imposed upon importers, wholesalers, storage sites, and retailers for licenses on fireworks. Authorizes counties to use fees for costs related to inspecting shipped containers of aerial devices when they are opened.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges from seventy years to eighty years.
Appropriates funds for the aeronautical sciences program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Effective 7/1/2020.
Authorizes forfeiture of certain ERS benefits, pursuant to court order, for state or county employees and designated beneficiaries who are convicted of an employment-related felony.
