Amends various provisions related to the Aha Moku Advisory Committee, including budgetary requirements. Appropriates funds for expenses of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee and the annual Puwalu event. (SB351 HD1)
Appropriates moneys for events recognizing the twenty-fifth anniversary of the sister state relationship between Hawaii and Taiwan. (SB2887 HD1)
Updates transdermal patches to transdermal devices in section 329D-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, thereby including non-patch devices that deliver through the dermis. Adds cannabinoid suppositories to the list of cannabis products that may be manufactured and distributed by dispensaries. (SB2659 HD1)
Requires the State Procurement Policy Board to conduct annual compliance examinations of procurement contracts that are over $50,000 of an unspecified minimum number of executive departments, divisions, or agencies. Requires the State Procurement Policy Board to also select any department, division, or agency for a compliance examination to ensure compliance with the State Procurement Code. Requires the State Procurement Office to report its findings to the legislature. (SB2602 HD1)
Clarifies and strengthens the organic foods production tax credit. Effective 7/1/2050. Applies to unspecified taxable years. (SD2)
Adopts the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act and codifies the Act. Amends the Money Transmitters Act to expressly apply to persons engaged in the transmission of virtual currency. Requires a licensee dealing with virtual currency to provide a warning to a consumer prior to entering into an agreement with the consumer. (SB3082 HD1)
Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules on or before 10/13/2018 for underground storage tanks and tank systems that conform with, and are no less stringent than, the federal underground storage tank regulations effective as of 10/13/2015. Establishes the Red Hill Task Force to study the implementation of containment measures at Red Hill and report to the legislature. (SB2930 HD2)
PART I: Clarifies restaurants that sell children's meals that include a beverage for a single price shall make the default beverage a healthy beverage. PART II: Establishes a home care agency licensing program in the Department of Health. Authorizes the Department of Health to adopt interim rules to effectuate the licensing program. Requires the Department of Health to issue temporary licenses for home care agencies until the Department approves or disapproves the application in accordance with their interim rules. Requires the Department of Health to report to the Legislature on the progress of the licensing program. (SB2056 HD2)
Part I: Appropriates funds for grants to participants in software application challenges so that the proofs of concept created during the challenges can be developed into prototypes suitable for local and state government. Part II: Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to conduct a comprehensive review of the 2016-2020 Hawaii Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and develop regional economic plans. (SB2902 HD1)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to establish a Workforce Development Microgrant Program that awards grants to students who are enrolled in public high schools and are applying for technical or workforce training related to certain occupations. (SB2242 HD1)
