Sen. Clarence K. Nishihara

Establishes the Hawaii aerospace development corporation to grow investments and job opportunities in the aerospace industry and for workforce development. Transfers all rights, powers, functions, and duties of the office of aerospace development and Pacific international space center for exploration systems to the Hawaii aerospace development corporation. Repeals the office of aerospace development and Pacific international space center for exploration systems. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Requires certain private streets, highways, or thoroughfares in a commercial development district of the HCDA to conform to county construction and maintenance standards. Requires owners who exercise ownership rights for financial gain or profit of private streets, highways, or thoroughfares in a commercial development district to be responsible for the costs of conforming and maintaining the private roads to county standards. Authorizes private civil injunctive actions in the circuit courts to enforce compliance. Repeal on 6/30/2023. (SD1)

Establishes a timeframe for the decision-making processes of the Public Utilities Commission. Requires the Commission to establish criteria for prioritizing among multiple proceedings. Requires the Commission to submit a report to the Legislature prior to each regular session on all proceedings that were open at any time during the preceding year.

Requires officers and directors of associations of apartment owners to disclose activities that could reasonably be construed as a conflict of interest and cease the activity or withdraw from office. Prohibits attorneys from representing both the board and managing agent of the association. Prohibits board members from purchasing units at foreclosure sales resulting from the association's lien for unpaid assessments. Prohibits associations from contracting with service providers that have a close connection to a board member or officer of the association. Prohibits any person who contracts to provide services to the association or participates in the association's operation from owning more than fifteen per cent of the units in a project or from purchasing property that is subject to a lien by the association. Prohibits any employee of an association or person who contracts to provide goods or services to an association from soliciting, receiving, or accepting any undisclosed fee, compensation, commission, or gratuity from a third party who provides goods or services or solicits to provide goods or services to the association.

Establishes managerial functions in the operation of the property of a managing agent of a condominium. Exempts certain persons from managing agent licensing and registration requirements.

Allows licensed producers of motor vehicle insurers to satisfy the requirement that insurers provide a complete sales and claims office in the State by instead allowing the licensed producer to establish and maintain a sales and claims office.

Requires climate vulnerability assessments for permit applications filed after December 31, 2019, to construct, modify, relocate, or operate any regulated air pollutant source. Takes effect 1/1/2025. (SD1)

Specifies that a condominium association's proxies and ballots may be destroyed ninety days, rather than thirty days, after an association meeting. (SD1)

Attaches the office of enterprise technology services to the department of accounting and general services administratively. Reorganizes the members of the information technology steering committee and requires members of the steering committee to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. Authorizes the steering committee to submit to the governor a list of names for the position of chief information officer and requires the advice and consent from the senate. Sets a term limit for the steering committee members and chief information officer. (SD1)

Prohibits lessees who sell or transfer land from obtaining subsequent leases of the same class of land, except if the lease is acquired pursuant to section 209 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, if the only prior lease interest held by the lessee was an interest held with co-lessees, or if there is another circumstance qualifying as an exception set forth in administrative rules. (SD1)