Clarifies that the powers granted for emergency purposes shall not be inconsistent with the state constitution. Provides parameters for the duration of suspension of laws and requires justification for the suspension. Authorizes the governor to require counties to obtain approval prior to issuing any emergency order, rule, or proclamation. Clarifies that a state of emergency may be extended or terminated by a separate or supplementary proclamation. Authorizes the legislature to terminate a state of emergency, in part or in whole, by an affirmative two-thirds vote. Specifies that prohibitions on price increases of essential commodities during a severe weather warning expire seventy-two hours after the effective date and time of the initial declaration or any supplemental proclamation.
Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz
Sponsored bills
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop and adopt reliability standards and interconnection requirements to facilitate the timely interconnection of utility-scale renewable energy projects.
Amends the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office's duties, including requiring the office to prioritize the access to broadband in rural areas of the State.
Requires each county to provide an annual report to the legislature on the county's efforts at reducing zoning and regulatory barriers to housing development.
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop and adopt reliability standards and interconnection requirements to facilitate the timely interconnection of utility-scale renewable energy projects.
Prohibits the expenditure of more than 15% of a capital improvement project's budget on professional services.
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to collect data relating to and necessary for development of a robust information technology workforce in Hawaii.
Proposes to amend Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii by inserting a new section that provides that, for the purposes of legislative reapportionment and redistricting, the term "permanent resident" means any person counted as residing in the State, according to the most recent census certified by the United States Census Bureau or any successor federal agency.
Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to conduct a study on the capacity of potable and non-potable water in various regions in the county of Maui to determine whether there is sufficient capacity for the county to expand its affordable housing supply.
Retroactively restores the foreign-trade zones exemption from taxation under the general excise tax law, use tax law, fuel tax law, liquor tax law, and cigarette tax and tobacco tax law.