Allows dogs in restaurants at the restaurant owner's or manager's discretion, provided that certain conditions are met.
Requires the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with other state agencies, to develop and implement a plan to expand the meat processing capacity in the State to allow for meat from axis deer and other wild game to be processed for distribution by non-profit food distribution services by 7/1/2025. Appropriates funds.
Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation to the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office to conduct a state-wide blanket environmental impact statement for geothermal exploration and development.
Requires the Department of Education to establish zero-emission vehicle goals as part of the sustainable schools initiative. Requires annual report to the Legislature.
Establishes the Rural Health Task Force within the Department of Health to make recommendations on registered nurse recruitment and retention in rural areas of east Maui, Molokai, and Lanai.
Establishes standards for the collection, sale, and destruction of consumer health data by regulated entities and small businesses.
Requires the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to compile a list of approved archaeologists to ensure the quality and integrity of archaeological services contracted by developers. Specifies information to be included in an archaeological inventory survey.
Requires, rather than allows, any person who violates chapter 6E, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, to appear before the Board of Land and Natural Resources. Requires, rather than allows, the Board of Land and Natural Resources to impose fines.
Prohibits civil asset forfeiture unless the covered offense is a felony for which the property owner has been convicted. Excludes the forfeiture proceedings for an animal pending criminal charges. Requires the Attorney General to deposit the net proceeds of the forfeited property to the credit of the state general fund.
Beginning January 1, 2025, increases the tip credit to be twenty per cent of the minimum wage.
