Requires the Department of Agriculture and Department of Health to jointly convene a Hawaiʻi Hemp Task Force to inform public policy and identify methods and actions to best support agriculture and build a hemp industry to support rural economic development in the State. Repeals 7/1/2025.
Modifies penalties for violations of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations rules from a fixed fine to a fine proportional to the yearly income of the violator.
Establishes a working group to develop a plan that creates an educational pathway in the University of Hawaiʻi community college system that equips interested students with the necessary entry level knowledge, skill set, expertise, and advancement potential in the field of meat processing. Requires a report to the Legislature twenty days before the Regular Sessions of 2025 and 2026.
Establishes the offense of habitual runaway.
Amends the state and county contributions to the Hawaiʻi Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund for employees hired after 6/30/2024.
Beginning 1/1/2027, establishes licensing requirements, including minimum standards and qualifications, for journey worker electric utility linemen and expands the board of electricians and plumbers to include members engaged in electric utility work. Sunsets the original limited exemption from licensing requirements for qualified electricians that was originally enacted by Act 65, SLH 2013, and extended pursuant to Act 60, SLH 2018.
Establishes an annual tax credit for qualified physicians who actively practice medicine in rural areas of the state.
Establishes a refundable child tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024.
Establishes the Hui Hoomana task force to identify actionable priorities and financial resources to offer the State's residents universal access to affordable, high-quality healthcare and health insurance. Requires reports to the Legislature. Dissolves the task force on 7/1/2025.
Lowers the blood alcohol concentration threshold for driving while under the influence of alcohol from 0.08 to 0.05.
