Sen. Rachele Lamosao

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to establish a cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training program for public school students in grades six through twelve as part of existing health or physical education curriculum. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the establishment of a cardiac emergency response plan in all public elementary, middle, intermediate, and high schools in the State.

Requires each public school to implement a policy to prohibit students from using cellular phones and other wireless communication devices during school hours, subject to exceptions for education, health, and emergencies.

Requires the Department of Transportation to establish and implement a five-year Interisland Transportation Fee Reimbursement Pilot Program, to be funded by revenues received from the rental motor vehicle surcharge. Extends the increase of the rental motor vehicle surcharge by $0.50 each year from 12/31/2027 to 12/31/2031. Appropriates funds.

Maddy summaryHB 1253 establishes the Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Program, which directly affects individuals on probation in Hawaii. The bill creates a structured probation program focused on swift, certain, and graduated sanctions for probation violations, rather than immediate incarceration. Administered by the Hawaii Judiciary, the program aims to improve probation compliance and reduce recidivism through consistent oversight and targeted interventions. This is a procedural bill creating a new program framework, not a substantive policy change to existing laws.

Appropriates moneys for a structural engineering analysis; the planning, design, and construction of repairs and improvements to the water line system; and the reopening of a roadway related to Manele Small Boat Harbor.

Requires the department of education to prohibit cell phone use during the instructional day, prohibit student access to social media through the school's internet, and implement a social media education campaign. Creates exemptions for students requiring accommodations, emergency situations, and teacher authorizations.

Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop and publish a Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan and updates to the plan every five years thereafter. Appropriates funds.

Maddy summaryHB 1288 would create a Rare Disease Advisory Council within the state Department of Health. The council would provide recommendations to the state on addressing the needs of people living with rare diseases. This bill establishes a formal advisory body to help inform state health policies and programs for rare disease patients. The bill is currently in committee referral.

Maddy summaryHB 1309 authorizes state agencies to transfer specific lands under their jurisdiction to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. This bill directly affects the state agencies holding the lands and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, which manages land for Native Hawaiian residents. The key mechanism is the legal authorization for the transfer, without specifying which lands or additional conditions. The bill focuses solely on enabling this property transfer process.

Maddy summaryHB 1281 appropriates funds for physical capital improvement projects (like building repairs or infrastructure upgrades) specifically within the Thirty-Sixth Representative District. It directly affects the district's local government and residents by providing dedicated funding for these projects. The bill's key provision is the allocation of state funds for such improvements, without specifying exact projects or creating new policies. This is a straightforward funding measure, not a policy change.