Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to develop a transit-oriented development (TOD) zone improvement program to foster community development by strategically investing in public facilities. Appropriates funds to HCDA for staff necessary to develop and manage the TOD zone improvement program.
Establishes the landlord-tenant courts.
Clarifies that financial institutions are authorized to conduct business with persons and entities that lawfully deal with industrial hemp.
Establishes and appropriates moneys for a medical respite pilot program to offer medical, nursing, psychiatric, and other care for homeless individuals after being discharged from a hospital. Requires the department of human services to submit an application for an amendment to the QUEST Integration section 1115 demonstration project to expand its QUEST Integration project to provide for the medical respite pilot program.
Requires the department of human services to establish and implement a whole person care pilot program and submit an application for an amendment to the QUEST Integration section 1115 demonstration project to expand its QUEST Integration project to provide for the whole person care pilot program. Appropriates funds to the department of human services for the establishment and implementation of the whole person care pilot program.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for plans, design, construction, and equipment for a biofuel and animal feed facility in Keaau in the County of Hawaii.
Establishes a Farmer Apprentice Mentoring Program to teach and train farmers to utilize a whole farm system approach to agriculture. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Agriculture to provide mentoring on a whole farm system approach to agriculture.
Allows home schooled students to participate on an equal basis in extracurricular activities offered at the public school they would otherwise be required to attend.
Requires real property transfer fees assessed by a condominium association, a cooperative housing corporation, a limited-equity housing cooperative, or a planned community association to include an itemized accounting of services rendered and covered by the transfer fees.
Establishes the misdemeanor offense of promoting a dangerous drug in the fourth degree for first time offenders who possess smaller amounts of a dangerous drug. Amends related provisions for the promotion of the promotion of dangerous drugs in the second and third degree for consistency.
