Requires advertisements or displays for sunscreen containing oxybenzone in the State to include a conspicuously displayed statement that the use of oxybenzone in nearshore waters poses serious hazards to coral and reef health.
Clarifies when pedestrians may enter a crosswalk equipped with a countdown timer.
Raises the age of passengers prohibited from riding in the bed of a pickup truck under certain conditions from twelve or under to under eighteen years of age. Deems passengers in the bed of a pickup truck to have assumed the risk of injury or death from an accident or injury occurring while the vehicle is in operation.
Establishes and appropriates funds for an alternative energy research and development pilot program that authorizes the high technology development corporation to provide matching grants of up to fifty per cent to Hawaii awardees of alternative energy research grants from the Office of Naval Research.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to include in its annual report the impacts of incidental take license issuances on the status and likelihood of survival of the individual species and the cumulative impacts on the full range of species of the specific island for which incidental take licenses have been issued. Appropriates funds to the department to assess the cumulative effects and detail them in its annual report.
Designates the ohia lehua tree as the official tree of the State.
Amends the definition of "water pollutant" as used in chapter 342D, HRS, to exclude locally sourced sand that meets certain conditions.
Clarifies that the offense of indecent exposure includes the activity of nude sunbathing.
Appropriates funds for the hiring of a coordinator and for interisland travel and operating expenses of the P-20 Agriculture Education Working Group within the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Outlines the duties of the working group and opens participation in the working group to additional persons and entities.
Requires employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick leave to employees to be used to care for themselves or a family member who is ill or needs medical care.
