Amends the title and scope of the pesticide subsidy program and pesticide use revolving fund to include all pest control methods approved by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Appropriates moneys into and out of the pest control revolving fund for administering the pest control subsidy program.
Establishes a tree trimming division within the Department of Land and Natural Resources, which shall be responsible for the removal, trimming, or management of trees, including albizia trees, that pose a threat to lives, property, or infrastructure. Appropriates moneys and establishes 3.0 FTE positions for the establishment of the division. Directs the division to undertake as its first project the trimming of albizia trees within Waiahole Valley in the City and County of Honolulu.
Expands members of the University of Hawaii Optional Retirement System to include members of bargaining unit (8).
Requires the maintenance of transfer records relating to certain campaign contributions and transfers. Requires certain covered persons to seek permission from donors to use or transfer contributed funds for independent campaign spending. Requires certain major contributors to disclose and maintain relevant records relating to the identities of other contributors. Requires certain covered persons to file disclosure reports with the Campaign Spending Commission. Facilitates the identification of certain top contributors of funds for certain political advertisements. Prohibits structured transactions.
Increases from 45 days to 90 days the deadline by which county legislative bodies shall approve certain housing projects supported by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Establishes that certain housing projects shall not be exempt from an environmental assessment.
Adds the chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission or the chairperson's designee to the Commission on Water Resource Management as an ex officio voting member. Increases the number of commission members from seven to eight.
Requires for each draft environmental assessment and draft environmental impact statement a public hearing in the community directly affected by the underlying proposed action.
Requires an applicant for a driver's license or renewal of a driver's license to designate whether the applicant wishes to be an organ donor in the event of the applicant's death by providing a "yes" or "no" response. Requires the examiner of drivers to design and provide an informational brochure about organ donation to each applicant for driver's license or driver's license renewal.
Amends the requirements for a condominium association's standard proxy form by deleting the option for a condominium owner to give the proxy to the board as a whole.
Mandates the legislature to raise and allocate sufficient funding to provide a quality public education to the students of Hawaii. Establishes a base rate of funding allocation equal to at least the average of the operating budgets of the five school districts nationwide with the most comparable consumer price indices, most recently calculated by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, when calculated on a per-pupil basis.
