Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole

Maddy summaryThis bill allows the State of Hawaiʻi to send and receive the Plant and Animal Declaration Form electronically instead of requiring paper copies. It directly affects travelers entering the state who must declare any plants or animals they are bringing with them. By digitizing this process, the law modernizes how the state collects information to prevent the introduction of invasive species. The change simplifies the entry procedure for visitors while maintaining the same regulatory requirements for declaring biological items.

Requires the Department of Agriculture to work with each county to implement feral chicken control programs and feeding of feral animals education campaign. Requires each county to match the funds expended by the Department of Agriculture for the implementation of the feral chicken control program and feeding of feral animals education campaign in that county. (CD1)

Requires vehicles traveling ten miles per hour or more below the posted speed limit on a two-lane highway, behind which five vehicles are formed in a line, to pull over where possible to let the trailing vehicles pass or overtake. (CD1)

Authorizes medical cannabis dispensaries to purchase cannabis and manufactured cannabis products from other dispensaries without showing that such purchase is necessary for a qualifying patient's continuous access for medical use, or for medical, scientific, or other legitimate purposes. (CD1)

Requires the Technology Services Consolidation Working Group to assist the Office of Enterprise Technology Services in working with certain state agencies to inventory and categorize the business criticality of each major state information technology system or data set and determine the appropriate data center or hosting facility requirements. Requires a report to the Legislature. Extends the working group's dissolution date to 6/30/2026. (CD1)

Maddy summaryThis bill updates the Land Trust Act to clarify how property interests are classified when a legal document does not specify whether the property is personal or real. Specifically, it establishes that if a recorded instrument fails to designate the property as personal property, the beneficiaries' interests will automatically be treated as real property. This change aims to provide clearer guidance for legal documents related to land trusts by setting a default classification for unspecified cases. The legislation directly affects individuals and organizations creating or managing land trusts who rely on recorded instruments to define property ownership.

Incorporates a regenerative framework into the Hawaiʻi State Planning Act by expanding objectives and policies for the visitor industry. Requires periodic updates to the Tourism Functional Plan, specifies elements to be included in the Tourism Functional plan, and requires an update to the Tourism Functional Plan to be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025. (CD1)

Maddy summaryThis bill proposes to change the official date of Makahiki Commemoration Day in Hawaii. It directly affects state agencies and organizations responsible for observing this cultural holiday. The legislation amends existing laws to specify a new date for the commemoration. If passed, the change would update how the state recognizes this event in its calendar.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows pharmacies outside the state to send prescription details to local pharmacies when a patient first fills a prescription written in another state. The main change is to authorize the transfer of information for the initial fill of out-of-state prescriptions, which currently may be restricted. This update directly affects patients who have prescriptions from other states and the pharmacies that dispense them. The legislation aims to streamline the process for handling these cross-state prescriptions by permitting the necessary data exchange.

Effective 1/1/2025, allows the Board of Nursing to issue temporary permits to out-of-state licensed registered nurses and practical nurses and nurses who hold a multistate license issued by another state, territory, or country, under certain circumstances. Beginning 7/1/2025, allows an out-of-state licensed practical nurse or registered nurse to apply for a temporary permit simultaneously with an application for a license to practice in the State. Excepts from license requirements nurses who are licensed in another state, territory, or country accompanying a patient from out-of-state for a period of less than two weeks and not employed or affiliated with a health care entity in the State. Takes effect 1/1/2025. (CD2)