Establishes a task force regarding public access to beaches. Requires a report to the Legislature.
Changes income tax rates and eliminates state income tax for those at or below the poverty level for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
Lowers the automatic jury duty exemption age from eighty to seventy.
Proposes amendments to the Hawaii State Constitution to advance the State's goal of providing a quality public education system for the children of Hawaii by authorizing the Legislature to establish, as provided by law, a surcharge on residential investment property valued at $1,000,000 or greater and visitor accommodations.
Prohibits the sale of video games containing a system of purchasing a randomized reward to consumers under 21 years of age.
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to assess a fee to visitors accessing Lipoa Point by a maritime commercial vessel. Creates the Lipoa Point Management Special Fund for the management of the Lipoa Point area and educate visitors on how funding is used for the management of the Lipoa Point area.
Requires the Office of Youth Services to coordinate a two-year Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program in partnership with private organizations to coordinate a network that youth can access for safety and where youth can obtain advice, guidance, programs, and services. Establishes a Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program Coordinator position. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
Prohibits use, sale, alteration, or installation of car mufflers that emit more than 95 decibels of noise.
Amends Act 143, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, by providing an additional Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Tax Credit amount for qualified production costs in a county with a population of 700,000 or less, provided certain hiring criteria are met.
Authorizes the counties to adopt ordinances to legalize cannabis cultivation, possession, sale, transfer, and use for persons over the age of twenty-one. Clarifies that penal code provisions pertaining to drug and intoxicating compounds offenses do not apply to counties that have adopted ordinances legalizing cannabis and adopted administrative rules to regulate cannabis.
