Establishes an agricultural production tax credit that includes agricultural producers who produce at least fifty per cent of food crops for local consumption.
Appropriates funds to restore diagnostic, preventive, and restorative dental benefits to adult medicaid enrollees, provided the department of human services obtains maximum federal matching funds available and purses all funding sources, including private grants, prior to expending any general fund appropriations.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 3rd senatorial district.
Increases fines for aquarium fishing violations.
Appropriates funds to support and expand physician residency training programs in state teaching hospitals. Requires dollar-for-dollar matching funds from private funding sources.
Authorizes a prosecution for sex trafficking to be commenced at any time. Includes coercion as a means of committing the offense of sex trafficking. Makes the solicitation of a minor for sex a strict liability offense of sex trafficking. Repeals the offense of solicitation of a minor for prostitution.
Extends the time for the marijuana evaluation task force to submit its report to the legislature. Extends the marijuana evaluation task force dissolution date. Requires the marijuana evaluation task force to also examine potential economic benefits of decriminalizing marijuana use.
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to open at least one office in each county for claimants wishing to file for unemployment insurance in person. Requires state library employees to minimally assist claimants wishing to file for unemployment insurance using public access computers at the library. Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to hire or reassign staff to increase capacity of processing unemployment insurance claims. Requires the department to complete its computer upgrade and modification project within six months of this Acts passage.
Prohibits purposeful harassment with the intent to prevent the taking of fish from persons who are fishing in state waters.
Appropriates federal funds to support the work of the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
