Sen. Dru Kanuha

Requires that of the four seats on the OHA board of trustees without an island residency requirement, two shall require residency in an urban district and two shall require residency in a rural district. Requires one urban district candidate and one rural district candidate to be elected in any election cycle. Limits voting for board of trustees seats with a residency requirement to voters who have residency on the same island or in the same district. Changes the term of the member who receives the lowest number of votes in the 2022 general election to serve a term of two years and a term of four years after the general election of 2024. Takes effect upon approval; provided that part I shall take effect on January 1, 2024. (SD1)

Provides that where public access is required as a condition of a subdivision, either the county must accept dedication of and maintain the access or identify an entity to own and maintain the access. Authorizes the county to require the subdivider to establish a stewardship fund for maintenance purposes.

Appropriates funds to the state public charter school commission to allocate to charter schools for meal service costs. (SD1)

Allows charter schools to use appropriated funds for facilities improvement, rental, and construction and other infrastructure improvements. Appropriates funds for facilities and infrastructure improvement. (SD1)

Establishes the landlord-tenant courts.

Authorizes the Hawaii community development authority to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement for housing development projects on all lands within the Kakaako community development district. Allows the programmatic environmental impact statement, once it is accepted by the office of environmental quality control, to satisfy the environmental assessment and impact statement requirements for any housing development project within the Kakaako community development district.

Allows taxpayers to open an individual housing account in the name of the taxpayer's dependent. Authorizes low-income residents to establish an individual housing account to make payments for first month's rent or a rental deposit or to provide funding for downpayment assistance or fund closing costs. Includes community development financial institutions as an authorized trustee. Authorizes direct deposits into an individual housing account.

Increases the cap amounts of the tax deduction for individual housing accounts. Repeals requirement for the payment of taxes on distributions used for the purchase of a first principal residence. Requires each employer in the State to provide its employees with an option for the automatic direct deposit of their wages into the employees' individual housing accounts.

Allows consumers to obtain unpasteurized milk by entering into herdshare agreements with producers. (SD1)

Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish preferential electricity rates for agricultural activities that utilize protected agriculture to produce fruits or vegetables for distribution.