Requires the court to appoint counsel to indigent parents and make every effort to do so at the first hearing attended by the parent. (SD1)
Appropriates $5,000,000 to the county of Hawaii for the study, design, engineering, and land acquisition for a wastewater treatment plant for Pahoa, Hawaii. (SD1)
Establishes a minimum-security housing program in a county with a population of more than 750,000 for short-term adult offenders. Provides capacity for a furlough program. Appropriates funds.
Establishes a task force within the University of Hawai‘i to assess the advisability and feasibility of transitioning Hilo medical center into a John A. Burns school of medicine teaching hospital and requires a report to be submitted to the legislature. Dissolves the task force on June 30, 2020.
Requires the executive office on aging to coordinate with the University of Hawaii center on aging to implement an active aging initiative. Establishes an active aging advisory committee. Appropriates funds.
Limits medical malpractice liability for residents and fellows in accredited residency and fellowship programs acting under the supervision of a licensed physician.
Appropriates funds to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center for operation of its twenty-four-hour emergency room.
Makes an appropriation to support and expand medical residency training programs in state teaching hospitals. Requires dollar-for-dollar matching funds from private funding sources.
Clarifies that Hawaii's anti-discrimination law does not prohibit or prevent an employer, employment agency, or labor organization from refusing to hire or refer or from discharging an individual for reasons unrelated to unlawful discriminatory practices.
Requires the state auditor to conduct an audit of the division of consumer advocacy and submit a report of its findings.
