Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to use certain reporting and accountability procedures in implementing the public land trust reporting requirements of Act 178, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to consult with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to ensure that the accounting and reporting is accurate and inclusive.
Sponsored bills
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the planning of the Kea‘au Village transit hub.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the twenty-first senatorial district.
Establishes a task force to review the school impact fees law, the enforcement of the law, and recommend any necessary amendments. Appropriates funds for the administrative and operating expenses of the task force.
Amends the distribution of the transient accommodations tax by changing the amount distributed to the counties from a fixed sum to a percentage of the revenues collected. Ties the amount of revenue distributed to the tourism special fund to the Honolulu region consumer price index or a successor index.
Requires disclosure of albizia trees and associated risks in a disclosure statement as part of the sale or transfer of residential real property.
Establishes a state infrastructure bank and affordable housing infrastructure revolving fund to provide financial assistance for affordable housing infrastructure projects.
Includes certain steel agricultural buildings, structures, and appurtenances among those exempt from building permit and building code requirements.
Requires the Governor; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; and the Hawaii State Energy Office to develop a strategic plan that outlines benchmarks to achieve one hundred per cent renewable energy portfolio standard. Requires DBEDT to submit the strategic plan to the legislature.
Provides immunity from liability for postgraduate resident physicians and fellows for medical malpractice claims arising from injury that occurs as a result of care that is provided while the resident physician or fellow is participating in an accredited training program under the supervision of a licensed faculty or volunteer physician.