Increases the minimum wage to $12.00 per hour beginning 1/1/2020 and $14.00 per hour beginning 1/1/2022.
Requires all fishing nets used in state marine waters to be registered and tagged as specified by the department of land and natural resources. (SD1)
Formally establishes the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn program and special fund within the Department of Education. Appropriates funds for positions and a vision screening and eye assessment tool, and to implement, expand, and sustain the program. (SB510 HD2)
Repeals the confidentiality protection afforded under the Uniform Information Practices Act for certain information regarding misconduct of police officers that results in discharge. Requires that names of discharged or suspended police officers be disclosed in the annual report submitted by each county's police chief to the legislature.
Requires the department of taxation to manage a public database of all registered transient accommodation and resort time share vacation plan businesses. Makes failure to register as a business of furnishing transient accommodations a class C felony rather than a misdemeanor. Requires filers of transient accommodations tax to include the amount of transient accommodations tax revenues collected by zip code on tax return form. Requires filers of transient accommodations tax to include certificate of registration number on annual tax return. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/16.
Appropriates funds as a grant to the Hawaiian International Billfish Association for the purpose of conducting the 58th Annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament.
Makes financial exploitation of an elder by a caregiver a class felony. Defines "caregiver", "elder", and "financial exploitation".
Allows the family court to award a grandparent, upon petition to the court, custody or visitation if it is in the best interest of the child and denial of such custody or visitation would cause significant harm to the child.
Appropriates funds for a state civil service position to effectively track and monitor funds and expenditures related to habitat conservation plans and perform other tasks to benefit the recovery of threatened and endangered species.
Requires advertisements or displays for sunscreen containing oxybenzone in the State to include a conspicuously displayed statement that the use of oxybenzone in nearshore waters poses serious hazards to coral and reef health.
