Bans knowingly selling in the State personal care products containing oxybenzone or octinoxate, except for medically-licensed prescriptions. Takes effect on 10/1/2017.
Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii Intercollegiate Athletic Program.
Extends the sunset date of the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit to January 1, 2024. Provides stability and economic incentive predictability for the film industry.
Transfers responsibility for approval, inspection, and quarantine of aquaculture livestock from the plant quarantine branch within the division of plant industry of the department of agriculture to the division of animal industry of the department of agriculture.
Requires the department of land and natural resources to develop an intake and dispatch training program to enable the department to efficiently and effectively receive and respond to information and reports relating to conservation and resource enforcement matters received on the division of conservation and resource enforcement's direct line. Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to establish one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent civil service position to provide intake and dispatcher services for the division of conservation and resource enforcement.
Establishes the state transit-oriented development authority to plan and coordinate development projects within the state-transit-oriented development district. Establishes the district within one-half mile of the sites of specified Honolulu rail transit stations.
Part I: Appropriates funds for establishing, staffing, and operating two mobile clinics to serve the homeless population. Part II: Appropriates funds for establishing three specialty shelters to temporarily house and serve homeless individuals. Part III: Appropriates funds to the department of human services to study the impact and feasibility of creating an integrated database of certain information related to homeless individuals for providers of homeless services. Part IV: Requires the department of human services to establish puuhonua safe zones where homeless persons may reside. Appropriates funds. Part V: Appropriates funds for homeless outreach services and storage of homeless people's property. Part VI: Appropriates funds for outreach services to homeless persons with serious and persistent mental illness. Appropriates funds for services for homeless persons experiencing substance abuse. Part VII: Appropriates funds to assist the department of transportation with homelessness-related issues pertaining to security, health, and safety. (SD1)
Prevents the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) from approving power purchase agreements that prohibit the sale of energy to third parties or require utility consent to the sale of energy to third parties; provided that the PUC may approve a power purchase agreement for renewable energy, or any amendment, modification, or renewal thereof, that prohibits the sale of energy to third parties if the renewable energy will not be converted from electrical energy to another form of energy or will not be stored for later distribution to an electric utility.
Establishes the Technology Innovation Corporation, a corporation attached to the High Technology Development Corporation, to assist in attracting high technology development opportunities to the State. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
Requires an owner or occupier of agricultural land to notify the Land Use Commission of the agricultural uses for which land was subdivided. Grants the Commission enforcement authority over conditions, restrictions, uses, and subdivision of agricultural lands, including the right to enter and inspect lands, issue orders, and impose fines or liens for violations. (SB698 HD1)
