Assists the homeless in reuniting with family in their home states. Appropriates funds.
Sen. Troy Hashimoto
Sponsored bills
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish the Hau‘ula Beach Park Marine Life Conservation District.
Provides scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students at any four-year University of Hawaii campus who meet certain eligibility criteria. Makes an appropriation for the Hawaii Promise Program. (HB1277 HD1)
Requires a health care professional or pharmacist who dispenses any opioid drug to include with the drug instructions for disposing of any unused portion, along with a pre-addressed envelope or package that can be used to mail any unused portion to a medication disposal program in the State at no cost to the person to whom the drug was dispensed.
Allocates transient accommodations tax revenues to the Hawaii Tourism Authority to counties with a population less than 500,000 in providing bus routes that service popular tourist destinations and the airport.
Creates a comprehensive public funding program for candidates for county elections beginning in 2022. Appropriates funds to the Campaign Spending Commission. Effective 1/28/2081. (SD1)
Requires the department of human services to implement an earned income disregard program as an intermediate step to implementing a medicaid buy-in program. Requires reports to the legislature. Takes effect upon approval by the governor and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Designates 9/7 of each year as United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye Day.
Establishes the advisory commission on gender equity in sports to evaluate the rules and procedures for gender equity enforcement mechanisms and make recommendations to the Department of Education. Requires the Superintendent of Education to submit a Title IX compliance report to the Legislature and the advisory commission.
Appropriates funds to establish a full-time temporary Program Specialist V position to support the coordination and implementation of the Marine 30x30 Initiative. Appropriates funds for the Marine 30x30 Initiative strategic communication and stakeholder engagement process.