Establishes the ranked choice voting method of tabulation for all elections for elected office to ensure that elected officials received the majority of votes cast by the electorate.
Allows student journalists at public schools to exercise freedom of speech and freedom of the press in school-sponsored media.
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.
Provides individuals who have demonstrated financial hardship with the option of paying for the registration of their motor vehicles and associated taxes and fees on a monthly basis.
Appropriates funds to the UH Maui College Maui Food Innovation Center for three permanent faculty positions and instructional supplies.
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish, construct, and operate a transitional shelter comprising micro units beneath the Nimitz Viaduct or other areas on the island of Oahu, and to submit a report on the establishment of the transitional shelter to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation.
Requires the Department of Education to teach Hawaiian language to students in each public elementary school.
Authorizes a county to adopt rules or ordinances that place stricter limitations on a passenger seated in the bed or load-carrying area of a pickup truck while the vehicle is in operation.
Amends the refundable food/excise tax adjusted gross income brackets and the accompanying credit amounts.
Authorizes certain substitute caregivers in certain care facilities to serve in that capacity for a maximum of 6 hours per day.
