Requires county permitting agencies to establish and fill positions exclusively to process permit applications submitted for state projects. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050.
Requires each state agency to expeditiously use energy efficient lighting. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to provide technical assistance and survey state agencies for compliance, prioritizing first responder facilities. Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to assist the Hawaii State Energy Office in conducting the survey. Requires a report of the survey to the Legislature.
Removes the Adjutant General as a nonvoting ex-officio member of the Hawaii Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee. Adds the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency as a nonvoting ex-officio member of the EMSAC.
Part II - Requires health care professionals, and courts and agencies in receipt of the filing, to report to the respective licensing board any legal or administrative complaint, claim, or action for damages filed against the health care professional within thirty days of receipt of the filing. Requires review by the licensing boards. Requires filings against physicians, osteopathic physicians, or podiatrists to be reported to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Requires self‑insured health care providers and professional liability insurers for health care providers to report to the Insurance Commissioner any medical tort claims filed with the court and requires the Insurance Commissioner to forward certain information to the appropriate professional board or the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Part III – Extends the time frame by which a medical tort action can be brought and establishes additional tolling conditions. Increases the cap on damages recoverable for pain and suffering in medical tort actions.
Prohibits a law enforcement agency from entering into an agreement for the delegation of immigration enforcement authority to a state or county agency.
Maddy summarySB 22 exempts state actions related to fisheries operations and management from standard environmental review requirements. This directly affects commercial and recreational fisheries operators, as well as state agencies managing fisheries resources. The key provision removes the need for environmental assessments or reviews for routine fisheries management activities, such as stock assessments or habitat projects. This change aims to streamline regulatory processes for fisheries management without altering the underlying environmental protections.
Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to expend the moneys from the State Parks Special Fund for programs aimed at environmental protection.
Maddy summarySB 755 designates each county as the official authority responsible for managing "special management areas" within its own boundaries. This bill directly affects counties by assigning them administrative control over these designated zones, which typically involve land or resource management. It makes minor legal updates to align existing county authority with this new designation, without creating new policies or altering public rights. The bill is procedural, focusing on clarifying administrative responsibility rather than changing substantive rules. As it's still pending, no voting records or implementation details exist yet.
Designates the Department of Land and Natural Resources as the primary agency for the trapping of feral goats, sheep, and pigs. Requires the Department to establish a program to humanely manage populations of feral goats, sheep, and pigs in the State by trapping.
Creates an expedited permitting process to authorize the destruction or control of feral pigs on privately owned land, if the feral pigs have caused or are likely to cause substantial damage to agricultural or aquacultural crops, indigenous plants or wildlife, or pose a threat to human health and safety.
