Establishes a Business Revitalization Task Force within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to identify methods to improve Hawaiʻi's general economic competitiveness and business climate, including the mitigation of regulatory and tax burdens. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)
Establishes a Silver Alert Program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are sixty-five years of age or older, cognitively impaired, or developmentally disabled. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
Repeals the sunset date for the exemption of laboratory school programs of the Hawaiian language college at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo from state English-medium standards, assessments, performance ratings, staff qualifications, and staff training requirements. (CD1)
Requires the transfer of the Maui State Veterans Home to a state agency having a Maui affiliation, in a manner and to an extent that may be negotiated between the Oahu Regional Health Care System or state agency having a Maui affiliation and the Department of Defense. (CD1)
Adopts, establishes, and designates the shaka as the official gesture of the State. Authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to develop a public work of art related to the shaka and its history to be displayed in a prominent location in the State. (CD1)
Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the state to issue special license plates specifically for veterans who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The primary mechanism involves creating a distinct plate design to honor these service members, allowing them to display their military service on their vehicles. If passed, the law would enable the Department of Motor Vehicles to produce and distribute these commemorative plates to eligible veterans. The measure does not alter existing vehicle registration fees or create new benefits beyond the symbolic recognition provided by the plates.
For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023, adds a definition for "qualified member" and repeals the definitions for "direct member" and "indirect member" as used in the State's passthrough entity taxation election law. Amends the passthrough entity level tax rate to be the sum of all qualified member's distributive shares and guaranteed payments of Hawaiʻi taxable income, as calculated under chapter 235, HRS, multiplied by 9%. For pass-through entities electing to pay Hawaiʻi income taxes at the entity level, allows certain qualified members entitled to a tax credit to use the credit against the member's net income tax liability in subsequent years until exhausted. (CD1)
Exempts from the general excise tax those medical and dental services provided by health care providers to patients who receive Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE benefits. (CD1)
Maddy summaryThis Senate Resolution asks the Department of Land and Natural Resources to study how to improve beach access for people with disabilities. The study will focus on public beaches that have nearby restrooms and will look at physical barriers, local maintenance responsibilities, and legal requirements for accommodations. The department must submit its findings to the legislature by the start of the 2025 session. This measure does not immediately change any laws but initiates a review to determine what steps are needed to make more beaches accessible.
Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution asks the Governor's Senior Advisor for Mental Health and the Justice System to clearly define their official role and submit an annual report to the Legislature. The bill specifically requests data on community programs designed to divert individuals with mental health issues away from jail, including details on their capacity and reasons for any high failure rates. By urging the release of this information, the resolution aims to increase transparency regarding the state's progress and unmet needs in mental health services and jail diversion efforts.
