Requires Department of Education school football programs to ensure that each non-new football and privately purchased football helmet and other safety equipment used in a football program is reconditioned and recertified at least once every two years. (SD1)
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Establishes the Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program (Program). Authorizes counties to administer the Program. Requires proceeds of fines to be expended in the county from which they were collected for operation of the Program. (SD2)
Excludes gender or sex markers from limited purpose driver's licenses and limited purpose provisional driver's licenses. Effective 10/1/2020. (SD1)
Establishes the ALOHA homes program to develop low-cost homes on state-owned and county-owned land in urban redevelopment sites to be sold in leasehold by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to qualified residents. Exempts certain land from the definition of public lands. Requires HHFDC to gain legislative approval before disposing of certain lands. Requires HHFDC to transfer a number of ALOHA homes units to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands or Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Provides for the disposition of lands acquired by HHFDC, but no longer needed for the ALOHA homes program. Requires HHFDC to develop an ALOHA homes demonstration project by July 1, 2025. Appropriates funds. (SD2)
Extends the deadline for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire the Front Street Apartments affordable housing project on Maui unless the ground lease is renegotiated or a new ground lease is issued. Amends the appropriation of rental housing revolving funds for the Lealii affordable housing project to an unspecified amount. Extends the deadline to obtain land use approvals for the Lealii affordable housing project on Maui. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Requires the court and the prosecution to take appropriate action to ensure a prompt trial to minimize the length of time a child sexual offense or child abuse victim must endure the proceedings. (SD1)
Establishes within the Department of Human Services a sexually exploited children statewide coordinator and program and a commercial sexual exploitation of children steering committee to address the needs of sexually exploited children. Requires the commercial sexual exploitation of children steering committee to provide reports to the Legislature. Establishes within each county a commercial sexual exploitation of children multidisciplinary team to facilitate the sharing of information and to immediately respond to cases of child sex trafficking. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Increases the penalties for those who violate the pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks.
Prohibits discrimination, including in advertisements for available real property, based on participation in a housing assistance program, or requirements related to participation in housing assistance programs, in real estate transactions and requirements. Takes effect on 6/18/2050. (SD1)
Reestablishes La Ku‘oko‘a, Hawaiian Recognition Day, as an official state holiday. Effective 7/1/2051. (SD1)