Establishes the Hawaii Film Authority within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and transfers the rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Hawaii Film Office to the Authority. Establishes the Hawaii Film Authority Board within the Hawaii Film Authority. Establishes the Film Industry and Development Special Fund. Renames the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund as the Hawaii Creative Industries Development Special Fund and excludes media and film from the definition of creative industries. Allows the Creative Industries Development Special Fund to be used for the support and development of facilities and other initiatives to grow the State's creative industries. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Maddy summaryThis Senate Resolution (SR 24) requests the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) to increase its focus on advanced manufacturing technologies and cybersecurity support. It directly affects local manufacturers in Hawaii by aiming to help them expand production, lower costs, and develop new products through HTDC's existing programs. The resolution asks HTDC to identify funding, resources, and workforce development opportunities to support innovation in manufacturing and cybersecurity. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new laws but formally urges HTDC to prioritize these areas to boost Hawaii's manufacturing sector and economic resilience.
Maddy summarySenate Resolution 32 (SR 32) urges the University of Hawaii President and Board of Regents to establish a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the University of Hawaii Maui College. Currently, Maui students complete associate nursing degrees locally but must leave the island to pursue BSNs, with most either enrolling in out-of-state programs or the Hawaii Statewide Nursing Consortium at UH Manoa. The resolution highlights Maui’s growing healthcare needs, available clinical placements, and the goal of creating a local pathway for nursing advancement without requiring students to relocate. It requests the Board of Regents allocate resources for faculty, curriculum, and facilities to develop the program, aiming to increase local nurse graduates and address statewide nursing shortages. This is a non-binding resolution, not a law, and focuses on encouraging UH system action.
Maddy summaryThis resolution requests Hawaii's Attorney General to assess whether the National Park Service breached General Lease No. 231 with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, specifically regarding stewardship of state lands. It asks the Attorney General to determine if the lease should be rescinded or amended, particularly as Kalawao County prepares to transfer to Maui County following the last patient's departure. The request stems from concerns about the National Park Service's workforce reductions potentially impacting its ability to fulfill lease obligations. As a procedural resolution (not a law), it does not change policy but initiates a review of an existing lease agreement.
Part I: Renames the Department of Agriculture to the "Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity". Renames the Board of Agriculture to the "Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity" and amends the composition of the Board. Part II: Establishes and appropriates funds for a Deputy Director of Biosecurity. Part III: Changes references to the plant and animal declaration form to the "biosecurity form". Part IV: Authorizes and specifies conditions under which the Department may declare a biosecurity emergency, during which the Department and Governor may take certain actions to prevent the establishment or spread of pests and prohibited or restricted organisms. Authorizes the Chairperson of the Board to quarantine an area under certain conditions. Broadens the objectives and general actions of the Biosecurity Program. Part V: Requires the Department to establish and regularly update an invasive species dashboard. Authorizes pest management plans to address, contain, or eradicate pests. Part VI: Appropriates funds for positions for the Department. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Permits the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enter into contracts with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns. Provides that the State shall be the responsible employer for purposes of workers' compensation coverage for students or recent graduates in the on-the-job-training work experience program, subject to certain limitations. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Establishes a Food and Product Innovation Network within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates funds for the development of Food and Product Innovation Network facilities. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Maddy summarySB 371 would create two new criminal offenses for damaging critical infrastructure facilities, such as power plants or water treatment centers. It directly affects individuals who cause property damage to these facilities by defining "first degree" (more severe) and "second degree" (less severe) offenses. The bill establishes specific legal penalties for these acts, though the exact punishments aren't detailed in the abstract. The bill is currently pending introduction (as of January 14, 2025) and has no effective date listed beyond the unusual "7/1/3000" noted in the abstract.
Requires at least fifty per cent of treatment works effluent to be R-1 recycled water by January 1, 2045. Requires each county to report to the Department of Health by 1/1/2027 on the feasibility of recycling treatment works effluent that meets certain standards. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Maddy summarySB 1043 reduces the sales tax rate on nonprescription drugs (over-the-counter medications) by half. This policy directly affects pharmacies selling these products and consumers who purchase them. The tax reduction will take effect on July 1, 3000. The bill passed committee recommendation with amendments on February 10, 2025.