Clarifies that defendants may not earn credit on a sentence imposed for a subsequent conviction for time being served on a previous felony conviction.
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to promote the acquisition of appropriate patents and copyrights for "Hawaii Made" products and to conduct a study and prepare a plan for the promotion and enforcement of either a "Hawaii Made" or "Made in Hawaii" program and evaluate which name to use.
Establishes a state boating facility lease pilot program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Clarifies that a private partner under lease or contract with the Department may assist with development, management, and maintenance of a state small boat harbor.
Extends current sunset date of the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2032.
Amends section 662-15, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to provide that chapter 662 shall not apply to any claim that an act or omission caused or contributed to, directly or indirectly, a person contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or its variants. Provides for retroactive application to January 1, 2020. Provides that any waiver of sovereign immunity with respect to claims that an act or omission caused or contributed to, directly or indirectly, an individual contracting COVID-19 or its variants that accrued on or after January 1, 2020, is expressly withdrawn.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (1) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2022-2023.
Amends the offenses of sexual assault in the first and third degree, when perpetrated against someone who is mentally defective, to remove the standard of proof regarding knowledge that the other person was mentally defective, as that term is defined in section 707-700, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Allows direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees. Requires the liquor commission of each county to adopt rules and regulations.
Establishes a renewable fuels production tax credit.
Clarifies the conditions and manner in which the Board of Land and Natural Resources may dispose water by license. (SD1)
