Sen. Ron Kouchi

Makes unlawful the sale of flavored products for electronic smoking devices, mislabeling of e-liquid products containing nicotine, and sale of tobacco products other than through retail sales via in-person exchange. Establishes penalties. Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices in the definition of "tobacco products" for purposes of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Increases the license fee for wholesalers and dealers of tobacco products and retail tobacco permit fee. Requires retailers to pay an additional excise tax on the retail price of electronic smoking devices on and after 7/1/2021. Directs a certain percentage of moneys received from the cigarette tax and tobacco tax to the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund to establish and fund a comprehensive youth tobacco cessation program. Requires a person under twenty-one years of age who unlawfully purchases or possesses tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, to complete a tobacco education or use cessation program or perform community service for a first offense. Repeals the electronic smoking device retailer registration unit. Repeals provisions relating to delivery of sales under the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law.

Amends the environmental impact statement law to delete reference to discretionary permits in allowing infrastructure improvements within a highway or public right-of-way to be exempt from environmental assessment requirements. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Continues the Hospital Sustainability Program for two years.? Appropriates funds out of the Hospital Sustainability Program Special Fund for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.

Makes an appropriation out of the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development special fund. Amends the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development special fund to expand its funding sources and the authorized uses of the fund. (SD1)

Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to provide the director of the Department of Transportation with authority to acquire real property on behalf of the State for roads and streets without review or approval by the board of land and natural resources and upon acquisition, jurisdiction over such real property shall be immediately transferred to the Department of Transportation.

Amends the reporting requirement on the Hawaii cancer research special fund from semi-annually to annually.

Clarifies that the Department of Land and Natural Resources (Department) may lease any existing state boating facility in part or in its entirety without the need for prior legislative approval, and amends chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow a private partner under contract to assist the Department with administrative support services, such as vessel slip management, maintenance, and monitoring.

Provides appropriations to continue funding for various COVID-19 response related programs and activities.

Appropriates funds for the operating and capital improvement budget of the Executive Branch for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.

Exempts "gifts of aloha", the value of which does not exceed twenty-five dollars, from the prohibition against accepting gifts in the state code of ethics.