Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist the House of Aloha Enterprises LLC, with planning, designing, constructing, and equipping facilities in Hawaii for the manufacturing and processing of certain products. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Requires the state council on mental health to include an unspecified number of members with demonstrated knowledge of or work experience involving native Hawaiian health practices. Takes effect 5/6/2137. (SD1)
Creates a task force jointly convened by the department of transportation and department of business, economic development, and tourism to provide equitable broadband access for historically marginalized, unserved, and underserved rural communities. Requires the task force to apply for federal moneys for broadband access. Requires the departments' report to include the findings of the task force and an accounting of amounts received from the CARES Act and Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 and grants disbursed by the State for broadband infrastructure for rural communities. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Prohibits courts from considering parental alienation syndrome in determining child custody. Allows for the consideration of "harm" and "probable harm", rather than just "imminent harm", in Child Protective Act determinations.
Restricts asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a covered criminal misdemeanor or felony offense. Requires seized property to be forfeited only when the property owner has been convicted of an underlying covered criminal misdemeanor or felony offense. Changes the standard of proof that the State must meet in order for property to be forfeited from "preponderance of the evidence" to "beyond a reasonable doubt". Requires the State to prove that owners consented to or possessed knowledge of the crime that led to the seizure of their property. Requires that the agency seizing the property pay for safe and secure storage of the seized property until the completion of the forfeiture proceeding or final disposition of the property. Directs any proceeds from a civil forfeiture to the general revenue fund for public education purposes. Repeals administrative forfeiture proceedings.
Provides ranked choice method of voting for all partisan primary elections, special elections, and nonpartisan general elections held in this State on or after 1/1/2022 pursuant to certain conditions.
Requires landlords, lessors, or plaintiffs in a summary possession action based on nonpayment of monetary rent to submit a general excise tax license in good standing as a condition to the issuance of a writ of possession. Effective 5/6/2137. (HD1)
Clarifies that "traditional and customary subsistence farming", which is customary and traditional subsistence farming conducted by a native Hawaiian cultural practitioner for direct personal or family consumption. Provides that one of the State's policies under the Hawaii State Planning Act's socio-cultural advancement objectives is to assure the right of native Hawaiian cultural practitioners to engage in customary and traditional subsistence farming. Effective 7/1/2060. (SD1)
Lengthens the time period in which certain vehicles must have a safety inspection.
Preserves the continuity of the Information Technology Steering Committee (ITSC) by establishing four-year terms for its members, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Redefines the composition of the committee by allowing the Superintendent of Education and the President of the University of Hawaii to each appoint one member and decreasing the number of members appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Requires the Chief Information Officer to present the Office of Enterprise Technology Services annual report to ITSC prior to submitting it to the Legislature before the convening of each Regular Session. (SD1)
