Hawaii Senator Angus McKelvey [D]

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HISR122PassUrging The Governor's Senior Advisor For Mental Health And The Justice System To Define Their Role And To Provide An Annual Report To The Legislature On The Progress The State Has Made Towards Jail Diversion.
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2024-04-04
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR201PassUrging The Division Of Boating And Ocean Recreation Of The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Use Job Order Contracting For Boating And Ocean Recreation Facility Maintenance And Repair.
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2024-04-04
Report and Resolution Adopted.
HISR193PassUrging The Federal Emergency Management Agency To Utilize Funds For Non-congregate Housing For Infrastructure And Development Needs For Affordable Rental Housing.
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2024-04-04
Report and Resolution Adopted.
HISR194PassRequesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Conduct A Feasibility Study To Assess Reasonable Accommodations For Beach Access For Persons With Disabilities.
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2024-04-04
Report and Resolution Adopted.
HISR196PassUrging The Hawaii Construction Industry To Increase The Recycling Of Construction And Demolition Debris And To Expand The Usage Of Recycled Construction Materials To The Greatest Extent Possible.
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2024-04-04
Report and Resolution Adopted.
HISR202PassRequesting The Governor, In Collaboration With The County Of Maui, To Provide A Clear Strategy For Addressing The Short And Long-term Housing Needs For Residents Displaced By The August 2023 Maui Wildfires.
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2024-04-04
Report and Resolution Adopted.
HISR191PassUrging The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Require All Certified Arborists In Its Employ, Including Contractors, To Adhere To Industry Best Practices.
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2024-04-04
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR192PassRequesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Collaborate With Federal, State, And County Governments; Landowners; And Stakeholders To Protect, Restore, And Manage The West Maui Wetlands And Wetlands Statewide.
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2024-04-04
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR204PassUrging The Federal Government To Reimburse Hawaii For Debris Removal, The Dredging Of Toxic Materials, And Other Environmental Cleanup Efforts In Lahaina Harbor.
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2024-04-04
Report and Resolution Adopted.
HISR198PassRequesting The Department Of Health To Carry Out Widespread Soil Testing In Lahaina And To Develop A Soil Remediation Plan.
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2024-04-04
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR195PassUrging The Federal Emergency Management Agency To Expedite The Placement Of Maui Wildfire Survivors Into The Federal Direct Lease Program.
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2024-04-04
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR17PassEncouraging The United States Navy To Eradicate Octocoral And Other Invasive Species From Pearl Harbor.
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2024-04-03
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR27PassUrging The Members Of Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Introduce Legislation To Expand The National Flood Insurance Program To Include Lava And Earthquake Insurance.
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2024-04-03
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR3PassUrging The United States Geological Survey To Conduct Topographical Surveys, Particularly Within Lava-flow Hazard Zones 1 And 2, To Update Its Long-term Lava-flow Hazard Map Of Hawaii Island.
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2024-04-02
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR67PassUrging The Governor To Ensure That Relevant State Agencies, Including The Department Of Health And Department Of Human Services, Collaborate To Explore Avenues To Ensure Continued Access To Affordable Medications For The State's Underserved Populatio...
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2024-04-02
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR151PassRequesting The Department Of Human Services To Report On The Cultural And Therapeutic Services Provided By Community-based Organizations At The Kawailoa Youth And Family Wellness Center.
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2024-04-02
Report and Resolution Adopted.
HISR15PassUrging The Department Of Health To Amend The Hawaii Administrative Rules To Authorize Licensed Dietitians To Prescribe Modified Diets And Plan Therapeutic Diets.
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2024-04-01
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR33PassUrging The Director Of Finance To Adopt Administrative Rules To Define "beneficial Effects To The State" In Section 38-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, To Include The Financing Of Housing.
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2024-04-01
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR31PassUrging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Amend The Priority For Which Low-income Housing Tax Credits Are Allocated And Moneys In The Rental Housing Revolving Fund Are Used And To Adopt Certain Administrative Rules That Incenti...
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2024-04-01
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR50PassRequesting The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules To Enable Credit Enhancement For Construction Loans Under Any Funds Administered By The Corporation.
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2024-04-01
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISR47PassUrging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules To Create A Process Under Section 201h-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, For Housing Projects Exclusively For Sale Or Rent To Qualified Residents As Defined In Sec...
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2024-04-01
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
HISCR224Intro
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Requesting The Federal Emergency Management Agency To Further Assist Maui Wildfire Victims By Amending Its Requirements Under The Direct Lease Program To Require That Properties Qualifying For The Program And Used By Lahaina Residents As Temporary Ho...
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2024-04-01
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISR200Intro
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Requesting The Federal Emergency Management Agency To Further Assist Maui Wildfire Victims By Amending Its Requirements Under The Direct Lease Program To Require That Properties Qualifying For The Program And Used By Lahaina Residents As Temporary Ho...
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2024-04-01
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB3329Engross
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Requires the disclosure of any little fire ant infestation as part of any sale of residential real property. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-28
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISCR41Intro
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Requesting The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations And Workforce Development Council To Establish A Task Force To Conduct A Comprehensive Study Of The State's Current Education And Workforce Development Programs.
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2024-03-27
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISR29Intro
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Requesting The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations And Workforce Development Council To Establish A Task Force To Conduct A Comprehensive Study Of The State's Current Education And Workforce Development Programs.
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2024-03-27
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB1488Engross
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Requires the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, in consultation with livestock industry stakeholders, to conduct a study to assess the effects of heat stress on beef cattle during interisland ocean transportatio...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB384Engross
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Authorizes each county to adopt ordinances to enforce the design and construction requirements for the provision of accessible parking spaces, including the establishment of penalties for failure to comply with the ordinance. Authorizes officials app...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB655Enroll
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Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to align state hemp production administrative rules with federal exemptions for fiber, fuel, and seed grain hemp crops. (CD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB1016Engross
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Expands the definition of "private entity" to include business organizations that are authorized to transact business in the State, including nonprofit management entities that have a certificate of need or license to operate one or more community ho...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB744Engross
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Requires the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to classify the fungal pathogen that causes coffee leaf rust as an invasive species in its administrative rules and to direct available funding for mitigation efforts, research, and prevention or control a...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB281Engross
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Establishes a state income tax deduction for eligible contributions made to a college savings program established under chapter 256, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 6/30/3000. Applies to taxable years beginning after an unspecified date. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB398Engross
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Requires the Department of Human Services to collect and analyze data to determine the impact of expanding post-permanency services to families receiving benefits from the adoption assistance program and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds....
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB156Engross
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Requires the Board of Education to hold no less than six community forums annually, with at least one community forum in each county. Requires the Board to include an open forum for public comments on non-agenda items. Requires a report to the Legisl...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB1543Engross
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Establishes a comprehensive system of public financing for all candidates seeking election to state and county public offices in the State, to begin with the 2026 general election year. Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to submit a progress a...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB782Engross
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Establishes and appropriates funds for a grant program in the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to taro farmers in meeting the costs of cultivating taro for consumption. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB504Engross
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Prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, distribution for sale, and distribution for use of any food packaging, food service ware, cosmetic, or personal care product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substan...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB449Engross
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Appropriates funds to the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the governor to plan and coordinate the festival of pacific arts and culture to be held in Honolulu from 6/6/2024 to 6/16/2024. Requires the department of busines...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB781Engross
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Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distribu...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB1068Engross
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Includes in the State's policies for the physical environment under the Hawaii State Planning Act, the promotion of statewide beach assessments and beach and shoreline adaptation, restoration, and conservation and the pursuit of compatible relationsh...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB629Engross
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Requires contracts entered into by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for management of the Hawaii Convention Center facility to include marketing for all uses of the facility. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB682Engross
50%
Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, or distribution of certain animal fur products in the State. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB627Engross
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Allows an election candidate, treasurer, or candidate committee to use campaign funds for the candidate's child care and vital household dependent care costs under certain conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB710Engross
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Appropriates moneys for an education and reentry program for incarcerated women. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB1044Engross
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Appropriates funds to hire complex-based licensed behavioral health specialists for Hawaii's rural public schools. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB652Engross
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Appropriates funds to the department of agriculture to mitigate and control infestations of the two-lined spittlebug, undertake recovery efforts for lands damaged by the two-lined spittlebug, and establish a five-year pilot program to mitigate and co...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB1442Engross
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Establishes positions within the Office of the Governor to be responsible for the deployment of the capital improvement funds appropriated by this Act. Appropriates funds for the ohana zones pilot program for expenses relating to operations, upkeep o...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB397Engross
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Appropriates funds to increase medicaid payments to eligible health care providers in the State up to one hundred per cent of the current medicare fee schedule rates. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB1136Engross
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Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to conduct a study of the carrying capacity of Makena State Park in Maui County. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB667Engross
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Clarifies the application of the general excise tax law with regard to gross income derived from unrelated trade or business activities of nonprofit organizations. Effective 6/30/3000. Sunsets 12/31/2028. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
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