2017 Acts
ACT 097, HB280 HD1 SD1 CD1, 7/05/2017
RELATING TO CANDIDATE COMMITTEE REPORTS Clarifies the due dates of preliminary, final, and supplemental reports of candidate committees to be submitted to the Campaign Spending Commission. Requires that a candidate […]
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RELATING TO THE SPECIAL ACTION TEAM ON AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING Adds the Executive Director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Executive Director of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority […]
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RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December […]
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RELATING TO TUBERCULOSIS TESTING Authorizes the Department of Health and Department of Education to accept the results of any tuberculosis blood test approved by the Food and Drug Administration and […]
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ FRINGE BENEFITS Requires EUTF’s actuary to prepare a valuation report annually. Requires the annual valuation to include an update of assumptions specific to the EUTF, as […]
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RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES Requires a consumer credit reporting agency to create a record for protected consumers, including minors under the age of sixteen and incapacitated persons, who […]
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Reinstates the authority of the University of Hawaii System to maintain a separate accounting and financial management system that […]
Read More ACT 091, HB849 HD1 SD1, 7/05/2017ACT 089, HB605 HD1 SD1, 7/05/2017
RELATING TO WASTEWATER Prohibits the installation or use of household aerobic units that discharge directly to groundwater unless approved by the Director of Health. ACT 089, HB605 HD1 SD1
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RELATING TO INSURANCE Clarifies that acute care hospitals are covered under the State’s clean claims statute. ACT 090, HB91 HD1 SD1
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RELATING TO NURSING Allows advanced practice registered nurses who hold an accredited national certification in an advanced practice registered nurse psychiatric specialization to offer care and services to minors and […]
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RELATING TO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS Amends the nonprofit corporations law to: restore procedures that allow nonprofit corporations to convert into and out of domestic nonprofit corporations; impose a duty of loyalty […]
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RELATING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS Clarifies the Attorney General’s regulatory authority over charitable organizations and charitable assets. Establishes procedures for deactivation of an obsolete charitable organization. Clarifies requirements for financial reports […]
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM Requires the ERS actuary to conduct annual stress tests of the system. Directs the ERS board to submit annual reports of the tests to […]
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RELATING TO DENTAL ASSISTANTS Requires the auditor to conduct a study on the effects of regulation of dental assistants in the State via the certification requirements for dental assistants offered […]
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RELATING TO DENTAL HYGIENISTS Permits licensed dental hygienists in the State to operate under general, rather than direct, supervision of a licensed dentist in specified circumstances that protect patient health […]
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PLAN Amends Hawaii State Planning Act to prioritize housing opportunities for extremely low- to above moderate- income households, require periodic updates to functional plans, and […]
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS Specifies that condominium boards may be in violation of fiduciary duty for violating the mediation and arbitration requirements of the condominium law. Allows association member participation in […]
Read More ACT 081, HB832 HD1 SD1 CD1, 7/05/2017ACT 080, HB451 HD1 SD2 CD1, 7/05/2017
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT Reduces the minimum Hawaiian blood quantum requirement of certain successors to lessees of Hawaiian home lands from one-quarter to one thirty-second. ACT 080, […]
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RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF SECTION 325-15, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES Repeals Section 325-15, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which requires United States citizens or nationals to submit a medical examination report to […]
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RELATING TO ANIMAL FORFEITURE Permits duly incorporated humane societies and duly incorporated societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals to petition for full custody of an impounded pet animal […]
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