David Y. Ige

RELATING TO RESILIENCY. Directs the Public Utilities Commission to establish a microgrid services tariff to encourage and facilitate the development and use of energy resilient microgrids. Takes effect on 7/1/2018.

RELATING TO ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS. Requires association health plan policies to comply with the laws of this State regardless of the association’s domicile. Enables certain voluntary associations, including employer associations […]

RELATING TO DENTISTRY. Amends the ethics training requirement for dentists in the continuing education program to be six hours of ethics training within the previous two years for each biennial […]

RELATING TO MEDICATION SYNCHRONIZATION. Allows the synchronization of plan participants’ medications. Requires plans, policies, contracts, or agreements that are offered by health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations […]

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Expands the scope of the Condominium Education Trust Fund to cover voluntary binding arbitration between interested parties. Amends the conditions that mandate mediation and exceptions to mandatory […]

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Clarifies the process, including payment obligations, mediation requirements, and triggers for further default, where a condominium unit owner and association reach a payment plan to resolve a […]

RELATING TO THE LANDLORD TENANT CODE. Provides a specific exemption to the landlord-tenant code for a seller who occupies the residential real property after the transfer of the seller’s ownership […]

RELATING TO CEMETERIES. Limits liability for volunteers maintaining or repairing cemetery grounds. Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs, in consultation with the comptroller, to develop strategies for the […]

RELATING TO INSURANCE. Prohibits an insurer from renewing or re-enrolling an individual in a short-term, limited-duration health insurance policy or contract if the individual was eligible to purchase health insurance […]

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Changes driver’s licensing requirement for operation of autocycles.

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Updates chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make it consistent with amendments in the federal Controlled Substances Act as required under section 329-11, […]

RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS. Amends the definition of “rates” in Hawaii’s Motor Carrier Law to clarify that, for packages that include other, non-transportation services, “rates” only refers to charges for […]

RELATING TO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. Establishes training options as part of vocational rehabilitation for injured employees when training for employment in another occupational field is required for the employee and as […]

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. Establishes the Labor Law Enforcement Special Fund to finance the collection of penalties and fees for violations of labor law; establishes […]

RELATING TO BOILER AND ELEVATOR SAFETY LAW. Makes housekeeping amendments to the Boiler and Elevator Safety Law. Changes the name of the Boiler and Elevator Special Fund to the Boiler […]

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. Amends the practicum experience requirements for qualification for licensure as a mental health counselor.

RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS. Authorizes the University of Hawaii to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the construction and maintenance of qualifying capital improvement projects.

RELATING TO TAX ON INTANGIBLE PROPERTY. Clarifies that intangible property shall be exempt from the general excise tax used outside the State. Subjects intangible property acquired from an unlicensed seller […]

RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires a pilot program for the 2020 primary and general elections in any county with a population of less than 100,000 to be conducted by mail. Establishes […]

RELATING TO LIFEGUARDS. Requires the Attorney General to defend any civil action or proceeding against a county and any person employed by the county to provide lifeguard services at a […]