David Y. Ige

RELATING TO THE ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide assistance and supplemental funding to the National Wildlife Research Center of the U.S. […]

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to conduct a study on the issue of Hawaiian Home Lands lessees selling or transferring their […]

RELATING TO HAWAII CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES. Establishes a three-year Correctional Industries Former Inmate Employment Pilot Project within the Department of Public Safety to assist former inmates as they reenter society.

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. Establishes the East Hawaii Child Welfare Services Section Pilot Project within the Department of Human Services to increase staff in the East Hawaii Child Welfare […]

RELATING TO CHILD SAFETY. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to disclose certain information regarding confirmed cases of child abuse or neglect. Establishes a working group to improve safety in […]

RELATING TO PRESCHOOLS. Makes housekeeping amendments to remove preschools from the Superintendent’s scope of authority and to clarify that the Executive Office on Early Learning Director may authorize preschool personnel […]

RELATING TO FEES. Requires the Department of Health to furnish, free of charge, certified copies of birth certificates for any individual who is homeless, provided the individual’s homeless status is […]

RELATING TO LICENSING. Clarifies that the licensing requirements for hearing aid dealers and fitters shall not apply to audiologists licensed pursuant to chapter 468E, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Clarifies that to […]

RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES. Increases the fine to not more than $1,000 for passing or overtaking a school bus on a state highway while the bus is stopped and its […]

RELATING TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES. Makes miscellaneous technical amendments to facilitate library operations. Changes references to the Hawaii State Library Foundation to the Friends of the Library of Hawaii. Clarifies the […]

RELATING TO THE INCOME CHECK-OFF. Changes from $2 to $5 of authorized income tax check-off that may be designated payable from an individual’s state income tax refund to the libraries […]

RELATING TO EDUCATION. Permits individual department of education schools and career pathways, academies, or programs operated within a department of education school, to engage in commercial enterprises, including the sale […]

RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows the Department of Education to develop a comprehensive plan to integrate design thinking and coding in middle, intermediate, and high school curriculums. Requires that any such […]

RELATING TO LIBRARIES. Authorizes the State Librarian to designate one or more public library employees to be notaries public. Allows designated employees to perform as notaries public in government service […]

RELATING TO AMENDING OR REPEALING HAWAII GENERAL EXCISE TAX LAWS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS. Removes unnecessary or redundant provisions of the general excise tax laws.

RELATING TO FUNDS USED FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS. Authorizes the Department of Education to expend previously appropriated funds to satisfy the settlement of class counsel attorney’s fees related to […]

RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. Abolishes various non-general funds and accounts of the Department of Taxation and transfers the unencumbered balances to the general fund.

RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY LICENSING ACT. Specifies certain recall reimbursement or repair requirements for manufacturers where a stop-sale order has been issued. Authorizes a license holder to engage […]

RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE. Permits advanced practice registered nurses to certify an employee’s disability. Increases the penalty an employer is assessed for failing to submit timely wage and employment […]

RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS. Establishes the Medical Cannabis Insurance Reimbursement Working Group to address the complexities surrounding the topic of making medical cannabis reimbursable by health insurance.