David Y. Ige

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Prohibits smoking and tobacco use, including the use of electronic smoking devices, by any person on the premises of the University of Hawaii.

RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS. Establishes the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation in the Department of Health to regulate and administer the registration of qualifying patients and primary caregivers […]

RELATING TO FIREARMS. Requires voluntary surrender of firearms and ammunition, upon disqualification from ownership, possession, or control, within seven days of disqualification. Shortens the time period after failing to voluntarily […]

RELATING TO FIREARMS. Prohibits manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, and possession of bump fire stocks, multiburst trigger activators, and trigger cranks.

RELATING TO MARINE EVENTS. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to allow applications for marine event permits up to one year in advance and authorizes the Department to […]

RELATING TO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. Requires health care providers in the workers’ compensation system who are authorized to prescribe opioids to adopt and maintain policies for informed consent to opioid therapy […]

RELATING TO OPIOID ANTAGONISTS. Authorizes pharmacists to prescribe, dispense, and provide related education on opioid antagonists to individuals at risk of opioid overdose and to family members and caregivers of […]

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Requires prescribers of certain controlled substances to consult the State’s Electronic Prescription Accountability System before issuing a prescription for the controlled substance, under certain circumstances. Provides […]

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Updates Uniform Controlled Substances Act for consistency with federal law. Allows prescription of drugs to patients undergoing medically managed withdrawal, also known as […]

RELATING TO OPIOIDS. Requires the inclusion of a label warning of the risks of addiction and death on the packaging of any opioid drug dispensed by a health care professional […]

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to institute proceedings to condemn the ground lease for the Front Street Apartments affordable housing project. Appropriates general funds […]

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Defines the Hilo community economic district. Authorizes BLNR to extend or modify the terms of certain public land leases within the economic district upon approval by BLNR […]

RELATING TO HEALTH. Authorizes the Department of Health to investigate care facilities reported to be operating without an appropriate certificate or license issued by the Department. Establishes penalties for violations and […]

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS. Makes intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to certain health care workers a Class C felony.

RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to biennially update the state plan on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, include an implementation work plan for each goal in the […]

RELATING TO EMERGENCY RESCUE DEVICES. Amends Hawaii’s Good Samaritan Law to provide civil liability exemption for persons who in good faith, without remuneration or expectation of remuneration, attempt to rescue a […]

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Provides designated family members and other interested persons with notice when an individual with a mental health emergency is subject to certain procedures and actions. Provides designated […]

RELATING TO BIOFUELS. Expands the renewable fuel tax credit cap by lowering the production threshold and expanding the types of renewable fuel eligible for the credit. Applies to taxable years after […]

RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS. Makes an appropriation to the temporary commission on the thirteenth Festival of Pacific Arts to plan for the Festival of Pacific Arts to be […]

RELATING TO INNOVATION BUSINESS. Establishes the research and development program in the Hawaii technology development corporation to help Hawaii-based small businesses optimize research and development performed in Hawaii. Establishes the research […]