David Y. Ige | 2021 Acts

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2021 Acts

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ACT 056, HB1192 HD1 SD2 CD1, 6/16/21

Transitions from lump sum deferred deposit transactions to installment loan transactions. Specifies various consumer protection requirements for installment loans. Beginning 1/1/2022, requires licensure for installment lenders that offer installment loans […]

ACT 055, SB793 SD1 HD1 CD1, 6/16/21

Repeals the exemption of individuals with disabilities from minimum wage requirements. (CD1)

ACT 054, HB940 HD2 SD1, 6/16/21

Mandates reporting of suspected financial exploitation of elders and vulnerable adults in relation to securities. Provides immunity for good faith reporting. Authorizes the delay of disbursements and transactions in situations […]

ACT 053, SB939 HD2 CD1, 6/16/21

Establishes June 19 of each year as Juneteenth. (CD1)

ACT 052, SB697 SD1 HD2 CD1, 6/16/21

Designates January of each year as “Kalaupapa Month”. (CD1)

ACT 051, HB553 HD2 SD2 CD1, 6/8/21

Establishes an offense of intentionally or knowingly capturing, entangling, or killing a shark in state marine waters, and provides penalties and fines. Provides certain exemptions. Allows the department of land […]

ACT 050, SB772 SD2 HD2 CD1, 6/8/21

Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to support environmental conservation, with proceeds from the program to be used to fund conservation efforts. Adjusts the initial application and renewal fees […]

ACT 049, HB1020 HD1 SD2, 6/8/21

Authorizes the board of land and natural resources (BLNR) to temporarily adopt, amend, and repeal certain natural resource rules by formal action at a public meeting if BLNR finds that […]

ACT 048, HB1023 HD1 SD2 CD1, 6/8/21

Establishes a nonresident recreational marine fishing license requirement and fees to enable the department of land and natural resources to more effectively manage the marine fisheries resources of the State. […]

ACT 047, HB1022 HD1 SD2 CD1, 6/8/21

Clarifies that any conservation and resources enforcement officer of the Department of Land and Natural Resources may, in the performance of official duties, stop and temporarily detain any person who […]

ACT 046, HB1019 HD2 SD2 CD1, 6/8/21

Establishes the ocean stewardship special fund and ocean stewardship user fee for the collection and use of moneys for the conservation, restoration, and enhancement of the State’s marine resources. Sunsets […]

ACT 045, HB1018 HD2 SD1, 6/8/21

Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to adopt rules to establish a lay net permit for the use or possession of lay nets, including reasonable permit fees and […]

ACT 044, HB1017 HD1 SD1, 6/8/21

Repeals section 188-58.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which prohibits the taking or killing of female spiny lobsters, Kona crabs, and Samoan crabs. (SD1)

ACT 043, HB1016 HD1 SD2 CD1, 6/8/21

Provides that a single valid commercial marine vessel license satisfies the licensure requirement for all persons aboard the licensed vessel. Requires any person who provides fishing charter services to obtain […]

ACT 042, SB795 SD2 HD1, 6/8/21

Changes the criteria for calculating the various fees that the department of land and natural resources may charge for the usage of state small boat harbors, including requiring that certain […]

ACT 041, HB1036 HD1 SD2, 6/7/2021

Authorizes the department of public safety to maintain a list of independent civil process servers and amends several statutes to allow process servers to serve specific types of legal documents. […]

ACT 040, SB1042 SD1 HD1 CD1, 6/07/21

Repeals provision that allows persons designated as covered offenders in another state or jurisdiction to petition the attorney general for termination of registration requirements upon demonstrating that the out of […]

ACT 039, HB125 HD2 SD2, 6/07/21

Establishes the Uniform Employee and Student Online Privacy Protection Act that protects from employers and educational institutions, online accounts maintained by employees, unpaid interns, independent contractors, prospective employees, students, prospective […]

ACT 038, SB819 SD2 HD2 CD1, 6/07/21

Extends the hospital sustainability program through 6/30/2024. Increases the maximum fee for inpatient care services to five and one-half per cent. Increases the amount of time hospitals have to pay […]

ACT 037, SB714 SD1 HD3, 6/7/21

Clarifies the right of publicity includes the rights of individuals who died before the enactment of the Hawaii Publicity Rights Act. Effective retroactive to 7/15/2009. (HD3)