David Y. Ige

RELATING TO RAPID OHIA DEATH Appropriates funds for research to combat rapid ohia death. (HB2675 CD1) ACT 102, HB2675 HD1 SD2 CD1  

RELATING TO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION TREATMENT PLANS Allows physicians to submit workers’ compensation treatment plans to employers by mail or facsimile. Beginning January 1, 2021, requires employers to allow physicians to […]

RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE Defines dangerous wheels and prohibits their use on vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers. (HB1011 CD1) ACT 100, HB1011 HD1 SD2 CD1

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES Authorizes law enforcement vehicles of the harbors division of the department of transportation to be equipped with lights, sirens, and other equipment in a similar […]

RELATING TO ENERGY COOPERATIVES Clarifies that a publicly owned energy cooperative may be considered an energy project and project party for purposes of receiving financing through special purpose revenue bonds. […]

RELATING TO NURSING Requires submittal of electronic fingerprints for criminal history record checks from nurse licensure applicants and nurse licensure renewal applicants. Authorizes the Board of Nursing to conduct investigations […]

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECKS UNDER THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT Amends the Child Protective Act so that when an assessment is required, the Department of Human Services is authorized […]

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HAWAII, INC. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for projects of Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, […]

RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD Provides that a person commits medical assistance fraud if the person knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or representation of a […]

RELATING TO THE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT MAXIMIZATION SPECIAL FUND Allows use of the Federal Reimbursement Maximization Special Fund to recruit and maintain corrections workforce. (HB2389 CD1) ACT 93, HB2389 HD1 SD1 […]

RELATING TO THE JOINT FORMULARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Repeals the Joint Formulary Advisory Committee established by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Allows the Board of Nursing to be the […]

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Board of Directors to set the salary of the Hawaii Housing Finance and […]

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Authorizes the Governor, with the assistance of the Director of Health, to negotiate with any person for the development or expansion of a forensic […]

RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP Prohibits guardians of an adult ward from restricting the ward’s right to communicate, unless it is deemed by the guardian to pose a risk to the safety […]

RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS Brings state law into alignment with changes to the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant, P.L. 113-186. Requires DHS to conduct background […]

RELATING TO EDUCATION Repeals annual increment and longevity step salary increases for department of education teachers and educational officers and clarifies that such increases shall be determined through collective bargaining. […]

RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS Requires DOH and BUF to conduct a study of the re-distribution of cigarette tax revenues. (SD1) ACT 86, HB2466 HD1 SD1

RELATING TO REPORTING DEATHS TO STATE AGENCIES Authorizes the Department of Health to continue to disclose, including through electronic means, lists of names of persons whose deaths have been recorded […]

RELATING TO THE AEROSPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Reduces the number of members on the Aerospace Advisory Committee from 15 to 13. Allows the members of the Aerospace Advisory Committee to elect […]

RELATING TO SERVICE BY PUBLICATION IN PATERNITY CASES Amends the Uniform Parentage Act to allow for service by publication or by any other manner that is reasonably calculated to give […]