David Y. Ige

RELATING TO VETERANS. Allows the department of education to continue, until June 30, 2020, awarding high school diplomas to qualified veterans who did not receive a high school diploma as […]

RELATING TO STATE PARKS. Prohibits smoking and the use of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices within the state park system. Requires posting of signage prohibiting smoking and the use […]

RELATING TO HEALTH. Increases the minimum age for sale, possession, consumption, or purchase of tobacco products or electronic smoking devices from eighteen to twenty-one. Defines “tobacco products” to include electronic […]

RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX Authorizes the B&F to issue $35,000,000 in reimbursable general obligation bonds and to deposit the proceeds into the Turtle Bay conservation easement special fund. […]

RELATING TO CESSPOOLS Provides a temporary income tax credit for the cost of upgrading or converting a qualified cesspool to a septic system or an aerobic treatment unit system, or […]

RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET Appropriates funds for the operating and capital improvement budget of the Executive Branch for fiscal years 2015 2016 and 2016 2017. (HB500 CD1)

RELATING TO THE BUDGET Amends allocations from the Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund. Repeals tobacco settlement funds as the means of financing for certain health and human services programs. Appropriates […]

RELATING TO BEACH PROTECTION Authorizes the use of certain transient accommodations tax revenues for beach restoration and conservation. Makes appropriations for fiscal year 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. Effective upon approval, except […]

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Requires the department of education to develop a transition plan to end multi-track schedules in public schools and report to the legislature regarding the plan and […]

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL LANDS Requires public school lands that are leased to benefit public educational purposes rather than simply to be used for public purposes. Authorizes the DOE to […]

RELATING TO EDUCATION Amends the chapter governing public charter schools to align the requirements for start-up and conversion charter schools. Defines “applicant governing board” and makes conforming amendments. Makes other […]

RELATING TO DUAL CREDIT PROGRAMS Renames the “running start program” as the “dual credit program”. Broadens participation to include ninth and tenth graders. Broadens participation to include home-schooled students for […]

RELATING TO TEACHER TENURE Sets probationary period of specified licensed charter school teachers according to policies and practices as determined by DOE, BOE, and collective bargaining agreements. Subjects tenured DOE […]

RELATING TO EDUCATION Allows the university laboratory school to conform its student enrollment profile to the standard prescribed by the University of Hawaii college of education in order to meet […]

RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS Construes the financial insolvency of a public charter school to be a surrender of its charter. Requires the authorizer to adopt a closure protocol when […]

RELATING TO PUBLIC EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Establishes the Executive Office on Early Learning Public Prekindergarten Program to be administered by the Executive Office on Early Learning and provided through Department […]

RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Amends or repeals provisions of Chapters 302A and 302L, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as related to early childhood education, to clarify the respective roles of the […]

RELATING TO TEACHERS Authorizes an additional per year bonus for teachers who maintain current national board certification under the national board certification incentive program and teach at a school in […]

RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII NON-GENERAL FUNDS Establishes the University of Hawaii Quasi-endowment Trust Fund. Repeals various non-general funds and accounts and transfers the unencumbered balances to the general fund. […]

RELATING TO THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE Appropriates funds for four critical positions in the cooperative extension service administered by the UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and to […]