Hawaii Senator Donna Kim [D]

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HISB1511VetoClarifies the purpose of the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii and that its undertakings shall be limited to acts that are reasonably necessary to carry out its purpose. Repeals the requirement that the University of Hawaii contract wi...
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2024-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-24 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1361).
HISB2079PassAllows the State of Hawaii Plant and Animal Declaration Form to be distributed, completed, and transmitted electronically. (CD1)
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2024-07-05
Act 196, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297).
HISB2401PassRequires the Department of Agriculture to work with each county to implement feral chicken control programs and feeding of feral animals education campaign. Requires each county to match the funds expended by the Department of Agriculture for the imp...
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2024-07-03
Act 185, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1286).
HISB3011PassMakes it unlawful for any person to operate a weed whacker in or within one hundred feet of a residential zone, subject to certain exceptions. Extends the time for the use of leaf blowers and weed whackers within or near residential zones. Provides e...
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2024-07-03
Act 179, 07/02/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280).
HISB2475PassEstablishes a harm to students registry, for all early learning programs or schools and K-12 educational institutions within the State, that contains information on school employees, contractors, or volunteers for whom, as result of an investigation,...
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2024-07-02
Act 156, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1257).
HISB3305PassRequires all public charter schools that exclusively offer prekindergarten programs to adhere to the public charter school law, with certain exceptions. (CD1)
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2024-07-02
Act 154, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1255).
HISB2476PassAuthorizes licensed dental hygienists to perform preventive dental sealant screenings and apply dental sealants on individuals, under certain conditions, in a school-based oral health program. (CD1)
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2024-06-28
Act 097, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1198).
HISB2287PassRequires the Information Technology Steering Committee to assist the Chief Information Officer to develop a plan to enhance the mobile application developed to enable the public to access the State's website. Requires the Chief Information Officer's ...
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2024-06-24
Act 082, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183).
HISB3312PassAdopts, establishes, and designates the shaka as the official gesture of the State. Authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to develop a public work of art related to the shaka and its history to be displayed in a prominent location i...
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2024-06-24
Act 085, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186).
HISB2537PassClarifies that the Chief Energy Officer is responsible for supporting the renewable portfolio standards and reporting on certain energy matters. (CD1)
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2024-06-21
Act 055, 06/20/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1155).
HISB2600PassAuthorizes the use of electronic mail to deliver certain documents when purchasing a condominium. (CD1)
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2024-05-31
Act 044, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144).
HISR43PassDirecting The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Submit A Grant Request To The Federal Emergency Management Agency For Rockfall Mitigation In Moanalua Gardens And Moanalua Valley, Oahu.
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2024-05-31
Certified copies of resolution sent, 05-31-24
HISR178PassUrging The Development Of A Baccalaureate Degree Program In Education With An Online Option At Leeward Community College To Address The Educational Needs Of Working Adults In All Counties.
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2024-05-31
Certified copies of resolution sent, 05-31-24
HISB116PassAuthorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Duke Kahanamoku. (CD1)
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2024-05-15
Act 025, 05/15/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1125).
HISB2159Engross

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Requires the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, to prepare a report on freshwater and saltwater aquatic organisms regarding their agricultural and economic impact on the State's food se...
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2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 5:30PM in conference room 325.
HISB3344Engross

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Establishes the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund and Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund Corporation to provide compensation for property damage resulting from catastrophic wildfires in the State. Requires the Corporation's board to report to the Legislature. Mak...
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2024-04-25
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 816).
HISB2405Engross

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Allows campaign funds to be used for a candidate's child care and vital household dependent care costs under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-17
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 690).
HISB2291Engross

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Establishes advisory boards, focused on workforce development, for the Agribusiness Development Corporation, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, and Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HISB2308Engross

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Authorizes additional fines and penalties for convictions of speeding in a school zone. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HISB2553Engross

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Clarifies the definition of "covered employer" under the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. Requires covered employers to automatically enroll covered employees into the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program unless the employee chooses to opt out. Repeals an...
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2024-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HISCR202Engross

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Urging The Development Of A Baccalaureate Degree Program In Education With An Online Option At Leeward Community College To Address The Educational Needs Of Working Adults In All Counties.
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISCR54Engross

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Directing The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Submit A Grant Request To The Federal Emergency Management Agency For Rockfall Mitigation In Moanalua Gardens And Moanalua Valley, Oahu.
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2024-04-05
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB3329Engross

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Requires the disclosure of any little fire ant infestation as part of any sale of residential real property. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-28
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISB430Engross

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Establishes the Hawaii Farm to Food Bank Program and Hawaii food assistance program special fund to alleviate food shortages in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB744Engross

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Requires the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to classify the fungal pathogen that causes coffee leaf rust as an invasive species in its administrative rules and to direct available funding for mitigation efforts, research, and prevention or control a...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB281Engross

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Establishes a state income tax deduction for eligible contributions made to a college savings program established under chapter 256, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 6/30/3000. Applies to taxable years beginning after an unspecified date. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB629Engross

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Requires contracts entered into by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for management of the Hawaii Convention Center facility to include marketing for all uses of the facility. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB627Engross

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Allows an election candidate, treasurer, or candidate committee to use campaign funds for the candidate's child care and vital household dependent care costs under certain conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB106Engross

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Authorizes the Department of Health to require the Department of Education to report coronavirus disease 2019 potential outbreaks or other public health emergencies and related information in a manner most appropriate to public health and safety, as ...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB304Engross

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Effective 7/1/2025, establishes the visitor impact fee program within the department of land and natural resources, through which the department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other stat...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB500Engross

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Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB2319Enroll

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Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges from 70 to 75 years.
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
HISB3335Engross

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Establishes the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Authority and Cannabis and Hemp Control Board within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate all aspects of the cannabis plant. Beginning 1/1/2026, legalizes the personal adult use of canna...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
HISB699Engross

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Establishes a state capitol tours program within the office of the governor. Establishes two full-time equivalent positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB775Engross

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Requires hunting guides who take their clients to hunt on private lands to first obtain written permission from the owner, occupier, holder, or duly appointed agent of the private land, where appropriate. Requires hunting guides to provide copies of ...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB297Engross

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Requires organizations to obtain legislative approval prior to the disposition of land that was acquired using state grants, but only if the land was acquired after the enactment of this Act. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB1196Engross

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Clarifies that the authorization for board and commission holdover members to continue in office until a successor is nominated and appointed, but not beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's t...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB299Engross

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Authorizes the legislature, upon the agreement of form by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, to specify the form in which the proposed budgets of the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian ...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB107Engross

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Authorizes a majority of the members of the Board of Education to elect a chairperson from among the members of the Board. Allows the members to annually elect a chairperson upon the start of the next confirmed term for members. Removes the requireme...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB784Engross

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Requires the department of transportation to establish and implement a two-year airline subsidy pilot program at Molokai airport to assist airlines in offsetting the costs of operation. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 7/1/2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB786Engross

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Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses for persons who require rescue after leaving a hiking trail to enter an area closed to the public or hiking on a trail closed to the public, and ther...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB296Engross

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Requires the Governor and state agencies to recommend a date by which statutorily required reports must be submitted to the Legislature, and to identify any reports that should not be subject to that uniform date and the reasons therefor. Requires th...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB2817Engross

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Makes an appropriation to the University of Hawaii to establish five full-time equivalent (5.0 FTE) faculty positions at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee
HISB2172Engross

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Prohibits staff members from assuming the authority and duties of the chairperson of a board or commission. Takes effect 7/1/2112. (SD1)
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2024-03-19
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee
HISB2288Engross

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Requires that travel reports submitted by state employees, officers, or other representatives of state departments or agencies, in connection with out-of-state or intra-state travel for purposes of official state business, be made available for publi...
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2024-03-19
To House Finance Committee
HISB2072Engross

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Authorizes the Department of Health to require the Department of Education to report coronavirus disease 2019 potential outbreaks or other public health emergencies and related information in a manner most appropriate to public health and safety, as ...
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2024-03-15
To House Finance Committee
HISB2406Engross

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Requires contracts entered into by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for management of the Hawaii Convention Center facility to include marketing for all uses of the facility. Amends the frequency with which the Hawaii Tourism Authority is required to sub...
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2024-03-15
To House Finance Committee
HISB2404Engross

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Repeals the requirement that a standard proxy form authorized by the unit owners' association contain a box wherein an owner may indicate that the proxy is given to the board as a whole and that the vote is to be made on the basis of the preference o...
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2024-03-15
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HISB2501Engross

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Requires the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to prioritize the protection of exceptional trees from invasive species. (SD1)
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2024-03-14
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB2569Engross

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Allows a person who employs or contracts with a health care worker who suffers an act of violence at the health care facility to report the event to law enforcement and petition for a temporary restraining order and injunction under certain circumsta...
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2024-03-14
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
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