Hawaii 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB733
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/17/23
Refer
3/17/23
Requires the office of Hawaiian affairs to conduct a feasibility study on establishing Native Hawaiian cultural centers within the State. Requires the Office to submit a report of its study findings and recommendations to the legislature. Appropriates funds for the study. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB734
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/3/23
Refer
2/3/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Refer
3/9/23
Establishes an inter-division program between the State Historic Preservation Division, Land Division, Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, Island Burial Councils, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs that addresses the location, movement, and restoration of Hawaiian burial sites or iwi, exposed or likely to be exposed to coastal erosion. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB735
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Refer
2/13/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/22/23
Refer
3/22/23
Report Pass
3/31/23
Refer
4/24/23
Exempts the instream use of water for commercial kalo cultivation conducted in a manner consistent with traditional and customary Native Hawaiian practices and on traditional kalo lands from the existing process for the disposition of water rights. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB736
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Allows the Hawaii Community Development Authority to approve the residential development on the parcels owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in Kakaako. Raises the building height limit and increases the maximum floor area ratio for residential development on the parcels. Exempts the residential developments on the parcels from the requirement to dedicate public facilities of land or facilities, or cash payments in lieu thereof, as a condition of development; the prohibition on sale or assignment of fee simple interest in land in the Kakaako Community Development District; and the prohibition on residential development in the Kakaako Makai area. Appropriates funds for repairs of certain structures located on the parcels and for compensation relating to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' pro rata portion of income and proceeds from the public land trust. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB737
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Requires the Board of Education, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii, to develop a Hawaiian Language Medium Education Kindergarten Entry Assessment to be administered by the Department of Education, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB738
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/7/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/21/23
Refer
3/21/23
Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to administer a lease award program for beneficiaries on the homestead lease waiting list who are at least sixty years old or terminally ill, under certain conditions. Authorizes qualified successors of certain beneficiaries on the waiting list who died before receiving a lease to file a claim for a lease award within a certain time. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to adopt rules by a certain date. Effective 3/22/2075. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB739
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
3/2/23
Engrossed
3/3/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/29/23
Enrolled
4/19/23
Chaptered
7/5/23
Passed
7/5/23
Expanding the requisite state of mind for the criminal offense of desecration to include "knowingly". Simplifies the definition of "desecrate". (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB74
Introduced
1/18/23
Refer
1/20/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Refer
2/14/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Establishes additional exclusions from the definition of "development" as it applies to special management areas to reduce the need for special management area permits for certain activities. Repeals the 7,500 square foot threshold for single-family residence and authorizes the counties to further define single-family residence by ordinance for purposes of "development". Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB740
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to complete an assessment and report on the feasibility of digitizing its applicant, beneficiary, and lessee records and creating an interactive digital database software program. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to submit a report to the Legislature by 7/1/2024. Appropriates moneys. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB741
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Excludes from any waiting list maintained by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands any lessee or successor who sells or transfers their lease on a tract of Hawaiian home lands for personal gain. Establishes that the Hawaiian Homes Commission shall have a right of first refusal for the sale or transfer of a lessee's interest in the lease when the sale or transfer is for personal gain. Takes effect 3/22/2075. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB742
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Refer
2/13/23
Establishes an Educational Support Associate position within the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources' Kona Cooperative Extension. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB743
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/24/23
Refer
3/24/23
Report Pass
4/4/23
Report Pass
5/2/23
Report Pass
5/2/23
Enrolled
5/4/23
Chaptered
7/5/23
Passed
7/5/23
Extends the sunset date for the Coffee Berry Borer and Coffee Leaf Rust Pesticide Subsidy Program to 6/30/2025 and the program manager position, including the position's civil service and collective bargaining laws exemption, to 6/30/2026. Requires the Department of Agriculture to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the operation and implementation of the Pesticide Subsidy Program. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB744
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/24/23
Refer
3/24/23
Report Pass
4/4/23
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 actions for coffee leaf rust. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB745
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/17/23
Refer
3/17/23
Report Pass
3/24/23
Refer
3/24/23
Extends the offense of false labeling of Hawaii-grown coffee to include roasted coffee. Imposes a mandatory $10,000 fine for each separate offense of false labeling of Hawaii-grown coffee. Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) enforcement position. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB746
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Refer
2/14/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/22/23
Refer
3/22/23
Report Pass
4/4/23
Report Pass
4/27/23
Report Pass
4/27/23
Enrolled
5/2/23
Chaptered
7/5/23
Passed
7/5/23
Expands the coffee labeling and advertising requirements to include ready-to-drink coffee beverages and the inner packages and inner wrapping labels of roasted coffee, instant coffee, and ready-to-drink coffee beverages. Specifies that the coffee labeling and advertising requirements apply if the applicable products are produced in whole or in part from Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed green coffee beans. Requires disclosure on the label of coffee blends of the respective geographic and regional origins and per cent by weight of the blended coffees. Prohibits use of the term "All Hawaiian" in labeling or advertising for roasted coffee or instant coffee not produced entirely from green coffee beans grown and processed in Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2024. (CD1)