Hawaii 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB568
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to issue interim rules that exempt from the public notice, public hearing, and gubernatorial approval requirements of chapter 91, HRS, after beneficiary consultation is conducted by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and upon approval by the Hawaiian Homes Commission. Limits effective time period of the interim rules to not more than eighteen months.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB569
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to perform historic preservation reviews of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction except for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB57
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/6/23
Refer
2/6/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/3/23
Refer
3/9/23
Authorizes wages of other employees in comparable employment to be considered when computing the average weekly wages of an injured public board member, reserve police officer, police chaplain, reserve public safety law enforcement officer, sheriffs' chaplain, volunteer firefighter, volunteer boating enforcement officer, or volunteer conservation and resources enforcement officer. Clarifies computation of average weekly wages of an injured volunteer firefighter for workers' compensation benefits purposes. Effective 6/30/3000.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB570
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Creates an office of Native Hawaiian health within the department of health. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB571
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Appropriates funds for the Kahoolawe island reserve commission. Appropriates funds for three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) permanent positions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB572
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Refer
2/13/23
Report Pass
3/2/23
Engrossed
3/2/23
Refer
3/9/23
Requires that prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of an administrative rule, electronic notice of the proposed rulemaking be provided to all persons who have made a timely written request to, and provided a valid working email address to, the adopting agency for advance notice of its rulemaking proceedings. Requires that alterations to administrative rules be displayed in Ramseyer format and the full text of rules be made available in a digitally accessible and searchable format. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB573
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
3/2/23
Engrossed
3/3/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/23/23
Refer
3/23/23
Excludes from the definition of "drug paraphernalia", testing products utilized in determining whether a controlled substance contains chemicals, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds in quantities that can cause physical harm or death, including but not limited to fentanyl test strips. Defines "fentanyl test strip". (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB574
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Specifies that the registration fee for mopeds shall not exceed $100 per year, as determined by the counties' director of finance. Specifies that the issuance fee for a tag or emblem shall be no more than $20.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB575
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Prohibits the operation of gasoline-powered leaf blowers in any urban land use district. Applies the existing time-of-use restrictions on leaf blowers to non-gasoline-powered leaf blowers. Increases the fines for offenses of leaf blower restrictions and provides for the forfeiture of gasoline-powered leaf blowers upon a third violation. Removes the exemption on leaf blower restrictions for government agencies. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB576
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Requires the department of land and natural resources, department of agriculture, and counties to collaborate on feral chicken management projects. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB577
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Creates an interagency task force within the department of agriculture to develop short-, medium-, and long-term solutions to address the proliferation of rose ringed parakeets. Requires the task force to submit a report to the legislature before the Regular Session of 2024. Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources for population control and eradication of rose ringed parakeets. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB578
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the forty-eighth representative district.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB579
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/7/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/3/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/22/23
Refer
3/22/23
Report Pass
4/6/23
Report Pass
4/28/23
Report Pass
4/28/23
Enrolled
5/2/23
Chaptered
6/14/23
Passed
6/14/23
Establishes the statewide human trafficking prevention program within the department of the attorney general to provide services and assistance to victims of human trafficking and victims of the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Requires reports to the legislature. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB58
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/25/23
Requires compensation benefits for volunteer firefighters who are injured or killed in the line of duty to be determined based on equivalent firefighter pay based on years of service and rank, rather than on a rate of $18 per week.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB580
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/7/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Report Pass
3/2/23
Engrossed
3/2/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/22/23
Refer
3/22/23
Report Pass
4/4/23
Enrolled
4/28/23
Chaptered
6/14/23
Passed
6/14/23
Expands the victim-counselor privilege under the Hawaii Rules of Evidence to include confidential advocates employed by the University of Hawaii. Increases the minimum number of hours of training a domestic violence victims' counselor must complete to be considered a victim counselor. (SD1)