HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1103
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes a process by which the Legislature may establish community districts by concurrent resolution. Requires the board members of the community districts to be elected by residents of the community district.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1104
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Amends the definition of "child abuse or neglect" by clarifying that the failure to provide certain needs to a child constitutes child abuse or neglect only if the person or entity responsible for the care of the child is financially able to provide and fails to do so or is offered financial or other reasonable means to provide and fails to accept these offers.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1105
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to the Department of Health for construction defect remediation at the Hawaii State Hospital. Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) building manager position at the Hawaii State Hospital. Appropriates funds.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1106
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the Adult Mental Health Inpatient Program to secure contracts for the provision of forty psychiatric beds annually for the Hawaii State Hospital. Requires the Department of Health to include line-item funding for the Adult Mental Health Inpatient Program in its annual budget request beginning with fiscal year 2027-2028 to secure contracts for the provision of psychiatric beds for the Hawaii State Hospital.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1107
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establish a medical education liaison position within the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine to support programs that utilize a team of medical specialists to support primary care providers and other health care professionals through mentorship and guidance. Appropriates funds.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1108
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires specialized training for all employees of the Office of the Ombudsman to develop relevant expertise to handle complaints about the child welfare system. Requires the Office of the Ombudsman to publish a quarterly report on its website that identifies the number and nature of complaints that it receives regarding the Child Welfare Services Branch of the Department of Human Services. Requires the Child Welfare Services Branch of the Department of Human Services to provide notification that complaints can also be filed with the Office of the Ombudsman. Appropriates funds.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1109
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Repeals the definition of "finding of no significant impact". Defines "finding of completion of environmental disclosure process". Makes conforming amendments.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB111
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Requires the State to consider hurricane resistant criteria when designing and constructing new state buildings, constructed on or after 7/1/2025, for the capability of providing shelter refuge.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1110
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to: (1) Adopt the National Incident Management System as the standard for all incident management and emergency response operations; (2) Complete an after-action review for all significant emergency incidents or exercises; (3) Develop and manage position task books; (4) require the use of standardized Incident Command System forms; (5) Maintain accreditation through the Emergency Management Accreditation Program; and (6) Define specific roles and responsibilities for all Incident Command System and emergency operations center positions. Expands training and education qualifications and responsibilities for the Administrator of Emergency Management and county-level administrators or directors of emergency management. Amends the contents of the state comprehensive emergency management plan.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1111
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Establishes the Agricultural Statistics Program in statute. Appropriates funds for the Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1112
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Amends the membership of the Hawaii Community Development Authority to include the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission or the Chairperson's designee.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1113
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Makes the Agribusiness Development Corporation responsible for the maintenance of the Kohala Ditch. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1114
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Authorizes large landowners to petition the Land Use Commission to allow the development of elderly housing on portions of agricultural lands.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1115
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires the driver's license examination to test the applicant's knowledge of the dangers that larger motor vehicles present to pedestrians and bicyclists. Requires persons who commit the offense of excessively speeding or habitually driving while intoxicated to retake and pass the driver's license examination for each offense.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1116
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes the offense of theft of a bicycle. Establishes the first offense of theft of a bicycle as a misdemeanor. Establishes the second and each subsequent offense that occurs within five years of a prior conviction for theft of a bicycle as a class C felony.