Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1361 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.
OldNewDifferences
11 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1361 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the stadium authority. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
22
33 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1361
44 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
55 STATE OF HAWAII
66
77 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
88
99 H.B. NO.
1010
1111 1361
1212
1313 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
1414
1515
1616
1717 STATE OF HAWAII
1818
1919
2020
2121
2222
2323
2424
2525
2626
2727
2828
2929
3030
3131 A BILL FOR AN ACT
3232
3333
3434
3535
3636
3737 relating to the stadium authority.
3838
3939
4040
4141
4242
4343 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
4444
4545
4646
4747 SECTION 1. Chapter 109, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "§109- Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Department" means the department of business, economic development, and tourism. "Director" means the director of business, economic development, and tourism." SECTION 2. Section 40-84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§40-84 Petty cash funds; regulations. Whenever the head of any state department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency deems it necessary to have a petty cash fund for the proper transaction of the business of the agency, a written application therefor shall be made to the comptroller setting forth the details covering the purposes and uses of and for the fund. The comptroller, before issuing a state warrant for that purpose, shall determine whether or not the business of the agency warrants the establishment of such a fund, and if the comptroller is satisfied that such a fund is necessary, the comptroller shall issue a state warrant to such agency for an amount as the comptroller shall determine, not to exceed the sum of $100,000, except that this limitation of $100,000 shall not apply to the University of Hawaii and, [the stadium authority.] for purposes of stadium facilities and the stadium development district under chapter 109, the department of business, economic development, and tourism. The comptroller may prescribe such rules as the comptroller may deem necessary for the proper administration and accountability of these funds." SECTION 3. Section 84-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: "(d) The financial disclosure statements of the following persons shall be public records and available for inspection and duplication: (1) The governor, the lieutenant governor, the members of the legislature, candidates for and delegates to the constitutional convention, the trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs, and candidates for state elective offices; (2) The directors of the state departments and their deputies, regardless of the titles by which the foregoing persons are designated; provided that with respect to the department of the attorney general, the foregoing shall apply only to the attorney general and the first deputy attorney general; (3) The administrative director of the State; (4) The president, the vice presidents, the assistant vice presidents, the chancellors, members of the board of regents, and the provosts of the University of Hawaii; (5) The members of the board of education and the superintendent, the deputy superintendent, the state librarian, and the deputy state librarian of the department of education; (6) The administrative director and the deputy director of the courts; (7) The administrator and the assistant administrator of the office of Hawaiian affairs; and (8) The members of the following state boards, commissions, and agencies: (A) The board of directors of the agribusiness development corporation established under section 163D-3; (B) The board of agriculture established under section 26-16; (C) The state ethics commission established under section 84-21; (D) The Hawaii community development authority established under section 206E-3; (E) The Hawaiian homes commission established under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, and section 26-17; (F) The board of directors of the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation established under section 201H-3; (G) The board of land and natural resources established under section 171-4; (H) The state land use commission established under section 205-1; (I) The legacy land conservation commission established under section 173A-2.4; (J) The natural area reserves system commission established under section 195-6; (K) The board of directors of the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority established under section 227D-2; (L) The board of directors of the Hawaii public housing authority established under section 356D‑3; (M) The public utilities commission established under section 269-2; and (N) The commission on water resource management established under section 174C-7[; and (O) The stadium authority established under section 109-1]." SECTION 4. Section 109-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§109-2 [Stadium authority;] Department of business, economic development, and tourism; jurisdiction; powers and duties. The department shall have jurisdiction over stadium facilities and the stadium development district. The powers and duties of the [stadium authority] department as they relate to stadium facilities and the stadium development district shall be as follows: (1) To repair, maintain, and operate stadium facilities and the stadium development district, including: (A) Repairs, maintenance, operations, and demolition of existing stadium facilities; (B) Operations and maintenance of a new stadium; and (C) Contractual payments to developers, contractors, or management contractors engaged by the [stadium authority;] department through its director; (2) To coordinate in planning, design, and construction activities, including on-site repairs, within the stadium development district; (3) To acquire and hold title to real property; (4) To prescribe and collect rents, fees, and charges for the use or enjoyment of the stadium, facilities related to the stadium, and real property held by the [stadium authority,] department, including entering into leases, contracts, sponsorship and advertising agreements, food and beverage agreements, concession agreements, parking agreements, or other development and use agreements that may apply; provided that leases shall not exceed a term of ninety-nine years; (5) To make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to exercise [its] the department's powers under this chapter and subject to any limitations in this chapter, to exercise all powers necessary, incidental, or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter; (6) To adopt, amend, and repeal, in accordance with chapter 91, rules [it] the department may deem necessary to effectuate this chapter and in connection with its projects, operations, and facilities; (7) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties and qualifications, and fix their salaries, without regard to chapters 76 and 89, to manage the stadium, the stadium development district, and [its] contractors; and (8) To plan, promote, and market the stadium and related facilities." SECTION 5. Section 109-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows: "(a) There is created a special fund to be known as the stadium special fund into which funds collected by the [authority] department pursuant to section 109-3.5 shall be deposited. The stadium special fund shall be applied, used, and disposed of for the payment of: (1) The expenses of the operation, maintenance, promotion, and management of; and (2) All or a portion of the cost of financing any capital improvement project for; the stadium and related facilities; provided that all services required for the stadium and related facilities shall be performed by persons hired on contract or otherwise, without regard for chapter 76; provided further that the [authority] department shall report to the legislature all receipts and expenditures of the stadium special fund account twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session until the stadium special fund is closed pursuant to subsection (c). (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), all moneys collected by the [stadium authority] department after June 30, 2021, shall be deposited into the stadium development special fund pursuant to section 109-3.5." SECTION 6. Section 109-3.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "[[]§109-3.5[]] Stadium development special fund; established. (a) There is established in the state treasury the stadium development special fund, into which funds collected by the [stadium authority] department for stadium facilities and the stadium development district shall be deposited, including: (1) All revenues from the stadium development district, including but not limited to agreements or actions generating revenue related to stadium operations, lease or rental of facilities or land, concessions, food and beverage, parking, sponsorship and advertising, utilities and infrastructure, and development; (2) All gifts or grants awarded in any form from any public agency or any other source for purposes of the stadium development district; (3) All proceeds from revenue bonds issued for the purpose of the stadium development district; and (4) Appropriations made by the legislature to the fund. (b) Moneys in the stadium development special fund shall be used by the [stadium authority] department for the payment of expenses arising from any and all use, operation, repair, maintenance, alteration, improvement, development, or any unforeseen or unplanned repairs of the stadium development district, including without limitation: (1) The development, operation, and maintenance of a new stadium; (2) Food and beverage service and parking service provided at the stadium facility; the sale of souvenirs, logo items, or other items; any future major repair, maintenance, and improvement of the stadium facility as a commercial enterprise or as a world-class facility for athletic events, entertainment, or public events; and marketing the facility pursuant to section 109-2(4) and (8); and (3) Contractual payments to developers or contractors engaged by the [stadium authority] department for the purpose of redeveloping the site and related on- and off-site infrastructure that benefits the stadium development district and its development guidance policies." SECTION 7. Section 109-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§109-4 Employee benefits. All full-time employees of the [authority] department for purposes of this chapter shall be entitled to any benefit program generally applicable to the officers and employees of the State." SECTION 8. Section 109-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§109-5 Security personnel, powers. The person employed as the chief security officer by the [authority] department shall have all of the powers of police officers, including the power of arrest; provided that the powers shall remain in force and in effect only while the person is in the actual performance of the person's duties at the stadium." SECTION 9. Section 109-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "[[]§109-6[]] Stadium special account. The [stadium authority] department is authorized to set up a special account into which shall be deposited all receipts collected by the [authority] department from the sale of admission tickets for events held at the stadium, including any money deposited with the [authority] department by users to assure the payment of charges for the use of the stadium. Money in the account shall be kept in a depository as defined in section 38-1. Disbursements from the account shall be made in accordance with procedures adopted by the [authority] department and approved by the director of finance." SECTION 10. Section 109-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows: "(b) Any person violating any rule of the [stadium authority] department regulating conduct on the stadium premises shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or both. (c) Any person violating any rule of the [stadium authority] department regulating parking or traffic on the stadium premises shall have committed a traffic infraction as set forth in chapter 291D, the adjudication of which shall be subject to the provisions contained therein." SECTION 11. Section 171-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§171-2 Definition of public lands. "Public lands" means all lands or interest therein in the State classed as government or crown lands previous to August 15, 1895, or acquired or reserved by the government upon or subsequent to that date by purchase, exchange, escheat, or the exercise of the right of eminent domain, or in any other manner; including lands accreted after May 20, 2003, and not otherwise awarded, submerged lands, and lands beneath tidal waters that are suitable for reclamation, together with reclaimed lands that have been given the status of public lands under this chapter, except: (1) Lands designated in section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended; (2) Lands set aside pursuant to law for the use of the United States; (3) Lands being used for roads and streets; (4) Lands to which the United States relinquished the absolute fee and ownership under section 91 of the Hawaiian Organic Act before the admission of Hawaii as a state of the United States unless subsequently placed under the control of the board of land and natural resources and given the status of public lands in accordance with the state constitution, the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, or other laws; (5) Lands to which the University of Hawaii holds title; (6) Non-ceded lands set aside by the governor to the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation or lands to which the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title; (7) Lands to which the Hawaii community development authority in its corporate capacity holds title; (8) Lands set aside by the governor to the Hawaii public housing authority or lands to which the Hawaii public housing authority in its corporate capacity holds title; (9) Lands to which the department of agriculture holds title by way of foreclosure, voluntary surrender, or otherwise, to recover moneys loaned or to recover debts otherwise owed the department under chapter 167; (10) Lands that are set aside by the governor to the Aloha Tower development corporation, lands leased to the Aloha Tower development corporation by any department or agency of the State, or lands to which the Aloha Tower development corporation holds title in its corporate capacity; (11) Lands that are set aside by the governor to the agribusiness development corporation, lands leased to the agribusiness development corporation by any department or agency of the State, or lands to which the agribusiness development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title; (12) Lands to which the Hawaii technology development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title; (13) Lands to which the department of education holds title; (14) Lands to which the [stadium authority] department of business, economic development, and tourism holds title[;] for purposes of administering chapter 109 and part IX of chapter 206E; and (15) Lands to which the school facilities authority holds title; provided that, except as otherwise limited under federal law and except for state land used as an airport as defined in section 262-1, public lands shall include the air rights over any portion of state land upon which a county mass transit project is developed after July 11, 2005; provided further that if the lands pursuant to paragraph (6) are no longer needed for housing finance and development purposes, the lands shall be returned to the agency from which they were obtained; provided further that if the lands pursuant to paragraph (14) are no longer needed for the stadium development district or related purposes, the lands shall be returned to the public land trust administered by the department." SECTION 12. Section 171-64.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) This section applies to all lands or interest therein owned or under the control of state departments and agencies classed as government or crown lands previous to August 15, 1895, or acquired or reserved by the government upon or subsequent to that date by purchase, exchange, escheat, or the exercise of the right of eminent domain, or any other manner, including accreted lands not otherwise awarded, submerged lands, and lands beneath tidal waters that are suitable for reclamation, together with reclaimed lands that have been given the status of public lands under this chapter, including: (1) Land set aside pursuant to law for the use of the United States; (2) Land to which the United States relinquished the absolute fee and ownership under section 91 of the Organic Act before the admission of Hawaii as a state of the United States; (3) Land to which the University of Hawaii holds title; (4) Non-ceded land set aside by the governor to the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation or land to which the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title; (5) Land to which the department of agriculture holds title by way of foreclosure, voluntary surrender, or otherwise, to recover moneys loaned or to recover debts otherwise owed the department under chapter 167; (6) Land that is set aside by the governor to the Aloha Tower development corporation or land to which the Aloha Tower development corporation holds title in its corporate capacity; (7) Land that is set aside by the governor to the agribusiness development corporation or land to which the agribusiness development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title; (8) Land to which the Hawaii technology development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title; (9) Land to which the department of education holds title; (10) Land to which the Hawaii public housing authority in its corporate capacity holds title; (11) Land to which the [stadium authority] department of business, economic development, and tourism holds title[;] for purposes of administering chapter 109 and part IX of chapter 206E; and (12) Land to which the school facilities authority holds title." SECTION 13. Chapter 206E, part IX, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "[[]Part IX.[]] STADIUM DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT §206E-221 Stadium development district; purpose; findings. The legislature finds that the aloha stadium and lands under the jurisdiction of the [stadium authority and] department of business, economic development, and tourism that were previously also under the jurisdiction of the stadium authority are underutilized. The stadium facility has been in dire need of significant repair and maintenance for many years. The stadium authority has considered repairing, upgrading, and replacing the existing facility to optimize the public's enjoyment and ensure public safety. Redeveloping, renovating, or improving these public lands in a manner that will provide suitable recreational, residential, educational, and commercial areas, where the public can live, congregate, recreate, attend schools, and shop, as part of a thoughtfully integrated experience, is in the best interests of the State and its people. This part establishes the stadium development district to make optimal use of public land for the economic, residential, educational, and social benefit of the people of Hawaii. The legislature finds that the jurisdiction of the [authority] department shall include development within the stadium development district. Any development within the district shall require a permit from the [authority.] department. §206E-222 Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: ["Authority" or "stadium authority" means the stadium authority established pursuant to section 109-1.] "Department" means the department of business, economic development, and tourism. "District" means the stadium development district established by this part. §206E-223 District; established; boundaries. (a) The stadium development district is established and shall be composed of all real property under the jurisdiction of the [stadium authority established pursuant to section 109-1.] department that was under the jurisdiction of the stadium authority prior to July 1, 2023. The [stadium authority] department shall have sole jurisdiction over the development of the stadium development district. (b) The [authority] department shall facilitate the development of all property belonging to the State within the district; provided that development is carried out in accordance with any county transit-oriented development plans for lands surrounding the district. In addition to any other duties that the [authority] department may have pursuant to this chapter[,] and chapter 109, the [authority's] department's duties shall include: (1) Coordinating with the federal government regarding the ownership and use of, or restrictions on, properties within the district that were previously owned or are currently owned by the federal government; (2) Coordinating with other state entities during the conveyance of properties and conducting remediation activities for the property belonging to the State within the district; (3) Developing the infrastructure necessary to support the development of all property belonging to the State within the district; and (4) Providing, to the extent feasible, maximum opportunity for the reuse of property belonging to the State within the district by private enterprise or state and county government. §206E-224 Development guidance policies. The following shall be the development guidance policies generally governing the [authority's] department's actions in the district: (1) Development shall be in accordance with stadium development district development plans adopted by the [stadium authority] department for the development of the district; provided that the plan or plans shall consider any county development plan and allow for public input in the plan's preparation and updates; (2) The [authority, upon the concurrence of a majority of its voting members,] department may modify and make changes to a transit-oriented development plan with respect to the district to respond to changing conditions; provided that before amending a transit-oriented development plan, the [authority] department shall conduct a public hearing to inform the public of the proposed changes and receive public input; (3) The [authority] department shall seek to promote economic development and employment opportunities by fostering diverse land uses and encouraging private sector investments that use the opportunities presented by the high-capacity transit corridor project consistent with the needs of the public, including mixed-use housing and housing in transit-oriented developments; (4) The [authority] department may engage in planning, design, and construction activities within and outside the district; provided that activities outside the district shall relate to infrastructure development, area-wide drainage improvements, roadway realignments and improvements, business and industrial relocation, and other activities the [authority] department deems necessary to carry out development of the district and implement this part. The [authority] department may undertake studies or coordinate activities in conjunction with the county and appropriate state agencies and may address facility systems, industrial relocation, and other activities; (5) Archaeological, historic, and cultural sites shall be preserved and protected in accordance with chapter 6E; (6) Endangered species of flora and fauna shall be preserved to the extent required by law; (7) Land use and development activities within the district shall be coordinated with and, to the extent possible, complement existing county and state policies, plans, and programs affecting the district; and (8) Public facilities within the district shall be planned, located, and developed to support the development policies established by this chapter for the district and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. §206E-225 Stadium development district governance; memorandum of agreement. Notwithstanding sections 206E-3 and 206E-4.1, the [stadium authority established pursuant to section 109-1] department shall have sole jurisdiction regarding matters affecting the stadium development district; provided that the Hawaii community development authority[;] and department [of business, economic development, and tourism; and stadium authority] shall enter into a memorandum of agreement regarding the implementation of responsibilities of the respective agencies. [[]§206E-226[]] Annual comprehensive report. Not less than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, the [authority] department shall submit to the legislature an annual comprehensive status report on the progress of development within the stadium development district." SECTION 14. Section 226-64, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) The Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development shall be composed of the following members: (1) Director of the office of planning and sustainable development, who shall serve as co-chair; (2) Executive director of the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation, who shall serve as co-chair; (3) Chief of staff, office of the governor; (4) Chairperson of the board of land and natural resources; (5) Director of transportation; (6) Comptroller; (7) Director of health; (8) Director of human services; (9) Director of law enforcement; (10) Chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission; [(11) Chairperson of the stadium authority; (12)] (11) President of the University of Hawaii; [(13)] (12) Superintendent of education; [(14)] (13) Executive director of the Hawaii community development authority; [(15)] (14) Executive director of the Hawaii public housing authority; [(16)] (15) One member of the house of representatives to be designated by the speaker of the house of representatives; provided that the speaker of the house of representatives may designate a second member of the house of representatives to serve as an alternate; [(17)] (16) One member of the senate to be designated by the president of the senate; provided that the president of the senate may designate a second member of the senate to serve as an alternate; [(18)] (17) The mayor of each county; [(19)] (18) A representative of the Honolulu field office of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, who shall be requested to serve on a nonvoting[,] ex officio basis by the governor; [(20)] (19) A representative of the business community, to be designated by the governor; [(21)] (20) A representative of the community who is a housing advocate, to be designated by the governor; and [(22)] (21) A representative of the community with experience in housing and real estate development, to be designated by the governor." SECTION 15. Section 445-112, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§445-112 Where and when permitted. No person shall erect, maintain, or use a billboard or display any outdoor advertising device, except as provided in this section: (1) The display of official notices and signs, posted by order of any court or public office, or posted by any public officer in the performance of a public duty, or posted by any person required to do so by any law or rule having the force of law; (2) Any outdoor advertising device announcing a meeting or series of meetings is not prohibited by this section if displayed on the premises where the meeting or series of meetings will be or is being held. Meeting, as used in this section, includes all meetings regardless of whether open to the public or conducted for profit and includes but is not limited to sports events, conventions, fairs, rallies, plays, lectures, concerts, motion pictures, dances, and religious services; (3) Any outdoor advertising device indicating that the building or premises on which it is displayed is the residence, office, or place of business, commercial or otherwise, of any individual, partnership, joint venture, association, club, or corporation, and stating the nature of the business; (4) Any outdoor advertising device that advertises property or services that may be bought, rented, sold, or otherwise traded in on the premises or in the building on which the outdoor advertising device is displayed; (5) The offering for sale of merchandise bearing incidental advertising, including books, magazines, and newspapers, in any store, newsstand, vending machine, rack, or other place where such merchandise is regularly sold; (6) Any outdoor advertising device offering any land, building, or part of a building for sale or rent, if displayed on the property so offered or on the building so offered; (7) Any outdoor advertising device carried by persons or placed upon vehicles used for the transportation of persons or goods, except as provided under section 445‑112.5, relating to vehicular advertising devices; (8) Any outdoor advertising device warning the public of dangerous conditions that they may encounter in nearby sections of streets, roads, paths, public places, power lines, gas and water mains, or other public utilities; (9) Signs serving no commercial purpose that indicate places of natural beauty, or of historical or cultural interest and that are made according to designs approved by the department of business, economic development, and tourism; (10) Any outdoor advertising device or billboard erected, placed, or maintained upon a state office building, if erected, placed, or maintained by authority of a state agency, department, or officer for the sole purpose of announcing cultural or educational events within the State, and if the design and location thereof has been approved by the department of business, economic development, and tourism; (11) Signs urging voters to vote for or against any person or issue, may be erected, maintained, and used, except where contrary to or prohibited by law; (12) Signs stating that a residence that is offered for sale, lease, or rent is open for inspection at the actual time the sign is displayed and showing the route to the residence; provided that the sign contains no words or designs other than the words "Open House", the address of the residence, the name of the person or agency responsible for the sale, and an arrow or other directional symbol and is removed during such time as the residence is not open for inspection; (13) The erection, maintenance, and use of billboards if the billboard is used solely for outdoor advertising devices not prohibited by this section; (14) The continued display and maintenance of outdoor advertising devices actually displayed on July 8, 1965, in accordance with all laws and ordinances immediately theretofore in effect; (15) The continued maintenance of any billboard actually maintained on July 8, 1965, and the display thereon of the same or new advertising devices, all in accordance with all laws and ordinances in effect immediately prior to July 9, 1965; (16) Any outdoor advertising device, displayed with the authorization of the University of Hawaii, on any scoreboard of any stadium owned by the university. An outdoor advertising device displayed under this paragraph shall be on the front of the scoreboard and face the interior of the stadium; (17) Any temporary outdoor advertising device attached to or supported by the structure of any stadium owned by the University of Hawaii, located within and facing the interior of the stadium, and authorized to be displayed by the university. For the purpose of this paragraph, "temporary" means displayed for a short period before the official start of organized athletic competition, during the organized athletic competition, and for a short period after the official end of the organized athletic competition; (18) Any outdoor advertising device, displayed with the authorization of the [stadium authority,] department of business, economic development, and tourism, on any scoreboard of any stadium operated by the [stadium authority.] department. An outdoor advertising device displayed under this paragraph shall be on the front of the scoreboard and face the interior of the stadium; and (19) Any outdoor advertising device, displayed with the authorization of the city and county of Honolulu, on the scoreboard of the Waipio peninsula soccer stadium. The outdoor advertising device shall be: (A) Attached to the bottom of the scoreboard; (B) No longer than the width of the scoreboard; and (C) No higher than twenty-five per cent of the scoreboard height. The scoreboard shall be no larger than twenty-eight feet by ten feet. Any outdoor advertising device displayed pursuant to this paragraph shall be on the front of the scoreboard and face the interior of the stadium; provided that the outdoor advertising device shall not be visible from any thoroughfare." SECTION 16. Section 109-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed. ["§109-1 Stadium authority; appointment, terms. (a) There shall be within the department of business, economic development, and tourism for administrative purposes only, a stadium authority whose responsibility shall be to maintain, operate, and manage the stadium development district. The authority shall consist of eleven members. Eight members shall be appointed by the governor in the manner prescribed by section 26-34. Of the eight public members: (1) One member shall be designated as the Aiea community representative and be a resident of one of the following areas: (A) Excluding Ford Island, the area beginning at the intersection of the shoreline and Admiral Clarey (Ford Island) Bridge and running: (i) Easterly along said bridge to Salt Lake boulevard; (ii) Southeasterly along said boulevard to Luapele drive; (iii) Westerly along said drive to Fleet place; (iv) Westerly along said place to Ulithi street; (v) Southwesterly along said street to Luapele road; (vi) Westerly along said road to Ulihi road; (vii) Westerly along said road to Makalapa drive; (viii) Southwesterly along said drive to Halawa drive; (ix) Northwesterly along said drive to Kamehameha highway; (x) Northerly along said highway to Halawa stream; (xi) Westerly along said stream to the shoreline; and (xii) Northerly along said shoreline to its intersection with Admiral Clarey (Ford Island) Bridge; (B) The area beginning at the intersection of Kaonohi street and H-1 freeway and running: (i) Southeasterly along said freeway to the Moanalua freeway - Kamehameha highway connector; (ii) Northwesterly along said highway connector to Kamehameha highway; (iii) Northwesterly along said highway to Aiea stream; (iv) Southerly along said stream to the shoreline; (v) Northwesterly along said shoreline to Kalauao stream; (vi) Northeasterly along said stream to Kamehameha highway; (vii) Northwesterly along said highway to Kaonohi street; and (viii) Northeasterly along said street to its intersection with H-1 freeway; or (C) The area beginning at the intersection of Waimalu stream and Koolau ridge and running: (i) Southeasterly along said ridge to Ewa-Honolulu district boundary; (ii) Southwesterly along said boundary to Red Hill Naval Reservation boundary; (iii) Southwesterly along said boundary to Tampa drive; (iv) Westerly along said drive to the unnamed road; (v) Northerly along said road to Icarus way; (vi) Westerly along said way to the unnamed road; (vii) Southwesterly along said road to Moanalua freeway (H-201); (viii) Westerly along said freeway to H-1 freeway; (ix) Northwesterly along said freeway to Kaonohi street; (x) Southwesterly along said street to Moanalua road; (xi) Westerly along said road to Kaahumanu street; (xii) Northerly along said street to Komo Mai drive; (xiii) Easterly along said drive to Punanani gulch; (xiv) Northeasterly along said gulch to the powerline; (xv) Southeasterly along said powerline to Waimalu stream; (xvi) Northeasterly along said stream to Aiea stream; (xvii) Easterly along said stream to Waimalu stream; and (xviii) Southeasterly along said stream to its intersection with Koolau ridge; and (2) One member shall be designated as the west Honolulu community representative and be a resident of the area beginning at the intersection of H-1 freeway and Moanalua freeway (H-201) and running: (A) Southeasterly along said freeway to Aliamanu Military Reservation southern boundary; (B) Westerly along said boundary to Wanaka street; (C) Southwesterly along said street to Likini street; (D) Northwesterly along said street to Ukana street; (E) Southwesterly along said street to Keaka drive; (F) Northwesterly along said drive to Manuwa drive; (G) Southeasterly along said drive to Pakini street; (H) Southwesterly along said street to Keaka drive; (I) Southerly along said drive to Puolo drive; (J) Westerly along said drive to Likini street; (K) Southerly along said street to Maluna street; (L) Westerly along said street to Salt Lake boulevard; (M) Southeasterly along said boulevard to the former street entrance to U.S. Naval Reservation; (N) Southwesterly along said feature to Reeves loop; (O) Southwesterly along said loop to Radford drive; (P) Westerly along said drive to H-1 freeway; and (Q) Northerly along said freeway to its intersection with Moanalua freeway (H-201). Each public member of the authority shall have been a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State for at least five years next preceding the member's appointment. The remaining three members shall include the director of business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee, who shall be an ex officio voting member, and the president of the University of Hawaii and superintendent of education, or their designees, who shall be ex officio nonvoting members of the authority. (b) The chairperson of the authority shall be elected by the majority of the members of the authority. The term of each member shall be four years; provided that: (1) Of the members initially appointed, three members shall serve for four years, three members shall serve for three years, and the remaining three members shall serve for two years; and (2) The terms of the members added by Act 146, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, shall commence on July 1, 2021. No person shall be appointed consecutively to more than two terms as a member of the authority. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of any unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments. (c) The members of the authority shall serve without compensation and shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties."] SECTION 17. All rights, powers, functions, and duties of the stadium authority are transferred to the department of business, economic development, and tourism. All employees who occupy civil service positions and whose functions are transferred to the department of business, economic development, and tourism by this Act shall retain their civil service status, whether permanent or temporary. Employees shall be transferred without loss of salary, seniority (except as prescribed by applicable collective bargaining agreements), retention points, prior service credit, any vacation and sick leave credits previously earned, and other rights, benefits, and privileges, in accordance with state personnel laws and this Act; provided that the employees possess the minimum qualifications and public employment requirements for the class or position to which transferred or appointed, as applicable; provided further that subsequent changes in status may be made pursuant to applicable civil service and compensation laws. Any employee who, prior to this Act, is exempt from civil service and is transferred as a consequence of this Act may retain the employee's exempt status, but shall not be appointed to a civil service position as a consequence of this Act. An exempt employee who is transferred by this Act shall not suffer any loss of prior service credit, vacation or sick leave credits previously earned, or other employee benefits or privileges as a consequence of this Act; provided that the employees possess legal and public employment requirements for the position to which transferred or appointed, as applicable; provided further that subsequent changes in status may be made pursuant to applicable employment and compensation laws. The director of business, economic development, and tourism may prescribe the duties and qualifications of these employees and fix their salaries without regard to chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes. SECTION 18. All appropriations, records, equipment, machines, files, supplies, contracts, books, papers, documents, maps, and other personal property heretofore made, used, acquired, or held by the stadium authority relating to the functions transferred to the department of business, economic development, and tourism shall be transferred with the functions to which they relate. SECTION 19. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 20. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
4848
4949 SECTION 1. Chapter 109, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
5050
5151 "§109- Definitions. As used in this chapter:
5252
5353 "Department" means the department of business, economic development, and tourism.
5454
5555 "Director" means the director of business, economic development, and tourism."
5656
5757 SECTION 2. Section 40-84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
5858
5959 "§40-84 Petty cash funds; regulations. Whenever the head of any state department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency deems it necessary to have a petty cash fund for the proper transaction of the business of the agency, a written application therefor shall be made to the comptroller setting forth the details covering the purposes and uses of and for the fund. The comptroller, before issuing a state warrant for that purpose, shall determine whether or not the business of the agency warrants the establishment of such a fund, and if the comptroller is satisfied that such a fund is necessary, the comptroller shall issue a state warrant to such agency for an amount as the comptroller shall determine, not to exceed the sum of $100,000, except that this limitation of $100,000 shall not apply to the University of Hawaii and, [the stadium authority.] for purposes of stadium facilities and the stadium development district under chapter 109, the department of business, economic development, and tourism.
6060
6161 The comptroller may prescribe such rules as the comptroller may deem necessary for the proper administration and accountability of these funds."
6262
6363 SECTION 3. Section 84-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
6464
6565 "(d) The financial disclosure statements of the following persons shall be public records and available for inspection and duplication:
6666
6767 (1) The governor, the lieutenant governor, the members of the legislature, candidates for and delegates to the constitutional convention, the trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs, and candidates for state elective offices;
6868
6969 (2) The directors of the state departments and their deputies, regardless of the titles by which the foregoing persons are designated; provided that with respect to the department of the attorney general, the foregoing shall apply only to the attorney general and the first deputy attorney general;
7070
7171 (3) The administrative director of the State;
7272
7373 (4) The president, the vice presidents, the assistant vice presidents, the chancellors, members of the board of regents, and the provosts of the University of Hawaii;
7474
7575 (5) The members of the board of education and the superintendent, the deputy superintendent, the state librarian, and the deputy state librarian of the department of education;
7676
7777 (6) The administrative director and the deputy director of the courts;
7878
7979 (7) The administrator and the assistant administrator of the office of Hawaiian affairs; and
8080
8181 (8) The members of the following state boards, commissions, and agencies:
8282
8383 (A) The board of directors of the agribusiness development corporation established under section 163D-3;
8484
8585 (B) The board of agriculture established under section 26-16;
8686
8787 (C) The state ethics commission established under section 84-21;
8888
8989 (D) The Hawaii community development authority established under section 206E-3;
9090
9191 (E) The Hawaiian homes commission established under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, and section 26-17;
9292
9393 (F) The board of directors of the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation established under section 201H-3;
9494
9595 (G) The board of land and natural resources established under section 171-4;
9696
9797 (H) The state land use commission established under section 205-1;
9898
9999 (I) The legacy land conservation commission established under section 173A-2.4;
100100
101101 (J) The natural area reserves system commission established under section 195-6;
102102
103103 (K) The board of directors of the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority established under section 227D-2;
104104
105105 (L) The board of directors of the Hawaii public housing authority established under section 356D‑3;
106106
107107 (M) The public utilities commission established under section 269-2; and
108108
109109 (N) The commission on water resource management established under section 174C-7[; and
110110
111111 (O) The stadium authority established under section 109-1]."
112112
113113 SECTION 4. Section 109-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
114114
115115 "§109-2 [Stadium authority;] Department of business, economic development, and tourism; jurisdiction; powers and duties. The department shall have jurisdiction over stadium facilities and the stadium development district. The powers and duties of the [stadium authority] department as they relate to stadium facilities and the stadium development district shall be as follows:
116116
117117 (1) To repair, maintain, and operate stadium facilities and the stadium development district, including:
118118
119119 (A) Repairs, maintenance, operations, and demolition of existing stadium facilities;
120120
121121 (B) Operations and maintenance of a new stadium; and
122122
123123 (C) Contractual payments to developers, contractors, or management contractors engaged by the [stadium authority;] department through its director;
124124
125125 (2) To coordinate in planning, design, and construction activities, including on-site repairs, within the stadium development district;
126126
127127 (3) To acquire and hold title to real property;
128128
129129 (4) To prescribe and collect rents, fees, and charges for the use or enjoyment of the stadium, facilities related to the stadium, and real property held by the [stadium authority,] department, including entering into leases, contracts, sponsorship and advertising agreements, food and beverage agreements, concession agreements, parking agreements, or other development and use agreements that may apply; provided that leases shall not exceed a term of ninety-nine years;
130130
131131 (5) To make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to exercise [its] the department's powers under this chapter and subject to any limitations in this chapter, to exercise all powers necessary, incidental, or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter;
132132
133133 (6) To adopt, amend, and repeal, in accordance with chapter 91, rules [it] the department may deem necessary to effectuate this chapter and in connection with its projects, operations, and facilities;
134134
135135 (7) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties and qualifications, and fix their salaries, without regard to chapters 76 and 89, to manage the stadium, the stadium development district, and [its] contractors; and
136136
137137 (8) To plan, promote, and market the stadium and related facilities."
138138
139139 SECTION 5. Section 109-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
140140
141141 "(a) There is created a special fund to be known as the stadium special fund into which funds collected by the [authority] department pursuant to section 109-3.5 shall be deposited. The stadium special fund shall be applied, used, and disposed of for the payment of:
142142
143143 (1) The expenses of the operation, maintenance, promotion, and management of; and
144144
145145 (2) All or a portion of the cost of financing any capital improvement project for;
146146
147147 the stadium and related facilities; provided that all services required for the stadium and related facilities shall be performed by persons hired on contract or otherwise, without regard for chapter 76; provided further that the [authority] department shall report to the legislature all receipts and expenditures of the stadium special fund account twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session until the stadium special fund is closed pursuant to subsection (c).
148148
149149 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), all moneys collected by the [stadium authority] department after June 30, 2021, shall be deposited into the stadium development special fund pursuant to section 109-3.5."
150150
151151 SECTION 6. Section 109-3.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
152152
153153 "[[]§109-3.5[]] Stadium development special fund; established. (a) There is established in the state treasury the stadium development special fund, into which funds collected by the [stadium authority] department for stadium facilities and the stadium development district shall be deposited, including:
154154
155155 (1) All revenues from the stadium development district, including but not limited to agreements or actions generating revenue related to stadium operations, lease or rental of facilities or land, concessions, food and beverage, parking, sponsorship and advertising, utilities and infrastructure, and development;
156156
157157 (2) All gifts or grants awarded in any form from any public agency or any other source for purposes of the stadium development district;
158158
159159 (3) All proceeds from revenue bonds issued for the purpose of the stadium development district; and
160160
161161 (4) Appropriations made by the legislature to the fund.
162162
163163 (b) Moneys in the stadium development special fund shall be used by the [stadium authority] department for the payment of expenses arising from any and all use, operation, repair, maintenance, alteration, improvement, development, or any unforeseen or unplanned repairs of the stadium development district, including without limitation:
164164
165165 (1) The development, operation, and maintenance of a new stadium;
166166
167167 (2) Food and beverage service and parking service provided at the stadium facility; the sale of souvenirs, logo items, or other items; any future major repair, maintenance, and improvement of the stadium facility as a commercial enterprise or as a world-class facility for athletic events, entertainment, or public events; and marketing the facility pursuant to section 109-2(4) and (8); and
168168
169169 (3) Contractual payments to developers or contractors engaged by the [stadium authority] department for the purpose of redeveloping the site and related on- and off-site infrastructure that benefits the stadium development district and its development guidance policies."
170170
171171 SECTION 7. Section 109-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
172172
173173 "§109-4 Employee benefits. All full-time employees of the [authority] department for purposes of this chapter shall be entitled to any benefit program generally applicable to the officers and employees of the State."
174174
175175 SECTION 8. Section 109-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
176176
177177 "§109-5 Security personnel, powers. The person employed as the chief security officer by the [authority] department shall have all of the powers of police officers, including the power of arrest; provided that the powers shall remain in force and in effect only while the person is in the actual performance of the person's duties at the stadium."
178178
179179 SECTION 9. Section 109-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
180180
181181 "[[]§109-6[]] Stadium special account. The [stadium authority] department is authorized to set up a special account into which shall be deposited all receipts collected by the [authority] department from the sale of admission tickets for events held at the stadium, including any money deposited with the [authority] department by users to assure the payment of charges for the use of the stadium. Money in the account shall be kept in a depository as defined in section 38-1. Disbursements from the account shall be made in accordance with procedures adopted by the [authority] department and approved by the director of finance."
182182
183183 SECTION 10. Section 109-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:
184184
185185 "(b) Any person violating any rule of the [stadium authority] department regulating conduct on the stadium premises shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or both.
186186
187187 (c) Any person violating any rule of the [stadium authority] department regulating parking or traffic on the stadium premises shall have committed a traffic infraction as set forth in chapter 291D, the adjudication of which shall be subject to the provisions contained therein."
188188
189189 SECTION 11. Section 171-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
190190
191191 "§171-2 Definition of public lands. "Public lands" means all lands or interest therein in the State classed as government or crown lands previous to August 15, 1895, or acquired or reserved by the government upon or subsequent to that date by purchase, exchange, escheat, or the exercise of the right of eminent domain, or in any other manner; including lands accreted after May 20, 2003, and not otherwise awarded, submerged lands, and lands beneath tidal waters that are suitable for reclamation, together with reclaimed lands that have been given the status of public lands under this chapter, except:
192192
193193 (1) Lands designated in section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended;
194194
195195 (2) Lands set aside pursuant to law for the use of the United States;
196196
197197 (3) Lands being used for roads and streets;
198198
199199 (4) Lands to which the United States relinquished the absolute fee and ownership under section 91 of the Hawaiian Organic Act before the admission of Hawaii as a state of the United States unless subsequently placed under the control of the board of land and natural resources and given the status of public lands in accordance with the state constitution, the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, or other laws;
200200
201201 (5) Lands to which the University of Hawaii holds title;
202202
203203 (6) Non-ceded lands set aside by the governor to the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation or lands to which the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title;
204204
205205 (7) Lands to which the Hawaii community development authority in its corporate capacity holds title;
206206
207207 (8) Lands set aside by the governor to the Hawaii public housing authority or lands to which the Hawaii public housing authority in its corporate capacity holds title;
208208
209209 (9) Lands to which the department of agriculture holds title by way of foreclosure, voluntary surrender, or otherwise, to recover moneys loaned or to recover debts otherwise owed the department under chapter 167;
210210
211211 (10) Lands that are set aside by the governor to the Aloha Tower development corporation, lands leased to the Aloha Tower development corporation by any department or agency of the State, or lands to which the Aloha Tower development corporation holds title in its corporate capacity;
212212
213213 (11) Lands that are set aside by the governor to the agribusiness development corporation, lands leased to the agribusiness development corporation by any department or agency of the State, or lands to which the agribusiness development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title;
214214
215215 (12) Lands to which the Hawaii technology development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title;
216216
217217 (13) Lands to which the department of education holds title;
218218
219219 (14) Lands to which the [stadium authority] department of business, economic development, and tourism holds title[;] for purposes of administering chapter 109 and part IX of chapter 206E; and
220220
221221 (15) Lands to which the school facilities authority holds title;
222222
223223 provided that, except as otherwise limited under federal law and except for state land used as an airport as defined in section 262-1, public lands shall include the air rights over any portion of state land upon which a county mass transit project is developed after July 11, 2005; provided further that if the lands pursuant to paragraph (6) are no longer needed for housing finance and development purposes, the lands shall be returned to the agency from which they were obtained; provided further that if the lands pursuant to paragraph (14) are no longer needed for the stadium development district or related purposes, the lands shall be returned to the public land trust administered by the department."
224224
225225 SECTION 12. Section 171-64.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
226226
227227 "(a) This section applies to all lands or interest therein owned or under the control of state departments and agencies classed as government or crown lands previous to August 15, 1895, or acquired or reserved by the government upon or subsequent to that date by purchase, exchange, escheat, or the exercise of the right of eminent domain, or any other manner, including accreted lands not otherwise awarded, submerged lands, and lands beneath tidal waters that are suitable for reclamation, together with reclaimed lands that have been given the status of public lands under this chapter, including:
228228
229229 (1) Land set aside pursuant to law for the use of the United States;
230230
231231 (2) Land to which the United States relinquished the absolute fee and ownership under section 91 of the Organic Act before the admission of Hawaii as a state of the United States;
232232
233233 (3) Land to which the University of Hawaii holds title;
234234
235235 (4) Non-ceded land set aside by the governor to the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation or land to which the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title;
236236
237237 (5) Land to which the department of agriculture holds title by way of foreclosure, voluntary surrender, or otherwise, to recover moneys loaned or to recover debts otherwise owed the department under chapter 167;
238238
239239 (6) Land that is set aside by the governor to the Aloha Tower development corporation or land to which the Aloha Tower development corporation holds title in its corporate capacity;
240240
241241 (7) Land that is set aside by the governor to the agribusiness development corporation or land to which the agribusiness development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title;
242242
243243 (8) Land to which the Hawaii technology development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title;
244244
245245 (9) Land to which the department of education holds title;
246246
247247 (10) Land to which the Hawaii public housing authority in its corporate capacity holds title;
248248
249249 (11) Land to which the [stadium authority] department of business, economic development, and tourism holds title[;] for purposes of administering chapter 109 and part IX of chapter 206E; and
250250
251251 (12) Land to which the school facilities authority holds title."
252252
253253 SECTION 13. Chapter 206E, part IX, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
254254
255255 "[[]Part IX.[]] STADIUM DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
256256
257257 §206E-221 Stadium development district; purpose; findings. The legislature finds that the aloha stadium and lands under the jurisdiction of the [stadium authority and] department of business, economic development, and tourism that were previously also under the jurisdiction of the stadium authority are underutilized. The stadium facility has been in dire need of significant repair and maintenance for many years. The stadium authority has considered repairing, upgrading, and replacing the existing facility to optimize the public's enjoyment and ensure public safety. Redeveloping, renovating, or improving these public lands in a manner that will provide suitable recreational, residential, educational, and commercial areas, where the public can live, congregate, recreate, attend schools, and shop, as part of a thoughtfully integrated experience, is in the best interests of the State and its people.
258258
259259 This part establishes the stadium development district to make optimal use of public land for the economic, residential, educational, and social benefit of the people of Hawaii.
260260
261261 The legislature finds that the jurisdiction of the [authority] department shall include development within the stadium development district. Any development within the district shall require a permit from the [authority.] department.
262262
263263 §206E-222 Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
264264
265265 ["Authority" or "stadium authority" means the stadium authority established pursuant to section 109-1.]
266266
267267 "Department" means the department of business, economic development, and tourism.
268268
269269 "District" means the stadium development district established by this part.
270270
271271 §206E-223 District; established; boundaries. (a) The stadium development district is established and shall be composed of all real property under the jurisdiction of the [stadium authority established pursuant to section 109-1.] department that was under the jurisdiction of the stadium authority prior to July 1, 2023. The [stadium authority] department shall have sole jurisdiction over the development of the stadium development district.
272272
273273 (b) The [authority] department shall facilitate the development of all property belonging to the State within the district; provided that development is carried out in accordance with any county transit-oriented development plans for lands surrounding the district. In addition to any other duties that the [authority] department may have pursuant to this chapter[,] and chapter 109, the [authority's] department's duties shall include:
274274
275275 (1) Coordinating with the federal government regarding the ownership and use of, or restrictions on, properties within the district that were previously owned or are currently owned by the federal government;
276276
277277 (2) Coordinating with other state entities during the conveyance of properties and conducting remediation activities for the property belonging to the State within the district;
278278
279279 (3) Developing the infrastructure necessary to support the development of all property belonging to the State within the district; and
280280
281281 (4) Providing, to the extent feasible, maximum opportunity for the reuse of property belonging to the State within the district by private enterprise or state and county government.
282282
283283 §206E-224 Development guidance policies. The following shall be the development guidance policies generally governing the [authority's] department's actions in the district:
284284
285285 (1) Development shall be in accordance with stadium development district development plans adopted by the [stadium authority] department for the development of the district; provided that the plan or plans shall consider any county development plan and allow for public input in the plan's preparation and updates;
286286
287287 (2) The [authority, upon the concurrence of a majority of its voting members,] department may modify and make changes to a transit-oriented development plan with respect to the district to respond to changing conditions; provided that before amending a transit-oriented development plan, the [authority] department shall conduct a public hearing to inform the public of the proposed changes and receive public input;
288288
289289 (3) The [authority] department shall seek to promote economic development and employment opportunities by fostering diverse land uses and encouraging private sector investments that use the opportunities presented by the high-capacity transit corridor project consistent with the needs of the public, including mixed-use housing and housing in transit-oriented developments;
290290
291291 (4) The [authority] department may engage in planning, design, and construction activities within and outside the district; provided that activities outside the district shall relate to infrastructure development, area-wide drainage improvements, roadway realignments and improvements, business and industrial relocation, and other activities the [authority] department deems necessary to carry out development of the district and implement this part. The [authority] department may undertake studies or coordinate activities in conjunction with the county and appropriate state agencies and may address facility systems, industrial relocation, and other activities;
292292
293293 (5) Archaeological, historic, and cultural sites shall be preserved and protected in accordance with chapter 6E;
294294
295295 (6) Endangered species of flora and fauna shall be preserved to the extent required by law;
296296
297297 (7) Land use and development activities within the district shall be coordinated with and, to the extent possible, complement existing county and state policies, plans, and programs affecting the district; and
298298
299299 (8) Public facilities within the district shall be planned, located, and developed to support the development policies established by this chapter for the district and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
300300
301301 §206E-225 Stadium development district governance; memorandum of agreement. Notwithstanding sections 206E-3 and 206E-4.1, the [stadium authority established pursuant to section 109-1] department shall have sole jurisdiction regarding matters affecting the stadium development district; provided that the Hawaii community development authority[;] and department [of business, economic development, and tourism; and stadium authority] shall enter into a memorandum of agreement regarding the implementation of responsibilities of the respective agencies.
302302
303303 [[]§206E-226[]] Annual comprehensive report. Not less than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, the [authority] department shall submit to the legislature an annual comprehensive status report on the progress of development within the stadium development district."
304304
305305 SECTION 14. Section 226-64, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
306306
307307 "(a) The Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development shall be composed of the following members:
308308
309309 (1) Director of the office of planning and sustainable development, who shall serve as co-chair;
310310
311311 (2) Executive director of the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation, who shall serve as co-chair;
312312
313313 (3) Chief of staff, office of the governor;
314314
315315 (4) Chairperson of the board of land and natural resources;
316316
317317 (5) Director of transportation;
318318
319319 (6) Comptroller;
320320
321321 (7) Director of health;
322322
323323 (8) Director of human services;
324324
325325 (9) Director of law enforcement;
326326
327327 (10) Chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission;
328328
329329 [(11) Chairperson of the stadium authority;
330330
331331 (12)] (11) President of the University of Hawaii;
332332
333333 [(13)] (12) Superintendent of education;
334334
335335 [(14)] (13) Executive director of the Hawaii community development authority;
336336
337337 [(15)] (14) Executive director of the Hawaii public housing authority;
338338
339339 [(16)] (15) One member of the house of representatives to be designated by the speaker of the house of representatives; provided that the speaker of the house of representatives may designate a second member of the house of representatives to serve as an alternate;
340340
341341 [(17)] (16) One member of the senate to be designated by the president of the senate; provided that the president of the senate may designate a second member of the senate to serve as an alternate;
342342
343343 [(18)] (17) The mayor of each county;
344344
345345 [(19)] (18) A representative of the Honolulu field office of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, who shall be requested to serve on a nonvoting[,] ex officio basis by the governor;
346346
347347 [(20)] (19) A representative of the business community, to be designated by the governor;
348348
349349 [(21)] (20) A representative of the community who is a housing advocate, to be designated by the governor; and
350350
351351 [(22)] (21) A representative of the community with experience in housing and real estate development, to be designated by the governor."
352352
353353 SECTION 15. Section 445-112, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
354354
355355 "§445-112 Where and when permitted. No person shall erect, maintain, or use a billboard or display any outdoor advertising device, except as provided in this section:
356356
357357 (1) The display of official notices and signs, posted by order of any court or public office, or posted by any public officer in the performance of a public duty, or posted by any person required to do so by any law or rule having the force of law;
358358
359359 (2) Any outdoor advertising device announcing a meeting or series of meetings is not prohibited by this section if displayed on the premises where the meeting or series of meetings will be or is being held. Meeting, as used in this section, includes all meetings regardless of whether open to the public or conducted for profit and includes but is not limited to sports events, conventions, fairs, rallies, plays, lectures, concerts, motion pictures, dances, and religious services;
360360
361361 (3) Any outdoor advertising device indicating that the building or premises on which it is displayed is the residence, office, or place of business, commercial or otherwise, of any individual, partnership, joint venture, association, club, or corporation, and stating the nature of the business;
362362
363363 (4) Any outdoor advertising device that advertises property or services that may be bought, rented, sold, or otherwise traded in on the premises or in the building on which the outdoor advertising device is displayed;
364364
365365 (5) The offering for sale of merchandise bearing incidental advertising, including books, magazines, and newspapers, in any store, newsstand, vending machine, rack, or other place where such merchandise is regularly sold;
366366
367367 (6) Any outdoor advertising device offering any land, building, or part of a building for sale or rent, if displayed on the property so offered or on the building so offered;
368368
369369 (7) Any outdoor advertising device carried by persons or placed upon vehicles used for the transportation of persons or goods, except as provided under section 445‑112.5, relating to vehicular advertising devices;
370370
371371 (8) Any outdoor advertising device warning the public of dangerous conditions that they may encounter in nearby sections of streets, roads, paths, public places, power lines, gas and water mains, or other public utilities;
372372
373373 (9) Signs serving no commercial purpose that indicate places of natural beauty, or of historical or cultural interest and that are made according to designs approved by the department of business, economic development, and tourism;
374374
375375 (10) Any outdoor advertising device or billboard erected, placed, or maintained upon a state office building, if erected, placed, or maintained by authority of a state agency, department, or officer for the sole purpose of announcing cultural or educational events within the State, and if the design and location thereof has been approved by the department of business, economic development, and tourism;
376376
377377 (11) Signs urging voters to vote for or against any person or issue, may be erected, maintained, and used, except where contrary to or prohibited by law;
378378
379379 (12) Signs stating that a residence that is offered for sale, lease, or rent is open for inspection at the actual time the sign is displayed and showing the route to the residence; provided that the sign contains no words or designs other than the words "Open House", the address of the residence, the name of the person or agency responsible for the sale, and an arrow or other directional symbol and is removed during such time as the residence is not open for inspection;
380380
381381 (13) The erection, maintenance, and use of billboards if the billboard is used solely for outdoor advertising devices not prohibited by this section;
382382
383383 (14) The continued display and maintenance of outdoor advertising devices actually displayed on July 8, 1965, in accordance with all laws and ordinances immediately theretofore in effect;
384384
385385 (15) The continued maintenance of any billboard actually maintained on July 8, 1965, and the display thereon of the same or new advertising devices, all in accordance with all laws and ordinances in effect immediately prior to July 9, 1965;
386386
387387 (16) Any outdoor advertising device, displayed with the authorization of the University of Hawaii, on any scoreboard of any stadium owned by the university. An outdoor advertising device displayed under this paragraph shall be on the front of the scoreboard and face the interior of the stadium;
388388
389389 (17) Any temporary outdoor advertising device attached to or supported by the structure of any stadium owned by the University of Hawaii, located within and facing the interior of the stadium, and authorized to be displayed by the university. For the purpose of this paragraph, "temporary" means displayed for a short period before the official start of organized athletic competition, during the organized athletic competition, and for a short period after the official end of the organized athletic competition;
390390
391391 (18) Any outdoor advertising device, displayed with the authorization of the [stadium authority,] department of business, economic development, and tourism, on any scoreboard of any stadium operated by the [stadium authority.] department. An outdoor advertising device displayed under this paragraph shall be on the front of the scoreboard and face the interior of the stadium; and
392392
393393 (19) Any outdoor advertising device, displayed with the authorization of the city and county of Honolulu, on the scoreboard of the Waipio peninsula soccer stadium. The outdoor advertising device shall be:
394394
395395 (A) Attached to the bottom of the scoreboard;
396396
397397 (B) No longer than the width of the scoreboard; and
398398
399399 (C) No higher than twenty-five per cent of the scoreboard height.
400400
401401 The scoreboard shall be no larger than twenty-eight feet by ten feet. Any outdoor advertising device displayed pursuant to this paragraph shall be on the front of the scoreboard and face the interior of the stadium; provided that the outdoor advertising device shall not be visible from any thoroughfare."
402402
403403 SECTION 16. Section 109-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.
404404
405405 ["§109-1 Stadium authority; appointment, terms. (a) There shall be within the department of business, economic development, and tourism for administrative purposes only, a stadium authority whose responsibility shall be to maintain, operate, and manage the stadium development district. The authority shall consist of eleven members. Eight members shall be appointed by the governor in the manner prescribed by section 26-34.
406406
407407 Of the eight public members:
408408
409409 (1) One member shall be designated as the Aiea community representative and be a resident of one of the following areas:
410410
411411 (A) Excluding Ford Island, the area beginning at the intersection of the shoreline and Admiral Clarey (Ford Island) Bridge and running:
412412
413413 (i) Easterly along said bridge to Salt Lake boulevard;
414414
415415 (ii) Southeasterly along said boulevard to Luapele drive;
416416
417417 (iii) Westerly along said drive to Fleet place;
418418
419419 (iv) Westerly along said place to Ulithi street;
420420
421421 (v) Southwesterly along said street to Luapele road;
422422
423423 (vi) Westerly along said road to Ulihi road;
424424
425425 (vii) Westerly along said road to Makalapa drive;
426426
427427 (viii) Southwesterly along said drive to Halawa drive;
428428
429429 (ix) Northwesterly along said drive to Kamehameha highway;
430430
431431 (x) Northerly along said highway to Halawa stream;
432432
433433 (xi) Westerly along said stream to the shoreline; and
434434
435435 (xii) Northerly along said shoreline to its intersection with Admiral Clarey (Ford Island) Bridge;
436436
437437 (B) The area beginning at the intersection of Kaonohi street and H-1 freeway and running:
438438
439439 (i) Southeasterly along said freeway to the Moanalua freeway - Kamehameha highway connector;
440440
441441 (ii) Northwesterly along said highway connector to Kamehameha highway;
442442
443443 (iii) Northwesterly along said highway to Aiea stream;
444444
445445 (iv) Southerly along said stream to the shoreline;
446446
447447 (v) Northwesterly along said shoreline to Kalauao stream;
448448
449449 (vi) Northeasterly along said stream to Kamehameha highway;
450450
451451 (vii) Northwesterly along said highway to Kaonohi street; and
452452
453453 (viii) Northeasterly along said street to its intersection with H-1 freeway; or
454454
455455 (C) The area beginning at the intersection of Waimalu stream and Koolau ridge and running:
456456
457457 (i) Southeasterly along said ridge to Ewa-Honolulu district boundary;
458458
459459 (ii) Southwesterly along said boundary to Red Hill Naval Reservation boundary;
460460
461461 (iii) Southwesterly along said boundary to Tampa drive;
462462
463463 (iv) Westerly along said drive to the unnamed road;
464464
465465 (v) Northerly along said road to Icarus way;
466466
467467 (vi) Westerly along said way to the unnamed road;
468468
469469 (vii) Southwesterly along said road to Moanalua freeway (H-201);
470470
471471 (viii) Westerly along said freeway to H-1 freeway;
472472
473473 (ix) Northwesterly along said freeway to Kaonohi street;
474474
475475 (x) Southwesterly along said street to Moanalua road;
476476
477477 (xi) Westerly along said road to Kaahumanu street;
478478
479479 (xii) Northerly along said street to Komo Mai drive;
480480
481481 (xiii) Easterly along said drive to Punanani gulch;
482482
483483 (xiv) Northeasterly along said gulch to the powerline;
484484
485485 (xv) Southeasterly along said powerline to Waimalu stream;
486486
487487 (xvi) Northeasterly along said stream to Aiea stream;
488488
489489 (xvii) Easterly along said stream to Waimalu stream; and
490490
491491 (xviii) Southeasterly along said stream to its intersection with Koolau ridge; and
492492
493493 (2) One member shall be designated as the west Honolulu community representative and be a resident of the area beginning at the intersection of H-1 freeway and Moanalua freeway (H-201) and running:
494494
495495 (A) Southeasterly along said freeway to Aliamanu Military Reservation southern boundary;
496496
497497 (B) Westerly along said boundary to Wanaka street;
498498
499499 (C) Southwesterly along said street to Likini street;
500500
501501 (D) Northwesterly along said street to Ukana street;
502502
503503 (E) Southwesterly along said street to Keaka drive;
504504
505505 (F) Northwesterly along said drive to Manuwa drive;
506506
507507 (G) Southeasterly along said drive to Pakini street;
508508
509509 (H) Southwesterly along said street to Keaka drive;
510510
511511 (I) Southerly along said drive to Puolo drive;
512512
513513 (J) Westerly along said drive to Likini street;
514514
515515 (K) Southerly along said street to Maluna street;
516516
517517 (L) Westerly along said street to Salt Lake boulevard;
518518
519519 (M) Southeasterly along said boulevard to the former street entrance to U.S. Naval Reservation;
520520
521521 (N) Southwesterly along said feature to Reeves loop;
522522
523523 (O) Southwesterly along said loop to Radford drive;
524524
525525 (P) Westerly along said drive to H-1 freeway; and
526526
527527 (Q) Northerly along said freeway to its intersection with Moanalua freeway (H-201).
528528
529529 Each public member of the authority shall have been a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State for at least five years next preceding the member's appointment. The remaining three members shall include the director of business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee, who shall be an ex officio voting member, and the president of the University of Hawaii and superintendent of education, or their designees, who shall be ex officio nonvoting members of the authority.
530530
531531 (b) The chairperson of the authority shall be elected by the majority of the members of the authority. The term of each member shall be four years; provided that:
532532
533533 (1) Of the members initially appointed, three members shall serve for four years, three members shall serve for three years, and the remaining three members shall serve for two years; and
534534
535535 (2) The terms of the members added by Act 146, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, shall commence on July 1, 2021.
536536
537537 No person shall be appointed consecutively to more than two terms as a member of the authority. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of any unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments.
538538
539539 (c) The members of the authority shall serve without compensation and shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties."]
540540
541541 SECTION 17. All rights, powers, functions, and duties of the stadium authority are transferred to the department of business, economic development, and tourism.
542542
543543 All employees who occupy civil service positions and whose functions are transferred to the department of business, economic development, and tourism by this Act shall retain their civil service status, whether permanent or temporary. Employees shall be transferred without loss of salary, seniority (except as prescribed by applicable collective bargaining agreements), retention points, prior service credit, any vacation and sick leave credits previously earned, and other rights, benefits, and privileges, in accordance with state personnel laws and this Act; provided that the employees possess the minimum qualifications and public employment requirements for the class or position to which transferred or appointed, as applicable; provided further that subsequent changes in status may be made pursuant to applicable civil service and compensation laws.
544544
545545 Any employee who, prior to this Act, is exempt from civil service and is transferred as a consequence of this Act may retain the employee's exempt status, but shall not be appointed to a civil service position as a consequence of this Act. An exempt employee who is transferred by this Act shall not suffer any loss of prior service credit, vacation or sick leave credits previously earned, or other employee benefits or privileges as a consequence of this Act; provided that the employees possess legal and public employment requirements for the position to which transferred or appointed, as applicable; provided further that subsequent changes in status may be made pursuant to applicable employment and compensation laws. The director of business, economic development, and tourism may prescribe the duties and qualifications of these employees and fix their salaries without regard to chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
546546
547547 SECTION 18. All appropriations, records, equipment, machines, files, supplies, contracts, books, papers, documents, maps, and other personal property heretofore made, used, acquired, or held by the stadium authority relating to the functions transferred to the department of business, economic development, and tourism shall be transferred with the functions to which they relate.
548548
549549 SECTION 19. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
550550
551551 SECTION 20. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
552552
553553
554554
555555 INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
556556
557557 INTRODUCED BY:
558558
559559 _____________________________
560560
561561
562562
563563
564564
565565 Report Title: Stadium Authority; Stadium Development District; DBEDT; Transfer; Repeal Description: Transfers powers, duties, and functions of stadium authority to DBEDT. Repeals stadium authority. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
566566
567567
568568
569569
570570
571571 Report Title:
572572
573573 Stadium Authority; Stadium Development District; DBEDT; Transfer; Repeal
574574
575575
576576
577577 Description:
578578
579579 Transfers powers, duties, and functions of stadium authority to DBEDT. Repeals stadium authority.
580580
581581
582582
583583
584584
585585
586586
587587 The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.