Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene A Working Group To Prepare And Develop Solutions And Make Recommendations For The Recruitment And Retention Of Nurses To Address The Shortage Of The Nursing And Health Care Workforce In The State.
Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage For Fertility Preservation Procedures For Certain Persons Who Have Been Diagnosed With Cancer And Whose Cancer Or Cancer Treatment May Adversely Affect Their Fertility.
Urging The Executive Office On Aging To Work In Concert With The Hawaii Broadband And Digital Equity Office, Hawaii Broadband Hui, And Aarp Hawaii, To Develop A Standard Training Workshop For Kupuna And Caregivers On How To Select And Purchase Appropriate Broadband Connectivity Equipment And Audio-visual Equipment Such As Tablets, And How To Operate Equipment To Access Telehealth Services.
Urging The Department Of Education And Hawaii Association Of Independent Schools To Expand The Revitalization Of The Future Farmers Of America And 4-h Youth Programs To Support Pathways To Agriculture Careers In Hawaii.
Urging The National Institute Of Food And Agriculture Of The United States Department Of Agriculture To Issue Additional Funding For The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program To Provide Matching Funds For The Expansion Of The State Double Up Food Bucks Program To All Approved Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Retail Outlets Throughout The State.
Urging The Department Of Human Services' Med-quest Division To Advocate That The State Increase Medicaid Reimbursements To Dentists And, Upon An Increase Approval, To Proactively Inform Both Dental Service Providers And Medicaid Beneficiaries Of New Rate Plans.
Urging The Department Of Agriculture To Update Its Mission Statement To Include Local Food Production To Supply Local Community Consumption, And To Feature The Mission Statement More Prominently On Its Website And Appropriate Publications.
Urging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Postpone For Five Years Lease Increases For Waiahole Valley Lessees To Allow For The Development Of A Comprehensive Lease Plan For Waiahole Valley On The Island Of Oahu, And Requesting The Corporation To Issue A Report Recommending Whether The Corporation's Responsibilities For Waiahole Valley Should Be Transferred To A Different State Agency.
Urging The Establishment Of A Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Working Group To Discuss Policies And Legislation With Respect To Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property.
Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu And Department Of Emergency Management Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Create A Community Resilience Plan For Disaster Preparedness Along The Waianae Coast.