Urging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Use Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Moneys To Issue Zero Percent Interest Loans Or Grants To Buyers With Incomes Above Sixty And At Or Below One Hundred Forty Percent Of The Median Family Income For The State.
Requesting The Disability And Communication Access Board To Establish An American Sign Language Interpreter Workforce Working Group To Promote Increasing The Number Of American Sign Language Interpreters In The State.
Urging The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Include In All Live And Recorded Emergency Alert System Video Broadcasts, An On-screen Interpreter Disseminating The Emergency Information In American Sign Language At All Times, Including During Graphic Presentations.
Urging The Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation And Adaptation Commission To Develop A Proactive And Comprehensive Communication Strategy To Educate Hawaii's Residents About The Health Impacts Of The Climate Crisis.
Urging The Governor And State Departments To Investigate Opportunities Provided By The Direct Pay Provision In The Inflation Reduction Act That Allows For Direct Payment Of Clean Energy Incentives To State Government Entities For The Cost Of Installing Solar Energy Systems In State Facilities.
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Study Providing Certain Health Insurance Coverage For All Children And Pregnant Persons Who Would Otherwise Qualify For Coverage If Not For Their Immigration Status.
Requesting The Department Of Human Services' Med-quest Division To Take Steps Necessary To Ensure That Adequate Provider Rates Are Established For Applied Behavior Analysis Services.
Requesting The Hawaii State Center For Nursing To Convene A Working Group To Study The Potential Impacts To The State Of Joining The Multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact.
Requesting That The Department Of Health Create A Formal Plan To Implement Certain Recommendations With Respect To Oral Health Care For Native Hawaiians.
Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene An Oral Health Task Force To Review Information On The Status Of Oral Health In The State And Make Recommendations To Improve Oral Health Infrastructure 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.