Kupuna Caucus
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Making An Appropriation For The Office Of The Long-term Care Ombudsman Program. [SB-2337]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
Appropriates funds to the office of the long-term care ombudsman for an unspecified number of ombudsman specialist positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2059. (HD1)
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Relating To Criminal Offenses Against Seniors. [SB-2334]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Lowers the age of crimes against seniors to sixty years of age, and makes certain criminal offenses against seniors applicable regardless of the perpetrator's knowledge of the victim's age.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Healthy Aging Partnership Program. [SB-2335]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Appropriates funds for the healthy aging partnership program to further the program's role in improving the health and well-being of Hawaii's kupuna. Effective 12/31/2059. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Long-term Care Insurance. [SB-2336]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires the thirty-day lapse or termination notices for long-term care policies to be sent by certified mail, priority mail, or commercial delivery service, or other method of delivery requiring proof of delivery. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Parking For Disabled Persons. [SB-2341]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
Amends the definitions of "certificate of disability" and "person with a disability" to allow a person with a disability that does not limit or impair the ability to walk and needs special accommodations to enter and exit their vehicle to be issued a disability parking permit.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Criminal Offenses Against Seniors. [HB-1874]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Lowers the age at which enhanced penalties apply for crimes against seniors from sixty-two years of age to an unspecified age. Makes commission of certain criminal offenses against a senior's person or property applicable regardless of the perpetrator's knowledge of the senior victim's age. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Kupuna Caregivers Program. [HB-1867]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Appropriates funds for the proper implementation of the kupuna caregivers program. Takes effect on 12/31/2059. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Parking For Disabled Persons. [HB-1869]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
Amends the definitions of "certificate of disability" and "person with a disability" to allow a person with a disability that does not limit or impair the ability to walk and needs special accommodations to enter and exit their vehicle to be issued a disability parking permit.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Alzheimer's Disease And Related Dementia. [HB-1865]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Mental Health ]
Requires the executive office on aging to convene a working group. Requires a report to the legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Healthy Aging Partnership Program. [HB-1866]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Appropriates funds for the healthy aging partnership program to further the program's role in improving the health and well-being of Hawaii's kupuna. Effective 12/31/2059. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Making An Appropriation For The Office Of The Long-term Care Ombudsman Program. [HB-1872]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
Appropriates funds to the office of the long-term care ombudsman for an unspecified number of ombudsman specialist positions. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 12/31/2059. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Long Term Care. [HB-1871]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requires the executive office on aging to report on its assessment of progress made toward the reported goals of the long term care commission and make recommendations as needed to accomplish these goals. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2059. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Jury Duty. [HB-1868]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Lowers the age a person may claim an exemption from jury duty from eighty years of age or older to seventy-seven years of age or older. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Long-term Care Insurance. [HB-1870]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requires the thirty-day lapse or termination notices for long-term care policies to be sent by certified mail or commercial delivery service, or other method of delivery requiring proof of delivery. Requires an insurer to provide to an insured notification at each renewal premium of the right to indicate or update a written designation. Effective 12/31/2059. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Homelessness. [SB-1031]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Establishes the long-term rental assistance pilot program to be administered by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for individuals over sixty years old who are homeless, or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Appropriates funds. (SB1031 HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Hearing Aids. [HB-469]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued after 12/31/19 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months in their base plans. Exempts mandatory health care coverage from impact assessment report. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Kupuna Caregivers Program. [HB-467]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Changes the kupuna caregivers program allocation cap from $70 per day to $350 per week. Appropriates funds for the continued implementation of the kupuna caregivers program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Hearing Aids. [SB-1027]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued after 12/31/19 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every 36 months. Exempts mandatory health care coverage from impact assessment report. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Healthy Aging Partnership Program. [SB-1026]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Appropriates funds for the Healthy Aging Partnership Program to further the program's role in improving the health and well-being of Hawaii's kupuna. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Active Aging. [SB-1030]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the executive office on aging to coordinate with the University of Hawaii center on aging to implement an active aging initiative. Establishes an active aging advisory committee. Appropriates funds.