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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Recycling. [SB-3303]
Requires state agencies to implement an on-site recycling program using rules issued by the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, at buildings and facilities managed, maintained, or serviced by the Department of Accounting and General Services. Requires the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, to conduct a study on the benefits and costs in increasing reuse and reduce efforts throughout the State, recycling streams, and solid waste management
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Relating To Hawaii Retirement Savings. [SB-3289]
Establishes the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program, administered by the Hawaii Retirement Savings Board, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Department of Budget and Finance, to provide a state-facilitated payroll-deduction individual retirement savings plan to private sector employees who do not have access to employer-sponsored retirement savings plans beginning on an implementation date to be determined by the board. Authorizes an implementation and evaluation study, followed by an implementation strategy
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [SB-3258]
Requires the auditor to conduct a comprehensive study of managed care organizations that administer the medicaid program in the State.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [SB-3259]
Requires auditor to conduct a comprehensive study of the health insurance plans in the State that administer the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Hospitals. [SB-3256]
Require DOH, in conjunction with DHS and insurance commissioner, to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of an all-payer global budgeting pilot program for hospital care.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Housing. [SB-3261]
Directs the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation in cooperation with the counties and other housing experts to study the implementation of leasehold housing on publicly-owned, non-ceded lands near public transit stations in each county. Requires the working group to submit a report to the legislature by 12/10/2023. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Coastal Erosion. [HB-2229]
Establishes and appropriates funds for a two-year program at the University of Hawaii, College of Engineering to study the impact of sandbag walls, or "sand burritos", on sand movement patterns and coastal erosion and on public trust resources, including beach access, coastal water quality, and recreation, at Ehukai Beach Park; including from the shoreline area near Ke Ike road to Sunset beach. Requires a report to the legislature before the Regular Session of 2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Telecommunication. [SB-3212]
Requires the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to establish a working group to conduct a study to identify state office buildings that can provide equitable telecommunication access to allow residents of the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui, and rural areas of the City and County of Honolulu, including residents with disabilities, to participate remotely in legislative hearings. Requires a report to the Legislature. Dissolves the working group on 6/30/2023. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Flood Hazard Mitigations. [SB-3021]
Directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife to conduct a study of flood hazards and stream management in Waiahole Valley. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [HB-2032]
Requires the auditor to conduct a comprehensive study of managed care organizations that administer the medicaid program in the State.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Water Resources For Development Of Affordable Housing. [SB-3178]
Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to conduct a study on the capacity of potable and non-potable water in various regions in the county of Maui to determine whether there is sufficient capacity for the county to expand its affordable housing supply.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [HB-2033]
Requires auditor to conduct a comprehensive study of the health insurance plans in the State that administer the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Gambling. [HB-1962]
Requires the department of Hawaiian home lands to study the feasibility of, and revenue generation from, limited casino gaming and address the potential public health and safety concerns arising from limited casino gaming. Requires a report to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2023. Appropriates funds. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To The Hawaii Hydrogen Strategic Plan. [HB-1937]
Requires the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute to conduct a study to examine the potential for the production and use of renewable hydrogen in the State and the potential role of renewable hydrogen in achieving a local, affordable, reliable, and decarbonized energy system and economy. Requires a report to the legislature. Effective 7/1/2100. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Rural Districts. [SB-2922]
Beginning 7/1/2023, authorizes the counties to adopt ordinances that allow up to one house per quarter-acre in rural districts. Beginning 7/1/2022, requires the office of planning and sustainable development to conduct a study to refine rural district policies, make recommendations to facilitate the reclassification of lands from the agricultural district to the rural district, and submit reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds for the study and reports. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Climate Mitigation. [SB-2970]
Establishes a goal for the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit to be at least seventy per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. Requires the Hawaii state energy office to conduct a study to determine Hawaii's pathway to decarbonization and identify challenges, opportunities, and actions that will be needed to achieve those goals. Appropriates funds out of the energy security special fund for the study.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Housing. [SB-2901]
Directs the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to conduct a study of county ordinances on housing finance and development. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Harbors. [SB-2825]
Requires the Department of Transportation Harbors Division to conduct a comprehensive study examining increased commercial activity at Kalaeloa Harbor to support the offloading of additional cargo containers and livestock transportation. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Marijuana. [SB-2926]
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study the potential tax revenues to be generated for the State through the legalization of recreational marijuana if it were taxed at a rate equal to the existing general excise tax rate. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To The Judiciary. [HB-1878]
Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study to consider if the Hawaii supreme court should be a single term like the United States Supreme Court. Requires a report to the legislature. (HD1)