New Laws Enacted
2007 New Laws Enacted
ACT 001 (07)
SB25 SD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, February 20, 2007
RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE.
Appropriates $39,003,099 for the expenses of the legislature, auditor,
ethics commission, legislative reference bureau, ombudsman, and legislative
broadcast program, a 19.5% increase above the previous year’s
appropriation.
ACT 002 (07)
HB1073
Signed: March 5, 2007
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Excludes from enrollment in the Hawai‘i Employees’ Retirement System
legislative session-only employees hired after October 31, 2006.
ACT 003 (07)
HB21 HD1
Signed: March 27, 2007
RELATING TO SCHOOLS.
Clarifies that the Department of Education is responsible for ensuring
asbestos testing on all suspected asbestos containing materials, including
exterior surfaces, for Department of Education school facilities and
conversion charter schools.
ACT 004 (07)
SB1260 SD2
Signed: March 29, 2007
RELATING TO A GRANT TO KAHUKU HOSPITAL.
Appropriates $950,000 for the current fiscal year for Kahuku Hospital to
continue its operations and retain its licenses while it restructures its
debts under bankruptcy laws.
ACT 005 (07)
HB1226 HD1
Signed: April 3, 2007
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR ELECTRICITY PAYMENTS
STATEWIDE.
Appropriates $626,000 for fiscal year 2007 for increased statewide
electricity costs.
ACT 006 (007)
SB60 SD1
Signed: April 4, 2007
RELATING TO FOREIGN TIME SHARE PLANS.
Makes it clear to prospective buyers of foreign timeshare plans that
these plans are not regulated by State law.
ACT 007 (07)
HB1427
Signed: April 9, 2007
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Eliminates the State law that sets the height of automobile headlights and
instead allows the manufacturer to establish the proper height. Also
deletes the height requirement for license plates.
ACT 008 (07)
HB657 HD1
Signed: April 9, 2007
RELATING TO WAIVER OF ABANDONED VEHICLE PUBLIC AUCTION
REQUIREMENTS.
Allows the State to waive the requirement for public auction of abandoned
vehicles that are missing major parts, damaged, and inoperable and the
vehicle registrations have expired.
ACT 009 (07)
HB1108 HD1
Signed: April 9, 2007
RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF
THE HAWAI‘I REVISED STATUTES AND THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING
OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.
Amends various provisions of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes and the
Session Laws of Hawai‘i to correct errors, update references, clarify
language, and delete obsolete or unnecessary language.
ACT 010 (07)
HB1138
Signed: April 9, 2007
RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.
Clarifies that the State shall be responsible for the annual fire
inspection of State-owned airport facilities.
ACT 011 (07)
HB1158
Signed: April 9, 2007
RELATING TO ARSON.
Clarifies that a person who either purposely or inadvertently sets a fire
that damages property of 10,000 square feet or more is guilty of arson in
the fourth degree.
ACT 012 (07)
HB613
Signed: April 9, 2007
RELATING TO VETERANS.
This bill increases the Veterans Services Advisory Board from 7 to 9
members and makes the director of the Office of Veterans Services a voting
member.
ACT 013 (07)
HB1204
Signed: April 9, 2007
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Eliminates the requirement that arrest citations contain an offender’s full
social security number.
ACT 014 (07)
HB1393
Signed: April 9, 2007
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT (MODIFIED).
Permits government agencies to delete home addresses before disclosing
payroll and contracting records.
ACT 015 (07)
HB1756
Signed: April 13, 2007 on Maui
RELATING TO COUNTY CONCESSIONS.
Exempts non-profit organizations from State law that prohibits county
concession leases longer than fifteen years in duration.
ACT 016 (07)
HB1081
Without Signature: April 14, 2007
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS.
Allows joint labor-management committees to file suit against a contractor
working on a government project for prevailing wage violations, whether or
not their members were involved in the project.
Read the Governor's letter to
the Legislature.
ACT 017 (07)
HB1377
Signed: April 16, 2007
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAI‘I HEALTH SYSTEMS
CORPORATION.
Allows the Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation to spend an additional $41
million it will collect from increased hospital services it is
providing.
ACT 018 (07)
SB1006 SD1
Signed: April 16, 2007
RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS AND SOLICITORS.
Eliminates duplicative State regulations covering mortgage brokers and
solicitors.
ACT 019 (07)
HB1400
Signed: April 17, 2007
RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES.
Allows Correctional Industries to sell uniforms and uniform accessories to
State-employed adult corrections officers.
ACT 020 (07)
HB1278 HD1
Signed: April 17, 2007
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL SITE CLEANUP.
Deletes the June 30, 2007 sunset date of the Hawai‘i Brownfields
Environmental Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund.
ACT 021 (07)
SB923
Signed: April 17, 2007
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Assists condominium associations in collecting delinquent maintenance fees
on foreclosed units.
ACT 022 (07)
SB1697 SD1
Signed: April 18, 2007
RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF “CONTRACTOR” UNDER THE CONTRACTOR REPAIR
ACT.
Clarifies that real estate brokers are not contractors as defined under the
Contractor Repair Act.
ACT 023 (07)
HB345
Signed: April 18, 2007
RELATING TO HOLIDAYS.
Establishes September 21 of each year as “Peace Day” but does not make this
an official State holiday.
ACT 024 (07)
HB421 HD1
Signed: April 18, 2007
RELATING TO SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT OF COUNTY FUNDS.
Allows counties to include in their options for short-term investment of
funds commercial paper and bankers’ acceptances, similar to the State’s
investment options.
ACT 025 (07)
HB1376
Signed: April 19, 2007
RELATING TO PETROLEUM-CONTAMINATED SOIL.
Repeals the redundant requirement for a Department of Health permit before
hauling petroleum-contaminated soil.
ACT 026 (07)
HB1294
Signed: April 19, 2007
RELATING TO THE HAWAI‘I EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.
Allows a cost-neutral adjustment to the State’s contributions to the
Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund if the State adopts a rate
structure that provides for other than self and family rates for the retiree
health plan.
ACT 027 (07)
HB1157
Signed: April 20, 2007
RELATING TO DANGEROUS DRUGS.
Deletes from Hawai‘i’s Penal Code a reference to a section repealed in
2006.
ACT 028 (07)
HB1225
Signed: April 20, 2007
RELATING TO SALARY PAYMENTS.
Eliminates the requirement that the Governor physically sign the paychecks
of the Comptroller and Deputy Comptroller.
ACT 029 (07)
HB1287
Signed: April 20, 2007
RELATING TO UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.
Eliminates time constraints for persons to claim property being held by the
State.
ACT 030 (07)
HB1007
Signed: April 20, 2007
RELATING TO FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
Disregards money deposited into a Family Self-Sufficiency program escrow
account when determining eligibility for assistance or benefits administered
by the Department of Human Services.
ACT 031 (07)
SB1968
Signed: April 20, 2007
RELATING TO THE HAWAI‘I NATIONAL GUARD.
Allows active duty Hawai‘i National Guard members to directly deposit their
pay electronically.
ACT 032 (07)
SB1459 SD1
Signed: April 23, 2007
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR EARLY
INTERVENTION SERVICES.
Appropriates an additional $4,419,644 for fiscal year 2006-2007 to the
Department of Health to provide for early intervention services to infants
and children up to three years old at risk of developmental delay.
ACT 033 (07)
SB1444 SD1 HD1
Signed: April 23, 2007
RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF THE HAWAI‘I YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
Clarifies that the purpose of the Hawai‘i Youth Correctional Facility is
to rehabilitate youth and prepare them for reentry into their communities
and families.
ACT 034 (07)
SB1092
Signed: April 23, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Allows the Department of Education one additional year to encumber $40
million in general obligation bonds that had been authorized for deposit
into the State educational facilities special fund in fiscal year
2006-2007.
ACT 035 (07)
HB528 HD2
Signed: April 23, 2007
RELATING TO MINORS.
Allows a minor who is at least fourteen years of age but less than eighteen
years of age and who is not under the care, supervision, or control of a
parent, custodian, or legal guardian to obtain primary medical care.
ACT 036 (07)
HB659 HD2
Signed: April 24, 2007
RELATING TO TARO.
Designates taro as the official plant of the State of Hawai‘i.
Note: During the legislative process, the bill’s effective date was amended from “upon approval” to January 1, 2025. In her transmittal letter to the Legislature, the Governor wrote: “I agree that kalo should be designated as Hawai‘i’s state plant and to preclude the necessity of having those who gave their time and effort to assure this bill’s passage return next year to testify on a brand new bill, I am approving this measure. I urge the Legislature to send me a bill next session correcting the effective date of Act 36.”
ACT 037 (07)
HB1095 HD1
Signed: April 24, 2007
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Encourages counties to develop affordable housing by clarifying their
ability to issue revenue bonds to assist in the development of low and
moderate income housing.
ACT 038 (07)
SB53
Signed: April 24, 2007
RELATING TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS.
Provides increased access for individuals and families to receive
treatment for drug and alcohol dependency problems as well as mental
illness.
ACT 039 (07)
HB426 HD2
Signed: April 25, 2007
RELATING TO PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION.
Provides individuals receiving public assistance greater access to
psychotropic medications by requiring Medicaid and QUEST plans to cover
psychotropic medications that are prescribed by advanced practice registered
nurses pursuant to their prescriptive authority under Chapter 457, Hawai‘i
Revised Statutes.
ACT 040 (07)
SB820 SD1
Without Signature: April 26, 2007
RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
Extends for one year the repeal date of Act 303 that created a pilot program
to increase the residential living options of persons with developmental
disabilities. This allows time to address licensing and certification
concerns that have arisen under the pilot program. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 041 (07)
SB95 SD1
Without Signature: April 26, 2007
RELATING TO VACANT POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Allows the Department of Education to keep vacant positions at the State and
district offices, rather than properly reallocating them to the school level
and learning support centers. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 042 (07)
SB1509 SD1 HD1
Signed: April 26, 2007
RELATING TO HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES.
Allows occupancy requirements for vehicles using High Occupancy Vehicle
(HOV) lanes to be adjusted in response to changing traffic patterns.
ACT 043 (07)
SB1287 SD1 HD1
Signed: April 26, 2007
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
Allows safety inspections of motor carrier vehicles to be performed at
any time during the year.
ACT 044 (07)
SB1370 SD1 HD1
Signed: April 26, 2007
RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.
Allows the State to assess a flat fee to recover its costs when it helps a
private entity issue a special purpose revenue bond.
ACT 045 (07)
HB1414 HD1 SD2
Signed: April 27, 2007
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION COUNTY
SURCHARGE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS.
Authorizes an emergency appropriation of $5,041,691 to fund expenses
incurred by the State Department of Taxation to implement the City and
County of Honolulu ½ % general excise tax surcharge.
ACT 046 (07)
SB1441 SD1 HD1
Signed: April 27, 2007
RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF CHILD PLACING ORGANIZATIONS, CHILD CARING
INSTITUTIONS, FOSTER BOARDING HOMES, AND ADOPTIVE HOMES.
Requires the Department of Human Services to conduct child abuse and neglect
registry checks on all adults living in foster homes and proposed adoptive
homes, as required by the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
of 2006.
ACT 047 (07)
HB1248 HD1 SD1
Signed: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO NAME CHANGES.
Prohibits registered sex offenders and those who commit crimes against
minors from changing their names to avoid registration requirements.
ACT 048 (07)
HB1103 SD1
Signed: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO ASIAN LUNAR NEW YEAR COMMEMORATION.
Establishes the “Asian Lunar New Year Week of Commemoration in Hawai‘i,”
which is to be the one-week period following the day of the Chinese New
Year, but does not make this an official State holiday.
ACT 049 (07)
HB1328 HD2 SD2
Signed: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO SENTENCING OF REPEAT OFFENDERS.
Toughens penalties for those who repeatedly commit insurance fraud.
ACT 050 (07)
HB1336 SD1
Signed: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS BY MORTGAGE BROKERS AND SOLICITORS
COMMITTED AGAINST ELDERS.
Protects elders by imposing fines of up to $10,000 for each violation by
mortgage brokers and solicitors committed against elders.
ACT 051 (07)
SB1457 SD2 HD2
Signed: May 1, 2007
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Appropriates $4,980,523 for the current fiscal year to provide services for
persons with developmental disabilities.
ACT 052 (07)
HB1750 HD2 SD1
Signed: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
Requires non-residents hired by the State or county government to become
Hawai‘i residents within 30 days of employment.
ACT 053 (07)
HB1018 HD2 SD2
Signed: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO LIQUOR.
Establishes a separate condominium hotel liquor license category.
ACT 054 (07)
HB389 HD1 SD1
Signed: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Prohibits candidates for public office from appearing in taxpayer-funded
public service announcements between the date they file nomination papers
and the date they cease to be a candidate.
ACT 055 (07)
HB1513 HD1 SD1
Signed: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO ELECTION OFFENSES.
Increases penalties against those found guilty of election fraud.
ACT 056 (07)
SB14 SD1 HD1
Vetoed: April 18, 2007; Veto Overridden: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I.
Would allow special interest groups meeting behind closed doors to propose
candidates for appointment to the University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents.
Read a veto
message from the Governor and a
news release.
ACT 057 (07)
SB1063 SD1 HD1
Vetoed: April 25, 2007; Veto Overridden: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES.
Subjects legislative appointments to the control of unelected persons who
are not accountable to the people of the State.
Excerpt from the Governor’s statement of objections: “The process for filling vacancies in the United States Senate and the Hawaii State Legislature has been in place since 1970 and has not been shown to have compromised the integrity of the election process. This bill places the ability for determining who may be appointed by the Governor with the political party leadership of the vacating office holder. This is in spite of the fact that these individuals are not elected by the public and, as such, are not accountable to them. Additionally, the bill, without any stated rationale, narrows the field of qualified candidates that the political party can consider to those who have been registered members of that party for at least six months prior to the appointment. Such a provision fails to recognize that this may unreasonably restrict the pool of potential candidates as the majority of people who personally and philosophically associate themselves with a political party and vote along party lines may not meet this requirement.” Read a veto message from the Governor.
ACT 058 (07)
SB1642 SD1 HD1
Vetoed: April 24, 2007; Veto Overridden: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO LABOR.
Hinders the ability of local and State government to efficiently and
effectively carry out public services by making promotions, transfers,
assignments, demotions, layoffs, suspensions, terminations, discharges, or
other disciplinary actions negotiable items.
Excerpt from Governor’s statement of objections: “This bill is objectionable because it constitutes an unacceptable infringement upon management rights currently protected under section 89-9(d), Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. This bill erodes management rights and, by allowing negotiations on the criteria management uses to act on matters such as layoffs, transfers, and assignments, it involves labor in the fundamental decision-making process of management. In permitting negotiations over assignments, this bill would adversely impact the employer’s ability to make assignments of specific employees and groups of employees and hinder the delivery of services to the public. This bill does not achieve its reported purpose, and only obfuscates the clear distinctions that currently exist between management rights and items that may be negotiated under collective bargaining.” Read a veto message from the Governor.
ACT 059 (07)
SB1816 SD1 HD1
Vetoed: April 26, 2007; Veto Overridden: May 1, 2007
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
Restricts consultation on the Mo‘okini Heiau monument to only one entity,
excluding other interested parties, including the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs, Kamehameha School, the Luhiau family, and adjoining land
owners. Read a veto
message from the Governor.
ACT 060 (07)
HB10 SD1
Vetoed: April 27, 2007; Veto Overridden: May 3, 2007
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Would endanger the Hawai‘i Rx Plus drug coverage program covering 112,000
residents by mandating rebates from participating pharmaceutical
companies. Read a veto
message from the Governor.
ACT 061 (07)
HB861 HD1 SD1
Vetoed: May 1, 2007; Veto Overridden: May 3, 2007
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS.
Would make projects financed by special purpose revenue bonds subject to
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations monitoring for compliance with
prevailing wage and hour laws. Read a veto
message from the Governor.
ACT 062 (07)
HB863 HD1
Veto: April 24, 2007; Veto Overridden: May 3, 2007
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS.
Requires a private construction project owner who leases more than 50
percent of the building or facility to the State or a political subdivision
to comply with all the requirements of a public works project, thus
discouraging leases to public-sector entities. Read a veto
message from the Governor.
ACT 063 (07)
HB1672
Vetoed: April 16, 2007; Veto Overridden: May 3, 2007
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES.
Increases the maximum salary of the Deputy Auditor, the First Assistant to
the Ombudsman, and the First Assistant to the Director of the Legislative
Reference Bureau (LRB) from 87 percent to 92 percent of the pay of their
respective supervisors, allowing these positions to earn more than the
Director of Hawaiian Home Lands, the Director of Public Safety, the Director
of Human Resources Development, the Chairperson of the Department of
Agriculture, and many other major Executive Branch
positions. Read a veto
message from the Governor.
ACT 064 (07)
SB1947 SD1 HD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor: May 9, 2007
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER
PROGRAM.
Increases the spending ceiling for the deposit beverage container special
fund by $10 million.
ACT 065 (07)
HB1372 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor: May 9, 2007
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INJURY PREVENTION SYSTEM BRANCH.
Appropriates $1,444,828 to the Department of Health to reimburse costs of
emergency aeromedical services provided by the Hawai‘i Army National
Guard.
ACT 066 (07)
HB1370 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor: May 9, 2007
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE ADULT
MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION.
Appropriates $8,377,698 to the Department of Health for the current fiscal
year for adult mental health services.
ACT 067 (07)
HB1227 HD1 SD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor: May 11, 2007
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR RISK MANAGEMENT.
Appropriates $3.7 million in emergency funding for unanticipated increases
in insurance premiums paid by the State.
ACT 068 (07)
HB1338 HD2 SD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor: May 11, 2007
MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER ADVOCACY.
Appropriates $100,000 for the State Consumer Advocate to investigate the
power outages that occurred during and after the earthquake on the islands
of O‘ahu, Maui, and Hawai‘i on October 15, 2006.
ACT 069 (07)
SB1528 HD1 CD1
Signed: May 16, 2007
RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.
Clarifies that traffic offenses are civil violations, not criminal
convictions.
ACT 070 (07)
HB1379 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed: May 16, 2007
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
Excludes certain alien agricultural workers from State unemployment
insurance coverage and conforms State law to federal law with regard to
unemployment insurance coverage for employees of Indian tribes.
ACT 071 (07)
HB1641 HD2 SD2
Signed: May 16, 2007
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Prohibits a pesticide dealer from selling restricted-use pesticides to an
unlicensed pest control applicator.
ACT 072 (07)
SB55 SD1 HD2
Signed: May 16, 2007
RELATING TO DENTISTRY.
Allows individuals who pass the American Board of Dental Examiners
examination to obtain a license to practice dentistry in Hawai‘i.
ACT 073 (07)
SB840 HD1
Signed: May 16, 2007
RELATING TO KIKALA-KEOKEA.
Authorizes the State to award the remaining 19 leases in the Kikala-Keokea
subdivision to victims or the family of victims of the volcanic eruption
that displaced the Hawaiian residents of Kalapana.
ACT 074 (07)
SB784 SD1 HD2
Signed: May 18, 2007
RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING.
Excludes minors with a provisional driver’s license from having to provide
proof of financial responsibility when their license is reinstated.
ACT 075 (07)
HB1063 SD1 CD1
Signed: May 18, 2007
RELATING TO THE HAWAI‘I NATIONAL GUARD.
Allows the National Guard to spend $3.2 million in federal funds for the
About Face program that helps at-risk youth.
ACT 076 (07)
HB1231 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: May 18, 2007
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS
EMPLOYEES.
Authorizes payment for claims against the state for refunds of taxes,
judgments and settlements, and other miscellaneous payments.
ACT 077 (07)
HB277 HD1 SD2
Signed: May 18, 2007
RELATING TO FEES FOR WINDSHIELD PLACARDS FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES.
Requires that the counties deposit fees collected for issuing temporary or
replacement disabled parking placards into the state general fund to
reimburse the state for the costs of providing the placards.
ACT 078 (07)
HB1345 HD2 SD3 CD1
Signed: May 18, 2007
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR NATURAL DISASTERS.
Appropriates $24.9 million to cover costs associated with the October
15, 2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake.
ACT 079 (07)
HB1721 HD1 SD2
Signed: May 21, 2007
RELATING TO VIOLENCE AGAINST EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL.
Makes it a felony offense to harm or threaten emergency medical services
personnel while they are performing their jobs.
ACT 080 (07)
SB1402 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: May 21, 2007
RELATING TO THE LOSS MITIGATION GRANT FUND.
Makes the construction of residential safe-rooms eligible for grants under
the loss mitigation grant program and appropriates $2 million for this
program.
ACT 081 (07)
SB1425 SD2 HD1 CD1
Signed: May 21, 2007
RELATING TO CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY OR
DISASTER.
Allows the Contractors License Board to issue licenses to out-of-state
contractors during emergencies to help with disaster recovery and
reconstruction.
ACT 082 (07)
SB795 SD2 HD1 CD1
Signed: May 21, 2007
RELATING TO BUILDING CODES.
Creates a nine-member State Building Code Council to establish a statewide
building code to better prepare Hawai‘i for hurricanes, earthquakes, fires,
and other disasters.
ACT 083 (07)
HB692 HD2 SD1 CD1
Signed: May 22, 2007
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Extends from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2010 the period of time for Aloun
Farms to use special purpose revenue bonds to build an agricultural
processing plant.
ACT 084 (07)
HB1411 HD2 SD1
Signed: May 22, 2007
RELATING TO CONFORMITY OF THE HAWAI‘I INCOME TAX LAW TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE.
Amends Hawai‘i’s income tax law to conform with changes to the federal
Internal Revenue Code.
ACT 085 (07)
SB1529 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: May 22, 2007
RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.
Makes technical amendments to clarify and expedite the processing of traffic
violations, including facilitating collection of traffic fines from visitors
for moving violations or parking citations.
ACT 086 (07)
HB211 HD1 SD1
Signed: May 23, 2007
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST
NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC.
Extends from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2013 the period of time for Queen’s
Health Systems to use special purpose revenue bonds to expand their
facilities.
ACT 087 (07)
SB56 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: May 23, 2007
RELATING TO JURY SERVICE.
Restores the exemption for dentists from jury service.
ACT 088 (07)
HB1253 HD1 SD1
Signed: May 23, 2007
RELATING TO THE HAWAI‘I RULES OF EVIDENCE.
Allows expressions of sympathy to be made without fear of such gestures
being used in court to prove liability.
ACT 089 (07)
SB798 SD3 HD2
Signed: May 23, 2007
RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF.
Extends from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008 the period of time to use
emergency disaster relief appropriations for the floods that occurred in
February and March of 2006.
ACT 090 (07)
HB1368 SD1 CD1
Signed: May 23, 2007
RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL FACILITIES SPECIAL FUND.
Authorizes the Department of Health, Office of Health Care Assurance
(OHCA) to deposit fines into OHCA’s special fund; authorizes OHCA to use the
funds that are deposited into its special fund for operating costs; and
increases the annual maximum amount that OHCA can spend from this special
fund.
ACT 091 (07)
SB1675 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: May 23, 2007
RELATING TO AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.
Protects from civil liability a person who attempts to resuscitate someone
using an automated external defibrillator as long as the person who is using
the device acts in good faith, acts for no pay, and does not inflict damages
due to gross negligence/wanton acts or omissions.
ACT 092 (07)
HB1044 HD1 SD2
Signed: May 23, 2007
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Provides equal access to immunosuppressant medication for Medicaid patients
who have HIV, AIDS, or Hepatitis C, or who require immunosuppressive
medication due to organ transplants, regardless of whether they are in the
Medicaid Fee-For-Service or QUEST programs.
ACT 093 (07)
HB807 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: May 24, 2007
RELATING TO CAREGIVING.
Formally establishes the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman within the
Executive Office on Aging and codifies the duties and authority of this
office.
ACT 094 (07)
SB1400 SD2 HD3 CD1
Signed: May 24, 2007
RELATING TO FINANCIAL ABUSE.
Requires financial institutions to report suspected instances of financial
abuse against elders.
ACT 095 (07)
HB1306 HD2 SD1
Signed: May 24, 2007
RELATING TO ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR SECURITIES VIOLATIONS COMMITTED AGAINST
ELDERS.
Toughens penalties for securities violations committed against elders by
adding an additional $50,000 fine to existing administrative or civil
penalties for securities fraud.
ACT 096 (07)
SB1182 SD2 HD1 CD1
Signed: May 24, 2007
RELATING TO NEEDS ALLOWANCE.
Increases the personal needs allowance for dependent adults to $50 per
month.
ACT 097 (07)
HB1399 SD1
Signed: May 25, 2007
RELATING TO INCARCERATED PERSONS.
Clarifies inmates are not eligible for unemployment benefits upon release
from prison for work they did while incarcerated.
ACT 098 (07)
HB1155 HD1 SD1
Signed: May 25, 2007
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Clarifies that damages to all agricultural products, including future losses
and the loss of future production, should be computed in calculating the
impact of criminal activity on agricultural property.
ACT 099 (07)
HB14 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed: May 25, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Repeals the transfer of functions from the Department of Budget and Finance
to the Department of Education as previously required by the Reinventing
Education Act of 2004.
ACT 100 (07)
HB831 HD2 SD1 CD1
Signed: May 25, 2007
RELATING TO VETERAN BURIAL GRANTS.
Provides grants, up to $2,000, for funeral and burial services for Filipino
veterans who died after June 30, 1994, including transporting their remains
to the Philippines.
ACT 101 (07)
SB618 HD1 CD1
Signed: May 25, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education to establish a program to award
“veterans high school diplomas” to veterans of the armed services who did
not complete their high school education due to service during World War II,
the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, or who were sent to internment
camps.
ACT 102 (07)
SB139 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: May 28, 2007
RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAX.
Corrects an error in a 2006 law making it clear that funds from increases in
the cigarette tax shall be deposited on a per-cigarette basis.
ACT 103 (07)
SB992 SD1 HD2 CD1
Signed: May 29, 2007
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Reaffirms the fuel tax rate at one cent per gallon for naphtha burned in
power generating facilities.
ACT 104 (07)
SB1924 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: May 29, 2007
RELATING TO LANDS CONTROLLED BY THE STATE.
Allows the State to sell or exchange no more than 15 acres of land to an
charitable organization to be used as a community center in Leeward
O‘ahu.
ACT 105 (07)
SB98 SD1 HD1
Signed: May 29, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Repeals the transfer of Public Health Nurses who supervise school health
aides from the Department of Health to the Department of Education.
ACT 106 (07)
SB1779 HD3 CD1
Signed: May 29, 2007
RELATING TO CHILDREN.
Allows a family court to place a child with a legal guardian without
terminating parental rights where the court determines that the child's
parents cannot provide the child with a safe family home.
ACT 107 (07)
SB1170 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: May 29, 2007
RELATING TO CHILDREN.
Appropriates $1,660,409 in fiscal year 2007-2008 and the same amount in
fiscal year 2008-2009 in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to
the Department of Human Services for the Healthy Start program.
ACT 108 (07)
SB1161 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: May 29, 2007
RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE.
Codifies existing procedures setting forth the responsibilities of the
Department of Human Services (DHS) and the family court when the family
court refers an allegation of domestic abuse to DHS for investigation.
ACT 109 (07)
HB714 HD2 SD1 CD1
Signed: May 29, 2007
RELATING TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
Allows blue and red lights to be affixed to the law enforcement vehicles
used by public safety officers and conservation and resource officers.
ACT 110 (07)
HB1500 HD2 SD2
Signed: May 30, 2007
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.
Lowers the taxable wage base for unemployment insurance payments, increases
benefits, and saves Hawai‘i business a net $151 million between 2008 and
2010 while preserving the State’s unemployment trust fund.
ACT 111 (07)
SB885 SD2 HD3 CD1
Signed: May 30, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates $5 million for 2008 and 2009 to implement science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) programs in Hawai‘i’s school system.
ACT 112 (07)
HB1529 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: May 31, 2007
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
HAWAI‘I.
Establishes the Senator Hiram L. Fong and Senator Oren E. Long
University of Hawai‘i scholarship programs for State of Hawai‘i public
school graduates.
ACT 113 (07)
HB843 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: May 31, 2007
RELATING TO KAHUKU HOSPITAL.
Authorizes Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation to acquire and operate Kahuku
Hospital and appropriates $3.9 million for this purpose.
ACT 114 (07)
SB1665 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 1, 2007
RELATING TO ANIMALS.
Creates a felony offense for cruelty to animals.
ACT 115 (07)
SB603 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 1, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Strengthens and supports charter schools by giving significant authority to
the charter school review panel, limiting the policy role of the Board of
Education in charter schools, and updating the charter school funding
formula so that per-pupil funding at charter schools is comparable to
funding at traditional public schools.
ACT 116 (07)
SB620 SD1 HD1
Signed: June 1, 2007
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HAWAI‘I
PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
Authorizes the issuance of $50 million in special purpose revenue bonds for
Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy.
ACT 117 (07)
HB429 HD1
Signed: June 1, 2007
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SACRED
HEARTS ACADEMY.
Authorizes the issuance of $10 million in special purpose revenue bonds for
Sacred Hearts Academy.
ACT 118 (07)
HB504
Signed: June 1, 2007
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR LE JARDIN
ACADEMY.
Authorizes the issuance of $25 million in special purpose revenue bonds for
Le Jardin Academy.
ACT 119 (07)
HB581 HD1
Signed: June 1, 2007
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HANALANI
SCHOOLS.
Authorizes the issuance of $10 million in special purpose revenue bonds for
Hanalani Schools.
ACT 120 (07)
HB1220 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 4, 2007
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL MARKETING.
Establishes a special fund for the State’s agriculture Seals of Quality
program.
ACT 121 (07)
HB155 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 4, 2007
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Reaffirms the State Transportation Department will comply with county
outdoor lighting ordinances as long as they do not conflict with federal
safety standards.
ACT 122 (07)
HB1210 HD1 SD1
Signed: June 4, 2007
RELATING TO JURORS AND PROSPECTIVE JURORS.
Amends the qualifications of and process for selecting jurors who sit on
trial and grand juries.
ACT 123 (07)
HB751 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 4, 2007
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.
Extends from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009 the time counties have
to expend federal “Reed Act” funds for workforce development.
ACT 124 (07)
HB55 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 4, 2007
RELATING TO YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION.
Authorizes the State Department of Health to establish a statewide youth
suicide early intervention and prevention two-year pilot program.
ACT 125 (07)
HB375 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 4, 2007
RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS’ RIGHT OF WAY.
Increases the penalties for drivers who fail to stop for pedestrians in
crosswalks and fines pedestrians who attempt to cross the street outside of
a designated crosswalk or intersection.
ACT 126 (07)
SB1372 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 4, 2007
RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF FINANCING AGREEMENTS.
Allows State agencies to enter financing agreements to pay for construction
or equipment.
ACT 127 (07)
HB250 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 4, 2007
RELATING TO ALOHA TOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Authorizes the Aloha Tower Development Corporation to partner with the State
Department of Transportation for the development of Honolulu Harbor.
ACT 128 (07)
HB506 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed: June 4, 2007
RELATING TO ETHANOL.
Extends the ethanol production facility income tax credit from January 1,
2012 to January 1, 2017.
ACT 129 (07)
HB249 HD1 SD2
Signed: June 5, 2007
RELATING TO HUNTING TOURISM.
Restores education requirements for hunters and establishes guidelines for
three-day and seven-day hunting licenses on private and commercial
preserves.
ACT 130 (07)
HB791 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed: June 5, 2007
RELATING TO GASOLINE.
Requires fuel distributors to submit a one-time report to the Department of
Business, Economic Development and Tourism on non-ethanol gasoline used by
boats and small aircraft.
ACT 131 (07)
HB104 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: 6/5/2007
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriates $7,376,000 in FY2007-FY2008 general funds to the Department of
Human Services for the State’s portion of the federal disproportionate share
hospital allowance.
ACT 132 (07)
HB1568 SD1 CD1
Signed: June 5, 2007
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.
Appropriates $44,531,072 in FY2007-FY2008 and $78,857,719 in FY2008-FY2009
to fund salary increases and Voluntary Employee Benefit Association costs
for public employees in bargaining unit 5, teachers and other personnel of
the Department of Education and their excluded counterparts.
ACT 133 (07)
HB1569 SD1 CD1
Signed: June 5, 2007
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.
Appropriates $7,182,230 in FY2007-FY2008 and $15,546,750 in FY2008-FY2009 to
fund salary increases and Hawai‘i Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund
costs for public employees in bargaining unit 10, nonprofessional hospital
and institutional workers and for their excluded counterparts.
ACT 134 (07)
HB1567 SD1 CD1
Signed: June 5, 2007
RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.
Appropriates $271,428 in general, special and federal funds for legislative
staff office employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements.
ACT 135 (07)
HB1570 SD1
Signed: June 5, 2007
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.
Appropriates $834,047 in FY2007-FY2008 and $1,802,941 in FY2008-FY2009 to
fund salary increases and other collective bargaining cost items for public
employees in bargaining unit 11, firefighters and their excluded
counterparts.
ACT 136 (07)
HB1572 SD1 CD1
Signed: June 5, 2007
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.
Appropriates $13,694,744 in FY2007-FY2008 and $30,677,301 in FY2008-FY2009
to fund salary increases and Hawai‘i Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust
Fund costs for public employees in bargaining unit 1, non-supervisory blue
collar employees and their excluded counterparts.
ACT 137 (07)
SB1382 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 5, 2007
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.
Appropriates $76,574,299 in FY2007-FY2008 and $163,282,142 in
FY2008-FY2009 to fund salary increases and Hawai‘i Employer-Union Health
Trust Fund costs for public employees in bargaining units 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and
13 and their excluded counterparts.
ACT 138 (07)
SB1388 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 5, 2007
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.
Appropriates $6,925,498 in FY2007-FY2008 and $17,093,062 in FY2008-FY2009 to
fund salary increases and Hawai‘i Employer-Union Health Trust Fund costs for
public employees in bargaining unit 9, nurses and their excluded
counterparts.
ACT 139 (07)
SB1515 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 6, 2007
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Allows the State Department of Transportation to collect from a
commercial harbor tenant or user the full amount of an environmental fine
levied upon the State as a result of the tenant’s or user’s actions.
ACT 140 (07)
HB1352 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 6, 2007
ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO PLAN FOR THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HAWAI‘I
STATEHOOD.
Creates a 25-member Fiftieth Anniversary of Statehood Commission within the
Office of the Governor to develop, plan, and coordinate program activities
to celebrate and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the admission of
Hawai‘i to the United States of America.
ACT 141 (07)
HB1608 SD3 CD1
Signed: June 6, 2007
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Allows a traffic emergency to be declared when a road becomes inaccessible
and endangers public health and safety.
ACT 142 (07)
SB1929 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 6, 2007
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT.
Allows administrative fines to be added to existing criminal penalties for
violations of the state procurement code.
ACT 143 (07)
HB1931 SD1
Signed: June 6, 2007
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR PROJECTS ON
THE ISLAND OF HAWAI‘I.
Extends from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2011 the period of time for
Hui ‘Enekenia Hawai‘i to use special purpose revenue bonds to develop an
energy co-generation facility on the Big Island.
ACT 144 (07)
SB914 SD2 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 6, 2007
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OF COMMITTED PERSONS.
Appropriates $500,000 in FY2007-2008 to the Department of Public Safety for
mental health planning for incarcerated persons.
ACT 145 (07)
HB402 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 6, 2007
RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND.
Broadens the use of the Land Conservation Fund to include the acquisition of
agricultural easements and to pay debt service on lands purchased with Land
Conservation Fund moneys.
ACT 146 (07)
HB25 HD1 SD1
Signed: June 6, 2007
RELATING TO TEACHER LICENSING.
Requires the Hawai‘i Teachers Standards Board to pursue licensure
reciprocity with all other states and adopt policies to recognize
out-of-state teachers’ licenses.
ACT 147 (07)
SB1115 SD2 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 6, 2007
RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE.
Appropriates $200,000 for FY2007-2008 to the Department of Human Services as
state matching funds for a pilot perinatal clinic for women with a history
of substance abuse.
ACT 148 (07)
SB709 SD2 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 7, 2007
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Requires the department of business, economic development and tourism to
collect, analyze, and publish data on efforts to innovate and diversify
Hawai‘i’s economy.
ACT 149 (07)
SB907 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 7, 2007
RELATING TO AEROSPACE DEVELOPMENT.
Establishes the Office of Aerospace Development within the
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and provides
$500,000 in FY2007-2008 funding to participate in aerospace industry
symposiums and activities.
ACT 150 (07)
SB896 SD1 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 7, 2007
RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY.
Appropriates $400,000 in general funds for the next two years for the High
Tech Development Corporation to lease laboratory and office space in
Kaka‘ako to operate a high technology incubator and innovation center.
ACT 151 (07)
SB1222 SD3 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 7, 2007
RELATING TO INCOME TAXATION.
Clarifies that renewable energy tax credits can only be claimed for
alternative energy systems installed within the State of Hawai‘i.
ACT 152 (07)
SB1603 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 7, 2007
RELATING TO LIABILITY.
Provides State and county governments with liability protection for public
use of certain state or county recreational areas.
ACT 153 (07)
HB1907 HD1
Signed: June 7, 2007
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST
NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES.
Authorizes $120 million in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Craigside
Retirement Residence in constructing a continuing-care senior housing and
nursing-care facility.
ACT 154 (07)
HB1256 HD1 SD1
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO THE PERFECTION OF APPEALS TO THE TAX APPEAL COURT.
Requires a taxpayer who appeals to the Tax Appeal Court to provide
written notice to the Director of Taxation within 30 days.
ACT 155 (07)
HB1334 HD1 SD1
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING FEES.
Allows the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to decrease or
increase fees for most professional and vocational licenses to match the
cost of the service provided.
ACT 156 (07)
HB1435 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I ENDOWMENT FUND.
Extends the period of time for the Honolulu Symphony to use state funds and
match them with private pledges.
ACT 157 (07)
HB1787 HD1 SD2
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES.
Enhances the ability of state agencies to use energy efficiency
performance contracts to improve state energy usage.
ACT 158 (07)
HB260 SD2
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO APPRAISALS OF RESOURCE VALUE LANDS.
Permits the Board of Land and Natural Resources under the Legacy Land
Conservation Program to accept an existing appraisal of land completed
within one year of the decision to acquire land owned by a nonprofit
organization.
ACT 159 (07)
SB1943 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Changes the agricultural land use classification to allow the construction
and operation of biofuels processing facilities.
ACT 160 (07)
HB1902 SD1
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST
UTILITIES SERVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Authorizes up to $400 million in special purpose revenue bonds to assist
public electricity utilities in Hawai‘i with the purchase of equipment and
the financing of facilities.
ACT 161 (07)
SB1154 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I.
Clarifies the University Board of Regents authority in issuing revenue bonds
and administering capital improvement projects and allows the Board to issue
revenue bonds up to $200 million during the biennium with the Governor’s
approval.
ACT 162 (07)
SB1210 SD1
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
Authorizes the issuance of up to $160 million in special purpose revenue
bonds to assist Honolulu Neighborhood Housing Services in financing
development of a senior residential life-care facility in Kaka‘ako.
ACT 163 (07)
SB1228 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO HISTORICAL PRESERVATION.
Directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources to work with Japanese
cultural and heritage organizations to determine the most appropriate means
of memorializing the World War II Japanese internment camp experience in
Hawai‘i.
ACT 164 (07)
HB1628 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO HAWAI‘I MACADAMIA NUT PRODUCT LABELING.
Requires macadamia nut product labels to show the percentage of Hawaiian
grown macadamia nuts contained in the package.
ACT 165 (07)
HB870 HD1 SD1
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SEAWATER
AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS ON THE ISLAND OF O‘AHU.
Authorizes $20 million in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Honolulu
Seawater Air Conditioning LLC in developing a seawater air conditioning
district cooling system in downtown Honolulu.
ACT 166 (07)
SB600 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 8, 2007
RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION.
Creates a 100% capital gains income tax exemption from the sale of a
leased-to-fee interest in condominium units to an association of the
apartment owners.
ACT 167 (07)
HB162 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 12, 2007
RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.
Allows the Child Support Enforcement Agency to collect a $25 fee when the
responsible parent falls behind in his/her collections and consolidates the
county and state staff of this agency.
ACT 168 (07)
SB149 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 12, 2007
RELATING TO STATE BONDS.
Authorizes the issuance of up to $982,031,000 in General Obligation bonds to
finance capital improvement projects approved in various appropriation bills
for the biennium.
ACT 169 (07)
HB1212 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 12, 2007
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Appropriates $295,478,695 in operating funds and $27,750,000 in General
Obligation bonds for the Judiciary's biennium budget.
ACT 170 (07)
HB1200 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 12, 2007
RELATING TO THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Appropriates $12,310,594 in FY2007-08 and $74,815,166 in FY2008-09 in
general and trust funds for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
ACT 171 (07)
HB116 HD2 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 12, 2007
RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
Allows wireless communication antennas to be constructed on agricultural
lands.
ACT 172 (07)
SB1315 SD2 HD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 13, 2007
RELATING TO THE ACCESS HAWAI‘I COMMITTEE.
Re-establishes the Hawai‘i Access Committee to oversee management of the
State's internet website portal system.
ACT 173 (07)
SB678 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 13, 2007
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Clarifies that funds received by the operator of the Hawai‘i Convention
Center as advances or reimbursements for operating the center are not
subject to the general excise tax.
ACT 174 (07)
HB1646 HD2 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 13, 2007
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Requires retailers to post signs informing consumers of the need to follow
the manufacturer's instructions on the proper handling, storage, and
disposal of all pesticides.
ACT 175 (07)
SB12 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 13, 2007
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE RATE REGULATION.
Reinstates the ability of the State Insurance Commissioner to regulate
health insurance rates.
ACT 176 (07)
SB58 SD2 HD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 13, 2007
RELATING TO DENTISTS.
Allows an executor or authorized representative of a dentist's estate to
operate a dental practice for up to one year for the orderly transition of
the patients and the closing of the dental office.
ACT 177 (07)
HB1005 HD2 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 13, 2007
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Restructures the Public Utilities Commission to recognize the additional
renewable energy and regulatory functions it now handles.
ACT 178 (07)
HB367 HD1 SD3 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 14, 2007
RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
Appropriates $84,000 to implement a pilot program to screen patients for
potential alcohol and/or drug abuse, provide brief intervention, and provide
referrals to substance abuse treatment.
ACT 179 (07)
HB964 HD1 SD2 CD2
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 14, 2007
RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
Allows employers to do on-site drug testing for alcohol and illegal drugs
using portable test kits.
ACT 180 (07)
HB1614 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 14, 2007
RELATING TO DRUGS.
Appropriates $150,000 to continue the Attorney General's enforcement and
prosecution of the drug nuisance abatement law.
ACT 181 (07)
HB349 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 15, 2007
RELATING TO COUNTY REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL BICYCLE TOURS.
Allows the counties to establish regulations for commercial bicycle
tours operating on state and county highways and requires counties to follow
federal guidelines for commercial bicycle tours beginning in federal or
state parks.
ACT 182 (07)
SB990 SD2 HD3 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 15, 2007
RELATING TO PETROLEUM INDUSTRY MONITORING.
Appropriates $1.2 million to the Public Utilities Commission to collect and
analyze data to monitor the petroleum industry in Hawai‘i.
ACT 183 (07)
HB1004 HD2 SD1 CD2
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 15, 2007
RELATING TO CONSUMER ADVOCACY.
Authorizes the Division of Consumer Advocacy to hire and train additional
professional staff to represent citizens’ interests before the Public
Utilities Commission and appropriates $396,000 during the biennium for this
function.
ACT 184 (07)
HB513 SD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 15, 2007
RELATING TO GRANTS-IN-AID.
Requires a non-profit organization to reimburse the State if they dispose of
land that was purchased with a State grant or subsidy.
ACT 185 (07)
HB776 SD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 15, 2007
RELATING TO TICKET SALES.
Requires ticket brokers who charge a service fee to disclose this and refund
the fee amount if the event is canceled.
ACT 186 (07)
HB1264 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 15, 2007
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Enables permanently affordable housing units developed through sustainable
affordable leases to utilize an expedited development review process.
ACT 187 (07)
SB866 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 15, 2007
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Sets a two year waiting period between the time a person has served as a
director of the Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau and when that person
may be eligible to be a director for the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.
ACT 188 (07)
HB1337 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 15, 2007
RELATING TO THE DEATH CARE INDUSTRY.
Clarifies the rights of purchasers of funeral or cemetery services.
ACT 189 (07)
HB1612 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 15, 2007
RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES.
Allows any consumer to place a security freeze on their credit
report, whether or not they have become a victim of identity theft.
ACT 190 (07)
SB249
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 16, 2007
RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD.
Makes the State Commission on Fatherhood a permanent commission.
ACT 191 (07)
HB1171 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 18, 2007
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Allows the counties of Hawai‘i, Maui, and Kauai to continue to contract out
certain services provided to the public.
ACT 192 (07)
HB34 SD2 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 18, 2007
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Instructs the Employee Retirement System to divest assets of firms who have
business operations with the Sudanese government.
ACT 193 (07)
HB1361 HD1 SD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 18, 2007
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Codifies various amendments relating to the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority
and its programs, and requires the Authority to develop procedures to
identify locations for temporary emergency shelters.
ACT 194 (07)
HB13 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 19, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Allows the Department of Education to charge administrative fees to those
organizations that use the United States Department of Agriculture Food and
Nutrition Service school lunch food distribution program.
ACT 195 (07)
SB323 SD2 HD2
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 19, 2007
RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY.
Clarifies that the High Technology Innovation Corporation can establish bank
accounts both within and outside of the State of Hawai‘i to carry out its
programs.
ACT 196 (07)
SB228 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 19, 2007
RELATING TO GRAFFITI.
Requires minors or their parents to remove graffiti and pay for clean-up
costs.
ACT 197 (07)
HB1246 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 19, 2007
RELATING TO METAL.
Makes copper theft a felony and requires scrap dealers to identify and
document all copper purchases.
ACT 198 (07)
HB154 HD1 SD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 19, 2007
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.
Allows administrative revocation of the driver's license of a highly
intoxicated driver for up to one year.
ACT 199 (07)
HB1493 HD2 SD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 19, 2007
RELATING TO THE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION COMMISSION.
Exempts new employees of the Crime Victim Compensation Commission from civil
service.
ACT 200 (07)
HB1130 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 20, 2007
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.
Requires all candidates to file campaign reports electronically so
they can be viewed online.
ACT 201 (07)
HB575 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 20, 2007
RELATING TO EMERGENCIES.
Authorizes the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) to request the Governor
declare a tourism emergency and establishes the Hawai‘i Tourism Emergency
Trust Fund to develop and implement emergency procedures.
ACT 202 (07)
HB1307 HD2
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 20, 2007
RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION.
Clarifies what business registration information foreign nonprofit
corporations and foreign limited liability companies must provide to the
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
ACT 203 (07)
HB835 HD2 SD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 21, 2007
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Appropriates $1.2 million to help Del Monte displaced workers who are in
danger of losing their homes.
ACT 204 (07)
SB1916 SD2 HD3 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 21, 2007
RELATING TO CAREGIVING.
Extends the joint legislative committee on family caregiving to June 30,
2008 and provides funding for various programs under the Executive Office on
Aging.
ACT 205 (07)
SB987 SD1 HD2 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 21, 2007
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Allows the State and counties to designate lands without public
auction for renewable energy projects and provides priority processing of
State and county permits for renewable energy facilities.
ACT 206 (07)
HB1631 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 21, 2007
RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
Requires qualified high technology businesses who benefit from tax
credits to annually file with the Department of Taxation various business
information.
ACT 207 (07)
HB1518 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 21, 2007
RELATING TO DESIGN PROFESSIONALS.
Creates a three member Design Claim Conciliation Panel to evaluate when
claims against professional engineers, architects, surveyors, and landscape
architects should be pursued through the courts.
ACT 208 (07)
SB1017 HD1 CD1
Signed by Lt. Governor Aiona, Acting Governor, June 21, 2007
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Allows Habitat for Humanity to use previously appropriated funds to build
self-help housing both on State-leased land and on private land.
ACT 209 (07)
HB1757 HD1 SD3 CD2
Signed: June 26, 2007
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Reinstates the general excise tax exemption for ethanol-blended and
similar alcohol-based fuels and changes the fines for vehicle weight
violations.
ACT 210 (07)
SB148 SD2 HD1 CD2
Signed: June 26, 2007
RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT.
Provides a one-time income tax credit as mandated by the Hawai‘i State
Constitution.
ACT 211 (07)
SB1882 SD2 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 26, 2007
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Provides a refundable food/excise tax credit for taxpayers with adjusted
gross income under $50,000.
ACT 212 (07)
SB1853 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 27, 2007
RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS.
Establishes an advisory committee to recommend creation of an ‘aha moku
council to utilize ancient Hawaiian practices for State resource
management.
ACT 213 (07)
HB500 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed: June 27, 2007
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
Appropriates $20.9 billion in operating and $2.4 billion in capital
improvement funds for State government operations for the 2007-2009 fiscal
biennium.
ACT 214 (07)
HB1322 SD1 CD1
Signed: June 27, 2007
RELATING TO INSURANCE LICENSING.
Re-enacts motor vehicle rental company insurance license fees inadvertently
repealed last year by Act 154.
ACT 215 (07)
HB1291 HD1 SD2
Signed: June 27, 2007
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Makes changes to the Employees Retirement System to ensure compliance with
the Internal Revenue Service rules, clarifies benefit eligibility, and
improves administration of the program.
ACT 216 (07)
SB1750 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 27, 2007
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Encourages hospitals that provide medical care to a newborn to provide
written educational information about the dangerous effects of shaken baby
syndrome.
ACT 217 (07)
SB188 SD2 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 28, 2007
RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT.
Codifies the procedures of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board which
reviews State government administrative rules to determine their impact on
small businesses.
ACT 218 (07)
HB1211 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 28, 2007
RELATING TO FAMILY COURT.
Increases fees for court-appointed counsel and guardians ad litem in family
court cases.
ACT 219 (07)
HB212 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 28, 2007
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Creates the Maui Health Initiative Task Force to develop a health plan for
the County of Maui and tasks the University of Hawai‘i’s John A. Burns
School of Medicine with a statewide healthcare workforce map and
database.
ACT 220 (07)
SB1820 SD1 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 28, 2007
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Creates a process for new school construction by allowing the Department of
Education to enter into financing agreements with private entities.
ACT 221 (07)
HB1221 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 28, 2007
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates $6 million during the next two fiscal years to subsidize feed
expenses for the milk, egg, poultry, pork, and beef industries in
Hawai‘i.
ACT 222 (07)
SB1917 SD3 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 28, 2007
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Appropriates $6 million for homeless programs, extends for one year the
conveyance tax deposits into the Rental Housing Trust Fund, and establishes
an affordable housing inventory registry.
ACT 223 (07)
HB1364 HD2 SD1 CD1
Signed: June 28, 2007
RELATING TO THE STATE RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM.
Allows the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority to set the amount of the rent
subsidy for qualifying participants in the State Rent Supplement
Program.
ACT 224 (07)
HB1323 SD1
Signed: June 28, 2007
RELATING TO CAPTIVE INSURANCE.
Encourages captive insurance companies to do more business in Hawai‘i, thus
promoting competition and cost savings for consumers, by capping the premium
tax on captives.
ACT 225 (07)
HB317 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 28, 2007
RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
Codifies the Department of Taxation’s current practice of not
assessing general excise taxes on salaries and benefits paid to employees of
professional employment organizations.
ACT 226 (07)
HB71 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 28, 2007
RELATING TO NURSE AIDES.
Provides a uniform process for certifying nurse aides employed in
State-licensed health care settings.
ACT 227 (07)
HB90 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 29, 2007
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Gives the Insurance Commissioner the ability to examine the market conduct
of any insurer doing business in Hawai‘i.
ACT 228 (07)
HB24 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 29, 2007
RELATING TO TEACHERS.
Provides a $5,000 bonus for National Board Certified teachers who work at
schools in restructuring under the No Child Left Behind Act.
ACT 229 (07)
HB334 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed: June 29, 2007
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SOPOGY
INC., IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Authorizes $10,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Sopogy,
Inc. with planning, designing, constructing, equipping, and operating a
solar farm power plant at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai‘i Authority
or another suitable site in Hawai‘i.
ACT 230 (07)
SB880 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: June 29, 2007
RELATING TO THE MUSEUM OF HAWAIIAN MUSIC AND DANCE.
Creates a 13-member committee to determine the most appropriate institution,
location, and financing for a Museum of Hawaiian Music and Dance.
ACT 231 (07)
HB667 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 29, 2007
RELATING TO KUKUI GARDENS RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEX.
Authorizes the issuance of $25 million in general obligation bonds to
acquire a portion of the Kukui Gardens property and increases the revenue
bond authority of the Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development Corporation by
$100 million.
ACT 232 (07)
HB272 HD1 SD1
Signed: June 29, 2007
RELATING TO CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Allows captive insurance companies in Hawai‘i to organize as a limited
liability corporation and expands the types of investments they can
make.
ACT 233 (07)
SB1410 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: June 29, 2007
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Conforms Hawai‘i’s insurance laws to federal and national standards covering
life insurance, long-term care insurance, and the sharing of insurance
information between states.
ACT 234 (07)
HB226 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 30, 2007
RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
Creates the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Task Force to develop a work plan and
regulatory framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by
2020.
ACT 235 (07)
HB1899 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 30, 2007
RELATING TO KAWAINUI MARSH.
Completes the transfer of the lands and delineates the management and
maintenance responsibilities of the Kawainui Marsh between the State of
Hawai‘i and the City and County of Honolulu.
ACT 236 (07)
HB1008 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 30, 2007
RELATING TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE.
Establishes the Hawai‘i Infant Health Care Program and the Hawai‘i
Children's Health Care Program as a three-year pilot program to provide
uninsured newborns and children with medical coverage.
ACT 237 (07)
HB928 HD1 SD2 CD2
Signed: June 30, 2007
RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.
Appropriates $1 million over the biennium to the Hawai‘i Public
Housing Authority to encourage more participation in Section 8 home
ownership programs and provides the payment mechanism for an increase in the
personal needs allowance to those in adult care homes.
ACT 238 (07)
HB400 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: June 30, 2007
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates $4 million out of general revenues for fiscal year 2007-2008
for drought mitigation planning in each county of the State.
ACT 239 (07)
HB1719 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed: July 2, 2007
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Exempts from general excise taxes wages, benefits, and insurance payments
from a condo association, time share, or hotel owner to the managers and
submanagers of their buildings.
ACT 240 (07)
HB1207 SD1
Signed: July 2, 2007
RELATING TO DISHONORED PAYMENTS.
Increases the service charge on dishonored payments to the State and allows
the use of bonded collection agencies.
ACT 241 (07)
SB921 SD1 HD1
Signed: July 2, 2007
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION RECORDS.
Limits fees charged to condominium owners for association records to no more
than $1 per page.
ACT 242 (07)
SB1654 SD1 HD1
Signed: July 2, 2007
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM MANAGEMENT DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Clarifies the condominium dispute resolution pilot project applies to condos
built before July 1, 2006 and to cases pending before July 1, 2006.
ACT 243 (07)
SB920 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: July 2, 2007
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
States that condominium association membership lists cannot be used for
commercial, political, or other purposes without the consent or approval of
the condo association’s board of directors.
ACT 244 (07)
SB1704 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: July 2, 2007
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Corrects problems in the condominium law enacted in 1996 that failed to
repeal the old law as originally intended, creating duplication and
confusion in the State statutes covering condominiums.
ACT 245 (07)
HB19 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: July 3, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes a formal process for the Department of Education to follow prior
to assessing an impact fee on residential developers.
ACT 246 (07)
SB17 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: July 3, 2007
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Relieves architects and engineers who receive State contracts under $1
million in value from having to defend the State or counties in lawsuits
involving the final project.
ACT 247 (07)
SB1803 SD1 HD1 CD2
Signed: July 3, 2007
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Allows health insurers to offer plans tailored to firms that have only one
employee.
ACT 248 (07)
HB275 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: July 3, 2007
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT.
Protects student athletes in Hawai‘i who wish to pursue professional sports
careers by creating guidelines modeled after the Uniform Athletes Agent
Act.
ACT 249 (07)
HB487 HD1 SD1 CD1
Signed: July 3, 2007
RELATING TO HOUSING PROGRAMS.
Places appropriate references to the Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development
Corporation and the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority in statute and provides
a definition of elderly housing projects erroneously left out of 2005 and
2006 housing laws.
ACT 250 (07)
SB1174 SD1 HD1 CD1
Signed: July 3, 2007
RELATING TO INCARCERATED PARENTS.
Appropriates $250,000 in fiscal year 2007-2008 and a similar amount in
fiscal year 2008-2009 for the Strengthening Keiki of Incarcerated Parents
(SKIP) program.
ACT 251 (07)
HB1833 HD1 SD1
Signed: July 3, 2007
RELATING TO UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES.
Prohibits requiring contractors to obtain surety bonds from a specific
company.
ACT 252 (07)
SB667 SD3 HD2 CD1
Signed: July 5, 2007
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS.
Clarifies requirements for licensure of mental health counselors who were in
the process of obtaining their license when the law changed on April 24,
2006.
ACT 253 (07)
HB1003 HD3 SD2 CD1
Signed: July 5, 2007
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Codifies in State statute the Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute of the
University of Hawai‘i, creates the energy systems development special fund,
and appropriates $300,000 in fiscal year 2007-2008 for development of a
bioenergy master plan.
ACT 254 (07)
HB869 HD1 SD2 CD1
Signed: July 5, 2007
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A STUDY ON ENERGY EFFICIENT
TRANSPORTATION.
Appropriates $50,000 for a study on energy efficient transportation
strategies.
ACT 255 (07)
SB1674 SD1 HD2
Signed: July 5, 2007
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Permits a radiologist licensed in another state to provide telemedicine
services from Hawai‘i to patients located in the state where the radiologist
is licensed.
ACT 256 (07)
SB1284 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: July 5, 2007
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Reduces the State Employees’ Retirement System’s unfunded liability by
increasing the percentage of State contributions into the fund and
prohibiting benefit enhancements for a three-year period.
ACT 257 (07)
SB1008 SD1 HD2 CD1
Signed: July 5, 2007
RELATING TO ANNUITIES.
Protects consumers by adopting national standards requiring annuity sellers
to ensure their recommended product is suitable for the prospective
buyer.
ACT 258 (07)
SB1133 SD3 HD1 CD1
Signed: July 5, 2007
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Extends the $1 surcharge on rental motor vehicles to August 31, 2008 and
creates a legislative task force to review the financial requirements of the
State Highway Fund.
ACT 259 (07)
HB833 HD2 SD2 CD1
Signed: July 6, 2007
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Exempts certain domestic in-home caregivers from employment benefits by
classifying them as independent contractors.
ACT 260 (07)
SB1365 SD2 HD3 CD1
Signed: July 6, 2007
RELATING TO THE INNOVATION ECONOMY.
Requires the board of the Employees’ Retirement System to report annually to
the Legislature of any Hawai‘i venture capital investments it has made and,
if not, why not.
ACT 261 (07)
SB1718 HD2 CD1
Signed: July 6, 2007
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR ELECTRICAL
GENERATION ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI.
Authorizes $59,000,000 in taxable special purpose revenue bonds to BlueEarth
Maui Biodiesel, LLC, to assist in the financing of a biodiesel refinery on
Maui that uses only sustainable sources of fuel stock.
ACT 262 (07)
SB1946 SD2 HD2 CD1
Signed: July 6, 2007
RELATING TO DAM SAFETY.
Appropriates $2,000,000 in the biennium for dam and reservoir safety and
sets forth parameters for the State's dam inspection and monitoring
programs.
ACT 263 (07)
HB18 HD1 SD2
Signed: July 9, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Allows the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board to suspend its rules, amend fees,
and set new fees or public notice at a public meeting.
ACT 264 (07)
SB1283 SD2 HD2
Signed: July 9, 2007
RELATING TO THE HAWAI‘I TOBACCO SETTLEMENT SPECIAL FUND.
Allows the University of Hawai‘i to use moneys it receives from the Tobacco
Settlement Special Fund to pay operating expenses of the medical school.
ACT 265 (07)
SB1833 SD1 HD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.
Inserts the state into employer-employee leave decisions which are matters
that should be determined by collective bargaining negotiations or by
company policies. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 266 (07)
HB899 HD1 SD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO INTEGRATED STRATEGIES FOR STATEWIDE FOOD AND ENERGY CROP .
Appropriates $450,000 to the University of Hawai‘i Center for
Conservation Research and Training for Phase 1 research on the use of
charcoal as a soil additive and as an alternative fuel source, without
recognizing this is a technique with extensive historical applications
already, without clear indications of what subsequent phases of the project
would cost or involve, and without clear deliverables for the money to be
expended. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 267 (07)
HB1083 HD2 SD2 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY.
Appropriates $5 million in taxpayer funds that would benefit a limited
number of private businesses. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 268 (07)
SB1614 SD1 HD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates $1 million to the Department of Education to implement a human
resources management pilot project at Wai‘anae complex schools. Read the
Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 269 (07)
HB895 HD2 SD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Authorizes counties to increase from $5 to $10 the portion of the motor
vehicle registration fee for disposing of abandoned vehicles and allows
towing companies contracted by a county to increase vehicle towing and
storage fees. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 270 (07)
HB507 HD2 SD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO BOATING.
Requires legislative approval prior to the transfer of small boat harbors to
other state departments or to the counties. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 271 (07)
HB1630 HD2 SD2 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates $1.1 million to support the Hawai‘i 3Ts school technology
laboratories known as project EAST, but fails to place adequate safeguards
on the expenditure of these funds or address future funding for this
program. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 272 (07)
HB122 HD1 SD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.
Requires a state web site disclosing information about the award of state
funds but does so without a clear understanding of the costs and burdens to
grantees and contractors. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 273 (07)
HB777 HD2 SD2 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO THE HAWAI‘I EDUCATOR LOAN PROGRAM.
Appropriates $250,000 for the Hawai‘i Educator Loan program but requires
recipients to attend the University of Hawai‘i to obtain their teaching
degree and does not grant credit for teaching at a charter school. Read the
Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 274 (07)
SB686 SD1 HD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS.
Requires the Department of Education to report to the Legislature
on a career ladder program for educational assistants, a proposal with
significant future cost implications. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 275 (07)
HB598 HD1 SD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates $50,000 to the Department of Education to create an online
learning task force that duplicates existing efforts. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 276 (07)
HB15 HD2 SD2 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Takes repayment from teachers and college students who default on their
contractual agreements with the Department of Education under the Felix
Decree Stipend Program and uses the money for other purposes. Read the
Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 277 (07)
HB1477 HD2 SD2 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO RURAL PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TRAINING.
Appropriates $4 million to the University of Hawai‘i School of Medicine for
rural primary health care, although the University has not considered this
one of the medical school’s primary missions and the program would need to
await accreditation before it could receive federal funding. Read the
Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 278 (07)
SB1676 SD2 HD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO THE HAWAI‘I HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
Appropriates $20 million to create a captive insurance company for Hawai‘i
Health Systems Corporation that runs counter to accepted governing
arrangements for these firms, complicates implementation of Hawai‘i Health
Systems Corporation regional boards, and uses funds that are needed for the
delivery of health care services in Hawai‘i. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 279 (07)
HB1866 HD3 SD2 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS.
Establishes regulations for mixed martial arts events, but uses fees
collected from other professions to put the regulations in place. Read the
Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 280 (07)
HB1014 HD2 SD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates $750,000 to the Department of Education for area complexes and
Teach for America, while existing state and federal funds already are
provided for these activities and expends the funds in a fashion that runs
counter to the provisions of Act 51 of 2004, the Reinventing Education Act.
Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 281 (07)
SB688 SD2 HD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates $100,000 in state funds for the Hawai‘i P-20 Initiative,
although the program has already received a $10,000,000 grant. Read the
Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 282 (07)
HB767 HD2 SD2 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO THE RUNNING START PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE
PREPARATION.
Appropriates $100,000 to the University of Hawai‘i for scholarships for
students in the Running Start program, although federal funds already exist
for this purpose and the University of Hawai‘i can waive tuition for needy
students. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 283 (07)
SB1931 SD2 HD3 CD2
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates $200,000 to the Department of Education and Department of Labor
and Industrial Relations for activities that duplicate the responsibilities
of the Workforce Development Councils and P-20 Initiative. Read the
Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 284 (07)
SB1672 SD2 HD3 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriates $16,000,000 to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the
biennium to increase physician reimbursement rates paid to doctors who
provide care under Medicaid fee-for-service and QUEST, not included in the
biennium budget, and with significant future cost impacts. Read the
Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 285 (07)
SB1026 SD2 HD3 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.
Allows the Director of Health to suspend an automatic increase of the
non-refundable deposit beverage container fee, but imposes a refundable and
non-refundable fee on 2-liter bottles and specifies the hours a bottles
redemption center must be open. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 286 (07)
HB497 HD2 SD2
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Adds multi-use pathways to the definition of projects funded by highway
moneys, requires bikeways on mass transit routes and bike racks on mass
transit vehicles, and sets a higher threshold for denying a bike-path
project. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 287 (07)
HB399 HD1 SD2 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates $500,000, without regard to the biennium budget, to the
Department of Land and Natural Resources for soil and water conservations
districts in Hawai‘i, a program traditionally supported by federal funds.
Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 288 (07)
SB1047 HD2 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
Allows drivers who are 19 or 20 to drive vehicles up to 15,000 gross vehicle
weight without a mandatory training class. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 289 (07)
HB531 HD3 SD2 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO CHILDREN.
Appropriates $120,000 to the Department of Health to establish a task force
on expanding early intervention services to children 3 to 5 years of age who
have developmental disabilities. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 290 (07)
SB1792 SD3 HD3 CD2
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO THE HAWAI‘I HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
Appropriates $750,000 in fiscal year 2007-2008 to establish five
regional boards within the Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation and makes
other changes in the operation of the state’s public hospitals. Read the
Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 291 (07)
SB162 SD1 HD2 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO ‘IOLANI PALACE.
Establishes a method of financing a private organization, Friends of ‘Iolani
Palace, with state funds in a manner contrary to Article VII, Section 4 of
the Constitution of the State of Hawai‘i, which will need to be amended
before Friends of ‘Iolani Palace can receive appropriations. Read the
Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 292 (07)
SB138 SD1 HD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT.
Reduces the funds dedicated toward maintaining parks statewide by
reallocating the admission fees received at Diamond Head State Monument.
Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 293 (07)
SB810 SD2 HD1 CD1
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO WAIMANO RIDGE.
Appropriates unnecessary funds without appropriate safeguards for the
Waimano Ridge task force. Read the Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
ACT 294 (07)
HB1746 SD2
Without Signature: July 11, 2007
RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION
TRUSTS.
Extends the voluntary employees’ beneficiary association (VEBA) trust pilot
program through June 30, 2009 rather than June 30, 2008 and prohibits the
establishment of additional VEBA trusts during this period of time. Read the
Governor's
letter to the Legislature.
