SENATOR MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO M A R C H 2 0 2 1 Hawai‘i State Senate ~ Senate District 21 Wai`anae Coast ❖ Ko Olina ❖ Honokai Hale ❖ Kalaeloa
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Senator Shimabukuro’S 2021 SeSSion billS Indigent Parental Rights
DLIR IMPROVEMENTS SB 901 LCA/EDU, WAM HB 634 LAT, CPC, FIN
SB 885 HMS, WAM/JDC (DEFER) HB 480 HHH, JHA, FIN
Requires DLIR to open at least one office in each county for UI claims. Requires library staff to have some knowledge in assisting in UI claims process. DLIR required to increase capacity and to upgrade computer system within 6 months.
Requires courts to promptly inform indigent parents of their right to free legal representation.
Speedy Child Abuse Cases SB 886 SD1 HMS, JDC Requires the court and prosecution to take appropriate action to ensure a “prompt trial” to minimize the length of time a child abuse victim or minor witness must endure the stress involved with legal proceedings.
FINES in FINANCIAL HARDSHIP SB 896 PSM, JDC HB 631 JHA, FIN
Unfunded Liabilities SB 887 LCA, WAM HB 276 LAT, CPC, FIN
Creates Stabilization Fund. Caps employers’ contribution from post-employments Benefits trust fund. Transfers excess funds over cap to the stabilization fund to cover cost increases for active employees, retirees, & dependents.
International Girls Day
Provides judges greater discretion to adjust past due fines or financial circumstances by a person who violates certain traffic offenses based on inability to pay.
SCR 26 / SR 15 GVO Establishes October 11th as Hawaii’s Day of the Girl in observation of the international awareness of the challenges faced by girls in the US.
Child Sex Abuse
SB 826 SD1 JDC HB 563 JHA (DEFER)
Housing Conveyance Tax
Parole residency regulation requiring child sex abuse offenders, upon release from incarceration, to reside at least 2,000 feet away from the victim
SB 871 SD1 HOU, WAM HB 624 WAL/HSG, FIN
Lowers conveyance tax rates on houses valued under $2M. Increases tax for investment properties. Portion of tax deposited in Housing Finance Revolving Fund
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Durational Residency in Divorce
Affordable Rental Housing
SB 828 JDC HB 565 HD1 JHA, FIN
SB 888 AEN/EET, JDC/WAM
Eliminate residency requirements to initiate & complete a divorce in Hawaii. This is helpful in domestic violence victims, or military service members, or others seeking justice.
Limits monthly rent increases. Prohibits increase due to the landlord’s negative cash flow. Creates Rent Stabilization Advisory Group. LRB Study
Condo Stakeholder Task Force SCR 28 / SR 17 CPN, WAM
Reconstructed Vehicle SB 57 SD2 TRS, CPN Eliminates the "obsolete" additional inspection required for reconstructed cars which are already subjected to "safety checks." Stalled in committee, “died”
Makes crossover
Requests DCCA to establish a task force to determine stakeholder criteria for condo owners per the Real Estate Commission and to recommend laws and regulations
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Senator Shimabukuro’S 2021 SeSSion billS Department of Hawaiian Homelands OHA Elections- Public Funding SB 981 SD2 HWN, JDC/WAM Amends the MAXIMUM amount of public funds available to each candidate running for public office to a specific percentage of the expenditure limit established for each election. Also amends the amount each OHA candidate must raise in order to qualify for public election funding support.
OHA Elections- Randomized Ballots SB 238 SD1 HWN, JDC Amends ballot requirements to display candidate for trustees by residency & non-residency AND to randomize the order within those grouping.
OHA Elections- Head-to-Head Races SB 890 SD1 HWN, JDC Requires that TWO of the FOUR At-Large OHA trustees to have a rural district residency requirement while the other TWO At-Large board of trustees be from an urban district.
OHA ISLAND BURIAL COUNCIL (RESO) Studies the benefits/impact of transferring the jurisdiction of the Island Burial Council (IBC) from the DLNR to OHA.
DHHL Historic Preservation SB 876 HWN/WTL, JDC Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume review of the effect of any proposed project on historic properties or burial sites for lands under its jurisdiction.
Expedited Agency Hearing SB 875 GVO, JDC Provides for an expedited agency hearing for any criminal activity that threatens the health & safety of the community or any drug-related criminal activity.
Remote Contested Case Hearing SB 873 SD1 JDC Authorizes contested case hearings to use interactive conference technology.
HHC Members & Reporting SB 891 SD2 HWN, WAM/JDC HB 1123 JHA, FIN
Requires majority of Commissioners be waitlist beneficiaries. Independent HCC counsel. Quarterly Reporting of HCC. Act 14 (1995) accounting. LRB Study
HHL Land Use, Lease, & Disposition SB 892 SD1 HWN, WAM/JDC HB 1122 HD1 WAL, JHA, FIN
Miscellaneous Hawaiian Affairs
Requires beneficiary consultation. Prohibits DHHL land disposition/extending use to non-beneficiaries if there are current beneficiary applicants. DHHL reporting.
Hawaiian Burial Practices
HHL Loans & Leasehold Market
SB 982 SD1 HWN/HTH, JDC Includes various traditional methods of the cremation (or other natural organic reduction) of human remains as a right of disposition of a decedent’s remains.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum SB 898 HWN/LCA, WAM HB 623 CIA, JHA, FIN Appropriates federal funds to support the Hawaii Museum of Natural & Cultural History
Kapu Aloha Faith Pods SCR 25 / SR 14 PSM Urges the State Department of Public Safety to incorporate “Faith Pods” and “Kapu Aloha” into their pre-existing efforts in rehabilitating inmates.
Design/Build Honokea Surf Village SB 1412 SD2 => H ECD, FIN Seeks to issue special purpose revenue bonds for the design, building, & improvement of the Honokea Surf Village (Kalaeloa, O’ahu)
SB 884 SD1 HWN, JDC HB 1124 HD1 WAL, JHA, FIN
Requires appraisals of improvements for replacement cost & market value. Authorize loans on leases. Development loan manual. Prohibits loan cancellation based solely on delinquency prior to exhausting loan default mitigation.
Hawaiian Language Mandate SB 1413 SD2 => H CIA, JHA, FIN HB 1357 HD1 CAI, JHA, FIN
Requires various state executive & legislative departments to prominently display a Hawaiian translation of their office/department on official websites & letterheads.
Native Subsistence Farming SB 1410 SD1 AEN/HWN, JDC HB 1356 HD1 AGR, JHA, FIN (Defer) Defines “customary & traditional subsistence farming” by native Hawaiian cultural practitioner as protected by Right to Farm Act
Senator Shimabukuro’S 2021 SeSSion billS Department of Hawaiian Homelands Revenue
Department of Hawaiian Homelands DHHL Independent Counsel
DHHL Casino Gaming
SB 877 HWN, WAM/JDC HB 1391 JHA, FIN
SB 1321 HWN, JDC/WAM (Defer) HB 359 ECD, JHA/CPC, FIN (Defer) Grants 40yr casino-style gaming license for a single integrated resort property on DHHL
Allows DHHL to hire independent counsel for legal matters particularly in those with a potential conflict of interest with the State of Hawai’i.
DHHL Lottery/Bingo
HHC on DLNR-CWRM
SB 85 SD1 HWN, WAM/JDC (Defer)
SB 872 WTL/HWN, JDC
Authorizes DHHL to engage in lottery and gaming enterprises
Adds as an ex officio member, the Chair of the Hawaiian Homes Commission or the Chair’s designee to the Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM)
DHHL Medical Cannabis SB 86 SD2 HWN, HTH/WAM
HHC on AG Board
Authorizes DHHL to engage in medical cannabis dispensaries
SB 882 SD1 HWN/AEN, JDC Adds as an ex officio member, the Chair of the Hawaiian Homes Commission to the Board of Agriculture
Licensing Midwives
Exempt School Impact Fees
SB 893 HTH/CPN, JDC Provides for the licensure of midwives. Allows direct-entry midwives to practice under certain conditions
SB 880 HWN/WTL, WAM/JDC Exempts any DHHL housing development from being charged school impact fee requirements.
Council on Mental Health
DHHL Exempt from GET on Housing
SB 899 HTH/HWN, JDC HB 628 HHH, JHA, CPC
SB 881 HWN, WAM Exempts any housing development for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from general excise taxes (GET).
Requires at least 3 members of council to possess demonstrated knowledge or work experience in Hawaiian concepts of well-being & mental health.
DHHL & County Water Systems
Maternal Health Morbidity
SB 878 WTL/PSM, HWN/JDC Add representation of DHHL interests on the County Boards of Water Supply regarding water allocation for the foreseeable DHHL development
Water Rights Pricing Bill
SB 900 SD1 HMS/HTH, WAM (2/26) HB 698 HHH, JHA, FIN Requires DHS to study data on severe maternal morbidity disaggregated by county, race, & ethnicity. Report to Legislature
SB 874 WTL/HWN, CPN/JDC
Ocean Water Circulation
Sets the upset price if the disposition of water if by lease or the minimum price is disposed by direct negotiation.
SB 897 HTH, WAM/JDC HB 626 HHH, WAL, FIN (Defer)
DHHL Infrastructure Maintenance SB 879 HWN, JDC
DOH to study Tier 1 Beaches for the presence of Staph aureus and MRSA not less than monthly. Report to Leg.
Requires counties within 60 days to maintain infrastructure, with conditions, as part of any DHHL housing development.
Electronic Cigarette Taxation SB 894 SD1 HTH, WAM HB 630 HHH, CPC, FIN
Hawaiian Rights Training SB 1409 SD1 HWN, JDC (2/25) HB 800 JHA, FIN Requires training in Hawaiian traditional & customary rights, resource protection & access rights, and public trust duties to serve on any public council, board, or commission.
Includes e-liquid/devices in the definition of “tobacco products” for the purposes of tobacco tax law. 20% tax on wholesale & 10 cents per milliliter of e-liquid to fund health facilities
Historic Preservation SB 1411 WTL, JDC
Makes crossover
SB 1258 SD1 HTH, CPN HB 1120 HHH, CPC, FIN Addresses comparable billing for complete telephonic health services in underserved & homeless/indigent populations. Provides criteria.
Defines & clarifies “historic preservation” to include consulting with public agencies. Amends composition & duties of Hawaii Historic Review Board. Increases fines Stalled in committee, “died”
Telephonic Primary Health Care
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aDDitional leGiSlation EIS Definitions
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SB 889 AEN/EET, JDC/WAM HB 696 EEP, JHA, FIN Adds definitions of “Biomass” and “Fossil Fuels.” Amends definition of “Power Generating Facility” For purposes of Environmental Impact Statements.
Reforestation Feedstack Definition SB 888 AEN/EET, JDC/WAM Amends definition of “renewable feedstocks” for purposes of renewable fuels production tax to conform to EPA directive
Federal Land Transfer SB 902 PSM/WTL, WAM HB 547 WAL, JHA, FIN Creates DLNR Makua Valley Task Force to prepare for transition of US Army military management of Makua Valley on expiration of the US Army Lease.
Football Helmet Law SB 883 EDU, JDC HB 537 EDN, CPC, FIN Requires Dept of Education school football programs to ensure that each non-new football helmet used Is reconditioned and recertified
periodically. Legalization
of Fireworks
SB 895 PSM, WAM/JDC Allows fireworks & aerial devices to be used with restrictions between specific hours. Imposes 1% surcharge to help fund first responder agencies
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5 Lane and Parallel Route $25 MILLION th • Extends the 5 lane on Farrington Hwy, • Open locked portion of Pa’akea Road • Other traffic safety improvements
NHIS Performing Arts Center $ 40 MILLION Build an auditorium / performing arts center to accommodate the growing interest in drama & music on the Leeward Coast.
Wai‘anae High School Track & Field $ 6 MILLION $1.5M for ongoing track & field improvements $4.5M to significantly improve the football field
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