Hawaii Bills

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Land Use Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, NANCY CARR SMITH, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Hawai'i Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, SUSAN KUNZ, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Pharmacy, Gubernatorial Nominee, BRANDON RABANG, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Physical Therapy, Gubernatorial Nominee, STACIE KELIINOI, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects, Gubernatorial Nominee, DAN HIROTA, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Boxing Commission of Hawai'i, Gubernatorial Nominee, ROBYN JUMAWAN, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Naturopathic Medicine, Gubernatorial Nominee, CORRINE MAUL DE SOTO, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Naturopathic Medicine, Gubernatorial Nominee, JEAN PAUL VELASQUEZ, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, ALLEN MARTIN, for a term to expire 06-30-2028.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Registration of the Island of Hawai'i, Gubernatorial Nominee, JONATHAN SIMONDS, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Registration of the Island of Oahu, Gubernatorial Nominee, ARIA CASTILLO, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Hawai'i Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, GARTH YAMANAKA, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Gubernatorial Nominee, JASON MONIZ, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, KAIANA NEIZMAN, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, MICHELLE AGBIGAY, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, WILLIAM SMITH, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, CHRISTIAN WEST, for a term to expire 06-30-2028.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, JAMES MCCULLY, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, LEAH BELMONTE, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, TROY LAZARO, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, GRANT TABURA, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, MERICIA ELMORE, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, TERRY FISCHER, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, KIMBERLY AGAS, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, LINDA WONG, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOEL GUY, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, DANNY OJIRI, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, MICHAEL STOEBNER, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Gubernatorial Nominee, KRISTIN BABA, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Dentistry, Gubernatorial Nominee, JULIE TANABE GOO, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, Gubernatorial Nominee, LEO WILLIAMS, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Commission on the Status of Women, Gubernatorial Nominee, KERESTIN WALKER, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Dentistry, Gubernatorial Nominee, TIMMY HIRANO, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO LEAD A COORDINATED INTERDEPARTMENTAL EFFORT TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN THE STATE, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN FOR INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION TO ENSURE THE COORDINATION OF SUPPORT SERVICES.

ESTABLISHING A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE PREFECTURE OF OKAYAMA, JAPAN.

REQUESTING THE HAWAIʻI HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION'S EAST HAWAIʻI REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHING A RURAL HEALTH CLINIC OR COMPARABLE RURAL HEALTH ACCESS POINT TO SERVE THE VOLCANO COMMUNITY.

ENCOURAGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND TO ADVANCE BIOSECURITY, CONSERVATION, PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, AND OTHER ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN.

ESTABLISHING A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE PREFECTURE OF YAMAGATA, JAPAN.

REAFFIRMING THE LEGISLATURE'S COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATE AS A MEMBER LEGISLATURE IN THE PACIFIC INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY.

RELATING TO THE FILM INDUSTRY.

RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES.

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO PRIORITIZE ISSUING A SET-ASIDE TO THE COUNTY OF MAUI THROUGH AN EXECUTIVE ORDER BY THE GOVERNOR TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC TRUST WATER RESOURCES IN EAST MAUI.

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT WAIALAE, HONOLULU, OAHU, FOR EXISTING DRAINAGE PURPOSES, AND FOR USE, OPERATION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Island of Hawai'i, Gubernatorial Nominee, CAYLA CRIVELLO, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN COMPLETING THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SYSTEMS FOR ALL CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS UNDER ITS JURISDICTION.

ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ERADICATION OF OCTOCORAL AND OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES FROM THE WATERS OF PEARL HARBOR, INCLUDING WEST LOCH, MIDDLE LOCH, AND EAST LOCH.

REQUESTING THE DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD TO STUDY THE COMMUNICATION NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, OR DEAF-BLIND IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS AND MAKE NECESSARY REVISIONS TO THE GUIDANCE FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

RECOGNIZING OPEN WATER LIFEGUARDS AS FIRST RESPONDERS IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THEIR ESSENTIAL ROLE IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO MEET THE CRITERIA NECESSARY TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE CHEERLEADING AS A TITLE IX SPORT IN HAWAII.

URGING THE COUNTY OF MAUI TO ADOPT ORDINANCES THAT ESTABLISH WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR PLANTATION TOWNS AND OTHER HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE COUNTY OF KAUAI'S ORDINANCE NO. PM-2025-425, RELATING TO THE PLANTATION CAMP DISTRICT WILDFIRE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE, AND OTHER STATE AND NATIONAL WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE BEST PRACTICES.

AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT INCREASE TREE CANOPY COVERAGE AND INSTALL SHADE TREES IN URBAN AREAS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF URBAN HEAT ISLANDS ACROSS THE STATE.

URGING THE STATE TO CONSIDER THE IMPORTANCE OF RANGELANDS AND PASTORALISTS AND ADOPT POLICIES THAT FURTHER SUSTAIN RANGELAND HEALTH AND PASTORALIST LIVELIHOODS.

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TO REQUIRE COMPLETION OF COMPREHENSIVE COURSEWORK IN READING, LANGUAGE, AND LITERACY AS A CONDITION FOR GRADUATION FROM ANY STATE-APPROVED EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM LEADING TO TEACHER LICENSURE.

RELATING TO STATE-FUNDED TRAVEL.

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL PORT ADMINISTRATION.

RELATING TO BEACHES.

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM RESERVES.

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS.