Sen. Dru Kanuha
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Parental Rights. [SB-210]
Requires the family court to terminate parental rights if the court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that a natural parent committed sexual assault of the other natural parent; the child was conceived as a result of the sexual assault by the parent; and termination of parental rights is in the best interests of the child, under certain conditions. Requires the family court to suspend custody and visitation, after proper filing of a petition and a hearing, to any child whose parent or legal guardian is charged for a sexual assault or
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Relating To Corrections. [SB-1540]
Requires intake service centers to conduct pretrial risk assessments and prepare bail reports within two, instead of three, working days. Requires bail reports to include a complete copy of the pretrial risk assessment, including, among other requirements, a written explanation of administrative scoring overrides. Requires the pretrial risk assessment to include the defendant's financial circumstances and risk of violence or harm to any person and the general public. Requires the pretrial risk assessment tool and procedures to be reviewed every
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Capital Improvement Projects For Schools In The Nanakuli-waianae Complex Area. [SB-1294]
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates moneys for capital improvement projects to install, repair, and maintain air conditioning systems in the Nanakuli-Waianae complex area.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Teacher Housing. [SB-114]
Establishes the teacher home assistance program to be administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide housing vouchers to full-time teachers employed by the Department of Education, including teachers at public charter schools, who teach at a hard-to-fill school, as determined by the Department of Education, and whose household income does not exceed 80% of the area median income. Appropriates funds. (SB114 HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Computer Science Education. [SB-969]
Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, requires each public elementary school or public charter elementary school to offer instruction in the basics of computer science and computational thinking. Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, requires each public middle or intermediate school or public charter middle or intermediate school to offer instruction in exploratory computer science. Establishes reporting requirements.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Housing. [SB-350]
Authorizes the Hawaii community development authority to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement for housing development projects on all lands within the Kakaako community development district. Allows the programmatic environmental impact statement, once it is accepted by the office of environmental quality control, to satisfy the environmental assessment and impact statement requirements for any housing development project within the Kakaako community development district.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Water Quality Monitoring. [SB-897]
Appropriates funds for an additional full-time Environmental Health Specialist IV position within the Department of Health to monitor water quality on the island of Hawaii.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Creative Media. [SB-1512]
Requires the University of Hawaii, West Oahu campus, to offer a bachelor's of arts degree in creative media. Requires the University of Hawaii system and board of regents to finalize the degree by no later than May 1, 2019. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To A State Infrastructure Bank. [SB-515]
Establishes a state infrastructure bank and affordable housing infrastructure revolving fund to provide financial assistance for affordable housing infrastructure projects.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Generation Of State Revenues. [SB-896]
Creates a state lottery division within the department of budget and finance with rulemaking authority to implement a state lottery limited to the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery games. Allocates lottery profits to education, homeless programs, and the general fund. Creates lottery and lottery prizes revolving funds. Appropriates funds.