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REQUESTS BY THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE 

TO AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS OF FEDERAL, 

STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND 

QUASI-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES 

LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU 

State Capitol 

415 South Beretania Street 

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012 

Compiled by the 

Systems Office

REQUESTS BY THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE 

TO AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS OF FEDERAL, 

STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND 

QUASI-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES 

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012 

SHOWING ACTIONS TAKEN AS OF 

May 23, 2012 

LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU 

State Capitol 

415 South Beretania Street 

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 

Compiled by the 

LRB Systems Office

FOREWORD 

This publication sets forth all of the requests made by the Hawaii State Legislature during the 

Regular Session of 2012 to agencies and officials of the federal, state and county governments and 

of quasi-public and private agencies. These requests are contained in acts enacted by the 

Legislature or bills passed, but which have yet to be approved by the Governor. These acts or bills 

include specific requests for submission of information back to the Legislature, excluding annual and 

other reports requested on an indefinite basis. These requests are also contained in resolutions 

adopted by the Senate or House of Representatives or by the whole legislature. Dates by which 

reports and other responses are expected are indicated when specifically set by the Legislature. 

The names of the agencies involved in the conduct of a study or the execution of a request are 

underscored. 

For the reader's convenience these legislative requests are also grouped together by 

agencies (see agency index); as well as by subject matter (see subject index). 

Standard abbreviations used in the text are: 

SB - Senate Bill 

SCR - Senate Concurrent Resolution 

SD - Senate Draft 

SR - Senate Resolution 

SSCR - Senate Standing Committee Report 

HB - House Bill 

HCR - House Concurrent Resolution 

HD - House Draft 

HR - House Resolution 

HSCR - House Standing Committee Report 

CD - Conference Draft 

CCR - Conference Committee Report 

An asterisk (*) preceding a measure number denotes that there are minor differences 

between similar measures that are grouped together. 

May 2012 

Charlotte A. Carter-Yamauchi 

Acting Director 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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Page 

FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................... ii 

ACTS ..................................................................................................................................... 1 

SENATE BILLS ..................................................................................................................... 2 

HOUSE BILLS ....................................................................................................................... 8 

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS .......................................................................... 17 

SENATE RESOLUTIONS ..................................................................................................... 25 

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ........................................................................... 41 

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS ...................................................................................................... 49 

SUBJECT INDEX .................................................................................................................. 61 

AGENCY INDEX ................................................................................................................... 66 

Federal Government ................................................................................................. 66 

State of Hawaii .......................................................................................................... 66 

County Government ................................................................................................... 71 

Other Countries ....................................................................................................... .. 73 

Quasi .......................................................................................................................... 74

ACT 2 SB 239, SD2, HD2, CD1 

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FINANCIAL PLAN. 

Requires the University of Hawaii shall submit a report detailing its financial plan to fund the 

operating expenses of the John A. Burns school of medicine including an itemized list of all 

means of funding the John A. Burns school of medicine's operating expense to the Legislature 

no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2013, 2014, and 

2015. 

(SSCR 324, 722, HSCR 985, 1189, 1541, CCR 2-12) 

ACT 3 SB 809, SD1, HD1, CD1 

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH REVENUE BONDS. Requires 

the University of Hawaii to notify the Legislature upon the issuance of the additional revenue 

bonds including a detailed listing and description of all projects to be funded through the 

revenue bonds authorized pursuant to this Act. 

(SSCR 51, 784, HSCR 1064, 1486, CCR 3-12) 

ACT 63 SB 2774, SD2, HD1 

STATE AND COUNTY PUBLICATIONS, AVAILABILITY ON LINE. Requires the Chief 

Information Officer, with the assistance of the Office of Information Management and 

Technology and the Hawaii State Public Library System, and in consultation with the counties, 

to review the technology, personnel, training, fiscal, and other requirements necessary to 

implement a program through which state and county agencies would make all of their 

publications available in electronic format for online distribution. 

Further requires the Officer to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no 

later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013. 

(SSCR 2167, 2632, HSCR 1103-12, 1657-12) 

ACT 78 SB 2822, SD2, HD2 

ELECTRIC DEVICES, RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR. Establishes the Hawaii electric device 

recycling task force within the Department of Health to make recommendations for a workable 

recycling program for electric devices in Hawaii and keeping in mind the conditions and needs 

of the various islands. 

Requires the task force to consist of the following members: 

(1) The Director of Health or the Director's designee, who shall serve as chairperson 

of the task force; 

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(2) The program manager of the Department of Health's Solid and Hazardous Waste 

Branch; 

(3) The recycling coordinators of the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii and the City 

and County of Honolulu; 

(4) Up to two representatives of the Consumer Electronics Association, to be 

designated by the Director; 

(5) A representative of the Consumer Electronics Retailers Council, which also 

includes manufacturers, to be designated by the Director; 

(6) Up to three representatives of major retailers that already conduct take-back 

programs for electric devices, to be designated by the Director; 

(7) Up to two representatives of major retailers that do not already conduct take-back 

programs for electric devices, to be designated by the Director; 

(8) Up to six representatives of the local recycling industry, to be designated by the 

Director; 

(9) Up to four representatives of the interstate and intrastate shipping or freight 

transportation industry, to be designated by the Director; 

(10) Up to two representatives of consumer or industrial technology manufacturers that 

have experience with recycling programs for electric devices, to be designated by 

the Director; and 

(11) Any other members that the Director chooses to designate. 

Requires the Department to submit a report of the task force's findings and recommendations, 

including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 

convening of the Regular Session of 2013. 

(SSCR 2396, 2640, HSCR 1108-12, 1652-12) 

ACT 101 SB 112, SD1, HD1, CD1 

SPACEPORT LICENSE APPLICATION. Requires the Department of Business, Economic 

Development, and Tourism to submit a report on the status of the application for the 

spaceport license to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 

Regular Session of 2013. 

(SSCR 432, 712, HSCR 1070, 1489, CCR 164-12) 

SB 240, SD2, HD2, CD1 

PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE, ASSESSMENT OF. Requires the John A. Burns School of 

Medicine to submit a report of findings and recommendations detailing its assessment of the 

physician workforce to the Legislature, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, 

and the Hawaii Medical Board, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular 

Session of 2011 and each year thereafter. Repealed on June 30, 2017. 

(SSCR 323, 721, HSCR 1170, 1514, CCR 85-12) 

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SB 1276, SD2, HD2, CD1 

HEALTH PROGRAM IN HAWAII, ESTABLISHMENT OF. Requires the Insurance Division of 

the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to prepare a comprehensive study on the 

feasibility of establishing a basic health program in Hawaii including the: 

(1) Short-term and long-term financial costs and benefits to the State; 

(2) Immediate and ongoing availability of federal funds to support the program and 

requirements for long-term sustainability; 

(3) Options for selecting providers for the program; 

(4) Effect of the program on relevant existing health care providers and health care 

organizations, programs, and agencies, including the Hawaii health connector; 

(5) Potential benefits to enrollees of the program compared to the potential drawbacks 

to these same individuals if a basic health program is not offered; and 

(6) Any other considerations that may impact the overall delivery of health care in 

Hawaii. 

Further requires the Division to submit a report of its findings and recommendations including 

any proposed legislation to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of 

the Senate no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013. 

(SSCR 286, 748, HSCR 1009, 1686-12, CCR 16-12) 

SB 1382, SD2, HD1, CD1 

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, EXAMINATION OF. Requires the Auditor to examine 

the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and federal regulations pursuant to 

that Act, and recommend the best available options to the State, including a regulatory 

framework submit a report of the analyses performed to the Legislature no later than twenty 

days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013. 

(SSCR 377, SSCR 652, HSCR 1187, 1484, CCR 81-12) 

SB 2534, SD2, HD2 

SCHOOL FACILITIES SPECIAL FUND TO MEET TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHOOL 

STANDARDS. Requires the Public Land Development Corporation to submit a report 

detailing the progress made with the school facilities special fund, including sites being 

considered for non-permanent disposition and the process the corporation is employing to 

select where the construction of new facilities and retrofitting of existing facilities to meet 

twenty-first century school standards will be done to the Legislature no later than twenty days 

prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013. 

(SSCR 2200, 2637, HSCR 998-12, 1236-12, 1628-12) 

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SB 2536, HD2, CD1 

CLEAN AND SOBER HOMES AND HALFWAY HOUSES. Requires the Director of Health, 

or the Director's designee, to chair and convene the clean and sober home and halfway 

house task force which includes: 

(1) The directors of each of the county planning departments or the directors' 

designees; 

(2) The Chair of the Hawaii Paroling Authority or the Chair's designee; 

(3) Homeless advocates, as determined by the Department of Human Services; 

(4) Representation from clean and sober homes and halfway houses, as determined 

by the Department of Health; 

(5) Legislative representatives in equal number from the Senate and House of 

Representatives, as determined by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of 

the House of Representatives; 

(6) Legal representatives, as determined by the Department of Health, to address 

issues such as discrimination, including the Attorney General or the Attorney 

General's designee; and 

(7) Others, as appropriate, as determined by the Director of Health. 

Requires the task force to report on the scope and nature of the accountability plan for clean 

and sober homes and halfway houses, the process by which the houses will be monitored, the 

way in which concerns of the community members are balanced with the concerns of those 

requiring the support of the homes, and how the homes will be regulated short of direct 

governmental oversight including findings and recommendations of the task force and any 

proposed legislation that may be necessary to effectuate those recommendations to the 

Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2013. 

(SSCR 2358, 2723, HSCR 1246-12, 1597-12, CCR 160-12) 

SB 2545, SD2, HD2, CD1 

EARLY LEARNING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION. Requires the Executive Office on Early 

Learning temporarily placed within the Office of the Governor to submit a report on the status 

of an implementation plan for the development of the early learning system including a 

timeline of the implementation plan and any projected funding needs, with a focus on 

targeting four year old children to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 


(SSCR 2004, 2612, HSCR 1221-12, 1661-12, CCR 173-12) 

SB 2678, SD2, HD2, CD1 

HONOULIULI INTERNMENT-PRISONER OF WAR CAMP SITE, OAHU, EDUCATIONAL 

CENTER. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish a Honouliuli 

Park Site Project Advisory Group to develop recommendations to leverage county, state, 

federal, and private funding for an educational resource center at the Honouliuli site 

Requires the Advisory Group to be composed of: 

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(1) A member from the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land 

and Natural Resources; 

(2) A member from the University of Hawaii West Oahu; 

(3) A member from the Japanese American Citizens League-Honolulu Chapter; 

(4) A member from the Historic Hawaii Foundation; 

(5) A member from Monsanto; 

(6) A member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and 

(7) A member appointed by the President of the Senate. 

Requires the advisory group to report on recommendations to leverage county, state, federal, 

and private funding for an educational resource center at the Honouliuli site and the status of 

designating the Honouliuli internment-prisoner of war camp site and associated sites within 

Hawaii as part of the United States National Park Service to the Legislature no later than 

twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013. 

(SSCR 2392, 2634, HSCR 1303-12, 1655-12, CCR 177-12) 

SB 2695, SD2, HD2, CD1 

LIVESTOCK FEED FEASIBILITY PROJECT. Requires the Department of Agriculture in 

collaboration with other research institutions to implement a livestock feed feasibility pilot 

project that shall: 

(1) Explore the viability of producing and processing livestock feed within the State 

through scientific research; and 

(2) To the extent feasible, produce and process livestock feed on land as determined 

by the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture. 

Further requires the Department to assess the implementation of the pilot project and report to 

the Legislature no later than December 31, 2014. 

(SSCR 2020, 2576, HSCR 1260-12, 1681-12, CCR 169-12) 

SB 2778, SD1, HD1, CD1 

CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION. Establishes a childhood obesity prevention task 

force to develop and recommend legislation related to the prevention of childhood obesity to 

be composed of: 

(1) The Director of Finance, or the Director's designee; 

(2) The Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, or the Director's designee; 

(3) The Superintendent of Education, or the Superintendent's designee; 

(4) The Director of Health, or the Director's designee; 

(5) The Director of Human Services, or the Director's designee; 

(6) The Director of Taxation, or the Director's designee; 

(7) A representative from the Department of the Attorney General; 

(8) A representative from the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education 

and Care; 

(9) A representative from the Board of Education; 


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(11) A representative from the University of Hawaii's Department of Public Health 

Sciences; 

(12) A representative from the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine; 

(13) A representative from the American Heart Association; 

(14) A representative from the American Cancer Association; 

(15) A representative from the American Diabetes Association; 

(16) A representative from the Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children; 

(17) A representative from the House of Representatives; 

(18) A representative from the Senate; and 

(19) A representative selected by the Governor. 

Requires the task force to assemble accurate research, fiscal and demographic information, 

and justification to support policy development, and track outcomes and research other state, 

county, and organizational policy agendas and suggested best practices related to childhood 

obesity prevention policies and to report its findings and recommendations, including 

proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 


(SSCR 2262, 2548, HSCR 1135-12, 1548-12, CCR 155-12) 

SB 2780, SD1, HD2, CD1 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENTS. Requires the State Procurement Office 

and the Office of Information Management and Technology to submit monthly reports to the 

Legislature on the status of information technology procurements for authorized projects 

undertaken by the office of information management and technology to implement the State's 

information technology strategic plan. 

Requires the Office to submit a report on the number of information technology procurements 

completed on an expedited basis, the results achieved in each technology project, as well as 

recommendations on the feasibility of establishing a new category for information technology 

procurements within the States procurement laws. 

(SSCR 2168, 2744, HSCR 1149-12, 1622-12, CCR 157-12) 

SB 2790, SD1, HD1 

DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING PROJECTS. 

Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to report on the status of the pilot project 

established under part I of Act 187, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010, to the Legislature no later 

than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2013, 2014, and 2015. 

(SSCR 2172, 2667, HSCR 1034-12, 1634-12) 

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SB 2804, SD2, HD2, CD1 

SAFE FACILITIES FOR THE HOMELESS. Requires the Department of Human Services, in 

conjunction with and with the advisement of the Hawaii Interagency Council on 

Homelessness, to submit a report on its findings and on the progress of the establishment of 

designated safe facilities in various locations throughout the State for homeless persons for 

overnight stays to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 


(SSCR 2314, 2773, HSCR 1231-12, 1663-12, CCR 180-12) 

SB 2933, SD2, HD2, CD1 

WEST MAUI OCEAN RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA. Requires the Department of 

Land and Natural Resources to establish a temporary West Maui Ocean Recreation 

Management Area Advisory Committee that shall advise the Department on issues related to 

the uses and maintenance of state waters within the west Maui ocean recreation management 

area, particularly within the waters adjacent to Kaanapali on the island of Maui. 

Requires the committee to consist of: 

(1) One swimming enthusiast; 

(2) One paddling enthusiast; 

(3) One surfing enthusiast; 

(4) One commercial boating enthusiast; and 

(5) One fishing enthusiast. 

Further requires the Department to submit a report regarding the findings and 

recommendations, including any proposed legislation, of the temporary west Maui ocean 

recreation management area advisory committee, to the Legislature, no later than twenty days 

prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013, 

(SSCR 2402, 2601, HSCR 1140-12, 1629-12, CCR 174-12) 

SB 2947, SD2, HD2, CD1 

TAX CREDIT REPORTS. Requires the Department of Taxation to report on: 

(1) The resources and information needed to complete the reports required on tax 

credits; 

(2) An identification of the best means of providing information in an electronic format 

in the future; and 

(3) Recommendations for additional information that may be required for inclusion in 

the reports as the department upgrades its tax computer systems and associated 

enterprise resource planning implementation 

to the Legislature no later than twenty days before December 31, 2012. 

(SSCR 2090, 2608, HSCR 1076-12, 1649-12, CCR 176-12) 

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SB 3006, SD2, HD2, CD1 

TIRES, LITTERING THE LANDSCAPE. Requires the Director of Health to convene a task 

force to study ways to prevent or control the problem of abandoned tires littering the 

landscape. 

Further requires the task force administratively attached to the Department of Health and to 

be composed of: 


(2) The Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, or the 

Chairperson's designee; 

(3) A representative of the City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental 

Services; 

(4) A representative of the Honolulu Police Department; 

(5) Elected officials of affected communities, as determined by the Department of 

Health; 

(6) A representative from each of the neighborhood boards of affected communities, 

as determined by the Department of Health; 

(7) A representative of the tire recycling industry, to be selected by the Department of 

Health; 

(8) A representative of the vehicle recycling industry, to be selected by the Department 

of Health; 

(9) A representative of tire retailers, to be selected by the Department of Health; 

(10) A representative of automobile dealers, to be selected by the Department of 

Health; 

(11) A representative of Ka Wai Ola O Waianae; and 

(12) A representative of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. 

Requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed 

legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular 

Session of 2014, and shall be dissolved on December 31, 2013. 

(SSCR 2234, 2588, HSCR 1107-12, 1653-12, CCR 95-12) 

HB 1726, HD1, SD2, CD1 

ENERGY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND AND BIOENERGY MASTER PLAN. 

Extends the report of the results of the evaluation of the projects and activities by the energy 

systems development special fund by the two-person panel of independent energy and 

environmental technical experts to be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days 

prior to the convening of the following Regular Session, to June 30, 2013. 

(HSCR 18-12, 905-12, SSCR 2950, SSCR 3235, CCR 147-12) 

HB 1755, HD2, SD2, CD1 

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER USE IN VOTER REGISTRATION AND RECORD KEEPING. 

Requires the chief election officer and the clerk of each county to work collaboratively to study 

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the feasibility of using the last four digits of an individual's social security number, in lieu of 

using that number in its entirety in voter registration and record keeping, and submit a written 

report of the findings and recommendations and any suggested legislation to the Legislature 

no less than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013. 

(HSCR 449-12, 773-12, SSCR 2883, 3347, CCR 141-12) 

HB 1879, HD2, SD1, CD1 

RESIDENTIAL PEST CONTROL OPERATORS, EXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENTS OF 

THE ONE CALL CENTER. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to conduct an 

investigation assessing the risk of residential pest control application and to submit a report of 

its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 


HSCR 105-12, 846-12, SSCR 3141, CCR 111-12) 

HB 1943, HD2, SD2, CD1 

DETECTOR DOG PROGRAM. Requires the Department of Agriculture to submit a report on 

the status of its progress in implementing the detector-dog program to the Legislature no later 

than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013. 

(HSCR 586-12, 753-12, SSCR 2928, 3248, CCR 137-12) 

PART III, SECTION 14.2 

HB 2012, HD1, SD1, CD1 

NOXIOUS INVASIVE PEST PROGRAM. Requires the Department of Transportation to 

submit a report on federal fund expenditures for statewide noxious invasive pest program 

related expenses to the Legislature no later than November 1, 2013, and November 1, 2014. 


DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 5 YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN. Requires the Department of Health 

to prepare a five-year financial plan which incorporates any or all previous retooling, 

restructuring, or strategic plans into one all-inclusive document; provided further that the plan 

shall account for each year of the five year period beginning with the 2013 calendar year and 

shall include: 

(1) A detailed description of each agency of the department and program ID, 

including the program objective for each; 

(2) A detailed description of department-wide and agency specific goals of current 

reorganization efforts; 

(3) A cost-benefit analysis of any proposed personnel and/or funding transfer within 

the department; 

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(4) A department-wide and agency specific expenditure plan including all means of 

financing for each of the five years; 

(5) Forecasted changes in the regulatory environment and the department's ability to 

respond to those changes, including potential funding impacts; and 

(6) Anticipated increases or decreases in demand for services, including anticipated 

impact to resource expenditures resulting from those changes and detailed 

forecasts in anticipated clientele numbers and corresponding funding needs by 

program ID. 

Further requires that the five year plan shall be submitted to the Legislature no later than 

November 1, 2012. 


STUDENT TRANSPORTATION. Requires the Department of Education to expend funds only 

if: 

(1) The Department conducts a comprehensive assessment of need for each student 

transportation route that considers ridership rates, socioeconomic background of 

riders, distances from homes to schools, student safety, and cost effectiveness; 

(2) Student transportation routes are provided based upon need; 

(3) The board of education approves of the expenditure of funds for each provided 

route; and 

(4) Student transportation routes not mandated by state or federal law are provided in 

all four counties. 

Further requires the Department to prepare a report that includes: 

(1) Documentation of all assessments performed and actions taken related to this 

section; 

(2) Cost savings measures implemented and changes to the methods used to procure 

student transportation services for fiscal year 2012-2013; and 

(3) Planned cost savings measures, changes to the methods used to procure student 

transportation services, and a comprehensive plan for providing and paying for 

student transportation services for fiscal biennium 2013-2015, and submit the 

report to the Legislature no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the 


PART III, SECTION 20 

CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY RELATED EXPENDITURES. Requires the Charter School 

Administrative Office to prepare a report that shall include a detailed breakout of actual 

facility-related expenditures for the last completed fiscal year for each charter school and the 

method of funding and an explanation of the methodology developed by the Office to 

distribute the funds and to submit the report to the Legislature no later than thirty days prior to 

the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2012. 


JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, EXPENDITURES OF. Requires the John A. 

Burns School of Medicine to prepare an annual comprehensive report detailing all 

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expenditures of the school and submit the report to the Legislature no later than September 1 

of 2012. 

PART V, SECTION 52.3 

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING PROJECT. Requires the Department of Accounting 

and General Services to report on its progress in implementing phase 1 of the statewide 

enterprise resource planning project to apprise the legislature of recommendations of the 

available options for the statewide enterprise resource planning systems and other solutions 

that best meet the needs of the State of Hawaii at least twenty days prior to the Regular 

Session of 2013, and as of June 30, 2013. 

PART VI, SECTION 66.1 

RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE CUSTOMER FACILITY REVENUE BOND FUNDS. Requires 

the Governor to submit a report of all uses of the authority to use the rental motor vehicle 

customer facility revenue bonds funds, for the previous twelve month period from December 1 

to November 30, to the Legislature no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the 


PART VII, SECTION 128.1 

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME. Requires the Department of Human Services to 

prepare a report that shall includes: 

(1) The number of general assistance recipients who applied for supplemental security 

income; 

(2) The number of general assistance recipients who signed the interim assistance 

reimbursement agreement; 

(3) The number of interim assistance reimbursement agreements transmitted to the 

Social Security Administration; 

(4) The number of general assistance cases that were denied supplemental security 

income benefits; 

(5) The number of cases where the department of human services was not 

reimbursed due to the missing interim assistance reimbursement agreement; 

(6) The total amount of funds not reimbursed to the department of human services due 

to the missing interim assistance reimbursement agreement; and 

(7) The total number of overpayment claims established for the amount of funds not 

reimbursed. 

Further requires that the report include actual data for fiscal year 2011-2012, actual and 

projected data for fiscal year 2012-2013, and be submitted to the Legislature no later than 



DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS HOMESTEAD SERVICES DIVISION, 

FINANCIAL AUDIT OF. Requires the State Auditor to submit a report of its findings and 

recommendations no later than October 1 2012. 

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SCHOOL SYSTEM FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. Requires the Department of Education 

to prepare a report on section 302A-1301, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that includes: 

(1) Information and calculations for each fiscal year from fiscal year 2009-2010 to 

2011-2012 on the amount and proportion of the department's operating budget that 

was expended for administrative costs and the amount and proportion of the 

department's operating budget that was expended by principals, by means of 

financing; and 

(2) The department's plan that will enable it to comply with the requirements of section 

302A-1301(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, for fiscal year 2012-2013. 

Further requires the Department to submit the report to the Legislature no later than thirty 



NON-FACILITY PER-PUPIL GENERAL FUND AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO THE 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. Requires the Director of 

Finance to report to the Legislature, Governor, Department of Education, and charter schools 

within ten days of any transfer of funds made. 


UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE BACKLOG. Requires the 

University of Hawaii to prepare a plan to prevent growth in the University's repair and 

maintenance backlog, system wide and submit the plan to the Legislature no later than thirty 



UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE SOURCES. Requires the University of Hawaii to 

prepare a report on all of its revenue sources that covers actual and projected data for fiscal 

year 2012-2013 and projections for the subsequent six-year planning period and submit the 

report to the Legislature no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session 

of 2013. 


JUSTICE REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE. Requires the Department of Public Safety to prepare 

a report on the justice reinvestment that includes to-date and projected data for the current 

fiscal year to fiscal year 2015-2016 and submit the report to the Legislature no later than thirty 



PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OVERTIME USE. Requires every executive department and agency 

shall prepare a report on overtime use and for the Department of Budget and Finance to 

submit a compiled report and a statement documenting any actions taken in consideration of 

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the report to the Legislature no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the Regular 

Session of 2013 regular session. 


PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OVERTIME PAY. Requires every executive department and agency 

to prepare a report on overpayments and the Department of the Attorney General to prepare 

an additional report providing information on the status of all overpayments it has been 

referred and for the Department of Budget and Finance to review and compiled the report and 

submit the report to the Legislature no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the 

Regular Session of 2013 

PART VII, SECTION 134 

WATERSHED INITIATIVE. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to 

submit a report detailing the expenditure plan for watershed related appropriations no later 

than September 1, 2012, to the Legislature no later than thirty days prior to the convening of 

the Regular Session of 2013. 

(HSCR 965-12, SSCR 3208, CCR 131-12) 

HB 2258, HD2, SD1 

MILITARY OR RESERVE, LICENSING OF. Requires every licensing authority subject to the 

Uniform Professional and Vocational Licensing Act, upon presentation of satisfactory 

evidence by an applicant, to consider relevant education, training, or service completed by an 

individual as a member of the armed forces or reserves of the United States, the national 

guard of any state, the military reserves of any state, or the navy militia of any state as part of 

the evaluation process toward the qualification requirements to receive the license. 

Requires the licensing administrator of the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of 

the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to communicate the intent and 

parameters of this Act to each licensing authority and shall submit a report detailing plans for 

the implementation of this Act to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 


(HSCR 178-12, 518-12, 737-12, SSCR 3136) 

HB 2273 SD1 

CONCUSSION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, DEVELOPMENT OF. Requires the Department 

of Education and the Hawaii High School Athletic Association to develop a concussion 

educational program that includes: 

(1) Educating students, parents, sports officials, school faculty, coaches, staff, and 

school administrators about the signs and symptoms of a concussion and the 

procedures to follow if a person displays any of the signs or symptoms of a 

concussion; 

(2) Annual educational sessions about the signs and symptoms of a concussion for 

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coaches and athletic trainers; 

(3) The need for the mandatory removal of a student from the athletic activity that the 

student is participating in, if the student demonstrates any signs and symptoms of 

a concussion; 

(4) The need for a concussed student's licensed health care provider to evaluate the 

student and determine whether the student is able to return to a particular athletic 

activity; and 

(5) The monitoring of a student's return to physical activity by the school's certified 

athletic trainer, if an athletic trainer is employed by the school. This return to 

activity plan is to be based upon peer-review scientific evidence, such as that from 

the National Athletic Trainer Association or Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

Further requires that an educational program be developed for every public and private 

school that is a member of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association on how to develop a 

school's concussion awareness plan and that every program shall require: 

(1) Annual concussion awareness training for coaches, administrators, faculty, staff, 

and sports officials, including: 

(A) The signs and symptoms of a concussion; 

(B) The need to obtain proper medical attention for a person suspected of having 

a concussion; and 

(C) Information on the nature and risk of concussions, including the danger of 

continuing to play after sustaining a concussion and the proper method of 

allowing a student who has sustained a concussion to return to activity; 

(2) Annual concussion awareness education for parents and students who participate 

in a school's athletic team or programs or both. The parents and students shall 

sign a concussion information sheet that they have attended and received this 

concussion awareness education; 

(3) Immediate removal from a game, practice, or other activity of any student who 

exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion, such as loss 

of consciousness, headache, dizziness, confusion, or balance problems. The 

student shall not return to the activity until cleared to do so by a licensed health 

care provider; and 

(4) The student to obtain written clearance from a licensed health care provider prior 

to returning to academics and athletics, which: 

(A) States that the student is capable of resuming participation in a particular 

sport; 

(B) May require the student to follow a plan designed to aid the student to 

recover and resume participation in school and athletic activities that: 

(i) Includes, as appropriate, periods of cognitive and physical rest while 

symptoms of a concussion persist; and 

(ii) Reintroduces cognitive and physical demands on the student on a 

progressive basis to prevent the reemergence or worsening of 

symptoms of a concussion; and 

(C) Requires that the student's return to physical activity be monitored by the 

school's certified athletic trainer, if an athletic trainer is employed by the 

school. 

Requires the Department to report on the development and implementation of the 

concussion educational program to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 

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(HSCR 51-12, 301-12, 931-12, SSCR 2869, 3263) 

HB 2326, HD1, SD1, CD1 

TAX STRUCTURE REVIEW. Requires the Tax Review Commission appointed on or before 

July 1, 2010, or the successor commission intended to function prior to the appointment of a 

new commission on or before July 1, 2015, to submit the required evaluation and 

recommendations to the Legislature thirty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session 

of 2013. 

(HSCR 480-12, 908-12, SSCR 3203, CCR 51-12) 

HB 2415, HD2, SD1, CD1 

MEDICAID BUY-IN PROGRAM. Establishes a joint legislative task force to assist in exploring 

the development and possible implementation of a medicaid buy-in program for working 

individuals with disabilities and requires the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Human 

Services and the Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Human 

Services to co-chair the joint legislative task force. 

Requires the task force to include: 

(1) The Department of Human Services, Med-QUEST Division; 

(2) The Department of Human Services, Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the 

Blind Division, Services for the Blind Branch (Ho‘opono); 

(3) Each of the QUEST expanded access plans; 

(4) The Department of Health, Developmental Disabilities Division; 

(5) The Department of Health, Adult Mental Health Division; 

(6) The Department of Health, Disability and Communication Access Board; 

(7) The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Workforce Development 

Council; 

(8) The State Rehabilitation Council; 

(9) The State Council on Developmental Disabilities; 

(10) The University of Hawaii, Center on Disability Studies; 

(11) Hawaii Waiver Providers Association; 

(12) One or more mental health clubhouses; 

(13) The Hawaii Centers for Independent Living; 

(14) The Hawaii Disability Rights Center; 

(15) The National Federation of the Blind, Hawaii Chapter; 

(16) The Hawaii Association of the Blind; 

(17) The Aloha State Association of the Deaf; 

(18) Hawaii Families as Allies, Hawaii Youth Helping Youth; 

(19) Aloha Independent Living Hawaii; 

(20) Consumer Family and Youth Alliance; and 

(21) One or more representatives from each of the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui. 

Further requires the task force to submit a final report of its findings, program 

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ecommendations, and proposed legislation, if any, to the Legislature no later than twenty 


(HSCR 501-12, 930-12, SSCR 2959, 3313, CCR 151-12) 

HB 2529, HD1, SD1 

HAWAIIAN HOME RECEIPT FUND, TRUST FUND, REHABILITATION FUND, AND 

ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT, EXEMPTION FROM THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT 

CODE. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to submit an annual report that 

includes solicitations of goods, services, and construction, types of procurements, and 

awardees to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each Regular 

Session. Act to be repealed on June 30, 2015 (sunset). 

(HSCR 134-12, 898-12, SSCR 2953, 3293) 

HB 2684, HD2, SD2, CD1 

ZIPPER LANES, OAHU, EXTENSION. Requires the Department of Transportation to 

conduct a study on the feasibility of extending the zipper lane westward from Waipahu toward 

Kapolei, west of the Kunia on-ramp on the island of Oahu that includes: 

(1) A review of existing traffic conditions and how traffic conditions can be improved by 

extending the zipper lane westward; 

(2) The number and locations of additional entrances to the zipper lane; 

(3) A cost-benefit analysis of extending the zipper lane westward; 

(4) An identification and evaluation of desired, intended, and unintended effects of 

extending the zipper lane westward; 

(5) A timetable for the construction of this extension; and 

(6) Any other issues deemed necessary or relevant by the Director of Transportation. 

Further requires the Department to submit a written report of its findings and 

recommendations, including any necessary proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later 


(HSCR 403-12, 760-12, SSCR 2858, 3294, CCR 134-12) 

HB 2848, HD3, SD2, CD1 

WELLNESS CENTER THAT REESTABLISHES NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL 

PRACTICES. Requires the Department of Public Safety to submit a report on its plan, 

findings, and recommendations, including the factors used in determining site selection, and 

any budget requests necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act, to the legislature no later 


(HSCR 268-12, 593-12, 745-12, SSCR 2954, 3242, CCR 122-12) 

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HB 2871, HD1, SD1, CD1 

MAUI OCEAN RECREATION AREA, USES AND MAINTENANCE OF WATERS WITHIN. 

Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit an annual report 

regarding the findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, of the 

Temporary West Maui Ocean Recreation Management Area Advisory Committee to the 

Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each Regular Session 

beginning with the 2013 legislative session and until the expiration of the Committee on June 

30, 2015. 

(HSCR 477-12, 869-12, SSCR 2861, 3357, CCR 53-12) 

HB 2883, HD2, SD2, CD1 

MAKAHA VALLEY, OAHU, FLOOD CONTROL STUDY. Requires the Department of Land 

and Natural Resources to conduct a flood study for Makaha Valley on the island of Oahu that 

includes: 

(1) Specific recommendations for the control of storm damage throughout Makaha 

Valley to reduce repetitive flooding to residences and businesses in the area; 

(2) A cost-benefit analysis of the recommendations proposed; 

(3) Identification and evaluation of the desired, intended, and potential unintended 

effects of the recommendations; 

(4) A timetable for the implementation of the recommendations; and 

(5) Any other issues deemed necessary or relevant by the chairperson of the board of 

land and natural resources. 

Further requires the Department to submit a written report of its findings and 

recommendations, including proposed legislation, if any, to the Legislature no later than 


(HSCR 392-12, 864-12, SSCR 2996, 3240, CCR 143-12) 

SCR 40, SD1, HD1 

PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES PURCHASED THROUGH NONPROFIT 

ORGANIZATIONS. Requests that the prompt payment task force be renamed as the 

government contracting task force and extended until December 31, 2012. 

Resolves that the State's Chief Information Officer, a representative of the Department of 

Accounting and General Services Contracting Services, and a representative of the Chamber 

of Commerce of Hawaii be invited to serve as members of the task force. 

Requests the task force to develop recommendations to address issues that affect 

procurement for goods and services purchased through nonprofit organizations, including 

human service nonprofit organizations that deliver pivotal goods and services to individuals, 

families, communities, and other small businesses and to: 

(1) Examine state contracting from the initial planning phase through service delivery, 

and issues relating to payment when invoices are submitted; 

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(2) Identify areas that can be simplified and standardized between government 

agencies, the State Procurement Office, the Department of Accounting and 

General Services, the Department of the Attorney General, and the parties 

contracted to deliver services; and 

(3) Develop the scope of a "dashboard" demonstration project that utilizes designated 

contract areas in the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and 

Department of Public Safety to test business process improvements or other 

approaches to streamline the contracting process, with the goal of clarifying 

problem areas and solutions for government agencies and the parties contracted 

to provide services. 

Further requests the task force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the 

Legislature no later than December 31, 2012 and upon the request, participate in a joint 

informational briefing to discuss its report. 

(SSCR 2835, 3393, HSCR 1798-12) 

SCR 49, SD1, HD1 

SR 17* 

ROADS IN LIMBO. Requests the Department of Transportation is requested to form a 

working group to expeditiously resolve the issue of roads in limbo statewide for the greater 

good of the residents statewide and that the working group be composed of: 

(1) The Director of Transportation, or designee; 

(2) The Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, or designee; 

(3) The Mayor of each county, or their designees; and 

(4) The Director of each county department or division of public works or facility 

maintenance, or their designees. 

Resolves that the Department submit a report of the findings and recommendations of the 

working group including any proposed legislation to the Legislature, no later than twenty days 


* SR 17 Only includes roads in Maui County 

(SSCR 3080, HSCR 1783-12, 1799-12) 

SCR 57, SD2 

STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS, PLACEMENT AND OBJECTIVES. 

Requests the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is requested to establish a working 

group of no more than seven members to develop recommendations regarding the 

administrative placement of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and that the 

recommendations should build upon the current mission of the Foundation and are requested 

to incorporate the following objectives: 

(1) Leveraging public-private financing in support of visual arts, music, design, 

literature, theater, and dance to strengthen Hawaii's cultural sector with expanded 

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funding and raise the grants funding capacity of the State Foundation on Culture 

and the Arts and its partners to levels of $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 annually; 

(2) Developing a strategic plan to expand the capacity of Hawaii's cultural, heritage, 

and arts organizations to provide Hawaii residents and visitors with quality cultural 

experiences; 

(3) Developing a sustainable funding model to support increased investment in 

cultural, heritage, and arts programming throughout the State; 

(4) Recommending changes to State Foundation on Culture and the Arts programs 

and infrastructure, including broadening the scope of the agency and renaming it, 

to further the effective implementation of the above-mentioned objectives; and 

(5) Collaborating with interested stakeholders from cultural, heritage, and arts 

agencies, including the Department of Business, Economic Development, and 

Tourism; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Hawaii Tourism Authority; 

Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and Bishop Museum. 

Further requests the Foundation to report its findings and recommendations, including any 



(SSCR 3107, 3394, HSCR 1789-12) 

SCR 59 

HR 44 

COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY. Requests the Governor to proclaim July 13, 2012, 

as " Collector Car Appreciation Day ". 

(SSCR 3020, HSCR 1784-12) 

SCR 63, SD1 

KAHO'OLAWE REHABILITATION TRUST FUND, AUDIT OF. Requests the State Auditor to 

conduct a fiscal audit of the Kaho‘olawe Rehabilitation Trust Fund that includes a 

determination of whether the funds are being used in compliance with state laws, in 

compliance with any applicable grant agreements, and to effectuate the purposes of chapter 

6K, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including the performance of duties and responsibilities of the 

Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission and to report the findings of the audit to the 

Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013. 

(SSCR 3055, 3427, HSCR 1796-12) 

SCR 67, SD1 

SR 28, SD1 

KUNIA AGRICULTURE PROCESSING AND SALES CENTER, OAHU. Urges the Hawaii 

Agriculture Research Center to establish the proposed Kunia Agriculture Processing and 

Sales Center. 

(SSCR 3461, HSCR 1826-12) 

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SCR 73, HD1 

SR 32 

HR 38 

TAIWAN, OBSERVER IN THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON 

CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES. Urges the United Nations to grant 

Taiwan participation as an observer in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 

Change Conference of the Parties. 

(SSCR 3156, HSCR 1793-12) 

SCR 77, SD1 

EDUCATION, STATEWIDE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. Requests the Board 

of Education and Department of Education to establish a statewide resource development 

program and that the program utilize the expertise of established programs such as those at 

Hilo High School, Farrington High School, and Kahuku High School, to assist the complex 

areas with the development of similar programs and organizations with the goal of creating 

500,000 dollars in endowments within each complex area in the State. 

Requests the Hilo High Foundation, Farrington Foundation, and Ko'olauloa Educational 

Corporation to report on the Board and Department's progress in establishing a statewide 

resource development program to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and the 

House Committee on Education no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 

Regular Sessions of 2013 through 2018. 

(SSCR 3042, 3436, HSCR 1802-12) 

SCR 79 

EDUCATION, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Requests the Board of 

Education and Department of Education to collaborate with parent organizations to establish, 

implement, and monitor the statewide policy recommendations for family engagement for 

public schools listed above and included in their report to the Legislature pursuant to Senate 

Concurrent Resolution No. 145, Regular Session of 2011. 

Further requests the Board and Department report their findings and make recommendations, 

including proposed legislation, if any, to facilitate family engagement to the Legislature no 


(SSCR 3067, HSCR 1803-12) 

SCR 80, SD1 

EDUCATION, LATE BORN CHILDREN. Requests the Department of Education to conduct 

research on the correlation between children who are late born and the high school drop-out 

rate and that the report on the research conducted may include the raw numbers and 

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percentages of school drop outs by month born and quarter of the year born, access to early 

learning or preschool programs, ability to read at the appropriate grade level, gender, socio 

economic status, ethnicity, identification of special needs, and school complex area. 

Further requests the Department to collaborate with the Governor's Early Learning 

Coordinator, institutions of higher education, and the regional educational laboratory and to 

submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the 


(SSCR 3369, HSCR 1804-12) 

SCR 84, SD1 

SR 38, SD1 

HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY, CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT 

RECIPIENT. Urges the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to 

select the Hawaii Public Housing Authority as a Choice Neighborhoods Grant recipient. 

(SSCR 3404, HSCR 1822-12) 

SCR 87, SD1 

SR 43, SD1 

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION AND HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE 

PROGRAMS, DISPARITIES OF FUNDING FOR. Requests the University of Hawaii, with the 

assistance of the Department of Education and other educational organizations to review the 

State's funding for existing English as a Second Language instruction and activities and 

Hawaiian language programs offered in Hawaii and any disparities in funding for the State's 

two official languages. 

Further requests the University to report its findings and recommendations, including 

projected costs to address any disparities in funding, to the Legislature no later than twenty 


(SSCR 3057, 3418, HSCR 1797-12) 

SCR 89, SD1 

MEASUREMENT STANDARDS BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

Requests the Auditor is requested to conduct a management audit of the Measurement 

Standards Branch of the Department of Agriculture and to focus on the current state of the 

Measurement Standards Branch and make recommendations on the necessary resources 

needed for the Measurement Standards Branch to fully and properly carry out its purpose and 

responsibilities pursuant to chapter 486, Hawaii Revised Statutes. 

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Further requests the Auditor to report the audit findings and recommendations to the 

Governor and the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular 

Session of 2013. 

(SSCR 3048, 3443, HSCR 1827-12) 

SCR 90, SD1 

HIGH LEASE RENT AND STAGNATION OF HAWAII'S ECONOMY. Requests the 

Legislative Reference Bureau to update their 2003 report analyzing the major problems faced 

by commercial lessees by incorporating an economic analysis to determine if there is a nexus 

between the existence of high lease rents in Hawaii and the stagnation of Hawaii's economy. 

Requests the Research and Economic Analysis Division of the Department of Business, 

Economic Development, and Tourism and the Economic Research Organization at the 

University of Hawaii at Manoa to conduct the economic analysis and to transmit a draft report 

of the economic analysis, including any proposed legislation, to the Bureau no later than 

November 1, 2012. 

Requests the Bureau to submit a final report of the economic analysis, including any 



(SSCR 3384, HSCR 1801-12) 

SCR 97, SD1 

UNINSURED MOTORISTS. Requests the Insurance Commissioner to convene a working 

group to explore the creation of a web services-based database program to track uninsured 

motorists. 

Resolves that the working group be composed of the Insurance Commissioner, the 

Administrator of the Motor Vehicle and Licensing Division of the City and County of Honolulu, 

and representatives from the Department of the Attorney General, a county police 

department, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, Hawaii Insurers Council, and 

State Farm Insurance Companies. 

Requests the working group to establish a mechanism for funding the uninsured motorist 

database program and recommend penalties or sanctions for motorists found to be in 

violation of the State's mandatory motor vehicle insurance requirements. 

Requests the Legislative Reference Bureau to submit a final report of the working group's 

findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later 

than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013; provided that the 

working group transmits a draft report of its findings and recommendations, including any 

proposed legislation, to the Bureau no later than November 1, 2012. 

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Resolves that the working group be dissolved on June 30, 2013. 

(SSCR 3155, HSCR 1782-12) 

SCR 109, SD1 

SR 53, SD1 

PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND, HONORING. Requests the State of Hawaii, City and 

County of Honolulu, County of Maui, County of Kauai, and County of Hawaii are requested to 

honor President Grover Cleveland by naming a state or county property, respectively, in his 

name. 

Requests the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to honor President Cleveland by 

commissioning, purchasing, or partnering with another entity to create or obtain a work of art 

whether, visual or literary in his name, in recognition of his efforts to preserve the Kingdom of 

Hawaii. 

(SSCR 3060, 3388, HSCR 1795-12/) 

SCR 120, SD1 

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, WAIVER FROM. Requests the Board of Education and 

Department of Education to apply to the United States Department of Education for a waiver 

from the requirements of No Child Left Behind and develop a plan to improve and attain high 

student achievement that would be submitted with the waiver application. 

Further requests the Board and the Department to provide the Senate President, Speaker of 

the House of Representatives, and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and 

House Committee on Education with an update once the application for a waiver is filed and 

when any response is received from the United States Department of Education and to 

conduct an informational briefing on the status of the waiver application before the Senate 

Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education during the Regular Session 

of 2013. 

(SSCR 3040, 3447, HSCR 1806-12) 

SCR 122 

SR 62 

PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES, UTILIZATION OF. Requests the Board of Education and 

State Librarian to develop a strategic plan to optimize the use of state public library facilities 

and that in creating a strategic plan, they are requested to: 

(1) Examine the potential to use state public library facilities for entrepreneurial 

purposes and any other uses that can generate funds to support the Hawaii State 

Public Library System; 

(2) Examine the potential use of state library facilities by other state agencies and 

programs; and 

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(3) Consider the feasibility of having all library branches be open to the public on 

Saturdays. 

Further requests the Board and State Librarian to report their findings and recommendations, 



(SSCR 3039, 3434, HSCR 1805-12) 

SCR 137, SD1, HD1 

AEROSPACE TEST SITES IN ALASKA AND HAWAII. Requests the Office of Aerospace 

Development to research, identify, and evaluate opportunities for collaboration with the State 

of Alaska in responding to such recent requisitions by the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the United States military to develop 

regional test sites to advance our national assets and capabilities in next generation aviation, 

commercial space launch, and both robotic and human missions beyond low-Earth orbit. 

Further requests the Office to consult with appropriate representatives of both the Hawaii and 

Alaska state administrations and legislatures, the United States aerospace industry, the 

United States military, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

Further requests the Office in consultation with the aforementioned parties and the Hawaii 

State Aerospace Advisory Committee to recommend opportunities for such collaboration to 

the Governor and the Legislature, as well as appropriate mechanisms and timetables to 

facilitate these partnerships. 

(SSCR 3034, 3408, HSCR 1794-12) 

SCR 143, SD1 

SR 79, SD1 

HR 143 

RACE AND ETHNIC STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING. 

Requests the Governor to direct all state departments to comply fully with the United States 

Office of Management and Budget's Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, entitled "Race and 

Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting" and to direct all state 

departments to make the collected race and ethnicity data available to the public, subject to 

applicable state and federal laws. 

(SSCR 3362) 

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SCR 156, SD1 

HCR 107 

AVIATION TRAINING CENTER AT HILO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HAWAII. Requests 

the Governor is requested to convene a ten-member exploratory committee with two 

members each representing: 

(1) The University of Hawaii at Hilo; 

(2) The Hilo Community College; 

(3) The Department of Transportation Hilo Airport Division; 

(4) The Hawaii County Office of Research and Development; and 

(5) The Hawaii aviation community, who will provide the technical expertise on 

aviation in Hawaii and implementation of the program and be selected from a list of 

Federal Aviation Administration licensed Part 121 commercial aviation pilots that 

hold a current airline transport type rating, fly class one medical, and operate 

aircrafts in Hawaii. 

Requests the committee to examine the feasibility and necessary resources of establishing an 

international aviation training center at the Hilo International Airport and an advanced aviation 

degree training program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo report its findings and 

recommendations, including any budget requests and proposed legislation, to the Legislature 

no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013. 

(SSCR 3368, HSCR 1809-12) 

SCR 162, SD1 

UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE, HOSTING IN HAWAII. Urges 

Hawaii's Congressional Delegation to request that the Director of the Office of Global Change 

of the United States Department of State propose to the Conference of Parties for the United 

Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that the United States host the 2015 

United Nations Climate Change Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

(SSCR 3152, HSCR 1792-12) 

SCR 176 

SENATE BILL 650, RETURN TO SENATE. Requests the Governor to return Senate Bill No. 

650, H.D. 1, to the Senate for proper correction. 

SR 5 

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. Requests the Department of Health to 

establish a state health initiative to reduce the occurrences of chronic obstructive pulmonary 

disease in Hawaii. 

(SSCR 3081) 

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SR 6, SD1 

HCR 19* 

HR 13* 

WOMEN VETERANS AND WOMEN OF ACTIVE DUTY, PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE 

NEEDS OF. Urges the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Hawaii Office of 

Veterans Services to develop comprehensive programs and services to address the needs of 

women veterans and women of active duty. 

Requests the Hawaii Office of Veterans Services to submit a report on the progress made on 

the development of comprehensive programs and services to address the needs of women 

veterans and women of active duty to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 


* HCR 19 and HR 13 Do not include women of active duty. 

(SSCR 3019) 

SR 8 

HCR 18 

WOMEN, MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF. Requests the Hawaii's 

Congressional Delegation to support the efforts of the National Women's History Museum to 

secure a permanent home in the nation's capital for a museum that will highlight the important 

role women have played in shaping this great nation. 

(SSCR 3153) 

SR 10, SD1 

MILITARY COMBAT EXCLUSIONARY RULES. Requests the President and the United 

States Congress is requested to immediately repeal the combat exclusionary rules as 

contrary to good order and discipline and as the humane, ethical thing to do. 

(SSCR 3162) 

SR 14, SD2 

CONVENTION CENTER, OAHU, HOTEL, TRAINING HOTEL, OR OTHER COMMERCIAL 

RETAIL FACILITY ABOVE. Requests the Hawaii Tourism Authority to study the feasibility of 

developing a hotel, training hotel, or other commercial retail facility, as determined by the 

Board of Directors of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, above the Hawaii Convention Center 

facility, including the consideration of the following: 

(1) Site and other logistical issues related to the development of a hotel or other facility 

at this location, including traffic and infrastructure demands; 

(2) Jurisdictional, permitting, design, construction, and funding requirements; 

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(3) Interest by private sector developers; 

(4) Public private partnerships for development and operations of such a hotel or other 

facility, including a partnership with the University of Hawaii School of Travel 

Industry Management for the provision of internships, externships, and other 

professional development opportunities for students enrolled in the school and the 

operation of a training hotel; and 

(5) Any other pertinent issues that may have a direct or indirect impact on the 

development of a hotel, training hotel, or other commercial retail facility. 

Resolves that the feasibility study be undertaken in conjunction with a baseline study of the 

current operations of the Hawaii Convention Center to more accurately determine the impact 

that the development of such a hotel, training hotel, or other commercial retail facility may 

have on the Hawaii Convention Center, including its operations and management, physical 

assets and constraints, short and long range plans for the facility, and any legal issues that 

may arise as a result of changes to the Hawaii Convention Center. 

Requests the Authority to report the findings and results of the feasibility study, including any 

recommendations requiring legislative approval, to the Legislature no later than twenty days 


(SSCR 2813, 3391) 

ROADS IN LIMBO. See SCR 49. 

(SSCR 3079) 

SR 17, SD1 

SR 18, SD1 

WATER CONSERVATION. Resolves that Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii continue its 

efforts to disseminate information in support of water conservation, research and 

development, and the utilization of best management practices to conserve outdoor 

landscape water usage. 

(SSCR 3385) 

SR 19, SD1 

KOLOA PLANTATION CAMP, KAUAI. Urges the Grove Farm Company to place an 

immediate stay of eviction to allow the Koloa Plantation Camp tenants to remain in their 

homes until an alternative solution is developed and to engage in meaningful formal 

discussions with the tenants of Koloa Plantation Camp regarding future plans for the 

plantation property and the development of alternative solutions. 

(SSCR 2510) 

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SR 21, SD1 

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, NON-BASE COMPENSATION. Requests the Auditor is requested to 

conduct audits of state department operations that result in high non-base compensation, pay 

for not working, and salary overpayments, including: 

(1) A review of the use of overtime pay, and any excessive use of sick leave and other 

forms of compensation such as compensatory time, which may contribute to 

increased non-base compensation for employees, and the impact of the use of 

such non base compensation on pension payments; 

(2) A description of any specific instances of "pension spiking"; 

(3) An identification of any patterns of abuse of non base compensation by employees 

or their supervisors; 

(4) An identification of such practices as failure to report to work nevertheless resulting 

in current compensation and leave credits and in future favorable impact on 

pensions; 

(5) The full extent of overpayments to state employees, the total amount repaid, 

amounts still eligible for repayment, and amounts deemed uncollectable, by 

department; 

(6) Efforts by the State to resolve the overpayments through timely and aggressive 

collections; 

(7) A review of state agencies' personnel policies regarding overtime, sick leave, leave 

without pay, and other forms of compensation; 

(8) A review of collective bargaining agreements that address pay for not working; and 

(9) Recommendations as appropriate. 

Further request the Auditor to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no 


(SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT 2) 

SR 25, SD1 

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES ON THE ISLANDS OF HAWAII AND MAUI. Urges the Public 

Land Development Corporation to identify public trust land on the Islands of Hawaii and Maui 

with geothermal resources that may be developed and to work with the Department of Land 

and Natural Resources to develop and implement geothermal projects on the Islands of 

Hawaii and Maui. 

Requests the Corporation to submit its written findings and policy recommendations to the 


(SSCR 3132) 

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SR 28, SD1 

KUNIA AGRICULTURE PROCESSING AND SALES CENTER, OAHU. See SCR 67. 

(SSCR 3460) 

SR 32 


CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES. See SCR 73. 

(SSCR 3157) 

SR 33 

KULEANA LANDS, REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR. Urges the counties to 

preserve property tax exemptions for kuleana lands. 

(SSCR 3211) 

SR 38, SD1 

HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY, CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT 

RECIPIENT. See SCR 84. 

(SSCR 3534, 3570) 

SR 39, SD2 

HUNTING ON PRIVATE LANDS. Urges the Department of Land and Natural Resources, in 

consultation with the Department of the Attorney General and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs 

to: 

(1) Evaluate the feasibility of establishing laws to require written permission from 

landowners in order to hunt on private lands; and 

(2) Engage in discussions regarding amending the criminal trespassing laws to 

address hunting situations, specifically to restrict unlawful entry on private property 

while in the possession of a firearm. 

Resolves that the discussions among the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the 

Department of the Attorney General, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs include but not be 

limited to issues relating to: 

(1) The feasibility of obtaining written permission from a private landowner; 

(2) The feasibility of obtaining written permission when the hunting occurs on the 

property of an absent, abutting, or nearby landowners; 

(3) The enforcement of laws requiring prior written permission or criminal trespass 

when property boundaries are unclear; and 

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(4) The impact that new or amended laws relating to hunting may have on protecting 

all Native Hawaiian rights customarily and traditionally exercised for subsistence, 

cultural, and religious purposes pursuant to article XII, section 7, of the Hawaii 

State Constitution. 

Requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit a report of its findings 

and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 


(SSCR 3112, 3453) 

SR 42, SD1 

HAWAII GROWN TEA, MARKETING AND LABELING. Requests the University of Hawaii 

College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources is requested to establish a Hawaii 

Grown-Tea Working Group to discuss the creation of a strategic plan for the development and 

marketing of the Hawaii tea industry and make recommendations regarding labeling 

requirements for Hawaii grown tea and that the Working Group be composed of the following 

members or their designees: 

(1) The Dean of the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human 

Resources; 

(2) The Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture; 

(3) The Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; 

(4) One Senator designated by the President of the Senate; 

(5) One Representative designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 

(6) A member of the Hawaii Collaborators; 

(7) A representative from the Hawaii Tea Society; and 

(8) Any other members having knowledge of commerce or the tea market to be 

selected by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives. 

Request the Working Group to: 

(1) Discuss the creation of a strategic plan to market and develop the Hawaii tea 

industry, including any proposed legislation; 

(2) Examine the existing labeling requirements relating to Hawaii-grown tea; 

(3) Identify the problems with the existing labeling requirements for Hawaii grown tea; 

(3) Develop recommendations for stricter labeling requirements under state law and 

rules for the use of the "Hawaii-grown tea" name and other Hawaii-grown tea 

identifiers; 

(4) Determine the fiscal impact that stricter labeling requirements or a uniform national 

labeling requirement standard will have on owners and operators of tea farms in 

Hawaii; 

(6) Develop ideas for a uniform national labeling standard and requirements for tea 

marketers to abide by for the use of the "Hawaii-grown tea" or other Hawaii-grown 

tea names; and 

(7) Seek input from and collaborate with Hawaii's congressional delegation, the Unites 

States Department of Agriculture, and the Federal Food and Drug Administration 

on establishing and enforcing a uniform national labeling standard for the use of 

the "Hawaii-grown tea" or other Hawaii-grown tea identifiers; and 

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Further requests the Working Group to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, 



(SSCR 3383) 

SR 43, SD1 


PROGRAMS, DISPARITIES OF FUNDING FOR. See SCR 87. 

(SSCR 3058, 3417) 

SR 51, SD1 

BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM, HULIHE'E PALACE, WASHINGTON PLACE, 'IOLANI 

PALACE, AND MAUNA ALA, FUNDING FOR. Requests the Senate Committees on 

Hawaiian Affairs and Economic Development and Technology are requested to convene a 

Special Task Force on Hawaiian Historical Sites Preservation and that the Task Force 

develop a plan to provide fiscal stability and a source of continuous funding for each of the 

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hulihe'e Palace, Washington Place, 'Iolani Palace, and 

Mauna Ala. 

Resolves that the members of the Task Force include: 

(1) The Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; 

(2) The Comptroller; 

(3) Two Senators representing the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs; 

(4) Two Senators representing the Senate Committee on Economic Development and 

Technology; 

(5) Two Representatives representing the House Committee on Hawaiian Affairs; 

(6) Two Representatives representing the House Committee on Economic 

Revitalization and Business; 

(7) One representative from each of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hulihe‘e 

Palace, Washington Place, ‘Iolani Palace, and Mauna Ala, to be selected by the 

co-chairs of the Task Force. 

Further resolves that one Senator representing the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs 

and one Senator representing the Senate Committee on Economic Development and 

Technology serve as co-chairs of the Special Task Force on Hawaiian Historical Sites 

Preservation. 

Further resolves that Task Force report to the Legislature its findings and recommendations 


(SSCR 3077, 3464) 

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SR 52 

MANAGED CARE PLANS, RESERVES AND SURPLUS OF. Requests the Insurance 

Commissioner is requested to consider the accumulation of capital reserves and surplus of 

managed care plans in the State when reviewing rate filings and to submit a report to the 

Legislature, including proposed legislation that will enable the Commissioner to consider the 

accumulation of capital reserves and surplus of managed care plans in the State when 

reviewing rate filings, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session 

of 2013. 

(SSCR 3090, 3430) 

SR 53, SD1 

PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND, HONORING. See SCR 109. 

(SSCR 3059, 3387) 

SR 58, SD1 

PUBLIC LAND TRUSTS, INVENTORY AND INFORMATION OF LANDS. Urges the 

Department of Land and Natural Resources to expand the scope of the comprehensive 

information system established pursuant to Act 54, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, to inventory 

and maintain information about the lands of the public land trust described in section 5(f) of 

the Admission Act and article XII, section 4, of the Hawaii State Constitution to further include 

public facilities, thereby creating a comprehensive asset management system for public lands 

and facilities. 

Resolves that the Department utilize the resources of the Department of Accounting and 

General Services to coordinate and develop the comprehensive asset management system. 

(SSCR 3114, 3428) 

SR 59 

DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE, REGIONAL PLANS AND STUDIES FOR. Urges the 

Office of Planning to timely conduct and complete regional plans and studies as required by 

statute to allow future development to benefit the needs of the State and submit a report of its 

progress on regional plans and studies to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 


(SSCR 3126, 3437) 

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SR 61, SD1 

EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF THE STATE. Requests the Board of Education and the 

Department of Education to review and evaluate compliance with Act 51, as amended, and 

the effectiveness of Act 51, as amended, in achieving the State's educational goals, and to 

make recommendations to the Legislature as to any necessary changes or modifications. 

Further requests the Board and Department to engage key stakeholder groups including: 

(1) Parents of public school students; 

(2) Public school teachers; 

(3) Educational officers; 

(4) The Hawaii Government Employees Association; and 

(5) The Hawaii State Teachers Association. 

Further requests that the Board and Department report on: 

(1) The status of implementation of principal performance contracts; 

(2) Their findings and recommendations as to their assessment and study of the 

weighted student formula; and 

(3) An outline and timeline of the Board and Department's remaining objectives in 

evaluating Act 51, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 


(SSCR 3123, 3439) 

SR 62 

PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES, UTILIZATION OF. See SCR 122. 

(SSCR 3038, 3435) 

SR 68 

CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Requests United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye, United States 

Senator Daniel K. Akaka, United States Representative Maizie Hirono, and United States 

Representative Colleen Hanabusa to propose amendments to the United States Constitution 

to address campaign spending issues under the holding of Citizens United v. Federal Election 

Commission. 

(SSCR 3361) 

SR 71 

HR 73 

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, PURCHASE OF. Requests the Department of Agriculture to 

work with growers and producers of agricultural products grown in Hawaii, federal, state, and 

county agencies, and relevant private entities to establish a program that provides for the 

purchase of agricultural products grown in Hawaii by schools, hospitals, military bases, 

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estaurants, retail grocers, and other appropriate consumers and to report to the Legislature 

on the implementation of the program to expand the local market for agricultural products 

grown in Hawaii no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 

2013. 

(SSCR 3046, 3415) 

SR 73, SD1 

HCR 140, HD1 

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM TEST SITE, PROPOSAL TO BE SELECTED AS. 

Requests the Director of the Office of Aerospace Development, in consultation with the 

Hawaii Aerospace Advisory Committee to coordinate comments from interested parties and 

identify a lead entity to prepare a proposal, on behalf of the State, to the Federal Aviation 

Administration for Hawaii to be selected as an unmanned aircraft system test site. 

(SSCR 3033, 3407) 

SR 75, SD1 

MILITARY FORCES IN HAWAII. Requests the Secretary of Defense to consider basing 

additional United States military forces in Hawaii, as necessary, to satisfy the military strategy 

of forward-basing a visible military force. 

Urges the Military Affairs Council of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii to continue with its 

work as the liaison for Hawaii in matters relating to the military's presence in Hawaii by 

cooperating with the Commander of the United States Pacific Command and Commanders of 

the United States Pacific Fleet, United States Pacific Air Forces, United States Army Pacific, 

United States Marine Forces Pacific, and the Fourteenth Coast Guard District. 

(SSCR 3100, 3401) 

SR 76, SD1 

RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM, COST EFFECTIVENESS. Urges the Honolulu Authority for Rapid 

Transportation to determine cost effective and revenue generating ridership levels for the rail 

transit system and submit a report of its findings to the Legislature at least twenty days prior to 

the convening of the Regular Session of 2013. 

(SSCR 3376) 

SR 78 

SOCIAL WORKERS, CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. Urges the Department 

of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and National Association of Social Workers, Hawaii 

Chapter to continue collaborating on the issue of developing, including implementing and 

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monitoring, continuing education requirements for all licensed social workers in Hawaii and to 

submit a proposed draft for a bill to establish, implement, and monitor continuing education 

requirements for all licensed social workers in Hawaii to the Legislature. 

(SSCR 3088) 

SR 79, SD1 


See SCR 143. 

(SSCR 3363) 

SR 82, SD2 

MEDICAID INCOME ELIGIBILITY CEILING. Requests the Department of Human Services to 

reexamine the Basic Health Plan under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

once federal rules have been issued and to consider amending the federal section 1115 

waiver granted to Hawaii to raise the Medicaid income eligibility ceiling to provide the greatest 

health care coverage to serve the needs of Hawaii's people. 

(SSCR 3054, 3405) 

SR 86, SD1 

HAWAIIAN FISHPOND RESTORATION PERMITTING PROCESS. Urges the Department of 

Land and Natural Resources, Department of Health, and Office of Planning to streamline the 

permitting process for the restoration of Hawaiian fishponds. 

Resolves that the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Health, and 

Office of Planning, in collaboration with community organizations and Native Hawaiian 

aquaculturalists, consider the following to facilitate restoration of Hawaiian fishponds: 

(1) 1 master conservation district use application process that applies to all Hawaiian 

fishponds; 

(2) A coastal zone management program consistency statement for Hawaiian 

fishponds; 

(3) Water quality certification for Hawaiian fishponds; 

(4) A national pollution discharge elimination system general permit for Hawaiian 

fishponds; and 

(5) Administrative rules to be applied consistently throughout the State. 

Requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Health, and Office 

of Planning are requested to submit their recommendations and draft legislation for a 

streamlined permit process for the restoration of Hawaiian fishponds to the Legislature no 


(SSCR 3213) 

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SR 90, SD1 

INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN BOTH MEDICAID AND 

MEDICARE. Requests the Department of Human Services is requested to implement a 

demonstration project to integrate care for individuals enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare 

in order to improve patient centeredness and quality of care, help reduce provider 

administrative burden, and generate savings to the state and federal governments. 

Further requests the Department to optimize participation in the integration demonstration 

project while preserving consumer choice. 

Resolves that the Department mitigate the impact of the integration demonstration project on 

competing Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved dual eligible special needs 

plans that are not also a QUEST Expanded Access Medicaid managed care health plan by 

ensuring solely traditional Medicare members will be enrolled in the integration demonstration 

project and to ensure that the project takes place in conjunction with the anticipated re 

procurement of the QUEST Expanded Access contract. 

Requests the Director of Human Services to submit an informative report to the Legislature on 

the Department's implementation plan for the integration demonstration project no later than 

twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013 detailing its plan and 

Memorandum of Agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including 

but not limited to: 

(1) Public notice and meaningful consumer and other stakeholder engagement; 

(2) Enrollment targets and related outreach initiatives; 

(3) Integrated care management across primary, acute, behavioral health, and long 

term care services and supports; 

(4) Certifiable estimates of expected savings from the Office of the Actuary in the 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; 

(5) Integrated beneficiary level claims data for program management and evaluation; 

(6) Adequate access to networks of medical and support services providers; 

(7) Monitoring and oversight infrastructure; 

(8) Quality measurement infrastructure; 

(9) Implementation timeline; and 

(10) Proposed legislation, if any. 

Requests the Department to submit a subsequent detailed report of findings, challenges, and 

recommendations, including proposed legislation, if any, no later than twenty days prior to the 


(SSCR 3050, 3412) 

SR 93, SD1 

HR 147, HD1* 

HAWAIIAN SANDALWOOD, REGULATING OF HARVESTING. Urges the Chairperson of the 

Board of Land and Natural Resources is requested to convene a task force, after the October 

2012 International Sandalwood Symposium, to examine state regulation of the harvesting of 

Hawaiian sandalwood and to serve as chair of the task force. 

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Further requests the Chairperson to include on the task force the following members or their 

designees: 

(1) The Administrator of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife of the Department of 

Land and Natural Resources; 

(2) The Executive Director of the Agribusiness Development Corporation; 

(3) The Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture; 

(4) A representative of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; 

(5) A representative of the University of Hawaii with expertise in sandalwood; 

(6) A representative of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 

(7) A representative of county research and development; 

(8) A representative of the planning department of each county; 

(9) A representative of the Hawaii Forest Industry Association; 

(10) A representative of the Hawaii Cattlemen's Council; 

(11) A representative of the United Chinese Society of Hawaii; 

(12) A representative of the International Sandalwood Foundation; 

(13) A representative of Jawmin, LLC; 

(14) A representative of commercial foresters in the State; 

(15) An owner of 100 acres or less of land who sustainably harvests sandalwood; and 

(16) Dr. Randall S. Senock, Associate Professor for Geological and Environmental 

Sciences, California State University at Chico. 

Requests the task force is requested to examine and make recommendations on the following 

issues: 

(1) Conservation of Hawaiian sandalwood, including but not limited to: 

(A) Supporting the sustainable management and use of Hawaiian sandalwood 

resources throughout the State, including reforestation efforts; 

(B) Providing incentives to local entrepreneurs to cultivate Hawaiian sandalwood 

species for reforestation programs or sustainable commercial operations; 

and 

(C) Providing support for programs that ensure the sustainability of commercial 

operations for Hawaiian sandalwood resources in the State; and 

(2) Establishment of requirements for a permitting process for the commercial and 

noncommercial harvesting of Hawaiian sandalwood, including a sustainable forest 

management plan; and 

(3) Prohibition of the export of native Hawaiian seed banks. 

Further requests the task force to conduct a thorough inventory of sandalwood throughout the 

State in order to fully understand the status and distribution of Hawaiian sandalwood and to 

report on its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the 


*HR 147 Does not include a representative of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs or a 

representative of the University of Hawaii with expertise in sandalwood on its task force and 

does not request for an inventory of sandalwood. Requires the land owner to be in the 

business of the sustainable forestry of sandalwood. Provides that agribusinesses should be 

exempt from any recommendations of the task force. 

(SSCR 3131) 

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SR 96 

OPIHI HARVESTING, REGULATION AND CONTROL. Urges the Department of Land and 

Natural Resources to adopt rules in accordance to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to 

regulate and control opihi harvesting, so that the opihi stocks may naturally replenish 

themselves and support sustainable harvesting and that the rules adopted by the Department 

apply to all known Hawaiian opihi, including Cellana exarata (blackfoot), Cellana 

sandwicensis (yellowfoot), Cellana talcosa (koele), and Cellana melanostoma (greenfoot). 

Resolves that the rules adopted also accomplish the following: 

(1) Restrict at any time the taking, harvesting, or possessing of opihi from off shore 

islets in the State, including those islands listed in the Atlas of Hawaii, 3rd Edition 

(1998), man-made jetties and breakwaters, fishery management areas, fisheries 

replenishment areas, natural area reserves, refuges, and marine life conservation 

districts established by the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of 

Land and Natural Resources; 

(2) Restrict at any time the taking, harvesting, or possessing of opihi from below the 

waterline of any coastal area or nearshore waters of the islands of the State; 

(3) Restrict during closed seasons the taking, harvesting, or possessing of opihi from 

above the waterline of the coastal areas or nearshore waters of the islands; 

provided that the closed seasons be determined jointly by the Division of Aquatic 

Resources and the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology of the University of Hawaii; 

(4) Allow the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission to govern the taking, harvesting, 

and possessing of opihi in the Kahoolawe Island Reserve, including the islands of 

Puukoae and Aleale; 

(5) Recognize individuals who are exercising Native Hawaiian gathering rights and 

traditional practices as authorized by law, or as permitted by the Department 

pursuant to article XII, section 7, of the Hawaii State Constitution, by allowing these 

individuals to take, harvest, and possess opihi only for those purposes; and 

(6) Establish a five-year moratorium on the taking or harvesting of opihi from the 

coastal areas or nearshore areas of the island of Oahu. 

Requests the Department to submit an annual report that includes: 

(1) Updates on the development, adoption, and implementation of rules pursuant to 

chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes; 

(2) The effectiveness and enforcement of the rules adopted to replenish the opihi 

stocks; 

(3) Ongoing discussions and work with the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology of the 

University of Hawaii regarding establishing open and closed seasons for the taking 

and harvesting of opihi from above the waterline of the coastal areas or nearshore 

waters of the islands, gathering and compiling baseline and subsequent annual 

data on opihi stocks, and efforts in replenishing the opihi stocks; 

(4) Annual data on opihi stocks, including baseline data to be submitted in the annual 

report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2013, and the efforts and 

any issues encountered in gathering and compiling such data; and 

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(5) Recommendations and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 

twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013 and every 

regular session thereafter. 

(SSCR 3463) 

SR 97, SD2 

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, MANAGEMENT POLICIES REGARDING OVERTIME. Requests the 

Department of Human Resources Development to convene a task force to examine 

management policies regarding the use of overtime by state and county employees and to 

include the following members or their designees: 

(1) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives; 

(2) A member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; 

(3) The Director of Human Resources Development; 

(4) The Director of Public Safety; 

(5) A representative from each county of the State appointed by the respective Mayor 

of the county; 

(6) A representative of the Honolulu Police Department appointed by the Chief of 

Police; 

(7) A representative of the Honolulu Fire Department appointed by the Fire Chief; 

(8) A representative from the Hawaii Government Employees Association appointed 

by its Executive Director; and 

(9) A representative from the United Public Workers appointed by its State Director. 

Requests the task force to investigate, discuss, and review possible methods to reduce the 

amount of overtime used by state and county employees and to submit a report of its findings 

and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than 


(SSCR 3106, 3389) 

SR 99 

UGANDA, UNITED STATES ADVISORY FORCES IN. Urges the President of the United 

States and the United States Congress are requested to continue to ensure that United States 

advisory forces remain in Uganda until Joseph Kony is removed and stability is brought to the 

country. 

(SSCR 3209) 

SR 100, SD1 

MAUI REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX IN PUUNENE, MAUI, RE-ENTRY, 

TRANSITION, AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILY PROGRAMS. Requests the Department of 

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Public Safety is requested to place a strong emphasis on re-entry, transition, and support for 

family programs at the new Maui Regional Public Safety Complex in Puunene. 

(SSCR 3098, 3399 

SR 101, SD2 

AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR 

INFRASTRUCTURE. Requests the Agribusiness Development Corporation to acquire land 

for improvements to its infrastructure necessary to achieve its mission and to look into the 

feasibility of acquiring the parcel of land located at Tax Map Key 1-7-4-012-016 to improve its 

infrastructure goals. 

(SSCR 3103, 3432) 

SR 103, SD1 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE RAPID TRANSIT 

LINE ROUTE. Resolves that the Office of Planning coordinate with all state agencies that 

hold title to or leases of land along the elevated rapid transit line route in order to develop a 

community development plan for communities along the route and that the community 

development plan include the following: 

(1) Plans to develop public private partnerships to assist with the planning, 

coordination, and implementation of revenue generating activities and 

development plans for the community; 

(2) Density goals to increase rail transit ridership; and 

(3) Updates of existing state agency state plans to incorporate rail transit and optimize 

the opportunities the Project can provide. 

Further resolves that the Office submit the plan to the Legislature no later than twenty days 


SR 104, SD1 

HCR 169, HD1, SD1 

KOREATOWN, MASTER PLAN FOR. Resolves that the Office of Planning in coordination 

with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting, neighborhood 

boards, and other applicable community organizations, develop a master plan for the 

development of a Koreatown that may include: 

(1) Area boundaries; 

(2) Incentives to promote and perpetuate further investment with Korea; 

(3) A museum and cultural center highlighting Korea's contributions in culture, music, 

fashion, art, and society in Hawaii and including statues of Korean leaders from 

Hawaii; and 

(4) Specialized architectural design plans to reflect the history of Koreans in Hawaii. 

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Further resolves that the Office submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including 

any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of 

the Regular Session of 2014. 

(SSCR 3459) 

SR 105 

PUBLIC LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LAND OPTIMIZATION PLAN AND BOARD 

OF DIRECTORS. Requests the Public Land Development Corporation to submit a semiannual 

report to the Legislature no later than 180 days after the submission of the annual 

report submitted pursuant to section 171C-20, Hawaii Revised Statutes (Hawaii public land 

optimization plan). 

Requests the Board of Directors of the Public Land Development Corporation to submit an 

annual evaluation of the Executive Director of the Corporation to the Legislature no later than 

twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session. 

(SSCR 3458) 

HCR 9, SD1 

HR 7* 

FERTILITY PRESERVATION PROCEDURES FOR CANCER TREATMENT PATIENTS. 

Requests the Auditor to conduct an impact assessment report pursuant to sections 23-51 and 

23-52, Hawaii Revised Statutes, of the social and financial effects of mandating coverage for 

fertility preservation procedures for persons who are of reproductive age and have been 

diagnosed with cancer, and will undergo treatment that may adversely affect the person's 

fertility as further described by House Bill No. 2105 (Regular Session of 2012) and to submit a 

report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular 


* HR 7 Does not reference a specific House Bill. 

(HSCR 1085-12, 1417-12, 1777-12, SSCR 3544) 

HCR 18 

WOMEN, MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF. See SR 8. 

(HSCR 660-12, SSCR 3086) 

HCR 19 

WOMEN VETERANS, PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF. See SR 6. 

(HSCR 1434-12, 1705-12) 

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HCR 32, HD1 

HAWAII'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO CARE. Requests the 

Office of the Governor to conduct a study on the efficacy of combining state government 

health policy, planning, and purchasing in a single agency to advance transformation of 

Hawaii's healthcare system and universal access to care and that the study identify the 

advantages and any disadvantages of such a change in departmental structure, enumerate 

the steps and timeline for making such a change, and provide an estimate of both the costs 

for implementation as well as potential savings and benefits. 

Resolves that the Office submit a report of its findings and recommendations including any 

proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 


(HSCR 1087-12, 1716-12, SSCR 3569) 

HCR 50, HD1, SD1 

KOREAN CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE FORMER SITES, PLAQUES TO DESIGNATE. Requests 

the Governor to direct the placement of two commemorative plaques, to be funded by the 

Korean community, to designate the former sites of the Korean Christian Institute. 

Requests the State Historic Preservation Division to work with the Korean National 

Association in the design of the two plaques to ensure that the plaques meet all signage 

requirements for historic properties and the Department of Accounting and General Services 

to coordinate the installation of the plaques. 

(HSCR 1491-12, 1720-12, SSCR 3549) 

HCR 51, HD1 SD1 

KOREAN BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND METHODIST CHURCH, PLAQUE TO 

DESIGNATE. Requests the Governor to direct the placement of a commemorative plaque, to 

be funded by the Korean community, that designates the former site of the Korean Boarding 

School for Boys and the Korean Methodist Church. 

Requires the State Historic Preservation Division to work with the Korean National 

Association in the design of the plaque to ensure that the plaque meets all signage 

requirements for historic properties the Department of Accounting and General Services to 

coordinate the installation of the plaque. 

(HSCR 1492-12, 1721-12, SSCR 3550) 

HCR 58, HD1, SD1 

ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND ALTERNATE ENERGY. Resolves that the Public 

Utilities Commission direct that the integrated resource plans of electric utilities examine a 

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strategy that replaces existing fossil fuel-based electricity generation plants with renewable 

energy resources and that the integrated resource plans of investor-owned electric utilities 

examine a strategy that develops excess firm or intermittent electricity to be transmitted 

between islands, including plans to develop undersea electricity transmission cables to 

support transmission of electricity between the islands. 

Further resolves that the Commission direct that the integrated resource plans of investorowned 

electric utilities consider the following resources: 

(1) Electricity generated using geothermal steam on identified geothermal resources to 

replace or mitigate the use of fossil fuel-based electricity generation facilities; 

(2) Hydrogen and other available energy storage technologies used as a source of 

stored energy to stabilize the grid when necessary; and 

(3) Electricity generated by waste-to-energy facilities to serve as an untapped fuel 

source. 

Further resolves that the Commission is requested to examine: 

(1) Its avoided cost calculation methodology; 

(2) Ways to maximize the use of distributed generation, including an examination of 

the appropriateness of current circuit penetration threshold levels for the 

interconnection of distributed generation resources; 

(3) The increased use of energy efficiency programs and technology to meet the goals 

of the energy-efficiency portfolio standards under section 269-96, HRS; 

(4) Ways to minimize the curtailment of renewable energy resources; and 

(5) Ways to modernize the State's electrical grids. 

Further requests the Commission to attach a report on actions taken as well as findings, 

recommendations, and any proposed legislation necessary to further the purposes of this 

Concurrent Resolution in its annual reports for 2013 and 2014. 

(HSCR 1322-12, 1778-12, SSCR 3545) 

HCR 85 

HR 59 

EDUCATION, HAWAIIAN STUDIES PROGRAM. Requests the Board of Education and the 

Department of Education to: 

(1) Allocate resources to develop the fundamental requirements of a viable K-6 

educational program with stated goals, objectives, and evaluation measures, 

including the completion, dissemination, and implementation of a five-year 

Hawaiian studies strategic plan; 

(2) Update and revise the Hawaiian studies program and curriculum guides for grades 

K-6; 

(3) Monitor the fiscal responsibility of the use of Hawaiian studies funds in the schools; 

(4) Make a clear statement of the role of kupuna and makua as teachers of the 

Hawaiian culture and the role of the regular classroom teacher as a true partner in 

the endeavor; 

(5) Allocate substantive resources to further kupuna and makua training and 

educational programs in all aspects of Hawaiian culture so they can impart the 

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knowledge as envisioned by the Hawaii State Constitution for the keiki (children) of 

Hawaii; and 

(6) Provide an accounting of all expenditures relating to the implementation of Article 

X, Section 4, of the Hawaii State Constitution that establishes a Hawaiian 

education program, and require accounting to be in accordance with the 

recommendations of the Management Audit of the Department of Education's 

Hawaiian Studies Program. 

Resolves that the Board and Department report its progress on the items listed above to the 


(HSCR 1355-12, 1470-12, 1728-12, SSCR 3568) 

HCR 99, HD1 

DNA RAPE KITS. Requests the Attorney General is requested to work with the county police 

departments to coordinate with other states and federal law enforcement agencies to create 

an efficient tracking method for DNA rape kits and to assist in identifying additional funding 

sources for the Honolulu Police Department Crime Laboratory. 

Further requests the Attorney General to work with social service agencies, the Sex Abuse 

Treatment Center, law enforcement agencies, and the prosecuting attorneys of each county 

to review and implement the initiatives contained in this concurrent resolution. 

Further requests the Attorney General to work with the county police departments, the 

prosecuting attorneys of each county, and county forensics laboratories in reviewing their 

inter-agency policies, financing guidelines, and procedures regarding DNA rape kit 

processing. 

Further requests the Attorney General to submit a report on: 

(1) The status of its effort in creating an efficient tracking method for DNA rape kit 

processing; 

(2) Potential sources of additional funding for the Honolulu Police Department Crime 

Laboratory; and 

(3) Other recommendations, including any proposed legislation to the Legislature no 

later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2013 and 

2014. 

(HSCR 1486-12, 1732-12) 

HCR 104 

MAGOON RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITY SITE, DESIGNATION FOR THE 

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, MANOA, COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND 

HUMAN RESOURCES. Urges the University of Hawaii to reaffirm its Long Range 

Development Plan developed in February 1967, shortly after the Mauka Manoa lands were 

purchased with land grant funds, and designate the portion known as the Magoon Research 

and Teaching Facility site for the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture 

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and Human Resources due to its continuing importance to students, the community, and the 

State's economy. 

(HSCR 1332-12, 1737-12, SSCR 3567) 

HCR 107 

AVIATION TRAINING CENTER AT HILO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HAWAII. See SCR 

156. 

(HSCR 1321-12, 1738-12) 

HCR 115 

HR 87 

MANDATORY MILITARY DETENTION AND INDEFINITE DETENTION OF PERSONS 

LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES. Urges the United States Congress to restore the system 

of checks and balances in the United States by repealing sections 1021 and 1022 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 and to amend the Authorization for 

Use of Military Force and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to: 

(1) Prevent the armed forces of the United States from investigating, arresting, 

detaining, or trying any person within the United States; 

(2) Prevent the armed forces from militarily detaining, without charge or trial, any 

civilian captured off of any battlefield; 

(3) Recognize that Congress retains the authority to declare war and authorize the use 

of military force, consistent with Article I of the United States Constitution; and 

(4) Recognize that the President retains the authority under Article II of the United 

States Constitution to deploy the United States military to repel a sudden attack on 

the United States, its territories or possessions, or its military. 

Request the United States Congress to amend the Authorization for Use of Military Force to 

expire upon the end of the current combat operations in Afghanistan. 

(HSCR 1432-12) 

HCR 118, HD1, SD1 

ZIPLINES AND CANOPY TOURS, REGULATION OF. Requests the Auditor to perform a 

sunrise review on the regulation of ziplines and canopy tours as proposed in Senate Bill No. 

2433, S.D. 2, Regular Session of 2012, including an assessment of alternative forms of 

regulation, pursuant to section 26H-6, HRS, and to specifically address the issues of 

inspectors and inspector qualifications raised by the Department of Labor and Industrial 

Relations in testimony. 

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Further requests the Auditor to submit findings and recommendations, including any proposed 

legislation, to the Legislature not later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular 


(HSCR 1456-12, SSCR 3546) 

HCR 140, HD1 

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM TEST SITE, PROPOSAL TO BE SELECTED AS. See SR 

73. 

(HSCR 1455-12, 1742-12) 

HCR 153 

HR 115 

MANOA ROAD, OAHU, OWNERSHIP, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR RESPONSIBILITY. 

Requests the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to convene a Manoa 

Road Task Force to examine and make a recommendation to resolve the ownership, 

maintenance, and repair responsibility of the portion of Manoa Road leading up to the Lyon 

Arboretum and that the following members or their designees serve on the task force: 

(1) The Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, who is requested to 

serve as chairperson of the task force; 

(2) The President of the University of Hawaii; 

(3) Director of Transportation; 

(4) Director of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu; 

(5) State legislators from the Senate and the House of Representatives who represent 

the area that includes Lyon Arboretum; 

(6) The Honolulu City Council member who represents the Fifth District of the City 

Council; 

(7) Chairperson of the Board of Paradise Park, Inc.; and 

(8) A resident who resides in close proximity to the Lyon Arboretum, to be appointed 

by the Honolulu City Council member who represents the Fifth District of the City 

Council. 

Requests the task force to report its findings and recommendations, including proposed 

legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular 


(HSCR 1767-12) 

HCR 154 

HR 118 

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, PLAN TO COMBAT. Requests the 

Department of Health to develop a state action plan to combat chronic obstructive pulmonary 

disease in the State and that the plan include: 

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(1) Education and awareness; 

(2) Health care, including diagnosis, treatment, and management; and 

(3) Data and surveillance. 

Further requests the Department to submit a report of its progress in developing the state 

action plan to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular 

Session of 2013 and a copy of the state action plan to the Legislature no later than twenty 


(HSCR 1375-12, 1749-12, SSCR 3543) 

HCR 169, HD1, SD1 

KOREATOWN, MASTER PLAN FOR. See SR 104. 

(HSCR 1780-12, FLOOR AMENDMENT 6, SSCR 3548) 

HCR 177, HD2, SD1 

AUTISM, INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR. Requests the Legislative Reference Bureau is 

requested to: 

(1) Assess the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the 

proposal in Senate Bill No. 2631, S.D. 2, Regular Session of 2012, to require 

insurance coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders 

by accident and health or sickness insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health 

maintenance organizations; 

(2) Assess the impact such an autism spectrum disorder coverage mandate would 

have on programs financed by the State, including but not limited to the Hawaii 

Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund and QUEST programs; 

(3) Analyze the cost of providing insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders in 

Hawaii, based on actual cost effects experienced in other states that require such 

coverage, to the extent of available information; 

(4) Report information on the recommended clinical guidelines made by organizations 

such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the United States Surgeon General, 

the National Institute of Mental Health, or the National Research Council for the 

treatment of autism spectrum disorders; and 

(5) Provide information on autism spectrum disorder treatments for which other states 

mandate insurance coverage and the extent to which those treatments are 

required to be covered, including any assessments of the effectiveness of the 

mandate in identifying and treating patients in those states, to the extent of 

available information. 

Requests the Administrator of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund and the 

Administrator of the MedQUEST Division of the Department of Human Services are requested 

to provide information and assistance to the Bureau for the purposes of its study. 

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Requests the Bureau to report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed 



(HSCR 1480-12, 1775-12, SSCR 3551) 

HCR 178, HD1, SD1 

HR 139* 

ENERGY CONSERVATION CONTRACTS AND POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS. 

Requests each of the various state departments and the University of Hawaii are requested to 

report to the Legislature through the Department of Budget and Finance on their energy 

conservation contracts and power purchase agreements and that the reports provided by 

each of the various state departments also consider: 

(1) Whether these contracts serve their intended purposes to promote energy and 

resource conservation, while meeting the departments' needs; 

(2) The adequacy of the financing of the energy conservation contracts and power 

purchase agreements; 

(3) Lower cost alternatives that can potentially save state funds, such as purchasing 

energy efficient electronic equipment; 

(4) Assessment from each department for expenses incurred in the recordation, 

reporting, and record-keeping processes; and 

(5) Summary recommendations from the State's Chief Information Officer on what 

technology accommodations can better ensure accurate and efficient record 

keeping as well as reporting and analysis for expenses incurred. 

Requests the University of Hawaii, the Department of Transportation, the Department of 

Accounting and General Services, and the Department of Education to provide a detailed 

analysis to the Legislature through the Department of Budget and Finance on their power 

purchase agreements. 

Further requests that the various state departments and the University of Hawaii are 

requested to work in collaboration with the Department of Budget and Finance in preparing 

the report. 

Requests the Department of Budget and Finance is requested to submit its findings and 

recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 


* HR 139 Uses slightly different wording. 

(HSCR 1453-12, 1752-12, SSCR 3547) 

HCR 216 

HR 167 

DISABLED VETERANS, COMMISSARY PRIVILEGES. Urges the United States House of 

Representatives Armed Services Committee and Subcommittee on Military Personnel to act 

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favorably on H.R. 2148 and to report the bill to the United States House of Representatives 

for further action and regardless of an assigned disability rating, urges the Defense 

Commissary Agency to allow all disabled veterans authorized access to commissary facilities. 

(HSCR 1430-12, 1761-12) 

HR 4, HD1 

TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX, COUNTIES' SHARE. Urges the Governor and the 

Legislature to preserve the counties' share of the transient accommodations tax. 

(HSCR 1331-12, 1762-12) 

HR 5, HD1 

CORPORATIONS, NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS PERSONS UNDER LAW AND 

SPENDING MONEY TO INFLUENCE ELECTIONS. Urges Congress to propose an 

amendment to the United States Constitution for the states' consideration, which provides that 

corporations are not persons under the laws of the United States or any of its jurisdictional 

subdivisions. 

Urges the Judiciary not to construe the spending of money to influence elections as protected 

speech under the First Amendment. 

(HSCR 990-12, 1700-12) 

HR 7 

FERTILITY PRESERVATION PROCEDURES FOR CANCER TREATMENT PATIENTS. See 

HCR 9. 

(HSCR 1084-12, 1416-12, 1776-12) 

HR 9 

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND STREET AND ROAD WIDENING. Requests the City and 

County of Honolulu to review its policies regarding street and road widening, with regard to 

their impact on pedestrian safety and that the review include information on the impact of 

street and road widening on pedestrian safety in neighborhoods with significant senior 

populations. 

Resolves that the City and County of Honolulu report its findings and recommendations to the 


(HSCR 1329-12, 1702-12) 

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HR 13 

WOMEN VETERANS, PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF. See SR 6. 

(HSCR 1433-12, 1704-12) 

HR 17, HD1 

CHILDREN AND USE OF ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES. Requests the Department of Health to 

convene a task force to examine the impact of all terrain vehicle accidents on children and to 

specifically consider possible means to minimize injuries and death suffered by children due 

to the use of all terrain vehicles. 

Further requests that the task force include: 


(2) The Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, or the Director's designee; 

(3) The Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, or the Director's 

designee; 

(4) The Director of Transportation, or the Director's designee; 

(5) A representative from the United States Product Safety Commission; 

(6) A representative from the American Academy of Pediatrics; and 

(7) Any other person that the chairperson of the task force deems advisable. 

Further requests the Director of Health to serve as chairperson of the task force. 

Further requests that the task force submit a report of its findings and recommendations, 



(HSCR 1339-12, 1717-12) 

HR 36 

EMERGENCY HELICOPTER SERVICE FROM LEEWARD OAHU. Urges the Hawaii Army 

National Guard to provide transport services by helicopter from Leeward Oahu and 

communities in the immediate vicinity to The Queen's Medical Center or other emergency 

services facility when immediate access to trauma care is needed. 

(HSCR 1476-12, 1722-12) 

HR 38, HD1 


CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES. See SCR 73. 

(HSCR 1525-12) 

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HR 44 

COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY. See SCR 59. 

(HSCR 1349-12) 

HR 55 

HONG KONG, INCLUSION IN THE UNITED STATES VISA WAIVER PROGRAM. Urges the 

United States Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, and the United 

States Attorney General to include Hong Kong in the United States Visa Waiver Program and 

ease visa restrictions and the visa application and approval process for business and tourist 

travelers with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports. 

(HSCR 1524-12) 

HR 59 

EDUCATION, HAWAIIAN STUDIES PROGRAM. See HCR 85. 

(HSCR 1354-12, 1469-12, 1727-12) 

HR 60, HD1 

MOKAUEA ISLAND, OAHU, HAWAII AND NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. 

Urges the United States National Register of Historic Places and the State Historic 

Preservation Division to recognize Mokauea Island as a cultural and educational resource and 

include Mokauea Island on the Hawaii and National Register of Historic Places. 

(HSCR 1358-12, 1467-12, 1729-12) 

HR 64 

VETERANS REMEMBERED FLAG, ADOPTION OF. Urges the President and Congress of 

the United States to adopt the Veterans Remembered Flag. 

(HSCR 1440-12) 

HR 72 

DATE STREET, OAHU, PARKING RESTRICTIONS. Requests the City and County of 

Honolulu to prohibit parking along the makai side of Date Street between Kapiolani Boulevard 

and La'au Street during the morning hours when traffic entering and leaving I'olani School is 

at its peak. 

(HSCR 1347-12) 

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HR 73 

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, PURCHASE OF. See SR 71. 

(HSCR 1333-12, 1733-12) 

HR 74, HD1 

PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES, UTILIZATION OF. Requests the State Librarian to convene 

a task force on the use of public library facilities for concessions and that the task force 

include: 

(1) The State Librarian or the State Librarian's designee; 


(3) A representative from the Friends of the Library of Hawaii; 

(4) A representative from the Friends of the Library of Hawaii affiliate groups; and 

(5) A representative from a Friends of the Library group that is not affiliated with the 

Friends of the Library of Hawaii. 

Requests the task force to address the current issues that have arisen as a result of the 

requirements of section 312-3.8, HRS and that the task force also consider how funds raised 

through concessions using public library facilities are apportioned and administered. 

Further requests the task force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations for 

legislation, if any, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 


(HSCR 1335-12, 1764-12) 

HR 86 

ISENBERG STREET, OAHU, PARKING RESTRICTIONS. Requests the City and County of 

Honolulu to extend the hours during which parking is prohibited on Isenberg Street between 

Young Street and South King Street for an additional 30 minutes from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

(HSCR 1345-120) 

HR 87 


LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES. See HCR 115. 

(HSCR 1431-12) 

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HR 94 

Requests the Legislative Reference Bureau to submit a report of findings and 

recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 

2013 Regular Session. 

(HSCR 1378-12, 1740-12) 

HR 95 

MOTOR VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE DUE TO 

OPERATING A VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICANT. Requests the 

Director of Transportation to convene a working group, under the leadership of Hawaii's 

Strategic Highway Safety Plan, to study all aspects of vehicle immobilization as a sanction for 

driving with a license that was revoked or suspended for operating a vehicle under the 

influence of an intoxicant. 

Further requests the Director to include the following representatives: 

(1) A member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; 

(2) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives; 

(3) Two members appointed by the Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court; 

provided that one member shall be a District Court Judge and one member shall 

be a representative of the Administrative Driver's License Revocation Office; 

(4) The Director of Transportation; 

(5) The Director of Health; 

(6) The Attorney General; 

(7) The State Public Defender; 

(8) The Chief of Police of each county; 

(9) The Prosecuting Attorney of each county; 

(10) The Examiner of Drivers of each county; 

(11) A member of the Public Policy Committee of Mothers Against Drunk Driving 

Hawaii; and 

(12) A member of the Hawaii Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, appointed by its 

President. 

Requests the working group to analyze all pertinent areas of vehicle immobilization, including 

but not limited to physical means of immobilization such as the "club" or "boot", other 

jurisdictions' experiences with immobilization, legal precedents, enforcement procedures, 

potential issues of liability, and adequate provision for an appeals process. 

Requests the Department of Transportation is requested to submit a report of the findings and 

recommendations of the working group, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature 


(HSCR 1319-12, 1743-12) 

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HR 97 

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, INCLUSION IN THE UNITED STATES VISA WAIVER 

PROGRAM. Urges the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, and the 

Department of Justice to include the People's Republic of China in the Visa Waiver Program 

and to support the recommendations of the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board to ease visa 

restrictions and the visa application and approval process for business and tourist travelers 

from the People's Republic of China. 

(HSCR 1522-12) 

HR 98 

PHILIPINES, INCLUSION IN THE VISIT USE ACT. Urges the Congress of the United States 

to propose and support the inclusion of the Philippines in the VISIT USA Act (Visa 

Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the US of America Act). 

(HSCR 1695-12) 

HR 105, HD1 

COFFEE, USE OF GREEN COFFEE FOR VALUING COFFEE CROPS. 

Urges the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service to 

use green coffee instead of parchment equivalent as the basis for valuing Hawaii's coffee 

crops. 

(HSCR 1402-12) 

HR 106 

SMALL AFFORDABLE HOMES AND CONDOMINIUMS, BUILDING AND PERMITTING 

PROCESS FOR. 

Urges Hawaii developers to build more affordable housing by building small homes of 1000 

square feet or less and small condominium units of 500 square feet or less in order to 

increase the state's stocks of affordable housing and that the planning departments of Hawaii 

County, Kauai County, Maui County and the City and County of Honolulu make the permitting 

process more amenable to the construction of small and affordable home and condominium 

units. 

(HSCR 1405-12) 

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HR 107, HD1 

BALI, SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP. Requests the Governor of the State of Hawaii to 

assist Hawaii in becoming a more active participant in the dynamic, economic, and diplomatic 

activities in the Asia Pacific region by authorizing the establishment of a sister-state 

relationship between Hawaii and Bali. 

(HSCR 1489-12, 1745-12) 

HR 115 

MANOA ROAD, OAHU, OWNERSHIP, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR RESPONSIBILITY. 

See HCR 153. 

(HSCR 1766-12) 

HR 116 

EAST HONOLULU DRAINAGE SYSTEM, OAHU, INSPECT AND STUDY TO PREVENT 

FLOODING. Requests the Department of Transportation with cooperation from the City and 

County of Honolulu's Department of Facility Maintenance to inspect and study the East 

Honolulu drainage system, and take necessary steps to improve it to prevent future flooding in 

East Honolulu. Includes: 

(1) Inspecting and analyzing the drainage system of East Honolulu, including by 

appropriate engineers and other experts, to: 

(A) Determine when it was constructed, its size, its designed capacity, and areas 

it was originally intended to serve; 

(B) Identifying constrictions within the system that contribute to the flooding, such 

as 90 degree bends; 

(C) Determining present and projected system demand by, among other things, 

identifying lateral drain lines connecting into the drainage system and 

determining if they were part of the original system or added later; identifying 

all inlets that contribute storm water to the drainage system; and determining 

whether an increase of areas served by it due to modernization and 

expansion since its installation contribute to its deficiencies; and 

(D) Identifying the source of debris in the drainage system and addressing its 

reduction and removal; 

(2) Obtaining input from communities in East Honolulu affected by flooding including 

residents who live alongside the drainage system; and 

(3) Developing and implementing a plan to correct deficiencies, including addressing 

the lack of capacity to meet demand, employing needed storm water diversion 

solutions, making necessary facilities improvements to improve water flow, 

addressing ongoing needs for debris minimization and removal, providing regular 

inspections, and implementing a mechanism to gather input from communities 

affected by flooding. 

Resolves that the Department with cooperation from the City and County of Honolulu's 

Department of Facility Maintenance submit a report of its findings, recommendations, 

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including any proposed legislation, and actions taken to the Legislature no later than twenty 


(HSCR 1380-12, 1763-12) 

HR 118 

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, PLAN TO COMBAT. See HCR 154. 

(HSCR 1374-12, 1748-12) 

HR 121 

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE'S PROGRAMS, LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION 

FEES. Requests the Department of Human Services is requested to conduct a study to: 

(1) Evaluate the benefits and feasibility of charging and collecting licensure and 

certification fees, including temporary and re-licensure and re-certification fees, for 

Department of Human Services' programs, including adult day care programs, 

such as adult day care and adult day hospitals, community care foster family 

homes, community case management agencies, and the nurse aide training 

program with certifications for qualified programs; and 

(2) Determine which states charge fees for such licensure and certification and 

determine the best practices employed by those states. 

Requests the Director of Human Services to report its findings and recommendations, along 

with any suggested legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 


(HSCR 1458-12, 1770-12) 

HR 123 

PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, COMPLIANCE WITH. Requests 

the Department of Human Services to conduct a study on the State's compliance with the 

federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in regards to Medicaid program integrity 

within the managed care health plans, fee for service program, and the Children's Health 

Insurance Program, and to include timelines and plans for compliance with the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act for fiscal years 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, and 

2013-2014. 

Further requests the report to include the Departments' compliance status with the following 

sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 

(1) Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program integrity provisions: 

Provider screening with initial enrollment and routine reviews; searches within the 

Social Security Administration's Death Master File; increased documentation on 

referrals to programs at high risk of waste and abuse; enhanced penalties; 

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implementation of recovery audit contractor programs; and pre payment reviews of 

claims versus post payment reviews; 

(2) Additional Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions: Termination of providers from 

Medicaid (if terminated under Medicare, the Medicaid state plan, or Children's 

Health Insurance Program); termination of excluded providers identified via 

established federal databanks, i.e., Office of Inspector General List of Excluded 

Individuals/Entities; processes to maintain a central repository of program integrity 

targets along with processes to track providers who are under investigation; 

overpayments including prevention and recoupment; mandatory use of the national 

coding initiative; registration of billing agents, etc.; implementation of expanded 

data elements under the Medicaid Management Information System to detect fraud 

and abuse with corrective action plans; and additional edits and audits, including 

predictive modeling and analytic technologies; and 

(3) Additional program integrity provisions: Means to prohibit false statements and 

representations. 

Further requests the report to include the Department of Human Services Med QUEST 

Division's plans and processes to assure adequate federally mandated oversight of the 

contracted managed care health plans' integrity programs and verification of the beneficiary 

receipt of services claimed by managed care health plans via explanation of benefits forms or 

another approved method. 

Further requests the report to include analysis of actual cost savings or projected cost savings 

per program for the stated fiscal years, as well as actual recouped dollar amounts and fines 

collected by the Department of Human Services' internal program integrity section, successful 

referrals and recoupments from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Attorney General's 

office, as well as all reported recoupments from both the QUEST and the QUEST Expanded 

Access health plans, fee for service, or Children's Health Insurance Program for fiscal years 

2011 through 2014. 

Requests the Director of Human Services to report the final status of implementation and 

compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, along with any suggested 



(HSCR 1464-12, 1772-12) 

HR 124 

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, ASSET LIMITS FOR. Requests the Department of 

Human Services to conduct a study on asset limits to qualify for public assistance that 

includes a review and evaluation of information on practices, policies, and trends regarding 

asset limits, and the applicability of asset limits to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance 

Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, Temporary Assistance to Other 

Needy Families Program, and the MedQuest Program. 

Resolves that the Department consider the cost implications related to changing these asset 

limits and submit a report of its findings and any proposed legislation, including 

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ecommendations for appropriate changes to asset limits, to the Legislature no later than 


(HSCR 1460-12) 

HR 130 

VISIT USA ACT, ENACTMENT. Urges the Congress of the United States to enact the VISIT 

USA Act (Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the US of America Act). 

(HSCR 1693-12) 

HR 138 

TESORO OIL REFINERY, ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SALE OF. Requests the Speaker 

of the House of Representatives to convene a legislative task force of House members to 

assess the impact of the potential sale of the Tesoro oil refinery on consumers and the State 

to develop economic models that illustrate the potential economic effect that having a single 

oil refinery operating in the State would have as compared to having at least two oil refineries 

operating in the State and an economic model that considers the economic impact to Hawaii 

consumers and the State if a natural or man-made event causes an oil refinery in the State to 

temporarily cease production; how petroleum products could be supplied under such a 

scenario; and the projected impact of such a scenario. 

(HSCR 1512-12) 

HR 139, HD1 

ENERGY CONSERVATION CONTRACTS AND POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS. See 

HCR 178. 

(HSCR 1452-12, 1751-12) 

HR 143 


See SCR 143. 

(HSCR 1768-12) 

HR 144 

FISHING AND SEAFOOD TRADITIONS. Requests the State to focus on highlighting the 

importance of fishing and seafood traditions in Hawaii, culminating with the "Hawaii Fishing 

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and Seafood Festival" hosted by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Group at Pier 38, Honolulu 

Harbor, on October 7, 2012. 

(HSCR 1407-12) 

HR 147, HD1 

HAWAIIAN SANDALWOOD, REGULATING OF HARVESTING. See SR 93. 

(HSCR 1414-12, 1753-12) 

HR 155 

PARKING LOT OWNERS, FUNDING FOR PARKING AND CHARGING UNITS FOR 

ELECTRIC VEHICLES. Requests the Department of Business, Economic Development, and 

Tourism to determine financing mechanisms to assist private parking lot owners with the costs 

associated with providing parking stalls, electric vehicle charging units, and other 

requirements under Act 156, Session laws of Hawaii 2009. 

Resolves that the Hawaii State Energy Office, through its Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative and 

its transportation technical working group, consider, among other things, funding mechanisms 

such as a surcharge to dealerships that sell electric vehicles and subsidies or tax incentives 

for businesses that are required to comply with Act 156, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009. 

Requests the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism or the Energy 

Administrator of the Hawaii State Energy Office request input from: 

(1) The Department of Taxation; 

(2) The Department of Budget and Finance; 

(3) The Disability and Communication Access Board; 

(4) The City and County of Honolulu; 

(5) The County of Kauai; 

(6) The County of Hawaii; 

(7) The County of Maui; 

(8) The Maui Electric Vehicle Alliance; 

(9) The auto dealership industry, particularly dealerships that sell electric vehicles, 

representing each county of the State; 

(10) Industry representatives such as parking lot owners, shopping center managers, 

and charging station installers; and 

(11) A representative from a neighbor island chamber of commerce. 

Requests the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to submit a 

report of its findings, including its recommendations and any proposed legislation, to the 


(HSCR 1384-12, 1756-12) 

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HR 156, HD1 

DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING PROGRAM AND CONTAINER FEE. 

Urges the Department (Health) not to increase the non-refundable deposit beverage container 

fee until the Auditor has completed an updated management and financial audit of the deposit 

beverage container recycling program in accordance with section 342G-107, Hawaii Revised 

Statutes. 

Requests the Auditor is requested to conduct a management and financial audit of the 

program, pursuant to section 342G-107, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and address: 

(1) The concerns reported in the November 2005 audit as to the Department's lack of 

accounting and internal controls for the program and special fund; 

(2) The Department's current management of the program and the special fund; 

(3) Whether past expenditures from the special fund were consistent with the purpose 

of the program; 

(4) The results and continued financial viability of the program; and 

(5) Whether any increase to the non refundable deposit beverage container fee may be 

justified for consumers. 

Resolves the Auditor to submit the audit to the Legislature at least twenty days prior to the 

convening of the Regular Session of 2013, and to submit biennial audits of the program, in 

accordance with section 342G-107, Hawaii Revised Statutes, thereafter. 

HSCR 1697-12) 

HR 167 

DISABLED VETERANS, COMMISSARY PRIVILEGES. See HCR 216. 

(HSCR 1429-12, 1760-12) 

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SUBJECT INDEX 

-A- 

AEROSPACE TEST SITES IN ALASKA AND HAWAII - SCR 137 

AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR 

INFRASTRUCTURE - SR 101 

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, PURCHASE OF - SR 71, HR 73 

AUTISM, INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR - HCR 177 

AVIATION TRAINING CENTER AT HILO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HAWAII - SCR 156, 

HCR 107 

BALI, SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP - HR 107 

BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM, FUNDING FOR - SR 51 

-B- 

-C- 

CAMPAIGN SPENDING - SR 68 

CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION - SB 2778 

CHILDREN AND USE OF ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES - HR 17 

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE - SR 5, HCR 154, HR 118 

CLEAN AND SOBER HOMES AND HALFWAY HOUSE - SB 253 

COFFEE, USE OF GREEN COFFEE FOR VALUING COFFEE CROPS - HR 105 

COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY - SCR 59, HR 44 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE RAPID TRANSIT 

LINE ROUTE - SR 103 

CONCUSSION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, DEVELOPMENT OF - HB 2273 

CONVENTION CENTER, OAHU, HOTEL, TRAINING HOTEL, OR OTHER COMMERCIAL 

RETAIL FACILITY ABOVE - SR 14 

CORPORATIONS, NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS PERSONS UNDER LAW AND 

SPENDING MONEY TO INFLUENCE ELECTIONS - HR 5 

-D- 

DATE STREET, OAHU, PARKING RESTRICTIONS - HR 72 

DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING 

PROJECTS - SB 2790 

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES' PROGRAMS, LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION 

FEES - HR 121 

DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING PROGRAM AND CONTAINER 

FEE - HR 156 

DETECTOR DOG PROGRAM - HB 1943 

DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE, REGIONAL PLANS AND STUDIES FOR - SR 59 

DISABLED VETERANS, COMMISSARY PRIVILEGES - HCR 216, HR 167 

DNA RAPE KITS - HCR 99 

EARLY LEARNING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION - SB 2545 

EAST HONOLULU DRAINAGE SYSTEM, OAHU, INSPECT AND STUDY TO PREVENT 

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SUBJECT INDEX 

FLOODING - HR 116 

EDUCATION, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SCR 79 

EDUCATION, HAWAIIAN STUDIES PROGRAM - HCR 85, HR 59 

EDUCATION, LATE BORN CHILDREN - SCR 80 

EDUCATION, STATEWIDE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - SCR 77 

EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF THE STATE - SR 61 

ELECTRIC DEVICES, RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR - ACT 78 

ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND ALTERNATE ENERGY - HCR 58 

EMERGENCY HELICOPTER SERVICE FROM LEEWARD OAHU - HR 36 

ENERGY CONSERVATION CONTRACTS AND POWER PURCHASE 

AGREEMENTS - HCR 178, HR 139 

ENERGY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND AND BIOENERGY 

MASTER PLAN - HB 1726 


PROGRAMS, DISPARITIES OF FUNDING - SCR 87, SR 43 

FERTILITY PRESERVATION PROCEDURES FOR CANCER TREATMENT 

PATIENTS - HCR 9, HR 7 

FISHING AND SEAFOOD TRADITIONS - HR 144 

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES ON THE ISLANDS OF HAWAII AND MAUI - SR 25 

HAWAII GROWN TEA, MARKETING AND LABELING - SR 42 

HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY, CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS 

GRANT RECIPIENT - SCR 84, SR 38 

HAWAII'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO CARE - HCR 32 

HAWAIIAN FISHPOND RESTORATION PERMITTING PROCESS - SR 86 

HAWAIIAN HOME RECEIPT FUND, TRUST FUND, REHABILITATION FUND, 

AND ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT, EXEMPTION FROM THE HAWAII PUBLIC 

PROCUREMENT CODE - HB 2529 

HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 

INSTRUCTION, DISPARITIES OF FUNDING - SCR 87, SR 43 

HAWAIIAN SANDALWOOD, REGULATING OF HARVESTING - SR 93, HR 147 

HEALTH PROGRAM IN HAWAII, ESTABLISHMENT OF - SB 1276 

HIGH LEASE RENT AND STAGNATION OF HAWAII'S ECONOMY - SCR 90 

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, EXAMINATION OF - SB 1382 

HONG KONG, INCLUSION IN THE UNITED STATES VISA WAIVER PROGRAM - HR 55 

HONOULIULI INTERNMENT-PRISONER OF WAR CAMP SITE, OAHU, EDUCATIONAL 

CENTER - SB 2678 

HULIHE'E PALACE, FUNDING FOR - SR 51 

HUNTING ON PRIVATE LANDS - SR 39 

-F- 

-G- 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENTS - SB 2780 

-H- 

-I- 

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SUBJECT INDEX 

INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN BOTH MEDICAID AND 

MEDICARE - SR 90 

'IOLANI PALACE, FUNDING FOR - SR 51 

ISENBERG STREET, OAHU, PARKING RESTRICTIONS - HR 86 

-K- 

KAHO'OLAWE REHABILITATION TRUST FUND, AUDIT OF - SCR 63 

KOLOA PLANTATION CAMP, KAUAI - SR 19 

KOREAN BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND METHODIST CHURCH, PLAQUE 

TO DESIGNATE - HCR 51 

KOREAN CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE FORMER SITES, PLAQUES TO DESIGNATE - HCR 50 

KOREATOWN, MASTER PLAN FOR - SR 104, HCR 169 

KULEANA LANDS, REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR - SR 33 

KUNIA AGRICULTURE PROCESSING AND SALES CENTER, OAHU - SCR 67, SR 28 

-L- 

LIVESTOCK FEED FEASIBILITY PROJECT - SB 2695 

-M- 

MAGOON RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITY SITE, DESIGNATION FOR THE 

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, MANOA, COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE 

AND HUMAN RESOURCES - HCR 104 

MAKAHA VALLEY, OAHU, FLOOD CONTROL STUDY - HB 2883 

MANAGED CARE PLANS, RESERVES AND SURPLUS OF - SR 52 


LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES - HCR 115, HR 87 

MANOA ROAD, OAHU, OWNERSHIP, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR RESPONSIBILITY 

- HCR 153, HR 115 

MAUI OCEAN RECREATION AREA, USES AND MAINTENANCE OF WATERS 

WITHIN - HB 2871 

MAUI REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX IN PUUNENE, MAUI, RE-ENTRY, 

TRANSITION, AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILY PROGRAMS - SR 100 

MAUNA ALA, FUNDING FOR - SR 51 

MEASUREMENT STANDARDS BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

- SCR 89 

MEDICAID BUY-IN PROGRAM - HB 2415 

MEDICAID INCOME ELIGIBILITY CEILING - SR 82 

MILITARY COMBAT EXCLUSIONARY RULES - SR 10 

MILITARY FORCES IN HAWAII - SR 75 

MILITARY OR RESERVE, LICENSING OF - HB 2258 

MOKAUEA ISLAND, OAHU, HAWAII AND NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 

- HR 60 

MOTOR VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE DUE TO 

OPERATING A VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICANT - HR 95 

-N- 

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, WAIVER FROM - SCR 120 

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SUBJECT INDEX 

-O- 

OPIHI HARVESTING, REGULATION AND CONTROL - SR 96 

PARKING LOT OWNERS, FUNDING FOR PARKING AND CHARGING UNITS FOR 

ELECTRIC VEHICLES - HR 155 

PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, COMPLIANCE WITH - HR 123 

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND STREET AND ROAD WIDENING - HR 9 

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, INCLUSION IN THE UNITED STATES VISA 

WAIVER PROGRAM - HR 97 

PHILIPPINES, INCLUSION IN THE VISIT USE ACT - HR 98 

PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE, ASSESSMENT OF - SB 240 

PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND, HONORING - SCR 109, SR 53 

PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES PURCHASED THROUGH NONPROFIT 

ORGANIZATIONS - SCR 40 

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, ASSET LIMITS FOR - HR 124 

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, MANAGEMENT POLICIES REGARDING OVERTIME - SR 97 

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, NON-BASE COMPENSATION - SR 21 

PUBLIC LAND TRUSTS, INVENTORY AND INFORMATION OF LANDS - SR 58 

PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES, UTILIZATION OF - SCR 122, SR 62, HR74 

PUBLIC LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LAND OPTIMIZATION PLAN 

AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS - SR 105 

RACE AND ETHNIC STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING 

- SCR 143, SR 79, HR 143 

RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM, COST EFFECTIVENESS - SR 76 

RESIDENTIAL PEST CONTROL OPERATORS, EXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENTS 

OF THE ONE CALL CENTER - HB 1879 

ROADS IN LIMBO - SCR 49, SR 17 

-P- 

-R- 

-S- 

SAFE FACILITIES FOR THE HOMELESS - SB 2804 

SCHOOL FACILITIES SPECIAL FUND TO MEET TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 

SCHOOL STANDARDS - SB 2534 

SENATE BILL 650, RETURN TO SENATE - SCR 176 

SMALL AFFORDABLE HOMES AND CONDOMINIUMS, BUILDING AND PERMITTING 

PROCESS FOR - HR 106 

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER USE IN VOTER REGISTRATION AND RECORD KEEPING 

- HB 1755 

SOCIAL WORKERS, CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - SR 78 

SPACEPORT LICENSE APPLICATION - SB 112 

STATE AND COUNTY PUBLICATIONS, AVAILABILITY ON LINE - ACT 63 

STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS, PLACEMENT AND OBJECTIVES 

- SCR 57 

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SUBJECT INDEX 


CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE OF THE - SCR 73, SR 32, HR 38 

TAX CREDIT REPORTS - SB 2947 

TAX STRUCTURE REVIEW - HB 2326 

TESORO OIL REFINERY, ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SALE OF - HR 138 

TIRES, LITTERING THE LANDSCAPE - SB 3006 

TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX, COUNTIES' SHARE - HR 4 

UGANDA, UNITED STATES ADVISORY FORCES IN - SR 99 

UNINSURED MOTORISTS - SCR 97 

UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE, HOSTING IN HAWAII - SCR 162 

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH REVENUE BONDS - ACT 3 

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, JOHN A BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FINANCIAL PLAN 

- ACT 2 

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM TEST SITE, PROPOSAL TO BE SELECTED AS 

- SR 73, HCR 140 

-T- 

-U- 

VETERANS REMEMBERED FLAG, ADOPTION OF - HR 64 

VISIT USA ACT, ENACTMENT - HR 130 

-V- 

-W- 

WASHINGTON PLACE, FUNDING FOR - SR 51 

WATER CONSERVATION - SR 18 

WELLNESS CENTER THAT REESTABLISHES NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL 

PRACTICES - HB 2848 

WEST MAUI OCEAN RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA - SB 2933 

WOMEN VETERANS AND WOMEN OF ACTIVE DUTY, PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE 

NEEDS OF - SR 6 

WOMEN VETERANS, PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF - HCR 19, HR 13 

WOMEN, MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF - SR 8, HCR 18 

ZIPLINES AND CANOPY TOURS, REGULATION OF - HCR 118 

ZIPPER LANES, OAHU, EXTENSION - HB 2684 

-Z- 

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AGENCY INDEX 

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Department of the Navy 

HCR 99 Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

Representative 

UNITED STATES CONGRESS SB 3006 

SR 10 

SR 99 Commissary Agency 

HCR 15 HCR 216 

HR 87 HR 167 

HR 5 

HR 64 Department of Homeland Security 

HR 98 HR 55 

HR 130 HR 97 

Senate Department of Housing and Urban Development 

Senator Akaka, Daniel K. SCR 84 

SR 68 SR 38 

Senator Inouye, Daniel K. Department of the Interior 

SR 68 Fish and Wildlife Service 

HR 147 

House of Representatives SR 93 

Representative Hanabusa, Colleen 

SR 68 National Park Service 

National Register of Historic Places 

Representative Hirono, Maizie HR 60 

SR 68 

Department of Justice 

Armed Services Committee HR 97 

HCR 216 

HR 167 Attorney General 

HR 55 

Subcommittee on Military Personnel 

HCR 216 Department of State 

HR 167 HR 55 

HR 97 

Hawaii's Congressional Delegation 

SCR 162 Department of Veteran Affairs 

SR 8 SR 6 

HCR 18 HCR 19 

HR 13 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH 

United States Consumer Product Safety 

President Commission 

SR 10 Representative 

SR 99 HR 17 

HR 64 

STATE OF HAWAII 

Department of Agriculture SCR 109 

National Agricultural Statistics Service SR 53 

HR 105 HR 144 

Department of Defense State Agencies 

Secretary of Defense HB 2012 

SR 75 

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AGENCY INDEX 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Representative 

SB 2536 

Legislature SB 2778 

HR 4 SR 42 

Senate Committee on Economic Revitalization 

Member and Business 

SB 2678 Two Members 

SR 97 SR 51 

HR 144 

House Committee on Hawaiian Affairs 

President Two Members 

SB 2536 SR 51 

SB 2678 

SR 42 Committee on Human Services 

SR 97 Chairperson 

HR 95 HB 2415 

Representative Office of the Legislative Auditor 

SB 2536 Auditor 

SB 2778 SB 1382 

HB 2012 

Senator SCR 63 

SR 42 SCR 89 

SR 21 

Committee on Economic Development HCR 9 

and Technology HCR 118 

SR 51 HR 7 

HR 156 

Two Members 

SR 51 Office of the Legislative Reference Bureau 

SCR 90 

Committee on Hawaiian Affairs SCR 97 

SR 51 HCR 177 

HR 94 

Two Members 

SR 51 EXECUTIVE BRANCH 

State Departments 

Committee on Human Services HB 2012 

Chairperson HCR 178 

HB 2415 HR 139 

House of Representatives Office of the Governor 

Member SB 2545 

SB 2678 HCR 32 

SR 97 

HR 95 Executive Office on Early Learning 

HR 138 SB 2545 

Speaker Office on Information Management 

SB 2536 and Technology 

SB 2678 SB 2780 

SR 42 ACT 63 

SR 97 

HR 95 Chief Information Officer 

HR 138 ACT 63 

SCR 40 

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AGENCY INDEX 

Governor Board of Agriculture 

HB 2012 Chairperson 

SCR 59 SR 42 

SCR 143 SR 93 

SCR 156 HR 147 

SCR 176 

SR 79 Agribusiness Development Corporation 

HCR 50 SR 101 

HCR 51 

HCR 107 Executive Director 

HR 4 HR 147 

HR 44 SR 93 

HR 107 

HR 143 Department of the Attorney General 

HB 2012 


SB 2778 Attorney General 

SB 2536 

Department of Accounting & General Services HCR 99 

HB 2012 HR 95 

HCR 50 

HCR 51 Representative 

HCR 178 SB 2778 

HR 139 SCR 97 

HR 74 

Comptroller 

SR 51 Department of Budget and Finance 

HB 2012 

Office of Elections HCR 178 

Elections Officer HR 139 

HB 1755 

Director 

Representative SB 2778 

SCR 40 HB 2012 

State Foundation Culture & the Arts Hawaii Public Employees Health Fund 

SCR 57 Administrator 

SCR 109 HCR 177 

SR 53 

Office of the Public Defender 

State Procurement Office Public Defender 

SB 2780 HR 95 

Contracting Services Public Utilities Commission 

SCR 40 HB 1879 

HCR 58 

Department of Agriculture 

SB 2695 Department of Business, Economic 

HB 1943 Development, & Tourism 

SR 71 SB 112 

HR 73 HR 155 

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Director 

SR 42 

HR 17 

HR 155 

Hawaii State Energy Office 

HR 155

AGENCY INDEX 

Office of Aerospace Development Board of Education 

SCR 137 SCR 77 

Director SCR 79 

SR 73 SCR 80 

HCR 140 SCR 120 

SCR 122 

Hawaii Tourism Authority SR 61 

SR 14 SR 62 

HCR 85 

Research and Economic Analysis Division 

SCR 90 

HR 59 


Office of Planning 

SR 59 

SB 2778 

SR 86 Office of the Superintendent 

SR 103 

SR 104 

SB 2778 

HCR 169 

Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs 

Charter School Administrative Office 

HB 2012 

SR 78 

Director 

Hawaii State Public Library System 

ACT 63 

SB 2778 State Librarian 

HR 17 SCR 122 

SR 62 

Insurance Division 

SB 1276 

HR 74 

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands 

Insurance Commissioner SB 2790 

SCR 97 

SR 52 

HB 2529 

Department of Health 

Professional and Vocational Licensing ACT 78 

Division- Licensing Administrator SB 2536 

HB 2258 SB 3006 

HB 2012 

Department of Defense SR 5 

Army National Guard Division SR 86 

HR 36 HCR 154 

HR 17 

Office of Veterans' Services HR 118 

SR 6 

HCR 19 

HR 156 

HR 13 Director 

ACT 78 

Department of Education SB 2536 

HB 2012 SB 2778 

HB 2273 SB 3006 

SCR 77 HR 17 

SCR 79 

SCR 87 

HR 95 

SCR 120 Adult Mental Health Division 

SR 43 

SR 61 

HB 2415 

HCR 85 Communication Office 

HCR 178 Disability and Communication Access Board 

HR 59 HB 2415 

HR 139 

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AGENCY INDEX 

Developmental Disabilities Division' Department of Land & Natural Resources 

HB 2415 SB 2678 

SB 2933 

State Council on Development Disabilities HB 2012 

HB 2415 HB 2871 

HB 2883 

State Rehabilitation Council SR 39 

HB 2415 SR 58 

SR 86 

Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch SR 96 

Program Manager 

ACT 78 Board of Land & Natural Resources 

Chairperson 

Department of Human Resources Development SB 3006 

SR 97 SCR 49 

SR 17 

Director SR 51 

SR 97 SR 93 

HCR 153 

Department of Human Services HR 115 

SB 2536 HR 147 

SB 2804 

HB 2012 Forestry & Wildlife Division 

SR 82 Administrator 

SR 90 SR 93 

HR 121 HR 147 

HR 123 

HR 124 State Historic Preservation Division 

SB 2678 

Director HCR 50 

SB 2778 HCR 51 

SR 90 HR 60 

HR 121 

HR 123 Public Land Development Corporation 

SB 2534 

Med-Quest Division SR 25 

HB 2415 SR 105 

Administrator Board of Directors 

HCR 177 SR 105 

State Rehabilitation Council Department of Public Safety 

HB 2415 HB 2012 

HB 2848 

Vocational Rehabilitation & Services SR 100 

Blind Division 

Services for the Branch (Ho'opono) Director 

HB 2415 SR 97 

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Hawaii Paroling Authority 

Workforce Development Division Chairperson 

HB 2415 SB 2536 

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Department of Taxation 

SB 2947 

Tax Review Commission 

HB 2326

AGENCY INDEX 

Department of Transportation University of Hawaii at Manoa 

HB 2012 College of Tropical Agriculture 

HB 2684 & Human Resources 

SCR 49 SR 42 

SR 17 

HCR 178 Dean 

HR 95 SR 42 

HR 116 

HR 139 John A. Burns School of Medicine 

SB 240 

Director HB 2012 

SB 2778 

SCR 49 Representative 

SR 17 SB 2778 

HCR 153 

HR 17 University of Hawaii at Hilo 

HR 95 SR 156 

HR 115 HCR 107 

Hilo Airport Division University of Hawaii-West Oahu 


SCR 156 

HCR 107 

Hilo Community College 

Highways Division SCR 156 

Hawaii's Strategic Highway Safety Plan HCR 107 

HR 95 

JUDICIARY 

University of Hawaii HR 5 

ACT 2 

ACT 3 Supreme Court 

HB 2012 Chief Justice 

SCR 87 HR 95 

SR 43 

HCR 104 Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts 

HCR 178 Administrative Driver's License Revocation 

HR 139 Office Representative 

HR 95 

President 

HCR 153 District Court 

HR 115 Judge 

HR 95 


SR 93 OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS 

SR 93 

Center on Disability Studies 

HB 2415 COUNTY GOVERNMENT 

Department of Public Health Services CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU 

Representative SCR 109 

SB 2778 SR 53 

HR 9 

Tourism and the Economic Research HR 72 

Organization HR 86 

SCR 90 


SR 97 

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AGENCY INDEX 

Legislative Branch Representative 

Office of the City Clerk SB 3006 

City Clerk SCR 97 

HB 1755 SR 97 

Executive Branch Examiner of Drivers 

Mayor HR 95 

SCR 49 

SR 17 Recycling Coordinator 

SR 97 ACT 78 

County Research & Development Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation 

Representative SR 76 

SR 93 

HR 147 Department of the Prosecuting Attorney 

Prosecuting Attorney 

Customer Services Department HR 95 

Motor Vehicle & Licensing Division 

Administrator COUNTY OF HAWAII 

SCR 97 SCR 109 

SR 53 

Department of Environmental Services 

Representative Representative 

SB 3006 HB 2415 

SR 97 

Department of Facility Maintenance 

Director Legislative Branch 

SCR 49 County Council 

SR 17 County Clerk 

HB 1755 

Department of Planning & Permitting 

HCR 169 Executive Branch 

HR 106 Mayor 

SCR 49 

Director SR 17 

SB 2536 SR 97 

Representative Department of Public Works 

SR 93 Director 

HR 147 SCR 49 

SR 17 

Department of Transportation Services 

Director Department of Research & Development 

HCR 153 Representative 

HR 115 SCR 156 

SR 93 

Honolulu Fire Department HCR 107 

Chief HR 147 

SR 97 

Planning Department 

Representative HR 106 

SR 97 

Director 

Police Department SB 2536 

Chief of Police 

SR 97 Police Department 

HR 95 Chief of Police 

HR 95 

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AGENCY INDEX 

Representative Recycling Coordinator 

SB 3006 ACT 78 

SCR 97 

Office of the Prosecuting Attorney 

Examiner of Drivers Prosecuting Attorney 

HR 95 HR 95 

Recycling Coordinator COUNTY OF MAUI 

ACT 78 SCR 109 

SR 53 

Prosecuting Attorney's O)office 

Prosecuting Attorney Representative 

HR 95 HB 2415 

SR 97 

COUNTY OF KAUAI 

SCR 109 Legislative Branch 

SR 53 County Council 

County Clerk 

Representative HB 1755 

HB 2415 

SR 97 Executive Branch 

Mayor 

Legislative Branch SCR 49 

County Council SR 17 

County Clerk SR 97 

HB 1755 

County Research & Development 

Executive Branch SR 93 

Mayor HR 147 

SCR 49 

SR 17 Department of Planning 

SR 97 HR 106 

County Research & Development Director 

SR 93 SB 2536 

HR 147 

Department of Police 

Department of Planning Chief of Police 

HR 106 HR 95 



SB 2536 

Department of Public Works 

Department of Public Works Director 


SCR 49 SR 17 

SR 17 

Recycling Coordinator 

Department of Police ACT 78 

Chief of Police 

HR 95 Department of the Prosecuting Attorney 

Prosecuting Attorney 


SCR 97 

Examiner of Drivers INTERNATIONAL 

HR 95 

SCR 73 

SR 32 

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HR 38

AGENCY INDEX 

QUASI Friends of the Library of Hawaii affiliate groups 

Aloha Independent Living Hawaii Representative 

HB 2415 HR 74 

Aloha State Association of the Deaf Friends of the Library of Hawaii 

HB 2415 Representative 

HR 74 

American Academy of Pediatrics 

Representative Grove Farm Company 

HR 17 SR 19 

American Cancer Association Hawaii Agriculture Research Center 


SB 2778 SR 28 

American Diabetes Association Hawaii Association for the Education 

Representative of Young Children - Representative 

SB 2778 SB 2778 

American Heart Association Hawaii Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 

Representative President 

SB 2778 HR 95 

Member 

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum HR 95 


SR 51 Hawaii Association of the Blind 

HB 2415 

Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii 

Military Affairs Council Hawaii Cattlemen's Council 

SR 75 Member 


SCR 40 HR 147 

Consumer Electronic Association Hawaii Centers for Independent Living 

Representative HB 2415 

ACT 78 

Hawaii Collaborators 

Consumer Electronic Retailers Council Representative 


ACT 78 

Hawaii Disability Rights Center 

Consumer Family and Youth Alliance HB 2415 

HB 2415 

Hawaii Families as Allies, Hawaii Youth 

Dr. Randall S. Senock HB 2415 

SR 93 

HR 147 Hawaii Forest Industry Association 


Farrington Foundation SR 93 

SCR 77 HR 147 

Friends of the Library group Hawaii Government Employees Association 

that is not affiliated with the Friends Executive Director 

of the Library of Hawaii SR 97 

Representative Member 

HR 74 SR 97 

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Hawaii High School Athletic Association 

HB 2273

AGENCY INDEX 

Hawaii Insurers Council Mauna Ala 


SCR 97 SR 51 

Hawaii Tea Society Monsanto 


SR 42 

Mother Against Drunk Driving Hawaii 

Hawaii Waiver Providers Association Public Policy Committee 

HB 2415 Member 

HR 95 

Hilo High Foundation 

SCR 77 National Association of Social Workers 

Hawaii Chapter 

Hulihe'e Palace SR 78 


SR 51 National Federation of the Blind, Hawaii Chapter 

HB 2415 

Historic Hawaii Foundation 

HB 2678 Paradise Park, Inc. 

Board Chairperson 

International Sandalwood Foundation HCR 153 


SR 93 

HR 147 Property Casualty Insurers Association 

of America 

Iolani Palace Representative 


SR 51 

State Advisory Council on Early Childhood 

Japanese American Citizens League- Education and Care 

Honolulu Chapter Representative 

SB 2678 SB 2778 

Jawmin, LLC State Farm Insurance Companies 


SR 93 SCR 97 

HR 147 

United Chinese Society of Hawaii 

Ka Wai Ola O Waianae Representative 


SB 3006 HR 147 

Ko'olauloa Education Corporation United Public Workers 

SCR 77 Director 

SR 97 

Korean National Association 

HCR 50 Member 

HCR 51 SR 97 

Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii Washington Place 

SR 18 Member 

SR 51 

Maui Electric Vehicle Alliance 

HR 155 

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