Requires the department of the attorney general to establish a working group to review and discuss Hawaii's asset forfeiture laws and make recommendations to improve these laws.
Allows surviving immediate family members of murder or manslaughter victims to access a copy of the closing report prepared by the investigating police department, upon the conclusion of all criminal and civil proceedings that arose from the offense.
Authorizes insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to offer, sell, or renew, on or after January 1, 2018, a high deductible health plan in conjunction with a health savings account to an employer subject to the Prepaid Health Care Act together with a prepaid health care plan insurance policy, which is not a high deductible health plan, that has been sold to the employer.
Requires the governor to coordinate with the department of accounting and general services and other state agencies as necessary to name a school, building, road, park, or other property under the control of the State in honor of President Barack Obama and require the state foundation on culture and the arts to commission a statue of President Barack Obama to be located on state or federal property. Requires the governor to report to the legislature on the status of the plan.
Appropriates funds to issue civil identification cards to inmates upon request prior to their release from prison.
Allows any number of County Council members to attend informational meetings or presentations on matters relating to official board business. Allows two or more members of other boards, but less than what would constitute a quorum, to attend a community meeting open to the public.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a public employees' collective bargaining fund. Requires an annual deposit of a minimum percentage of the total compensation provided by the State to every person employed by the State during the previous fiscal year.
Requires at least one of the three PUC commissioners to be a resident of a county other than the city and county of Honolulu and to receive per diem compensation.
Allows a court to choose from 1 to 3 qualified examiners in felony cases in which a defendant's fitness to proceed is in doubt. Requires that at least 1 of the examiners is a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist. Removes the requirement that 1 of the 3 examiners shall be a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist designated by the director of health from within DOH.
Allows a county to enact and adopt local laws, rules, and policies that regulate pesticides use within its own jurisdiction under certain conditions.
Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the Hawaii state loan repayment program.
Creates a temporary law enforcement working group to make recommendations to the legislature on establishing professional recruitment, hiring, and training standards for all state law enforcement officers who carry firearms and badges and who have the arrest authority. Prohibits a law enforcement officer who has been terminated for misconduct by a state or county department, agency, or office in the capacity of law enforcement from being hired by another state or county law enforcement department, agency, or office.
