Testimony presented by the University of Hawai‘i to the Hawai‘i State Senate.
SB 882 designates the month of October as "Farm to School Month in Hawai‘i." Date: March 29, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Committee: House Committee on Education Testifier: Rachel Novotny, Interim Dean and J. Kenneth Grace, Associate Dean, College of Tropical…
SB 909 SD2 HD1 addresses deficiencies in Hawai‘i's fuel shortage response and energy emergency (energy assurance) statutes; provides policy guidance on preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against any actual or potential energy supply disruption or shortage to…
SB 624 requires the board of agriculture, in cooperation with the office of the governor, to develop a strategic plan to double local food production and exports by 2020. Requires the board of agriculture to submit a report to the…
SB 430 SD1 expands the definition of "athlete agent" (who shall register with the director of commerce and consumer affairs) to include individuals who, for compensation or the anticipation of compensation, serve a student athlete as a financial advisor or…
SB 1112 Requires the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa to provide its nonsupervisory blue collar employees in collective bargaining unit (1) and supervisory blue collar employees in collective bargaining unit (2), or one of their family members, with tuition waivers…
SB 723 SD2 HD1 adds as a purpose of the University of Hawai‘i community college system the provision of occupational training and certification programs designed to rapidly qualify persons to fill new and hard-to-fill position classes of the State, counties,…
SB 429 SD2 HD1 adopts uniform laws on protecting the online accounts of employees, applicants, students, and prospective students from employers and educational institutions, respectively. Date: March 29, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Committee: House Committee on Judiciary Testifiers: Risa E.…
SB 406 establishes a collective bargaining unit for full-time graduate student assistants employed by the University of Hawai‘i. Delays formation of the graduate student assistant collective bargaining unit until 7/1/2018. Date: February 2, 2017 at 1:15 p.m. Committee: Senate Committees…
SB 776 SD2 HD1 restructures the Hawai‘i Invasive Species Council as the Hawai‘i Invasive Species Authority, administratively attached to the Department of Agriculture, to coordinate implementation of the Hawai‘i Interagency Biosecurity Plan and to improve coordination of the State's invasive…
SB 404 SD2 requires retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, or e-liquid to obtain a retail tobacco permit. Increases the license fee for wholesalers or dealers of cigarettes, tobacco products, electronic smoking devices,…
