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This page consists of testimony presented during the 2023 Legislative Session by the University of Hawaiʻi.

Senate Bills

SB 62 RELATING TO MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SB 69 RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

  • SB 69 (February 1, 2023) WTL (PDF)

SB 84 RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS

  • SB 84 (January 30, 2023) WTL/AEN (PDF)

SB 92 RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSISTENCE FISHING AREAS

  • SB 92 (February 1, 2023) WTL (PDF)

SB 155 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI

SB 162 RELATING TO DENTISTRY LICENSES

SB 164 RELATING TO LOAN REPAYMENT FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

SB 236 RELATING TO VICTIM-COUNSELOR PRIVILEGE

  • SB 236 (February 7, 2023) HRE (PDF)
  • SB 236 (February 23, 2023) JDC (PDF)
  • SB 236 (March 15, 2023) HET (PDF)

SB 249 RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI

  • SB 249 (February 2, 2023) HRE (PDF)

SB 262 RELATING TO MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

SB 285 RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS

SB 321 RELATING TO THE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE COMPACT

  • SB 321 (February 10, 2023) HHS (PDF)

SB 330 RELATING TO THE HAWAIʻI HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

SB 353 RELATING TO TRESPASS

SB 376 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT

SB 391 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE TRAINING

SB 397 RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL MEDICAID SERVICES

SB 420 RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS

SB 426 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS

SB 428 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS

SB 436 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH

  • SB 436 (February 16, 2023) HHS/HRE (PDF)

SB 458 RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ROYALTIES

SB 481 RELATING TO EDUCATION

SB 500 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI

SB 509 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS

  • SB 509 (February 2, 2023) GVO (PDF)

SB 520 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE

SB 547 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS

SB 573 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SB 576 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT

SB 602 RELATING TO HEALTH

SB 631 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAIʻI STATE CONSTITUTION TO MODIFY THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI

SB 646 RELATING TO ORNAMENTAL GINGER

SB 648 RELATING TO AQUACULTURE

  • SB 648 (February 14, 2023) AEN/HRE (PDF)

SB 652 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE

SB 663 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI

  • SB 663 (February 14, 2023) AEN/HRE (PDF)

SB 684 RELATING TO TELEHEALTH

  • SB 684 (February 13, 2023) LBT/HHS (PDF)

SB 689 RELATING TO LOAN REPAYMENT FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

  • SB 689 (February 16, 2023) HHS/HRE (PDF)

SB 693 RELATING TO PHARMACISTS

SB 710 RELATING TO INCARCERATED WOMEN

SB 711 RELATING TO GENDER PARITY IN PROGRAMS FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN

  • SB 711 (February 15, 2023) PSM/HRE (PDF)

SB 712 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS

SB 720 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS

  • SB 720 (February 2, 2023) GVO (PDF)

SB 742 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE

  • SB 742 (February 7, 2023) HRE (PDF)

SB 743 RELATING TO COFFEE PEST CONTROL

SB 755 RELATING TO DISABILITY HEALTH DISPARITY

SB 761 RELATING TO THE RETENTION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

  • SB 761 (February 3, 2023) HHS (PDF)

SB 777 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS

SB 801 RELATING TO QUALIFIED INTERNSHIPS TAX CREDIT

SB 811 RELATING TO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

SB 826 RELATING TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY

  • SB 826 (February 3, 2023) EDU (PDF)
  • SB 826 (February 22, 2023) WAM (PDF)

SB 829 RELATING TO BROADBAND

  • SB 829 (February 2, 2023) EET (PDF)

SB 835 RELATING TO GENERAL FUND BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI

  • SB 835 (February 2, 2023) HRE (PDF)
  • SB 835 (February 15, 2023) WAM (PDF)

SB 838 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI COMMUNITY COLLEGES

SB 943 RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES

  • SB 943 (February 8, 2023) EDU (PDF)

SB 948 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES

  • SB 948 (February 10, 2023) AEN/WTL (PDF)
  • SB 948 (March 2, 2023) WAM (PDF)

SB 960 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI BOARD OF REGENTS CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL

SB 965 RELATING TO GREEN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

SB 975 RELATING TO HEALTH

SB 1015 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE EDUCATION

  • SB 1015 (February 16, 2023) HRE/HHS (PDF)
  • SB 1015 (February 28, 2023) WAM (PDF)

SB 1023 RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING

SB 1035 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX

SB 1038 RELATING TO TELEHEALTH

SB 1068 RELATING TO BEACHES

SB 1095 RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

SB 1128 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES

SB 1129 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT

SB 1151 RELATING TO THE HAWAIʻI COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM

SB 1191 RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

SB 1197 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI

SB 1215 RELATING TO HEALTHCARE PRECEPTORS

SB 1230 RELATING TO FIREARMS

SB 1231 RELATING TO DIGITAL EQUITY

SB 1237 RELATING TO THE HAWAIʻI FILM INDUSTRY

SB 1249 RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY

  • SB 1249 (February 16, 2023) HRE/LBT (PDF)

SB 1291 RELATING TO SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION

SB 1317 RELATING TO BROADBAND

SB 1344 RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

SB 1350 RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE

  • SB 1350 (February 10, 2023) AEN/WTL (PDF)

SB 1369 RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF ACT 212, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAIʻI 2021, AS AMENDED BY ACT 150, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAIʻI 2022

SB 1389 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES WITHIN SHORELINE AREAS

SB 1413 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI RESIDENT TUITION FEE

SB 1414 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI

SB 1415 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI

  • SB 1415 (February 14, 2023) HRE/LBT (PDF)

SB 1417 RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE

SB 1443 RELATING TO ASTHMA

  • SB 1443 (February 13, 2023) EDU/HHS (PDF)

SB 1465 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT

SB 1466 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS

  • SB 1466 (February 13, 2023) AEN/PSM (PDF)

SB 1488 RELATING TO LIVESTOCK

SB 1495 RELATING TO THE MOTION PICTURE, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND FILM PRODUCTION INCOME TAX CREDIT

SB 1509 RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES

SB 1510 RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI ASTRONOMY ENGINEERING AND INSTRUMENTATION

  • SB 1510 (February 9, 2023) HRE/EET (PDF)
  • SB 1510 (February 22, 2023) WAM (PDF)

SB 1511 RELATING TO THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI

SB 1513 RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS

SB 1520 RELATING TO THE HAWAIʻI PACIFIC HYDROGEN HUB

SB 1547 RELATING TO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS

SB 1586 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES

SB 1588 RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY

SB 1598 RELATING TO WATER TESTING

Governor’s Messages

GM 504 Submitting for consideration and confirmation as the Chief Energy Officer, Hawai’i State Energy Office, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARK GLICK, for a term to expire at noon on 12-07-2026

  • GM 504 (March 14, 2023) EET (PDF)

GM 621 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Board of Nursing, Gubernatorial Nominee, CARRIE OLIVEIRA, for a term to expire 06-30-2027

  • GM 621 (April 13, 2023) CPN (PDF)

Resolutions

SCR 17 REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY PHARMACISTS

SCR 22/SR 17 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO PROMOTE THE USE OF ALBIZIA IN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS BY ESTABLISHING A GRANT PROGRAM AND CONDUCTING A STUDY

SCR 27/SR 23 REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO SUPPORT ENDING MENSTRUAL INEQUITY BY PROVIDING MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS TO ALL PERSONS, FREE OF CHARGE, IN ALL UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII RESTROOMS

SCR 27 URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM TO PROVIDE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS, FREE OF CHARGE, TO STUDENTS AT ALL OF ITS UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND EDUCATION CENTER CAMPUSES AS PART OF A PUBLIC HEALTH AND EDUCATION EQUITY STRATEGY THAT ADDRESSES ECONOMIC DISPARITIES

SCR 37/SR 31 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PERFORM A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE BENEFITS OF AUTHORIZING REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH TELEHEALTH BY WAY OF AUDIO-ONLY TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION

SCR 71 REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO CONDUCT A STUDY RELATING TO ASBESTOS PREVALENCE AND ABATEMENT IN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE STATE

  • SCR 71 (March 30, 2023) HRE/HHS (PDF)

SCR 79/SR 72 URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO CREATE A PLAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MARITIME COLLEGE AND TO ESTABLISH A MARITIME COLLEGE

SCR 82/SR 73 SUPPORTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTEGRATED HAWAII PACIFIC HYDROGEN HUB

SCR 110/SR 116 URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ESTABLISH BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY, FOOD SCIENCE, AND EDUCATION AT LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

SCR 120 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, TO COLLECT DATA RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE IN HAWAII, EVALUATE THE COLLECTED DATA, AND DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO PROVIDE BETTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

SCR 126 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO CO-CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITH A FOCUS ON THE PRIORITY ECONOMIC CLUSTERS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STATE’S NEW ECONOMY

  • SCR 126 (March 28, 2023) EET/LBT (PDF)

SCR 137/SR 219 REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE UPDATING ITS EXTENSION SITES

SCR 137 REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE UPDATING ITS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SITES AND TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING ITS WORK

SCR 166/SR 192 REQUESTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON REDEVELOPING LANDS SITUATED AT TMK (1) 2-8-015:001 INTO WORKFORCE HOUSING AND OTHER AFFILIATED USES

SCR 171/SR 126 REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO TRANSFER THE SCHOOL OF TRAVEL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII – WEST OAHU

SCR 177/SR 121 RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FOURTH SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY AS COMPLEMENT TO THE THREE TRADITIONAL SECTORS, AND THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF FOR-BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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