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...-',..,..-?.t.-„?'''''''''''''''''''''., <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAI`I ,•4 .fi:1• STATE OF HAWAI`I <br /> 14 GF•MA:*_. <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 356 23 <br /> A RESOLUTION APPROVING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND PRIORITIES FOR <br /> INCLUSION IN THE 2024 HAWAI`I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES <br /> LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE. <br /> WHEREAS, at its meeting on October 26, 2023, the Hawai`i State Association of <br /> Counties (HSAC) Executive Committee approved for inclusion in the 2024 HSAC Legislative <br /> Package two proposals from the County of Hawaii, and one proposal each from the County of <br /> Maui and the City and County of Honolulu; and <br /> WHEREAS, at its meeting on October 26, 2023, the HSAC Executive Committee also <br /> approved nine priorities for inclusion in the 2024 HSAC Legislative Package; and <br /> WHEREAS, each proposal and priority must be approved by all four county councils to <br /> be included in the 2024 HSAC Legislative Package, which will be presented to the Hawai`i State <br /> Legislature when it convenes in January 2024; and <br /> WHEREAS,timely action is necessary for all counties to approve the legislative <br /> proposals and priorities to be included in the final package; and <br /> WHEREAS, legislative proposals submitted by the counties are listed below, and copies <br /> of the proposed bills and resolution are attached hereto as Exhibit A: <br /> 1. A Bill for an Act Relating to Family Leave (proposed by the County of Maui), <br /> 2. A Bill for an Act Relating to Tobacco Products (proposed by the City and County of <br /> Honolulu), <br /> 3. A Bill for an Act Relating to Traffic Regulation(proposed by the County of Hawai`i), <br /> 4. A Bill for an Act Relating to Emergency Management(proposed by the County of <br /> Hawai`i); and <br /> WHEREAS, legislative priorities submitted by the HSAC Executive Committee are <br /> listed below and also in the cover letter of Exhibit A: <br /> 1. Legislation related to allowing counties to enact and enforce ordinances regulating <br /> persons who own, harbor, or keep any dog that has injured, maimed, or killed a <br /> person or an animal belonging to another person, <br /> 2. Legislation related to supporting efforts to legally sell or donate wild-caught ungulate <br /> meat including, but not limited to, increasing meat inspectors on rural islands, <br /> 3. Legislation related to supporting additional pathways for midwifery licensure and <br /> legalization of tradition midwifery, <br /> 4. Legislation related to supporting extended producer responsibility with regards to <br /> solid waste, <br />