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} i pTEE ASq�C� r O Page 1 7 �l • Vice President Kagawa said he could vouch for the 201 H clarification and not wanting to go to LUC if it could be avoided as it was another hurdle. • Treasurer King mentioned another bill concept from the Housing Summit to expand a county's ability to grant boundary amendments to 25 acres, and hoped HSAC would testify in favor of it. She also mentioned a bill related to the SHPD process that would allow a county archaeolo- gist to review applications. She supported automatic approval of applications if reviews were not completed in 30 days,with challenges being subject to a Supreme Court hearing. • Secretary Kierkiewicz expressed optimism in Treasurer King's SHPD reform, and noted that in addition to county's having the ability to conduct archaeological reviews that developers needed to understand and properly complete the bE form, and that money needed to be al- located to support digitization of SHPD documents as many maps are currently only available for review via hardcopy. • Treasurer King shared Maui has money in its budget for an archaeologist, and is waiting for HRS authority. E. 2020 HSAC Legislative Package Proposal Submittals from Honolulu City &County • President Manahan introduced Trish La Chica of the Hawai'i Public Health Institute to provide context behind Honolulu's proposed vaping bill. Ms. La Chica shared prior attempts of regulat- ing turned into a bill to fund kidney dialysis during conference committee. She noted the State should have ability to legislate e-cigarettes, but that counties should have right to implement stricter policies if they want. • Matt Wire of Council Member Tommy Waters office shared Hawai'i ranks second in the nation for e-cig use by high school students,with 25 percent currently vaping (1:4 high school stu- dents, 1:6 middle schoolers). He shared Resolution 19-243, which urges the legislature to re- peal statutory language restricting county's ability to adopt additional ordinances that regulate cigarettettobaccole-cigarette devices, passed out of Public Safety and Welfare Committee. • Treasurer King asked for clarification if language exempts smoke-free laws or hampers regula- tion of sale. Ms. La Chica said the goal is to amend so counties have authority, or repeal alto- gether, noting the (tobacco) industry wants weaker regulation. • President Manahan asked if e-cigs are taxed. Ms. La Chica Trish said no, which is why they are so cheap (99 cents starter kit with bbmg of nicotine). Mr. Okudara said need to get authority in order to tax. Ms. La Chica said there's a need to regulate where e-cigs are sold. • Vice President Kagawa asked who HPHI's lobbyist was last session. Ms. La Chica said their ef- forts are not at the level as big tobacco, and lobbying efforts are on top of other healthy living priorities. • Treasurer King asked for clarification of the process, and if the body could vote to add on bills once priorities are identified. George White and Kamakana Watanabe clarified that the body must approve bills in order for HSAC to advocate for them. I • Mr.Okudara said he would prepare bills in the form they will be introduced, and provide elec- tronic, editable versions by mid-November. President Manahan said the body would convene via conference call to approve the final package. `r ;t