HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 356 Draft 01 2022-2024A RESOLUTION APPROVING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND PRIORITIES FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2024 HAWAI‘I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.
WHEREAS, at its meeting on October 26, 2023, the Hawai‘i State Association of Counties (HSAC) Executive Committee approved for inclusion in the 2024 HSAC Legislative Package two proposals
from the County of Hawai‘i, and one proposal each from the County of Maui and the City and County of Honolulu; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on October 26, 2023, the HSAC Executive Committee also approved nine priorities for inclusion in the 2024 HSAC Legislative Package; and
WHEREAS, each proposal and priority must be approved by all four county councils to be included in the 2024 HSAC Legislative Package, which will be presented to the Hawai‘i State
Legislature when it convenes in January 2024; and
WHEREAS, timely action is necessary for all counties to approve the legislative proposals and priorities to be included in the final package; and
WHEREAS, legislative proposals submitted by the counties are listed below, and copies of the proposed bills and resolution are attached hereto as Exhibit A:
A Bill for an Act Relating to Family Leave (proposed by the County of Maui),
A Bill for an Act Relating to Tobacco Products (proposed by the City and County of Honolulu),
A Bill for an Act Relating to Traffic Regulation (proposed by the County of Hawai‘i),
A Bill for an Act Relating to Emergency Management (proposed by the County of Hawai‘i); and
WHEREAS, legislative priorities submitted by the HSAC Executive Committee are listed below and also in the cover letter of Exhibit A:
Legislation related to allowing counties to enact and enforce ordinances regulating persons who own, harbor, or keep any dog that has injured, maimed, or killed a person or an animal
belonging to another person,
Legislation related to supporting efforts to legally sell or donate wild-caught ungulate meat including, but not limited to, increasing meat inspectors on rural islands,
Legislation related to supporting additional pathways for midwifery licensure and legalization of tradition midwifery,
Legislation related to supporting extended producer responsibility with regards to solid waste,
Legislation related to increasing the number of mental health service providers for children and adolescents in rural counties,
Legislation related to financing residential cesspool conversions,
Legislation related to insurance coverage concerns for Hawai‘i communities, especially those located in Lava Zones 1 and 2,
Legislation related to insurance coverage concerns for Hawai‘i communities impacted by natural disasters including wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding,
Legislation related to effectively mitigating and managing invasive species to safeguard ecosystems, agriculture, and public health and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that the legislative proposals and priorities as presented in Exhibit A are hereby approved for inclusion in the 2024 Hawai‘i State
Association of Counties Legislative Package.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the President and Secretary of the Hawai‘i State Association of Counties.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hilo, Hawai‘i
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
EVANS
GALIMBA
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________.
INABA
KAGIWADA
KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
ATTEST:
KIMBALL
LEE LOY
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.