HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 695 Draft 01 2014-2016COUNTY OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO.
STATE OF HAWAII
695 16
A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR INCLUSION IN
THE 2017 HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE
PACKAGE.
WHEREAS, proposals have been submitted by member counties of the Hawaii State
Association of Counties (HSAC) for consideration by the Hawaii County Council for inclusion
in the 2017 HSAC Legislative Package; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on September 26, 2016, the HSAC Executive Committee
approved for inclusion in the 2017 HSAC Legislative Package three proposals submitted by the
County of Kauai, one proposal from the City and County of Honolulu, and four proposals
submitted by the County of Maui; and
WHEREAS, each proposal must be approved by all four councils to be included in the
2017 HSAC Legislative Package, which will be presented to the State Legislature when it
convenes in January 2017; and
WHEREAS, timely action is necessary for all counties to approve proposals to be
included in the final package; and
WHEREAS, proposals submitted by the counties are listed below and copies of the
proposed bills and resolution are attached hereto as Exhibit A:
1. A Bill for an Act Relating to Tort Liability (County of Kauai)
2. A Bill for an Act Relating to Unadjudicated Traffic Fines (County of Kauai)
3. A Bill for an Act Making an Appropriation for Emergency Medical Services
(County of Kauai)
4. A Bill for an Act Relating to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (City & County of
Honolulu)
5. A Bill for an Act Relating to Community Meetings (County of Maui)
6. A Bill for an Act Relating to Identification Cards for Persons With Disabilities
(County of Maui)
7. A Bill for an Act Relating to Transient Accommodations Tax (County of Maui)
8. A Bill for an Act Relating to the Conveyance Tax (County of Mau`i); now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
legislative proposals as presented in Exhibit A are hereby approved for inclusion in the 2017
Hawaii 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 Hawaii State Association of Counties.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 2nd day of November , 2016 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai i
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on November 2, 2016
A'I It ST:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
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ROLL CALL VOTE
Reference: C-1127/Waived GRED_ C_
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RESOLUTION NO. 6955' 16
Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC)
Counties of Kauai, Maui, Hawaii and City & County of Honolulu
200 S. High Street, Wailuku, Hawaii 96793 (808) 270-7665 www hicounties.corn
The Honorable Dru Mamo Kanuha
Council Chair
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, HI 96720
The Honorable Mel Rapozo
Council Chair
Kauai County Council
4396 Rice Street
Lihue, HI 96766
Aloha, Council Chairs,
September 29, 2016
The Honorable Ernie Martin
Council Chair
Honolulu City Council
500 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
The Honorable Mike White
Council Chair
Maui County Council
200 South High Street
Wailuku, HI 96793
Attached for your consideration are proposed State bills to be considered for inclusion
in the 2017 Hawaii State Association of Counties Legislative Package Pursuant to Section 13C
of HSAC's bylaws, proposals must be approved by all four county councils in order to be
included in the HSAC Legislative Package.
The proposals include:
1. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY
To delete the sunset provision for the statute providing liability protection for
county lifeguards. (Proposed by Kauai County.)
2. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO UNADJUDICATED TRAFFIC FINES
To direct the traffic fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions
to the county in which the citation was issued. (Proposed by Kauai County.)
3. A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES
To appropriate funds to the Department of Health for Fiscal Year 2018 for State -
certified, 24 -hour -a -day emergency medical services for the County of Kauai and
County of Hawaii. (Proposed by Kauai County.)
4. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
To regulate operators of unmanned aircraft systems, also called drones. (Proposed
by City & County of Honolulu.)
5. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMUNITY MEETINGS
To enable councilmembers to freely attend community and educational meetings.
(Proposed by Maui County.)
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6. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
To allow persons with disabilities to indicate on their identification cards their
disability. (Proposed by Maui County.)
7. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS
TAX
To implement the recommendations of the State -County Functions Working Group
relating to the transient accommodations tax. (Proposed by Maui County.)
8. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX
To increase revenue for each county's affordable housing fund through a 1 percent
tax on certain conveyances of real property. (Proposed by Maui County.)
May I please request your council consider approving for inclusion in the 2017 HSAC
Legislative Package any or all of the proposals initiated by another county. For any proposal
initiated by your county, additional action is not required.
Additional proposals may be submitted to the councils next month. Our goal is to have
a package approved by November.
Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated. Should you have any questions,
please call HSAC staff at (808) 270-7665.
OCS:Proj:HSAC.•FY2016:161tr:HSAC package
Attachments
Sincerely,
C�
MICHAEL P. VICTORINO
HSAC President
EXHIBIT A
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2017
STATE OF HAWAII
.B. NO.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
I SECTION 1. Act 170, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002, as amended by
2 section 4 of Act 152, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, as amended by section 2 of
3 Act 81, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, as amended by section 1 of Act 98, Session
4 Laws of Hawaii 2014, is amended by amending section 5 to read as follows:
5 "SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. [; previ&4 that
6 seetion1 of this A „+ sha Jl be repealed „ Tune 30 20171-2
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and
S stricken.
9 SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY:
C EXHIBIT A
.B. NO.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO UNADJUDICATED TRAFFIC FINES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
1 SECTION I. Chapter 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
2 amended by adding a new part to be appropriately designated and
3 to read as follows:
4 "PART TRANSMITTAL OF TRAFFIC FINES
5 AND FORFEITURES TO COUNTIES
6 §291C -A Definitions. As used in this part, unless the
7 context clearly requires otherwise:
g "Traffic infractions" means the same as defined under
9 section 291D-2.
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"Uncontested traffic infraction"
means a
traffic infraction
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for which the person noticed under
section
291D-5 does not
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contest the infraction. A person "does
not contest" an
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infraction if, in accordance with
section
291D -6(b)(1), the
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person admits the commission of
the infraction without
15 requesting a hearing to explain mitigating circumstances and
16 pays or remits bail forfeiture by mail, via the Internet, or by
17 telephone within thirty days.
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1 §291C -B Transmittal of fines and forfeitures from July 1,
2 2017. (a) Beginning July 1, 2017, the director of finance
3 shall transmit to each county, not more than thirty days after
4 the end of each fiscal quarter, all the fines and forfeitures
5 collected for uncontested traffic infractions committed in that
6 county that are in excess of amounts required by the State to
7 pay the administrative costs of the traffic violations bureau.
8 The fines and forfeitures shall be directed to the county in
9 which the citations were issued. This section shall not
10 apply to:
11 (1) Fines and forfeitures for violations that occur on
12 state off-street parking facilities, parks, airports,
13 and harbors that are subject to enforcement by the
14 State; and
15 (2) Fines and forfeitures that are required by law to be
16 paid into a special, revolving, or trust fund.
17 No county shall be entitled to any portion of the fines and
18 forfeitures described in this subsection."
19 SECTION 2. Section 291C-171, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
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is amended by
amending subsection (a) to read
as follows:
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"(a) All
fines and forfeitures collected
upon conviction or
22 upon the forfeiture of bail of any person charged with a
EXHIBIT A
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1 violation
of any section or provision of
the
state traffic laws
2 and all
assessments collected relating
to
the commission of
3 traffic infractions shall be paid to the director of finance of
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the State. The
judiciary shall identify those
fines paid for
statutory
material is
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uncontested traffic infractions as defined in
section 291C -A.
3.
This
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The disposition
of fines and forfeitures paid to
the director of
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finance shall be
subject to sections 291C -B."
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SECTION 3_
In codifying the new sections
added by
9 section 1 of this Act, the revisor of statutes shall substitute
10 appropriate section numbers for the letters used in designating
it the new sections in this Act.
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SECTION
2.
New
statutory
material is
underscored.
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SECTION
3.
This
Act shall
take effect
on July 1, 2017.
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INTRODUCED BY:
EXHIBIT A
.B. NO.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
1 SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds
2 to the department of health for the purchase of two ambulance
3 vehicles and the operational costs for two ambulance units,
4 including equipment, supplies, and personnel costs for state -
5 certified emergency medical services personnel, for two twenty -
6 four-hour, seven -days -a -week, ambulance units for the counties
7 of Kauai and Hawaii.
8 SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general
9 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much
10 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2017 - 2018 for the
11 purchase of two ambulance vehicles and operational costs for two
12 ambulance units, including equipment, supplies, and personnel
13 costs for state -certified emergency medical services personnel,
14 for two twenty -four-hour, seven -days -a -week, ambulance units for
15 the counties of Kauai and Hawaii.
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The sum appropriated
shall
be expended by the department of
17
health for the purposes of
this
Act.
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HSAC bill appropriation EMS
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1 SECTION 3
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2017.
INTRODUCED BY:
HSAC bill appropriation EMS
EXHIBIT A
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO =Q*MD AERIAL VEHICLES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
1 SECTION 1. The legislature finds that unmanned aerial
2 vehicles are becoming increasingly popular in Hawaii and the
3 rest of the United States. Hobbyists use them for recreational
4 purposes, and businesses and government entities use them in a
5 plethora of ways that benefit society and individual residents.
6 The federal government is regulating the use of these devises as
7 the airways see more usage by all stakeholders.
8 The purpose of this Act is to establish unmanned aerial
9 vehicle laws and rules that complement federal rules and
10 regulations.
11 SECTION 2. The Hawaii Revised Statutes is amended by
12 adding a new chapter to be appropriately designated and to read
13 as follows:
14 "'CAKPTER
1$ UMLANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
16 S -1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:
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EXHIBIT A
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I "Department" means the department of commerce and consumer
2 affairs.
3 "Director" means the director of commerce and consumer
4 affairs.
5 "Operator" means any person using or operating an unmanned
G aerial vehicle.
7 "Personal information" means all information that:
8 (1) Describes, locates, or indexes information or data
9 relating to a person, including but not limited to
10 physical location, social security number, driverls
Il license number, government -issued identification
12 number, student identification number, real or
13 personal property holdings identified in tax filings,
14 educational records, financial transactions, medical
15 history, ancestry, religious affiliation, political
lG ideology or affiliation, criminal record, or
17 employment history;
18 (2) Affords a basis for inferring personal
19 characteristics, such as facial recognition and other
20 biometric identification technology, fingerprints,
21 voiceprints, or photographs; or
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1 (3) Indicates a person's membership in or association with
2 an organization, participation in an activity, or
3 admission or entrance to an institution or facility.
4 "Unmanned aerial vehicle" means a powered vehicle that does
5 not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide
G vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, and
7 can be expendable or recoverable. "Unmanned aerial vehicle"
8 does not include a remote controlled airplane.
9 § -2 Powers and duties of the director. In addition to
10 any other powers and duties authorized by law, the director
11 shall:
12 (1) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules as the director deems
13 proper to fully effectuate this chapter;
14 (2) Impose a fine on an operator for any cause prescribed
15 by this chapter, or for any violation of this chapter
16 or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter; and
17 (3) Investigate the use of any unmanned aerial vehicle
18 reported to be in violation of this chapter or any
19 rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.
20 8 -3 Prohibited actsi penalty. (a) No person shall
21 operate an unmanned aerial vehicle:
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(1) in violation of chapter 263 or any applicable federal
law and Federal Aviation Administration regulations
relating to the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles;
(2) Within five miles of an,airport;
(3) Within five hundred feet of an emergency response
vehicle or first responder during an emergency, unless
the unmanned aerial vehicle is operated pursuant to
section -4(b);
(4) To intentionally collect personal information or
intentionally publish or distribute personal
information acquired through the operation of an
unmanned aerial vehicle without express written
consent from the person whose personal information is
acquired;
(5) At an altitude higher than four hundred feet above
ground level;
(6) Outside the visual line of sight of the operator. The
operator shall use natural vision to maintain at all
times an unobstructed view of the unmanned aerial
vehicle without the use of vision enhancing devices,
including but not limited to binoculars, night vision
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goggles, powered vision magnifying devices, or similar
devices;
(7) In a manner that interferes with, or fails to give way
to, any manned aircraf t;
(8) Whenever weather conditions impair the operator's
ability to safely operate the unmanned aerial vehicle;
(9) over any open air assembly unit, school, school yard,
hospital, place of worship, prison, or police station
without the property owner's written consent and
subject to any restrictions that the property owner
may impose on the operation of the unmanned aerial
vehicle;
(10) (A) Within five hundred feet of any water intake
facility or any electric generating facility,
substation, or control center;
(s) Within one hundred feet of any electric
transmission facility; or
(C) Within twenty-five feet of any electric
distribution facility or of any overhead cable,
wire, conveyor, or similar equipment for the
transmission of sounds or signals, or of heat,
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light, or power, or'of data, upon or along any
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public way within the city,
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without the facility or equipment owner's written
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consent and subject to any restrictions that the
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facility or equipment owner may impose on the
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operation of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
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While under the influence of any intoxicating liquor
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as defined in section 281-1, intoxicating compound as
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defined in section 712-1240, or other drug, or any
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combination thereof;
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(12)
With the intent to use the unmanned aerial vehicle or
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anything attached to it to cause harm to persons or
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property;
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(13)
in a reckless or careless manner; or
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(14)
in violation of any federal or state law.
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(b)
All data and personal information collected through
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the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle shall not be used or
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repurposed for any purpose other than the original purpose for
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which the
data or personal information was collected.
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1 (c) Any person who operates an unmanned aerial vehicle in
2 violation of this chapter shall pay a civil penalty of
3 $ for each separate offense.
4 (d) All penalties collected by the department shall be
5 deposited into the compliance resolution fund under section
6 26-9(0) for the purpose of enforcing this chapter.
7 5 -4 Prohibited uses by law enforcement agencies;
8 exceptions. (a) No law enforcement agency shall use an
9 unmanned aerial vehicle to gather evidence or other information
10 pertaining to criminal conduct or conduct in violation of a
11 statute, ordinance, or administrative rule without first
12 obtaining a warrant.
13 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and in addition to the
14 authorized activities under section -5, a law enforcement or
15 public safety agency may deploy an unmanned aerial vehicle for
16 the following purposes:
17 (1) When there is a reasonable belief that an emergency
18 situation exists, whether or not the situation
19 involves criminal activity, and the use of an unmanned
20 aerial vehicle is necessary to prevent immediate
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danger of death'or serious physical injury to any
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person;
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(2)
To conduct a search and rescue operation where the use
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of an unmanned aerial vehicle is determined to be
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necessary to alleviate an immediate danger to any
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person;
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(3)
To respond to a hostage situations or
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(4)
To conduct training exercises related to any of the
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purposes in this subsection.
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shall prohibit the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by a public
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agency:
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To conduct environmental or disaster response,
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including but not limited to disaster relief, victim
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recovery or search and rescue, and monitoring,
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inspection, underwater repair, or structural damage
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assessments;
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To dispose of a suspected or actual explosive device;
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(3)
To monitor plant or animal populations;
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(4)
To conduct atmospheric testing or monitoring;
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For farming and agricultural uses;
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1 (6) To review traffic congestion and conditions;
2 (7) To survey or inspect public lands and property; or
3 (8) To survey the ocean and coastline.
4 9 -6 Weapons; prohibited. In no case shall a person or
5 public agency equip an unmanned aerial vehicle with a weapon or
6 deploy an unmanned aerial vehicle that is equipped with a
7 weapon.
8 For the purpose of this section, "weapon" means any device
9 designed to harm or incapacitate a human being by use of a
10 projectile, explosive, biological or chemical agent,
11 electricity, visible or invisible directed energy, radiation, or
12 any other means.
13 S -7 civil cause of action; remedies. (a) An
14 individual shall have a civil cause of action against any person
15 that collects, publishes, or distributes the individuals
16 personal information in violation of this chapter.
17 (b) In any civil action brought under this section, if the
18 court f Inds a violation, the court may award:
19 (1) Injunctive relief;
20 (2) Equitable relief;
21 (3) Compensatory damages;
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1 (4) Punitive damages, except as prohibited by section
2 662-2;
3 (5) Costs of the action; and
4 (6) Reasonable attorney's fees."
5 SECTION 3. Chapter 711, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
6 amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated
7 and to read as follows:
8 "0711- Unmanned aerial vehicles; prohibited acts. (1L
9 it shall be unlawful for any Berson to intentionally, knowingly,
10 or recklessly use an unmanned aerial vehicle to record or
11 photograph a person in a private place without the consent of
12 the person for the purpose of spying on the person or invading
13 the privacy of another person with an unlawful purpose, under
14 circumstances in which a reasonable person in the private place
15 would not expect to be observed.
16 (2) Violation of this section is a misddmeanor. In
17 addition to any penalties the court may impose, the court may
18 order the destruction of any recording or photograph,made in
19 violation of this section."
20 SECTION 4. Section 711-1100, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
21 amended as follows:
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1 1. By adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted
2 and to read:
3 ""Unmanned aerial vehicle" means a powered vehicle that
4 does not -carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to
5 provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted
6 remotely, and can be expendable or recoverable."
7 2. By amending the definition of "record" to read.-
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ead:8 ""Record", for the purposes of sections 711-1110.9 [erg],
9 711-1111, and 711- , means to videotape, film, photograph, or
10 archive electronically or digitally."
11 SECTION S. Section 711-1110.9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
12 amended by amending subsection (1) to read as follows:
13 11(1) A person commits the offense of violation of privacy
14 in the first degree if, except in the execution of a public duty
15 or as authorized by law:
16 (a) The person intentionally or knowingly installs or
17 uses, or both, in any private place, without consent
18 of the person or persons entitled to privacy therein,
I9 any device, including an unmanned aerial vehicle, for
20 observing, recording, amplifying, or broadcasting
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another person in a stage of undress or sexual
activity in that place; or
(b) The person knowingly discloses an image or video of
another identifiable person either in the nude, as
defined in section 712-1210, or engaging in sexual
conduct, as defined in section 712-1210, without the
consent of the depicted person, with intent to harm
substantially the depicted person with respect to that
person's health, safety, business, calling, career,
financial condition, reputation, or personal
relationships; provided that:
(i) This paragraph shall not apply to images or
videos of the depicted person made:
(A) when the person was voluntarily nude in
public or voluntarily engaging in sexual
conduct in public; or
(B) Pursuant to a voluntary commercial
transaction; and
(ii) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
impose liability on a provider of "electronic
communication service" or "remote computing
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1 service° as those terms are defined in section
2 803-41, for an image or video disclosed through
3 the electronic communication service or remote
4 computing service by another person."
5 SECTION 6. Section 711-1111, Hawaii Revised statutes, is
6 amended by amending subsection (1) to read as follows:
7 11(1) A person commits the offense of violation of privacy
8 in the second degree if, except in the execution of a public
9 duty or as authorized by law, the person intentionally:
10 (a) Trespasses on property for the purpose of subjecting
11 anyone to eavesdropping or other surveillance in a
12 private place;
13 (b) Peers or peeps into a window or other opening of a
14 dwelling or other structure adapted for sojourn or
is overnight accommodations for the purpose of spying on
16 the occupant thereof or invading the privacy of
17 another person with a lewd or unlawful purpose, under
18 circumstances in which a reasonable person in the
19 dwelling or other structure would not expect to be
20 observed]
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(c) Trespasses on property for the sexual gratification of
the actor;
(d) Installs or uses, or both, in any private place,
without consent of the person or persons entitled to
privacy therein, any means or device, including an
unmanned aerial vehicle, for observing, recording,
amplifying, or broadcasting sounds or events in that
place other than another person in a stage of undress
or sexual activity;
(e) Installs or uses outside a private place any device_
including an unmanned aerial vehicle, for hearing,
recording, amplifying, or broadcasting sounds
originating in that place which would not ordinarily
be audible or comprehensible outside, without the
consent of the person or persons entitled to privacy
therein;
(f) Covertly records or broadcasts an image of another
person's intimate area underneath clothing, by use of
any device, including an unmanned aerial vehicle, and
that image is taken while that person is in a public
place and without that person's consent;
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(g) Intercepts, without the consent of the sender or
receiver, a message or photographic image by
telephone, telegraph, letter, electronic transmission,
or other means of communicating privately; but this
paragraph does not apply to;
(i) Overhearing of messages through a regularly
installed instrument on a telephone party line or
an extension; or
(ii) Interception by the telephone company, electronic
mail account provider, or telephone or electronic
mail subscriber incident to enforcement of
regulations limiting use of the facilities or
incident to other operation and use;
(h) Divulges, without the consent of the sender or the
receiver, the existence or contents of any message or
photographic image by telephone, telegraph, letter,
electronic transmission, or other means of
communicating privately, if the accused knows that the
message or photographic image was unlawfully
intercepted or if the accused learned of the message
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1 or photographic image in the course of employment with
2 an agency engaged in transmitting it; or
3 (i) Knowingly possesses materials created under
4 circumstances prohibited in section 711-1110.9."
5 SECTION 7. This Act does not affect rights and duties that
6 matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
7 begun before its effective date.
8 SECTION e. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed
9 and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
10 SECTION 9. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY:
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EXHIBIT A
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
1 SECTION 1. Section 92-2.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 "§92-2.5 Permitted interactions of members. (a) Two
4 members of a board may discuss between themselves matters
5 relating to official board business to enable them to perform
6 their duties faithfully, as long as no commitment to vote is
7 made or sought and the two members do not constitute a quorum of
8 their board.
9 (b) Two or more members of a board, but less than the
10 number of members which would constitute a quorum for the board,
11 may be assigned to:
12 (1) Investigate a matter relating to the official business
13 of their board; provided that:
14 (A) The scope of the investigation and the scope of
15 each member's authority are defined at a meeting of the board;
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1 (B) All resulting findings and recommendations are
2 presented to the board at a meeting of the board; and
3 (C) Deliberation and decisionmaking on the matter
4 investigated, if any, occurs only at a duly noticed meeting of
5 the board held subsequent to the meeting at which the findings
6 and recommendations of the investigation were presented to the
7 board; or
8 (2) Present, discuss, or negotiate any position which the
9 board has adopted at a meeting of the board; provided that the
10 assignment is made and the scope of each member's authority is
11 defined at a meeting of the board prior to the presentation,
12 discussion, or negotiation.
13 (c) Discussions between two or more members of a board,
14 but less than the number of members which would constitute a
15 quorum for the board, concerning the selection of the board's
16 officers may be conducted in private without limitation or
17 subsequent reporting.
18 (d) Board members present at a meeting that must be
19 canceled for lack of quorum or terminated pursuant to section
20 92-3.5(c) may nonetheless receive testimony and presentations on
21 items on the agenda and question the testifiers or presenters;
22 provided that:
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1 (1) Deliberation or decisionmaking on any item, for which
2 testimony or presentations are received, occurs only at a duly
3 noticed meeting of the board held subsequent to the meeting at
4 which the testimony and presentations were received;
5 (2) The members present shall create a record of the oral
6 testimony or presentations in the same manner as would be
7 required by section 92-9 for testimony or presentations heard
8 during a meeting of the board; and
9 (3) Before its deliberation or decisionmaking at a
10 subsequent meeting, the board shall:
11 (A) Provide copies of the testimony and presentations
12 received at the canceled meeting to all members of the board;
13 and
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by the
members who were present
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meeting
about the testimony and
16 presentations received.
17 (e) Two or more members of a board, but less than the
18 number of members which would constitute a quorum for the board,
19 may attend an informational meeting or presentation on matters
20 relating to official board business, including a meeting of
21 another entity, legislative hearing, convention, seminar, or
22 community meeting open to the public; provided that the meeting
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1 or presentation is not specifically and exclusively organized
2 for or directed toward members of the board. The board members
3 in attendance may participate in discussions, including
4 discussions among themselves; provided that the discussions
5 occur during and as part of the informational meeting or
6 presentation; and provided further that no commitment relating
7 to a vote on the matter is made or sought.
8 At the next duly noticed meeting of the board, the board
9 members shall report their attendance and the matters presented
10 and discussed that related to official board business at the
11 informational meeting or presentation.
12 (f) Discussions between the governor and one or more
13 members of a board may be conducted in private without
14 limitation or subsequent reporting; provided that the discussion
15 does not relate to a matter over which a board is exercising its
16 adjudicatory function.
17 (g) Discussions between two or more members of a board and
18 the head of a department to which the board is administratively
19 assigned may be conducted in private without limitation;
20 provided that the discussion is limited to matters specified in
21 section 26-35.
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1 (h) Communications, interactions, discussions,
2 investigations, and presentations described in this section are
3 not meetings for purposes of this part.
4 (i) Notwithstanding section 92-3.1(b) of this chapter, for
5 meetings described in subsection (e), the limitation on number
6 of attendees shall not apply to members of a countyr council."
7 SECTION 2. Statutory
material
to be deleted is bracketed
8 and in strikethrough. New
statutory
material is underscored.
9 SECTION 3. This Act
shall take
effect upon its approval.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
1 SECTION
1. This
legislature finds
that persons with
2 disabilities
have the
desire to indicate
on their identification
3 cards, such as the State of Hawaii identification card, driver's
4 license, or an identification card for persons with
5 disabilities, their disability.
6 Because not all disabilities are outwardly visible, the
7 disclosure of a disability on a driver's license or
8 identification card can assist first responders in determining
9 the best way to treat, assist, or communicate with the person.
10 Having a license or identification card clearly indicating
11 a person's disability will allow the person access to certain
12 services
such
as special
seating on public
transit or at public
13 events.
The
"disabled"
notification on the
card indicates that
14 a person has a disability and does not take the place of
15 existing public service qualification procedures.
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1 To mitigate potential abuse, medical documentation is
2 required to support a person's request for indication of a
3 disability on their identification card.
4 Those who choose to include information about their
5 disability on their driver's license, State identification card,
6 and identification card for persons with disabilities may do so
7 under this Act.
8 SECTION 2. Section 286-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
9 amended by adding new definitions to be appropriately inserted
10 and to read as follows:
11 "Disability" means any physical, mental, or neurological
12 impairment that severely restricts a person's mobility, manual
13 dexterity, or ability to climb stairs; substantial loss of sight
14 or hearing; loss of one or more limbs or use thereof; or
15 significantly diminished reasoning capacity.
16 "Person with disabilities" means any person with a
17 permanent or temporary disability.
18 SECTION 3. Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
19 by adding a new section to part VI to be appropriately
20 designated and to read as follows:
21 "§286- Driver's license for persons with disabilities.
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I Persons with disabilities may opt to identify their
2 disabilitv on their driver's license upon receipt of the
3 required documentation as stated in this section, from the
4 person requesting its inclusion. The driver's license shall
5 display the "disabled" notation on a location designated by the
6 department."
7 SECTION 4. Section 286-305, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
8 amended to read as follows:
9 "§286-305 Contents and characteristics; form. (a) Each
10 identification card issued by the examiner of drivers shall
11 display a distinguishing number assigned to the cardholder, and
12 shall display the following inscription:
13 "STATE OF HAWAII IDENTIFICATION CARD"
14 (b) The examiner of drivers, after obtaining the
15 fingerprint of the applicant as provided in this part and after
16 obtaining the information required by or pursuant to this part,
17 shall issue to each applicant an identification card in a form
18 and with identifying information that the director deems
19 necessary and appropriate, including a notation of veteran
20 status, if desired by the applicant, on the front of the card
21 where applicable; provided that such notation shall not include.
22 any designation other than the term "veteran". As used in this
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1 subsection, "veteran" means any person who served in any of the
2 uniformed services of the United States and was discharged under
3 conditions other than dishonorable.
4 (c) The identification card shall not display the
5 cardholder's social security number.
6 (d) The identification card shall be designed to prevent
7 its reproduction or alteration without ready detection.
8 (e) The identification card for individuals under twenty -
9 one years of age shall have characteristics prescribed by the
10 examiner distinguishing it from that issued to [a] an individual
11 who is twenty-one years of age or older.
12 (f) Persons with disabilities may opt to identify their
13 disability on their identification card upon receipt of the
14 required documentation from the person requesting its inclusion_
15 The identification card shall display a notation of disability
16 status, if desired by the applicant, on the front of the card
17 where applicable; except that such notation shall not include
18 any designation other than the term "disabled.,"
19 SECTION 5. Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
20 by adding a new section to part XVI to be appropriately
21 designated and to read as follows:
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1 "§286-
Identification card
for persons with
estimating
2 disabilities.
(a) The department
shall issue identification
disability.
Identification cards
indicating
3 cards to persons with disabilities
pursuant to section 286-305.
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disabilities
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identification card
for persons with disabilities
year, and a
5 shall include
characteristics and
content pursuant to section
6 286-305. On the reverse side of the identification card shall be
7 a space within which the department shall enter such disabilit
8 information the applicant may request.
9 (c) The department may include a notation of disabilit
10 status, if desired by the applicant, on the front and may print
11 the disability information on the reverse on anv driver's
12 license or identification card issued pursuant to the provisions
13 of this chapter upon receipt of the required documentation from
14 the person requesting its inclusion.
15 (d) Temporary disabilities. An identification card for
16 persons with a temporary disability shall be issued upon
17 presentation of a sworn affidavit of at least one medical doctor
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attesting to
such disability and
estimating
the
duration of the
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disability.
Identification cards
indicating
temporary
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shall be issued for
periods of
one
year, and a
21 current affidavit of a medical doctor attesting to the
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1 continuance of such disability shall be presented at each
2 request thereafter."
3 SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed
4 and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
5 SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on January 2, 2018.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
PART I
SECTION 1. (a) The legislature finds that:
(1) Pursuant to Act 174, Session Laws of Hawaii 2014, the
state -county functions working group was convened to evaluate
the division of duties and responsibilities between the State
and counties relating to the provision of public services and to
recommend an appropriate allocation of the transient
accommodations tax revenues between the State and counties that
properly reflects the division of duties and responsibilities
relating to the provision of public services;
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meet the needs and purposes
frequent amendment, combined
visitor industry and the tax
in ongoing discussions among
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tourism authority, and other
of transient accommodations
t accommodations tax has evolved to
f the times, its structure and
with the cyclical nature of the
revenues it generates, has resulted
the various stakeholders, including
visitor industry, the Hawaii
recipients or potential recipients
ax revenues;
(3) The state -county functions working group, composed of
state, county, and visitor industry representatives and other
knowledgeable and concerned citizens, and which has been aided
by experts, considered the legislature's assignment for over a
year and delivered to the legislature its final unanimous
report, inclusive of analysis, findings, conclusions, and
recommendations;
(4) In particular, the state -county functions working
group found and concluded that:
(A) The application of the transient accommodations
tax and the allocation of its revenues should be simplified
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and stabilized so as to be clear, consistent, and
predictable over time, in view of the need to invest in
tourism as a premier industry;
(B) The tourism special fund should be provided a
priority distribution of the transient accommodations tax
revenues at an assured minimum level, adjusted for
inflation, and regardless of overall transient
accommodations tax collections;
(C) After the priority distribution of the transient
accommodations tax revenues to the tourism special fund,
existing allocations to the Turtle Bay conservation
easement special fund, convention center enterprise special
fund, and special land and development fund should be
maintained at their current levels, with any additional
state funding of these efforts made out of state general
funds by separate appropriation;
(D) Based on a review of state and county functions,
including tourism expenditures, an appropriate allocation
of the remaining transient accommodations tax revenues is
fifty-five percent to the state general fund and forty-five
percent to the counties; and
(E) There should be no fixed dollar amounts, caps,
floors, or similar restrictions on allocations to the State
and counties of the remaining revenues; instead, both the
State and the county allocations should increase or
decrease proportionately with increasing or decreasing
transient accommodations tax revenues; and
(5) The state -county functions working group
recommendations reflect a fair, balanced, and reasonable
compromise of competing needs for scarce resources and provide a
sound policy base for the further administration of the
transient accommodations tax and its revenues.
(b) The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Provide a fair, consistent, and predictable priority
allocation of transient accommodations tax revenues, of an
assured minimum amount, to the tourism special fund;
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(2) Maintain allocation of transient accommodations tax
revenues to existing obligations at present levels;
(3) Provide a fair, consistent, and predictable allocation
of the balance of the transient accommodations tax revenues
between the State and the counties; and
(4) Provide flexibility to the tourism special fund,
State, and counties in the utilization of their respective
allocations.
PART II
SECTION 2. Section 237D-6.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Revenues collected under this chapter shall be
distributed in the following priority, with the excess revenues
to be deposited into the general fund:
(1) $82,000,000 shall be allocated to the tourism special
fund established under section 201B-11; provided that, beginning
July 1, 2017, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the dollar
amount of revenues allocated to the tourism special fund under
this paragraph shall be adjusted by an amount equal to the
dollar amount multiplied by the percentage, if any, by which the
Honolulu region consumer price index for all urban consumers
(CPI -U), or a successor index, as calculated by the United
States Department of Labor, for the preceding calendar year
exceeds the consumer price index for the calendar year 2016;
rovided further that:
fund :
A) Of the revenues allocated to the tourism special
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(i) $1,000,000 shall be allocated for the operation
of a Hawaiian center and the museum of Hawaiian
music and dance at the Hawaii convention center
and
0.5 percent shall be transferred to a sub -account
in the tourism special fund to provide funding
for a safety and security budget, in accordance
with the Hawaii tourism strategic plan; and
(B) Of the revenues remaining in the tourism special
fund after revenues have been deposited as provided in this
paragraph and except for any sum authorized by the
legislature for expenditure from revenues subject to this
paragraph, beginning July 1, 2007, funds shall be deposited
into the tourism emergency special fund, established in
section 201B-10, in a manner sufficient to maintain a fund
balance of $5,000,000 in the tourism emergency special
fund;
(2) $26,500,000 shall be allocated to the convention
center enterprise special fund established under section 201B-8;
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(3) $3,000,000 shall be allocated to the special land and
development fund established under section 171-19; provided that
the allocation shall be expended in accordance with the Hawaii
tourism authority strategic plan for:
(A) The protection, preservation, maintenance, and
enhancement of natural resources, including beaches,
important to the visitor industry;
B) Plannina, construction, and repair of facilities
and
(C) Operation and maintenance costs of public lands,
including beaches, connected with enhancing the visitor
experience;
(4) $1,500,000 shall be allocated to the Turtle Bay
conservation easement special fund beginning July 1, 2017, for
the reimbursement to the state general fund of debt service on
reimbursable general obligation bonds, including ongoing
expenses related to the issuance of the bonds, the proceeds of
which were used to acquire the conservation easement and other
real property interests in Turtle Bay, Oahu, for the protection,
preservation, and enhancement of natural resources important to
the State, until the bonds are fully amortized; and
€er fiseal year 2014 2015,
1 fiseral year 261 2916, $193,999,99G er fiseal
thereaft ] Of the remaining revenues collected under this
chapter, forty-five percent shall be allocated to the counties
and shall be distributed as follows: Kauai county shall receive
14.5 per cent, Hawaii county shall receive 18.6 per cent, city
and county of Honolulu shall receive 44.1 per cent, and Maui
county shall receive 22.8 per cent; provided that commencing
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with fiscal year 2018-2019, a sum that represents the difference
between a county public employer's annual required contribution
for the separate trust fund established under section 87A-42 and
the amount of the county public employer's contributions into
that trust fund shall be retained by the state director of
finance and deposited to the credit of the county public
employer's annual required contribution into that trust fund in
each fiscal year, as provided in section 87A-42, if the
respective county fails to remit the total amount of the
county's required annual contributions, as required under
section 87A-43[ ; an
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All transient accommodations taxes shall be paid into the
state treasury each month within ten days after collection and
shall be kept by the state director of finance in special
accounts for distribution as provided in this subsection.
As used in this subsection, "fiscal year" means the twelve-
month period beginning on July 1 of a calendar year and ending
on June 30 of the following calendar year."
PART III
SECTION 3. Section 87A-42, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
"(d) In any fiscal year subsequent to the 2017-2018 fiscal
year in which a county public employer's contributions into the
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All transient accommodations taxes shall be paid into the
state treasury each month within ten days after collection and
shall be kept by the state director of finance in special
accounts for distribution as provided in this subsection.
As used in this subsection, "fiscal year" means the twelve-
month period beginning on July 1 of a calendar year and ending
on June 30 of the following calendar year."
PART III
SECTION 3. Section 87A-42, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
"(d) In any fiscal year subsequent to the 2017-2018 fiscal
year in which a county public employer's contributions into the
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fund are less than the amount of the annual required
contribution, the amount that represents the excess of the
annual required contribution over the county public employer's
contributions shall be deposited into the fund from a portion of
all transient accommodations tax revenues collected by the
department of taxation under section [237B 6.5(b)(4).] 237D -
6.5(b)(5). The director of finance shall deduct the amount
necessary to meet the county public employer's annual required
contribution from the revenues derived under section [ ^'�
6.5'—�;-] 237D -6.5(b)(5) and transfer the amount to the board
for deposit into the appropriate account of the separate trust
fund."
SECTION 4. Section 171-19, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) There is created in the department a special fund to
be designated as the "special land and development fund".
Subject to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as
amended, and section 5(f) of the Admission Act of 1959, all
proceeds of sale of public lands, including interest on deferred
payments; all moneys collected under section 171-58 for mineral
and water rights; all rents from leases, licenses, and permits
derived from public lands; all moneys collected from lessees of
public lands within industrial parks; all fees, fines, and other
administrative charges collected under this chapter and chapter
183C; a portion of the highway fuel tax collected under chapter
243; all moneys collected by the department for the commercial
use of public trails and trail accesses under the jurisdiction
of the department; transient accommodations tax revenues
collected pursuant to section [2�37D 6.5(b)(5),-] 237D -6.5(b)(3);
and private contributions for the management, maintenance, and
development of trails and accesses shall be set apart in the
fund and shall be used only as authorized by the legislature for
the following purposes:
(1) To reimburse the general fund of the State for
advances made that are required to be reimbursed from the
proceeds derived from sales, leases, licenses, or permits of
public lands;
(2) For the planning, development, management, operations,
or maintenance of all lands and improvements under the control
and management of the board pursuant to title 12, including but
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not limited to permanent or temporary staff positions who may be
appointed without regard to chapter 76; provided that transient
accommodations tax revenues allocated to the fund shall be
expended as provided in section [237E)6.S(b)(5);] 237D-
6.5 (b) (3) ;
(3) To repurchase any land, including improvements, in the
exercise by the board of any right of repurchase specifically
reserved in any patent, deed, lease, or other documents or as
provided by law;
(4) For the payment of all appraisal fees; provided that
all fees reimbursed to the board shall be deposited in the fund;
(5) For the payment of publication notices as required
under this chapter; provided that all or a portion of the
expenditures may be charged to the purchaser or lessee of public
lands or any interest therein under rules adopted by the board;
(6) For the management, maintenance, and development of
trails and trail accesses under the jurisdiction of the
department;
(7) For the payment to private land developers who have
contracted with the board for development of public lands under
section 171-60;
(8) For the payment of debt service on revenue bonds
issued by the department, and the establishment of debt service
and other reserves deemed necessary by the board;
(9) To reimburse the general fund for debt service on
general obligation bonds issued to finance departmental
projects, where the bonds are designated to be reimbursed from
the special land and development fund;
(10) For the protection, planning, management, and
regulation of water resources under chapter 174C; and
(11) For other purposes of this chapter."
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2 SECTION
5. Statutory material to
be repealed is bracketed
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New statutory material
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
1 SECTION 1. Section 247-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 "§247-2 Basis and rate of tax. The tax imposed by section
4 247-1 shall be based on the actual and full consideration
5 (whether cash or otherwise, including any promise, act,
6 forbearance, property interest, value, gain, advantage, benefit,
7 or profit), paid or to be paid for all transfers or conveyance
8 of realty or any interest therein, that shall include any liens
9 or encumbrances thereon at the time of sale, lease, sublease,
10 assignment, transfer, or conveyance, and shall be at the
11 following rates:
12 (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2):
13 (A) Ten cents per $100 for properties with a value of
14 less than $600,000;
15 (B) Twenty cents per $100 for properties with a value
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Thirty cents per $100 for properties with a value
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Seventy cents per $100 for properties with a
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Ninety cents per $100 for properties with a value
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One dollar per $100 for properties with a value
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(2) For
the sale of a condominium or single family
14
residence for which the purchaser is ineligible for a
15
county homeowner's exemption on property tax:
16
(A)
Fifteen cents per $100 for properties with a
17
value of less than $600,000;
18
(B)
Twenty-five cents per $100 for properties with a
19
value of at least $600,000, but less than
20
$1,000,000;
21
(C)
Forty cents per $100 for properties with a value
22
of at least $1,000,000, but less than $2,000,000;
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1 (D) Sixty cents per $100 for properties with a value
2 of at least $2,000,000, but less than $4,000,000;
3 (E) Eighty-five cents per $100 for properties with a
4 value of at least $4,000,000, but less than
5 $6,000,000;
6 (F) One dollar and ten cents per $100 for properties
7 with a value of at least $6,000,000, but less
8 than $10,000,000; and
9 (G) One dollar and twenty-five cents per $100 for
10 properties with a value of $10,000,000 or
11 greater [—] ; and
12 (3) In addition to the rate established by paragraph (1)
13 or (2), for the sale of a condominium or single family
14 residence: One dollar per $100 for properties with a
15 value of more than $1,000,000,
16 of such actual and full consideration; provided that in the
17 case of a lease or sublease, this chapter shall apply only to a
18 lease or sublease whose full unexpired term is for a period of
19 five years or more, and in those cases, including (where
20 appropriate) those cases where the lease has been extended or
21 amended, the tax in this chapter shall be based on the cash
22 value of the lease rentals discounted to present day value and
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1 capitalized at the rate of six per cent, plus the actual and
2 full consideration paid or to be paid for any and all
3 improvements, if any, that shall include on-site as well as off -
4 site improvements, applicable to the leased premises; and
5 provided further that the tax imposed for each transaction shall
6 be not less than $1.11
7 SECTION 2. Section 247-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
8 amended to read as follows:
9 "§247-7 Disposition of taxes. All taxes collected under
10 this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit
11 of the general fund of the State, to be used and expended for
12 the purposes for which the general fund was created and exists
13 by law; provided that of the taxes collected each fiscal year:
14 (1) Ten per cent of the revenue accruing from application
15 of the rates established in paragraph (1) and (2) of
16 section 247-1, or $6,800,000, whichever is less, shall
17 be paid into the land conservation fund established
18 pursuant to section 173A-5; [ate]
19 (2) Fifty per cent of the revenue accruing from the
20 application of the rates established in paragraph (1)
21 and (2) of section 247-1, or $38,000,000, whichever is
22 less, shall be paid into the rental housing revolving
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1 fund established by section 201H-202. Tax imposed by
2 section 247-1 shall be based on the actual and full
3 consideration[—.]; and
4 (3) One hundred percent of the revenue in each
5 county accruing from the rate established in
6 paragraph (3) of section 247-1 shall be
7 allocated to the county's affordable housing
8 fund and shall only be used to increase the
9 supply of affordable housing by the
10 following means:
11 (A) the purchase of existing housing units
12 and other interests in real property;
13 (B) the planning, design, or construction
14 of housing units;
15 (C) making grants or loans to nonprofit
16 organizations, including community land
17 trusts; or
18 (D) investment in public infrastructure."
19 SECTION 3. Statutory material to be deleted is bracketed
20 and in strikethrough. New statutory material is underscored.
21 SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval;
22 provided that this Act shall be repealed on June 30, 2022.
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