This page consists of testimony presented during the 2021 Legislative Session by the University of Hawaiʻi.
House Bills
HB 8 RELATING TO FOOD SECURITY
- HB 8 (February 17, 2021) AGR (PDF)
HB 62 RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS
- HB 62 (February 3, 2021) HET (PDF)
HB 63 RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS
- HB 63 (February 3, 2021) HET (PDF)
HB 96 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS
HB 200 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET
- HB 200 (March 17, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 200 HD1 (March 29, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 236 RELATING TO COFFEE PEST CONTROL
- HB 236 (February 17, 2021) AGR (PDF)
HB 237 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES
- HB 237 (February 12, 2021) AGR (PDF)
- HB 237 HD1 (February 23, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 237 HD2 (March 17, 2021) AEN/WTL (PDF)
- HB 237 HD2 SD1 (April 7, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 306 RELATING TO HEALTH
- HB 306 (February 4, 2021) HHH (PDF)
- HB 306 HD1 (February 12, 2021) CPC (PDF)
- HB 306 HD1 (February 23, 2021) FIN (PDF)
HB 313 RELATING TO PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT
- HB 313 (February 2, 2021) HHH (PDF)
- HB 313 HD1 (February 10, 2021) HET (PDF)
- HB 313 HD2 (February 25, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 313 HD2 (March 23, 2021) HRE (PDF)
- HB 313 HD2 SD1 (April 6, 2021) WAM/JDC (PDF)
HB 325 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS
- HB 325 (February 11, 2021) LAT (PDF)
- HB 325 HD1 (February 24, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 325 HD1 (March 15, 2021) LCA (PDF)
- HB 325 HD1 SD1 (April 7, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 326 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS
- HB 326 (February 11, 2021) LAT (PDF)
- HB 326 HD1 (February 24, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 326 HD1 (March 15, 2021) LCA (PDF)
- HB 326 HD1 SD1 (April 7, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 327 RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
- HB 327 HD2 (March 2, 2021) FIN (PDF)
HB 344 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT
- HB 344 (February 2, 2021) WAL (PDF)
HB 410 RELATING TO TREE PLANTING
- HB 410 (February 9, 2021) EEP (PDF)
HB 414 RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES
- HB 414 (February 16, 2021) WAL (PDF)
HB 473 RELATING TO TELEHEALTH
- HB 473 HD1 (February 12, 2021) CPC (PDF)
HB 503 RELATING TO BOARD MEETINGS
- HB 503 (February 2, 2021) PDP (PDF)
HB 531 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS
- HB 531 (February 3, 2021) GVR (PDF)
HB 544 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT MAUNA KEA ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI
- HB 544 (February 4, 2021) WAL (PDF)
HB 546 RELATING TO EDUCATION
- HB 546 HD1 (February 24, 2021) JHA (PDF)
HB 550 RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- HB 550 HD2 SD1 (April 6, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 553 RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF SHARKS
- HB 553 (February 18, 2021) WAL (PDF)
- HB 553 HD1 (February 24, 2021) JHA (PDF)
- HB 553 HD2 (March 17, 2021) AEN/WTL (PDF)
- HB 553 HD2 SD1 (April 6, 2021) JDC/WAM (PDF)
HB 569 RELATING TO VICTIM-COUNSELOR PRIVILEGE
- HB 569 (February 3, 2021) HET (PDF)
- HB 569 HD1 (February 11, 2021) JHA (PDF)
HB 691 RELATING TO CAMPUS SAFETY
- HB 691 (February 3, 2021) HET (PDF)
HB 712 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS
- HB 712 (February 11, 2021) LAT (PDF)
- HB 712 HD1 (February 24, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 712 HD1 (March 15, 2021) LCA (PDF)
- HB 712 HD1 SD1 (April 7, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 713 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS
- HB 713 (February 11, 2021) LAT (PDF)
- HB 713 HD1 (February 24, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 713 HD1 (March 15, 2021) LCA (PDF)
- HB 713 HD1 SD1 (April 7, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 714 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS
- HB 714 (February 11, 2021) LAT (PDF)
- HB 714 HD1 (February 24, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 714 HD1 (March 15, 2021) LCA (PDF)
- HB 714 HD1 SD1 (April 7, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 716 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS
- HB 716 (February 11, 2021) LAT (PDF)
- HB 716 HD1 (February 24, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 716 HD1 (March 15, 2021) LCA (PDF)
- HB 716 HD1 (April 7, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 770 RELATING TO HEALTH
- HB 770 HD1 (March 2, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 770 HD1 (March 15, 2021) AEN (PDF)
HB 834 RELATING TO A BLACK CINDER CONE QUARRY SITE SURVEY
- HB 834 (February 11, 2021) WAL (PDF)
- HB 834 HD1 (February 25, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 834 HD1 (March 19, 2021) WTL (PDF)
- HB 834 HD1 (April 7, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 862 RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT
- HB 862 HD2 Proposed SD1 (March 22, 2021) EET/HRE (PDF)
- HB 862 HD2 Proposed SD2 (April 9, 2021) WAM/CPN (PDF)
HB 863 RELATING TO FORESTRY
- HB 863 (February 11, 2021) WAL (PDF)
- HB 863 HD1 (February 25, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 863 HD2 (March 24, 2021) WTL (PDF)
- HB 863 HD2 SD1 (April 7, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 871 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES
- HB 871 (February 5, 2021) AGR (PDF)
- HB 871 (February 12, 2021) CPC (PDF)
- HB 871 HD1 (February 23, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 871 HD1 (March 12, 2021) AEN (PDF)
- HB 871 HD1 SD1 (April 1, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 878 RELATING TO HAWAIʻI PRODUCTS
- HB 878 (February 3, 2021) GVR (PDF)
HB 921 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS
- HB 921 (February 11, 2021) LAT (PDF)
- HB 921 HD1 (February 24, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 921 HD1 (March 15, 2021) LCA (PDF)
- HB 921 HD1 (April 6, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 972 RELATING TO CONTESTED CASES
- HB 972 (February 11, 2021) JHA (PDF)
HB 1019 RELATING TO OCEAN STEWARDSHIP
- HB 1019 (February 11, 2021) WAL (PDF)
HB 1064 RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI
- HB 1064 (February 10, 2021) HET (PDF)
- HB 1064 HD1 (February 24, 2021) FIN (PDF)
HB 1065 RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI RESEARCH
- HB 1065 (February 10, 2021) HET (PDF)
- HB 1065 HD1 (February 24, 2021) FIN (PDF)
HB 1066 RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS
- HB 1066 (February 9, 2021) LAT (PDF)
- HB 1066 HD1 (February 17, 2021) JHA (PDF)
HB 1067 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI
- HB 1067 (February 5, 2021) HET (PDF)
- HB 1067 HD1 (February 17, 2021) GVR (PDF)
- HB 1067 HD1 (February 26, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 1067 HD1 (March 23, 2021) HRE (PDF)
- HB 1067 HD1 SD1 (April 6, 2021) WAM/JDC (PDF)
HB 1069 RELATING TO THE HAWAIʻI CANCER RESEARCH SPECIAL FUND
- HB 1069 (February 5, 2021) HET (PDF)
- HB 1069 HD1 (February 26, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 1069 HD1 (March 23, 2021) HRE (PDF)
HB 1070 RELATING TO UNIVERSITY DISTRICTS
- HB 1070 (February 5, 2021) HET (PDF)
- HB 1070 HD1 (February 16, 2021) WAL (PDF)
HB 1071 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI BOARD OF REGENTS INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMMITTEE
- HB 1071 (February 5, 2021) HET (PDF)
- HB 1071 HD1 (February 24, 2021) JHA (PDF)
HB 1072 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI TUITION AND FEES SPECIAL FUND
- HB 1072 (February 5, 2021) HET (PDF)
- HB 1072 HD1 (February 26, 2021) FIN (PDF)
HB 1105 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI BOARD OF REGENTS CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL
- HB 1105 (February 17, 2021) HET (PDF)
HB 1125 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS
- HB 1125 (February 11, 2021) LAT (PDF)
- HB 1125 HD1 (February 24, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 1125 HD1 (March 15, 2021) LCA (PDF)
- HB 1125 HD1 SD1 (April 7, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 1147 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET
- HB 1147 (February 23, 2021) FIN (PDF)
HB 1223 RELATING TO EDUCATION
- HB 1223 (February 4, 2021) EDN (PDF)
HB 1280 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAIʻI AUTHORITY
- HB 1280 (February 11, 2021) WAL (PDF)
- HB 1280 HD1 (February 17, 2021) HET (PDF)
- HB 1280 HD2 (February 25, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 1280 HD2 (March 15, 2021) WTL (PDF)
- HB 1280 HD2 SD1 (April 6, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 1282 RELATING TO THE TRANSITION OF THE OAHU REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FROM THE HAWAIʻI HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- HB 1282 (February 5, 2021) HHH (PDF)
- HB 1282 HD1 (February 16, 2021) LAT (PDF)
- HB 1282 HD2 (February 23, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 1282 HD2 (March 19, 2021) HTH/CPN (PDF)
- HB 1282 HD2 SD1 (April 6, 2021) JDC/WAM (PDF)
HB 1291 RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIPS
- HB 1291 (February 11, 2021) EDN/HET (PDF)
- HB 1291 HD1 (March 2, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 1291 HD1 (March 23, 2021) HRE (PDF)
- HB 1291 HD1 SD1 (April 1, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 1296 RELATING TO STATE FUNDS
- HB 1296 (February 18, 2021) HHH/HET (PDF)
- HB 1296 (March 2, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 1296 HD1 (March 23, 2021) HTH/HRE (PDF)
- HB 1296 HD1 SD1 (April 6, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 1297 RELATING TO STATE FINANCES
- HB 1297 (February 11, 2021) HHH (PDF)
- HB 1297 HD1 (March 2, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 1297 HD1 Proposed SD1 (Part I & II) (March 23, 2021) HTH/HRE (PDF)
- HB 1297 HD2 Proposed SD1 (Part III ) (March 23, 2021) HTH/HRE (PDF)
- HB 1297 HD2 SD1 (Part I & II) (April 1, 2021) WAM (PDF)
- HB 1297 HD2 SD1 (Part III ) (April 1, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 1298 RELATING TO STATE FUNDS
- HB 1298 (March 2, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 1298 HD1 (March 24, 2021) WAM (PDF)
- HB 1298 HD1 Proposed SD1 (March 29, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 1299 RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS
- HB 1299 (March 2, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 1299 HD1 (March 24, 2021) WAM (PDF)
- HB 1299 HD1 (March 29, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 1312 RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- HB 1312 (February 5, 2021) HET (PDF)
- HB 1312 HD1 (February 11, 2021) CPC (PDF)
HB 1322 RELATING TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE
- HB 1322 HD1 SD1 (April 8, 2021) WAM (PDF)
HB 1348 RELATING TO THE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
- HB 1348 (February 9, 2021) WAL (PDF)
- HB 1348 HD1 (February 25, 2021) FIN (PDF)
- HB 1348 HD2 (March 17, 2021) EET/WTL (PDF)
- HB 1348 HD2 SD1 (April 1, 2021) WAM (PDF)
House Resolutions
HCR 12/HR 13 CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS IMPLEMENTATION OF HAWAIʻI‘S STATE LAW COROLLARY TO TITLE IX IN LIGHT OF RECENT CHANGES TO FEDERAL TITLE IX REGULATIONS
- HCR 12/HR 13 (March 11, 2021) EDN (PDF)
HCR 12/HR 13 CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS IMPLEMENTATION OF HAWAIʻI‘S STATE LAW COROLLARY TO TITLE IX TO STRENGTHEN HAWAIʻI‘S EFFORTS TO END CAMPUS-BASED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION
- HCR 12 HD1/HR 13 HD1 (March 29, 2021) JHA (PDF)
HCR 41/HR 33 CONVENING A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR MAUNA KEA
- HCR 41/HR 33 (February 25, 2021) WAL/JHA (PDF)
HCR 52/HR 41 REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO ASSESS WHETHER STATE AGENCIES’ ANTI-BULLYING POLICIES AND RECORDS OF INCIDENCES OF BULLYING ARE PROPERLY UPDATED AND EFFECTIVELY UTILIZED
- HCR 52/HR 41 (March 11, 2021) EDN (PDF)
HCR 69/HR 58 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO SUBMIT A PETITION TO LIST THE OAHU PUEO AS A THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
- HCR 69/HR 58 (March 18, 2021) WAL (PDF)
HCR 69/HR 58 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO SUBMIT A PETITION TO LIST THE PUEO AS A THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
- HCR 69 HD1/HR 58 HD1 (March 29, 2021) JHA (PDF)
- HCR 69 HD1 (April 14, 2021) AEN/WTL (PDF)
HCR 102/HR 85 REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI, TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO ESTABLISH A STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN HAWAIʻI
- HCR 102/HR 85 (March 23, 2021) WAL (PDF)
HCR 111 ASSERTING THAT RACISM IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND URGING THE STATE TO COMMIT TO RECOGNIZING AND ADDRESSING THE RESULTING INEQUITIES
- HCR 111 (March 22, 2021) JHA (PDF)
HCR 112 DECLARING RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
- HCR 112 (April 14, 2021) JDC (PDF)
HCR 123/HR 99 REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A WORKING GROUP TO DETERMINE THE GAPS IN ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND THE SCOPE OF CARE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES
- HCR 123/HR 99 (March 19, 2021) CPC (PDF)
HCR 123 REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A WORKING GROUP TO DETERMINE THE GAPS IN ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND THE POTENTIAL ROLE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES MAY PLAY IN ADDRESSING THESE GAPS
- HCR 123 HD1 (April 9, 2021) HTH/CPN (PDF)
HCR 124/HR 100 REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
- HCR 124/HR 100 (March 19, 2021) CPC (PDF)