2022 State Legislative Session

2022 Maui County Council Legislative Package

HB1437 & SB2096  Lowers the threshold blood alcohol content for the offense of operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.

HB1438 & SB2097  Establishes the criminal offenses of unlawful chop shop activity in the first and second degrees.

HB1439 & SB2098 Establishes a green fee surcharge on transient accommodations for the purposes of funding workforce and services that promote certain environmental goals.

HB1440 & SB2099 Requires that beginning on January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the adjusted minimum wage rate to be recalculated using the most recent self-sufficiency income standard for one adult in the State of Hawaii.

HB1441 & SB2100 Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the County of Maui.

HB1442 & SB2101 Amends the definition of “development” in the Coastal Zone Management Act to exclude construction or reconstruction of a single-family residence that is less than 5,000 square feet of floor area and meets other criteria.

HB1443 & SB2102 Assesses a climate change mitigation impact fee on every customer who rents, leases, or utilizes a rental motor vehicle.

HB1444 & SB 2103 Abolishes Kalawao County and incorporates the area into Maui County.

Status of Maui County Council Legislative Package at Legislature’s website:

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/advreports/advreport.aspx?report=package&pkey=86&year=2022&name=Maui+County+Council

 


Testimony Submitted by Council Chair to the Legislature

  • Click on bill for link to measure status at capitol.hawaii.gov
  • Click on Support or Oppose for pdf of submitted testimony

SB 2018 – RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE – Support

SB 2018 – RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE – Support

SB 2615 – RELATING TO THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE – Support

SB 3179 – RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES – Support

SB2192 – RELATING TO HOUSING – Support

HB1917 – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Support

SB2626 – RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES – Support

SB2622 – RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – Support

SB2621 – RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – Support

HB1637 – RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY – Oppose

HB1839 – RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMODATION TAX – Support

HB1632 – RELATING TO HIGHWAYS – Support

HB1836 – RELATING TO HOUSING – Oppose

HB1577 – RELATING TO THE KAHO’OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION – Support

HB2246 – RELATING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM SURCHARGE – Support

SB2101 – RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT – Support

SB2049 – RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT – Support

HB2181 – RELATING TO STORMWATER FEES – Oppose

HB2167 – RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS – Support

HB1436 – RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS – Support

HB2444 – RELATING TO HOUSING – Oppose

HB2134 – RELATING TO COUNTIES – Oppose

HB2019 – RELATING TO BONDS – Oppose

HB1829 – RELATING TO BONDS – Oppose

SB2054 – RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION – Support

HB1742 – RELATING TO THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE – Support

HB1688 – RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES – Support

HB1917 – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Support

HB2246 – RELATING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM SURCHARGE – Support

SB3340 – RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII MAUI COLLEGE, MOLOKAI EDUCATION CENTER – Support

SB2667 – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Support

SB2008 – RELATING TO HIGHWAYS – Support

HB1745 – RELATING TO APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO SUPPORT HAWAII’S FOOD BANKS – Support

SB2618 – RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL – Support

SB3248 – RELATING TO AMBULANCES – Support

SB2096 – RELATING TO THE USE OF INTOXICANTS WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE – Support

SB3180 – RELATING TO HEALTH CARE – Support

SB2398 – RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY – Support

SB3179 SDI – RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES – Support

SB1065 SD2 – RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM – Support

HP1688, HD1 – REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES – Support

SB2048 – RELATING TO UNLAWFUL CHOP SHOP ACTIVITY – Support

SB 3248 SD1 – RELATING TO AMBULANCES – Support

SB3135 SD1 – RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS – Support

SB2618 SB1 – RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL – Support

SB2615 – RELATING TO THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE – Support

SB2419 – RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMODATIONS HOSTING PLATFORMS – Support

HB1635 HD1 – RELATING TO HEALTH CARE – Support

HB1436 HD1 – RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS – Support

HB2246 HD1 – RELATING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM SURCHARGE – Support

HB1577 HD1 – RELATING TO THE KAHO’OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION – Support

SB2398 SD1 – RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY – Support

SB2667 SD1 – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Support

SB3338 SD1 – RELATING TO THE KALAUPAPA MEMORIAL – Support

HB1745 HD1 – RELATING TO APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO SUPPORT HAWAII’S FOOD BANKS – Support

SB3135 SD2 – RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS – Support

HB1917 HD1 – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Support

HB1577 HD1 – RELATING TO THE KAHO‘OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION – Support

SB2008 SD1 – RELATING TO HIGHWAYS – Support

SB2622 SD1 – RELATING TO BIOFUELS – Support

SB2615 SD1 – RELATING TO THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE – Support

SB2048 SD1 – RELATING TO UNLAWFUL CHOP SHOP ACTIVITY – Support

HB1745 – RELATING TO APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO SUPPORT HAWAII’S FOOD BANKS – Support

SB3338 SD2 – RELATING TO THE KALAUPAPA MEMORIAL – Support

SB2667 SD1 – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Support

HB1829 HD2 – RELATING TO BONDS – Opposition

HB1688 HD1 – RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES – Support

SB3179 SD2 – RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES – Support

HB1436 HD1 – RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS – Support

HB1635 HD2 – RELATING TO HEALTH CARE – Support

HB1917 HD1 – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Support

SB3219 – RELATING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW – Support

SB3248 SD1 HD1 – RELATING TO AMBULANCES – Support

SB2008 SD1 HD1 – RELATING TO HIGHWAYS – Support

SB3248 SD1 HD1 – RELATING TO AMBULANCES – Support

SB2621 SD1 – RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – Support

HB1635 HD2 SD1 – RELATING TO HEALTHCARE – Support

SB3219 HD1 – RELATING TO SUNSHINE LAW – Support

HB 1436 HD1 SD1 – RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS – Support

SB2667 SD1 HD1 – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Support

HB1917 HD1 SD1 – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Support

SB3338 SD2 – RELATING TO KALAUPAPA MEMORIAL – Support

HB1688 HD1 – RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES – Support


Press Release

February 2, 2022: Maui County Council asks legislature to set visitor fees for the environment