HB1019 – This reapportions the existing $1.05 per barrel tax to ensure that a greater percentage is allocated to clean energy. Lately this fund has been raided for other purposes. The bill improves last year’s carbon tax law by requiring that the collected funds actually be dedicated primarily to Hawaii’s food and energy security – […]
Ag Loan HB 1248 HD1
HB 1248 HD1 Ag Loans – This bill is focused on the New Farmer Program to increase loan limits, decrease loan interest rates, and reduce the number of credit denials. The average age of farmers in Hawaiʻi is above the national average. The bill seeks to help new farmers and thus promote food sustainability by […]
SB1363 to add fee to bags
See SB1363 Bill Status and language Environmental Protection; Plastic Checkout Bags; Fee Requires businesses in the State to collect a 5-cent fee for each single-use checkout bag provided to a customer. Allows for exemptions. Provides for fees to be deposited in the general fund. Requires fees to be collected on paper bags in counties that […]
5 Cent Checkout Bag Fee Bill May Die
A bill to impose plastic bag fee did not get scheduled for its hearing in the finance committee, despite its widespread support. A 5 cent fee would be applied to all single-use disposable checkout bags given out at the point of purchase. Such policies have proven highly successful in places such as Washington D.C., where […]
Parks and Landfill – What’s in the Future
Excerpted from Maui Weekly Past planning designated ocean lands as public parks and beaches, yet KCA President Jon Miller—like many—fear a gloomy future forecast for parks in South Maui. When Miller inquired if there were plans to integrate parks mauka of Pi‘ilani Highway—near large plots where future housing and retail developments are proposed—John Buck, Mayor […]
For Reference: California Outdoor Air Quality Standards
Link to California Outdoor Air Quality Standards Air pollution harms the health of California citizens, damages agricultural crops, forests and other plants, and creates the haze that reduces visibility. A large body of scientific evidence associates air pollution exposure with a variety of harmful health effects. That’s why the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the U.S. […]