HI HB1261

Removes the sunset provision that would have repealed Act 48, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016 on July 1, 2019, making its provisions permanent.

Maintains the requirement that contested case hearing decisions from the Commission on Water Resource Management, Land Use Commission, Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii Community Development Authority, and those involving conservation districts be appealed directly to the Supreme Court.

Eliminates the automatic reenactment of six specific Hawaii Revised Statutes sections (91-14, 174C-12, 183C-8, 206E-5.6, 269-15.5, and 602-5) that was previously scheduled upon repeal of Act 48.

Effective date is June 30, 2019.