H.B. 1120 Summary

• Clarifies the Department of Health's legal authority to prevent and address nuisances that threaten public health or environmental health.

• Amends Chapter 322, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Part I title to "Prevention and Abatement of Nuisances" to reflect the department's authority to take preventative action.

• Expands the definition of conditions the Department of Health can address to include those dangerous or injurious to "public health or environmental health, or both."

• Repeals specific examples that previously defined "nuisance" to include toxic methamphetamine manufacturing materials and odors from feeding feral birds, making the statute more broadly applicable.

• Takes effect upon approval.