HB 1438 Summary

• Corrects federal regulatory references across multiple Hawaii statutes, including updating citations in sections related to administrative rules, alternative fuels, emission standards, and financial institutions.

• Clarifies language and fixes grammatical errors in statutes governing dangerous dogs, commercial driver's licenses, safe routes to school, and various other state laws.

• Changes a 15-year limit to a 25-year limit for building naming rights under section 102-2 and extends statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims from 8 to 32 years for abuse committed after July 1, 2024.

• Amends section 657-1.8 to extend the discovery period for psychological injury from sexual abuse from 3 years to 5 years for abuse occurring on or after July 1, 2024.

• Modernizes vehicle-related statutes to reflect electric vehicle charging data requirements and updates definitions related to zero-emission and alternative fuel vehicles.