A selective digest of bills and briefings of interest Friday at the state Capitol. Click on the links for times, locations and details.

HB 1459 $500M for unfunded liabilities.

HB 357 Check-out bag fees to protect watersheds.

HB 174 Labeling of GMO imports.

HB 497 Tax credits for renewable energy.

HB 1131 Requires student dental examinations.

HB 146 Bans the use of dangerous wheels.

HB 1141 Compassionate care for sex assault victims.

HB 252 Amends definition of Native Hawaiians for roll commission.

HB 1028 Increases the minimum wage.

HB 1365 Creates a Capitol rooftop garden.

HB 478 Allows schools to grow food in gardens.

HB 194 Qualifications for State Historic Preservation Officer.

HB 1317 Encourages Hawaiian language for pre-K keiki.

HB 850 Establishes an Office of Homeland Security.

HB 553 Tax credits for businesses that come to Hawaii.

HB 269 Legislative candidates must live in districts for a year.

HB 343 Adds to the definitions of gambling.

HB 505 Asks state to plan for greenways.

HB 535 Parking lots for homeless to sleep in cars.

HB 668 Transfers med pot control from Public Safety to DOH.

GET exemptions on local produce, poultry and livestock.

Proposals for the governor appointing UH Regents.

Regarding the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

Decision making on Turtle Bay, EUTF, firearms background checks, brewpubs, Hawaiian television, energy tax credits, glass recycling, beverage containers, electronics recycling, longterm care, TANF assets, hotel taxes, public lands inventory and a bunch of UH stuff.

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—Chad Blair

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