Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 129)

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2670

Introduced
1/23/26  
Appropriates funds to the Office of Community Services (OCS) of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to award grants for fiscal year 2026-2027 to nonprofit organizations that expand or create new opportunities for residents needing to meet new community engagement requirements to qualify for federal programs. Establishes an evaluation and selection committee to oversee the awarding of grants. Requires an applicant for a grant to provide certain documentation on activities that qualify for community engagement hours to qualify for the grant. Appropriates funds for positions in OCS and for the Department of the Attorney General to assist OCS in reviewing contracts and monitoring costs.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2679

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Establishes and appropriates funds for a one-year Digital Youth Mental Health Platform Pilot Project that will enable the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division of the Department of Health to develop and make publicly available a digital platform designed to help young people address and manage mental health challenges. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB268

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Report Pass
2/28/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Decreases the size of the Island Burial Councils from nine to seven members. Removes the requirement for the councils to include members having development and large property owner interests. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2577

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
2/24/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/10/26  
Report Pass
3/24/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a study of the potential economic benefits and costs of sports tourism in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Requires funds appropriated to the Hawaii Tourism Authority in the Supplemental Executive Budget to be expended by DBEDT for the study. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2578

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Refer
3/10/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Refer
3/25/26  
Establishes the Hawaii Film Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and transfers the rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Hawaii Film Office to the Commission. Requires appointments and hiring of staff by 12/31/2027. Establishes the Film Industry Development Special Fund. Excludes media and film from the definition of "creative industries" and renames the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund as the Hawaii Creative Industries Development Special Fund. Amends the sources of moneys to be deposited into the Hawaii Creative Industries Development Special Fund. Allows the Creative Industries Development Special Fund to be used for the support and development of facilities and other initiatives to grow the State's creative industries. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2579

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to implement and administer a three-year phased Water-Energy Resilience Competitive Grant Program in the County of Maui. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2027. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2603

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Refer
3/10/26  
Report Pass
3/24/26  
Designates the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Exempts state funds received by the State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra from chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2604

Introduced
1/23/26  
Appropriates moneys from the stadium development special fund for the planning, design, and development of the stadium development district by the Hawaii Community Development Authority, contingent upon the Stadium Authority submitting a report that includes various documentation types, statuses, reports, plans, and agreements regarding the new stadium project.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2605

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requires the Department of Education to make available all public school outdoor facilities and grounds on Saturdays and Sundays for public and community use without the need for any license, permit, or deposit of fees, under certain conditions. Requires reports to the Legislature. Repeals on 6/30/2030.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2606

Introduced
1/23/26  
Establishes the Freshwater State Recreation Area Wildlife Sanctuary Corporation.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2698

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
3/6/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Refer
3/12/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Refer
3/30/26  
Requires the Department of Transportation to assess a per passenger head fee against cruise ships docking in the State's commercial harbors in addition to existing port user fees. Establishes the Cruise Ship Special Fund. Repeals existing law imposing the Transient Accommodations Tax on cruise ships, effective retroactive to 1/1/2026. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2699

Introduced
1/23/26  
Establishes within the Department of Transportation a fare-free youth transit program, to be coordinated with the counties. Establishes a fare-free youth transit program special fund. Requires biannual evaluations of the new program and special fund. Allocates moneys from the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to the fare-free youth transit program special fund. Appropriates moneys into and out of the fare-free youth transit program special fund. Requires reports to the Legislature.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2694

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
3/6/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Refer
3/12/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Refer
3/30/26  
Report Pass
4/10/26  
Refer
4/20/26  
Report Pass
5/1/26  
Report Pass
5/1/26  
Enrolled
5/6/26  
Chaptered
5/19/26  
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms to address economic factors sua sponte or on application by a water carrier. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a water carrier inflationary cost index automatic adjustment mechanism. Beginning 7/1/2026, through 6/30/2029, requires the Public Utilities Commission to apply automatic adjustment mechanisms. Beginning 7/1/2029, through 6/30/2033, authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to apply automatic adjustment mechanisms. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to waive or exempt any water carrier from any requirement under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Sunsets 7/1/2033. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2695

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
3/6/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Refer
3/12/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Clarifies a driver's obligations at crosswalks. Requires drivers to stop and remain stopped for pedestrians in crosswalks. Strengthens penalties for traffic violations, particularly in school zones. Expands the offense of negligent injury in the second degree to include bodily injury to a vulnerable user by the operation of a vehicle in a negligent manner. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB270

Introduced
1/15/25  
Authorizes any member of a board to attend an informational meeting or presentation on matters relating to board business; provided that the meeting or presentation is not specifically and exclusively organized for or directed toward members of the board. Repeals the requirement of a subsequent report of attendance and the matters presented and discussed that related to board business at the informational meeting or presentation.