Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 262)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2312
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/25/26
Refer
3/25/26
Amends the Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) to require contractors who perform agency functions to retain records following the retention schedule of the agency and to provide the agency access to the records upon request. Establishes that all records retained by an agency function contractor shall be deemed government records for the purposes of the UIPA. Exempts contracts entered into by the Employees' Retirement System. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2313
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/6/26
Refer
3/10/26
Establishes a comprehensive system of public financing for all candidates seeking election to state and county public offices in the State, to begin with the 2028 general election year. Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2314
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/17/26
Refer
2/17/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Requires that whenever there is a difference between the English and Hawaii version of law that is material to its interpretation, priority shall be given to the language that aligns with the intent of the legislature as evidenced by legislative history, context, and purpose. Clarifies that Hawaiian shall not be required for public acts and transactions, but is welcomed. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2315
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Report Pass
2/24/26
Engrossed
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Enrolled
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/25/26
Refer
3/25/26
Proposes to amend article XVII, section 3, of the Hawaii State Constitution regarding the standard for ratification of a constitutional amendment proposed by the Legislature, to provide that proposed amendments shall be effective only if approved at a general election by a majority of all the votes tallied upon the question. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2316
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Requires the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2317
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
Directs the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to conduct a study on insurance coverage for small agricultural producers. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2318
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Codifies the Agricultural Statistics Program in statute. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2319
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/6/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/24/26
Refer
3/24/26
Report Pass
4/9/26
Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) grant writer position within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and converts the position from temporary to permanent. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB232
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distributed energy resource systems in real-time by 1/1/2026. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits in areas served by an investor-owned electric utility to adopt a self-certification process for solar distributed energy resource systems that are not SolarAPP+ compatible.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2320
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/6/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/20/26
Refer
3/20/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Establishes the Kuleana AgTech Pathways Program to create career pipelines in the fields of agriculture and agricultural technology. Requires the University of Hawaii to collaborate with the Department of Education, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Agribusiness Development Corporation, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and appropriate community organizations to develop and administer the program. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2321
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/24/26
Refer
3/24/26
Report Pass
4/9/26
Establishes a two-year Two-Lined Spittlebug Response Pilot Program to mitigate and control the spread of the two-lined spittlebug. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2322
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Requires that an environmental assessment be conducted and an environmental impact statement be prepared for any proposed use within historic properties designated by the Hawaii or National Register of Historic Places, important to native Hawaiian people or to another ethnic group of the State, or determined to be eligible as a traditional cultural property or place on the National Register of Historic Places. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2323
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Establishes the Farmland Transition Commission to examine barriers certain farmers face when trying to purchase or access farmland and provide recommendations on possible incentives or policies to assist these individuals in purchasing or accessing farmland. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Sunsets 12/31/2032. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2324
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
For purposes of registering a condominium project in an agricultural district, (1) lowers the threshold from projects with five units to projects with two units for which a signed statement from a county is required and (2) requires a signed statement from the neighborhood board, if applicable.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2325
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/24/26
Refer
3/24/26
Authorizes a court to modify sentences imposed on juvenile offenders if certain conditions are met and the court finds that, after considering certain factors, the defendant is not a danger to the safety of any person or the community and the modification is in the interests of justice. Establishes procedures, provides for hearings and representation by counsel, and authorizes appellate review. (HD1)