Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 54)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2464
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Establishes a family caregiver tax credit for nonpaid family caregivers. Requires the Department of Taxation to submit annual reports to the legislature. Appropriates moneys to the Executive Office on Aging. The tax credit applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2027. Effective 12/31/2026.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2465
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Allows the charge of unauthorized entry into motor vehicle in the first degree to be brought as a class B felony if property damage of $750 or more occurs or the person has a previous conviction for the same offense within the past five years.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2466
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Requires the department of education to prohibit electronic telecommunication device usage during the instructional day and implement a social media and artificial intelligence literacy education campaign. Creates exemptions for students requiring accommodations, emergency situations, and teacher authorizations. Requires the department of education to submit a report three years after the initial effective date, and then every five years thereafter.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2467
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Amends or repeals various provisions of the HRS or the SLH for the purposes of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, or deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2468
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Amends the private sector On-the-Job Training Work Experience Program to allow the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to contract with employers and trade organizations or apprenticeship program sponsors without regard to chapters 103D and 103F, HRS; establish that an intern may become an apprentice in a registered apprenticeship program under certain conditions; require employers to pay $20 per hour for a maximum of 40 hours per week for all interns; provide, subject to certain limits, for the reimbursement of 100% of an intern's wages for employers, trade organizations, and sponsors having fewer than 50 employees, and 50% of an intern's wages for employers, trade organizations, and sponsors having 50 or more employees; and requires sponsors to pay, supervise, and train interns. Amends the State Internship and Workforce Development Program to require experience gained by interns to be applied towards the experience needed to meet minimum qualifications for civil service positions; require the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Department of Human Resources Development to develop guidelines for participation in the program; transfer certain program responsibilities from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Department of Human Resources Development. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2469
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Establishes a Regular Session Review Working Group to develop a comprehensive plan and make recommendations to the Legislature on the adoption of an effective year-round legislative session calendar. Establishes a Technical Advisory Committee to advise the Regular Session Review Working Group. Requires reports to the Legislature. Requires report finalization and drafting assistance from the Legislative Reference Bureau. Dissolves the Working Group and Advisory Committee on 6/30/2028. Appropriates funds. Effective 10/18/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB247
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Repeals the requirement to use the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund if the Director elects to accept deposits from contributors instead of sending deposits directly to the ABLE program manager. Authorizes the Director of Finance to expend moneys in the trust fund to provide incentive payments to Hawaii public school ABLE account owners. Appropriates funds for incentive payments to Hawaii public school ABLE account owners and to fund a position to provide statewide outreach, advocacy, and relationship management for the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2470
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Requires the Department of Education to implement financial literacy instruction into existing courses in public high schools that have sufficient overlap with financial literacy program standards beginning in the 2027-2028 school year. Requires the Board of Education to provide professional development to teachers. Allows the Board of Education to adopt rules. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2471
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Establishes the sustainable tourism infrastructure matching grant program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to support one-time capital investments that advance measurable sustainability and climate resilience outcomes within the State's visitor industry. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2472
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/23/26
Refer
3/23/26
Report Pass
4/9/26
Authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to establish the salary for the Assistant Administrator. Requires the board to first conduct a market analysis of commensurate salaries in the private sector. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2473
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/12/26
Refer
2/12/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Establishes the Hawaiian Sense of Place Recognition Act. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop educational and outreach programs to promote understanding of the Hawaiian sense of place among residents, visitors, and public employees. Requires state agencies to incorporate Hawaiian sense of place principles into land planning, management, and state construction projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2474
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/18/26
Refer
2/18/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Report Pass
4/9/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Enrolled
5/6/26
Authorizes the State to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with national governments; national ministries, departments, or agencies; provincial or regional governments; or international intergovernmental bodies relevant to the interests of the State or an international partner. Expands the definition of sister-state or province partnerships to include a partnership between the State and a prefecture or foreign nation. Requires the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission to evaluate how a sister-state or province partnership or international cooperative agreement will enhance certain key state initiatives. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2475
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/18/26
Refer
2/18/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/6/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Enrolled
5/5/26
Establishes labeling requirements for Ê»Åkolehao products. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2476
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/6/26
Enrolled
3/6/26
Refer
3/10/26
Proposes constitutional amendments to expressly provide that the Legislature may authorize political subdivisions, such as the counties, to issue housing infrastructure growth bonds for specified public works, public improvements, or other actions necessary for housing and community development, and exclude these bonds from determinations of the funded debt of the political subdivisions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2477
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth representative districts.