Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 69)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2581
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
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Refer
3/18/26
Refer
3/24/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Report Pass
4/9/26
Clarifies the types of events that constitute disasters and emergencies for the purposes of emergency management. Establishes the Hawaii Community Resilience Hub Program within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to support the development of community-based resilience hubs across the State and leverage federal, philanthropic, and private-sector funding for disaster preparedness and climate resilience. Requires the Agency to identify locations on each island that can be used as state disaster response and mitigation hubs when a state of emergency is declared. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2582
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
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
Amends the membership and responsibilities of the Public Land Trust Working Group established under Act 226, SLH 2022. Requires the Working Group to submit four reports to the Legislature: by 8/1/2027, a first interim report regarding Act 178, SLH 2006, financial reporting and accounting; by 12/1/2027, a second interim report regarding the public land trust inventory; by 6/1/2028, a third interim report that includes a preliminary draft of findings and recommendations regarding Act 178 financial reporting and accounting and the public land trust inventory; and by 10/1/2028, a final report that includes proposed legislation. Authorizes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to provide administrative support to the Working Group in coordination with a third-party consultant. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2583
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
3/24/26
Refer
3/24/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Enrolled
5/6/26
Establishes the Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to expand micro-lending capacity by providing state‑funded loan loss reserves or other credit enhancement that absorbs first losses on qualified micro-loans made by participating lenders to Hawaii small businesses. Allows borrower fees and state matching contributions to capitalize lender-held loan loss reserve accounts. Establishes the Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Special Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds out of the Special Fund. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2584
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
Temporarily increases the total amount of public land trust revenues transferred to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Repeals 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2585
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/9/26
Refer
2/10/26
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
Establishes the Statewide Agricultural Tourism Standards Task Force. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2586
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Refer
2/3/26
Report Pass
2/12/26
Refer
2/12/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Applies the retail or higher general excise tax or use tax rate to purchases or imports of new motor vehicles by rental car companies and requires the revenue to be deposited into the Hawaiian Home Lands Special Fund. Establishes the Hawaiian Home Lands Special Fund. Appropriates funds for a position in the Department of Taxation. Appropriates funds out of the Hawaiian Home Lands Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2567
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/6/26
Refer
3/10/26
Refer
3/30/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Establishes a cap on the total number of superintendent-level positions within the Department of Education, with certain exceptions. Defines "superintendent-level position". Authorizes the Board of Education to conduct a written performance evaluation of each Complex Area Superintendent every two years. Appropriates funds to establish two Deputy Superintendent positions within the Office of the Superintendent. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2568
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Increases the fee amount collected from taxpayers claiming the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit and requires a portion of funds collected to be used to support the vertical film industry in the State. Expands the funding sources of the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund to include revenues received by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism from managing the Hawaii Film Studio. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Repeals 1/1/2033. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2569
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Requires the display of outdoor advertising devices, including digital outdoor signage devices, to be allowed within the Waikiki Special District and requires the adoption of necessary county ordinances. Allows the display of outdoor advertising devices, including digital outdoor signage devices, within the Stadium Development District with the authorization of the Stadium Authority.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB257
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Provides that a new certificate of birth issued by the State shall include a designation of the sex of the person born, based on the genitalia of the person. Authorizes amendments of designations of sex on certificates of birth, provided that the birth registrant is an adult, and a new designation is based on the genitalia of the birth registrant, as confirmed by a physician or physician's assistant. Requires certain original certificates to be unsealed and new certificates to be marked as amended with regard to sex designation.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2560
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/9/26
Refer
2/10/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Establishes a two-year-pilot program within the Department of Human Services to provide temporary financial stabilization assistance to families with students identified as experiencing homelessness. Funds the program through the Department of Human Services using allowable Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds. Requires Department of Education Complex Area Community Homeless Concerns Liaison to make approved purchases. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2561
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Declares feral chickens on public lands as a public nuisance and controllable pest in a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more. Prohibits supporting feral chickens on public lands, including by feeding chickens. Prohibits the abandonment of chickens on public lands or on private property without consent. Establishes fines and authorized enforcing agencies. Appropriates funds for the receipt, handling, and humane disposition of feral chickens that have already been caught. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2562
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Establishes statewide health care worker safety and workplace violence prevention requirements for health care facilities. Requires enforcement by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations in coordination with the Department of Health.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2575
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/12/26
Refer
2/12/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/6/26
Refer
3/10/26
Applies the retail or higher general excise tax or use tax rate to purchases or imports of new motor vehicles by rental car companies. Appropriates funds for a position in the Department of Taxation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2576
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
3/25/26
Refer
3/25/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Enrolled
5/6/26
Clarifies and streamlines background check requirements for healthcare facility applicants, operators, and direct patient access employees. (CD1)