Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 78)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB197
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/26
Establishes enhanced public notice requirements for changes in land use by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Department of Land and Natural Resources, or University of Hawaii and boundary changes by the Land Use Commission. Requires approval of the project by the community through a referendum of nearby adult residents except for projects within the Mauna Kea science reserve, which require a referendum by all adult residents of the country in which the Mauna Kea science reserve is located. Appropriates moneys.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB198
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/26
Prohibits the State from leasing public lands to or extending the lease of the US Department of Defense or any branch of the US military if the department or branch is noncompliant with any environmental order, consent decree, or memoranda of agreement, or any law, rule, or order on a matter affecting residents' health and safety. Requires Department of Land and Natural Resources to request that the military agree to remediation of existing leased lands prior to the end of the lease term.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB179
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Clarifies the applicability of the statute of repose for actions arising from construction defects. Clarifies the required contents of a notice of claim of construction defect served on a contractor. Amends the process and time frame for a claimant to accept a contractor's offer to settle or inspect and authorize the contractor to proceed with repairs. Limits the amount a claimant can recover if the claimant rejects a contractor's reasonable proposal for inspection or a reasonable offer to remedy. Clarifies the consequences of rejecting an offer of settlement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB18
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Appropriate funds into and out of the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund for the State Historic Preservation Division to inventory historic properties and burial sites in the State, collect data on burial site locations, and conduct an archaeological survey necessary to compile the inventory. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB180
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Appropriates funds to the Department of Accounting and General Services for the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to develop and maintain a translation tool for the State's website.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB181
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Appropriates funds for a one-time hazard pay bonus to state officers and employees in bargaining units 5, 6, and 7, and their excluded counterparts under certain conditions.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB185
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
1/29/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Requires disbursing officers to notify employees within sixty days of making a determination that an indebtedness has occurred to the government resulting from salary or wage overpayment. Amends the amount that a disbursing officer may deduct from an employee's salary, wage, or compensation based on the employee's gross income. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB186
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/26
Repeals inspection requirements for motor carrier vehicles.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB187
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Requires the Department of Education to transfer the Ewa Beach Public and School Library from the State Public Library System to James Campbell High School.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB188
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/26
Establishes the State Permitting Office within the Department of Transportation to process building and infrastructure permits for construction of state-owned buildings, state roads and highways, and other construction on state lands. Appropriates moneys.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB175
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges from seventy to seventy-five years of age. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB177
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Report Pass
5/1/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Enrolled
5/6/26
Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an evaluation and authorization process to import and transport aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a biological aquatic risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock evaluation and authorization process. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB178
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to support the establishment of surfing as an interscholastic sport.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB189
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Expands mandatory health insurance coverage for low-dose mammography for occult breast cancer to include any supplemental imaging deemed medically necessary for a patient of any age having an above-average risk for breast cancer as determined by the use of a risk-factor modeling tool. On or before 1/1/2026, expands mandatory health insurance coverage to include additional supplemental imaging for any patient, regardless of age, as deemed medically necessary by the patient's primary care provider. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB19
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)