Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 92)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2624
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
PART I: Authorizes county boards of water supply to produce, use, and sell electricity generated from renewable energy sources. PART II: Authorizes counties to establish a process by which subcounty governing entities can designate funding streams within the county budget and submit budget allocation resolutions to county councils.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2588
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Establishes an American Sign Language Program at the University of Hawaii and appropriates funding for the program.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2589
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Clarifies that negligent homicide in the first degree shall include situations where a person causes the death of another person while operating a vehicle without a valid license. Establishes that a violation of this provision shall be a class B felony, with escalation to a class A felony when the person has two or more prior convictions for driving without a valid license within five years. Clarifies what constitutes a prior conviction for driving without a valid license. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB259
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Requires that each county council district feature at least one voter service center for elections. Prioritizes using public schools as voter service centers. Requires the clerk to advertise for volunteers. Requires each county council district to have one voter service center open on election day.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2614
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
3/25/26
Refer
3/25/26
Requires merchants that sell cosmetics to accept returns of new or unopened goods within specified timeframes. Clarifies the definition of "conspicuous sign" and expands required placement of return and refund policy signage. Beginning 7/1/2027, requires merchants that receive three or more warning letters from the Office of Consumer Protection of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for failure to post required signage to display standardized return and refund policy signs provided by the Office. Establishes exemptions for certain merchants. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2587
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/17/26
Refer
2/17/26
Clarifies the employment status of certain delivery drivers under state laws related to workers' compensation, wage and hour, temporary disability insurance, family leave, tax classification of business relationships, and unemployment insurance by establishing conditions under which delivery drivers are deemed employees of the business operating the delivery program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB350
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Refer
3/13/25
Expands the types of water heater systems that may satisfy the relevant requirement for the issuance of a building permit for new single-family dwellings to include ENERGY STAR certified heat pump water heaters. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB351
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Amends the Hawaii renewable hydrogen program and hydrogen investment capital special fund to include a broader focus on long duration clean energy storage. Transfers responsibility for the program to the Hawaii State Energy Office. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB352
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Authorizes certain state government entities to establish a self-certification process for behind-the-meter, customer-sited solar distributed energy resource systems and exempt the systems from the Federal Emergency Management Agency No-Rise/No-Impact declaration requirements under certain circumstances.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB353
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Appropriates funds for the Office of the Governor, in collaboration with the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to oversee and administer grants to low-income residents, and condominium associations on behalf of low-income condominium owners, to fortify residential real property against hurricanes.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB354
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Appropriates funds for the Office of the Governor, in collaboration with the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to: (1) plan and administer income tax credits relating to emergency management or disaster preparedness and grants for low-income taxpayers to fortify their residential real property; (2) oversee the development of emergency shelters; and (3) hire necessary personnel.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB355
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Establishes a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for expenses paid to retrofit a residence with wind resistive devices.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB356
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Requires all newly constructed single-family residences and apartment buildings located within specified geographic areas to be built to withstand certain categories of hurricanes and to contain residential safe rooms with attached bathrooms. Effective 1/1/2026.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB357
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Appropriates funds for the Office of the Governor, in collaboration with the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, to strengthen existing hurricane shelters and develop new hurricane shelters to withstand category five hurricanes.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB36
Introduced
1/16/25
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
Prohibits excited delirium from being recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in the State. Prohibits a medical examiner, coroner, or health care provider from stating on a certificate of death or in any report that the cause of death was excited delirium. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report. Establishes a new Hawaii Rule of Evidence that deems evidence that a person experienced or suffered an excited delirium inadmissible in a civil action. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)