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DABClimate-Resilient Food Systems Grant ProgramClimate AdaptationAGRICULTUREAppropriation ($)
Establishes the Climate-Resilient Food Systems Grant Program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Short form bill relating to the University of Hawaii.
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UHMaui Wildfire Exposure StudyMaui Health RegistryEmergency Appropriation ($)
Makes an emergency appropriation for fiscal year 20252026 to the University of Hawaii to expand and sustain the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and Maui Health Registry. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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UHBoard of RegentsAuthorization of Revenue BondsCapital Improvement Projects
Authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing qualifying priority capital improvement projects. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)
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Workforce DevelopmentInternshipsInternal RecruitmentDHRDCivil Service PositionsMinimum Qualifications
Establishes that certain participants in state-funded internship and workforce development programs are eligible for internal recruitment. Authorizes any state department, division, or agency to make certain determinations regarding an applicant's minimum qualifications in conducting a minimum qualification review. Repeals the requirement that a state department, division, or agency shall submit to the Department of Human Resources Development the applications for …
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Short form bill relating to taxation.
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Conformity to the Internal Revenue Code for 2025Income taxEstate and Generation-skipping Transfer Tax
Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, 2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Updates the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to make it consistent with amendments in the Federal Controlled Substances Act as required under state law. (HD1)
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Department of HealthDrinking WaterWater InfrastructureLead-free Materials
Amends prohibitions on the use of lead materials in drinking water distribution to align with the Safe Drinking Water Act and related Code of Federal Regulations.
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Department of HealthState Emergency Medical Services SystemSystems of Care
Modernizes Hawaii's emergency medical services laws to align with current best practices. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Department of Human ServicesHealth Care
Short form bill relating to health care.
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Hawaii Medical BoardPhysicianNutritionContinuing Medical Education Requirement
Beginning 1/1/2027, requires nutrition and metabolic education as part of the physician continuing medical education requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Presidential Fitness TestDepartment of EducationBOEPerformance StandardsPhysical Education
Requires the Board of Education to update content and performance standards to reinstate the Presidential Fitness Test.
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Short form bill relating to education.
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Private Trade, Vocational, and Technical SchoolsLICENSINGDOEDCCA
Transfers the licensing authority of private trade, vocational, and technical schools from the Department of Education to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Department of EducationInterstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Updates references to the United States Code in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
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Public SchoolsDOELand Transfer
Amends Act 307, SLH 2022, to revise tax map key numbers and the conveyance process by which identified properties are to be conveyed to the Department of Education. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Parole EligibilityRequired Programs
Expands the types of programs in which a committed person may participate to be eligible for parole. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Relating To Government. Short form bill.
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Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust FundInvestment Office Staff Salary Determination
Enables the Board of Trustees of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to establish appropriate salaries for the investment office staff of the Trust Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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FUNDSEmergency Appropriations ($)
Appropriates general funds to various programs due to anticipated operating shortfalls because of the lack of authority to transfer funds between programs. (HD1)
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FUNDSEmergency Appropriations
Appropriates general funds to various programs due to anticipated operating shortfalls because of the lack of authority to transfer funds between programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HTAFilm ProductionMarketing and Promotion
Adds the marketing and promotion of film productions filmed in the State as a power of the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Protective OrdersLAW ENFORCEMENTMilitaryJudiciaryCoordinationNotification
Requires notification to the security forces of each branch of the military when a protective order is issued in a case involving a military-affiliated individual. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Military FamiliesFamily LeaveQualifying Military Exigency
Authorizes an eligible employee to take family leave for a qualifying military exigency under state law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii Housing Finance and Development CorporationDwelling Unit Revolving FundDwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Program
Makes the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program permanent, with modifications. Repeals the sunset date for Act 92, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023.
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Private SecretaryExecutive AssistantSecretaryAdministrative Assistant
Updates state position titles by changing "private secretary" to "executive assistant" and "secretary" to "administrative assistant," where applicable.
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Uniform Health Care Decisions Act (Modified)Advance Health Care DirectivesAdvance Mental Health Care Directives
Adopts the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act (2023), as modified, to replace existing chapters related to advance health care directives and advance mental health care directives.
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Claims Against the StateAppropriations ($)AGReports
Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. Prohibits claims for refunds, reimbursements, or other payments, authorization for which is sought from the Legislature that exceed the time limitations of section 40-68, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from being claimed. Requires the Attorney General to submit a confidential report within five days after the opening …
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DAGSPublic Works DivisionComptroller's OfficeCivil ServiceExemptions
Permanently exempts certain positions within the Public Works Division, Special Project Branch, and the Comptroller's Office from state civil service law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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LEGISLATIVE AGENCIESAppropriations ($)
Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, Auditor, Legislative Reference Bureau, Ombudsman, and Ethics Commission. (HD1)
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Kainahola StreamAppropriation ($)DAB
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity for the removal of overgrown vegetation from the Kainahola Stream. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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PackageEthics CommissionNepotismLEGISLATUREJudiciary
Subjects legislative and judicial employees to the same ethical standards prohibiting nepotism that are applicable to other state employees.
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State Ethics Commission PackageFinancial DisclosuresRequirements
Expands the scope of persons who are subject to public financial disclosure requirements. Effective 7/1/2027. (HD1)
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs PackageExclusionsHistoric Preservation Review
Clarifies and expands the types of proposed projects for privately-owned residential properties that are subject to historic review. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs PackageConstitutional AmendmentPublic Trust LandsDestructive Live-Fire Military TrainingProhibition (ConAm)
Proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit destructive live-fire military training on State public trust lands.
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Office of Elections PackageVacanciesCandidatesState Senators
Amends the processes for addressing party candidate and state senator vacancies.
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Maui County Council PackagePsychology Interjurisdictional Compact
Enacts, and authorizes the Governor to enter into, the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
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Judiciary PackageSupplemental BudgetAppropriations ($)
Appropriates supplemental funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2025 and ending 6/30/2027. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)
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Judiciary PackageJury DutyJuror and Prospective Juror CompensationAppropriation ($)
Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each day of actual attendance at court. Appropriates funds. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)
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Judiciary PackagePublic ServantsHarassment
Elevates the offense of harassment as a misdemeanor when committed against certain public servants in connection with their performance of a governmental function. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Judiciary PackageFamily CourtsDomestic AbuseTemporary Restraining OrdersProtective OrdersPublic Inspection
Removes the requirement that requests to withhold from public inspection the petition record of a denied temporary restraining order or denied protective order be made orally.
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Judiciary PackageFamily CourtsAdoptionsConsentNotary
Adds the requirement that a written consent to adoption be notarized.
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageCriminal OffensesNegligent Injury
Amends the offense of negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageCriminal OffensesSENTENCINGElder Persons
Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age.
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageVictim Witness Assistance ProgramVOCAGIAAppropriation ($)
Appropriates grant-in-aid moneys to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the Victim Witness Assistance Program.
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageCriminal OffenseBribery
Establishes heightened penalties for the offense of bribery under certain circumstances.
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Hawaii Council of Mayors PackageRetirantsEMPLOYMENT
Authorizes the rehiring of retirants for positions that are unique and critical to operations. Limits the duration of each retirant's reemployment to 4 years.
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Hawaii Council of Mayors PackageWastewaterCesspool Upgrade, Conversion, or ConnectionIncome Tax Credit
Reestablishes the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii Law Enforcement Coalition PackageStandards BoardCertificationExtension
Establishes new deadlines for the completion of Law Enforcement Standards Board certification responsibilities.
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Hawaii Law Enforcement Coalition PackageLaw enforcement officersAssaultPenalties
Establishes appropriate sanctions for the offense of assault against a law enforcement officer in the first degree.
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Hawaii Law Enforcement Coalition PackageProtective OrdersRestraining OrdersFirearmsProhibition
Establishes a class C felony penalty for the unlawful possession, control, or transfer of a firearm or ammunition in violation of a valid judicial protective order or restraining order.
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Hawaii Law Enforcement Coalition PackagePUBLIC SAFETYHindering ProsecutionAccomplice LiabilitySanctionsPenalties
Establishes a gradient penalty structure for the offense of hindering prosecution in the first degree, based on the level of offense hindered.
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackageDomestic AbusePaternity ProceedingsDIVORCEExemption from Mediation
Exempts, under certain circumstances, parties alleging domestic abuse from participating in mediation during paternity or divorce proceedings.
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackageHHFDCHOUSINGCounty Approval
Repeals language prohibiting county legislative bodies from imposing stricter conditions or other requirements on certain housing projects of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackageHHFDCHOUSINGCounty PowersMixed-Use DevelopmentsBond Proceeds
Repeals the sunset provision in Act 45, SLH 2024, related to the counties' authorization to develop, construct, finance, refinance, or otherwise provide mixed-use developments.
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackagePsychology Interjurisdictional Compact
Enacts, and authorizes the Governor to enter into, the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackageWater Pollution Control Revolving FundWater PollutionAppropriation ($)
Appropriates general funds into and out of the water pollution control revolving fund to provide additional low-interest loans for eligible projects.
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackageFirearmsBuybackAppropriation ($)DLE
Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement to support the State's Gun Buyback Program, including at least two gun buyback events in each county. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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City and County of Honolulu Mayor's PackageCivil ServiceHousing and Community Development Office
Exempts positions of a county Housing and Community Development Office or Department from civil service laws.
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Campaign Spending Commission PackageElectronic Filing System
Requires designated campaign finance documents to be submitted electronically through the Campaign Spending Commission's upgraded electronic filing system. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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ProcurementPublic ContractsSmall PurchasesVendor Compliance
Increases the contract award value that triggers required proof of vendor compliance from $2,500 to $6,000.
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Identity TheftArtificial Intelligence
Includes fraudulent impersonation or false depiction through artificial intelligence or materially deceptive media in the offenses of identity theft.
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CondominiumsCondominium Property Regime Task Force
Implements the Condominium Property Regime Task Force recommendations.
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State BudgetExecutive Supplemental Budget ($)
Adjusts and requests appropriations for fiscal biennium 20252027 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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General Excise TaxExemptionNonprofit Schools
Establishes a general excise tax exemption on the gross proceeds or gross income received from sales of commodities or services that benefit nonprofit schools. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD2)
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ELECTIONSBoards of RegistrationOn-Call Circuit Judge
Replaces the boards of registration with on-call circuit judges to hear elections disputes.
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HOUSINGAffordable Homeownership Revolving FundNonprofit Community Development Financial Institutions
Adds loan funds administered by Nonprofit Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) for certain for-sale affordable housing projects to list of loan priorities for the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund. Expands use of funds in the revolving fund to allow financing as matching funds for CDFIs to mobilize other funding sources. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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CIPFifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Representative DistrictsAppropriation ($)
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth representative districts.
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HHFDCHousing Counseling AgenciesALICE HouseholdsReportAppropriations ($)
Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to allocate to housing counseling agencies certified by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing counseling services. Requires a report to the Legislature regarding services provided by the housing counseling agencies. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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DOHDOAAvian InfluenzaAppropriations ($)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health and Department of Agriculture to prevent, monitor, and respond to avian influenza in Hawaii. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Tobacco ProductsPremium CigarsDefinitionExcise Tax
Establishes a definition for "premium cigar" that is distinct from a "large cigar" and adds a definition for "characterizing flavor" in the Cigarette Tax and Tobacco Tax Law. Excludes premium cigars from percentage excise tax. Establishes an excise tax at a rate of 50 cents per premium cigar.
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Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing SolutionsSupportive Housing Pilot Program
Clarifies the funding mechanism for the supportive housing pilot program. Extends the sunset date for the supportive housing pilot program to 6/30/2030.
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Emergency AppropriationState Highway FundDepartment of TransportationMotor Carrier Law ($)
Makes an emergency appropriation out of the State Highway Fund to provide funds for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the Department of Transportation to enforce the Motor Carrier Law. (SD1)
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Sale of Real PropertyDOTCounties
Authorizes the counties to sell or dispose of property bordering the ocean when the Department of Transportation requests the acquisition of the property for state highway purposes. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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DOTElectric VehiclesState Mileage-Based Road Usage ChargeCounty Mileage-Based Road Usage ChargeState Highway FundHighway FundDisposition Of FundsAppropriations ($)
Beginning 7/1/2028, authorizes a county to impose a mileage-based road usage charge on electric vehicles. Provides and requires a county to establish the rate of the road usage charge. Repeals the requirement for the Department of Transportation to establish county subaccounts within the State Highway Fund. Clarifies the disposition of funds for state mileage-based road usage charge. Clarifies the rate …
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ProcurementEthical Public ProcurementDOTProject ManagementGovernment Bodies
Prohibits all governmental bodies and public employees from procuring services for project management through non-governmental third-party contracts, except for certain procurements of independent verification and validation contracts for information technology services. Temporarily authorizes, until 6/30/2027, outside contractors who prepared specifications and work statements in the development of a Department of Transportation solicitation to bid on those projects if certain requirements …
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Central Service ExpensesTransfersCentral Services AssessmentCentral Service Expenses of GovernmentState Highway FundAirport Revenue FundHarbor Special Fund
Amends the transfer of funds for central service expenses from the State Highway Fund, Airport Revenue Fund, and Harbor Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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General Excise Tax ExemptionsSugar Cane GrowersTRICAREPatient-Centered Community Care Programs
Repeals the general excise tax exemption for amounts received by independent sugar cane farmers. Repeals the general excise tax exemption for amounts received by contractors of the Patient-Centered Community Care program that is established by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to title 38 United States Code section 8153. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)
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Tax AppealsServiceDirector of Taxation
Clarifies that a notice of appeal relating to an appeal of a county tax is not required to be served on the Director of Taxation.
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Income taxEarned Income Tax Credit
Clarifies that nonresidents who claim the state refundable earned income tax credit are required to adjust the amount claimed using the ratio of their Hawaii adjusted gross income to federal adjusted gross income. Eliminates the unlimited carryforward on nonrefundable earned income tax credits claimed for tax year 2022. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Conformity to the Internal Revenue Code for 2024Income taxEstate and Generation-skipping Transfer TaxFederal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023
Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, 2024. (SD1)
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DLNRState Historic Preservation ProgramEmployees
Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to employ non-civil service professional and technical staff in its State Historic Preservation Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Department of Land and Natural ResourcesState Historic Preservation DivisionTax Credit
Reestablishes the Historic Preservation Income Tax Credit. Establishes a cap of the tax credit for each taxable year from 2025 to 2030. Sunsets 12/31/2030. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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DLNRCWRMState Water CodePenalties
Adds a minimum penalty and amends the maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code, expands the types of potential violations of the State Water Code, and makes each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider certain factors when imposing penalties.
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DLNRState LandsHomeless EncampmentsClean-upsAppropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the removal of homeless encampments on state lands under the Department's control. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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BLNRDLNREnvironmental Stewardship Fee ProgramEnvironmental Stewardship Fee Special FundEnvironmental Stewardship CommissionAppropriation ($)
Establishes within the Department of Land and Natural Resources the environmental stewardship fee program to collect a fee from visitors through an environmental stewardship license and allocate the revenue to protect, restore, and manage natural and cultural resources through grants to nonprofit organizations. Establishes the environmental stewardship fee special fund. Establishes the Environmental Stewardship Commission to make recommendations to the …
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Hawaii Retirement Savings ActHawaii Retirement Savings ProgramCovered EmployerDefinitionAutomatic EnrollmentOpt-Out Option
Clarifies the definition of "covered employer" under the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. Requires covered employers to automatically enroll covered employees into the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program unless the covered employee chooses to opt out. Effective upon approval.
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Order of Wage Payment ViolationWage and HourEnforcementPenalties
Authorizes the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to issue an order of wage payment violation to the employer found to be in violation of wage and hour provisions. Establishes penalties, enforcement, and appeal procedures. Amends the definition of "wage" to include compensation for labor or services rendered by an employee, whether the amount is determined on a time, task, …
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DLEATGERSRetireesBenefitsInvestigatorsCountiesReport
Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as an investigator in a position identified by the Department of the Attorney General or the Department of Law Enforcement as a labor shortage or difficultto-fill position, subject to certain conditions. Requires the director …
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Updates chapter 329, HRS, to make it consistent with amendments in the Federal Controlled Substances Act as required under section 329-11, HRS.
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Homeland securityUniform Information PracticesCritical Infrastructure Information
Makes critical infrastructure information received or maintained by the Office of Homeland Security confidential, except in certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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SHPDAPrior AuthorizationUtilization Review EntityReporting
Requires utilization review entities in the State to submit to the State Health Planning and Development Agency data relating to prior authorization of health care services.
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Department of HealthRemediesAdministrative OrdersAdministrative Hearings
Requires any order to cease and desist issued by the Director of Health that is administratively appealed to remain in effect during the appeals process.
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Disabled Persons ParkingCounty Enforcement
Authorizes each county to enact ordinances to enforce the design and construction requirements for the provision of accessible parking spaces, including the establishment of penalties for failure to comply with the ordinances.
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DOHGeneral Excise TaxExemptionAdult Residential Care Homes
Authorizes general excise tax exemptions for residential care services provided by certain licensed health care facilities pursuant to a contract with the Adult Mental Health Division of the Department of Health. Effective 1/1/26.
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DOHHawaii State HospitalPsychiatric FacilityLong-term Care FacilityPaymentMedicaidProcurement Exemption
Establishes maximum rates of payment for medical care for patients of the Hawaii State Hospital or of another psychiatric facility who are under the custody of the Director of Health. Authorizes the Department of Health to establish long-term care payment rates for patients discharged to a long-term care facility from the Hawaii State Hospital or another psychiatric facility where they …
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DOHOffice of the Director of HealthDevelopmental Disabilities DivisionEmergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention System BranchHawaii State HospitalCivil ServiceExemptions
Exempts certain positions in the Department of Health, including the Hawaii State Hospital, from civil service.
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Home Care AgenciesProhibitionsLimitations
Prohibits home care agencies from providing services outside the scope of their facility license.
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ImmunizationsNon-Medical ExemptionsRepeal
Prohibits new non-medical immunization exemptions for school-aged children. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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CigarettesTobacco ProductsElectronic Smoking DevicesSALESCounty PreemptionRepeal
Repeals section 328J-11.5, HRS.
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Department of HealthFlavored Tobacco ProductsSaleBanAppropriations ($)
Beginning July 1, 2026, bans the sale of all flavored tobacco products and mislabeled e-liquid products. Establishes positions and appropriates funds to enforce the ban. Repeals section 328J-11.5, HRS. Effective July 1, 2025.
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DOHKalaupapa State Historical AreaHansen's DiseaseExpensesRulesAnnual ReportTransfer to the County of Maui
Establishes the Kalaupapa State Historical Area. Authorizes the Department of Health to continue providing services statewide to Hansen's disease patients living in the community. Repeals sections of chapter 326, Hawaii Revised Statutes, upon the one-year anniversary of the passing of the last patient resident of Kalaupapa as affirmed in the Governor's proclamation.
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Department of HealthOffice of Medical Cannabis Control and RegulationCaregiversMedical CannabisCultivation
Retroactively repeals the sunset date of the authorization for primary caregivers to cultivate medical cannabis for their qualifying patients. Clarifies that each location used to cultivate cannabis can be used to cultivate cannabis for no more than five qualifying patients. Effective 1/1/2025.
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Department of HealthManufactured Hemp ProductsMinimum AgeProhibition
Establishes a minimum age requirement for the sale of manufactured hemp products. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Manufactured Hemp ProductsDefinitionDOH
Clarifies that the definition of "manufactured hemp products" in section 328G-1, HRS, includes hemp products specified in rules adopted by the Department of Health pursuant to section 328G-4, HRS.
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DOHEmergency Aeromedical ServicesAppropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to expand access to emergency aeromedical services.
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Department of HealthEmergency Medical Services Advisory CommitteeQuorum
Amends the quorum requirement for the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee.
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DOHSHPDACertificate of NeedExemption
Amends section 323D-54, HRS, to exempt the Department of Health from the State Health Planning and Development Agency's certificate of need requirements.
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Department of HealthFeesVital Statistics Improvement Special FundBirth Defects Special FundRepeal ($)
Repeals the birth defects special fund and deposits a portion of fees for certified copies and marriage licenses into the vital statistics improvement special fund.
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DOHRetention of Medical RecordsRepeal
Repeals the requirement for the Department of Health to approve a provider's arrangement for the retention and preservation of patients' medical records prior to ceasing operations. Clarifies that retention and preservation of medical records must be consistent with federal and state regulations.
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Hawaii Public Housing AuthorityState Low-income HousingTenant SelectionPreferences
Repeals the tenant selection preferences for disabled veterans and the spouses of deceased veterans in the State Low-Income Housing Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HPHAPublic housingTrespassingHPHA ParcelsHPHA OfficesHPHA Facilities
Amends section 356D-6.7, HRS, to include all Hawaii Public Housing Authority parcels as areas that may be closed to the public.
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Public housingHPHAFederal Public Housing ProjectsAbandoned PropertySeized Property
Allows the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to sell, donate, or dispose of property abandoned or seized in federal public housing projects. Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to notify the known owner of the abandoned or seized property. Creates procedures for persons entitled to the abandoned or seized property. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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MedicaidThird Party LiabilityState Medical Assistance Program Claims
Amends third party liability provisions for Medicaid program claims for payment as required under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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DHHLSchool Impact FeesEducationHOUSING
Exempts housing developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from school impact fees. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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DHHLGeneral Excise Tax ExemptionUse Tax Exemption
Exempts any development of homestead lots or housing for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from general excise and use taxes. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Cigarette TaxTobacco TaxDisposition of Revenues
Increases the tax rates for cigarettes and little cigars beginning 1/1/2026, amends the disposition of tax revenues to certain non-general funds starting from fiscal year 2026-2027, with the excess carrying over to the general fund, and expands the disposition of tax revenues to the non-general funds to include all tobacco product taxes. Repeals obsolete historical tax rates. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Drug and Alcohol Toxicology TestingBlood Alcohol ContentLower Threshold
Lowers the blood alcohol content threshold for driving while under the influence of alcohol from .08 to .05 or more grams of alcohol to reduce impaired driving and fatal crashes.
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Mooring LinesHarbor SafetyExempt VesselsCommercial Harbors
Clarifies and expands the exemptions of certain vessels from the requirements for the securing of mooring lines in state commercial harbors. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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ERSCredited ServiceBenefitsEmployer Contributions
Reduces the minimum number of years of credited service qualified Tier 2 Employees' Retirement System members must have to be eligible for vested benefit status for service retirement allowance purposes from ten years to five years. Increases employer contributions to offset the resulting liability.
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Office of Wellness and ResilienceFamily Resilience Pilot Program ($)
Establishes the Family Resilience Pilot Program within the Office of Wellness and Resilience and appropriates funds to execute the program, including the contracting of services.
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Transient Accommodations TaxClimate ChangeECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTRevitalization ($)
Increases the transient accommodations tax and allocates a portion of the tax to the general fund for projects that address climate change impacts and advance economic development and revitalization. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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State FundsClimate Mitigation and Resiliency Special FundEmergency and Budget Reserve FundDepartment of DefenseAppropriation ($)
Establishes the Climate Mitigation and Resiliency Special Fund. Mandates the allocation of all earned interest from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to the newly established special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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DOESchool MealsCost
Reduces the amount the Department of Education is authorized to charge for school meals to all students enrolled in department schools to no more than one-quarter of the cost of preparing the meals. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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DOEDyslexia ScreeningUniversal Screening
Requires the Department of Education to implement dyslexia-sensitive universal screenings, provide evidence-based interventions, and offer professional development on dyslexia and structured literacy.
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DOEEducation SuppliesPublic-private PartnershipsAppropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for teacher-requested classroom supplies for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.
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Computer ScienceDOELegislative Report
Changes the due date of the Department of Education's computer science legislative report from June 30 to twenty days prior to the start of the legislative regular session.
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DOEDepartment of Commerce and Consumer AffairsDepartment of Human Services
Expands the scopes of practice for occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech pathologists to allow those professionals working for or contracted by the Department of Education to diagnose medical conditions that can be treated with their respective services.
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BOEDOESchool Facilities Authority BoardMembership
Adds 2 ex officio, voting members that represent the Department of Education and Board of Education to the School Facilities Authority Board. (SD2)
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DOEWorkers' CompensationWork-based Internships
Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in work-based learning programs established and regulated by the Department of Education.
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VeteransHigh School DiplomaDOE
Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a program to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsorily or voluntarily induction into the armed services of the United States and to persons whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices.
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MilitiaNational GuardAssault in the Second Degree
Specifies that intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to a national guard member in the performance of duty is a class C felony.
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Hawaii Air National GuardHawaii Army National GuardHawaii National GuardDepartment of DefenseRank and Title of Component Heads
Allows the commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard to hold the rank authorized by the Department of the Air Force. Provides the Adjutant General with the flexibility to assign either the Chief of Staff or the Assistant Adjutant General to lead the Hawaii Air National Guard. Authorizes the pay and allowances for the Chief of Staff of the Hawaii …
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National GuardINSURANCETRICAREDepartment of Defense
Authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE Reserve Select, TRICARE Dental Program, and vision coverage to all officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard ordered to active duty for more than 30 days in the service of the State.
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PROPERTYHurricaneINSURANCEHPIAHHRFCondominiumsAppropriations ($)
Expands the powers of the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to help to stabilize the property insurance market in the State. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to conduct a study. Appropriates moneys.
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Condominium AssociationsBoards of DirectorsReserve FundsOperating Expenses
Permits condominium associations to borrow from or reallocate their reserve funds; provided that the loan is repaid within one year. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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INSURANCENet Solvency ReportMutual Benefit SocietiesHealth Maintenance OrganizationsDental Insurers
Provides amendments to net solvency report filing requirements for mutual benefit societies, health maintenance organizations, and dental insurers. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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FUNDSEmergency Appropriations ($)
Makes emergency appropriations and commensurate reductions to pay for anticipated operating shortfalls in the fourth quarter due to the limited ability to transfer funds between programs.
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FUNDSEmergency Appropriations ($)
Makes emergency appropriations and commensurate reductions to pay for anticipated operating shortfalls due to the limited ability to transfer funds between programs.
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Employees' Retirement SystemRequired Beginning DatesAutomatic Payments
Amends statutory language to conform the requirements of beginning dates and automatic cashout requirements with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Public Employment Cost ItemsBU-14AppropriationsExpenditure Ceiling ($)
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Bargaining Unit (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Public Employment Cost ItemsBU-11AppropriationsExpenditure Ceiling ($)
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (11) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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SBRRBSmall businessQuorum Requirements
Amends the quorum requirements to do business and validate acts of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board.
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Hawaii State Energy OfficeHawaii Renewable Hydrogen and Long Duration Clean Energy Storage ProgramAppropriation ($)
Expands and renames the Hawaii Renewable Hydrogen Program to include identification of likely pumped storage hydropower locations, or sites for other long duration clean energy storage technologies, and promotion of their development. Expands the use of the Hydrogen Investment Special Fund to include seed capital and venture capital investments for the Hawaii Renewable Hydrogen and Long Duration Clean Energy Storage …
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Stadium AuthorityQuorum Requirements
Clarifies requirements to establish a quorum to do business and validate acts of the Stadium Authority.
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Land UseLand Use District Boundary Amendments
Authorizes county petition process for review and approval of land use district boundary amendments based on adopted county general plans or county development plans.
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County Surcharge on State TaxRegional Infrastructure
Authorizes the use of county surcharge revenues for transportation and housing infrastructure in counties having a population of 500,000 or less. Authorizes counties that have previously adopted a surcharge on state tax ordinance after July 1, 2015, to amend the uses of the surcharge. Extends the period within which a county with a population of 500,000 or less may collect …
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Hawaii Technology Development CorporationSmall Business Innovation Research Grant ProgramSmall Business Technology Transfer Grant ProgramManufacturing Development Grant Program
Increases the cap for awards to assist businesses applying for the Small Business Innovation Research Grant Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Program of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Adds purchasing of renewable energy systems as an eligible expense and clarifies that training on both new and existing manufacturing equipment is an eligible expense for the Manufacturing Development …
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Hawaii Housing Finance and Development CorporationRHRFMixed-Income Rental HousingSubaccount
Creates a mixed-income rental housing subaccount under the Rental Housing Revolving Fund which shall make loans to mixed-income rental projects or units in a mixed-income rental project. Authorizes the transfer of moneys from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to the Rental Housing Revolving Fund Mixed-Income Subaccount.
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Hawaii Housing Finance and Development CorporationDwelling Unit Revolving FundDwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity ProgramInterim Financing
Makes the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program permanent. Allows partial or full repayment of Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund interim loans in the form of unit equity through the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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ADCDOAEnterpriseDefinitionAgricultural TourismAgricultural Development DivisionTransfer
Includes agricultural tourism in the definition of "enterprise" to authorize the Agribusiness Development Corporation to financially support farming businesses engaged in agricultural tourism. Transfers the Agricultural Development Division of the Department of Agriculture to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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FireworksCriminal OffensesPenaltiesInfractions ($)
Amends multiple definitions and penalties for fireworks offenses, including heightened penalties if another person suffers substantial bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or death as a result of the fireworks offenses. Establishes criminal offenses of general fireworks or articles pyrotechnic prohibitions in the first and second degree; sending or receiving fireworks or articles pyrotechnic by air delivery; distributing fireworks or articles …
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Uniform Health Care Decisions Act (Modified)Advance Health Care DirectivesAdvance Mental Health Care Directives
Adopts the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act (2023), as modified, to replace chapters 327E and 327G, HRS. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii Public Procurement CodeProtestDebriefingDisclosure of Competing Proposals
Prohibits a procurement officer from disclosing a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation scores, except the summary of scores, during a debriefing requested by a non-selected offeror. Authorizes the disclosure of a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation scores after a protest is resolved and the contract is executed. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)
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Department of AgriculturePesticidesPesticide Use Revolving Fund
Increases the ceiling of the pesticide use revolving fund. Effective July 1, 2025.
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PesticidesPesticide Drift Monitoring Study ($)
Appropriates funding to the department of agriculture to continue the statewide pesticide drift monitoring study.
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DCRReentry ServicesCommunity-based ServicesReportAppropriations ($)
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to submit an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for reentry services to connect offenders with community-based services. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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HHFDCRental Housing Revolving FundMixed-Income SubaccountWorkforce Rental HousingFor-Sale HousingRulesPrioritizationAppropriations ($)
Establishes the Mixed-Income Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to prioritize development of workforce rental and for-sale housing projects for qualified residents. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to adopt administrative rules. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Department of EducationExecutive Office on Early LearningPublic PreschoolsTEACHERSTeacher AssistantsEquipmentServicesAppropriations ($)
Appropriates funds to hire teachers and teacher assistants and for equipment and services for public preschools. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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State Fire Council PackagePUBLIC SAFETYFire SprinklersCountiesResidences
Amends the sunset date of Act 83, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, to repeal section 46-19.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, on June 29, 2025.
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State Fire Council PackageFireworks
Amends the definition of "cultural". Prohibits the use of consumer fireworks except for cultural use by permit. Repeals the wording of section 132D-3(1), HRS, that generally allows the use of consumer fireworks without a permit on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and the Fourth of July. Makes it unlawful to offer, display for sale, sell, or furnish consumer fireworks …
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State Ethics Commission PackageState Ethics CodeLobbyist LawAdministrative Fines
Establishes uniform provisions for the assessment of administrative penalties under the State Ethics Code and Lobbyist Law.
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs PackageBurial CouncilsComposition
Decreases the size of the Island Burial Councils from 9 to 7 members. Removes the requirement for the councils to include members having development and large property owner interests.
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Maui County Council PackagePoliceDeferred Retirement
Establishes a deferred retirement option program for police officers.
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Maui County Council PackageWATERCWRMEmergency OrdersWater ShortagesFines
Defines the public trust responsibilities of the Commission on Water Resource Management. Allows the Commission to retain independent legal counsel. Amends the scope of the Commission to include declaration of emergencies. Repeals the position of Deputy to the Chairperson of the Commission on Water Resource Management and establishes the position of Executive Director. Amends the composition of the Commission. Authorizes …
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Judiciary PackageProspective JurorsJuror Qualification Form
Authorizes the Judiciary to determine the format of the juror qualification form and the means of its delivery and return. Removes the requirement that the form be mailed.
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Judiciary PackageJury DutyJuror and Prospective Juror CompensationAppropriations ($)
Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each day of actual attendance at court. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)
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City and County of Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageVictim Witness Assistance ProgramAppropriationGIA ($)
Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the Victim Witness Assistance Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageCareer Criminal Prosecution UnitAppropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageCriminal OffensesBribery
Establishes heightened penalties for the offense of bribery, under certain circumstances.
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageUncrewed AircraftCriminal Offenses
Clarifies the applicable felony offenses for using an uncrewed aircraft in the furtherance of the commission of a felony. (SD1)
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageCriminal OffensesPenal CodeTortureProhibition
Defines and prohibits the offense of torture.
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageCriminal OffensesNegligent Injury
Amends the offense of negligent injury in the first degree to include bodily injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers. (HD1)
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageCriminal OffensesSENTENCINGElder Persons
Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age. Raises the threshold age from 60 years of age or older to 65 years of age or older.
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Hawaii Council of Mayors PackageProcurementSmall Purchases
Amends the procurement thresholds for small purchases. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackageEnvironmentIndividual Wastewater SystemsNearshore WatersDenitrification Capacity
Requires newly installed or modified individual wastewater systems that are near the shoreline to include denitrification capacity. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackageRETIREMENTPensionBenefitsPolice
Establishes a deferred retirement option program to allow qualified officers who are eligible for retirement to continue working.
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackageCounty Surcharge on State TaxGeneral Excise Tax LawExtension
Authorizes each county that has established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015 to extend the surcharge until 12/31/2045, at the same rates, if the county does so before 1/1/2028; Provides that no county surcharge on state tax authorized for a county that has not established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015, shall be levied before 1/1/2019, or after …
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackageHHFDCCriteriaPreferencesHousing Location ProximityState and County Employees
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to consider additional preferential factors when supplying housing or assistance in obtaining housing. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to determine the order of preferences and rank applicants, select applicants based on application date, and validate the preference status of applicants. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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City and County of Honolulu Mayor's PackageHHFDCHOUSINGCounty PowersMixed-Use DevelopmentBond Proceeds
Repeals the sunset provision in Act 45, SLH 2024, related to the counties' authorization to develop, construct, finance, refinance, or otherwise provide mixed-use developments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Campaign Spending Commission PackageSolicitation and AcceptanceCampaign ContributionsState Legislators
Prohibits state legislators from soliciting and accepting campaign contributions during any regular session or special session of the Legislature, including any extension of any regular session or special session or any legislative recess day, holiday, or weekend. (HD1)
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CSCState or County ContractorsState or County GranteesOfficersImmediate Family MembersProhibited Contributions
Prohibits state or county grantees and officers and immediate family members of state or county contractors or grantees from contributing to candidate or noncandidate committees, candidates, or any person for any political purpose for the duration of the contract. Requires any unlawful contribution to be returned to the contributor or it will escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. Requires …
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Campaign Spending Commission PackagePartial Public FinancingOHAMaximum Amount of Public Funds AvailableMinimum Qualifying Contribution AmountsAppropriations ($)
Increases the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all elective offices. Adjusts the minimum amount of qualifying contributions certain candidates must receive to participate in the program. Increases the matching fund payments for excess qualifying contributions. Appropriates funds for the program and staff. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Neutral
Authorizing The Issuance Of A Twenty-five Year Term, Non- Exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Laie, Koolauloa, Oahu, For A Rock Revetment That Includes Stairs, And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Improvements Constructed Thereon.
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Neutral
Authorizing The Issuance Of A Twenty-five-year Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Ewa Beach, Ewa, Oahu, For A Seawall, And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Improvements Constructed Thereon.
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Neutral
Authorizing The Issuance Of A Twenty-five-year Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, For Concrete Stairs, And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Improvements Constructed Thereon.
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Neutral
Authorizing The Issuance Of A Twenty-five-year Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Kikiaola, Kekaha, Kauai, For A Shoreline Protection Structure, And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Improvements Constructed Thereon.
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Neutral
Authorizing The Issuance Of A Perpetual, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Maunalua, Honolulu, Oahu, For The Stormwater Management Outfall And Drainage System, And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Improvements Constructed Thereon.
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LEGISLATUREOMBUDSMANCOLLECTIVE BARGAININGAppropriation ($)AuditorEthics CommissionLegislative Reference BureauPublic EmploymentLegislative BranchLegislative Officers and EmployeesEmployer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund
Makes an appropriation for the public employment cost items and cost adjustments for employees of the Senate, House of Representatives, and various legislative agencies who are excluded from collective bargaining. (CD1)
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Neutral
EstablishmentReportAppropriation ($)DABClean Plant Program
Establishes a Clean Plant Program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to support the production, maintenance, and distribution of disease-free, clean plant material to growers, nurseries, and other agricultural producers in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Director of FinanceShort-term Investment Grade Corporate BondsState Moneys
Authorizes the Director of Finance to invest certain state moneys in short-term investment grade corporate bonds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
CertificationTax CreditDBEDTResearch ActivitiesQualified High Technology BusinessesAnnual CapTax Credit Distribution
Amends the tax credit for research activities by: allowing taxpayers to claim all qualified research expenses without regard to prior-year expenses; increasing the annual cap; requiring the tax credit to be divided on a proportional basis if the annual statewide cap is reached; and requiring the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish an annual application period and …
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Neutral
DLNRLand CourtBureau of ConveyancesTransaction Fees
Makes permanent, rather than repealing upon the adoption of relevant administrative rules, the Department of Land and Natural Resources' authority to establish a transaction fee for certain services rendered by the Bureau of Conveyances for each recording in the Bureau of Conveyances and Land Court. Amends the authorized uses of moneys in the Bureau of Conveyances Special Fund. Repeals language …
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Neutral
OPSDHawaii State Planning ActHawaiian Sense of Place Recognition Act
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 Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust FundAssistant AdministratorSalary Determination ($)
Authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to establish the salary for the Assistant Administrator. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Travel and tourismAppropriationReportsDBEDTSustainable InfrastructureClimate ResilienceMatching Grant Program
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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LEGISLATUREAppropriation ($)Working GroupLRBRegular SessionsLength
Establishes a Regular Session Review Working Group to determine the essential timing and effective framework for a lengthened legislative calendar for election and non-election years. Requires a report to the Legislature. Requires report finalization and drafting assistance from the Legislative Reference Bureau. Appropriates funds. Effective 10/18/3000. (HD1)
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Workforce DevelopmentAppropriation ($)DHRDDLIRCivil ServiceInternship ProgramsOn-the-Job Training Work Experience ProgramState Internship and Workforce Development ProgramMinimum Qualifications
Requires experience gained by an intern in a state internship program to be applied towards experience needed to meet minimum qualifications for civil service positions. Authorizes the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to contract with trade organizations for on-the-job training. Removes restrictive eligibility requirements for interns, aligning internship experience with civil service minimum qualification requirements. Requires the Department of …
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Neutral
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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Neutral
University of HawaiiHawaii Community College Promise Program
Amends the Hawaii Community College Promise Program (Hawaii promise) to exclude grants, scholarships, and other funding sources from the calculation of Hawaii promise awards, allowing students to apply such funds toward indirect costs, including housing, food, and other living expenses, to reduce financial barriers and support student success. Addresses the change in federal law regarding Pell Grants. Changes Hawaii promise …
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Neutral
AgreementsDOTFederal Military FacilitiesDepartment Services
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with the United States Department of Defense for the provision of services at federal military installations, under certain conditions. Authorizes charging an administrative fee. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
DOTNational Environmental Policy ActNEPA Assignment
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to assume responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for highway projects, as well as railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State, allowing streamlined environmental reviews. Provides a limited waiver of sovereign immunity to comply with federal requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HarborsDOTCommercial Ports
Renames the Harbors Division of the Department of Transportation to the Commercial Ports Division and distinguishes between the terms "harbor" and "commercial port" throughout the Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
DOTAXHosting PlatformTax Collection AgentGeneral Excise Tax, Transient Accommodations Tax
Requires hosting platforms that earn service fees for providing booking services for transient accommodations to register with the Department of Taxation as tax collection agents and report, collect, and remit general excise and transient accommodations taxes on behalf of operators.
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Neutral
Department of Land and Natural ResourcesConservation Banks
Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to approve the operation of conservation banks and amends the Endangered Species Recovery Committee's membership and scope of authority. Effective upon approval.
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Neutral
ExemptionsDLNRCommission on Water Resource ManagementCivil ServiceState Historic Preservation Division
Exempts certain positions within the State Historic Preservation Division and Commission on Water Resource Management within the Department of Land and Natural Resources from the state civil service law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
ComplaintsDeterminationsDepartment of Labor and Industrial RelationsOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationHoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board
Repeals the requirement that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations regulate hoisting machines and certify their operators and the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board, including its rules requiring a separate state crane operator certificate. Allows additional time for the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to complete an investigation of a discharge or discrimination complaint pertaining to employees exercising …
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Neutral
Workers' CompensationDLIRModernization of Data SystemElectronic Submission of ReportsTreatment PlansVocational Rehabilitation Plans
Repeals outdated mail and triplicate form requirements. Clarifies how a physician transmits a treatment plan to an employer. Clarifies the timeframe for when an employer must submit an objection to a vocational rehabilitation plan and when a vocational rehabilitation plan is deemed received by an employer. Requires electronic submission of various reports to the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations. …
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Neutral
Offenses Against Public OrderPenal CodeDangerous Intoxication
Establishes the offenses of dangerous intoxication and habitual dangerous intoxication. Provides for civil protective custody and transport for emergency examination under section 334-45, HRS, in lieu of arrest for dangerous intoxication in specified circumstances, and bars prosecution when civil protective custody is used. Requires probation with mandatory treatment for habitual dangerous intoxication, with incarceration only upon probation violation. Makes conforming …
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Neutral
DLIRDLEState Fire Council
Replaces the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with the Department of Law Enforcement as the department responsible for budgeting administrative staffing for the State Fire Council. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
DOHSHPDAFunction and ResponsibilitiesCertificate of Need Exemption
Amends the functions and responsibilities of the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Adds a new definition of "health care". Amends the exemption threshold for bed changes to up to thirty per cent of existing licensed bed types. Exempts the Department of Health from certificate of need requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Neutral
Department of HealthDeposit Beverage Container ProgramIndependent AuditDeposit Beverage Distributor
Limits the independent audit requirement to deposit beverage distributors who distribute 2,000,000 or more deposit beverage containers a year. Identifies frequency of obtaining and submitting independent audits based on quantities of deposit beverage containers imported, manufactured, or distributed. Creates minimum requirements for independent audits.
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Neutral
Department of HealthFood, Drugs, and CosmeticsConsolidation of Food Safety into Chapter 328, HRS ($)
Removes duplicative food-related statutory material and aligns all food-related provisions under chapter 328, HRS. Ensures adequate statutory authority for permits, fees, inspections, and enforcement.
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Neutral
ReportsDOHVacation Payout Pilot ProgramHome PurchasesDown Payment Assistance
Authorizes the Department of Health to establish a vacation payout pilot program in which eligible Department of Health employees may defer unused vacation leave credits in favor of a pay out to provide home purchase down payment assistance. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Insurance CoverageImmunityDOHHawaii Preventive Services Advisory CommitteeCost-ShareStanding OrdersSunrise Analysis Exemption
Establishes the Hawaii Preventive Services Advisory Committee and authorizes the Department of Health to issue preventive service recommendations. Requires health insurance coverage without cost-sharing for Department of Health-recommended clinical preventive services. Provides immunity for healthcare providers' and facilities' provision of recommended clinical preventive services.
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Neutral
DOHSyndromic Surveillance Data
Requires hospitals with emergency departments that are licensed in Hawaii to submit syndromic surveillance data to the Department of Health. Authorizes the Department of Health, as needed, to establish by administrative rules a syndromic surveillance system under state jurisdiction that is independent of federal systems.
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Neutral
DHSEmergency Appropriation ($)Hawaii Emergency Food Assistance ProgramFederal Government Shutdown
Provides an emergency appropriation to the Department of Human Services to replace general fund appropriations redirected to provide emergency food assistance during the 2025 federal government shutdown. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
HHCADepartment of Hawaiian Home LandsEligible Transferees and Successors to Homestead Leases
Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, to include sibling's children as qualifying relatives of lessees for the purposes of lease transfer and lease successorship, in the same manner currently allowed for spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Educational GiftsDonor-Conditioned Educational AwardsConditional GiftsContractual RelationshipsSchool-conditioned Enrollment
Clarifies that free tuition at private educational institutions are to be considered conditional gifts that support educational advancements rather than contractual obligations. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
ProcurementDOESmall PurchasesLocal Produce and Packaged Food ProductsWritten QuotesParceling
Adjusts the applicability of Act 134, SLH 2025, to clarify the threshold for Department of Education procurement of local edible produce and packaged food products. Prohibits the artificial division and parceling of Department of Education procurements of local edible produce and packaged food products. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Prevailing WagesGovernmental Contracting AgenciesProcurement StandardsContractors Licensing Exemption
Raises the ceiling for the prevailing wages exemption on public works construction projects from $2,000 to $5,000 for governmental contracting agencies. Creates exemption to contractors licensing laws for public works construction projects valued up to $5,000 for governmental contracting agencies.
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Neutral
DefinitionEmployeeDOEHarm to Students RegistryExemption for Students
Clarifies the scope of the Department of Education's harm to students registry by excluding K-12 students and by providing that contractors and volunteers are included only if their roles involves interaction with students. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Neutral
Department of Corrections and RehabilitationExpenditure CeilingAutomated Victim Information and Notification System Special Fund
Repeals the $600,000 annual expenditure ceiling on the Automated Victim Information and Notification System Special Fund to address rising program costs and growing victim service demands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Department of Corrections and RehabilitationCorrectional WorkersPeer Support Counseling
Includes correctional workers as protected participants in peer support counseling sessions, giving them the same confidentiality protections provided to law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel.
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Neutral
Physician Assistant Licensure CompactAuthorization to Enter ($)
Authorizes the Governor to enter the PA Licensure Compact to create a comprehensive process that complements the existing licensing authority of the state medical board and provides a streamlined process that allows a PA to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the portability of a PA license and ensuring the safety of patients.
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Neutral
LicensureDOTDCCAPort PilotsPilotage Waters
Clarifies the consulting role and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation in the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' development and implementation of pilot licensure standards, requirements, and criteria. Repeals the inclusion of Port Allen as part of the waters of the State that are regulated by statutory pilotage requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
ViolationsExpungement Orders
Amends the expungement orders law to reflect that a person who is arrested for or charged with a crime but convicted of a violation is eligible for an expungement of their arrest record for that incident. (HD1)
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Neutral
Civil Service ExemptionERSExecutive Personnel
Allows the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System, through its Executive Director, to appoint specified executive personnel positions of the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii and exempts these positions from the State's civil service requirements.
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Neutral
Employer ContributionsERS
Increases employer contributions for normal cost and accrued liability for a specified group of employees to ensure the unfunded accrued liability of the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii does not exceed the maximum funding period.
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Neutral
Public Employment Cost ItemsEmergency Appropriations ($)BU-1 and BU-10
Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining units (1) and (10) and their excluded counterparts to resolve issues related to temporary hazard pay for fiscal year 2025-2026. (HD2)
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Neutral
HHFDCDownpayment Loan Assistance Program
Amends the Downpayment Loan Assistance Program by: removing the prohibition on combined loan-to-value ratios; clarifying the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's authority to allow payment waivers and interest forgiveness; authorizing financial institutions, mortgage lenders and other loan originators to originate downpayment loans; and reducing the borrower's required personal contribution toward the downpayment. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Department of Business, Economic Development, and TourismMotion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax CreditQualified Production
Increases the qualified production credit from twenty-two per cent to twenty-seven per cent in any county of the State with a population of over seven hundred thousand and twenty-seven per cent to thirty-two per cent in any county of the State with a population of less than seven hundred thousand. Lifts the per production cap of $17,000,000 for productions with …
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Neutral
DBEDTHawaii Film StudioHawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund
Expands the funding sources of the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund to include reveneues received by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism from managing the Hawaii Film Studio.
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Neutral
ExemptionBLNRDBEDTPublic LandsEntertainmentHawaii Film StudioCreative Media
Provides an exemption to dispositions of lands set aside for film studio and film studio operation from prior approval of the Board of Land and Natural Resources pursuant to section 171-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, thus streamlining the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's use of the Hawaii film studio for filming activity and other film-related business in order to …
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Neutral
Water ResourcesAppropriation ($)University of HawaiiGeothermal ExplorationHawaii State Energy Office
Establishes the Underground Energy Resource Characterization Program to identify the location and characteristics of underground energy resources through the use of slim-hole bores and requires a related environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Requires a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds.
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Neutral
Mental healthAssisted Community TreatmentAdministration of Treatment Over the Patient's ObjectionCrisis Intervention Officer
Requires the Director of Law Enforcement to adopt rules establishing training and certification standards and procedures for crisis intervention officers. Clarifies the scope of treatment allowable under orders for assisted community treatment. Requires the Department of the Attorney general to assist with the preparation, filing, and presentation of any request for a court or administrative order authorizing treatment over the …
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Neutral
InspectionsTobacco ProductsDOTAXATGSeizuresAsset Forfeiture
Clarifies that untaxed tobacco products are subject to forfeiture as contraband, without regard to the procedures set forth in Hawaii's asset forfeiture law in the same manner as untaxed cigarettes. Confirms the authority of the Department of Taxation and the Department of the Attorney General to inspect and seize tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices and e-liquids. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
RetentionForensic IdentificationBiological Evidence
Specifies the types of cases in which evidence must be retained post-conviction and the process by which evidence may be disposed of earlier than the standard period of retention, which includes a procedure for defendants to oppose the disposal of biological evidence by filing an objection with the court.
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Neutral
MapsPlansDAGSSubdivisionLand Survey
Removes outdated requirements and formats for plans filed with the registrar's office. Updates permissible drawing scales used in plans. Clarifies that statutory filing fees are set pursuant to the rules adopted by the Department of Accounting and General Services. Repeals obsolete terms such as "blueprint." Authorizes the Department of Accounting and General Services to approve the format of plans.
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Neutral
Annual ReportAppropriation ($)DABAgricultural Grant ProgramRevolving Fund
Creates an agricultural grant program and revolving fund for the purposes of grant application, execution, reporting, and auditing to be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Appropriates funds out of the agricultural grant revolving fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
SaleAppropriation ($)DABAgricultural LoansAgricultural Loan Revolving Fund Expenditure Ceiling
Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to package and sell a portion of its agricultural loan portfolio to permitted third parties. Appropriates funds out of the Agricultural Loans Revolving Fund to increase its expenditure ceiling. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Neutral
GRANTSATTORNEY GENERALAppropriation ($)Office of Community ServicesCommunity Engagement
Appropriates funds to the Office of Community Services (OCS) to award grants to certain nonprofit organizations. Establishes an evaluation and selection committee to oversee the awarding of grants. Requires an applicant for a grant to provide certain documentation on activities that qualify for community engagement hours to qualify for the grant. Appropriates funds for positions in OCS and for the …
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Neutral
State EmployeesPackageEthics CommissionPre-Employment RestrictionsPost-Employment Restrictions
Prohibits new state employees from taking official action on matters they worked on before state employment. Prohibits former permanent employees of the Office of the Governor and Office of the Lieutenant Governor from representing persons or businesses for a period of 12 months after termination from state employment.
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Neutral
ContributionsState Ethics Commission PackageSolicitationExecutive Branch Officials
Prohibits any Executive Branch employee with procurement authority who is nominated or appointed by the Governor to a compensated position subject to confirmation by the Senate from engaging in certain campaign fundraising activities. (HD1)
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Neutral
Consumer ProtectionLandlord-tenant CodeOffice of Hawaiian Affairs PackageRent Stabilization
Establishes a statewide 3% annual limit on rent increases under chapter 521, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Prohibits rent increases during the first 12 months of a tenancy and requires notice and certification for exempt properties.
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Neutral
ProhibitionDLNRBLNROffice of Hawaiian Affairs PackageSustainabilityFishing RegulationsAquatic ResourcesCommercial Aquarium Collection
Prohibits the harvest of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes, regardless of the method of collection, in counties with a population greater than 200,000 and less than 300,000. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Judiciary PackageAdministrative Drivers License Revocation HearingsInteractive Conference Technology
Authorizes administrative drivers license revocation hearings to be conducted using interactive conference technology, including teleconference, videoconference, and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) systems. Clarifies that evidence in hearings conducted via interactive conference technology may be submitted and exchanged electronically. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Judiciary PackageFamily CourtsChild Protective ProceedingsAggravated Circumstances Hearings
Clarifies and expands procedures for aggravated circumstances determinations in Child Protective Act proceedings. Authorizes the Family Court to make a finding of aggravated circumstances at any stage of a Child Protective Act proceeding before the termination of parental rights, rather than limiting these findings to the return hearing. Incorporates the definition of torture under the Penal Code for purposes of …
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Neutral
Judiciary PackageUniform Probate CodeGuardianship and Conservatorship ProceedingsSealing of Medical Records and Professional Evaluations
Provides for the temporary sealing of certain medical records and professional evaluations filed in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings pending a judicial determination on the need for continued sealing.
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Neutral
InjunctionsPublic EmployersHarassmentJudiciary PackageTemporary Restraining OrdersPublic Servants
Establishes a two-year pilot project to authorize public employers to petition for temporary restraining orders and injunctions against employment-related harassment of certain public employees. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Neutral
Judiciary PackageHawaii Supreme CourtCertiorari ReviewDisposition Deadline
Establishes a fixed disposition deadline requiring the Supreme Court to decide an application for certiorari within 60 days after the application is filed. Applies prospectively to cases in which the judgment or dismissal order of the Intermediate Court of Appeals was filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
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Neutral
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageAbuse of Family or Household MemberDeferred Acceptance of Guilty PleaPetty Misdemeanor
Maintains the petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of family or household member by repealing the sunset of amendments made to sections 709-906 and 853-4, HRS, by Act 19, SLH 2020. Repeals provisions authorizing a deferred acceptance of a guilty plea for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse of family or household members offenses.
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Neutral
HOUSINGHomelessnessCriminal OffensesHonolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageShelterPromoting Controlled SubstancesDrug-Free ZonesHomeless Facilities
Amends the offense of promoting a controlled substance in, on, or near schools, school vehicles, public parks, or public housing projects or complexes to include homeless facilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
ALCOHOLExemptionsFirefightersCountiesSubstance AbuseTestingHawaii Council of Mayors PackageHDOTCommercial Driver Licensing
Requires that state and county firefighters exempt from commercial driver licensure be subject to an alcohol and substance abuse policy for employees that is equivalent to, or exceeds the provisions of, the safety and health standards established by the United States Department of Transportation for holders of commercial driver's licenses.
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Neutral
Hawaii Law Enforcement Coalition PackageHabitual Violent OffendersCriminal Justice Research Institute
Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with Criminal Justice Research Institute, to submit ongoing annual reports to the Legislature. Amends Act 213, SLH 2024, by requiring the Criminal Justice Research Institute to submit a one-time report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2031 and extending its sunset date to 6/30/2031. (HD1)
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Neutral
Pilot ProgramReportDOHHawaii State Association of Counties PackageBuprenorphineParamedicsOpioid Overdose
Authorizes licensed paramedics to administer buprenorphine after administration of an opioid antagonist in cases of opioid overdoses, under certain conditions. Requires the Department of Health to implement a phased pilot program in at least 1 county with verified linkage-to-care capacity and authorizes expansion of the program statewide as additional treatment resources become available. Requires a report to the Legislature evaluating …
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Neutral
Authorized Emergency VehiclesCity and County of Honolulu Mayor's PackageCommercial Driver's License ExemptionEmergency Medical Services Personnel
Exempts emergency medical services personnel from commercial driver's license requirements. Expands the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" under the State Traffic Code to replace ambulances with emergency medical services vehicles, and include disaster response and recovery vehicles, Department of Health-approved vehicles, and vehicles designated as emergency vehicles by the State or an emergency management agency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Appropriation ($)Grant-in-AidCity and County of Honolulu Mayor's PackageDepartment of Information TechnologyDMV systems
Appropriates moneys as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Information Technology to upgrade the driver's license and motor vehicle application systems, subject to a dollar-for-dollar match. (HD1)
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Neutral
Appropriations ($)City and County of Honolulu Mayor's PackageDLMDDC
Appropriates funds to the Department of Housing and Land Management and Department of Design and Construction of the City and County of Honolulu as grantsin-aid to comply with the requirements of Act 206, SLH 2017, and Act 210, SLH 2018. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Amends or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes or the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purposes of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, or deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions.
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Neutral
Civics educationDAGSAppropriations ($)UHDOEPositionsLRBPARHawaii Civics CollaborativeAloha SpiritDemocracy
Establishes the Hawaii Civics Collaborative within the Department of Accounting and General Services to promote civics engagement and perpetuate the Aloha Spirit. Requires the Department of Education, University of Hawaii Matsunaga Institute for Peace, Public Access Room, and other community organizations to facilitate civic engagement education statewide. Establishes two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) civic education specialist positions within the Department …
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Neutral
GamingHawaii Lottery and Gaming CorporationGaming ProviderLottery and Gaming Special Fund ($)
Establishes the Hawaii Lottery and Gaming Corporation for the purpose of conducting and regulating wagering and gaming in the State. Establishes the Lottery and Gaming Special Fund and allocates certain percentages of the fund to various community betterment purposes.
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Neutral
LandlordsJudiciaryAppropriation ($)Summary PossessionTenantsPre-litigation Mediation Pilot Program
Beginning 2/5/2026, extends the period for a notice of termination of a rental agreement; requires landlords to engage in mediation and delay filing an action for summary possession if a tenant schedules mediation; and requires landlords to provide specific information in the 10calendar-day notice to tenants. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. Repeals 2/4/2027. (HD2)
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Neutral
ReportsDepartment of HealthAppropriation ($)Oral Health Task ForcePosition
Establishes an Oral Health Task Force to review the status of oral health in the State and make recommendations to improve the State's oral health infrastructure. Establishes temporary full-time equivalent program specialist V positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Neutral
QualificationsLicenseForeign Medical GraduatesMedical and SurgeryAlternative QualificationsFellowship
Allows foreign medical school graduates applying for a license to practice medicine and surgery to substitute one year of required medical training or experience in a hospital with one year of fellowship training where the parent program or hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
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Neutral
ReportAppropriation ($)Working GroupLRBYear-Round Legislative Session
Establishes a temporary working group to study the feasibility of transitioning the Hawaii State Legislature's Regular Session from one that meets for three and a half months from mid-January to early May, to one that meets on a year-round basis. Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to provide administrative support to the working group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates …
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Neutral
BOUNDARIESExemptionsBoard of Land and Natural ResourcesHanalei BayVessel Restrictions
Prohibits vessels longer than seventy-five feet from entering Hanalei Bay except for vessels operated by a federal, state, or county agency. Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to define boundaries of Hanalei Bay by rule. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Appropriation ($)Special FundCesspool Conversion Financing ProgramOn-bill FinancingHawaii Green Infrastructure Authority
Establishes and appropriates funds for a cesspool conversion on-bill financing program to be administered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority to provide low-interest loans to eligible homeowners for the upgrade, conversion, or connection of cesspools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Data SharingDOTAXStatewide Longitudinal Data Sharing
Adds the Department of Taxation to the list of state agencies sharing data through the statewide longitudinal data system. Allows the Department of Taxation to provide the University of Hawaii and other state agencies certain wage data. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
State Highway FundAppropriation ($)Automated Speed Enforcement Systems ProgramAutomated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund
Appropriates funds out of the State Highway Fund for deposit into the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund and appropriates funds out of the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund for fiscal year 2025-2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
DOTBudget ProvisionsHighway Revenue BondsBond Authorization
Restores the revenue bond authorization for the Department of Transportation to issue Highway Revenue Bonds for highway capital improvement projects authorized in Act 164, SLH 2023, as amended by Act 230, SLH 2024. Takes effect 1/1/3000. (SD1)
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Neutral
Department of TransportationLimited-Term Non-Domiciled Commercial Driver's Licenses and Non-Domiciled Commercial Learner's PermitsFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Amends requirements to commercial driver's license qualification standards to meet current federal regulations to allow the State to issue a limited-term non-domiciled commercial learner's permit and non-domiciled commercial driver's license for applicants who are unable to provide proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
DOTDOEPupil Transportation Safety
Amends sections 286-102 and 286-181, HRS, to allow exemptions to include use of motorcoaches, small buses, and vans, which may not meet school bus regulations for school bus services, but which shall otherwise meet vehicle requirements and qualifications set forth in chapter 19-143, Hawaii Administrative Rules, to the extent required by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Education, …
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Neutral
Department of TransportationLimited LiabilityFirefighting at Commercial Harbors
Limits civil liability of individuals who render firefighting services with a firefighting vessel at any of the State's commercial harbors or roadsteads, any commercial harbor or waterfront improvement belonging to or controlled by the State, or any vessel within a commercial harbor or roadstead to only damages resulting from an individual's gross negligence or wanton acts or omissions. Effective 7/1/3000. …
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Neutral
DOTHarbor ImprovementsCapital Advancement Contracts
Amends section 266-19.5(d), HRS, for the purpose of increasing the cap for the contract value of any one capital advancement contract (CAC) and the cap for the total aggregate value of CACs in a fiscal year entered into by the Department of Transportation with private parties for harbor improvements. Adds reporting requirements for the department.
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Neutral
ExemptionsWithholdingIncome Taxation
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, (1) repeals the maximum tax rate that may be considered in determining the amount of income tax that must be withheld and the requirement that a standard deduction allowance be treated as if it was denominated as a withholding exemption, and (2) for the purpose of income tax withholding, permits the Director …
Bill
Neutral
Statute Of LimitationsCollection of TaxesTax AppealTaxation Board of Review
Suspends the statute of limitations on collections of income tax, general excise tax, transient accommodations tax, use tax, fuel tax, conveyance tax, and rental motor vehicle, tour vehicle, and car-sharing vehicle surcharge tax during the period an assessment is pending on appeal before the taxation board of review or tax appeal court. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
PUBLIC LANDBLNRLease Terms and ConditionsLease Extensions
Requires that lease extensions approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources be drafted on forms that reflect contemporary leasing practices and policies of the Board, and which shall control over conflicting or inconsistent provisions in the lease being extended. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD2)
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Neutral
BLNRWater Sports EquipmentEmergency Rules
Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to issue emergency rules which may be in effect for up to 365 days for the regulation of commercial and recreational use of water sports equipment to promote ocean user safety. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Appropriation ($)DOHIntensive Mobile Team Pilot ProgramHouseless Individuals
Establishes and appropriates funds for a pilot program in the Department of Health to provide intensive mobile treatment-type services to chronically houseless individuals suffering from serious brain disorders like schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
DOHHSHConstruction Defect RemediationEmergency Appropriation ($)
Emergency Appropriation of $8,160,000 in general funds to the Department of Health to fund construction defect remediation, including the payment of legal fees and cost of special deputies attorney general, of the Hale Ho`ola Building of the Hawaii State Hospital.
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Neutral
DOHChild and Adolescent Mental Health DivisionChild and Adolescent Mental HealthDigital Youth Mental Health Platform Pilot Project ($)
Establishes a two-year digital youth mental health platform pilot project under which the child and adolescent mental health division of the department of health develops and makes publicly available a digital platform providing tools and resources designed to help young people address and manage mental health challenges.
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Neutral
DOHChild and Adolescent Mental Health DivisionChild and Adolescent Mental HealthServices Plan
Clarifies and updates the responsibilities of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division of the Department of Health to reflect the current mental health systems of care that address the mental health needs of children and adolescents in the State.
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Neutral
RepealTransferAgreementDOHHHSCOahu Regional Health Care SystemLow Acuity Patients
Repeals the requirement to transfer the Oahu Regional Health Care System from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to the Department of Health. Repeals certain changes to the Hawaii Revised Statutes that were made by Act 212, SLH 2021. Requires the Oahu Regional Health Care System to enter into an agreement with the Department of Health regarding Oahu Regional Health Care …
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Neutral
Appropriation ($)Universal Immunization Funding ProgramImmunization PurchasingUniversal Immunization Purchase Special Fund
Establishes the Universal Immunization Purchase Program and Universal Immunization Purchase Special Fund into which the fees will be deposited to finance the distribution of immunizations free of charge to qualifying health care providers. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
LIABILITYDepartment of HealthSterile Needle and Syringe Exchange ProgramNeeds-Based DistributionNon-Injection Drug User Participation
Repeals the one-to-one syringe limit for the needle exchange program. Authorizes the Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Program to provide needs-based distribution. Authorizes non-injection drug user participation in the Program. Modifies liability for exchange program participants, staff, and law enforcement officers.
Bill
Neutral
EducationPreventionAppropriation ($)DOHViral HepatitisAwarenessScreeningsTreatment Support
Establishes and appropriates funds for a Hepatitis Prevention Program within the Department of Health to address morbidity and mortality due to hepatitis B and C. Repeals an outdated reference to hepatitis and blood transfusions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
DefinitionsRegistrationDOHManufactured Hemp Products
Requires manufactured hemp product distributors and manufactured hemp product retailers to register with the Department of Health to sell manufactured hemp products; requires the Department of Health to collect application fees and issue certificates of registration.
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Neutral
Appropriation ($)DOHCentralized Health Care Credentialing Pilot Program
Authorizes the Department of Health to implement a two-year pilot program that reduces duplicative activities required for the credentialing of health care providers by hospitals, universities, clinics, health plans, and independent practice associations; and establishes an advisory committee. Appropriates funds.
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Neutral
OYSSafe Spaces for Youth ProgramHomeless Youth and Young AdultsShelter
Makes the Safe Spaces for Youth Pilot Program permanent within the Office of Youth Services. Requires the program to collaborate with all state and county departments that offer services for youth and young adults to coordinate the identification of youth and young adults who are experiencing homelessness and placement of these youth at a shelter for homeless youth or young …
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Neutral
DHSNeighbor Islands Blind and Low Vision Service Pilot Program
Updates the name of the Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program by replacing the term "visually impaired" with the term "low vision". Clarifies the pilot program's implementation timeframes. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Public housingEvictionsUnclaimed PropertyHPHATenants
Reduces the time the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is required to store unclaimed personal effects of a tenant evicted from public housing from thirty days to fourteen days. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Neutral
CountiesDHHLUser FeesCounty Powers
Exempts the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from county user fees, in the amount of $100,000 aggregate per year, and ensures county services to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for Hawaiian Home Lands.
Bill
Neutral
Hawaiian Homes Commission ActDepartment of Hawaiian Home Lands
Confirms that Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, shall take effect on either the date of the Secretary of the Interior's notification letter to the Congressional Committee Chairpersons that this Act meets none of the criteria in title 43 Code of Federal Regulations section 48.20, or on the date that the United States Congress approval becomes law.
Bill
Neutral
HISTORIC PRESERVATIONDHHLProject Reviews
Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction, except under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Bill
Neutral
Office Of The GovernorDHRDOffice of Wellness and ResilienceWellness and Resilience Advisory Board
Transfers the Office of Wellness and Resilience to the Department of Human Resources Development. Creates a Wellness and Resilience Advisory Board. Updates the Office of Wellness and Resilience functions. Effective 6/29/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
AssessmentTrainingAppropriations ($)DHSOffice of Wellness and ResilienceTrauma-informed CareChild Welfare Services
Directs the Office of Wellness and Resilience to collaborate with the Department of Human Services to, either directly or by contract, design, administer, and implement a program for trauma-informed organizational assessments and a training curriculum for the Department of Human Services Child Welfare Services Branch staff. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Neutral
Legislative VacanciesLegislative AppointmentsPrimary Election
Provides the Governor with discretion to not fill a vacant legislative position if the vacancy occurs one hundred twenty days or less from an upcoming primary election until after the results of the primary election are certified.
Bill
Neutral
DOESFAPublic Lands Transfer
Requires the School Facilities Authority to consult with the Department of Education and other impacted departments or agencies prior to the conveyance of ownership rights or lease of lands to the School Facilities Authority. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill
Neutral
CompositionExecutive Office on Early LearningEarly Learning Board
Adds the head start state collaboration office director as an ex officio, non-voting member of the early learning board, and requires the board to invite the president of the Head Start Association of Hawaii, or the president's designee, to serve as an ex officio, non-voting member of the board. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill
Neutral
HI-EMACommunity Readiness CentersCommunity Readiness Centers Special FundEnvironmental Response, Energy, Food Security, and Resilience Tax ($)
Establishes the Community Readiness Centers Program to be implemented and administered by the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Establishes the Community Readiness Centers Special Fund to fund the Community Readiness Centers Program. Renames the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax to the Environmental Response, Energy, Food Security, and Resilience Tax and directs a portion of the tax into the Community …
Bill
Neutral
Civil ServiceHawaii Emergency Management AgencyExempt Positions
Converts the Emergency Management Specialist series positions at level V and higher in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency from civil service status to exempt status. Effective 7/1/3000. Repeal on 7/1/2027. (SD2)
Bill
Neutral
DODOVSVeterans Cemeteries BoardVeterans Cemeteries
Establishes the Veterans Cemeteries Board within the Office of Veterans Services of the Department of Defense to provide veterans cemeteries in the State with guidance, education, technical assistance, and other support to ensure compliance with standards set by the National Cemetery Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Appropriation ($)Insurance CommissionerDepartment of Commerce and Consumer AffairsState TreasuryStrengthen Hawaii Homes ProgramInsurance Division
Establishes the Strengthen Hawaii Homes Program to encourage single-family homeowners to retrofit their homes to resist damage by providing for grants to help offset the cost of retrofits. Appropriates funds.
Bill
Neutral
DCCARegistered Sex OffendersProfessional Licenses, Registrations, and CertificationsAutomatic RevocationDenial of Application to Renew, Restore, or Reinstate
Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and certain licensing boards to automatically revoke and refuse to renew, restore, or reinstate the professional licenses, registrations, or certifications of registered sex offenders. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
DCCADivision of Financial InstitutionsMoney Transmitters Modernization ActPermissible InvestmentsTangible Net Worth
Includes, for purposes of the Money Transmitters Modernization Act, receivables due from payment processors for certain debit or credit card transactions. Clarifies the calculation of tangible net worth. Changes the initial annual fee assessed upon the submission of the application to an initial fee assessed upon the approval of the application. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill
Neutral
Department of Commerce and Consumer AffairsDivision of Financial InstitutionsInstallment LenderLender
Replaces the term "consumer loan" with the defined term "installment loan" for consistency throughout the installment loan chapter. Clarifies who is subject to the installment loan chapter. Requires loan maintenance fees to be prorated daily. Allows lenders to charge a convenience fee of up to $5 for debit card payments. Requires paper receipts only for in-person or cash payments and …
Bill
Neutral
Interest on Insurance ProceedsMortgage LoansMortgage ServicersHawaii Financial Institutions
Requires Hawaii financial institutions, during a declared state of emergency, and mortgage servicers to determine whether insurance proceeds are to be applied to a mortgage or be placed into an interest-bearing escrow account. Prohibits charging a fee for the maintenance or disbursement of the interest earned from the interest-bearing escrow account. (HD1)
Bill
Neutral
Appropriation ($)Hawaii Medical BoardDepartment of Commerce and Consumer AffairsHawaii Criminal Justice Data CenterInterstate Medical Licensure CompactCriminal History Record Checks
Authorizes the Hawaii Medical Board as the State of Principal License to investigate and request criminal history records of qualified physicians seeking licensing through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. Appropriates funds. Effective 07/01/2025.
Bill
Neutral
Employees' Retirement SystemEmployer Reporting
Extends the due date of payment to the Employees' Retirement System for departments or agencies of the State or counties that fail to comply with reporting requirements by one year after the review period. Changes the time frame for which the Employers' Retirement System must report regarding any department or agency's failure to submit required information to the Employees' Retirement …
Bill
Neutral
EUTFEmployer Base Composite Monthly Contribution
Effective 1/1/2026, increases the employer base composite monthly contribution to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund by 5.2 percent of the 2025 employer base composite monthly contribution. Effective 1/1/2027, requires the calculation of employer base composite monthly contribution based on the change in Medicare Part B premiums from 2025 to 2026 and at two-year increments thereafter. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill
Neutral
AppropriationsPublic Employment Cost ItemsBU-10Expenditure Ceiling ($)
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Bargaining Unit (10) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Bill
Neutral
East-West CenterCenter for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc.Chapter 42F ExemptionGeneral Fund Appropriations
Designates the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc., as the State of Hawaii Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc. Exempts general fund appropriations to the State of Hawaii Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc from the requirements of chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 7/1/3000. …
Bill
Neutral
Renewable Energy Portfolio StandardsDepartment of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Public Utilities CommissionDepartment of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Division of Consumer Advocacy.
Modifies and improves the effectiveness of the renewable portfolio standards law, which stipulates the central role of Hawaii's electric utility companies in complying with the State's renewable energy and climate goals to address emerging trends.
Bill
Neutral
Emergency ManagementPublic Utilities CommissionHIEMAHawaii State Energy OfficeDepartment of Business, Economic Development and TourismEnergy Data Collection ProgramOHSCritical Infrastructure Protection
Adds the promotion of emergency management and critical infrastructure protection as relevant purposes of the Energy Data Collection Program. Adds the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security to the list of agencies that may examine the energy industry information statements submitted pursuant to section 486J-3, HRS. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation CommissionCarbonGreenhouse GasHawaii State Energy Office
Provides needed clarifications on the applicability and scope of section 225P-5, HRS. Clarifies current emissions reduction goals and defines critical terms used in climate mitigation. Establishes a total or gross emissions target as well as sector-specific targets to reinforce action in the relevant emitting sectors further strengthening the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy.
Bill
Neutral
ReportWater ResourcesAppropriations ($)Department of Business, Economic Development, and TourismPositionsCarbon SequestrationGeothermal Exploration
Establishes a Carbon Sequestration, Underground Water, and Geothermal Exploration Resource Characterization Program via slim hole bores and requires a related statewide environmental assessment. Requires a report to the Legislature. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)
Bill
Neutral
ExemptionAppropriations ($)Office of Planning and Sustainable DevelopmentIntegrated Land Use StudyCivil Service
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to conduct an integrated land use study for the use of lands within the agricultural districts. Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) planner position, exempt from chapter 76.
Bill
Neutral
Important Agricultural LandsImportant Agricultural Lands IncentiveFarm Cluster HousingCounty Ordinances
Establishes an important agricultural lands incentive to provide alternative means to develop housing for farmers and farm employees. Authorizes a landowner or lessee of important agricultural lands to apply to a county for a permit allowing the landowner or lessee to develop, construct, and maintain farm cluster housing. Requires each county to enact ordinances to allow farm cluster housing on …
Bill
Neutral
Appropriation ($)OPSDLand Study Bureau Soil Rating SystemSoils
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in coordination with other agencies, to update the soil data used in the land study bureau soil rating system and create a mechanism for regular soil data updates. Appropriates funds.
Bill
Neutral
DLNRReview of Proposed State Affordable Housing ProjectsRequest for DeterminationHistoric Review Requirements
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to determine the effect of any proposed State affordable housing project within ninety days of a request for determination. Bases the historic review requirements on the project area's known or likely density of historic, cultural, and archaeological resources or previous identification of no significant historic properties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Neutral
Mental healthLimited LiabilityConfidentialityAdmission to Psychiatric FacilityEmergency TransportationEmergency ExaminationEmergency HospitalizationInvoluntary HospitalizationAssisted Community TreatmentAdministration of Treatment Over the Patient's Objection
Clarifies and expands the circumstances and procedures available for emergency transportation, examination, and hospitalization under chapter 334. Provides limits on liability for state and local governments and professionals during mental health emergency procedures while performing their duties in the course of employment. Expands the notice requirements for an emergency hospitalization to include an individual's health-care surrogate and clarifies when notice …
Bill
Neutral
ATTORNEY GENERALHawaii Criminal Justice Data CenterIdentification Processing
Requires that the Attorney General's identification system include criminal cases initiated via citations that resulted in conviction, deferred acceptance of guilty or nolo contendere plea, or conditional discharge, and that a court order identification processing in such cases.
Bill
Neutral
EnforcementWater Pollution Offenses
Amends section 200-14, HRS, to clarify that enforcement of criminal water pollution offenses remains under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health, rather than the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Bill
Neutral
Penal CodeFees, Fines, and RestitutionCollectionsConsequences of Nonpayment
Requires the Judiciary to contract with a collection agency or licensed attorney to collect delinquent court-ordered fees, fines, sanctions, and court costs. Repeals the authority of the Judiciary to contract with a collection agency or licensed attorney to collect delinquent restitution. Expressly allows courts to specify a period of time or installments for payment of fees and restitution. Requires courts …
Bill
Neutral
RepealGovernment EntitiesJoint and Several LiabilityHighway-Related Civil Actions
Amends sections 663-10.5 and 663-10.9, HRS, to abolish joint and several liability for government entities in claims and cases relating to the maintenance and design of highways under chapter 663, HRS, so that government entities would be liable only for the percentage share of the damages actually attributable to them.
Bill
Neutral
Promoting ProstitutionPenal CodeSex TraffickingOffenses Against Public Health and Morals
Clarifies that the definition of "profits from prostitution" includes any money or property accepted or received from the proceeds of prostitution activity even if it is accepted or received as the reimbursement or repayment of a debt. Restructures provisions that define terms or establish exemptions for part I of chapter 712, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to enhance readability. Makes technical amendments …
Bill
Neutral
RegistrationSolicitationsFundraisingPlatforms
Revises registration, fee, reporting, and enforcement requirements for charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities that solicit funds from the public. Removes duplication of registration, fee, and reporting requirements for charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)
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Neutral
MapsPlansDAGSSubdivisionLand Survey
Removes outdated requirements for plans filed with the registrar's office. Updates the permissible drawing scales used in plans. Clarifies statutory fees are pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Accounting and General Services. Authorizes the Department of Accounting and General Services to approve the format of plans. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Department of AgricultureReportsAppropriations ($)Hawaii Farm to Families Program
Establishes the Hawaii Farm to Families Program to alleviate food shortages in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature before the Regular Sessions of 2026 and 2027. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Task ForceReportsDCCAMaui County Council PackageLicensed MidwivesLicensed Certified MidwivesLicensed Certified Professional Midwives
Establishes a licensing scheme for licensed certified midwives and licensed certified professional midwives, to be overseen by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Re-establishes the home birth task force to provide recommendations on issues related to home births. Dissolves the task force on 6/30/2026. Requires reports to the Legislature.
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Appropriation ($)DOHMaui County Council PackageStatewide CompostingAgricultural District Lands
Requires the Department of Health to adopt or amend rules to establish a classification system for composting facilities or operations. Allows composting and co-composting in the agricultural district, including on lands with class A or class B soils. Appropriates moneys.
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MembersPresentationKauai County Council PackageSunshine LawBoardsInformational MeetingBoard Business
Authorizes any member of a board to attend an informational meeting or presentation on matters relating to board business; provided that the meeting or presentation is not specifically and exclusively organized for or directed toward members of the board. Repeals the requirement of a subsequent report of attendance and the matters presented and discussed that related to board business at …
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Appropriation ($)Judiciary PackagePenal ResponsibilityFitness to ProceedPrivate Examiner Compensation
Establishes the amount of compensation for private-sector examiners who evaluate a criminal defendant's penal responsibility or fitness to proceed in a legal case. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Criminal OffensesHonolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageWiretapping Authorization
Removes requirement that all wiretapping applications made to a designated judge be accompanied by a written memorandum from the Department of the Attorney General recommending approval or disapproval.
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Criminal OffensesPenal CodeHonolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageSexual Offenses Against Minors
Increases the penalty for promoting minor-produced sexual images to a felony if the person is more than three years older than the minor. Extends the probationary term for felony obscenity offenses. Tolls the statute of limitations for obscenity offenses during a victim's minority. Requires sex offender registration for felony obscenity offenses involving minors. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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SENTENCINGCriminal OffensesHonolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageViolation of Order for Protection
Reinstates mandatory minimum jail sentences for successive violations of the same order for protection. Removes the distinction between domestic and non-domestic violations of an order for protection. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RecordkeepingHonolulu Police Department PackagePawnbrokersSecondhand Dealers
Establishes recordkeeping requirements for secondhand dealers, requiring records to be retained for 2 years from the date of sale. Amends and standardizes recordkeeping requirements for pawnbrokers, requiring records to be retained for 2 years from the date of maturity.
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RegulationTobacco ProductsHawaii State Association of Counties Package
Repeals existing statutory language that: declares that the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic devices are a statewide concern; and preempts all local ordinances and regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic devices. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RatesExemptionAffordable HousingDHSConveyance TaxLand Conservation FundHawaii State Association of Counties PackageHomeless Services FundAffordable Homeownership Revolving FundRental Housing Revolving FundDwelling Unit Revolving Fund ($)
Establishes the Homeless Services Special Fund. Allows counties to apply for matching funds from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund for certain housing projects. Increases the conveyance tax rates for certain properties. Establishes conveyance tax rates for multifamily residential properties. Establishes new exemptions to the conveyance tax. Allocates collected conveyance taxes to the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund, Homeless Services Special Fund …
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackageUpgrade, Conversion, or Connection of CesspoolsAccelerated DeadlinesInventory ReportLegislature ($)
Accelerates the deadlines for the required upgrades, conversions, or connections of priority level 1 and priority level 2 cesspools to 2035 and 2040, respectively, and repeals the 1/1/2050 deadline for the upgrade, conversion, or connection of all remaining cesspools. Before 1/1/2050, requires the Director of Health to prepare and submit to the Legislature an inventory of every remaining cesspool in …
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Campaign Spending Commission PackageCash Contribution LimitsReturn of ContributionEscheat
Amends section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to provide that an excess contribution of more than $100 in cash, in the aggregate, from a single person during an election period to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund if not returned to the contributor within 30 days. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)