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LawsuitsDisputesCOURTSAPPEALSPayment to StateProtest
Clarifies and adds procedural safeguards to section 40-35, HRS, which relates to payments to the State under protest. (SD1)
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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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Campaign FinanceContributions and Expenditures by Lobbyists During Legislative SessionsCounty CandidatesExemption
Exempts county elected officials, county candidates, and county candidate committees from the prohibition on receiving contributions from a lobbyist during a state legislative session.
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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.
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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.
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Department of TransportationTRANSPORTATIONAutomated Speed Enforcement SystemAutomated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special FundProcurement
Removes county-specific expenditure restrictions for funds in the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to assess the procurement of the operator of the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program. Requires the Department of Transportation to reissue procurement for the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program every five years. Requires unencumbered and unexpended revenues from the Automated …
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DOTHarborsCommercial 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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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.
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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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DLEDLIRState 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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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 HealthEmergency Medical Services Systems of Care
Modernizes the State's emergency medical services statutes to align with current best practices. (SD2)
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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. (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
Requires nutrition and metabolic education as part of the physician continuing medical education requirements.
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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 SchoolsLICENSINGDOEUH
Transfers the licensing authority of private trade, vocational, and technical schools from the Department of Education to the University of Hawaii.
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DOEProcurementSmall PurchasesLocal Produce and Packaged Food ProductsWritten Quotes
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. Sunsets 6/30/2028.
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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. (HD2)
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Department of EducationAdult and Community EducationScope of Programs
Updates Hawaii's statutory framework for adult and community education programs to ensure alignment with federal funding requirements and current best practices in those programs. (SD1)
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DOESchool MealsStudent Prices
Reduces the minimum revenue requirement that the Department of Education must recover through school meal charges in department schools.
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Public SchoolsDOELand Transfer
Amends section 2 of 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 pursuant to Act 307.
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Relating To Government. Short form bill.
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Expungement OrdersViolationsPenal Code
Amends section 831-3.2, HRS, 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.
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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.
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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.
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HTAFilm Production
Adds the marketing and promotion of film production as a power of the Hawaii Tourism Authority.
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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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Claims Against the StateAppropriations
Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees.
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs PackageHISTORIC PRESERVATIONIsland Burial Councils
Establishes stipends for certain Island Burial Council members. Amends section 6E-43.5, Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to quorum and compensation.
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City and County of Honolulu Mayor's PackageDepartment of Information TechnologyDMV systemsGrant-in-AidAppropriation ($)
Appropriates moneys as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Information Technology to upgrade the driver's license and motor vehicle application systems.
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Hawaii Law Enforcement Coalition PackageStandards BoardCertificationExtension
Establishes new deadlines for the completion of Law Enforcement Standards Board certification responsibilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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UHKauai Community CollegeHOUSINGWorkforce HousingAppropriations ($)
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the development of faculty, staff, teacher, and workforce housing at the Kauai Community College. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)
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HHFDCHousing Counseling AgenciesALICE Households ($)
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.
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Emergency AppropriationState Highway FundDepartment of Ttransportation
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.
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Department of TransportationElectric VehiclesState Mileage-Based Road Usage ChargeCounty Mileage-Based Road Usage ChargeAppropriations
Authorizes for a county to impose a mileage-based road usage charge. Provides for disposition of funds of county mileage-based road usage charge. Clarifies the disposition of funds of state mileage-based road usage charge. Repeals the maximum amount a driver will pay in a state mileage-based road usage charge on June 30, 2028. Establishes a default state mileage-based road usage charge …
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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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Land and Natural ResourcesPUBLIC LANDLease 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.
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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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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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DOHAMHDIntensive Mobile Team Pilot ProgramReportsPositionsAppropriations ($)
Establishes a three-year Intensive Mobile Team Pilot Program in the Department of Health to provide intensive mobile treatment-type services, including "street psychiatry", to chronically houseless individuals suffering from serious brain disorders, including schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Requires the Adult Mental Health Division of the Department of Health to submit reports to the Legislature. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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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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DOHChild and Adolescent Mental Health DivisionChild and Adolescent Mental HealthDigital Youth Mental Health Platform Pilot ProjectReportsAppropriations ($)
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 shall develop and make publicly available a digital platform providing tools and resources designed to help young people address and manage mental health challenges. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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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. (SD1)
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DOHOffice of the Director of HealthDevelopmental Disabilities DivisionEmergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention System BranchHawaii State HospitalCivil ServiceExemptionsReport
Exempts certain positions in the Department of Health, including the Hawaii State Hospital, from civil service. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1)
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DOHNuisance PreventionEnvironmental healthPublic Health
Clarifies that the Department of Health has the legal authority and obligation to prevent and address nuisances that affect environmental health or public health, or both. (SD1)
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CigarettesTobacco ProductsElectronic Smoking DevicesSALESCounty PreemptionRepeal
Repeals section 328J-11.5, HRS.
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DOHHansen's DiseaseKalaupapa SettlementExpensesRulesAnnual ReportTransfer to the County of Maui
Authorizes the Department of Health to continue providing services statewide to Hansen's disease patients living in the community. Repeals sections of Chapter 326, HRS, to take effect upon the twoyear anniversary of the passing of the last patient resident of Kalaupapa, as affirmed in a Governor's proclamation. Requires future planning for the Kalaupapa Settlement to include community organizations, including one …
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Department of HealthManufactured Hemp ProductsMinimum AgeProhibition
Establishes a minimum age requirement for the sale of manufactured hemp products.
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DOHCountiesEmergency Aeromedical ServicesEmergency Medical Services Special FundAppropriations ($)
Appropriates funds to the counties to increase access to emergency aeromedical services. Appropriates funds into and out of the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund to the Department of Health for the establishment and operating expenses for emergency aeromedical services. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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DOHCentralized Health Care Credentialing Pilot ProgramAppropriationsReports ($)
Requires the Department of Health to establish a two-year Centralized Health Care Credentialing 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 convene an advisory committee. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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DOHRetention and Preservation of Medical RecordsHealth Care ProvidersRepealCeasing Operations
Repeals the requirement for the Department of Health to approve a health care provider's arrangement for the retention and preservation of patients' medical records before the provider ceases operations. Clarifies that retention and preservation of medical records must be consistent with federal and state regulations and requires providers to notify patients on how to access or request copies of their …
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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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DHSNeighbor Islands Blind and Low Vision Service Pilot Program
Updates the name of the Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program established by Act 253, SLH 2023, by replacing the term "visually impaired" with the term "low vision" and clarifies the pilot program's implementation timeframes. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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HPHAHousing DevelopmentBondsTrusteesHousing Projects
Clarifies the Hawaii Public Housing Authority?s powers relating to housing projects. (SD1)
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DHHLCountiesUser FeesCounty Powers
Exempts the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from county user fees, in the amount of $100,000 aggregate per year, and ensures county services to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for Hawaiian Home Lands.
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Department of Hawaiian Home LandsHawaiian Homes Commission Act
Clarifies that Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, shall take effect on either the date of the Secretary of the Interior's notification letter to the Congressional Committee Chairpersons that this Act meets none of the criteria in title 43 Code of Federal Regulations section 48.20, or on the date that the United States Congress approval becomes law. (SD1)
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Legislative VacanciesLegislative AppointmentsPrimary Election
Provides the Governor with discretion to not fill a vacant legislative position if the vacancy occurs one hundred twenty days or less from an upcoming primary election until after the results of the primary election are certified.
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Emergency and Budget Reserve FundInterestGeneral FundEXECUTIVE BUDGETProjectsClimate Change Impacts
Allocates interest earned on balances within the emergency and budget reserve fund to the general fund in years in which the emergency and budget reserve fund's balance exceeds the State's fund balance objective. For any fiscal year following a fiscal year in which emergency and budget reserve fund interest is deposited into the general fund, requires the Governor to include …
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DOESchool Meals
Amends the law to reduce the amount the Department of Education is required to charge for school meals to all students enrolled in department schools.
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HIEMACommunity Readiness CentersCommunity Readiness Centers Special FundEnvironmental Response, Energy, and Food Security TaxReportAppropriation ($)
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 …
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PUCEnergy-efficiency Portfolio StandardsExtension
Extends the State's deadline to achieve its energy-efficiency portfolio standards target from 2030 to 2045 and updates the standards. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish interim goals for electricity use reduction to be achieved by 2025, 2035, and 2040. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to adjust the 2030 and 2045 standard and interim standards.
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Department of Commerce and Consumer AffairsDivision of Financial InstitutionsMoney TransmitterPermissible Investments
Aligns the State's Money Transmitters Modernization Act with the Model Money Transmitters Modernization Act, thereby enabling Hawaii to work within a network of states to license, supervise, and examine transglobal money transmission companies as a multistate system; adopts nationwide standards that provide clarity and consistency in calculating the tangible net worth of licensees; ensures that licensees have sufficient financial resources …
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Interest on Insurance ProceedsMortgage LoansMortgage Servicers Financial Institutions
Requires licensed mortgage servicers and financial institutions to pay interest on insurance proceeds held for the benefit of consumers. Provides that a fee shall not be charged to the borrower in connection with the maintenance or disbursement of interest earned from interest-bearing accounts. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Public Employment Cost ItemsBU-10AppropriationsExpenditure Ceiling ($)
Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (10) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii State Energy OfficeRenewable EnergyEnergy StorageHawaii Renewable Hydrogen and Long Duration Clean Energy Storage ProgramHydrogen and Long Duration Clean Energy Storage Investment Capital Special FundAppropriation ($)
Renames the Hawaii Renewable Hydrogen Program to the Hawaii Renewable Hydrogen and Long Duration Clean Energy Storage Program (Program). Amends the required activities of the Program, including conducting engineering and economic evaluations of potential locations for long duration clean energy storage and pumped storage hydroelectric projects. Renames the Hydrogen Investment Special Fund to the Hydrogen and Long Duration Clean Energy …
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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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Penal CodeFees, Fines, and RestitutionCollectionsConsequences of NonpaymentAppropriations ($)
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 district …
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Hawaii State Association of Counties PackageDHSAffordable HousingConveyance TaxRatesExemptionHomeless Services FundAffordable Homeownership Revolving FundLand Conservation 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 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 PackageHHFDCHousing Development ProgramsCriteriaPreferencesRankingHousing Location ProximityState and County EmployeesReturning Resident GraduatesReserved UnitsRules
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to consider as a preference under chapter 201H, HRS, the proximity between the housing location and the applicant's place of employment; whether the applicant is a state or county employee; and whether the applicant is a returning resident that left the State to attend a university, college, or trade school and …
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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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City and County of Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageVictim Witness Assistance ProgramAppropriationGIA ($)
Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the Victim Witness Assistance Program. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageCriminal OffensesFirearmsGhost Guns
Prohibits the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns. Establishes mandatory minimum sentencing for use of a ghost gun in the commission of a felony.
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageUncrewed AircraftCriminal Offenses
Increases the penalty for using an uncrewed aircraft in the furtherance of the commission of a felony.
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageCriminal OffensesPenal CodeSexual Offenses Against Minors
Increases the penalty for promoting minor-produced sexual images to a felony if the person is more than 3 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. (SD1)
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney PackageCriminal OffensesSENTENCINGViolation 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. Eliminates the court's ability to suspend mandatory minimum sentences.
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Office of Elections PackageVoter RegistrationDeadlinesForms
Extends the deadline to register to vote by mail from 30 to 10 days prior to a primary or general election. Repeals obsolete language regarding permanent absentee ballots.
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Campaign Spending Commission PackagePartial Public FinancingOHAMaximum Amount of Public Funds AvailableMinimum Qualifying Contribution AmountsExpenditure CeilingAppropriations ($)
Increases the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all state and county elective offices. Amends section 11-425, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), by increasing the maximum amount of public funds available for each election for candidates (1) for Mayor of the County of Kauai and the County of Maui by 125%; (2) for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from …
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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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Authorizing The Issuance Of A Twenty-five-year Term, Nonexclusive 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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Authorizing The Issuance Of A Perpetual, Non-exclusive Easement To The City And County Of Honolulu 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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DOEMenstrual CycleMenstrual Education
Urging The Department Of Education To Strengthen Menstrual Health Education Initiatives And To Adopt A Comprehensive Menstrual Cycle Curriculum.
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TaxationTax AppealsPayments Under Protest
Requires a tax to be paid before the courts may entertain a second appeal on the merits of the dispute. Requires a taxpayer who partially prevailed during the taxpayer's first appeal to pay the amount determined to be due in that first appeal, rather than the entire assessment, in order to make a subsequent appeal. Clarifies that a taxpayer who …
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AppropriationsBUDGETAllotment System
Prohibits the transfer of funds appropriated for positions to operating expenses, and vice versa, except to fulfill the Legislature's purpose for which the funds were appropriated.
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Motor carriersExemptionsNon-Profit Community-Based Organizations
Exempts non-profit community-based organizations providing transportation services from motor carrier regulations under certain circumstances.
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UHTuition and Fees Special Fund
Amends the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund by allowing the Board of Regents to dedicate funding for student aid in direct response to an emergency or disaster, as declared by the Governor. (SD1)
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UHResidence for Tuition Purposes
Requires the University of Hawaii to grant the resident tuition fee for enrollment at any University of Hawaii campus to individuals who have graduated from a Hawaii high school and are enrolling in an undergraduate degree program, under certain conditions. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)
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UHUniversity of Hawaii Conference Center Revolving Fund
Establishes the University of Hawaii Conference Center Revolving Fund and accounts under the fund to facilitate the administration of the revolving fund for conference center programs among various campuses and operating units of the University of Hawaii system. Repeals the Conference Center Revolving Fund, University of Hawaii at Hilo, and the Community College Conference Center Revolving Fund. Transfers all appropriations …
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DOTMotorcycle Instruction PermitsBasic Motorcycle Rider Course
Starting on July 1, 2026, requires all applicants for a motorcycle instruction permit to successfully complete a basic motorcycle rider course approved by the Department of Transportation before becoming eligible for the permit. Designates exemptions for certain drivers on an enclosed training course. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Department of TransportationEmergenciesCommercial HarborEvacuation Orders
Requires masters or persons in charge of vessels to follow an order by a harbor master to evacuate a commercial harbor in emergencies. Establishes higher penalties for noncompliance. Authorizes fines collected for violations of this requirement as moneys to be paid into the Special Harbor Fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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DOTHarbor ImprovementsSpecial Facility Revenue Bonds
Increases the total principal amount of special facility revenue bonds that may be issued by the Department of Transportation for harbor improvements. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Tax AdministrationExemptionsDOTAXCivil Service
Permanently exempts the software developer supervisor in the Department of Taxation and the data privacy officer and tax business analysts in the Director's office of the Department from civil service.
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TaxationPartnershipsS CorporationsPass-Through Entities
For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024, requires all qualified members claiming a credit for pass-through entity taxation to adjust their income to include the qualified member's share of taxes paid by an electing pass-through entity. Effective July 1, 3000. (HD1)
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AppropriationRestoration of Beach LandsKahana Bay Beach Restoration Pilot ProjectSand Restoration and Dune Replenishment Pilot Project
Amends the definition of "beach restoration" to include activities undertaken to maintain and improve eroded beaches and degraded dune systems through the management of sand and native vegetation, place sand on an eroded beach, and remove abandoned remnant materials that pose a risk to public and ecosystem health. Appropriates funds for a Kahana Bay beach restoration pilot project and a …
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ThreatsDepartment of Human ServicesPhysical HarmProtective Services Workers
Specifies that intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to a protective services worker who is engaged in the performance of the worker's duties is a class C felony. Clarifies that a protective services worker is a public servant for the purposes of section 707-716, HRS, Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree.
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CountiesDHHLSewer Systems ServicingSewer Transmission Lines
Requires that all county sewer transmission lines on Hawaiian home lands in compliance or brought into compliance by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, are licensed or dedicated to the respective county within sixty days after the receipt by the appropriate county agency of a completed application for maintenance request.
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RepealEOELEarly Childhood Educator Stipend ProgramEarly Childhood Educator Special FundEarly Learning Special Fund
Requires funds repaid by a stipend recipient of the Early Childhood Educator Stipend Program to be deposited into the Early Learning Special Fund. Repeal the Early Childhood Educator Special Fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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PUCEmergency AppropriationConsultant ServicesPublic Utilities Commission Special Fund
Makes an emergency appropriation out of the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund for the Public Utilities Commission to procure services by consultants with technical expertise in the efforts to strengthen the resilience and reliability of electric utility services in the State.
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Print DisabilitiesPUCTelecommunications Access
Clarifies that the Public Utilities Commission under the Universal Service Program may provide, and may use funds from the Universal Service Fund to provide, free telecommunications access to certain individuals with a print disability.
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PayrollJudiciaryDepartment of Accounting and General ServicesEmergency Appropriations
Makes emergency appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Judiciary for payroll and fringe benefits of affected Department of Law Enforcement personnel. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1)
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RepealGreenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force
Repeals the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force.
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Hawaii Correctional System Oversight CommissionOversight Coordinator
Beginning July 1, 2025, extends the term of the Oversight Coordinator for the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. Clarifies that the Oversight Coordinator has the general authority to inspect agencies and correctional facilities without notice. (SD2)
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Appropriations ($)Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund Established
Establishes the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund to be administered by the Attorney General. Appropriates funds to fund the settlement of claims related to the 2023 Maui wildfires. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)
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ViolationMisdemeanorCitationsPetty Misdemeanor
Clarifies that the omission of certain information or any error in a citation does not constitute ground for dismissal of a charge or for reversal of a conviction, if the omission or error did not prejudice the defendant.
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FirearmsReportingATG
Amends the annual reporting requirements imposed on the Department of the Attorney General and the chief of police of each county regarding licenses to carry firearms.
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Penal CodePromoting Pornography for MinorsWritten Information
Authorizes the offense of Promoting Pornography for Minors to be instituted by written information.
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Criminal History Record ChecksATG
Deletes the term "agent of the contractor" in sections 28-17 and 846-2.7, HRS. Clarifies that contractors, contractor's employees, and subcontractors who have access to federal tax information held by the Department of the Attorney General may be subject to fingerprint-based background checks. (SD1)
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LobbyistsContributionsState Ethics Commission Package
Clarifies administrative oversight of statutory restrictions relating to prohibited lobbyist contributions. Clarifies that the regular or special sessions in which lobbyist contributions are prohibited are periods during which both houses of the legislature are in session.
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LobbyingTransparencyState Ethics Commission Package
Establishes certain presumptions regarding testimony when provided by a lobbyist. Makes certain contracts voidable when entered into in violation of the state lobbying law. Expands the definition of "lobbying" in the state lobbying law to include certain communications with high-level government officials regarding procurement decisions.
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Neutral
Office of Hawaiian Affairs PackageBudget ($)
Appropriates moneys to fund the operating expenses of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for the fiscal biennium beginning on 7/1/2025, and ending on 6/30/2027. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Bill
Neutral
Judiciary PackageDistrict Court JudgesFirst Circuit
Establishes 1 additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit.
Bill
Neutral
FeesGuardian Ad LitemJudiciary PackageFamily CourtsCourt-appointed Counsel
Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel and guardians ad litem in family court proceedings.
Bill
Neutral
FeesAppropriations ($)Judiciary PackageCriminal ProceedingsCourt-appointed Counsel
Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel in criminal proceedings. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)