Bill > SB1309

This bill makes appropriations for various legal claims and settlements against the State of Hawaii for fiscal year 2024-2025, totaling $4,886,234.22 from different funding sources. The bill allocates funds from the general revenues, state highway fund, and Judiciary funds to resolve multiple legal cases across different state departments. Specifically, the bill covers settlements and judgments including $712,734.22 for miscellaneous claims involving various individuals and businesses like Maui Kupono Builders and Mark Lloyd; $550,000 for Department of Land and Natural Resources cases including settlements with Jennifer Reber and Brenda Osmer; $28,500 for a Department of Attorney General settlement; $2,255,000 for Department of Education cases involving multiple plaintiffs such as B.R., M.A., and F.R., Child Evangelism Fellowship, and Brenda Persinger; $1,250,000 from the state highway fund for transportation-related settlements with Juan Jimmie Lee Aldeguer and the Estate of Bruce Perdue; and $90,000 for a Judiciary settlement with Leanne Rosa. The bill requires departments to obtain Attorney General approval before making payments, limits interest payment periods, and stipulates that any unexpended funds will lapse by June 30, 2026.

Budget and Finance, Justice

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1309&year=2026