summary
Introduced
01/28/2026
01/28/2026
In Committee
02/20/2026
02/20/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Establishes a Green Fee Special Fund to receive an allocation of green fee revenues. Establishes various special funds to receive allocations of green fee revenues. Requires the Governor to request, through a bill separate from the budget or supplemental budget, an amount that approximates green fee revenues subtracted from the amounts allocated to the various funds to be expended for certain climate change and tourism destination management projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
AI Summary
This bill establishes a new "Green Fee Special Fund" to receive a portion of the revenue generated by the "green fee," which is a climate impact fee designed to protect Hawaii's natural resources and mitigate climate change effects. It also creates several other special funds, including ones for watershed protection, biodiversity, fire resilience, aquatic resource conservation, cesspool conversion loans, and coastal restoration, all of which will also receive allocations of green fee revenues. The bill mandates that the Governor must request funding for specific climate change and tourism destination management projects through a separate bill, not part of the main budget, for an amount that approximates the green fee revenues remaining after allocations to these various funds.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (on 02/20/2026)
bill text
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2618&year=2026 |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2618_HD1_.HTM |
| Committee Report HB2618_HD1_HSCR726-26_ | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/CommReports/HB2618_HD1_HSCR726-26_.pdf |
| HB2618_TESTIMONY_EEP-TOU_02-12-26_ | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/Testimony/HB2618_TESTIMONY_EEP-TOU_02-12-26_.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2618_.HTM |
Loading...