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Legislator > David Tarnas
State Representative
David Tarnas
(D) - Hawaii
Hawaii House District 08
In Office - Started: 11/08/2022
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State Capitol
415 S. Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
415 S. Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-8510
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB431 | Relating To Housing. | Part I: Establishes requirements for kauhale projects, including reporting requirements by the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions (OHHS). Requires the Auditor to conduct a management and performance audit of the kauhale initiative. Appropriates funds for the continued operation of the kauhale initiative. Part II: Establishes the Ohana Zones Program as a permanent program within OHHS. Appropriates funds to DHS for the continued implementation of the Ohana Zones Pilot Program. Part III: Requires OHHS to submit a report every four months to the Legislature detailing the expenditure of funds appropriated toward the kauhale and ohana zones initiatives and conduct a comprehensive needs assessment. Part IV: Changes references to the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to "Coordinator on Homelessness". Specifies that the Coordinator on Homelessness shall report directly to the Director of Human Services. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB830 | Relating To Historic Preservation Reviews. | Beginning 7/1/2026, authorizes the State Historic Preservation Division to contract its review of proposed state projects and projects affecting historic properties to third-party consultants under certain circumstances. Establishes requirements for qualified third-party consultants providing review services. Requires the project proponent to pay the reasonable fee requirements of the third-party consultant. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to publish a draft of its proposed rules and later present its proposed final rules to the Board of Land and Natural Resources. Sunsets 6/30/2030. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB943 | Relating To Homelessness. | Expands existing crisis intervention programs by requiring, and appropriating funds for, the Department of Health to establish a Homeless Triage and Treatment Center Program within its Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division to serve homeless individuals and individuals at risk of homelessness with substance abuse issues or mental illness. Requires the Crisis Intervention and Diversion Services Program to redirect certain homeless persons to the appropriate health care system and services. Authorizes the program to include intensive mobile outreach services. Requires appropriations for the program to be used only for services contracted directly between the Department of Health and the service provider. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB613 | Relating To Homeless Youth. | Makes the Safe Spaces for Youth Pilot Program permanent within the Office of Youth Services. Requires the program to collaborate with certain state and county departments. Authorizes the Office of Youth Services to contract with nonprofit organizations to provide shelters for homeless youth or young adults. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB474 | Relating To Fall Prevention. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to fund the current Fall Prevention Campaign. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB126 | Relating To Property Forfeiture. | Increases transparency and accountability surrounding property forfeiture. Clarifies which property is subject to forfeiture. Amends the authorized disposition of forfeited property and the proceeds thereof. Requires the Attorney General to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purpose of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Repeals language that requires the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act to be construed liberally. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB430 | Relating To Internships. | Permits the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enter into contracts with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns. Establishes a state internship and workforce development program. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to collaborate with the Department of Human Resources Development for placement of interns in state executive branch departments, agencies, and programs. Provides that the State shall be the responsible employer for purposes of workers' compensation coverage for students or recent graduates in the on-the-job-training work experience program, subject to certain limitations. Appropriates funds. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB806 | Relating To Fireworks. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct fireworks sting operations and establish an explosives and firearms laboratory. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1483 | Relating To Fireworks. | Establishes various criminal offenses and penalties related to fireworks or articles pyrotechnic. 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. Adds fireworks infractions to the existing adjudication of infractions process for traffic and emergency period infractions. (CD2) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB427 | Relating To Biosecurity. | Part I: Renames the Department of Agriculture as the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (Department) and the Board of Agriculture as the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Part II: Establishes a Deputy Chairperson for Biosecurity. Part III: Authorizes and specifies conditions under which the Department may declare a biosecurity emergency, during which the Department and Governor may take certain actions to prevent the establishment or spread of pests and prohibited or restricted organisms. Broadens the objectives and general actions of the Biosecurity Program. Part IV: Authorizes the Department to establish transitional facilities. Requires the Department to certify and train biosecurity compliance auditors to inspect imported plants and animals. Requires inspection of various items transported interisland. Increases penalties for illegally transporting plants, animals, and microorganisms. Part V: Authorizes the Department to enter into governmentindustry agreements for readiness and response to unwanted organisms in the State. Authorizes biosecurity and pest management plans to address, contain, or eradicate pests. Requires the Department to establish a pest dashboard by 12/1/2025. Part VI: Authorizes the Department to adopt rules to establish and enforce the Plant Care Component Program. Authorizes the Department to assess administrative penalties for the enforcement of the Plant Care Component Program. Part VII: Transfers the Hawaii Invasive Species Council from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department. Part VIII: Appropriates funds. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB534 | Relating To Labeling Requirements. | Prohibits the sale of any raw processed ahi by retail establishments without a label that states the country where the ahi was landed. Effective 7/1/2026. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB727 | Relating To The Women's Court. | Permanently establishes the Women's Court Program in the First Circuit. Establishes a temporary two-year Women's Court Pilot Program within the Kona division of the Third Circuit. Requires reports. Establishes a temporary position. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2027. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB280 | Relating To The Community Outreach Court. | Permanently establishes and appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement, Office of the Public Defender, and City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the Community Outreach Court as a division of the District Court of the First Circuit. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB277 | Relating To Vehicular Pursuit. | Establishes requirements related to vehicular pursuit by law enforcement agencies. Beginning 1/1/2027, requires law enforcement agencies to provide reports to the Department of the Attorney General on all vehicular pursuits. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB477 | Relating To The Hawaii Employment Security Law. | Amends the definition of "registered for work" or "registration for work" under the Hawaii Employment Security Law. Repeals the requirement to post work availability online. Amends the qualifications for unemployed individuals who are able to receive certain unemployment benefits. Beginning 4/1/2027, permits electronic notification of determinations or redeterminations of unemployment claims. Repeals language that limited an individual's ability to change a previously elected withholding status to once during a benefit year. (SD2) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB735 | Relating To Wastewater. | Allows an individual wastewater system to serve up to five bedrooms, regardless of the number of dwellings, dwelling units, or accessory units, whether attached or detached, with certain exclusions. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB648 | Relating To Guardianship And Conservatorship Services. | Establishes a two-year pilot program in the Probate Court and Family Court of the First Circuit to fund certain guardianship- and conservatorshiprelated court resources in situations where the respondent does not have sufficient funds to pay for one or more of the resources and the court has deemed the resource or resources beneficial. Requires the Judiciary to submit reports to the Governor and Legislature. Appropriates funds. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB934 | Relating To The Hawaii Broadband And Digital Equity Office. | Transfers the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Department of Accounting and General Services. Renames the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office to Broadband Office. Repeals broadband duties assigned to the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Repeals the Broadband Assistance Advisory Council. Transfers the duty of collecting and posting certain broadband infrastructure notices to the Broadband Office. Establishes the Broadband Revolving Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB736 | Relating To Wastewater Systems. | Establishes and appropriates funds for fiscal year 2025-2026 for a three-year new wastewater system and individual wastewater system technology testing pilot program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center. Requires interim and final reports to the Legislature. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB860 | Relating To Liability. | Specifies for a county with a population of more than two hundred thousand but less than five hundred thousand, that the State or county may repair or maintain any street of which the ownership or jurisdiction is in dispute between the State and county. Specifies that the State or county that repaired or maintained the street may only be held liable for acts or omissions arising out of the repair or maintenance of that street that the State or county performed at any time. Deems that repair or maintenance of a street shall not confer ownership or jurisdiction over such street if the ownership or jurisdiction over the street is in dispute between the State and the county. Sunsets 7/1/2030. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB505 | Relating To Red Hill. | Establishes a WAI Policy Coordinator for coordination of Red Hill WAI initiatives. Creates the Red Hill Remediation Special Fund. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB874 | Relating To Child Performers. | Establishes that for a minor in theatrical employment with a gross income of at least $5,000 on a project or $20,000 in a calendar year: a parent or legal guardian of the minor is required to establish a trust account for the minor with an independent third-party trustee; and the employer of the minor is required to deposit a portion of the minor's earnings into the trust account until the minor becomes an adult. Makes misappropriation or fraudulent use of funds within the trust account a breach of fiduciary duty subject to penalties. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1379 | Relating To Health. | Allows a pathway for foreign medical school graduates to be licensed as physicians that was previously only available to graduates who passed the qualifying examination of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates before 1984. Establishes an alternative pathway for the licensure as physicians for foreign medical graduates who passed certain examinations, possess an Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certificate, and have completed two years of post-graduate medical training. (SD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1409 | Relating To Transit-oriented Development. | Establishes the Mixed-Income Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund, and sunsets the Subaccount on 6/30/2030. Requires the Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement District Board to consider the infrastructure needs of transit-supportive density requirements. Requires the strategic plan developed by the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development to delineate transit-oriented development areas for each county. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB250 | Relating To Health. | Requires utilization review entities to submit data relating to the prior authorization of health care services to the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Establishes the Health Care Appropriateness and Necessity Working Group within the State Health Planning and Development Agency and requires the working group to submit annual reports to the Legislature. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB712 | Relating To Health. | Prohibits drug manufacturers from denying, restricting, or prohibiting the acquisition, shipping, or delivery of a 340B drug to pharmacies contracted with 340B covered entities under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. Authorizes 340B covered entities and the Attorney General to bring a civil action for enforcement within four years of a violation. Beginning 7/1/2026, requires each 340B covered entity in the State to report certain information annually to the hospital trade association operating in the State and requires the hospital trade association to prepare and publicly post an aggregate report of reports submitted by each 340B covered entity. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1293 | Relating To Department Of Education Procurement. | Exempts Department of Education purchases of local edible produce and packaged food products less than $250,000 from the electronic procurement system requirement. Requires at least three written quotes for Department of Education purchases of local edible produce and packaged food products of less than $250,000. Sunsets 6/30/2028. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB862 | Relating To Transportation Services. | Authorizes the use of motorcoaches, small buses, and vans for school bus services if certain conditions are met. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1220 | Relating To Invasive Species. | Appropriates funds to support the efforts of the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources in the removal of the majano anemone from Kaneohe Bay. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB750 | Relating To The Environment. | Requires the Department of Health to conduct a statewide needs assessment to determine what will be needed to reduce waste generation, increase reuse, improve recycling collection services, and expand local processing of materials through an extended producer responsibility program for packaging materials and paper products. Establishes an advisory council to review the draft needs assessment and propose recommendations throughout the assessment process. Requires the Department of Health to hold a public hearing on the draft needs assessment and complete and submit the needs assessment to the Legislature by 12/31/2027. Appropriates funds. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB511 | Relating To Public Lands. | Provides that a survey of the land to be set aside shall not be a condition precedent to the setting aside of public lands to any department or agency of the State. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB622 | Relating To The Department Of Education. | Changes the due date of the Department of Education's annual computer science legislative report from June 30 to October 31. (SD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB345 | Relating To The State Shrimp. | Establishes the pae ula as the state shrimp to protect anchialine pool ecosystems throughout Hawaii. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB871 | Relating To The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. | Clarifies that Act 130, SLH 2024, which amended the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, takes effect on the earlier of the date of the Secretary of the Interior's notification letter that Act 130 does not require congressional approval, or on the date that the United States Congress approval becomes law. (SD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1477 | Relating To Social Services. | Increases the domiciliary care rates for certain providers and clarifies that the needs allowance and domiciliary care rates are included in the state supplemental payment ceiling amounts. Effective 10/1/2025. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR27 | Requesting Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Petition The United States Department Of Agriculture To Address The Lack Of Parity Between Hawaii And Other States And Territories Pertaining To The Export Of Agricultural Goods. | RESOLUTION Requesting HAWAII'S congressional delegation to petition the united states department of agriculture to address the lack of parity between hawaii and other states AND TERRITORIES pertaining to the export of agricultural goods. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1320 | Relating To Education. | Requires the University of Hawaii System to collect, analyze, and publicly report certain graduate outcome data. Requires and appropriates funds for the development and maintenance of a graduate outcomes dashboard. Appropriates funds for positions within the University of Hawaii's Office of the Vice President of Academic Strategy. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB432 | Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund. | 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) | Crossed Over |
| HB214 | Relating To Government. | Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of benefits under the System or the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund if the retirant is employed in a position needed for succession planning, as a law enforcement officer stationed at a public school as a resource officer, as an investigator, or in a management position excluded from collective bargaining, subject to certain conditions. Requires the director of human resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resources management chief executive of each county to include in their annual reports to the Legislature details on the employment of retirants as school resource officers or investigators. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB212 | Relating To Homelessness. | Requires the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to establish a permanent Return-to-Home Program to return homeless individuals in the State to families and relatives in their home states. Requires the Office to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB480 | Relating To Workers' Compensation. | Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB606 | Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Homelands. | Appropriates funds to be used by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for mercantile projects, as well as lump sum repair and maintenance, in fiscal year 2025-2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB423 | Relating To Workers' Compensation. | Clarifies the process for selecting a certified provider of rehabilitation services. Requires providers to automatically approve vocational rehabilitation services for an injured employee if those services will likely be required for suitable gainful employment. Requires providers to file an employee's vocational plan no later than ninety days after submitting an initial evaluation report, with certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB620 | Relating To Education. | Establishes braille literacy as a policy of the State. Requires literacy assessments for eligible low vision and blind students to include braille instruction and the use of braille. Authorizes the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules. Establishes the Braille Literacy Resource Center. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB740 | Relating To Housing. | Establishes the Accessory Dwelling Unit Financing and Deed Restriction Program to allocate funds to the counties for the purchase of equity in an accessory dwelling unit by the State. Specifies eligible homeowners or homebuyers for the Program to finance construction costs, development costs, and non-reoccurring closing costs associated with the construction of an accessory dwelling unit and purchase deed restrictions on the property. Appropriates moneys for infrastructure projects. Sunsets 1/1/2031. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB127 | Relating To Pretrial Release. | Requires bail to be set in an amount that the defendant can afford based on certain factors. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB784 | Relating To Health. | Makes an appropriation for the operation of an additional ambulance for the island of Hawaii to be based in Makalei. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB125 | Relating To Firearms. | Requires retail sellers or transferers of firearms to provide purchasers with notice regarding the law on firearms storage. Expands the requirements for the secure storage of firearms. Clarifies the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm. (HD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB428 | Relating To Farm To Families. | 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) | Crossed Over |
| HB309 | Relating To Fishponds. | Establishes a fishpond inventory working group within the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to create an inventory and map of all fishponds on state land and conduct a literature review. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB306 | Relating To State Water Code Penalties. | Adds a minimum penalty and maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code and authorizes the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Establishes factors the CWRM must consider when determining the amount of the penalty. Increases maximum fines every five years from 2030 to 2045. Effective 7/1/2040. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB433 | Relating To Public Safety. | 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) | Crossed Over |
| HCR40 | Urging The Department Of Land And Natural Resources And Other State Agencies To Work With Committed Community Groups To Co-steward Community Forests Located On Public Lands For The Betterment Of The State's Forests And Communities. | RESOLUTION urging the Department of Land and Natural Resources and other state agencies to work with committed community groups to co-steward community forests located on public lands for the betterment of the state's forests and communities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR37 | Requesting The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Collaborate With Relevant Agencies To Develop Initiatives And Outreach Programs To Inform Kupuna About Emergency Preparedness. | RESOLUTION requesting the hawaii emergency management agency to collaborate with relevant agencies to develop initiatives and outreach programs to inform kupuna about emergency preparedness. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB716 | Relating To Health. | Establishes the Health Information Technology Infrastructure Grant Program within the Department of Health, to be administered by the State Health Planning and Development Agency, to support health information technology infrastructure and the implementation of interoperable health information technologies in federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program centers, and Native Hawaiian health centers. Appropriates funds for the grant program. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB510 | Relating To Declaration Of Water Shortage And Emergency. | Amends the conditions, manner, and areas in which the Commission on Water Resource Management can declare and provide notice of water shortages and emergencies. Limits the duration of a water shortage declaration to ninety days. Limits water usage restrictions imposed on a permittee or owner and operator to twenty per cent of the permittee's or owner and operator's last reported monthly use. Requires CWRM to maintain a list of names and postal or email addresses of persons who request notification of a water shortage declaration and send them a copy of a notice of a water shortage declaration whenever water shortage is declared. Effective 7/1/2040. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB429 | Relating To Early Learning. | Appropriates funds to hire teachers and teacher assistants and for equipment and services for public preschools. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB448 | Relating To Technology Enablement. | Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to assist small businesses, including those related to the tourism sector, with technology enablement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HCR58 | Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Geothermal Energy Working Group To Evaluate The Regulatory And Policy Landscape Surrounding Geothermal Energy In Hawaii. | RESOLUTION requesting the Hawaii State Energy Office to convene a geothermal energy working group to evaluate the regulatory and policy landscape surrounding geothermal energy in hawaii. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1345 | Relating To Teacher Education. | Authorizes the Department of Education to subsidize all tuition and mandatory fees for a resident student enrolled in a 4-year college campus of the University of Hawaii System with an education program or that offers an education degree for the semester or term that the student enrolls in a State-Approved Teacher Education Program under certain conditions. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB145 | Relating To Expungement. | Authorizes the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to transmit all expungement orders to the Judiciary to effectuate the purposes of Act 159, SLH 2023. (HD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB132 | Relating To Expungement. | Amends the Department of the Attorney General pilot project for a state-initiated expungement process of arrest records concerning promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree to include the possession of any schedule V substance in any amount. (HD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR65 | Requesting The Land Use Commission To Coordinate With County Planning Commissions And County Councils To Conduct Concurrent Reviews Of General Plan Amendments, District Boundary Amendments, And Zoning Amendments When Reclassifying Land. | RESOLUTION requesting the land use commission to coordinate with county planning commissions and county councils to conduct concurrent reviews of general plan AMENDMENTS, district boundary amendments, and zoning amendments when reclassifying land. | In Committee |
| HCR24 | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Sunrise Analysis Of Condominium Association Managers. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION MANAGERS. | In Committee |
| HR23 | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Sunrise Analysis Of Condominium Association Managers. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION MANAGERS. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR59 | Requesting The Land Use Commission To Coordinate With County Planning Commissions And County Councils To Conduct Concurrent Reviews Of General Plan Amendments, District Boundary Amendments, And Zoning Amendments When Reclassifying Land. | RESOLUTION requesting the land use commission to coordinate with county planning commissions and county councils to conduct concurrent reviews of general plan AMENDMENTS, district boundary amendments, and zoning amendments when reclassifying land. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR54 | Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Geothermal Energy Working Group To Evaluate The Regulatory And Policy Landscape Surrounding Geothermal Energy In Hawaii. | RESOLUTION requesting the Hawaii State Energy Office to convene a geothermal energy working group to evaluate the regulatory and policy landscape surrounding geothermal energy in hawaii. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR147 | Establishing A Legislative Working Group For The Continued Oversight Of The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands' Execution Of Funds Appropriated By Act 279, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2022. | RESOLUTION establishing a legislative working group for the continued oversight of the department of hawaiian home lands' execution of funds appropriated by act 279, session laws of hawaii 2022. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB807 | Relating To Condominiums. | Establishes the Condominium Loan Program to provide condominium associations with low-cost financing, or refinancing for previously obtained loans, for maintenance or repair projects. Establishes the Condominium Loan Loss Reserves Program to incentivize lenders to provide loans at competitive rates and terms to condominium associations for the purpose of allowing condominium associations to make necessary maintenance or repairs. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HR35 | Urging The Department Of Land And Natural Resources And Other State Agencies To Work With Committed Community Groups To Co-steward Community Forests Located On Public Lands For The Betterment Of The State's Forests And Communities. | RESOLUTION urging the Department of Land and Natural Resources and other state agencies to work with committed community groups to co-steward community forests located on public lands for the betterment of the state's forests and communities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR26 | Requesting Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Petition The United States Department Of Agriculture To Address The Lack Of Parity Between Hawaii And Other States And Territories Pertaining To The Export Of Agricultural Goods. | RESOLUTION Requesting HAWAII'S congressional delegation to petition the united states department of agriculture to address the lack of parity between hawaii and other states AND TERRITORIES pertaining to the export of agricultural goods. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB952 | Relating To Parkinson's Disease Research. | Establishes the Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database to be administered by the State Health Planning and Development Agency, to house a collection of data on the incidence of Parkinson's disease in the State. Establishes the Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database Advisory Committee. Requires the Agency to create a Parkinson's disease research collection database webpage by 1/1/2026, and submit annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB1334 | Relating To Meat Donation. | Exempts the donation of wild game meat or meat products, including axis deer, to a charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization for the purpose of feeding needy individuals from certain laws regarding the inspection and transportation of meat. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB982 | Relating To Wildfires. | Establishes a working group within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conduct a study concerning the creation of a Wildfire Recovery Fund. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB307 | Relating To Special Number Plates. | Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to recognize the island of Kahoolawe. Specifies the decal size for all special number organizational plates. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB624 | Relating To School Psychologists. | Creates a School Psychologists Working Group within the Department of Education to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2026. Requires a report to the Legislature. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB299 | Relating To The Hawaii Invasive Species Council. | Appropriates funds for the Native Resources and Fire Protection Program and Hawaii Invasive Species Council to ensure their long-term viability and continue to control and eradicate invasive species in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB213 | Relating To Loan Repayment For Healthcare Professionals. | Appropriates funds for the Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB966 | Relating To Agricultural Tourism. | Establishes statewide, uniform standards to promote agricultural tourism activities in the State for all counties that have adopted an agricultural tourism ordinance. Requires agricultural tourism activities to be registered by the county planning department. Requires agricultural tourism activities to coexist with an agricultural activity on a farming operation and requires termination of the agricultural tourism activities upon cessation of the agricultural activity, except under certain circumstances. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB1278 | Relating To Hazardous Tree Removal. | Appropriates funds for the assessment and removal of hazardous trees on state lands across Hawaii. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB977 | Relating To Energy Financing. | Authorizes the Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund to be used to provide financial assistance to underserved ratepayers, in addition to other eligible borrowers. Appropriates funds into and out of the Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB826 | Relating To Housing. | Authorizes a county planning commission, by special permit, to permit land uses exclusively providing residential housing for purposes of agricultural workforce housing, long-term rental, or workforce fee simple ownership in an agricultural district, under certain conditions. Repeals 6/30/2035. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB892 | Relating To Geographical Restrictions. | Establishes limitations on geographical restrictions provided as a condition of probation. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB1408 | Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands. | Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to utilize the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund as collateral when the Department acts as an eligible borrower for a loan agreement under section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, as amended. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB131 | Relating To Research. | Allows agencies to disclose government records to researchers for certain research purposes. | Crossed Over |
| HB858 | Relating To Agricultural Statistics. | Requires the Department of Agriculture to revitalize and enhance the Agricultural Statistics Program to collect data on local agricultural interests. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB980 | Relating To Animals. | Amends the law authorizing the killing of mongoose by clarifying the circumstances under which mongoose may be killed and authorizing feral chickens to be killed under certain circumstances. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB128 | Relating To Criminal Justice Reform. | Establishes factors under which officers may, without warrant, arrest and detain persons for petty misdemeanors and violations. Requires officers to record the factors that justified the warrantless arrest. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB1185 | Relating To Agriculture. | Establishes a Plant-based Building Materials Working Group to study and report on how best to grow plants and develop plant-based building materials in Hawaii. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB1283 | Relating To Family. | Establishes an exemption from mediation in paternity proceedings where there are allegations of domestic abuse. Clarifies the exemption from mediation in divorce proceedings as it relates to domestic abuse. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB893 | Relating To Firearms. | Establishes prohibitions on assault rifles, assault shotguns, and .50 caliber rifles. Expands the ban on high-capacity detachable magazines. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB818 | Relating To The Waiakea Community Development District. | Establishes the Waiakea Peninsula Community Development District and the Waiakea Peninsula Community Development District Special Fund. Specifies the powers and duties of the Hawaii Community Development Authority as it relates to the new development district. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB1358 | Relating To The Public Land Trust Working Group. | Appropriates moneys to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to facilitate the hiring of necessary staff and the purchase of equipment and professional services on behalf of the public land trust working group. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3) | Crossed Over |
| HB1343 | Relating To Education. | Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that bans the use of phones and related devices by students during school hours. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB1410 | Relating To Housing. | Establishes the Supportive Housing Special Fund. Restructures the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system and adjusts the tax for multifamily properties to reflect value on a per-unit basis. Allocates revenues from conveyance tax collections to the Supportive Housing Special Fund. Allocates a portion of conveyance tax collections to the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund to fund infrastructure programs in county-designated transit-oriented development areas that meet minimum standards of transit-supportive density. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB175 | Relating To Property Maintenance. | Requires owners or lessees of real property to maintain their property and establish penalties for failure to do so. Allows for exceptions. Requires DOA to establish rules for the enforcement and collection of fines for violations relating to the proliferation of invasive species. Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for the enforcement and collection of fines for violations relating to the prevention of wildfires and other public safety hazards. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB89 | Relating To Teacher Housing. | Establishes the Teacher Home Assistance Program to provide housing vouchers to certain eligible teachers. Appropriates funds out of the Teachers' Housing Revolving Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3) | Crossed Over |
| HB424 | Relating To School Meals. | Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to students enrolled in a public school who meet certain requirements. 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 an unspecified portion of the cost of preparing the meals. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB628 | Relating To Education. | Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a program to award high school diplomas to persons who did not receive a diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services and persons whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB729 | Relating To Marriage Of Minors. | Raises the minimum age to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Repeals the authority of parents and the family court to consent to a minor's marriage. Repeals spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Repeals exemptions for sexual assault of a minor if the perpetrator is married to the minor. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB683 | Relating To Student Transportation. | Establishes and appropriates funds for student transportation coordinators positions within the Department of Education to strengthen student transportation services across the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB627 | Relating To School Safety. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for positions to implement and maintain school safety measures. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB619 | Relating To Education. | Requires the Board of Education to adopt and enact a policy by the 2026-2027 school year directing Department of Education public schools to incorporate financial literacy education in the school's curriculum. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB1389 | Relating To Feral Animals. | Appropriates funds to the City and County of Honolulu for the expansion of the feral chicken program and the Vector Control Branch of the Department of Health for a statewide education campaign for the feeding of feral animals. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB749 | Relating To Cesspools. | Establishes a Cesspool Conversion Section within the Department of Health's Wastewater Branch, which shall be responsible for facilitating the conversion of cesspools within the State. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the Cesspool Conversion Section. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB1382 | Relating To Child Welfare Services. | Appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services to contract with a non-profit specializing in domestic violence to provide training and staff to be housed on-site in Child Welfare Services Branch offices to support all aspects of screening for and addressing domestic violence within a case. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB1307 | Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for water well development for geophysical investigation, exploration, and identification of geothermal resources on Hawaiian home lands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB1234 | Relating To Water Safety. | Requires, and appropriates funds for, the Department of Education to establish a standards-based Water Safety Education Pilot Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB502 | Relating To Land Use. | Temporarily allows each county, by resolution of its county council, to petition for the redistricting of land from an agricultural district to a rural district through the Land Use Commission's declaratory ruling process. Effective 7/1/3000. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB211 | Relating To Stream Maintenance. | Requires the counties to remove and dispose of personal property as part of the maintenance of channels, streambeds, streambanks, and drainageways. Clarifies that personal property stored in or near a channel, streambed, streambank, or drainageways for a continuous period of more than twenty-four hours shall be deemed abandoned property which may be disposed of by the State or county. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB629 | Relating To Therapy Services. | Expands the scopes of practice for occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech pathologists employed by or contracted with the Department of Education to diagnose students with a medical condition in an educational setting and treat the students. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB150 | Relating To Firearms. | Prohibits a person from lending a firearm to a person who does not have a firearm permit or does not have a registered firearm. Requires an adult who is borrowing a firearm to have either a firearm permit or a registered firearm, and not be prohibited to own or possess a firearm. Specifies that an adult who is twenty-one years of age or older may be lent a rifle or shotgun for a period not to exceed twelve hours. Repeals the authorization to use a rifle or shotgun outside of the State for up to seventy-five days. Repeals the authorization to lend a rifle or shotgun without a permit. | In Committee |
| HB981 | Relating To Attorneys' Fees. | Limits the accrued attorneys' fees and costs in matters relating to, or actions brought as a result of, construction defects to twenty-five per cent of the recovery amount. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB976 | Relating To Renewable Fuel. | Amends the renewable fuels production tax credit by: increasing the tax credit rate; specifying that the credit may be claimed for fuels that meet certain lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions and product transportation emissions thresholds; adding credit values for low lifecycle emissions renewable fuels and sustainable aviation fuels produced; allowing a taxpayer who previously claimed a credit to claim another credit for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024; amending the credit period to be for a maximum period of ten consecutive years beginning from the effective date of this Act; and amending the required information in the certified statement. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB755 | Relating To Paid Family Leave. | By 1/1/2028, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish a family and medical leave insurance program and begin collecting payroll contributions to finance payment of benefits. By 1/1/2029, requires the Department to start receiving claims and paying benefits under the program. Specifies eligibility requirements and employee protections under the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB1247 | Relating To Criminal Proceedings. | Allows a party aggrieved by the judgment of a circuit court on a minimum term order to appeal to the Intermediate Appellate Court. Requires prisoners to continue to be represented by counsel in any petition challenging minimum term proceedings. Requires the Supreme Court to establish rules. Establishes grounds for challenging a minimum term order. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1471 | Relating To Transportation. | Imposes an additional fee for a certificate of registration for motor vehicles, to be deposited into the Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1496 | Relating To Education. | Establishes the position of Ka Papahana Kaiapuni Program Complex Area Superintendent. Requires that at least one at-large member of the Board of Education be a proficient Hawaiian speaking educator, practitioner, or scholar of Hawaiian studies or the Hawaiian language, to be selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Clarifies the purpose and objective of the Hawaiian Language Medium Education Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB322 | Relating To Voter Registration. | Authorizes state agencies to implement automatic voter registration if designated by the Office of Elections. Requires eligible applicants for instruction permits, provisional licenses, driver's licenses, and identification cards to be automatically registered or preregistered to vote unless the applicant opts out. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB677 | Relating To Identification. | Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with various agencies and upon request of the inmates, to assist inmates in obtaining the inmates' civil identification card, birth certificate, social security card, and other relevant identification necessary for successful reentry into society, as soon as practicable. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to initiate the process of obtaining identifying documents for inmates released to work furlough, extended furlough, or community placement programs, by providing the forms necessary for the inmate to obtain civil identification cards and other identifying documents to the inmate as soon as practicable. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB642 | Relating To Administrative Rules. | Requires all state agencies proposing, adopting, amending, or repealing a rule to make the full text of the rules of the agency available on the website of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in a digitally accessible and searchable format. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB810 | Relating To Noise Pollution. | Establishes a private right of action for any person aggrieved by a violation of the Federal Aviation Act and existing federal laws to bring a civil action against the owner or operator of the helicopter in violation and collect damages and litigation costs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB547 | Relating To The Spaying And Neutering Of Animals. | Establishes the Spay and Neuter Special Fund to reduce pet overpopulation and the reproduction of free-roaming cats. Establishes various revenue and fundraising sources for the special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB501 | Relating To The Department Of Law Enforcement. | Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB498 | Relating To Agricultural Crimes. | Establishes the Hawaii Agricultural Crimes Council. Expands the duties of the Department of Agriculture to collaborate with and support the Council. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB557 | Relating To Telehealth. | Extends the sunset date of Act 107, SLH 2023, which allows for the reimbursement of services provided through telehealth via an interactive telecommunications system, until 12/31/2026. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB711 | Related To Driving Under The Influence. | Requires defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child by the operation of a vehicle in a negligent manner while under the influence of drugs or alcohol to make restitution in the form of financial support to each surviving child of the victim. | In Committee |
| HB738 | Relating To Historic Preservation. | Creates a process for expediting the review of majority-residential mixed-use transit-oriented development or residential transit-oriented development on certain parcels within county-designated transit-oriented development zones that have a low risk of affecting historically significant resources. Authorizes lead agencies, including county governments, to make determinations on the potential effects of a project. Creates a ninety-day limit, or thirty-day if no historic property is to be affected, to concur or not concur with project effect determinations. Exempts projects with written concurrence from further review unless there is a change to the project or additional historic properties, aviation artifacts, or burial sites are identified within the project area. Establishes notice and reporting requirements if there is a change to the project or additional historic properties, aviation artifacts, or burial sites are identified within the project area after the initial written concurrence. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB815 | Relating To Health Insurance. | Requires the health benefits plan or plans established by the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund board to meet or exceed the requirements of the Prepaid Health Care Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1). | In Committee |
| HB278 | Relating To Policing. | Requires county police departments and police oversight agencies to collect and report certain data regarding police stops, uses of force, and complaints to the Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division of the Department of the Attorney General. Requires the Division to collect and publish incident-level information and an annual report on the data collected. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB304 | Relating To The Hawaiian Language. | Requires that the Hawaiian version of a law be held binding if the law in question was originally drafted in Hawaiian and then translated into English and the law has not been later amended, codified, recodified, or reenacted in English. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB129 | Relating To Youth Fees And Fines. | Prohibits the assessment of any fees, fines, or court costs against a person who was adjudicated for an offense committed during the person's minority, or against the person's parent or guardian, and discharges all related debt obligations assessed before the effective date of the Act. Limits court-ordered community service for a minor to no more than seventy-two hours. Repeals certain penalties imposed on parents, guardians, or other persons associated with unaccompanied children in streets and unmarried minors in dance halls. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB1495 | Relating To The Keauhou Aquifer System. | Establishes and appropriates funds for the Keauhou Aquifer System Monitoring Pilot Project within the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Appropriates funds for the installation of two monitoring wells in the Keauhou Aquifer System. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1476 | Relating To Environmental Assessments. | Requires an environmental impact statement and consultation with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for actions that propose any launch of a spacecraft from or reeintry into state waters or the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. | In Committee |
| HB1388 | Relating To Retirants. | 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 Law Enforcement or Department of the Attorney General as a labor shortage or difficultto-fill position, subject to certain conditions. Requires the director of human resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction to include in the director's annual report to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as investigators. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1362 | Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to expand the sewer network and lines within and throughout the Keaukaha homestead. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB841 | Relating To Retired Teachers. | Amends the break in service requirement for retirants to six months before they can be rehired as teachers or administrators in teacher shortage areas or in hard-to-fill positions. Prohibits rehired retirants from receiving additional employment benefits. Directs the Department of Education to adopt rules to identify teacher shortage areas and hard-to-fill positions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB861 | Relating To Transportation. | Designates student transportation as critical infrastructure and a critical service for Hawaii's public education system. Requires all school bus contracts between the State and the contractor to include certain standards, performance metrics, and accountability requirements to prevent service disruptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB941 | Relating To Pedestrians. | Authorizes pedestrians to cross roadways in a manner contrary to the statewide traffic code under certain circumstances. | In Committee |
| HB902 | Relating To Education. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to conduct a study on methods to support department schools that may be impacted by electric utilities' planned public safety power shutoff program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB827 | Relating To Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits. | Expands workers' compensation medical benefits for firefighters to include coverage for adenocarcinoma or mesothelioma of the respiratory system; cancer of the buccal cavity, colon, pharynx, and thyroid; and malignant melanoma. Specifies that an employer may prove that the cancer or disease was not associated with the firefighting duties to deny medical benefits under workers' compensation law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1314 | Relating To Youth Mental Health. | Requires that all schools develop plans to execute mental health check-ins with their students grades six through twelve. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB364 | Relating To Animal Control. | Establishes the Spay and Neuter Special Fund to reduce pet overpopulation, including the free-roaming cat population, and authorizes an income tax designation to provide revenues into the special fund. Requires that female cats over the age of three months and male cats over the age of five months be surgically sterilized, with certain exceptions. Authorizes county animal control authorities to establish and enforce a permit program to allow the responsible breeding of cats. Establishes minimum requirements for breeding permits and penalties. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. Applies to taxable years after 12/31/2025. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB730 | Relating To Education. | Establishes, and appropriates funds for, five full-time equivalent (5.0 FTE) positions within the Civil Rights Compliance Branch of the Department of Education. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB674 | Relating To The Hawaii National Guard. | Authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE, 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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB621 | Relating To Education. | Requires and appropriates funds to pay salary differentials to English language educators as an incentive to attract and retain these educators. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB497 | Relating To The Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs. | Transfers the Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs Agency from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture and codifies its establishment. Establishes a grant program to be administered by the Agency to support the funding of certain initiatives for the State's public schools. Appropriates funds for grants. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB813 | Relating To The Employees' Retirement System. | Reduces the minimum number of years of credited service from ten years to five years qualified Tier 2 employee's retirement system members must have to be eligible for vested benefit status for service retirement allowance purposes. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB478 | Relating To Employment. | Amends the definition of "employer" in state law that governs payment of wages and other compensation to include the State and counties when a provision in that law has no comparable provision in state law that governs public officers and employees. | In Committee |
| HB220 | Relating To Moped Insurance. | Requires that moped operators carry an insurance policy by incorporating mopeds into the insurance laws governing motorcycles and motor scooters, including with respect to provisions concerning required licensure, the relationship with tort law, proof of insurance card, penalties, rate regulation, and minimum coverage levels. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB123 | Relating To Fisheries. | Exempts actions involving the operation and management of fisheries in the State from environmental review requirements. | In Committee |
| HB144 | Relating To Mauna Kea. | Authorizes 2 or more members of the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority to meet during its transition period regarding any matter relating to the Authority's business; provided that no commitment to vote is made or sought and no decision-making action is taken. | In Committee |
| HB1319 | Relating To The State Plan. | Establishes green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines for state facility systems, infrastructure, transit projects, and other areas in the Hawaii State Planning Act to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. Adds definition of "green infrastructure". Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in partnership with the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force, to submit a report to the Legislature making recommendations for implementing the green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines. Establishes full-time equivalent ( .0 FTE) policy analyst positions within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB967 | Relating To Sustainable Food Systems. | Establishes the Statewide Interagency Food Systems Coordination Team and the Interagency Food Systems Working Group within the Department of Agriculture. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB968 | Relating To Agriculture. | Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a Healthy Soils Program. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB843 | Relating To The College Of Tropical Agriculture And Human Resilience. | Appropriates funds for critical repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, and construction for facilities of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the University of Hawaii for the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB812 | Relating To Agriculture. | Authorizes a contract for the purchase of local produce having a value of more than $25,000 to be for a term of at least five years, under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB146 | Relating To The Judiciary's lelo Hawaii Initiatives. | Appropriates funds to the Judiciary to support the Olelo Hawaii Initiatives. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB147 | Relating To Attachment And Execution Of Real Property. | Increases the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution. | In Committee |
| HB224 | Relating To Property Rights. | Establishes a procedure for immediately removing an unlawful occupant of a dwelling or premises with assistance from law enforcement. Provides that an unlawful occupant of a dwelling or premises is civilly liable for unpaid utility bills. Provides that a person who trespasses in or upon a dwelling or premises and intentionally or knowingly damages property in an amount exceeding $999 commits a felony of criminal property damage in the second degree. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop, publish, and make available a complaint form to remove unlawful occupants of residential dwellings. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB279 | Relating To Firearms. | Allows the carrying or possessing of firearm parts only at or between certain locations and in an enclosed container. Defines firearm parts and prohibited persons. Establishes and increases penalties for the carrying or possessing of certain firearms or firearm parts other than at or between specific locations and in an enclosed container. | In Committee |
| HB276 | Relating To Condominiums. | Excludes a homeowner-developer from the annual requirement to file a developer's report and pay a fee if the homeowner's development consists of no more than two units, one in which the developer resides and one for which the initial sale of the other unit has been completed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB347 | Relating To Goats. | Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources from establishing or implementing bag limits for goats in public hunting areas. | In Committee |
| HB790 | Relating To Renewable Energy. | Establishes an installation goal for customer-sited distributed energy resources in the State. Ensures that fair compensation is provided to distributed energy resources exports as part of grid service programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB737 | Relating To Historic Preservation. | Redefines "historic property" with respect to the State Historic Preservation Program. Deletes the requirement for an application for a proposed project on an existing privately-owned single-family detached dwelling unit to have a historic preservation review if the unit or townhouse is over fifty years old. | In Committee |
| HB1184 | Relating To Controlled-environment Agriculture. | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the development of a controlled-environment agriculture research and demonstration facility at the Magoon research and teaching site in Manoa, Oahu. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1246 | Relating To Cannabis. | Establishes the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate all aspects of the cannabis plant. Beginning 1/1/2026, legalizes the personal adult use of cannabis. Establishes taxes on the retail sale of adult-use cannabis and the sale of medical cannabis. Adds new traffic offenses relating to the consumption or possession of marijuana or marijuana concentrate. Makes conforming amendments related to the legalization of personal adult use of cannabis. Beginning 1/1/2026, decriminalizes certain drug offenses related to marijuana and marijuana concentrate. Transfers the personnel and assets of the Department of Health and assets of the Department of Agriculture relating to cannabis to the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office. Establishes various positions within state entities to regulate the personal adult use of cannabis. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1344 | Relating To Education. | Requires the Department of Education's existing Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) working group to create a state plan to make completion of the FAFSA or an opt-out waiver a statewide graduation requirement by the 2027-2028 school year. Requires a report to the 2026 legislature. | In Committee |
| HB940 | Relating To The University Of Hawaii At Hilo. | Appropriates funds for the rat lungworm lab at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1346 | Relating To Education. | Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated for Bargaining Unit (5) and subject to the availability of funds, provides annual salary step increases for public school teachers who have completed a year's satisfactory service and comply with specified requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1279 | Relating To Health. | Establish a medical education liaison position within the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine to support programs that utilize a team of medical specialists to support primary care providers and other health care professionals through mentorship and guidance. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB875 | Relating To Tourism. | Appropriates funds for a State Capitol tour guide position within the Public Access Room. | In Committee |
| HB859 | Relating To Agriculture. | Establishes an agricultural crime prevention program within the Department of Agriculture to provide grants, education, administrative enforcement, and other services for the benefit of the State's agricultural industry. Clarifies, creates, and strengthens laws regarding crimes and violations related to agriculture or agricultural lands and hunting on private agricultural lands. Establishes clear distinctions between administrative and criminal penalties. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB894 | Relating To Government. | Prohibits state contractors, prospective state contractors, holders of procurement prequalification certificates, or principals of these groups from making contributions to, or soliciting contributions from their employees or from subcontractors or principals of subcontractors on behalf of, certain candidate committees, noncandidate committees, and political party committees. Requires the Procurement Policy Board to adopt rules to issue prequalification certificates to prospective contractors for public buildings or other public works. Amends the contribution limits for certain individuals and noncandidate committees. Prohibits lobbyists and certain persons related to lobbyists from soliciting contributions from client lobbyists. Increases the administrative fines. | In Committee |
| HB935 | Relating To Digital Equity. | Establishes and appropriates funds for a digital navigator pilot program to offer technical assistance with computers and electronic devices to residents. | In Committee |
| HB626 | Relating To Education. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for the Department's Hokea Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB625 | Relating To Education. | Establishes a nationally certified school psychologist incentive program. Appropriates funds for the incentive program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB225 | Relating To Squatting. | Establishes a working group within the Department of the Attorney General to study the issue of squatting in Hawaii and provide recommendations. Requires reports to the legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB238 | Relating To Early Child Care. | Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and implement a Child Care Provider Subsidy and Bonus Program to provide subsidies to retain the existing child care workforce in licensed infant and toddler child care centers, group child care centers, and group child care homes and bonuses to registered family child care homes. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB251 | Relating To Social Work. | Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, to develop and establish a social work training program to assist nonviolent incarcerated individuals in the area of social work. Requires progress reports on the program to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB223 | Relating To Pharmacy. | Establishes the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Special Fund to support pharmacist workforce assessment and planning efforts. Establishes the pharmacist workforce assessment fee. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB349 | Relating To Renewable Energy. | Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a statewide environmental assessment for, and subsequently administer, a Slim-Hole Resource Characterization Program. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB809 | Relating To Procurement. | Allows bidders to clarify or correct immaterial or technical information required as part of a bid submission for up to twenty-four hours after the bid submission deadline. Requires that bids for construction be opened no sooner than twenty-four hours after the deadline for the submission of bids. Defines "immaterial or technical information". Repeals 6/30/2027. | In Committee |
| HB556 | Relating To Colorectal Cancer. | Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a public assistance program offering state-funded colorectal screenings for certain persons. Requires coverage for all colorectal cancer screenings in the State to be consistent with the Affordable Care Act Implementation Frequently Asked Questions published by the United States Department of Labor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and United States Department of the Treasury. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB877 | Relating To Encampments. | Prohibits the erection, placement, construction, or maintenance of an encampment within one hundred feet from the property line of a pre-K-12 public or private school or school facility on public or private property. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB808 | Relating To The Procurement Code. | Requires public contractors to obtain insurance to cover at least half of a project's construction costs to the State to provide funds for curing construction defects discovered within ten years after the completion of the contract. Authorizes the State to institute an action against the contractor for the total costs of curing those defects. | In Committee |
| HB973 | Relating To Transient Accommodations. | Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to offer, list, advertise, or display a transient accommodations rental rate that includes all resort fees required for the furnishing of transient accommodations. Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to include all applicable taxes and fees imposed by a government on the stay in the total price to be paid before the consumer reserves the furnishing of transient accommodations. Establishes penalties. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1451 | Relating To Affordable Housing. | Establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force within the Hawaii Community Development Authority to update the Affordable Rental Housing Report and Ten-Year Plan maps, tier tables, and inventories of state lands suitable and available for affordable housing development. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB752 | Relating To Environmental Stewardship Fees. | Effective 7/1/2027, establishes the Environmental Stewardship Fee Program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources, through which the Department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other state natural area. Establishes the Environmental Stewardship Fee Special Fund effective 7/1/2025. Allocates a certain amount of transient accommodations tax revenues to the special fund. Requires report to the Legislature on strategic plan and timetable for objectives and implementation of the environmental stewardship fee program. Appropriates funds for the environmental stewardship fee strategic plan and positions for the Environmental Stewardship Fee Program. | In Committee |
| HB353 | Relating To Disaster Preparedness. | Appropriates funds for the Office of the Governor, in collaboration with the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to oversee and administer grants to low-income residents, and condominium associations on behalf of low-income condominium owners, to fortify residential real property against hurricanes. | In Committee |
| HB325 | Relating To Medical Cannabis. | Prohibits an employer from discriminating against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment based on the person's status as a medical cannabis registry card holder, under certain conditions. Authorizes an employer to use a fit-for-duty test for medical cannabis qualifying patients in potentially dangerous occupations. Exempts certain occupations. Effective July 1, 3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB151 | Relating To Redress For Wrongful Conviction And Imprisonment. | Requires the State to provide written notice to certain persons regarding the ability to file a claim for redress under applicable wrongful conviction law. Requires the liberal construction of that law. Provides for advance compensation for petitioners under certain circumstances. Requires reports to Legislature from the Department of the Attorney General. | In Committee |
| HB475 | Relating To Common Interest Ownership Communities. | Creates regulation requirements for managers of homeowners' associations, planned community associations, cooperative housing corporations, and condominium unit owners' associations in the State. Requires licensure of association managers beginning 7/1/2027. Establishes an Association Manager Licensing Board within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. | In Committee |
| HB425 | Relating To Public Employment. | Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Requires the employee to agree to subsequently work for the employer for at least 12 weeks upon return to service except under certain conditions. Effective 1/1/2026. | In Committee |
| HB149 | Relating To Corporations. | Requires domestic and foreign corporations to provide their shareholders with reports of independent expenditures and political contributions. | In Committee |
| HB130 | Relating To Fees For Public Records Under Chapter 92f. | Imposes a cap on charges for searching for, reviewing, and segregating government records under the Uniform Information Practices Act. Provides for a waiver of fees in certain circumstances when the public interest is served by a government record's disclosure. | In Committee |
| HB1416 | Relating To Cannabis. | Requires the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division of the Department of Health to develop and implement a comprehensive messaging and informational campaign to prevent cannabis use among the State's youth. Requires the Division to establish and enter into contracts with community-based organizations to award grants to prevent substance misuse among youth through evidenced-based prevention programs. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB1468 | Relating To The Right To Garden. | Authorizes the cultivation of vegetable gardens on properties within planned community associations and condominiums. Prohibits planned community associations and condominiums from prohibiting or restricting the cultivation of vegetable gardens via their association documents. | In Committee |
| HB1452 | Relating To Birth Certificates. | Expands the types of health care providers who can submit an affidavit for a new certificate of birth for certain birth registrants. | In Committee |
| HB1460 | Relating To The Hawaiian Language. | Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, requires that each Department of Education public school student earn 2 credits in Hawaiian language as a graduation requirement. Establishes a 2-year pilot program for Hawaiian language instruction at a central Oahu elementary school and Nanakuli High and Intermediate School. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB1472 | Relating To Broadband Service. | Requires a provider of broadband internet access services to be transparent with network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband internet access services. Prohibits a provider of broadband internet access services from blocking lawful websites, impairing or degrading lawful internet traffic, engaging in paid prioritization or application-specific differential pricing, or interfering with or disadvantaging users of broadband internet access services. Requires an applicant of a broadband-related permit seeking a state-granted or county-granted right to attach small cell or other broadband wireless communication devices to utility poles to comply with certain practices. | In Committee |
| HB1288 | Relating To Rare Diseases. | Establishes a Rare Disease Advisory Council within the Department of Health to advise the State on the needs of rare disease patients. | In Committee |
| HB1375 | Relating To Taxation Of Pollution. | Amends the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to address carbon emissions. Incrementally increases the tax rate over time. Establishes a refundable tax credit to mitigate the effect of a carbon emissions tax on taxpayers. Reenacts the agricultural development and food security special fund. Requires reports to the Legislature. | In Committee |
| HB1289 | Relating To Health. | Requires electronic smoking device and e-liquid manufacturers to submit certifications with the Department of Taxation annually, stating that the manufacturer's products comply with federal regulations. Requires the Department of Taxation to maintain a directory of manufacturers of electronic smoking devices and e-liquids whose certifications the Department approved. Imposes penalties. | In Committee |
| HB1309 | Relating To Land Transfers. | Authorizes the transfer of certain lands under the jurisdiction of certain state agencies to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. | In Committee |
| HB955 | Relating To The General Excise Tax. | Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by a nurse entrepreneur for health care-related goods and services purchased under Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE. | In Committee |
| HB876 | Relating To Healthcare Preceptors. | Adds psychology, physician assistant, marriage and family therapist, mental health counselor, clinical social worker, rehabilitation counselor, and school counselor students to the definition of "eligible student" under the qualifications for the healthcare preceptor tax credit. Amends the definition of "preceptor" by adding psychologists, physician assistants, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, clinical social workers, rehabilitation counselors, and school counselors to the list of preceptors eligible to receive the tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. | In Committee |
| HB856 | Relating To The College Of Tropical Agriculture And Human Resources. | Appropriates funds for eight full-time agricultural technician, and four full-time coordinator positions at University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. | In Committee |
| HB891 | Relating To Marijuana. | Decriminalizes the possession of drug paraphernalia relating to marijuana; possession of a certain amount of marijuana concentrate; and the possession of a certain amount of marijuana and smoking of marijuana in a public place. Lowers the criminal penalty for the possession of a certain amount of marijuana concentrate from a misdemeanor to a petty misdemeanor. | In Committee |
| HB817 | Relating To Health Care. | Authorizes physicians to practice at organized ambulatory health care facilities even if the physician does not have hospital privileges at a licensed hospital in the same geographic location as the ambulatory facility. Provides that a written transfer agreement is not required to transfer a patient from an organized ambulatory health care facility to a licensed hospital. | In Committee |
| HB758 | Relating To Sex-based Discrimination. | Clarifies and strengthens the State's protections against sex-based harassment, sex discrimination, and retaliation that occur in public schools, public charter schools, or at the University of Hawaii, including discrimination based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and pregnancy-related conditions. Establishes procedures for investigations and decision-making. Requires mandatory reporting by certain employees. | In Committee |
| HB124 | Relating To Professional Land Surveyors. | Establishes a ten year statute of repose for land surveyors, after which time a complaint for a civil action cannot be made. | In Committee |
| HB148 | Relating To Defamation. | Protects individuals who make claims of sexual misconduct from defamation lawsuits unless the claims were proven to be made with malice. | In Committee |
| HB143 | Relating To Mauna Kea. | Amends the conservation district use permit application, approval, and oversight responsibilities of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority, and lessees. Provides that certain conservation district use permits that are in effect as of 7/1/2028, to which the University of Hawaii is a permittee or other named party, shall not be transferred to the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. | In Committee |
| HB142 | Relating To Capital Improvement Projects For The Benefit Of The Eighth Representative District. | Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the eighth representative district. | In Committee |
| HB217 | Relating To Marijuana. | Exempts drug paraphernalia for marijuana from certain penalties under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Lowers the penalties for the possession and transfer without remuneration of certain amounts of marijuana, marijuana concentrate, and marijuana-infused products. Makes smoking marijuana in a public place a violation under the offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree. | In Committee |
| HB156 | Relating To Tobacco Products. | Repeals existing law that preempted local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices and nullified and voided any conflicting local laws and regulations. Allows counties to adopt ordinances that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices that do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law that govern smoking. | In Committee |
| HB209 | Relating To Workforce Development. | Establishes the Hawaii State Fellows Program within the Department of Human Resources Development to match talented applicants with full-time, paid fellowship roles in various state agencies for a period of ten to eleven months. Establishes minimum qualifications and procedures for eligible applicants to apply to the program. Gives preference to eligible program applicants who have pre-existing ties to the State or a demonstrated commitment to long-term leadership in the State. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, to coordinate with state agencies to implement and promote the program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB204 | Relating To Tobacco Products. | Repeals existing law that preempted local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices and nullified and voided any conflicting local laws and regulations. Allows counties to adopt ordinances that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices that do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law that govern smoking. | In Committee |
| HB215 | Relating To Medical Informed Consent. | Requires the Hawaii Medical Board to establish standards for health care providers to ensure that a patient's consent to treatment is an informed consent. Requires that informed consent for a proposed medical or surgical treatment or a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure shall be obtained before the day of that treatment or procedure. Specifies that if the treatment or procedure is to occur on the same day it is scheduled, the informed consent shall be obtained at the time the decision is made to schedule that treatment or procedure. | In Committee |
| HB354 | Relating To Emergency Management. | Appropriates funds for the Office of the Governor, in collaboration with the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to: (1) plan and administer income tax credits relating to emergency management or disaster preparedness and grants for low-income taxpayers to fortify their residential real property; (2) oversee the development of emergency shelters; and (3) hire necessary personnel. | In Committee |
| HB444 | Relating To Crimes Against Seniors. | Removes the requirement that a perpetrator of certain crimes knows or reasonably should know that the victim is a person sixty years of age or older. | In Committee |
| HB308 | Relating To Partial Public Financing Of Elections. | Increases the matching fund payments to candidates in the partial public financing program for excess qualifying contributions. | In Committee |
| HB236 | Relating To Low-speed Electric Bicycles. | Increases the minimum age to operate a low-speed electric bicycle from fifteen to sixteen years of age. | In Committee |
| HB473 | Relating To Voter Registration. | Establishes a process, beginning on January 1, 2026, for automatically preregistering or registering public, charter, and private school-enrolled students who are at least 16 years old to vote. | In Committee |
| HB645 | Relating To Homeless Youth. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to provide emergency shelter and services to unaccompanied homeless youth. | In Committee |
| HB479 | Relating To The Tip Credit. | Beginning 1/1/2026, increases the tip credit to be twenty per cent of the minimum wage and requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to annually calculate an adjusted tip credit amount. | In Committee |
| HB363 | Relating To Animals. | Establishes cat owner liability for harm to property or native birds. Prohibits the care of predators on state lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Establishes administrative fines. | In Committee |
| HB587 | Relating To The Department Of The Attorney General. | Short form bill relating to the Department of the Attorney General. | In Committee |
| HB584 | Relating To The Judiciary. | Short form bill relating to the Judiciary. | In Committee |
| HB509 | Relating To State Water Code Penalties. | 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. | In Committee |
| HB585 | Relating To Hawaiian Affairs. | Short form bill relating to Hawaiian affairs. | In Committee |
| HB623 | Relating To Education. | Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that bans the use of phones and related devices by students during school hours. | In Committee |
| HB691 | Relating To The Campaign Spending Commission. | Appropriates funds to the campaign spending commission for permanent positions. | In Committee |
| HB588 | Relating To State Law. | Short form bill relating to state law. | In Committee |
| HB559 | Relating To Education. | Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of financial literacy in the personal transition plan requirement for each student. | In Committee |
| HB814 | Relating To Cannabis. | Appropriates funds for the Department of Health to develop and implement a public health and informational campaign; administer grants to prevent substance misuse among youth; and administer grants to treat substance use disorder among youth. | In Committee |
| HB728 | Proposing A Constitutional Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Protect The Right To Reproductive Freedom. | Amends the Hawaii State Constitution to prohibit the State from denying or interfering with an individual's reproductive freedom, including the right to choose to obtain an abortion and to obtain or use contraceptives. | In Committee |
| HB676 | Relating To Youth And Adult Correctional Facilities. | Requires the State's youth and adult correctional facilities to provide free and accessible voice communication services for incarcerated persons in state correctional facilities. Prohibits any state agency from deriving revenue or financial benefit from the provision of communication services to persons confined in state correctional facilities. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish service quality standards and rules for the free voice communication services. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB593 | Relating To Treatment For Mental Illness. | Establishes a pilot program in the Department of Health to provide intensive mobile treatment-type services, e.g., "street psychiatry", to chronically houseless adult individuals suffering from serious brain disorders like schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB618 | Relating To Hazard Pay Bonus. | Appropriates funds for a one-time hazard pay bonus to state officers and employees in bargaining units 5, 6, and 7, and their excluded counterparts under certain conditions. | In Committee |
| HB586 | Relating To The Penal Code. | Short form bill relating to the Penal Code. | In Committee |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB134 | Relating To Elections. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB126 | Relating To Property Forfeiture. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB336 | Relating To The Defense Of State Employees. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB280 | Relating To The Community Outreach Court. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB302 | Relating To Cannabis. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB427 | Relating To Biosecurity. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB897 | Relating To Energy. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB550 | Relating To Fireworks. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB935 | Relating To Government. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB697 | Relating To Transportation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1009 | Relating To Parking. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB860 | Relating To Liability. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| SB1221 | Relating To Stormwater Management Systems. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| SB1249 | Relating To Agriculture. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB958 | Relating To Transportation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1064 | Relating To Fire Protection. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1045 | Making Emergency Appropriations For Law Enforcement Personnel Costs. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1007 | Relating To The Hawaii Community Development Authority. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1482 | Related To Controlled Substances. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1483 | Relating To Fireworks. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB104 | Relating To Corrections. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB97 | Relating To Motor Vehicles. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB30 | Relating To Mopeds. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB38 | Relating To Housing. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB66 | Relating To Housing. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB304 | Relating To The Judiciary. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB321 | Relating To Transportation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB401 | Relating To Firearms. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB405 | Relating To Neighborhood Board Meetings. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB228 | Relating To License Plates. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB694 | Relating To The Detention Of Minors. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB277 | Relating To Vehicular Pursuit. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB1102 | Relating To The Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Unit. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB732 | Relating To Shoreline Management Areas. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB1429 | Relating To Medical Cannabis. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1091 | Relating To Sewer Transmission Lines. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB1522 | Relating To Vehicle Title Transfers. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB103 | Relating To Sentencing. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB264 | Relating To The Examination Of Criminal Defendants. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB281 | Relating To Torture. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB428 | Relating To Witness Fees. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB597 | Relating To Administrative Drivers License Revocation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB226 | Relating To Windshield Tinting. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB420 | Relating To Remedies. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB396 | Relating To Compensation For Court-appointed Counsel. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB398 | Relating To Compensation For Court-appointed Representation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB511 | Relating To Public Lands. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB1008 | Relating To Parking. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB1216 | Relating To Transportation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB1263 | Relating To Historic Preservation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB991 | Relating To Criminal History Record Checks. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB1469 | Relating To Tax Collections. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1137 | Relating To Restoration Of Beach Lands. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB990 | Making Appropriations For Claims Against The State, Its Officers, Or Its Employees. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB79 | Relating To Historic Preservation Reviews. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB176 | Relating To Recounts. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB399 | Relating To District Court Judges. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB401 | Relating To District Court Judges. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB648 | Relating To Guardianship And Conservatorship Services. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB1170 | Relating To The Expeditious Redevelopment And Development Of Affordable Rental Housing. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Absent |
| HB727 | Relating To The Women's Court. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1098 | Relating To Crimes Against Protective Services Workers. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1001 | Relating To Settlement Of Claims Related To The Maui Wildfires. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB15 | Relating To Historic Preservation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| SB222 | Relating To Fireworks. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB410 | Relating To The Budget Of The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB400 | Relating To The Judiciary. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| SB1030 | Relating To Elections. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| SB1296 | Relating To Disaster Recovery. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB1348 | Relating To Public Lands. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| SB601 | Related To Law Enforcement. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Hawaii House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee | Chair | 1 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | Hawaii House District 08 | House | Democrat | In Office | 11/08/2022 | |
| HI | Hawaii House District 07 | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 11/06/2018 | 01/22/2024 |