Relating To Insurance.
Last status update Jan 23, 2026
What this measure contains
Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in the name of the people of the State as parens patriae against any responsible party to recover certain costs or obtain certain relief, including costs and losses incurred by the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, or other state entities, resulting from climate attributable harm or costs for risk of future climate attributable harm. Authorizes the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, or any private insurer licensed in the State to bring a civil cause of action against a responsible party to recover its costs and losses resulting from climate attributable harm. Establishes the Climate Disaster Special Fund to collect and disperse funds collected from certain civil actions to be distributed in a certain order of priority. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 24, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 13, 2026
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- HB2226— Same As
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Legislative path
Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.
- Introduced
- SD1by CPN
Companion measure: HB2226. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
3 aye · 1 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments
5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments
4 aye · 9 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
Senate members along the path
| Member | CPN Introduced | JDC SD1 | WAM SD1 | Change along the path |
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| Brenton AwaSD-023 | No | Aye | No → Aye at Judiciary (JDC) (SD1) | |
| Stanley ChangSD-009 | Aye | |||
| Lynn DecoiteSD-007 | No | |||
| Donovan CruzSD-017 | Aye | |||
| Brandon ElefanteSD-016 | Aye | |||
| Kurt FevellaSD-020 | No | |||
| Carol FukunagaSD-011 | Aye | |||
| Mike GabbardSD-021 | Aye | |||
| Troy HashimotoSD-005 | No | |||
| Lorraine InouyeSD-001 | No | |||
| Dru KanuhaSD-003 | Aye | |||
| Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024 | Aye | |||
| Michelle KidaniSD-018 | No | |||
| Donna KimSD-014 | No | |||
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | Excused | |||
| Chris LeeSD-025 | Aye | |||
| Angus McKelveySD-006 | Aye | |||
| Sharon MoriwakiSD-012 | No | |||
| Karl RhoadsSD-013 | Aye | |||
| Tim RichardsSD-004 | No | |||
| Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002 | Aye | |||
| Glenn WakaiSD-015 | No |
Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote
Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗
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Legislative history
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Introduced.
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Passed First Reading.
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Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM.
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The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 10:15AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on CPN deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 10:15AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
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Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
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The committee(s) on CPN has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-10-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-11-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.
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Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2280) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
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The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 9 No(es): Senator(s) Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
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The recommendation was not adopted.