Relating To Labeling Requirements.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes labeling requirements for kolehao products. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Relating To Procurement Protests.
2026 Regular Session
Requires the forfeiture of half of the cash or protest bond for review of procurement-related disputes if the initiating party does not prevail in an administrative proceeding and the Office of Administrative Hearings finds that the appeal was made in bad faith. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1)
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Relating To Liberty And Justice Day.
2026 Regular Session
Designates March 5 of every year as Liberty and Justice Day. Requires all flags flown on state lands to be flown at half-staff on Liberty and Justice Day. (HD1)
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Relating To Public Safety.
2026 Regular Session
Prohibits the Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Taxation, and Department of the Attorney General from appointing or employing certain former United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Border Patrol agents and employees as law enforcement officers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Relating To Climate Planning.
2026 Regular Session
Amends the leadership, membership, powers, and duties of the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission. Establishes the powers and duties of the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission Coordinator. Beginning after 12/31/2026, requires all department and agency plans and decisions to consider recommendations made by the Commission and Coordinator. Appropriates funds for positions and other expenses. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Relating To The State Budget.
2026 Regular Session
Appropriates funds to be expended by the Department of Health as a grant for the Hawaii Primary Care Association to support solar-plus-storage microgrid implementation at community health centers in medically underserved communities, and provide programmatic services, project management, contract management, reporting and fiscal stewardship responsibilities, and developing future scalable plans for the development and deployment of solar-plus-storage microgrids at nonprofit community health centers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Relating To Gambling Enforcement.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes the criminal offense of promoting an illegal electronic gambling device. Authorizes civil penalties and actions relating to premises on which an illegal electronic gambling device has been used. Allows the Attorney General, any county prosecuting attorney, any county police chief, or the Director of Law Enforcement to take certain actions against places used to commit certain offenses that qualify as a nuisance. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)
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Relating To Wrongful Imprisonment.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes the procedure that a circuit court shall follow upon the reversal or vacation of a person's judgment of conviction on grounds consistent with innocence, and where the charges were dismissed. Requires the State to pay, through a warrant for payment issued by the Comptroller, advance compensation to any petitioner who was convicted in a court of the State, imprisoned for at least one year, and whose judgment of conviction was reversed or vacated, or was pardoned, on grounds consistent with innocence. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to immediately notify the Department of Human Services so the Department of Human Services may assign a case manager to a petitioner upon the petitioner's release. Requires the State to provide medical coverage to a person for a certain duration upon the reversal or vacation of the person's judgment of conviction on grounds consistent with innocence and where the charges were dismissed. Provides that the Judiciary and Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall retain jurisdiction over the person for the purposes of effectuating this process. Authorizes the State to seek reimbursement from the applicable county for any losses incurred by the State pursuant to this process. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to submit an annual report to the Legislature. Clarifies eligibility to seek compensation for persons whose judgment of conviction was reversed or vacated, or who were pardoned, on grounds consistent with innocence, and where the charges were dismissed. Shifts the burden of proof to the State to prove by a preponderance of evidence that the reversal or vacation of the judgment of conviction for a petitioner, or the pardoning of the petitioner, was inconsistent with innocence. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Relating To Cannabis.
2026 Regular Session
Allows applicants or primary caregivers to make a one-time purchase of medical cannabis after the submission of the applicant's certification form while waiting for confirmation of registration from the Department of Health. Requires the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation to facilitate the temporary authorization. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2)
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Relating To Law Enforcement.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes provisions limiting state and federal collaboration for purposes of immigration enforcement operations. Requires state and county law enforcement agencies to establish and publicly post written policies regarding civil immigration enforcement. Prohibits law enforcement officers from initiating or prolonging a stop, detention, or arrest of a person for the purpose of determining the person's civil immigration status, except under certain circumstances. Prohibits state and county involvement in civil immigration enforcement activity in certain locations. Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to assist state and county agencies in maintaining compliance with the civil immigration enforcement policy. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Relating To Energy.
2026 Regular Session
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to open a docketed proceeding no later than 9/1/2026, to conduct a comprehensive, objective, and independent analysis of the State's energy pathways. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Relating To Education.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes a cap on the total number of superintendent-level positions within the Department of Education. Defines "superintendent-level position". Requires the Board of Education to conduct a written performance evaluation of each complex area superintendent every 2 years. Appropriates moneys for 2 Deputy Superintendent positions within the Office of the Superintendent. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Relating To Veterans Rights And Benefits.
2026 Regular Session
Regulates persons receiving compensation for providing advice or assistance regarding veterans benefits. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Relating To Mental Health.
2026 Regular Session
Requires the Director of Law Enforcement to adopt rules establishing training and certification standards and procedures for crisis intervention officers. Requires the Department of Health to approve the content of such training. Clarifies the scope of treatment permitted under assisted community treatment orders. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to assist with the preparation, filing, and presentation of requests for a court order to provide treatment over a patient's objection. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Requesting The Establishment Of A Court Security And Department Of Law Enforcement Capacity Working Group To Address Systemic Staffing Shortages, Expanded Statutory Responsibilities, And The Escalating Fiscal And Accountability Risks Associated With Private Security Contracting At State Courts.
2026 Regular Session
Requesting The Establishment Of A Court Security And Department Of Law Enforcement Capacity Working Group To Address Systemic Staffing Shortages, Expanded Statutory Responsibilities, And The Escalating Fiscal And Accountability Risks Associated With Private Security Contracting At State Courts.
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Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandating Health Insurance Coverage For Brief Cognitive Assessments For Individuals Fifty Years Of Age And Older.
2026 Regular Session
Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandating Health Insurance Coverage For Brief Cognitive Assessments For Individuals Fifty Years Of Age And Older.
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Requesting The Department Of Education To Develop Artificial Intelligence Literacy Curricula Plans And Programs For Use In Public Schools.
2026 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of Education To Develop Artificial Intelligence Literacy Curricula Plans And Programs For Use In Public Schools.
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Requesting The Department Of Budget And Finance To Conduct A Study On The Feasibility And Benefits Of Creating A State-owned Sovereign Wealth Fund.
2026 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of Budget And Finance To Conduct A Study On The Feasibility And Benefits Of Creating A State-owned Sovereign Wealth Fund.
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Requesting The Auditor To Assess Both Social And Financial Effects Of Proposed Mandated Health Insurance Coverage For The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Autism And For Applied Behavioral Analysis Services.
2026 Regular Session
Requesting The Auditor To Assess Both Social And Financial Effects Of Proposed Mandated Health Insurance Coverage For The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Autism And For Applied Behavioral Analysis Services.
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Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Conduct A Study On The Costs And Benefits Of Creating An Office Of The Child Advocate.
2026 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Conduct A Study On The Costs And Benefits Of Creating An Office Of The Child Advocate.
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Requesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services To Conduct A Study On The Costs And Benefits Of Creating An Office Of The State Architect.
2026 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services To Conduct A Study On The Costs And Benefits Of Creating An Office Of The State Architect.
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Requesting The Department Of Health To Conduct A Study On The Costs And Benefits Of Requiring Water Suppliers In The State To Adjust Fluoride Levels In Their Water Systems To Meet The Optimal Fluoride Level For Community Water Fluoridation As Established By The United States Department Of Health And Human Services.
2026 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of Health To Conduct A Study On The Costs And Benefits Of Requiring Water Suppliers In The State To Adjust Fluoride Levels In Their Water Systems To Meet The Optimal Fluoride Level For Community Water Fluoridation As Established By The United States Department Of Health And Human Services.
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Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Convene A Youth Digital Safety And Platform Accountability Working Group To Examine Technology-facilitated Abuse In The State And Develop Recommendations For Regulatory Safeguards.
2026 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Convene A Youth Digital Safety And Platform Accountability Working Group To Examine Technology-facilitated Abuse In The State And Develop Recommendations For Regulatory Safeguards.
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Urging The Department Of Education, In Consultation With The Department Of Health, To Conduct A Study On The Cost And Benefits Of Hiring Mental Health Professionals For Every Public School And Of Distributing Guidelines On Telehealth Safe Spaces.
2026 Regular Session
Urging The Department Of Education, In Consultation With The Department Of Health, To Conduct A Study On The Cost And Benefits Of Hiring Mental Health Professionals For Every Public School And Of Distributing Guidelines On Telehealth Safe Spaces.
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