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SB3154Passed
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to assume responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for highway projects, as well as railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State, allowing streamlined environmental reviews. Provides a limited waiver of sovereign immunity to comply with federal requirements. (CD1)
SB3218Passed
2026 Regular Session
Part I: Substitutes the word "tax increment" with "resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity" for purposes of the Resilient Infrastructure for Shelter and Equity Act, except under certain circumstances. Part II: Conforms state law concerning county debt limits to permit counties to exclude resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds from the debt limit of the counties, if a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds and excluding resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds from determinations of the counties' funded debt is ratified. (CD1)
SB903Passed
2026 Regular Session
Amends the membership and responsibilities of the Public Land Trust Working Group established under Act 226, SLH 2022. Requires the Working Group to submit the following to the Legislature: by 8/1/2027, a first interim report regarding Act 178, SLH 2006, financial reporting and accounting; by 12/1/2027, a second interim report regarding the public land trust inventory; by 6/1/2028, a third interim report that includes a preliminary draft of findings and recommendations regarding Act 178 financial reporting and accounting and the public land trust inventory; and by 10/1/2028, a final report that includes proposed legislation. By 12/31/2028, requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to submit certain findings and considerations to the Legislature. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to provide administrative support to the Working Group in coordination with a third-party consultant. Appropriates funds from the Carry-Forward Trust Holding Account to be transferred to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to be expended solely for Native Hawaiian programs and services with critical, short-term funding needs in the areas of education, health, economic development, and community-based initiatives. Specifies that the transferred funds may not be used for planning, developing, or constructing residential or mixed-use projects or related infrastructure. (CD1)
HB1696Passed
2026 Regular Session
Lowers the age of who may drive commercially within the State from nineteen to eighteen. Repeals the requirement that a person only operates category 3 vehicles to qualify to drive commercially in the State. Prohibits a person under twenty-one years of age from operating a commercial motor vehicle outside of a registered apprenticeship program as determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations or a structured, on-the-job training program administered by the person's employer that meets certain requirements. Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its rules to lower the minimum age required for a commercial driver's license. (CD1)
HB2310Passed
2026 Regular Session
Part I: Provides an emergency appropriation to the Department of Human Services to replace general fund appropriations redirected to provide emergency food assistance during the 2025 federal government shutdown. Part II: Appropriates funds to supplement premium contributions due to participating health plans. (CD1)
SB3102Passed
2026 Regular Session
Clarifies the consulting role and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation in the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' development and implementation of port pilot licensure standards, requirements, and criteria. Repeals Port Allen from the list of designated pilotage waters. (HD2)
SB3125Passed
2026 Regular Session
PART I: Repeals certain future adjustments to income tax brackets. Changes income tax rates. Amends the Renewable Energy Technologies Income Tax Credit by adding an aggregate cap amount, setting income thresholds, adding a certification requirement, and adding a sunset date. Adds sunset dates to the Capital Goods Excise Tax Credit and Renewable Fuels Production Tax Credit. PART II: Beginning 1/1/2028, repeals the Technology Infrastructure Renovation Tax Credit. Beginning 1/1/2029, repeals the High Technology Business Investment Tax Credit and Tax Credit for Research Activities. (CD2)
HB1163Passed
2026 Regular Session
Amends requirements to commercial driver's license qualification standards to meet current federal regulations to allow the State to issue a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit and nondomiciled commercial driver's license for applicants who are unable to provide proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency. (CD1)
HB1688Passed
2026 Regular Session
Provides a general excise tax exemption for the sale of material, parts, or tools used for aircraft service and maintenance or for the construction of an aircraft service and maintenance facility. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)
HB1946Passed
2026 Regular Session
Establishes that applications for registration renewals for time share developers, acquisition agents, plan managers, and exchange agents required by section 514E-10, HRS, shall be deemed approved thirty days after receipt of all required documents, unless the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs issues a deficiency letter within that period. Establishes that any amendment to a required time share plan registration shall be deemed approved by operation of law on the sixtieth day after the amendment is submitted to the Director, unless the Director issues a deficiency letter within that period. Effective 9/1/2026. (SD2)
HB2097Passed
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes administrative drivers license revocation hearings to be conducted using interactive conference technology, including teleconference, videoconference, and voice over internet protocol systems. Clarifies that evidence in hearings conducted via interactive conference technology may be submitted and exchanged electronically. (SD1)
HB2343Passed
2026 Regular Session
Repeals the 6/30/2027 deadline by which the Maui State Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation and instead requires the assimilation to be completed as soon as practicable. (SD1)
HB389Passed
2026 Regular Session
Clarifies the applicable felony offenses for using an uncrewed aircraft in the furtherance of the commission of a felony. (SD1)
SB2694Passed
2026 Regular Session
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms to address economic factors sua sponte or on application by a water carrier. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a water carrier inflationary cost index automatic adjustment mechanism. Beginning 7/1/2026, through 6/30/2029, requires the Public Utilities Commission to apply automatic adjustment mechanisms. Beginning 7/1/2029, through 6/30/2033, authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to apply automatic adjustment mechanisms. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to waive or exempt any water carrier from any requirement under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Sunsets 7/1/2033. (CD1)
SB3082Passed
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes an eligible employee to take family leave for a qualifying military exigency under state law. (CD1)
HB1510Passed
2026 Regular Session
Conditions the issuance of a certificate of inspection upon a vehicle not being equipped with any cover or shield installed over the license plate. Amends the penalty for obstruction of a license plate. Allows state or county parking enforcement officers and persons authorized by a state or county law enforcement agency to issue citations for vehicles with a cover or shield obstructing the license plate. Repeals the requirement that a cover or shield be intended to alter or interfere with the visibility, legibility, or identification of a license plate by law enforcement or traffic enforcement systems. Effective 1/1/2027. (SD1)
HB2001Passed
2026 Regular Session
Designates the first Friday in February of each year as "Love My Library Day" in the State. (SD1)
SB2471Passed
2026 Regular Session
Reaffirms that artificial persons created under state law possess only those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out lawful purposes, and that those powers do not include the power to spend money or contribute anything of value to influence elections or ballot measures. Authorizes the Attorney General and the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to impose certain penalties for violations. Effective 7/1/2027. (CD2)
SB3022Passed
2026 Regular Session
Establishes the Hawaii Leadership Awards Program to honor individuals who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to the State and serve as inspirations to others. (HD1)
HR215Passed
2026 Regular Session
Authorizing And Empowering The Speaker To Perform And Carry Out Any Official Legislative Business During The Interim Between The 2026 And 2027 Regular Sessions.
HR216Passed
2026 Regular Session
Informing The Senate And Governor That The House Of Representatives Is Ready To Adjourn Sine Die.
SB3263Enrolled
2026 Regular Session
Affirms student-athletes' rights to engage in name, image, and likeness activities for compensation. Requires the University of Hawaii to adopt policies governing institutional name, image, and likeness agreements and other aspects of name, image, and likeness activity consistent with federal law, rules by an intercollegiate athletics governing body such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and Title IX. Allows student-athletes to retain professional representation for the purpose of name, image, and likeness activities. Establishes certain transparency and accountability requirements in the administration of institutional name, image, and likeness activities. Provides protections and educational support for student-athletes who enter into name, image, and likeness agreements. Establishes an endowment fund for the name, image, and likeness program. Appropriates funds into the endowment fund. Sunsets 6/30/2030. (CD1)
SCR149Passed
2026 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of Health To Assess The Services And Funding Necessary To Address The Needs Of Complex Patients Who Have Two Or More Diagnoses That Include Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health Disorders, Or Chronic Physical Illnesses.
SCR159Passed
2026 Regular Session
Urging Public And Private Stakeholders To Adopt Shared Guiding Principles For The Planning, Financing, And Undertaking Of Efforts For The Restoration, Improvement, And Maintenance Of The Beaches, Shoreline, And Coastal Areas Of Waikiki.