Relating To Elder Crime Victims.
2026 Regular Session
Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
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Relating To Theft.
2026 Regular Session
Creates the offense of organized retail theft. Provides penalties for organized retail theft which are increased based on value of property and leadership roles. Creates an organized retail theft task force. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Mental Illness.
2026 Regular Session
Amends the definition of "dangerous to self". Defines the terms "gravely disabled" and "psychiatric deterioration". Broadens the term of "imminently dangerous to self and others". Increases the maximum period of emergency hospitalization.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Election Reform.
2026 Regular Session
Amends various election provisions to increase public access to in-person voting, increase public confidence in elections, and impose accountability in the election certification process. Key features include increased access to voter service centers open on election day, abolition of ranked choice voting, public access to election records, signature verification in the presence of official observers, reform of the mandatory recount process, the use of physical ballots during election audits, and subjecting the chief election officer position to election instead of appointment.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Administrative Rulemaking.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes a cost-benefit analysis requirement that defines a specific financial impact threshold for administrative rules. Requires legislative action through concurrent resolution to approve an agencys major rule change above the threshold of one million dollars.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Penalties.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes heightened penalties for the offense of bribery under certain circumstances. Increases the penalty for official misconduct from a class C to a class A felony.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Pesticides.
2026 Regular Session
Requires quarterly rather than annual reporting of all use of restricted use pesticides. Amends the contents of reports to include specific geospatial data and information and increased detail on the amount of restricted use pesticides used. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to develop an online reporting tool for restricted use pesticides. Appropriates funds.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Opioid Antagonists.
2026 Regular Session
Beginning 1/1/2027, requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations that issue policies, contracts, plans, or agreements that provide prescription drug coverage to provide coverage for at least one generic opioid antagonist and device.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To School Bus Drivers.
2026 Regular Session
Requires the Department of Education to establish a School Bus Driver Recruitment Grant Program. Establishes a School Bus Driver Recruitment Special Fund. Establishes a Repayment Signing Bonus Program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Carbon Offsets.
2026 Regular Session
Requires the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Procurement.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes the Small Business Procurement Program and Small Business Procurement Coordinator position permanently in the State Procurement Office. Repeals the Small Business Assistance Initiative established in Act 168, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022. Appropriates funds.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Parking For Disabled Persons.
2026 Regular Session
Requires the Disability and Communication Access Board to issue a disability travel placard to an applicant who has a valid removeable windshield placard and provides proof of travel.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Foreclosures.
2026 Regular Session
Specifies that a judicial foreclosure sale is not final until the earliest of either fifteen days after the public sale, unless an eligible bidder submits a subsequent bid or written notice of intent to submit a subsequent bid, or forty-five days after the public sale. Requires subsequent successful bidders to make a downpayment.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To School Modernization.
2026 Regular Session
Requires the School Facilities Authority to establish a school modernization initiative through a capital improvement project planning database for school facilities statewide. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Charter School Facilities.
2026 Regular Session
Requires the School Facilities Authority to establish a pilot program to develop three new public schools in areas based on demonstrated need through public-private partnerships. Amends the powers of the School Facilities Authority. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Education.
2026 Regular Session
Beginning no later than the 2028-2029 school year, requires the Department of Education to administer a dyslexia-sensitive universal screening to all students in kindergarten through grade three. Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, requires certain employees of public schools to have an opportunity to participate in training on literacy instruction. Requires a report to the Legislature and Board of Education before the 2031-2032 school year. Appropriates funds.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To School Facilities.
2026 Regular Session
Requires the Department of Education to make available all public school outdoor facilities and grounds on Saturdays and Sundays for public and community use without the need for any license, permit, or deposit of fees, under certain conditions. Requires reports to the Legislature. Repeals on 6/30/2030.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Health Care.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, algorithms, or other software tools for purposes of decision-making in health insurance utilization reviews. Requires a licensed health care provider to review all adverse actions by the health carrier.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Recess Days For The Regular Session Of 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Relating To Recess Days For The Regular Session Of 2026.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Requesting The Governor To Address The Legislature Assembled In Joint Session.
2026 Regular Session
Requesting The Governor To Address The Legislature Assembled In Joint Session.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Housing.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes the Pro-Housing Score Program to evaluate each county's performance in expanding housing opportunities and reducing regulatory barriers. Requires the counties to publish their respective pro-housing scores online and the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to publish certain related information and data on a public dashboard. Establishes criteria for deeming a county noncompliant. Establishes builder's remedies for certain housing projects in transit-oriented development areas. Specifies that if a county is deemed noncompliant, the planning director or an equivalent county officer responsible for land use approvals shall be responsible for approving or denying certain affordable housing development applications. Establishes procedures for certain transit-oriented development housing project appeals. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Zoning.
2026 Regular Session
Prohibits the counties from imposing certain lot requirements on lots zoned for housing on parcels of land located within the urban district for purposes of subdivision, development, or the issuance of a building permit, with certain exemptions. Allows the counties to establish a petition process for neighborhoods, subdivisions, or other geographically contiguous areas to establish or retain certain requirements or specifications. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Environmental Protection.
2026 Regular Session
Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract or form a partnership with private parties to assist with the maintenance and management of sunscreen dispensers at all state beaches, as well as publicize that the mineral-based sunscreen in these dispensers is more protective of the coral reefs of the State. Appropriates funds for the installation, maintenance, management, and operation of non-chemical sunscreen dispensers on all state beaches. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026
Relating To Food Security.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Farm to Families Program under the Department of Human Services to alleviate food shortages in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature before the Regular Sessions of 2027 and 2028.
Examine this bill →Jan 22, 2026