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HB12Introduced

Relating To Tort Liability.

2026 Regular Session

Clarifies that persons who enter private property for recreational purposes have no cause of action, unless exempted under law. Requires courts to award attorneys' fees and costs to landowners if plaintiffs bring unreasonable actions. Establishes, as a matter of law, that persons participating in outdoor recreational activities accept the inherent risks, dangers, or hazards in the activities. Clarifies the definitions for "recreational purpose" and "recreational user".

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025
HB129Introduced

Relating To Youth Fees And Fines.

2026 Regular Session

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)

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025
HB13Introduced

Relating To Workers' Compensation.

2026 Regular Session

Establishes notice requirements for employers under Hawaii's Workers' Compensation Law. Requires employers who deny the compensability of an employee's injury to submit a written report supporting the denial to the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations within a specified period. Requires employers to furnish to the injured employee up to $10,000 for medical care, services, and supplies for the period immediately following the injury and so long as reasonably needed or until the employer files a written report with the Director denying the compensability of the injury, whichever is earlier. Clarifies that failure to give an employer notice of an employee's injury does not bar a claim for compensation if any person having authority in the interest of the employer had knowledge of the injury.

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025
HB130Introduced

Relating To Fees For Public Records Under Chapter 92f.

2026 Regular Session

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.

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025
HB135Introduced

Relating To Land.

2026 Regular Session

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purchase of the real property located at 64-486 Kamehameha Highway on the North Shore of Oahu. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025
HB136Introduced

Relating To Firearms.

2026 Regular Session

Requires a trigger lock for all firearms purchases from a licensed dealer. Requires licensed firearms dealers to provide purchasers with notice regarding the law on firearms storage. Amends the requirements for the secure storage of firearms and establishes fines for violations. Amends the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm.

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025
HB138Introduced

Relating To Firearms.

2026 Regular Session

Clarifies the requirements for the secure storage of firearms. Amends the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm to establish felony penalties for when a minor obtains an unsecured firearm and it results in injury or death.

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025
HB143Introduced

Relating To Mauna Kea.

2026 Regular Session

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.

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025
HB144Introduced

Relating To Mauna Kea.

2026 Regular Session

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.

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025
HB148Introduced

Relating To Defamation.

2026 Regular Session

Protects individuals who make claims of sexual misconduct from defamation lawsuits unless the claims were proven to be made with malice.

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025
HB149Introduced

Relating To Corporations.

2026 Regular Session

Requires domestic and foreign corporations to provide their shareholders with reports of independent expenditures and political contributions.

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025
HB150Introduced

Relating To Firearms.

2026 Regular Session

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.

Examine this bill →Jan 16, 2025