Relating To The Judiciary.
2026 Regular Session
Appropriates supplemental funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2025 and ending 6/30/2027. (CD1)
Examine this bill →Jun 26, 2026
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Relating To Expungement Orders.
2026 Regular Session
Amends the expungement orders law to reflect that a person who is arrested for or charged with a crime but convicted of a violation is eligible for an expungement of their arrest record for that incident. (CD1)
Examine this bill →Jun 26, 2026
Relating To The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.
2026 Regular Session
Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, to include children of a sibling as qualifying relatives of lessees for the purposes of lease transfer and lease successorship, in the same manner currently allowed for spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings. (CD1)
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Relating To Tax Expenditure Evaluation.
2026 Regular Session
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, in collaboration with the Department of Taxation, to study the effectiveness of tax expenditures, prepare summary descriptive statistics, submit annual reports to the Legislature, and develop appropriate schedules and tax return forms to collect adequate information for evaluation of tax expenditures. Authorizes Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism staff to access certain information on tax returns to conduct evaluations of tax expenditures. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. (CD1)
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Relating To International Relations.
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes the State to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with national governments; national ministries, departments, or agencies; provincial or regional governments; or international intergovernmental bodies relevant to the interests of the State or an international partner. Expands the definition of sister-state or province partnerships to include a partnership between the State and a prefecture or foreign nation. Requires the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission to evaluate how a sister-state or province partnership or international cooperative agreement will enhance certain key state initiatives. (CD1)
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Relating To Labeling Requirements.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes labeling requirements for kolehao products. (CD1)
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Relating To Care Homes.
2026 Regular Session
Requires and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to establish a Central and Leeward Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program to assist eligible care home facilities to implement structural and operational resilience improvements. Requires a report to the Legislature. Sunsets on 6/30/2029. (CD1)
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Relating To Digital Identification.
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes the display of a mobile driver's license to a law enforcement officer on a mobile electronic device, under certain conditions. Limits a law enforcement officer's access to only the information necessary to verify the driver's license credential when displayed electronically. (CD1)
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Relating To Changes To Responsibilities Of The Department Of Health Concerning Patients, The County Of Kalawao, And The Kalaupapa Settlement.
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes the Department of Health to continue providing services statewide to Hansen's disease patients living in the community. Repeals sections of Chapter 326, Hawaii Revised Statutes, upon the 1year anniversary of the passing of the last patient resident of Kalaupapa as affirmed in the Governor's proclamation. Requires the Department of Health to include community organizations in the transition planning team. (CD1)
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Relating To Aquaculture.
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an evaluation and authorization process to import and transport aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a biological aquatic risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock evaluation and authorization process. (CD1)
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Relating To Organic Waste.
2026 Regular Session
Updates and establishes additional statewide goals for solid waste stream and organic waste stream diversion. Requires the recycling, bioconversion, and organic waste diversion component to identify and assess methods to achieve certain organic waste stream reduction goals. (CD1)
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Relating To Jurisdiction.
2026 Regular Session
Amends the factors a family court is required to consider in deciding whether the family court may waive jurisdiction over a minor or adult held for criminal proceedings for acts committed during the person's minority. Preserves the family court's jurisdiction over a minor transferred for criminal proceedings for subsequent acts that would otherwise be within the family court's jurisdiction. Requires the family court to retain jurisdiction over a minor if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the minor was trafficked, sexually abused, or raped by the alleged victim in the case before or during the commission of the alleged offense. (CD1)
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Relating To Agriculture.
2026 Regular Session
Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to convene a Bona Fide Farmer Working Group to develop multi-tiered, matrix-based definitions for the terms "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity". Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)
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Relating To The Agribusiness Development Corporation.
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes the Agribusiness Development Corporation to acquire by condemnation any real property or interest in real property, except real property owned in a county with a population of more than 125,000 but less than 195,000 and public lands, under certain conditions. (CD2)
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Relating To Non-general Funds.
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes the use of moneys in certain special and revolving funds for operation and administration costs of related programs. Authorizes the use of the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund moneys for the acquisition of interests or rights in land and any ongoing costs related thereto. (CD1)
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Relating To The Administration Of Justice.
2026 Regular Session
Implements recommendations from the 2025 Advisory Committee on Penal Code Review, established pursuant to Act 245, SLH 2024, to amend the Hawaii Penal Code. Effective 9/1/2026. (CD1)
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Relating To The University Of Hawaii.
2026 Regular Session
Appropriates funds to establish a bachelor's degree program in agricultural science at the University of Hawaii-West Oahu; to fund one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position; and for supplies and equipment to support the programs. (CD1)
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Relating To Feral Chickens.
2026 Regular Session
Appropriates funds to the City and County of Honolulu to facilitate the receipt, handling, and humane disposition of feral chickens that have already been caught. (CD1)
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Relating To State Funds.
2026 Regular Session
Transfers to the general fund the excess balances of various non-general funds and programs. (CD1)
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Relating To Culture And Arts.
2026 Regular Session
Establishes the Office of Community Culture, Arts, and Innovation within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes only. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for an Executive Director position and Specialist position within the Office of Community Culture, Arts, and Innovation. Establishes the Community and Cultural Partnership Program. (CD1)
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Relating To Community Development.
2026 Regular Session
Requires each county, in collaboration with the Hawaii Community Development Authority, to establish a Summer Streets Pilot Program that closes vehicular traffic and repurposes roads for pedestrian and cyclist use, outdoor events, and other community-driven activities. Authorizes each county to consult with the Department of Health. Requires each county to submit an initial proposal to HCDA. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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Relating To The Retention Of Biological Evidence.
2026 Regular Session
Specifies the types of cases in which evidence must be retained post-conviction and the process by which evidence may be disposed of earlier than the standard period of retention, which includes a procedure for defendants to oppose the disposal of biological evidence by filing an objection with the court. Authorizes the court, upon motion of a defendant or prosecutor or on the court's own motion, to order the retention of biological evidence in any felony case for a certain period under certain circumstances. Effective 9/1/2026. (CD1)
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Relating To Protective Orders.
2026 Regular Session
Requires notification to the security forces of each branch of the military when a protective order is issued in a case involving a military-affiliated individual. Requires the Judiciary, Department of Law Enforcement, and county police departments to establish certain policies and procedures. (CD1)
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Relating To The Exemption From Civil Service Of Executive Personnel Of The Employees' Retirement System.
2026 Regular Session
Allows the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System, through its Executive Director, to appoint specified executive personnel positions of the Employees' Retirement System and exempts these positions from the State's civil service requirements. (CD1)
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