Hawaii 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 66)

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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1221

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Requires a bidder and their subcontractors for certain public works construction contracts to utilize apprentices if the bidder receives a bidding advantage for being a party to an apprenticeship agreement registered with the State at the time of general bidding and is awarded the contract. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1498

Introduced
1/23/25  
Establishes an Ombudsman's Office for homeowner associations within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Establishes an Ombudsman's Office Special Fund. Requires board members of condominium associations, cooperative housing corporations, and planned community associations to meet certain educational requirements through classes offered by the ombudsman. Updates statutes relating to condominium associations, cooperative housing corporations, and planned community associations to integrate the role and functions of the ombudsman's office for homeowner associations. Appropriates funds for establishment of the ombudsman's office.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1318

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Removes from the definition of "public lands" lands set aside by the Governor to the counties for the purpose of affordable housing. Specifies that lands set aside by the Governor to the counties for affordable housing require legislative approval for the sale or gift of such lands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1290

Introduced
1/23/25  
Establishes a Portable Benefits Program under the administration of a board of trustees to provide portable benefits to gig workers. Expands the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program to gig workers. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1324

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/6/25  
Requires the Judiciary to contract for legal services for residential tenants in actions or proceedings for possession under certain circumstances. Authorizes attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide legal services to residential tenants. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1205

Introduced
1/23/25  
Appropriates funds for the workforce development council to incorporate and implement a framework for the workforce diversification and expansion of the defense-related workforce in fields such as information technology, cybersecurity, intelligence, data science, and advanced manufacturing.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1522

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Report Pass
2/27/25  
Engrossed
2/28/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Report Pass
4/24/25  
Report Pass
4/24/25  
Enrolled
5/1/25  
Chaptered
5/29/25  
Clarifies that proof that a transferor has filed required notice forms with the County Director of Finance serves as a complete defense to any action brought against the transferor for an act or omission, civil or criminal, arising from the use, operation, or abandonment of the vehicle by another person. Requires, by 7/1/2026, the Judiciary to determine whether new forms or modification of the Judiciary's website is necessary to assist vehicle transferors and, if so, to create the forms or modify the website. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1269

Introduced
1/23/25  
Establishes the Accessible Wilderness and State Parks Trails Program within the Division of State Parks of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Establishes the Accessible Wilderness and State Parks Trails Program Special Fund. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1535

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Provides for the transfer of certain parcels in the Liliha Civic Center area and Iwilei Fire Station area from various state agencies to the City and County of Honolulu. Provides for the transfer of the parcel of land on which Alii Place is sited from the City and County of Honolulu to the State. Repeals the sunset provision of Act 4, SLH 2024. Requires the City and County of Honolulu to accept the properties transferred in satisfaction of all amounts owed by Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation under the Kapolei roadways, drainage, and sewer settlement. Exempts the land transferred from the definition of public lands for purposes of chapter 171, HRS.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1553

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/27/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Appropriates moneys from the Act 279 Special Fund for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to purchase a parcel of land identified as tax map key: (1) 9-1-013-025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1271

Introduced
1/23/25  
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the eleventh representative district.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1276

Introduced
1/23/25  
Establishes a two-year stream maintenance pilot program to be implemented by the City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1316

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
2/28/25  
Engrossed
2/28/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Report Pass
4/4/25  
Report Pass
4/25/25  
Report Pass
4/25/25  
Enrolled
5/1/25  
Chaptered
5/29/25  
Beginning 1/1/2026, requires rental vessels to be registered and numbered with the Department of Land and Natural Resources before being rented or leased, or offered for rent or lease, by the public for transiting the navigable waters of a state park. Requires registration fees to be deposited into the State Parks Special Fund. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1234

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
2/27/25  
Engrossed
2/27/25  
Requires, and appropriates funds for, the Department of Education to establish a standards-based Water Safety Education Pilot Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1203

Introduced
1/23/25  
Appropriate moneys to the Department of Education to establish a Hawaiian language immersion school, open to students in grades kindergarten through 12, that is located in the Leeward area of the island of Oahu.