Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 119)

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2748

Introduced
1/23/26  
Repeals the sunset date of Act 45, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, thereby making permanent the authority of the counties to share in facilitating the development, construction, financing, refinancing, or other provision of mixed-use developments, including low- and moderate-income housing projects, and issue county bonds for this purpose.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2014

Introduced
1/26/26  
Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules allowing the sale and distribution of fine mesh nets, including monofilament netting, in the State to protect plants from the coconut rhinoceros beetle.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2788

Introduced
1/23/26  
Establishes safeguards, protections, oversight, and penalties for interactions between minors and artificial intelligence companion systems or conversational artificial intelligence services.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2727

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Refer
3/10/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Lengthens the statute of limitations to file a complaint of discrimination with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to one year. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1933

Introduced
1/26/26  
Authorizes the counties to close public lands when necessary to protect public health, ensure public safety, or preserve natural or cultural resources.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2743

Introduced
1/23/26  
Exempts certain agricultural buildings, structures, and appurtenances from building codes and permitting requirements.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2739

Introduced
1/23/26  
Authorizes the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to issue a temporary license to engage in the practice of dealing and fitting of hearing aids to high school students enrolled in a structured training program.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2730

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Report Pass
3/6/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Refer
3/12/26  
Establishes factors under which officers may arrest and detain persons without a warrant for petty misdemeanors and violations, and requires officers to document the justification for the arrests. Amends the circumstances under which officers may issue citations in lieu of arrest. Requires officers to issue citations in lieu of arrest for certain petty misdemeanors and violations, unless public safety or flight risks are present or the alleged offense involves operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant or the abuse of family or household members. Requires the Judiciary to promulgate a standardized citation form and updates the required information for citations. Requires the Criminal Justice Research Institute to submit reports. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2753

Introduced
1/23/26  
Beginning 7/1/2027, requires newly installed or modified individual wastewater systems that are near the shoreline or on highly porous soils to include denitrification capacity. Requires the Department of Health to provide appropriate reductions in requirements to leach fields and wastewater systems with denitrification capacity.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2728

Introduced
1/23/26  
Appropriates funds to: (1) the counties for more voter service centers for in-person voting; (2) the Office of Elections to print and mail the digital voter information guide to all registered voters; and (3) the Office of Elections to support a public outreach and engagement campaign to encourage greater voter participation.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1966

Introduced
1/26/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/10/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Amends the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund by authorizing the deposit of revenues from billable emergency medical services. Amends the composition and allowable uses of the special fund. Establishes a cap on the unencumbered and unexpended balance in the special fund. Exempts expenditures from the special fund from chapters 103D and 103F, HRS. Discontinues the allocation of cigarette tax revenues to the special fund beginning 1/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1954

Introduced
1/26/26  
Includes fraudulent impersonation or false depiction through artificial intelligence or materially deceptive media in the offenses of identity theft.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2752

Introduced
1/23/26  
Clarifies eligibility and improves accountability for the use of Safe Routes to School funds. Repeals the position of safe routes to school program coordinator. Repeals certain requirements for county programs.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1947

Introduced
1/26/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/12/26  
Repeals the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Establishes the Office of Tourism within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1874

Introduced
1/26/26  
Requires the Departments of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Accounting and General Services, and Health to establish a Plant-Based-By-Default Program for food and drinks offered at state-operated prisons, state-licensed hospitals, and government-sponsored events. Requires annual reports to the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission.