Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 136)

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2464

Introduced
1/28/26  
Establishes a family caregiver tax credit for nonpaid family caregivers. Requires the Department of Taxation to submit annual reports to the legislature. Appropriates moneys to the Executive Office on Aging. The tax credit applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2027. Effective 12/31/2026.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2471

Introduced
1/28/26  
Establishes the sustainable tourism infrastructure matching grant program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to support one-time capital investments that advance measurable sustainability and climate resilience outcomes within the State's visitor industry. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2469

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/10/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Establishes a Regular Session Review Working Group to develop a comprehensive plan and make recommendations to the Legislature on the adoption of an effective year-round legislative session calendar. Establishes a Technical Advisory Committee to advise the Regular Session Review Working Group. Requires reports to the Legislature. Requires report finalization and drafting assistance from the Legislative Reference Bureau. Dissolves the Working Group and Advisory Committee on 6/30/2028. Appropriates funds. Effective 10/18/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB3309

Introduced
1/30/26  
Establishes the Ombudsman's Office for Condominium Owners and Associations within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Increases the biennial Condominium Education Trust Fund fee by $2.50 a year to pay for the ongoing costs of the Ombudsman's Office. Appropriates funds from the Condominium Education Trust Fund for establishment of the Ombudsman's Office.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2567

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Report Pass
3/6/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Refer
3/10/26  
Refer
3/30/26  
Establishes a cap on the total number of superintendent-level positions within the Department of Education, with certain exceptions. Defines "superintendent-level position". Authorizes the Board of Education to conduct a written performance evaluation of each Complex Area Superintendent every two years. Appropriates funds to establish two Deputy Superintendent positions within the Office of the Superintendent. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB3324

Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Refer
3/12/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Refer
3/30/26  
Report Pass
4/10/26  
Report Pass
5/1/26  
Report Pass
5/1/26  
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to increase funding for certain Medicaid home- and community-based services, including residential services offered in community care foster family homes and expanded adult residential care homes. Requires the Department to obtain matching federal funds and pursue additional funding sources as a condition for expending the appropriated funds. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2604

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/12/26  
Refer
2/12/26  
Report Pass
3/6/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Establishes a performing arts ticket surcharge on the primary ticket sale price for certain performing arts events held in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2587

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Clarifies the employment status of certain delivery drivers under state laws related to workers' compensation, wage and hour, temporary disability insurance, family leave, tax classification of business relationships, and unemployment insurance by establishing conditions under which delivery drivers are deemed employees of the business operating the delivery program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB3280

Introduced
1/30/26  
Authorizes the Governor and Legislature to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with foreign national governments, foreign subnational jurisdictions, and regional intergovernmental partners. Authorizes the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission to review proposals for sister-state or province partnerships and international cooperative agreements.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2545

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Report Pass
3/6/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Refer
3/10/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to establish the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Matching Program. Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, in collaboration with the Department of Education, to establish a STEM education outreach program, under which recipients of funds from the SBIR Matching Program must deliver presentations to public school students. Requires and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to develop an Economic Diversification Strategic Plan. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for economic diversification and defense ecosystem development. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB3323

Introduced
1/30/26  
Recognizes watersheds and coral reef ecosystems as legal persons with inherent and inalienable rights to exist, flourish, and naturally evolve. Establishes enforceable ecosystem rights grounded in public trust doctrine and Native Hawaiian customary stewardship. Authorizes citizen enforcement, restorative and injunctive remedies, civil penalties, and continuing duties of ecological repair, including for historic harms. Provides for open representation, community consultation, co-governance, and supremacy over conflicting laws.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2479

Introduced
1/28/26  
Establishes a temporary working group to study the current capacity of state utility services, the expected lifespan of existing coastline utility infrastructure, and the financial implications of necessary expansions. Requires a report to the Legislature.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2517

Introduced
1/28/26  
Establishes a statewide framework for the assessment and the award of academic credit for prior learning acquired through military service, workforce training, apprenticeships, professional certifications, and other structured learning experiences outside of traditional classrooms.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2561

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Declares feral chickens on public lands as a public nuisance and controllable pest in a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more. Prohibits supporting feral chickens on public lands, including by feeding chickens. Prohibits the abandonment of chickens on public lands or on private property without consent. Establishes fines and authorized enforcing agencies. Appropriates funds for the receipt, handling, and humane disposition of feral chickens that have already been caught. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2568

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Increases the fee amount collected from taxpayers claiming the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit and requires a portion of funds collected to be used to support the vertical film industry in the State. Expands the funding sources of the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund to include revenues received by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism from managing the Hawaii Film Studio. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Repeals 1/1/2033. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)