Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 18)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB4
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/26
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to transfer the stewardship of the Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB486
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
Refer
2/5/25
Prohibits the removal of a manufacturer- or factory-installed speed limiting device from an electric bicycle. Requires the Department of Transportation to develop a traffic safety education program and a public awareness campaign. Appropriate funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB391
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
2/28/25
Refer
3/4/25
Establishes an End-of-Life Lithium-ion Battery Management Working Group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB613
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires that each Department of Education public school student earn 2 credits in Hawaiian language for a high school diploma. Establishes a 2-year pilot program for Hawaiian language instruction at Noelani Elementary School and Nanakuli High and Intermediate School. Appropriates moneys.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB605
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of financial literacy in kindergarten through grade twelve. Requires students in grades nine through twelve to complete a one-half credit in financial literacy before graduation. Requires the Board of Education to provide professional development to teachers who are teaching financial literacy courses.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB534
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Clarifies the process by which the Hawaii Community Development Authority may approve residential development on certain parcels of Kakaako Makai. Raises the building height limit and the maximum floor area ratio on certain parcels in the area. Requires a certain percentage of the residential units developed on certain parcels to be allocated to households at or below a certain income level in perpetuity, with priority given to certain essential workforce in the area. Limits the sale of residential units developed in certain residential developments to prospective owner-occupants. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to determine a Kakaako Makai association fee to be collected from residents, tenants, and lessees of certain parcels to be deposited into a special account in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Special Fund to fund various services and projects in the Kakaako Makai area. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB188
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the twenty-second representative district.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1257
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Authorizes the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to establish a two-year Hawaii Office of Naval Research Grant Program to provide fifty per cent matching grants to Hawaii awardees of alternative energy research grants from the United States Department of Defense Office of Naval Research. Establishes and appropriates funds into and out of the Alternative Energy Research and Development Revolving Fund. Sunsets the grant program on 6/30/2027.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB457
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/26
Establishes penalties for failure to comply with certain submerged land reclamation regulations. Adds requirements for presently reclaimed land to be disposed of by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, without recourse to public auction, to an abutting owner, by sale, or by lease. Provides requirements for the Board of Land and Natural Resources to lease state submerged lands and lands beneath tidal waters.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB232
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Requires the department of taxation to establish a two-year pilot program that reduces the income tax liability for certain residents within the 96792 postal zip code on the island of Oahu. Establishes eligibility and reporting requirements. Repeals 12/31/2027.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB128
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Establishes the crime of criminal trespass on agricultural land. Prohibits persons being prosecuted for or convicted of the crime of criminal trespass on agricultural land from owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB291
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/29/25
Clarifies administrative oversight of statutory restrictions relating to prohibited lobbyist contributions. Clarifies that the regular or special sessions in which lobbyist contributions are prohibited are periods during which both houses of the legislature are in session.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB835
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Refer
1/21/26
Authorizes individuals who possess a commercial driver's license with a passenger "P" endorsement to provide pupil transportation student services without also possessing a school bus "S" endorsement in certain circumstances.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB351
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Requires quarterly rather than annual reporting of all use of restricted use pesticides. Amends the contents of reports to include specific geospatial data and information and increased detail on the amount of restricted use pesticides used. Requires the Department of Agriculture to develop an online reporting tool for restricted use pesticides.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1096
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Repeals the tenant selection preferences for disabled veterans and the spouses of deceased veterans in the State Low-Income Housing Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)