Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 315)

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB193

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Amends the definition of "farming operation" by including customary and traditional subsistence farming conducted by native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and excluding concentrated animal feeding operations and business entities with unclear or non-transparent ownership or beneficiary structures. Establishes additional criteria for farming operations to meet in order to be protected against nuisance claims. Clarifies the purpose and intent of the Hawaii Right to Farm Act.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB487

Introduced
1/17/25  
Establishes and appropriates funds for a data and artificial intelligence governance and decision intelligence center and necessary positions to improve data quality and data sharing statewide.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1218

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Establishes the Homeless Services Special Fund. Allows counties to apply for matching funds from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund for certain housing projects. Increases the conveyance tax rates for certain properties. Repeals the separate conveyance tax rates for the sale of a condominium or single family residence for which the purchaser is ineligible for a county homeowner's exemption on property tax and establishes conveyance tax rates for multifamily residential properties. Establishes new exemptions to the conveyance tax. Allocates collected conveyance taxes to the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund, Homeless Services Special Fund and general fund. Amends allocations to the Land Conservation Fund and Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB92

Introduced
1/15/25  
No later than January 1, 2026, requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to install and maintain automated external defibrillators in all state buildings, including all public schools. Requires DAGS to establish a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan and work with the counties to implement the plan into the counties' emergency service provider protocols. Requires DAGS to provide trainings on the use of automated external defibrillators and the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for state employees and security staff of certain state agencies. Makes appropriations.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB85

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
2/13/25  
Sets the amount of conveyance tax revenues to be paid into the Land Conservation Fund to a certain per cent or monetary cap, whichever is less, of conveyance taxes collected each fiscal year. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1123

Introduced
1/23/25  
Clarifies and updates the responsibilities of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division of the Department of Health to reflect the current mental health systems of care that address the mental health needs of children and adolescents in the State.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB839

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Establishes a criminal penalty and monetary fines for aquarium fishing violations. Clarifies that each fish or aquatic life specimen taken in violation of certain fishing laws regarding aquarium fish and the possession and use of prohibited explosives, electrofishing devices, and poisonous substances constitutes a separate offense.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB221

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requires graduates of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine who have paid in-state tuition to serve as a physician in the State for at least 2 years following their medical residency or fellowship. Begins with the class of 2029.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB334

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Establishes that intentional destruction or damage to a traffic camera is a class C felony. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1192

Introduced
1/23/25  
Establishes and appropriates moneys for a Charli Alert program to help locate persons who are 18 to 64 years old, missing, and thought to be in danger.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB753

Introduced
1/17/25  
Changes the qualifications and appointment process for members of the School Facilities Authority Board.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB942

Introduced
1/23/25  
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for health care services contracted with community-based organizations.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB966

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
2/28/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Establishes statewide, uniform standards to promote agricultural tourism activities in the State for all counties that have adopted an agricultural tourism ordinance. Requires agricultural tourism activities to be registered by the county planning department. Requires agricultural tourism activities to coexist with an agricultural activity on a farming operation and requires termination of the agricultural tourism activities upon cessation of the agricultural activity, except under certain circumstances. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB876

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requires the Department of Education to establish a Korean Language Program. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB707

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/13/25  
Establishes a state income tax deduction for contributions made to Hawaii 529 accounts through the college savings program and accounts made through the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program. Conforms to the amendments of the Internal Revenue Code that authorize 529 benefits to be used for K-12 educational expenses. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)