Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 355)

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1255

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Amends the Uniform Information Practices Act to require each contract to perform a government function to expressly require the contractor to retain records in accordance with the retention schedule of the agency and provide the agency with access to all records subject to the Uniform Information Practices Act; define "government function" and "trade secret"; clarify that "government record" includes information that is created, received, maintained, or used by a private person in performance of a government function contract; and prohibit agencies from denying a request for access to records of a contractor used in the performance of a government function on the basis of trade secret or other proprietary information. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB536

Introduced
1/21/25  
Prohibits residing in, on, or within fifty feet of a freshwater waterway. Authorizes state and local law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Conservation and Resources Enforcement Program and county police, to enforce the prohibition.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB950

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to design, implement, and administer trauma-informed organizational assessments and a training curriculum for Child Welfare Services to support the development of a trauma-informed child welfare system in the State. Allows the office to contract with public and private entities to provide necessary services. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1460

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Requires that lease extensions approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources be drafted on forms that reflect contemporary leasing practices and policies of the Board, and which shall control over conflicting or inconsistent provisions in the lease being extended.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1196

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Establishes a ridesharing fee. Deposits fees collected into the Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1274

Introduced
1/23/25  
Requires the State Auditor to conduct management and financial audits of Medicaid health care insurance contractors at least once every two years, with the first audit report to be submitted no later than twenty days prior to the Regular Session of 2027. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB282

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
2/10/25  
Increases the penalty for using an uncrewed aircraft in the furtherance of the commission of a felony.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB856

Introduced
1/23/25  
Appropriates funds for eight full-time agricultural technician, and four full-time coordinator positions at University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1412

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Clarifies the Hawaii Public Housing Authority?s powers relating to housing projects. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB496

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
2/10/25  
Requires the Board of Agriculture to define the terms "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity". Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1657

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/28/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
3/14/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
Report Pass
3/21/25  
Authorizes the Agribusiness Development Corporation to acquire by condemnation any real property or interest in real property, under certain conditions. Prohibits any real property acquired by the Corporation by condemnation from subsequently being transferred or taken for any other public use without the Corporation's consent. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB3042

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Amends repeat offender sentencing provisions to allow sentencing courts, under certain circumstances, to sentence defendants in class C felony cases to probation with appropriate terms and conditions.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2925

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
3/6/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Refer
3/12/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Establishes an income tax credit for qualified costs to implement natural management of coconut rhinoceros beetles that result in consumable coconut trees. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB2079

Introduced
1/26/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
2/18/26  
Reestablishes the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2888

Introduced
1/23/26  
Increases the rooftop solar tax credit to forty five per cent for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025 through December 31, 2030. Establishes the Direct Solar Rebate Program to be administered by the Hawaii State Energy Office for low and moderate-income households. Streamlines rooftop solar permitting and requires the counties to develop electronic application systems. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to enhance workforce development and coordinate with county permitting agencies. Authorizes the adoption of interim rules. Appropriates funds.