Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 44)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB863
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Imposes a cap on charges for searching for, reviewing, and segregating government records under the Uniform Information Practices Act. Provides for a waiver of fees in certain circumstances when the public interest is served by a government record's disclosure.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB290
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was sixty years of age or older.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB194
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Establishes general excise tax exemptions for food, medical services, and feminine hygiene products.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB154
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Provides an exemption for public charter schools and their respective governing boards from the statutory prohibition on retaining independent legal counsel.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1559
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program for dune restoration at Hanakaoo Beach Park. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1225
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Amends the definition of "dangerous to self". Defines the terms "gravely disabled" and "psychiatric deterioration". Broadens the term of "imminently dangerous to self and others". Increases the maximum period of emergency hospitalization.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1480
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires housing projects developed pursuant to section 201H-38, HRS, to be located within county-designated transit-oriented zones.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1575
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Allows authorized insurers in the State to offer building and hurricane damage insurance for condominium buildings at a lesser rate than the building's prior surplus lines insurance policy for the same coverage. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB153
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires, for tenancies greater than 90 days, a landlord to notify a tenant of any intent to raise the rent for any subsequent rental agreement or any intent to terminate a rental agreement 60 days before the expiration of the original rental agreement. Requires 90 day's notice for a landlord or tenant to terminate tenancies of three years or more and 60 days' notice to terminate tenancies of less than three years, with certain exceptions. Increases the amount of notice required to terminate tenancies that are less than month-to-month.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1010
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
Creates a mixed-income rental housing subaccount under the Rental Housing Revolving Fund which shall make loans to mixed-income rental projects or units in a mixed-income rental project. Authorizes the transfer of moneys from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to the Rental Housing Revolving Fund Mixed-Income Subaccount.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1064
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Prohibits persons from operating a medical cannabis dispensary or cultivating cannabis without a license from the Department of Health. Prohibits individuals from providing certain services to individuals engaging in unlicensed cannabis operations. Requires the Department of Health to send a cease and desist notice to violators. Establishes criminal penalties. Establishes an affirmative defense for, and a conclusive basis for certain violations. Establishes exceptions. Establishes a cannabis cultivator license to authorize the cultivation and distribution of cannabis plants. Requires the Department of Health to only issue one cannabis cultivator license for each person. Establishes limits on: (1) the number of cannabis cultivator licenses the Department of Health may issue; (2) the maximum size of plant canopy for indoor and outdoor cultivations for each cannabis cultivator license; and (3) the maximum plant count of mature cannabis plants for each cannabis cultivator license. Authorizes expenditures from the Medical Cannabis Registry and Regulation Special Fund to fund programs for the mitigation and abatement of nuisances relating to chapter 329D, HRS. Appropriates funds out of the Medical Cannabis Registry and Regulation Special Fund for the Department of Attorney General to enforce, and mitigate nuisances relating to, chapter 329D, HRS. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1539
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Appropriates funds to offset the debt for the Waiahole Water System. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB343
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Defines "isolated wetlands" and "wetlands". Clarifies the definition of "state waters" to include wetlands and isolated wetlands. Requires the Director of Health to determine all wetlands in the State, including whether a wetland is an isolated wetland or is included in the waters of the United States. Prohibit persons from discharging any water pollutant into or at any location that enters state waters.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1650
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Clarifies the statute of repose to make it clear that the statute applies to contract, tort, and statutory claims. Clarifies the required contents of a notice of claim of construction defect served on a contractor. Requires the claimant to provide actual evidence of the nature and cause of the construction defect and extent of necessary repairs, along with the notice of claim. Amends the process and time frame for a claimant to accept a contractor's proposal to inspect and authorize the contractor to proceed with repairs.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB439
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Refer
2/11/25
Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to establish an international teacher license for certain visa holders and the requirements to obtain the international teacher license. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)