| HI | SB1252 | Pass | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to establish positions within the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine's Department of Geriatric Medicine to coordinate and incorporate training on Alzheimer's disease and other...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-07-03
Act 283, on 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1386). |
| HI | HB237 | Pass | Appropriates funds for the Family Health Services Division of the Department of Health to establish and oversee peer-to-peer support programs for children from birth to age five and their families, including the establishment of program specialist po...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-07-02
Act 271, on 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1374). |
| HI | SB960 | Pass | Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to enhance access to and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, including establishing additional positions. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-07-01
Act 264, on 07/01/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1367). |
| HI | SB1249 | Pass | Establishes the temporary Agricultural Enforcement Pilot Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Clarifies, creates, and strengthens laws regarding crimes and violations related to agriculture or agricultural lands. Establishes clear distin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-27
Act 235, on 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1337). |
| HI | HB934 | Pass | Transfers the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Department of Accounting and General Services. Renames the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office to Broadband Offi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-09
Act 201, on 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). |
| HI | SB1502 | Pass | Appropriates funds for the establishment of faculty positions, student internship programs, and other related expenses for the Business Administration Program at the University of Hawaii West Oahu for workforce development in the defense sector of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-06
Act 176, on 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1276). |
| HI | SB1146 | Pass | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the development of an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan to help with debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai watershed and establishment of two graduate assistant positi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-06
Act 183, on 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283). |
| HI | SB479 | Pass | Repeals language that gives the Director of Finance discretion to use moneys in the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund if the Director elects to accept deposits from contributors instead of sending deposits directly to the ABLE Program Manager. A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-03
Act 150, on 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250). |
| HI | SB1431 | Pass | Authorizes the Department of Health to establish a Hepatitis Prevention Program. Requires the Department of Health to develop and implement a statewide educational program to inform the public on how to identify and prevent hepatitis and aid in its e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-29
Act 114, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1214). |
| HI | SB1571 | Pass | Exempts all positions filled by the Hawaii Tourism Authority within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism from the state civil service law. Amends the definition of "convention center facility" for purposes of chapter 201B, HR...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-29
Act 132, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232). |
| HI | HB1020 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a Carbon Sequestration, Underground Water, and Geothermal Exploration Resource Characterization Program via slim hole bores and requires a related statewide environmental assessment. Requires a report to the Legislature. Establishes posit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:55PM in Conference Room 325. |
| HI | HB563 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for salaries and fringe benefits of positions for the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy's Space Science and Engineering Initiative Workforce Development Program, Maunakea Scholars Program, and Internship Program. Appropr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229. |
| HI | SB1669 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Transit-Oriented Community Improvement Partnership within the Department of Transportation. Establishes the Community Improvement Special Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds into and out of the special...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 863). |
| HI | HB773 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to establish grant specialist positions to assist farmers and ranchers in meeting the requirements to receive grants offered by the United States Department of Agriculture, State, counties, or private entities. Effective 7/1/2050. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-21
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 9:31AM in conference room 325. |
| HI | SB763 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789). |
| HI | SB747 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes an Audit Office within the Board of Education to audit operations and expenditures of the Department of Education. Exempts positions within the Audit Office from civil service law. Requires annual reports to the Governor and Director of F...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789). |
| HI | HB918 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes labeling requirements for certain premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes. Requires certain manufacturers of covered products to submit for approval, their "DO NOT FLUSH" label notices and symbols to the United States Environmental Protect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-15
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). |
| HI | SB1641 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii Film Authority within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and transfers the rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Hawaii Film Office to the Authority. Establishes the Hawaii Film Authority Board...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-10
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). |
| HI | HB1449 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules related to the Plant Care Component Program. Prohibits distributing plant care components that originated outside the State unless it was subjected to treatment before arrival. Establishes admin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB450 | Engross
Sine Die | Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers the authority hel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB191 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist eligible households in paying their energy bills. Requires the Public Utilities Commission Public Benefits Fee Administrator to provide certain in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB1100 | Engross
Sine Die | Part I: Renames the Department of Agriculture to the "Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity". Renames the Board of Agriculture to the "Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity" and amends the composition of the Board. Part II: Establishes and appropr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB858 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Agriculture to revitalize and enhance the Agricultural Statistics Program to collect data on local agricultural interests. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1405 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes specific deadlines within the facilitated application process to obtain a permit and requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish certain resources and processes to help streamline permit application...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-11
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | HB880 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the establishment of new positions within the Early Childhood Services Unit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-06
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB749 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a Cesspool Conversion Section within the Department of Health's Wastewater Branch, which shall be responsible for facilitating the conversion of cesspools within the State. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the Cessp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-04
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | SB675 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes within the Department of Health's Wastewater Branch a Cesspool Conversion Section, which shall be responsible for facilitating the conversion of cesspools within the State. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the Cessp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| HI | SB1233 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes within the Department of Human Resources Development the State Internship and Workforce Development Program. Establishes positions within the Department. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| HI | SB983 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii Start-Up Business Loan Program within the Business Development and Support Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes the Hawaii Start-Up Business Loan Program Special Fund. Requires ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
The committee on WAM. deferred the measure. |
| HI | HB501 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB927 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Air Noise and Safety Task Force. Establishes the Airports Advisory Council. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt administrative rules to designate an airport security area within an airport property. Appropriates funds...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB783 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds and appropriates funds to finance capital improvement projects for irrigation systems in the State. Converts the means of financing from the Irrigation System Revolving Fund to the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB1450 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a three-year Intensive Mobile Team Pilot Program in the Department of Health to provide intensive mobile treatment-type services, including "street psychiatry", to chronically houseless individuals suffering from serious brain disorders, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB958 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the Cesspool Compliance Pilot Grant Project. Establishes three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) positions. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB975 | Intro
Sine Die | Codifies and makes permanent the Hawaii Carbon Smart Land Management Assistance Program under the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB1092 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Transportation to develop a plan for a Comprehensive Transportation Demand Management Program to reduce vehicle emissions and miles traveled by single-occupancy vehicles. Es...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB762 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii Agricultural Crimes Council. Expands the duties of the Department of Agriculture to collaborate with and support the Council. Requires all moneys, revenues, and fines received and processed by the Council to be deposited into t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB1091 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of Human Resources Development, to periodically assess telework-eligible allocations of employees of certain state executive branch departments and agencies. Requires the first assessment ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB19 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB666 | Intro
Sine Die | Converts two temporary Farm-to-School extension agent positions within the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience into permanent positions. Establishes an Agriculture Education Coordinator position. Appropr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB1084 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB827 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop and implement a grant program to expand the meat processing capacity in the State. Establishes requirements for grant applicants. Allows hunters access to qualifying me...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB840 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to athletics departments of the University of Hawaii. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB843 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for critical repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, and construction for facilities of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Establishes and appropriates funds for positio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB967 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Statewide Interagency Food Systems Coordination Team and the Interagency Food Systems Working Group within the Department of Agriculture. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB1319 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines for state facility systems, infrastructure, transit projects, and other areas in the Hawaii State Planning Act to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HI | SB663 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to establish eight full-time equivalent (8.0 FTE) agricultural technician positions and four full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) community coordin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| HI | HB461 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Director of Human Resources Development, in consultation with the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Hawaii State Energy Office, and Department of Accounting and General Services, to develop and implement a compr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| HI | SB506 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Agriculture to conduct a study on agricultural markets for Hawaii farmers. Appropriates funds for the one-year study on agricultural markets for Hawaii farmers. Establishes and funds two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) posit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB1268 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for salaries and fringe benefits of positions for the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy's Space Science and Engineering Initiative Workforce Development Program, Maunakea Scholars Program, and Internship Program. Appropr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
