Ways and Means

Photo of Committee Member Donovan M. Dela Cruz

Dela Cruz, Donovan M.

Chair
Senate District 17

Hawai‘i State Capitol, Room 208
Phone: 808-586-6090
Fax: 808-586-6091
sendelacruz@capitol.hawaii.gov

Photo of Committee Member Sharon Y. Moriwaki

Moriwaki, Sharon Y.

Vice Chair
Senate District 12

Hawai‘i State Capitol, Room 215
Phone: 808-586-6740
Fax: 808-586-6829
senmoriwaki@capitol.hawaii.gov

Members

Lynn DeCoite
Brandon J.C. Elefante
Troy N. Hashimoto
Lorraine R. Inouye
Dru Mamo Kanuha
Michelle N. Kidani
Donna Mercado Kim
Chris Lee
Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III
Glenn Wakai
Kurt Fevella

Lynn DeCoite

Brandon J.C. Elefante

Troy N. Hashimoto

Lorraine R. Inouye

Dru Mamo Kanuha

Michelle N. Kidani

Donna Mercado Kim

Chris Lee

Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III

Glenn Wakai

Kurt Fevella

Documents and Links

Tax System Modernization Info Briefing
KITV reports on the Electronic Cigarettes Tax
KITV reports on Senate Bill 2012
KITV reports on TV/Film Tax Credit

The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to overall state financing policies, including revenue enhancement, taxation, other revenues, and cash and debt management; statewide implementation of planning, programming, budgeting, and evaluation; and government structure and finance.

Measures Scheduled for Hearing Show All

No Hearings Scheduled

Measures in 2026

Measure and Title
SB237 SD1 RELATING TO ADAPTATION PATHWAYS PLANNING.
SB768 SD1 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB787 SD1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
SB877 SD1 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
SB1139 SD1 RELATING TO MEDICAID.
SB1178 SD1 RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION INCENTIVES.
SB1190 SD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
SB2023 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2030 SD1 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.
SB2033 SD1 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB2042 SD1 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2044 SD1 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2045 SD1 RELATING TO COMBAT SPORTS.
SB2048 SD1 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB2066 SD1 RELATING TO COUNTY PERMITTING AND INSPECTION.
SB2068 SD1 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SB2070 SD1 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB2071 SD1 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB2083 SD1 RELATING TO STATE-OWNED HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND INHERITED LANDS.
SB2084 SD1 RELATING TO MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.
SB2093 SD1 RELATING TO THE FUEL TANK ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SB2094 SD1 RELATED TO TOXIC CHEMICALS.
SB2097 SD1 RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.
SB2098 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
SB2112 SD1 RELATING TO ADDITIVES IN FOOD.
SB2116 SD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
SB2118 SD1 RELATING TO INDEBTEDNESS TO THE STATE.
SB2119 SD1 RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
SB2120 SD1 RELATING TO TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
SB2122 SD1 RELATING TO CAFETERIA PLANS.
SB2126 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL GRANTS.
SB2127 SD1 RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.
SB2129 SD1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
SB2130 SD1 RELATING TO HUNTING.
SB2137 SD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
SB2154 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2156 SD1 RELATING TO LAND USE.
SB2158 SD1 RELATING TO VETERINARIANS.
SB2160 SD1 RELATING TO BEEKEEPING.
SB2170 SD1 RELATING TO THE NORTH KOHALA KYNNERSLY EAST SITE LAND PARCEL.
SB2180 SD1 RELATING TO DEPOSITS OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
SB2187 SD1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
SB2191 SD1 RELATING TO LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS.
SB2194 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB2198 SD1 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
SB2210 SD1 RELATING TO HOUSING DISCRIMINATION.
SB2219 SD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS.
SB2227 SD1 RELATING TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
SB2231 SD1 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
SB2232 SD1 RELATING TO A TINY HOME GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.
SB2234 SD1 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB2241 SD1 RELATING TO ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLES.
SB2251 SD1 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
SB2258 SD1 RELATING TO LOCAL PURCHASING PREFERENCE.
SB2262 SD1 RELATING TO POLLUTION.
SB2263 SD1 RELATING TO BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS.
SB2281 SD1 RELATING TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTH CARE.
SB2285 SD1 RELATING TO COMPLEX PATIENT TREATMENT.
SB2289 SD1 RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF NEED.
SB2306 SD1 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.
SB2308 SD1 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
SB2309 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS.
SB2310 SD1 RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES.
SB2311 SD1 RELATING TO CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE.
SB2317 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2318 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
SB2323 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2333 SD1 RELATING TO NEONICOTINOIDS.
SB2336 SD1 RELATING TO TREES.
SB2343 SD1 RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE.
SB2349 SD1 RELATING TO AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT.
SB2352 SD1 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB2373 SD1 RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION.
SB2374 SD1 RELATING TO A BLUE ECONOMY.
SB2380 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH A CONTINUOUS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
SB2410 SD1 RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB2412 SD1 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
SB2413 SD1 RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
SB2414 RELATING TO THE DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD.
SB2422 SD1 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB2426 SD1 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SB2435 SD1 RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
SB2437 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTEENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
SB2441 RELATING TO CAPITAL GAINS.
SB2451 SD1 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2453 SD1 RELATING TO VOTING.
SB2457 RELATING TO PROPERTY FORFEITURE.
SB2461 SD1 RELATING TO VOTER INFORMATION.
SB2462 RELATING TO STATE INCOME TAX LIABILITY.
SB2469 RELATING TO THE ESTATE AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX.
SB2475 SD1 RELATING TO RED HILL.
SB2477 SD1 RELATING TO CULTURAL RECOGNITION.
SB2478 SD1 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT THE INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHT OF ALL PEOPLE TO CLEAN WATER AND AIR, A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE AND HEALTHY NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND BEACHES.
SB2488 SD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
SB2491 SD1 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SB2495 SD1 RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB2503 SD1 RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB2505 SD1 RELATING TO OPIOID USE DISORDER TREATMENT.
SB2524 SD1 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
SB2526 SD1 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRANTS.
SB2533 SD1 RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION.
SB2500 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
SB2547 SD1 RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT.
SB2553 SD1 RELATING TO THE HOUSING LOAN AND MORTGAGE PROGRAM.
SB2555 SD1 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
SB2563 SD1 RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
SB2571 SD1 RELATING TO JURY DUTY.
SB2579 SD1 RELATING TO WATER.
SB2587 RELATING TO CAPITAL GAINS TAX.
SB2589 SD1 RELATING TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
SB2590 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
SB2592 SD1 RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB2627 SD2 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM.
SB2635 SD2 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
SB2653 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
SB2654 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
SB2655 RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.
SB2656 SD1 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2658 SD1 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
SB2663 SD1 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
SB2668 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
SB2672 SD1 RELATING TO RETIRANTS.
SB2675 SD1 RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
SB2676 SD1 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB2678 SD1 RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
SB2679 SD1 RELATING TO YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH.
SB2691 SD1 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION AFFORDABILITY.
SB2692 SD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND.
SB2693 SD1 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR AEROSPACE INFRASTRUCTURE.
SB2701 RELATING TO THE WEST HAWAII REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
SB2702 SD1 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
SB2704 SD1 RELATING TO SUBSISTENCE GARDENING.
SB2709 SD1 RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
SB2710 SD1 RELATING TO ANIMALS.
SB2712 SD1 RELATING TO HEMP.
SB2718 SD1 RELATING TO THE FOOD HUB PILOT PROGRAM.
SB2720 SD1 RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB2738 SD1 RELATING TO TAX HAVEN ABUSE.
SB2741 SD1 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
SB2754 SD1 RELATING TO CIVIC EDUCATION.
SB2760 SD1 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB2777 SD1 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2778 SD1 RELATING TO ETHICS.
SB2784 SD1 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2785 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB2789 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SIXTEENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
SB2790 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
SB2794 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
SB2796 SD1 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2801 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2838 SD1 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB2841 SD1 RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SB2848 SD1 RELATING TO HEARING AIDS.
SB2871 SD1 RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
SB2872 SD1 RELATING TO RETIRED EDUCATION EMPLOYEES.
SB2880 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB2882 SD1 RELATING TO STATE BUILDINGS.
SB2884 SD1 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2887 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2890 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
SB2905 SD1 RELATING TO ENERGY.
SB2906 SD1 RELATING TO TOURISM.
SB2916 SD1 RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES.
SB2918 SD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
SB2920 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2924 SD1 RELATING TO THE KANEHILI COMMUNITY HALE.
SB2932 SD1 RELATING TO STATE FACILITIES.
SB2935 SD1 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS.
SB2936 SD1 RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
SB2938 SD1 RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE.
SB2949 SD1 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2955 SD1 RELATING TO THE HONOAPIILANI HIGHWAY COASTAL MITIGATION PROJECT.
SB2957 SD1 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB2993 SD1 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB3000 SD1 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB3012 SD1 RELATING TO ANIMAL IMPORTATION.
SB3024 SD1 RELATING TO SEX-BASED DISCRIMINATION.
SB3031 SD1 RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
SB3040 SD1 RELATING TO GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
SB3043 SD1 RELATING TO HUNTING.
SB3046 SD1 RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT.
SB3050 SD1 RELATING TO A MARITIME YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PATHWAY PROGRAM.
SB3061 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.
SB3089 SD1 RELATING TO THE DOWNPAYMENT LOAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
SB3091 SD1 MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB3092 SD1 MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB3093 RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.
SB3094 RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.
SB3099 RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND.
SB3100 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
SB3105 SD1 RELATING TO THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LICENSURE COMPACT.
SB3108 SD1 RELATING TO THE EXPENDITURE CEILING ON THE AUTOMATED VICTIM INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM SPECIAL FUND.
SB3116 SD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB3121 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB3127 SD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED.
SB3130 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SB3146 SD1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
SB3149 RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
SB3151 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB3161 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
SB3162 SD1 RELATING TO STRATEGIC FOOD RESERVES.
SB3164 SD1 RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.
SB3166 SD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB3168 SD1 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB3172 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB3176 SD1 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB3177 RELATING TO CORPORATE BONDS.
SB3182 SD1 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION.
SB3191 SD1 RELATING TO A DEPARTMENT OF WATER SAFETY AND DROWNING PREVENTION.
SB3227 SD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB3228 SD1 RELATING TO A SUSTAINABLE TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE.
SB3256 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB3266 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NINTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
GM516 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Council on Revenues, Gubernatorial Nominee, KURT KAWAFUCHI, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.
GM517 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Council on Revenues, Gubernatorial Nominee, KRISTI MAYNARD, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.
GM518 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Council on Revenues, Gubernatorial Nominee, SCOTT HAYASHI, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.
GM519 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Council on Revenues, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARJORIE BENNETT, for a term to expire 06-30-2027.
GM520 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Tax Review Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARK FUKUNAGA, for a term to expire 05-08-2026. (Term corrected to 05-07-2027 by GM675).
GM521 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Tax Review Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, STACEY KATAKURA, for a term to expire 05-08-2026. (Term corrected to 05-07-2027 by GM675).
GM522 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Tax Review Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, JESSICA ENOS, for a term to expire 05-08-2026. (Term corrected to 05-07-2027 by GM675).
GM523 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Tax Review Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, JONATHAN WHITE, for a term to expire 05-08-2026. (Term corrected to 05-07-2027 by GM675).
GM524 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Tax Review Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, JUDITH CHOCK, for a term to expire 05-08-2026. (Term corrected to 05-07-2027 by GM675).
GM525 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Tax Review Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, JON YASUDA, for a term to expire 05-08-2026. (Term corrected to 05-07-2027 by GM675).
GM526 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Tax Review Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, JEFFREY UEOKA, for a term to expire 05-08-2026. (Term corrected to 05-07-2027 by GM675).
SB3272 RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
SB3275 SD1 RELATING TO CANNABIS.
SB3276 SD1 RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
SB3277 RELATING TO DUE PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR TAX.
SB3278 SD1 RELATING TO TAX EXPENDITURE EVALUATION.
SB3282 SD1 RELATING TO THE WORKFORCE PELL GRANT PROGRAM.
SB3285 SD1 RELATING TO WORKFORCE HOUSING.
SB3288 SD1 RELATING TO THE COUNTRY CLUB APARTMENT BUILDING, HILO, HAWAII.
SB3295 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OF THE FOURTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
SB3296 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB3300 SD1 RELATING TO PROCEDURES FOR TAX APPEALS.
SB3301 SD1 RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE FOR PAYMENT UNDER PROTEST LAWSUITS.
SB3311 SD1 RELATING TO THE STRENGTHEN HAWAII HOMES PROGRAM.
SB3313 SD1 RELATING TO INTERISLAND AIR SERVICE.
SB3314 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SIXTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
SB3316 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
SB3327 SD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

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