CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 125-26

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2026

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1800

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

 

Madam and Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1800, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the operating and capital improvement costs of the Executive Branch for fiscal biennium 2025-2027.

 

     As introduced, this measure appropriates:

 

Operating

 

FY 2025-2026

FY 2026-2027

General Funds

10,383,983,530

10,588,367,957

All Means of Financing

19,731,000,288

20,357,177,415

 


 

 

Capital Improvements

 

FY 2025-2026

FY 2026-2027

General Funds

0

0

General Obligation Bonds

1,470,063,000

1,326,816,000

All Means of Financing

3,421,551,000

4,298,571,000

 

     Governor's Message No. 2, dated January 30, 2026, amended the Executive Supplemental Budget request to:

 

Operating

 

FY 2025-2026

FY 2026-2027

General Funds

10,383,983,530

10,629,119,864

All Means of Financing

19,731,000,288

20,397,929,322

 

Capital Improvements

 

FY 2025-2026

FY 2026-2027

General Funds

0

0

General Obligation Bonds

1,470,231,000

1,283,316,000

All Means of Financing

3,421,719,000

4,255,071,000

 

     Governor's Message No. 5, dated March 2, 2026, further amended the Executive Supplemental Budget request to:

 

Operating

 

FY 2025-2026

FY 2026-2027

General Funds

10,383,983,530

10,655,619,864

All Means of Financing

19,731,000,288

20,435,207,841

 

Capital Improvements

 

FY 2025-2026

FY 2026-2027

General Funds

0

0

General Obligation Bonds

1,470,231,000

1,299,816,000

All Means of Financing

3,421,719,000

4,271,571,000

 


 

 

     Governor's Message No. 6, dated March 24, 2026, further amended the Executive Supplemental Budget request to:

 

Operating

 

FY 2025-2026

FY 2026-2027

General Funds

10,383,983,530

10,655,619,864

All Means of Financing

19,731,000,288

20,438,207,841

 

Capital Improvements

 

FY 2025-2026

FY 2026-2027

General Funds

0

0

General Obligation Bonds

1,470,231,000

1,328,616,000

All Means of Financing

3,421,719,000

4,304,371,000

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing various appropriation amounts;

 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purpose of clarity, consistency and style.

 

As amended, this measure appropriates:

 

Operating

 

FY 2025-2026

FY 2026-2027

General Funds

10,425,983,530

10,635,054,704

All Means of Financing

19,773,000,288

20,315,201,838

 

Capital Improvements

 

FY 2025-2026

FY 2026-2027

General Funds

0

0

General Obligation Bonds

1,427,363,000

1,514,749,000

All Means of Financing

3,378,851,000

4,533,833,000

 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1800, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1800, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

____________________________

DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ

Chair

 

____________________________

CHRIS TODD

Chair