AMENDED THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair

Senator Chris Lee, Vice Chair

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026

 

 

DATE:

Monday, March 23, 2026

TIME:

3:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

PSM

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

 

PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE TO THE STATE CAPITOL

BUILDING HOURS: 7AM TO 5PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY

 

A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.

 

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

HB 2581, HD2

      (HSCR832-26)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Clarifies the types of events that constitute disasters and emergencies for the purposes of emergency management.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)

 

PSM, JDC

[Measure deleted on 03-23-26]

HB 2498, HD2

      (HSCR833-26)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CARE HOMES.

Requires and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to establish a Central Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program to assist eligible care home facilities to implement structural and operational resilience improvements.  Requires a report to the Legislature.  Effective 7/1/3000.  Sunsets on 6/30/2031.  (HD2)

 

PSM, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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