HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2095

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

H.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Judiciary Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2026.

     SECTION 2.  Act 227, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025, is amended as follows:

     1.  By amending part II to read:

"PART II.  PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

     SECTION 3.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are appropriated or authorized from the sources of funding specified to the judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.  The total expenditures and the number of permanent and temporary positions established in each fiscal year of the fiscal biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each year, except as provided in this Act.

The Judicial System

1.   JUD101 - COURTS OF APPEAL

                                                 85.00*         85.00*

                                                  0.48#          0.48#

OPERATING                         JUD        9,592,659A [   9,657,093A]

                                                            9,962,313A

 

2.   JUD310 - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                              1,115.50* [    1,115.50*]

                                                             1,117.50*

                                                 57.58# [       57.58#]

                                                                55.58#

OPERATING                         JUD       98,130,866A [  98,298,808A]

                                                          100,168,607A

                                                 35.00*         35.00*

                                  JUD        4,261,273B     4,261,273B

 

3.   JUD320 - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                                210.50*        210.50*

                                                  1.68#          1.68#

OPERATING                         JUD       20,093,034A [  20,093,034A]

                                                           20,331,034A

 

4.   JUD330 - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                                246.00* [      246.00*]

                                                               247.00*

                                                  5.20# [        5.20#]

                                                                 4.20#

OPERATING                         JUD       24,912,104A [  24,903,209A]

                                                           25,274,522A

 

5.   JUD350 - FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                                103.00*        103.00*

                                                  2.60#          2.60#

OPERATING                         JUD        9,159,756A [   9,159,756A]

                                                            9,291,556A

 

6.   JUD501 - JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         JUD          114,074A       114,074A

 

 

7.   JUD601 - ADMINISTRATION

                                                234.50* [      234.50*]

                                                               233.50*

                                                  8.48#          8.48#

OPERATING                         JUD       39,723,183A [  37,353,371A]

                                                           40,653,428A

                                                  1.00* [        1.00*]

                                                                 2.00*

                                                  9.00#          9.00#

                                  JUD        8,241,219B [   8,241,219B]

                                                            8,430,099B

                                  JUD          343,261W       343,261W

INVESTMENT CAPITAL                JUD       12,900,000C   45,400,000C"

 

     2.  By amending parts IV and V to read:

"PART IV.  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

     SECTION 8.  The sum of [$12,900,000] $58,300,000 appropriated or authorized in part II of this Act for capital improvement projects shall be expended by the judiciary for the projects listed below; provided that several related or similar projects may be combined into a single project, if a combination is advantageous or convenient for implementation; provided further that the total cost of the projects thus combined shall not exceed the total of the sums specified for the projects separately.  The amount after each cost element and the total funding for each project listed in this part are in thousands of dollars.

A.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

JUD601 - ADMINISTRATION

 

1.          KAUAI JUDICIARY COMPLEX CHILLER [REPLACEMENT,] REPLACEMENTS, KAUAI

 

            PLANS, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF [A] KAUAI JUDICIARY COMPLEX CHILLER [UNIT.] UNITS.

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD               900 C      1,200 C

 

1.1         HALE KAULIKE AC EQUIPMENT, HAWAII

 

            PLANS, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A HAWAII JUDICIARY COMPLEX CHILLER UNIT.

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD                  C      1,200 C

 

1.2         KAAHUMANU HALE ELEVATORS, OAHU

 

            DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR ELEVATOR SYSTEMS UPGRADES AND MODERNIZATION AT KAAHUMANU HALE, OAHU.

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD                  C     15,000 C

 

2.          LUMP SUM CIP FOR JUDICIARY FACILITIES, STATEWIDE

 

            PLANS, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL ALTERATIONS, UPGRADES, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO JUDICIARY FACILITIES, STATEWIDE.

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             8,000 C      8,000 C

 

3.          SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT COURTHOUSE, HAWAII[ ISLAND]

 

            PLANS,[AND] DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT FOR A NEW SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT COURTHOUSE.

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             4,000 C     20,000 C

 

PART V.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS

     SECTION 9.  General obligation bonds may be issued, as provided by law, to yield the amount that may be necessary to finance projects authorized in part II and listed in part IV of this Act; provided that the sum total of the general obligation bonds so issued shall not exceed [$12,900,000.] $58,300,000."

     SECTION 3.  If any portion of this Act or its application to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid for any reason, the remainder of the Act and any provision thereof shall not be affected.  If any portion of a specific appropriation is held to be invalid for any reason, the remaining portion shall be independent of the invalid portion and shall be expended to fulfill the objective and intent of the appropriation to the extent possible.

     SECTION 4.  If any manifest clerical, typographical, or other mechanical error is found in this Act, the chief justice may correct the error.  All changes made pursuant to this section shall be reported to the legislature at its next regular session.

     SECTION 5.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.

 

Report Title:

Judiciary Package; Supplemental Budget; Appropriations

 

Description:

Appropriates supplemental funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2025 and ending 6/30/2027.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)

 

 

 

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