STAND. COM. REP. NO. 823-26

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2026

RE: H.B. No. 2114

H.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Madame:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2114, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish and appropriate funds for the Hawaii Benefits Hub; and

(2) Expand the responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer to include collaboration on the development and implementation of a statewide portal to government services.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from AlohaCare and Hawaiʻi Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Human Services and Office of Enterprise Technology Services.

Your Committee notes the concerns raised by the Office of Enterprise Technology Services regarding the high costs associated with an integrated benefits hub and whether there may be other governmental agencies that administer benefits that would be more appropriate to assume ownership of the Hawaii Benefits Hub, as the Office's work is primarily on back-end data, governance, and coordination of data sharing in government.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2114, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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CHRIS TODD, Chair