STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1540-26

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2026

RE: S.B. No. 2593

S.D. 1

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 Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2593, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS BOARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to exempt certain positions of the Law Enforcement Standards Board from the State's civil service law and collective bargaining requirements.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Law Enforcement Standards Board and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO.

Your Committee finds that the Law Enforcement Standards Board's staffing level of one full‑time employee is insufficient to fulfill its statutory duties effectively. This measure strengthens the Board's capacity to uphold public confidence in law enforcement by facilitating the recruitment of specialized personnel necessary to carry out its mission.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2593, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair