STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2726

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3082

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3082, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY FAMILIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to strengthen support for Hawaii's military families.

Specifically, this measure expands eligibility under Hawaii's family leave law to include qualifying military exigencies.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii National Guard; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Military and Community Relations Office of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; and two individuals.

Your Committee finds that military families face unique challenges stemming from the demands of military life, including frequent relocations, short-notice deployments, and other service‑related obligations. Currently, employees whose relatives experience exigencies related to active-duty service are not eligible to take family leave under Hawaii's family leave law. This measure would address this gap by providing qualifying employees with up to four weeks of family leave during a calendar year for a qualifying military exigency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3082, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair