THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair

Senator Angus L.K. McKelvey, Vice Chair

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2026

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 6, 2026

TIME:

1:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

HHS

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

 

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

 

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A G E N D A

 

SB 2479

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.

Allows a defendant to introduce certain evidence to receive a reduced sentence for certain offenses if the defendant can show that they were subjected to acts of family violence, dating violence, or child abuse, and that the acts were a significant contributing factor for the offense for which the defendant is being sentenced.  Allows a defendant to introduce certain relevant evidence when raising the justification defenses of self defense or defense of others to show that the defendant was subjected to acts of family violence, dating violence, or child abuse by the alleged victim.  Allows the circuit court imposing a criminal sentence to correct or reduce the sentence and to suspend or probate all or any part of the sentence imposed.  Allows a person previously sentenced by a circuit court to petition the court to be re-sentenced to a reduced sentence if the defendant can show that they were subjected to acts of family violence, dating violence, or child abuse, and that the acts were a significant contributing factor for the offense for which the defendant was sentenced.

 

HHS, JDC

SB 2589

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

Establishes within the Executive Office on Aging the Hawaii Assistance for the Navigation of Alzheimer's Intervention (HANAI) program to support individuals in the State who have Alzheimer's disease.  Appropriates moneys for the establishment of 4 full-time equivalent state dementia care specialist positions, one in each county and other expenses.

 

HHS, 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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