HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Gregg Takayama, Chair

Rep. Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Vice Chair

Rep. Terez Amato	Rep. Jenna Takenouchi
Rep. Daisy Hartsfield	Rep. David Alcos III
Rep. Lisa Marten	Rep. Diamond Garcia
Rep. Ikaika Olds

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi, Chair

Rep. Tina Nakada Grandinetti, Vice Chair

Rep. Cory M. Chun	Rep. Nicole E. Lowen
Rep. Greggor Ilagan	Rep. Lisa Marten
Rep. Linda Ichiyama	Rep. Adrian K. Tam
Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto	Rep. Elijah Pierick
Rep. Sam Satoru Kong

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Wednesday, February 11, 2026
TIME:	2:00 p.m.
PLACE:	VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

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A G E N D A

Testimony submitted for the cancelled hearing on February 9, should be re-submitted for this hearing in order to be considered.

HB 2501 Status	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Requires hospitals and hospital systems to submit annual certified reports regarding costs associated with Medicare and uninsured patients to the Department of Health, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, and State Health Planning and Development Agency.  Requires the Department of Health, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, and State Health Planning and Development Agency to review the reports, establish standards and procedures, and adopt rules.  Requires the Department of Health to consider the reports when determining the department's budget request and designate financial assistance requests in an equitable way.  Requires the Office of the Auditor to conduct periodic audits of the financial assistance distributed to hospitals and hospital systems.	HLT, CPC, FIN
HB 1875 Status	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Expands the protections established under Act 2, SLH 2023, to include gender-affirming health care services, including clarifying permitted disclosures of protected health information to address changes in federal regulations.  Establishes protections against abusive litigation.  Prohibits medical malpractice insurers and health carriers from taking certain adverse actions against health care providers solely on the basis that the health care provider provides lawful reproductive health care services or gender-affirming care services.	HLT/CPC, JHA

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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________________________________________ Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi Chair

________________________________________ Rep. Gregg Takayama Chair