KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2026
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Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair |
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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Tuesday, April 7, 2026 |
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10:15 AM |
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Conference Room 016 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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JDC |
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A G E N D A
The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective subject matter committees:
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RELATING TO HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANS. Requires any existing habitat conservation plan that does not include an agreement for emergency medical and rehabilitation services for affected native wildlife to be amended to include the services in the agreement. Effective 1/1/3000. (SD1)
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WLA/AEN, JDC |
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RELATING TO CIVIL IDENTIFICATION. Lowers the age to obtain a state civil identification card without a signature from a parent or guardian from eighteen years old to sixteen years old. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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EIG, JDC |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Clarifies an association board's authority with respect to calling and authorizing electronic meetings, electronic voting at electronic meetings, electronic voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Clarifies that proxies are only to be used for any voting conducted at a meeting. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES. Enacts the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act (Modified). Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)
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LBT, JDC |
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RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. Part I: Requires drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning signals to slow down and make a lane change if possible and safe to do so and come to a complete stop if necessary. Part II: Prohibits the operation of a pickup truck with a passenger seated in the bed or load-carrying area on roadways with posted speed limits of forty-six miles per hour or higher and roadways with three or more lanes traveling in the same direction. Provides certain exemptions from passenger restrictions. Increases the minimum age to ride in the bed or load-carrying area of a pickup truck while in operation from twelve years of age to eighteen years of age. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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TRS, JDC |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Includes housing projects for individuals with disabilities and individuals with access and functional needs as eligible projects to apply for expedited permits. Requires reports to the Legislature. Repeals 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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EIG/HHS/HOU, JDC |
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RELATING TO RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS. Requires the Department of Health to allow for the installation and operation of rainwater catchment systems for potable and nonpotable uses on all properties. Requires the Department of Health to regulate and enforce standards for the use of rainwater catchment systems. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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EIG/WLA, JDC |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. Replaces the Adjutant General on the Hawaii Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee with the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1)
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PSM, JDC |
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RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA. Requires certain social media platforms to provide an accessible mechanism for users to delete their accounts on the platform and permanently erase all personal information and sensitive personal information associated with deleted accounts. Prohibits certain deceptive practices by social media platforms that obstruct the deletion of user accounts. Authorizes the Attorney General to pursue civil actions and seek injunctive relief and penalties for violations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO IMMIGRATION. Prohibits any law enforcement agency or law enforcement official from entering into an agreement under federal law that permits state or county agencies to engage in immigration enforcement. Prohibits law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officials from engaging in certain immigration-related actions, except under limited circumstances. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1)
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PSM/EIG, JDC |
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RELATING TO CHARITABLE SOLICITATION. Beginning 1/1/2027: establishes prompt payment and financial reporting requirements for professional solicitors that sell donated or collected non-perishable tangible property on behalf of charitable organizations and prohibits these professional solicitors from failing to visibly display certain signage; comply with prompt payment, financial reporting, and contract term requirements; or prominently disclose certain information on any collection bin, container, or receptacle used to receive donated or collected property. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS. Amends the various requirements in the event of a fetal death, including registration of certain fetal deaths, filing and preparation of a certificate of fetal death, and issuance of a permit for removal, burial, or other disposition. (SD1)
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HHS, JDC |
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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 health care services. (SD1)
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HHS/CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO LAND USE. Prohibits passenger ropeways in all land use districts, with an exemption for a government entity or official government government-recognized corporation or nonprofit organization, subject to legislative approval. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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WLA, JDC |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. Establishes provisions limiting state and federal collaboration for purposes of immigration enforcement operations. Establishes identification and facial coverings standards for state and federal law enforcement officers. Establishes criminal offenses for improper facial coverings and lack of visible identification and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1)
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PSM/EIG, JDC |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Amends the conditions and procedures of alternative dispute resolution methods for condominium-related disputes, including the use of facilitative mediation, evaluative mediation, or binding arbitration. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO SAFE ENTRYWAYS. Establishes, for a county with a population greater than three hundred thousand, enforcement procedures to prevent people or personal property from blocking or otherwise impeding ingress or egress to private doorways and entranceways. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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PSM, JDC |
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Extends for five years certain provisions from Act 19, SLH 2020, and Act 238, SLH 2021, relating to abuse of family or household members, including establishing a petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of family or household members, clarifying penalties for violations, and allowing a deferred acceptance of guilty plea for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse of family or household members offenses. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Prohibits persons from interfering with another person's access to or from a health care facility or disrupting the normal functioning of a health care facility. Makes violations a petty misdemeanor. Establishes a private right of action. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action for injunctive or other equitable relief. (SD1)
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HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO FAMILY. Establishes an exemption from mediation in parentage proceedings where there are allegations of domestic abuse. Clarifies the exemption from mediation in divorce proceedings as it relates to domestic abuse. (SD1)
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HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO HABITUAL VIOLENT CRIME. Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with Criminal Justice Research Institute, to submit ongoing annual reports to the Legislature. Amends Act 213, SLH 2024, by requiring the Criminal Justice Research Institute to submit a one-time report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2031 and extending its sunset date to 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1)
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PSM, JDC |
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RELATING TO ADOPTIONS. Adds the requirement that a written consent to adoption be notarized.
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HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE. Provides for the temporary sealing of certain medical records and professional evaluations filed in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings pending a judicial determination on the need for continued sealing. (SD1)
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HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO AGGRAVATED CIRCUMSTANCES IN CHILD PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS. Clarifies and expands procedures for aggravated circumstances determinations in Child Protective Act proceedings. Authorizes the Family Court to make a finding of aggravated circumstances at any stage of a Child Protective Act proceeding before the termination of parental rights, rather than limiting these findings to the return hearing. Incorporates the definition of torture under the Penal Code for purposes of defining aggravated circumstances involving child torture under the Child Protective Act. (SD1)
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HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE DRIVERS LICENSE REVOCATION. Authorizes administrative drivers license revocation hearings to be conducted using interactive conference technology, including teleconference, videoconference, and voice over internet protocol systems. Clarifies that evidence in hearings conducted via interactive conference technology may be submitted and exchanged electronically. (SD1)
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TRS/LBT, JDC |
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RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT. Beginning 1/1/2027, prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution for sale of any disposable electronic smoking devices in the State. Establishes penalties. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1)
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HHS/CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO DOG ATTACKS. Clarifies owner liability and increases penalties and enforcement mechanisms for dog attacks on livestock occurring on land or premises within the agricultural district. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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AEN, JDC |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Beginning 1/1/2027, requires insurers to provide explanation of premium increases upon request; clarifies grounds for denial, suspension, and revocation of an adjuster and bill reviewer license; clarifies procedures for denying, suspending, and revoking an insurance producer license; and amends the notice requirements for cancellation or nonrenewal of a property insurance policy. Clarifies the date on which purchase groups are required to pay an annual service fee. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE HARM TO STUDENTS REGISTRY. Clarifies the scope of the Department of Education's harm to students registry by excluding K-12 students and by providing that contractors and volunteers are included only if their roles involves interaction with students. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)
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EDU, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920. Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, to include sibling's children as qualifying relatives of lessees for the purposes of lease transfer and lease successorship, in the same manner currently allowed for spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HWN, JDC |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS OF CARE. Modernizes Hawaii's emergency medical services laws to align with current best practices. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH LAW. Repeals the requirement that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations regulate hoisting machines and certify their operators and the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board, including its rules requiring a separate state crane operator certificate. Allows additional time for the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to complete an investigation of a discharge or discrimination complaint pertaining to employees exercising rights under the Occupational Safety and Health Law without formal extension. (SD1)
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LBT, JDC |
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RELATING TO PRETRIAL REFORM. Requires release on recognizance for defendants charged with violations, traffic offenses, nonviolent petty misdemeanors, nonviolent misdemeanors, and nonviolent class C felonies, subject to conditions. Establishes exclusions for specified offenses, threats to public safety, and certain other circumstances. Requires findings when bail or detention is imposed, ongoing review of continued detention or conditions, and a prompt hearing if bail cannot be posted. Requires prosecutors to notify victims of pretrial decisions. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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PSM, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE. Requires that priority be given to the language of a law that aligns with the intent of the Legislature if there is a difference between the English and Hawaiian versions of the law that is material to its interpretation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HWN, JDC |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Authorizes civil asset forfeiture related to fireworks offenses that constitute felonies. Amends the definition of "aerial device". Clarifies that the offense of sending or receiving fireworks or articles pyrotechnic by air delivery applies regardless of whether the offender accompanies the air delivery. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1)
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PSM, JDC |
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RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT. Clarifies that community mental health outpatient programs that have agreed to provide mental health services to a defendant as part of an assisted community treatment order may prepare a certificate for assisted community treatment and provide the certificate to a defendant and may file an assisted community treatment petition with the Family Court. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Prohibits with certain exceptions, the use of facial coverings and requires visible identification by law enforcement officers and their vehicles in the performance of their duties. Requires state and county law enforcement agencies to establish policies regarding state and county cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement. Prohibits law enforcement officers from prolonging a stop to inquire about a person's civil immigration status. Establishes criminal offenses for use of a mask or facial covering by a law enforcement officer, lack of visible identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)
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PSM/EIG, JDC |
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Decision making meeting only, no oral 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6130.
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_____________________________________ Senator Karl Rhoads Chair |
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