HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair

Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Garner M. Shimizu

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Kanani Souza

Rep. Mahina Poepoe

 

 

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

TIME:

11:00 a.m.

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 411

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

A live stream link of all House Standing Committee meetings will be available online

shortly before the scheduled start time.

 

Click here for the live stream of this meeting via YouTube.

 

 

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on March 20, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. 

 

SB 2109, SD2

(SSCR2944)

Status

RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMUNICATIONS.

Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to develop and implement a statewide public education and communications program to promote household emergency preparedness consistent with the Agency's 14-day essential supplies recommendation.  Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide an American Sign Language interpreter during each official announcement broadcast via television or the Internet during a state of emergency.  Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that the American Sign Language interpreter's face, body, arms, and hands are visible during the broadcast.  Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide a standardized pool feed that includes the American Sign Language interpreter in a picture-in-picture window not less than one quarter the size of the primary video and not blocked or covered by captions, graphics, or other on-screen tax.  Requires annual reports to the Legislature.  Appropriates funds.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

PBS, FIN

SB 2151, SD2

(SSCR3099)

Status

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Clarifies state and local authority during a state or local state of emergency.  Defines "severe weather warning".  Allows the Legislature to terminate a state of emergency and county councils to terminate a local state of emergency.  Effective 3/22/2075.  (SD2)

 

PBS, JHA

 

 

 

 

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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Rep. Della Au Belatti

Chair