HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE OF HAWAII
THIRTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION, 2026
February 10, 2026
12th Day
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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Received message number 3, recommending the immediate passage of the following Emergency Appropriation Bills:
H.B. No. 2271, S.B. No. 3090 - MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
H.B. No. 2272, S.B. No. 3091 - MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
H.B. No. 2273, S.B. No. 3092 - MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
H.B. No. 2274, S.B. No. 3093 - RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.
H.B. No. 2275, S.B. No. 3094 - RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.
H.B. No. 2310, S.B. No. 3129 - MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
H.B. No. 2340, S.B. No. 3160 - MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
S.B. No. 2211 - MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. |
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Received communication transmitting Senate Bill No. 2043, S.D. 1, having passed Third Reading in the Senate. |
5. Reports of Standing Committees
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HEALTH
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RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. (Keiki Caucus; Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices; Sale; Regulation; County Authority)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS
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RELATING TO PRIMARY CARE. (SHPDA; Primary Care Providers Working Group; Primary Care Services; Stabilization; Report)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO COLORECTAL CANCER. (DHS; Colorectal Cancer Screenings; State-Funded Public Assistance; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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TOURISM
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RELATING TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS. (Personal Care Products; Small Plastic Containers; Lodging Establishments; Prohibition; Fines)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. (AG; DLE; Human Trafficking Awareness; Transient Accommodations Sector; Training; Signage; Reporting; Penalties; Rules)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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TOURISM/AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM. (Agricultural Tourism Activities; Counties; DAB; Uniform Statewide Standards; Report; Principal Farming Operation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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TOURISM/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY
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RELATING TO A SUSTAINABLE TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE. (DBEDT; Travel; Tourism; Sustainable Infrastructure; Climate Resilience; Matching Grant Program; Reports; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS
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RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (DHS; SNAP; Incarcerated Individuals; Felony Drug Offenders)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO PUBLIC SAFETY |
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RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. (Keiki Caucus; Judiciary; Child Welfare System; Legal Services for Youth; Working Group; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO LIABILITY. (DHS; Nonprofit Child Welfare Service Organizations; Child Welfare Services; Liability; Indemnification; Additional Insured; Trial; Bond)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. (Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Hawaii Benefits Hub; Social Assistance Programs; Chief Information Officer; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY |
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EDUCATION
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RELATING TO PRIVATE SUPPORT OF EDUCATION. (Educational Gifts; Donor-conditioned Educational Awards; School-conditioned Enrollment; Conditional Gifts; Contractual Relationships)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRANTS. (DOE; Hard-to-Staff Positions; Pilot Program; Employment; Retirants)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. (DHS; DOE; Homelessness; Pilot Program; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Financial Stabilization Assistance)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS |
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RELATING TO TEACHERS. (DOE; State Public Charter School Commission; Education Week; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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EDUCATION
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (DOE; E-Bikes; Educational Safety Program)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO TRANSPORTATION |
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RELATING TO UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH. (Department of Education; Office of Youth Services; Unaccompanied Homeless Youth; Enrollment)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (DOE; Veterans; High School Diploma)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO PUBLIC SAFETY |
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RELATING TO ROBOTICS. (DOE; Robotics; Interscholastic Sport; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY |
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EDUCATION
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RELATING TO ASSAULT. (Penal Code; Assault; Educational Workers; Sports Officials)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS. (DOE; Public Charter Schools; Educational Workers; Protection and Workplace Safety; Penal Code; Harassment; Legal Advocate; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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RELATING TO THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. (DOE; Education; Student Services; Students Experiencing Homelessness; Program)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD. (DOE; HTSB; Charter Schools; Emergency Hires; Rules)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. (DOH; Individual Wastewater Systems; Nearshore Waters; Shorelines; Denitrification Capacity)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO ENERGY EQUITY. (PUC; Lifeline Baseline Performance Standard; Medically Essential Needs Energy Program; Electric Utilities)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. (Solar Distributed Energy Resource Systems; Building Permits; Self-Certification Process; No-Rise Certification; Regulatory Floodways)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. (Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission; Duties; Executive Committee; Member Agencies; Reports; Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Reports; Zero Emissions Clean Economy Target)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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RELATING TO CENTRALIZED ACCESS TO RESOURCES. (Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission; Centralized Resource Website; Affordability; Climate Change; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO WATER HEATING SYSTEMS. (High-efficiency Electric Water Heating Systems; Heat Pumps; Building Permit Variances)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. (DOT; Safe Routes to School; Pedestrian Safety Improvements; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO EDUCATION |
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RELATING TO BIODIESEL. (Biodiesel; Minimum Fuel Requirement; Diesel-powered Motor Vehicles; DBEDT)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO CARBON OFFSETS. (DOT; Air Travel; Verified Carbon Offsets; Qualified Air Travel)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. (DOT; National Environmental Policy Act; NEPA Assignment)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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RELATING TO TOWING PRACTICES. (Working Group; Uniform Towing Practices for Public Parking Facilities; Uniform Standards)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (DOTAX; Counties; Public Transportation Systems; Fare-Free Access; Fare-Free Public Transportation Tax and Dividend Special Fund; Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD. (Clean Fuel Standard; Alternative Fuels; Rules; Department of Transportation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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RELATING TO FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. (DOT; Federal Military Facilities; Department Services; Agreements)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO PUBLIC SAFETY |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL TAX CREDIT. (Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE FUEL. (Fuel Tax Credit; Renewable Fuel; Sustainable Aviation Fuel; Renewable Fuels Production Tax Credit)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. (Automated Vehicles; Motor Carrier Safety; Supervisors; Regulation; Income Tax Credit)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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WATER & LAND
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RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPT POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. (DLNR; State Historic Preservation Division; Commission on Water Resource Management; Civil Service; Exemptions)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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RELATING TO COASTAL RESILIENCE. (Maui County; DBEDT; SHPD; Coastal Resilience Pilot Program; Historic Preservation Review; Reports)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY |
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RELATING TO LANDFILL UNITS. (Landfill Units; Underground Injection Control Line; No-Pass Zone; Parcels and Zoning Information App; Prohibition; City and County of Honolulu)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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WATER & LAND
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Historic Preservation Review; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. (CSC; State Contractors; State Grantees; Officers; Immediate Family Members; Prohibited Contributions; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. (UIPA; Government Contracts; Contractors; Public Records)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. (Elections; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS. (Campaign Spending Commission Package; Partial Public Financing; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. (Campaign Spending Commission Package; Cash Contribution Limits; Return of Contribution; Escheat)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. (Campaign Spending Commission Package; State Elected Officials; Campaign Contributions; Solicitation; Acceptance)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION'S ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM. (Campaign Spending Commission Package; Electronic Filing System)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION. (Campaign Spending Commission Package; Salaries; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE. (Office of Consumer Protection; Notice of Tenant Rights; Landlord Obligations; Fines)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO ZONING. (Counties; Lot Requirements and Dwelling Specifications; Prohibition; Residential Uses; Urban District; Counties; Petition Process; Exemptions)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (Expedited Permits; Insurance; Additional Insureds; Indemnification; Certificates of Occupancy)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. (County-designated Transit-Oriented Development Areas; Transit-Supportive Densities; County Regulations; Prohibition)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (Inclusionary Mandate; Housing Affordability Impact Fee; Luxury Residential Projects; Needs Assessment Study)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (HHFDC; Affordable Housing; County Powers; Sunset)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (HHFDC; Counties; Kamaaina Homes Program; Voluntary Deed Restrictions)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (HHFDC; Housing Projects; Tenants; Right of First offer; Replacement Housing Payments)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. (HHFDC; Qualified Residents; Affordable Housing; Housing Development; Exemptions; Owner-Occupancy; Deed Restrictions)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (DLNR; DAGS; HHFDC; Real Property; Public Lands; Transfer; City and County of Honolulu)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. (Counties; Minimum Parking Mandates; Prohibitions)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO PARKING. (Off-Street Parking Requirements; Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement Program Areas; Prohibited)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (HHFDC; HPHA; Executive Director Salary; Deputy Executive Director; Employment Contracts)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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HIGHER EDUCATION
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience; Agricultural Research and Extension Station Kauai; Capital Improvements; GO Bonds; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS |
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RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. (Filipino Caucus; Language Access Education and Workforce Development Program; University of Hawaii; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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HIGHER EDUCATION
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RELATING TO STUDENT BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. (University of Hawaii; Basic Needs Pilot Program; Housing Stability Pilot Project; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS |
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RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. (UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience; Center for Biosecurity Research, Education, and Extension; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS |
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RELATING TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS RESEARCH. (UH; JABSOM; Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Research Center; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HEALTH |
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RELATING TO POLICING. (UH; Hawaii Crime Lab; AG; Law Enforcement Stops; Uses of Force; Complaints)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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HIGHER EDUCATION
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII CLIMATE INSTITUTE. (University of Hawaii; Hawaii Climate Institute; International Pacific Research Center; Transient Accommodations Tax; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSIT. (DOT; Subsidized Youth Transit Program; Keiki Ride Free; Public Transit; Special Fund; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (DOT; Public Transit Passes; Department Employees; Pilot Program; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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6. Introduction of Resolutions
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Committee Referral Sheet No. 8 Committee Referral Sheet No. 9
Floor Presentation for Wednesday, February 11, 2026:
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING 808 ELITE FOR ITS HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENTS AT THE AMERICAN YOUTH FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. |