Informing the Legislature that on May 14, 2025, the Governor signed the following bill into law: HB1099 HD1 SD1 CD1 (ACT 043).

This bill (GM 1143) is a notification that Governor Green signed HB1099 into law on May 14, 2025. It appropriates $5,467,164 (half of a $10.9 million penalty) from the state general fund to the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2024-2025. The funds will support developing a new eligibility system to reduce payment errors in Hawaii's SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), which had exceeded national error rates after pandemic-related federal waivers ended. This reinvestment avoids the state paying the remaining penalty if the new system successfully lowers error rates below the national average of 11.68%.