Informing the Legislature that on June 25, 2025, the Governor signed the following bill into law: SB176 SD1 HD1 CD1 (ACT 226).

SB176 (Act 226) changes Hawaii's automatic election recount threshold from a margin of less than 100 votes *or* less than 0.25% of total votes to less than 100 votes *or* less than 0.5% of total votes. This affects all statewide and county elections where vote margins meet the new criteria, ensuring recounts occur only for closer races. The law also clarifies that recounts will include only ballots verified during initial tabulation, excluding those needing correction. Signed into law by Governor Green on June 25, 2025, it modifies Hawaii Revised Statutes Sections 11-108 and 11-158.