HB 2186 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

Summary

Clarifies driver's obligations at crosswalks. Requires drivers to stop and remain stopped for pedestrians in crosswalks. Strengthens penalties for traffic violations, particularly in school zones. Creates additional criminal penalties when pedestrians suffer bodily injury. Provides heightened protections for blind and visually impaired pedestrians. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2186 → HB2186_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to reflect House District Committee changes, including updated authorship and metadata. The most significant substantive change is the effective date, which was moved from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, effectively deferring the law's implementation indefinitely. Minor text formatting adjustments were also made to improve readability and consistency throughout the document.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on pedestrian safety, but its applicability is now indefinitely deferred due to the effective date change.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, delaying enforcement of the new pedestrian safety penalties.

TECHNICAL

Authorship information was updated from Steven Lum to Chris Kobayashi, and associated metadata dates were adjusted.

Text formatting was standardized, including changing the title case from 'Relating to pedestrian Safety' to 'RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY' and adjusting spacing around section headers.

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Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 443-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

19 primary · 1 co-sponsor