HB 2308 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED.

Summary

Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, to increase the State's liability limit for moneys borrowed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, or loans made to lessees that are guaranteed by the Department, from $100,000,000 to $500,000,000. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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HB2308 → HB2308_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act to increase the State's liability limit for loans and guarantees from $100 million to $500 million, allowing the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to access significantly more capital. The text also includes a placeholder effective date of July 1, 3000, which appears to be a clerical error rather than a substantive policy change.

Scope change

The bill expands the financial scope of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands by raising the maximum liability the State is willing to assume for its loan programs.

FISCAL

Increased the State's liability limit for departmental loans and lessee guarantees from $100,000,000 to $500,000,000.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date to July 1, 3000, which is likely a placeholder or error given the current year is 2026.

TECHNICAL

Updated formatting and punctuation in the list of reserved rights for the department, such as adding commas and brackets for clarity.

Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2026

How they voted

50–0

Passed

Total votes 50

Feb 18, 2026

D Democratic40

40 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 471-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (50-0)

house

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors