HB 2340 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Summary

Makes an emergency appropriation for fiscal year 2025–2026 to the University of Hawaii to expand and sustain the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and Maui Health Registry. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2340 → HB2340_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove specific author names and metadata, while significantly altering the effective date of the emergency appropriation. The most critical change is the modification of the start date for the funds intended for the Maui wildfire exposure study and health registry, shifting from immediate approval to a distant future date of July 1, 3000.

Scope change

The bill's applicability remains focused on the University of Hawaii for Maui wildfire recovery, but the timeline for fund usage has been drastically extended into the future.

TECHNICAL

Removed original author names (Anna Subido, Shelby Ichiyama) and replaced them with new identifiers (hmso5 - Xiao, clerk4).

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', preventing the funds from being used immediately.

FISCAL

The specific dollar amount for the appropriation was redacted in the amendment, though the purpose remains the same.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 100).

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 406-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 8

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to HLT, HED, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors