HB 2582 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Summary

Amends the membership and responsibilities of the Public Land Trust Working Group established under Act 226, SLH 2022. Requires the Working Group to submit four reports to the Legislature: by 8/1/2027, a first interim report regarding Act 178, SLH 2006, financial reporting and accounting; by 12/1/2027, a second interim report regarding the public land trust inventory; by 6/1/2028, a third interim report that includes a preliminary draft of findings and recommendations regarding Act 178 financial reporting and accounting and the public land trust inventory; and by 10/1/2028, a final report that includes proposed legislation. Authorizes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to provide administrative support to the Working Group in coordination with a third-party consultant. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Mar 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2582_HD1 → HB2582_HD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from House Draft 1 to House Draft 2, primarily to correct formatting errors and adjust the composition of the new working group. The most significant policy change is that the legislative roles for the Senate and House members were redefined from appointing members to serving as non-voting, ex-officio members, while the Office of Hawaiian Affairs now selects the chairperson. Several dates and contact information were also updated to reflect the current legislative session.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's operational structure changed by altering how the working group is composed and led, shifting authority for selecting the chairperson to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

REQUIREMENT

Senate and House members are now designated as non-voting, ex-officio members rather than appointing other members to the working group.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is now responsible for selecting the chairperson of the working group from among the board of trustees members.

TECHNICAL

Minor text corrections were made to clarify that indigenous Hawaiian people never directly relinquished their sovereignty claims.

Dates and contact information were updated to reflect the current legislative session and staff.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3379) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Keohokalole.

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to HWN, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 439).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 762-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors