SB 2693 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR AEROSPACE INFRASTRUCTURE.

Summary

Authorizes the issuance of $15 million in general obligation bonds to finance the planning, design, and construction of a 50,000 square foot aerospace hangar and related facilities at Hilo international airport. Requires matching contributions from the federal government and private sector. Directs appropriation to be expended by the Department of Transportation. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2693 → SB2693_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a Senate draft to a Senate Draft 1 version, updating the author and template metadata. The most significant substantive change is the effective date, which was moved from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, delaying the implementation of the aerospace hangar project by over two decades. The core funding amount and project scope remain unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the project location, funding amount, and matching requirements remains the same, but the applicability timeline has been significantly extended.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, postponing when the project can begin.

TECHNICAL

The bill author was changed from Jill M. Tsuchitori to Noah Holck, and the document template was updated from the Senate HB template to the SD Template.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the title and section headers to align with the new draft version.

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

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRS/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2444) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TRS/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRS/EDT, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor