Hawaii Bills

passed both · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 546: RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Establishes the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaii to develop, support, and advance artificial intelligence initiatives statewide. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Topics ✓ Education ✓ Technology

passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1250: RELATING TO FARM TO FAMILIES.

Establishes the Hawaii Farm to Families Program to alleviate food shortages in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature prior to the Regular Sessions of 2026 and 2027. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

passed · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 141: RELATING TO THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION.

Makes the members of the Elections Commission subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Clarifies that a majority of all members to which the Elections Commission is entitled shall constitute a quorum to do business. (HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 311: PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution to provide that freedom of speech protected under the Hawaii State Constitution does not include the expenditure of money to influence elections. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

passed · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 424: RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to students enrolled in a public school who meet certain requirements. Reduces the amount the Department of Education is authorized to charge for school meals to all students enrolled in department schools to no more than an unspecified portion of the cost of preparing the meals. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education

passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 609: RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES.

Appropriates moneys to the Office of Veterans' Services to perform its statutory duties, including maintaining a center that provides information, counsel, aid, and assistance to veterans, their families, and their dependents; and cooperating with federal agencies responsible for the administration of rights and benefits granted to veterans, their families, and their dependents. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1)

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Veterans

passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1565: RELATING TO ACUPUNCTURE.

SB 1565 recognizes licensed acupuncture practitioners as essential healthcare providers subject to state regulation. This bill directly affects acupuncturists by formally classifying them within the healthcare system, requiring them to operate under established state oversight. The key provision establishes that acupuncture services are recognized as part of essential healthcare, meaning practitioners must meet state licensing and regulatory standards. This change ensures acupuncture falls under the same oversight as other regulated health professions, impacting how these providers are authorized and monitored.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 322: RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to achieve the full funding, including estimated payment increases, of Medicaid home- and community-based services. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Topics ✓ Healthcare

passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1450: RELATING TO AN INTENSIVE MOBILE TEAM PILOT PROGRAM FOR HOUSELESS INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS BRAIN DISORDERS.

Establishes a three-year Intensive Mobile Team Pilot Program in the Department of Health to provide intensive mobile treatment-type services, including "street psychiatry", to chronically houseless individuals suffering from serious brain disorders, including schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Requires the Adult Mental Health Division of the Department of Health to submit reports to the Legislature. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Topics ✓ Healthcare

passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1312: RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS.

Clarifies and updates the sex trafficking and promoting prostitution criminal offense statutes by clarifying the definition of "profits from prostitution" and making technical and other housekeeping amendments. (HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 548: RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.

Appropriates funds for the Native Resources and Fire Protection Program and Hawaii Invasive Species Council to ensure their long-term viability and continue to control and eradicate invasive species in the State. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 588: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Authorizes certain government entities to establish a self-certification process for behind-the-meter, customer-sited solar distributed energy resource systems and exempt the systems from the Federal Emergency Management Agency No-Rise/No-Impact declaration requirements under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Topics ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

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