Rep. Nadine Nakamura

Maddy summaryHB 2094 increases daily pay for jurors and prospective jurors who attend court, raising the amount each person receives per day of actual court service. The bill directly affects individuals summoned for jury duty across the state. It includes a funding appropriation to cover the increased payments, ensuring courts can implement the higher compensation rate. The change aims to improve compensation for citizens fulfilling this civic obligation.

Increases the expenditure limit and the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all elective offices. Adjusts the minimum amount of qualifying contributions certain candidates must receive to participate in the program. Increases the matching fund payments for excess qualifying contributions. Appropriates funds for the program. Effective 11/4/2026. (CD1)

Clarifies the scope of the Department of Education's harm to students registry by excluding K-12 students and by providing that contractors and volunteers are included only if their roles involves interaction with students. (CD1)

Maddy summaryHB 2547 allows the Director of Finance to invest certain state funds in short-term, investment-grade corporate bonds. This bill directly affects state financial management by expanding permissible investment options for unspent state moneys. The key provision authorizes these specific bond investments while requiring they meet strict credit quality standards. The bill is procedural in nature, focusing solely on enabling this investment method without creating new regulations or altering state obligations.

Adjusts the applicability of Act 134, SLH 2025, to clarify the threshold for Department of Education procurement of local edible produce and packaged food products. Prohibits the artificial division and parceling of DOE procurements of local edible produce and packaged food products. Sunsets 6/30/2028. (CD1)

Maddy summaryHB 2104 establishes paid allowances (stipends) for specific members of Hawaii's Island Burial Councils. It directly affects these council members by providing compensation for their service, amending Hawaii Revised Statutes section 6E-43.5 regarding council compensation and quorum requirements. The bill changes the law to formally include stipends as part of the council members' compensation structure. This is a concrete policy change to support council members' participation, not a broader public policy or procedural measure.

Appropriates moneys to certain programs for operations in FY26-27. Appropriates moneys into and out of the Major Disaster Fund to address disaster recovery and response costs. Allows the Governor to authorize the transfer to state agencies of up to $100,000,000 in funds appropriated out of the Major Disaster Fund to address an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare arising from an emergency. (CD2)

Establishes the Agricultural Grant Program and Agricultural Grant Revolving Fund to allow the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to retain and expend federal indirect overhead reimbursements for the purposes of grant searching, application, execution, reporting, and auditing. (CD1)

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing qualifying priority capital improvement projects. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Updates Hawaii's statutory framework for adult and community education programs to ensure alignment with federal funding requirements and current best practices in those programs. (CD1)