Hawaii - Session 2026
Title: Emergency Management; State of Emergency; Local State of Emergency
Clarifies state and local authority during a state or local state of emergency. Adds a definition of "severe weather warning"". Allows the Legislature to terminate a state of emergency and city councils to terminate a local state of emergency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)"
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-18 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-18 | Latest Action | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1059 HD1 SD1 | Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Civil Service; Exempt Positions | in_committee |
| HB 1145 HD1 SD1 | Conformity to the Internal Revenue Code for 2024; Income Tax; Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax; Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 | in_committee |
| HB 1976 HD1 SD1 | DOH; HIEMA; Dementia; Alzheimer's Disease; First Responder Training; Executive Office on Aging; Counties; Law Enforcement Standards Board | in_committee |
| HB 596 HD1 SD1 | Emergency Management; Disasters; Emergencies; Definitions | in_committee |
| HB 697 HD2 SD1 | DLE; DOT; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems; Violations; Evidence; State Highway Fund; Appropriations | in_committee |
| SB 1166 SD2 HD2 | HPIA; HHRF; Property Insurance; Climate Change; Climate Disaster; Extreme Weather; Responsible Parties | in_committee |
| SB 2109 SD2 HD1 | HIEMA; Emergency Preparedness; Emergency Communications; Limited English Proficiency; Language Access; Official Announcements; American Sign Language; Sign Language Interpreter; Program; Reports; Appropriations | in_committee |
| SB 2960 SD1 | Property Insurance; Disaster Recovery; Replacement Cost Value; Actual Cost Value; Payment Time Frames | in_committee |