Hawaii - Session 2026
Title: HiEMA; State Search and Rescue Coordinator; Search and Rescue; Search and Rescue Special Fund; Reports; Appropriation
Establishes the Office of the State Search and Rescue Coordinator within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Provides for the authority and duties of the State Search and Rescue Coordinator. Designates participating agencies and their duties with regard to state search and rescue operations and training. Establishes the Search and Rescue Special Fund. Requires reports to the Legislature. Requires the Administrator of Emergency Management to hire the Coordinator by 1/1/2027. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2525. (SD1)
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-20 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-20 | Latest Action | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1642 HD1 SD1 | Consumer Protection; Digital Financial Assets; Virtual Currencies; Kiosks; Limits; Purchases | in_committee |
| HB 1752 HD1 SD1 | Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee; HI-EMA; Adjutant General; Administrator; Membership | 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 2413 HD1 SD1 | Bail; Pretrial Release; Nonviolent Offenders | in_committee |
| HB 2443 HD1 SD1 | Disaster Services; HIEMA; Emergency Preparedness; Emergency Communications; Limited English Proficiency; Language Access; Official Announcements; American Sign Language; Sign Language Interpreter; Program; Reports; Position; Appropriations | in_committee |
| HB 2494 HD1 SD1 | Judiciary; Arrests; Warrantless; Citations; Reports | in_committee |
| HB 2498 HD2 SD1 | Central Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program; Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Care Homes; Structural and Operational Resilience Improvements; Report; Appropriation | in_committee |
| HB 2581 HD2 SD1 | HIEMA; Emergency Management; Emergency Powers; Disasters; Emergencies; Hawaii Community Resilience Hub Program; Preparedness; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee |