Hawaii - Session 2026
Title: AG; HPIA; HHRF; Property Insurance; Subrogation; Climate Change; Climate Disasters; Climate Attributable Harm; Civil Actions; Climate Disaster Special Fund; Insurance Rates
Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in the name of the people of the State as parens patriae against any responsible party to recover certain costs or obtain certain relief, including costs and losses incurred by the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, or other state entities, resulting from climate attributable harm or costs for risk of future climate attributable harm. Authorizes the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, or any private insurer licensed in the State to bring a civil cause of action against a responsible party to recover its costs and losses resulting from climate attributable harm. Establishes the Climate Disaster Special Fund to collect and disperse funds collected from certain civil actions to be distributed in a certain order of priority. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-04 | Status | failed |
| 2026-03-04 | Latest Action | The recommendation was not adopted. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1553 HD1 SD1 | Habitat Conservation Plans; Emergency Medical and Rehabilitation Services Agreement | in_committee |
| HB 1774 HD2 SD1 | Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission; Centralized Resource Website; Affordability; Climate Change; Appropriation | in_committee |
| HB 1802 HD1 SD1 | DLNR; BLNR; Conservation Banks | in_committee |
| HB 1949 HD1 SD1 | HCCMAC; Green Fee Transparency and Accountability Program; Green Fee Resiliency Impact Dashboard; Appropriations | in_committee |
| HB 1953 HD1 SD1 | DAB; Conservation and Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation | in_committee |
| HB 2395 HD2 SD1 | DLNR; Taking of Marine Deposits; Permits; Approvals | in_committee |
| HB 2548 HD1 SD1 | DAB; Climate-Resilient Food Systems Grant Program; Climate Adaptation; Agriculture; Appropriation | in_committee |
| HB 2581 HD2 SD1 | HIEMA; Emergency Management; Emergency Powers; Disasters; Emergencies; Hawaii Community Resilience Hub Program; Preparedness; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee |