HB 1081 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE.

Summary

Transfers the Office of Wellness and Resilience to the Department of Human Resources Development. Creates a Wellness and Resilience Advisory Board. Updates the Office of Wellness and Resilience functions. Effective 6/29/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill revision updates the Office of Wellness and Resilience by formally transferring it to the Department of Human Resources Development and establishing a new advisory board. It refines the definition of trauma-informed care to focus on individual impact and adjusts the order of agencies in funding coordination language. The most significant change is the effective date, which was altered from June 29, 2025, to June 29, 3000, likely indicating a placeholder for future legislative action.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include the creation of a new Wellness and Resilience Advisory Board within the Department of Human Resources Development, while the transfer of the office itself remains administrative in nature.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from June 29, 2025, to June 29, 3000, suggesting the transfer and board creation are currently on hold or pending further legislation.

REQUIREMENT

A new Wellness and Resilience Advisory Board was established within the Department of Human Resources Development to advise the office.

The order of agencies in the funding coordination clause was swapped, changing 'county and state agencies' to 'state and county agencies'.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'trauma-informed care' was updated to specify that trauma impacts a 'person's' ability to connect, rather than a general 'ability'.

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Committee

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 261) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors