HB 2002 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY.

Summary

Establishes and appropriates funds for the Neighborhood Security Watch Grant Program to help fund certain activities and rental payments of established neighborhood security watch groups and neighborhood citizen patrol groups that rent government-owned facilities for a fee to carry out their duties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2002 → HB2002_HD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the effective date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, and to remove a specific funding amount of $75,000, replacing it with a blank space. These changes significantly delay the implementation of the Neighborhood Security Watch Grant Program and obscure the specific appropriation amount, though the program's purpose remains the same.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on funding neighborhood security watch groups, but the timeline for implementation has been drastically extended to the year 3000.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, delaying the program's start by over 700 years.

FISCAL

The specific appropriation amount of $75,000 was removed and replaced with a blank space, making the exact funding level undefined in this version.

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Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 737-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors