HB 2508 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO AIR MEDICAL SERVICES.

Summary

Establishes the Statewide Air Medical Services Program within the Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Systems Branch to coordinate and strengthen air medical services. Establishes an air medical director, an air medical program manager, and an air medical coordinator. Specifies that annual licensure and accreditation fees are to be deposited into the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund for costs of the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2508 → HB2508_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill version updates the legislative metadata, including the bill title, author information, and effective date, while retaining the core policy to establish a permanent statewide air medical services program within the Department of Health. The substantive text remains largely the same, focusing on creating dedicated staffing, improving coordination, and funding the program through annual fees.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's policy content remains unchanged; only the administrative metadata and the effective date were modified.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to a specific future date of July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from 'HB2508' to 'HB2508 HD1' to reflect the House of Representatives' first reading.

Authorship details were updated, changing the author from Jill M. Tsuchitori to Emma Berman and updating associated file names and dates.

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Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 356-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

17 primary · 0 co-sponsors