HB 814 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO CANNABIS.

Summary

Appropriates funds for the Department of Health to develop and implement a public health and informational campaign and contract with community-based organizations to prevent substance misuse and treat substance use disorder among youth. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB814 → HB814_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten to shift focus from general cannabis legalization trends to specific public health risks for youth. It replaced grant programs with contracts for community organizations and altered the funding structure, adding a new fiscal year allocation while removing the 2025 budget. The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to a distant future date of July 1, 3000.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed from broad legislative findings on cannabis trends to a specific mandate for the Department of Health to run a public health campaign and fund community-based prevention and treatment services.

FISCAL

Funding amounts were reduced and restructured; the initial $4M and $5M appropriations for 2025-2026 were removed, replaced by a $2M allocation for 2026-2027 for the public health campaign, and a new $5M allocation added for 2026-2027 for treatment services.

The mechanism for funding prevention and treatment services changed from 'grants' to 'contracts' with community-based organizations.

TIMELINE

The bill's effective date was moved from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.

REQUIREMENT

The reporting deadline for the Department of Health was extended from the 2027 legislative session to the 2028 legislative session.

SCOPE

The introductory findings were condensed to focus specifically on youth health risks, addiction potential, and the need for prevention and treatment rather than general cannabis statistics.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 164-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Jan 30, 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, Marten, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Olds, Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

9 primary · 0 co-sponsors