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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 3206: RELATING TO CANNABINOIDS.

Allows any hemp processor with a permit from the Department of Health to sell certain manufactured hemp products that contain a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than five milligrams per serving. Prohibits the sale of certain manufactured hemp products to any person less than twenty-one years of age. Includes processed floral materials as "manufactured hemp products". Increases the maximum tetrahydrocannabinol concentration for tinctures to five milligrams per serving.
Joy San Buenaventura (D)
in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 18, 2026

HB 2400: RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates funds for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands projects eligible for general fund revenues that are generated by increases in transient accommodations tax collections and intended to be expended equally across projects related to natural resources, climate resilience, and destination management. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates transient accommodations tax revenue for DHHL projects in natural resources/climate resilience, directly advancing fiscal allocation within budget/tax framework.90% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentFunds natural resources and climate resilience projects via DHHL, directly advancing environmental conservation and resilience as specified in the bill's allocation language.95% confidence
Daniel Holt (D) Kanani Souza (R) David Alcos (R) Terez Amato (D) Dee Morikawa (D)
in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 18, 2026

HB 2409: RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Establishes the Hawaii Geological Survey in the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Designates the Director of the Survey, rather than the Geophysics and Planetology Institute specialist qualified in geology, as the State Geologist.
Greggor Ilagan (D)
in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 18, 2026

HB 2456: RELATING TO DRUGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS.

Requires the Department of Human Services to provide Medicaid prescription drug program recipients with coverage of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs for weight loss. Appropriates funds. (HD1)
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates Medicaid/Medicare coverage for GLP-1 weight loss drugs and appropriates funds, expanding access to prescription coverage under public health programs.95% confidence
Trish La Chica (D)
in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 18, 2026

HB 2357: RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Prohibits music streaming platforms from hosting, distributing, or otherwise making available in the State music performed or attributed to an artificial intelligence music artist. Makes violations an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Topics ✗ TechnologyOpposes TechnologyProhibits AI music on streaming platforms (Part I), restricting AI use; agricultural funding (Part II) is secondary. Primary restriction indicates opposition stance.90% confidence
Kanani Souza (R) David Alcos (R) Terez Amato (D) Jeanné Kapela (D) Darius Kila (D) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 3148: RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS.

Defines public uses of public lands as uses by an agency either directly or through disposition, that support the agency's functions including but not limited to the uses described in section 171-10, HRS.
Ron Kouchi (D)
in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 18, 2026

HB 2516: RELATING TO HELMETS.

Increases the age of an individual who is required to wear a helmet for electric foot scooters and bicycles. Prohibits a person from operating any class of electric bicycle or electronic micro-mobility device unless that person wears a helmet. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Cory Chun (D) Adrian Tam (D) Daniel Holt (D) Luke Evslin (D) Mike Lee (D) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 2690: RELATING TO PRIMARY CARE.

Requires all health carriers to allocate, initially, not less than 6% of the carrier's total medical expenditures to primary care providers, with the percentage increasingly incrementally to 12%. Requires health carriers to pay primary care providers directly, rather than through administrative mechanisms. Places restrictions on downcoding and claim modifications. Requires health carriers to ensure access to primary care in rural areas, including access to Primary Care Access Visits and Community Access Primary Care Sites. Requires Insurance Commissioner to administer requirements established in bill. Requires the Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division to apply the Act, to the extent permitted by federal law and subject to any federal approvals, to Medicaid managed care organizations. Requires reports. Requires the Auditor to evaluate the impact of the Act on various metrics 3 years after the measure's effective date. Establishes the primary care stabilization special fund.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates 6-12% of medical spending for primary care, requires direct payments to providers, restricts downcoding, and ensures rural access - directly advancing primary care funding and access.95% confidence
Rachele Lamosao (D) Troy Hashimoto (D) Lorraine Inouye (D) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 2576: RELATING TO TRESPASS.

Prohibits persons being prosecuted for or convicted of the crime of criminal trespass on agricultural land from owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition.
Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill imposes firearm ban on trespass convictions, expanding penalties for agricultural trespass, increasing restrictions on offenders rather than promoting reform.92% confidence
Stanley Chang (D) Lynn DeCoite (D) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 18, 2026

HB 2110: RELATING TO NEPOTISM.

HB 2110 would extend existing state employee nepotism rules to legislative and judicial staff, requiring them to follow the same restrictions on hiring or supervising relatives as other state workers. Currently, these employees may have been subject to different or less strict standards. The bill directly affects staff in the legislature and courts by applying uniform ethical guidelines to their hiring and employment practices. This policy change aims to create consistency in conflict-of-interest rules across all state government branches.
Nadine Nakamura (D)
in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 2605: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.

Requires the Department of Education to make available all public school outdoor facilities and grounds on Saturdays and Sundays for public and community use without the need for any license, permit, or deposit of fees, under certain conditions. Requires reports to the Legislature. Repeals on 6/30/2030.
Donovan Dela Cruz (D)
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