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HB2581 House Bill
Passed
2026-03-05

Relating To Emergency Management.

Clarifies the types of events that constitute disasters and emergencies for the purposes of emergency management. Establishes the Hawaii Community Resilience Hub Program within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to support the development of community-based resilience hubs across the State and leverage federal, philanthropic, and private-sector funding for disaster preparedness and climate resilience. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1)

Bill Details

State

Hawaii

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Committee

Ways and Means

Official Source

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_ind...

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Sponsors

Mahina Poepoe (Rep - D)

Action History

2026-03-30 S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-03-30 S Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3293) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-25 S The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.
2026-03-24 S Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
2026-03-24 S Re-Referred to PSM, WAM.
2026-03-23 S The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).
2026-03-23 S The committee on PSM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 03-23-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-20 S The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-18 S Re-Referred to PSM, JDC.
2026-03-16 S The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10 S Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM.
2026-03-06 S Passed First Reading.
2026-03-06 S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 119).
2026-03-05 H Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-05 H Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 832-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-27 H The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..
2026-02-24 H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-20 H Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2026-02-20 H Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 746-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2026-02-18 H The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.
2026-02-13 H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-11 H Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
2026-02-11 H Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 189-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-02-06 H The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-03 H Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-06-26 10:15AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 H Referred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28 H Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Votes

2026-03-25 Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments Yea: 3 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-02 H Public Safety
2026-02-11 H Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
2026-02-20 H Finance
2026-03-10 S Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs
2026-03-30 S Ways and Means

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-28 Introduced
2026-02-10 Amended
2026-02-20 Amended
2026-03-23 Amended
2026-03-27 Amended

Subjects

Emergency Management Emergency Powers Disasters Emergencies HIEMA Hawaii Community Resilience Hub Program Preparedness Reports Appropriation ($)

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