Hawaii HB2343 removes Maui Veterans Home assimilation deadline

Hawaii Legislative Events

Published March 5th, 2026

Detected April 7th, 2026

Summary

Hawaii HB2343 removes the June 30, 2027 deadline for assimilating the Maui State Veterans Home into a state agency, replacing it with a requirement to complete assimilation as soon as practicable. The bill passed the Hawaii House and Senate in March 2026.

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What changed

Hawaii HB2343 amends state law regarding the Maui State Veterans Home. The bill removes the hard deadline of June 30, 2027 by which the home must be assimilated into a state agency with Maui affiliation. Instead, the assimilation must be completed as soon as practicable.

State agencies responsible for the veterans home assimilation should note the removed deadline. While assimilation is still required, there is no longer a specific compliance date. No penalties are associated with this change. The bill passed with broad support in both chambers.

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Hawaii / HB2343 Passed HB2343 House Bill Passed 2026-03-05

Relating To Veterans.

Repeals the 6/30/2027 deadline by which the Maui State Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation and instead requires the assimilation to be completed as soon as practicable. (SD1)

Bill Details

State Hawaii

Session 2026 Regular Session

Chamber House

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

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Action History

2026-04-06 S The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. 2026-04-01 S The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. 2026-03-23 S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. 2026-03-23 S Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3128) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. 2026-03-16 S The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella. 2026-03-13 S The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. 2026-03-10 S Referred to HHS, WAM. 2026-03-06 S Passed First Reading. 2026-03-06 S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 101). 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. 843-26), 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. 2026-02-19 H Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). 2026-02-19 H Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 532-26), recommending referral to FIN. 2026-02-18 H The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. 2026-02-13 H Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-18-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. 2026-02-11 H Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). 2026-02-11 H Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 158-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS. 2026-02-06 H 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. 2026-02-03 H Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. 2026-02-02 H Referred to HLT, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 6 2026-01-28 H Introduced and Pass First Reading. 2026-01-26 H Pending introduction.

Votes

2026-03-16 Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments Yea: 3 Nay: 0 2026-04-06 Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended Yea: 12 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-02 H Health 2026-02-11 H Public Safety 2026-02-19 H Finance 2026-03-10 S Health and Human Services 2026-03-23 S Ways and Means

Bill Text Versions

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

Subjects

Maui State Veterans Home HHSC Oahu Regional Health Care System State Agency Maui Affiliation Transfer Deadline Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)