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Hawaii 2026

HB 2236

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Emergency Management, Local State of Emergency, State of Emergency
Introduced / first action
2026-01-26 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Clarifies state and local authority during a state or local state of emergency. Adds a definition of "severe weather warning". Allows the Legislature to terminate a state of emergency and city councils to terminate a local state of emergency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 393-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  2. 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 none excused (0).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  3. 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-11-26 8:40AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  6. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  7. Pending introduction.

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