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HB2581Introduced in the House

Relating To Emergency Management.

Engrossed

Introduced by Mahina Poepoe, District 13

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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 the Agency to identify locations on each island that can be used as state disaster response and mitigation hubs when a state of emergency is declared. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2)

Where it stands

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016.

May 1, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments · April 6, 2026

12

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

13 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Tim Richards4Yes
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Lynn Decoite7Yes
Sharon Moriwaki12Yes
Donna Kim14Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Donovan Cruz17Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  2. Referred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6

  3. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-06-26 10:15AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. 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.

  5. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 189-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  6. 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).

  7. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 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.

  9. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 746-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  10. 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).

  11. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 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..

  13. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 832-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  14. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  15. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 119).

  16. Passed First Reading.

  17. Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM.

  18. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  19. Re-Referred to PSM, JDC.

  20. The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee on PSM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 03-23-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  22. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).

  23. Re-Referred to PSM, WAM.

  24. Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  25. 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.

  26. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3293) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  27. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  28. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  29. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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..

  30. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3674) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  31. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  32. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  33. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 705) in amended form (SD 2).

  34. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  35. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  36. House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Tarnas, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu.

  37. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 871).

  38. Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; DeCoite Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte.

  39. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:05PM in conference room 016.

  40. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 786).

  41. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:00PM; CR 016.

  42. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  43. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  44. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  45. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016.

  46. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016.

  47. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016.

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