Relating To Emergency Management.
State of HawaiiHawaiiClarifies 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)
- Status
- Engrossed
- Passed its first chamber
- Status date
- Mar 5, 2026
- 252 days ago
- Current chamber
- Senate
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
HI HB 2581 · EngrossedMar 5
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Bill details
- Last action
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016. · May 1, 2026
Sponsor
MPMahina PoepoeRepresentative · Democrat · HD-013Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
Bill history
Newest first.
May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate
May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate
May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate
May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate
May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate
Apr 30, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.Senate
Apr 29, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:00PM; CR 016.Senate
Apr 28, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 786).House
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Apr 28, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:05PM in conference room 016.House
Apr 28, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; DeCoite Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte.Senate
Apr 28, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 871).Senate
Apr 27, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Tarnas, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu.House
Apr 17, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Senate
Apr 16, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House
Apr 14, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 705) in amended form (SD 2).House
Apr 14, 2026Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate
Apr 9, 202648 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.Senate
Apr 9, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3674) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate
Apr 6, 2026The 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..Senate
Apr 1, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate
Mar 30, 2026Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3293) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate
Mar 25, 2026The 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.Senate
Mar 24, 2026Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.Senate
Mar 24, 2026Re-Referred to PSM, WAM.Senate
Mar 23, 2026The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).Senate
Mar 23, 2026The committee on PSM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 03-23-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 20, 2026The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 18, 2026Re-Referred to PSM, JDC.Senate
Mar 16, 2026The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 10, 2026Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM.Senate
Mar 6, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate
Mar 6, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 119).Senate
Mar 5, 2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House
Mar 5, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 832-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Feb 27, 2026The 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..House
Feb 24, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 20, 2026Report 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).House
Feb 20, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 746-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House
Feb 18, 2026The 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.House
Feb 13, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 11, 2026Passed 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).House
Feb 11, 2026Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 189-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.House
Feb 6, 2026The 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.House
Feb 3, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-06-26 10:15AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 2, 2026Referred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6House
Jan 28, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House
Recorded votes
Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 25, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 6, 2026 · Senate · 12 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- Emergency Management
- Emergency Powers
- Disasters
- Emergencies
- HIEMA
- Hawaii Community Resilience Hub Program
- Preparedness
- Reports
- Appropriation ($)
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