Hawaiʻi Legislative Council Testimonies
Hawai‘i Legislative Council
MAILE MEYER
HONOLULU
WAINIHA COUNTRY MARKET
KAUA‘I
ISLAND NATURALS
HILO/KONA
DR. ANDREW JOHNSON
Niko Niko Family Dentistry
HONOLULU
ROBERT H. PAHIA
Hawai‘i Taro Farm
WAILUKU
L. MALU SHIZUE MIKI
Abundant Life Natural Foods
HILO
KIHEI ICE
MAUI
SARAH CORNWALL
CATALYZE SOCIAL
KAILUA-KONA
2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Energy and Environment
HB1800 Relating to State Budget - Green Fees (Oppose)
HB2435 Portable Plug-in (Balcony) Solar Energy Devices (Support)
SB2326 Solar Canopies Business Tax Credit (Request for Hearing)
SB2888 Rooftop Solar Tax Credit (Request for Hearing)
SB3081 SD1 Identification of Underground Energy Resources (Oppose)
State Revenue/Tax Fairness
HB2049 Conveyance Tax Reform / Hawaiian Home Lands Trust Fund (Support)
HB2148 Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (Support)
HB2150 Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) Tax Reform (Urging EDT Committee to hear it)
Supporting Small Business, Workers, Working Families & a Resilient Economy
HB2437 HD1 Artists in the Schools/SFCA (Support)
HB2445 School Emergency Plan for Immigration Enforcement (Support)
HB1991 Liquor Tax (Support)
SB2961 Homeowner Insurance Additional Living Expense (Support)
SB3240 SD1 - Relating to the Military and Community Relations Office (MACRO) (Oppose)
Water and Land
HB2101 HD1 Commercial Aquarium Ban (Support)
HB2592 HD1 Clarifying Powers of Mauna Kea Stewardship Oversight Authority (Oppose)
HB2593 HD1 Mauna Kea Stewardship Oversight Authority Leases and Extension (Oppose)
HB2599 Commercial Aquarium (Support)
SB2001 SD1 Banyan Drive Redevelopment (Oppose)
SB2002 SD2 Relating to Water (CWRM) (Support)
SB2046 SD1 No Jet Fuel in Water (Support)
2025 Legislative Session
Agriculture and Food Security
SB693 - Food Hub Pilot Program (Support) Legislation passed as Act 185 on 06/06/2025
SB960 - SNAP Staffing Support (Support) Legislation passed as Act 264 on 07/01/2025
SB352 SD1 - Restricted Use Pesticides (Support)
Good Government Reforms
HB408 - Extending Mail-in Voter Registration (Support) Legislation passed as Act 006 on 04/10/2025
SB1032 - Ban Corporate Foreign Influence in Campaigns (Support)
Supporting Workers and Family
Education
Energy and Environment
HB243 - Solar Conduit and Electrical Panel Readiness (Support)
HB1369 - Elimination of Renewable Energy Credits (Oppose) Vetoed on 07/03/2025 - Returned from the Governor without approval
Supporting Small Business
Water and Land
2024 Legislative Session
Energy & Carbon Reduction
HB1687 - Fair compensation for customer solar and battery systems (Support) - Did not crossover
SB2102 - Eliminates biomass from the standard definition of "renewable energy" (Support) - EET/AEN Joint Committee Deferred.
SB2525 - Carbon Cashback (Support w/ amendments) - EET/AEN Joint Committee Deferred.
SB2986 - RETAIL CREDITING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY (Support) - EET Committee Deferred
HB2738 - Renewable Energy in State Facilities (Strong Support) - referred to WAM
SB3357 - Renewable Energy in State Facilities (Support) - referred to WAM
HB2614 HD1 - Automated Permitting for Solar Systems (Support) - Legislation killed in conference
HB1688 HD2 - Relating to Environment - SUGGESTING AMENDMENTS - referred to WAM
Government Accountability
SB2381 - Clean Elections (Support w/ Amendments) - deferred
SB2759 - Land Leases (Strong Support) - deferred
HB1807 HD2 - Cuts to Funding for Art - (OPPOSE Unless Amended) - deferred
Consumer Protections
SB3205 - Relating To Condominium Associations (Support) - CPN deferred the measure
SB2404 - Prohibits Use of Proxy Votes - (Support) - referred to JHA
HB2286 - Limit Frivolous Attorney Fees - (Support) - CPC deferred
HB2067 - Limit Proxy Form - (Support) - referred to CPN, JDC.
HB2524 - Relating to Condominiums (Support w/ Amendments) - referred to CPN/WAM
HB2802 - Proposing ConAm to Remove Discrimination - (Support) - Transmitted to Governor, on general election ballot as Constitutional Amendment #1
SB2726 SD2 - Relating to Condominiums - (Support) - Legislation passed as Act 043, on 07/03/2024
HB2298 HD1 SD1 - Consumer Protections, Coffee Labeling - (Support w/ Amendments) - Legislation passed as Act 198 on 07/03/2024
Supporting Workers and Families
SB2474 SD1 - Paid Family/Medical Leave Insurance Program (Support) - referred to CPC
HB1964 HD1 - Early Child Care Provider Subsidy (Support) - Legislation killed in conference
HB1776 HD1 - Dependent Care Tax Credit - (Support w/ Amendments) - referred to WAM
HB2535 HD1 - Relating to Child Care (Support) - referred to WAM
HB1595 - Expunge Decriminalized Offenses - (Strong Support) - Legislation passed as Act 062, on 06/21/2024
Supporting Small Business
SB3335 SD2 HD1 - Responsible Cannabis Use (Support w/ Amendments) - CPC passed with amendments
HB2525 - Mandatory Denial of Liquor License (Oppose) - CPC deferred
Environmental Protections
HB2123 - Air Quality Testing (Support w/ Amendments) - CPC deferred
SB2101 - HPower Air Monitoring (Support) - transmitted to House, referred to WAM.
SB2368 - Producer Responsibility for Waste Management (Support w/ Amendments) - referred to WAM
SB3316 - Restricted Use Pesticide Reporting (Support) - referred to AGR
SB2575 - Prohibiting Seabed Mining (Strong Support) - Legislation passed as Act 228, on 07/08/2024
2023 Legislative Session
Energy & Carbon Reduction
SB968 S2 - State Parking: Shared Stalls and EV Charging (Support) - Legislation passed as Act 202, on 07/03/2023
HB949 HD2 - Relating to Renewable Energy (Support) - Legislation deferred
HB1415 HD1 - EV Charging System Loan Program (Support) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
SB1004 - Establishes Carbon Emissions Tax Credit (Support) - Legislation deferred
SB1060 - Establishes Carbon Emissions Tax Credit (Support) - Legislation deferred
HB1146 - Establishes Carbon Emissions Tax Credit (Support) - Legislation killed in Committee
HB195 - Solar Energy Permitting (Support w/ Amendments) - Legislation killed in Committee
SB973 - Zero Emmision Rental Cars (Support) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
Supporting Local Farmers
HB308 SD1 - DOA Sustainable Food Systems Working Group (Support) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
HB1248 HD1 - Relating to SNAP Incentives (Support) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
SB746 HD1 - Coffee Labeling Law (Support) - Legislation passed as Act 211, on 07/05/2023
HB259 HD1 - Coffee Labeling Law (Support w/ Amendments) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
SB420 SD2 - Relating to Sustainable Food Systems (Support) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
SB660 SD2 - Healthy Soil Program (Support) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
SB1498 SD1 - Protection of Taro (Support) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
HB250 HD1 - Relating to Farm-to-School Procurement (Support) - Legislation killed in Committee
HB248 HD2 - Farm to School Meal Program (Support) - Legislation killed in Committee
Supporting Workers
SB360 SD2 - Relating to Family Leave Insurance (Support) - Legislation deferred
SB270 SD1 - Relating to Tip Penalty (Support) - Legislation killed in Committee
SB756 - Cottage Food Permits (Support) - Legislation deferred
HB1202 - Relating to Paid Sick Leave (Support w/ Amendments) - Legislation killed in Committee
Housing Insecurity
HB1247 - Exempting Development Projects from Hawaii EPA Act (Oppose) - Legislation deferred
HB381 HD1 - Relating to Condominiums (Oppose) - Legislation killed in Committee
SB898 HD1 - Relating to Kupuna Housing (Support) - Legislation passed as Act 98, on 06/21/2023
HB1439 SD1 - Relating to Eviction Mediation (Support w/ Amendments) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
SB729 - Relating to Condo Association Board Members (Support w/ Amendments) - Legislation passed as Act 149, on 06/29/2023
SB393 HD2 - Relating to Landlord-Tenant Code and Rent Relief (Support w/ Amendments) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
Government Accountability
SB1543 HD1 - Public Financing for Candidates to Elected Office (Support) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
Environmental Protections
HB1385 SD2 - Waiakea Peninsula Redevelopment (Oppose) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
SB504 - Sustainable Food Packaging (Support) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
HB748 HD1 - Proposed Delay of PFAS Prohibition (Oppose) - Legislation killed in Committee
SB1458 - Waste Reduction; Packaging (Support) - Legislation killed in Committee
SB635 - GREEN AMENDMENT (Support) - Legislation killed in Committee
Reproductive Rights
2022 Legislative Session
SB555 - Relating to Campaign Fundraising (Urge to Strengthen) - Weak Legislation passed as Act 283, on 07/12/2022
HB1644HD1 - Ban Poly Fluoroalkyl Substances (Support) - Legislation passed as Act 152, on 06/27/2022
HB1752 HD3 With Amendments - Housing Choice Voucher (Support) - Legislation passed as Act 287, on 07/12/2022
HB2399 HD1 - Extended Producer Responsibility (Support) - Legislation killed in Conference Committee
SB3359 SD1 - Appropriation to DHHL (Support) - Legislation passed (HB2511) as Act 279, on 07/11/2022
HB1517 HD2 - 100% Truthful Coffee Labels (Support) - Legislation passed as Act 222, on 06/27/2022
HD2510 HD2 SD1 - Raising the Minimum Wage to $18/hr (Support) - Legislation passed as Act 114, on 06/22/2022