HawaiiHawaii budget sets agency, project, and community grant funding
Hawaii’s enacted supplemental budget sets funding for state agencies and projects through fiscal year 2026–2027 and provides grants to named community organizations.
What it does
The law sets out operating and construction funding for state agencies and public programs for the 2025–2027 budget period. The project list includes roads, schools, housing, health facilities, and parks.
The law sets aside grant money for named community organizations and projects, including youth services, health care, food programs, and facility repairs. The Office of Community Services must distribute the listed supplemental grants by contract.
The governor may move operating money between programs within the same agency and fund, but must report each transfer to lawmakers. The law also requires reports on certain school, housing, and convention center spending.
Argument forFunding for public services, school repairs, and community grants could help agencies and organizations address needs across the state.
Argument againstMoving operating money between programs could leave less funding for a program that loses money, even though the transfer must stay within the same fund and agency.
More detail
The law sets out operating and construction funding for state agencies, programs, and projects during the 2025–2027 budget period. The budget covers state executive agencies and programs, counties, and certain institutions supported in whole or in part by state funds. Spending and positions generally may not exceed the amounts and limits set for each fiscal year, except where the Act or general law allows otherwise. The budget period runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
The law provides funding for named community grants and capital projects, including $20 million for supplemental grants administered by the Office of Community Services. Named nonprofit and community organizations, health providers, youth programs, and other listed groups may receive funding for specified services or projects. The supplemental grants must go to the listed recipients for the stated purposes and be distributed by contract under the cited grant laws. The $20 million supplemental grant appropriation is for fiscal year 2026–2027.
The law allows the governor to move certain operating funds between programs within an agency and requires reports on specified spending and transfers. The transfer rule concerns state operating funds. The other reporting duties apply to specified school, housing, and convention center appropriations. Transfers must stay within the same fund and agency and be for operating purposes. The governor must report each use of this authority to the Legislature within five days. Separate reports cover specified school, housing, and Hawaii Convention Center funding. The required reports cover stated prior 12-month periods. Transfer reports are due within five days; annual summaries are due before the 2027 regular session.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 26Act 175, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1277).Latest
- Jun 26Act 175, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1277).Became Law
- Jun 9Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1224)
- Jun 9Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1224)
- May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 885).Minor
- May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).Major
- Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey excused (1).Major
- May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
- May 6Transmitted to Governor.
- May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 125-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 125-26).
- May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
- Apr 30Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday, 04-30-26 at 7:00PM in Conference Room 309.
- Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 30Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday, 04-30-26 at 8:00 PM in Conference Room 309.
- Apr 30The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Ratcliffe, Takenouchi, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
- Apr 30The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
- Apr 29Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday, 04-29-26 at 9:00PM in Conference Room 309.
- Apr 29Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 11:30AM in conference room 309.
- Apr 28Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 4:30PM in conference room 309.
- Apr 22Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-24-26 1:00PM in conference room 309.
- Apr 21Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-26 1:00PM in conference room 309.
- Apr 20House Conferees Appointed: Todd Chair; Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Ratcliffe, Takenouchi, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda.
- Apr 20Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 785).Minor
- Apr 17Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Minor
- Apr 17Senate Conferees Appointed: Dela Cruz Chair; DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai, Fevella.
- Apr 17Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 712).Minor
- Apr 16House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
- Apr 14Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 14Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 623) in amended form (SD 1).
- Apr 10Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3730) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- Apr 10Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).Minor
- Apr 1048 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
- Apr 8The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-08-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Minor
- Mar 27The committee(s) on WAM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-30-26 10:00AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
- Mar 27The committee(s) on WAM has rescheduled its public hearing to 04-01-26 10:00AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
- Mar 25The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-26 10:00AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
- Mar 19Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 446).Minor
- Mar 19Passed First Reading.Minor
- Mar 19Referred to WAM.Minor
- Mar 18Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 16Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1208-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 16Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0).
- Mar 11The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-11-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Jan 26Referred to FIN, referral sheet 1Minor
- Jan 23Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
- Jan 22Pending introduction.Introduced
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