HB1885 • 2026

RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

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Sponsor: TARNAS, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GEDEON, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KAPELA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, WOODSON
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific definitions for 'relative' and 'household member', but it implies these terms are defined within the bill text.

Rules to Stop Certain State Contracts

This bill stops state agencies from making contracts with businesses owned by relatives or household members of directors and deputy directors of principal state departments.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new rule that says state agencies cannot make deals to buy things, sell things, or build stuff with companies run by family members or people living in the same house as directors and deputy directors of big government departments.

Who It Names or Affects

State agencies
Businesses owned by relatives or household members of directors and deputy directors of principal state departments

Terms To Know

Relative: A family member, including parents, children, siblings, spouses, and others closely related to a director or deputy director.
Household member: Someone who lives in the same home as the director or deputy director.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not affect existing contracts made before it becomes law.
It is unclear if and when this bill will be approved by the legislature.

Bill History

2026-02-03 H
The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2026-01-30 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26 H
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
2026-01-26 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-23 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Ethics; Relatives and Household Members of Directors and Deputy Directors; Contracts; Disqualification
Prohibits a state agency from entering into any contract to procure or dispose of goods or services, or for construction, with any business that is owned or operated, or in which a controlling interest is held, by a relative or household member of a director or deputy director of a principal state department.

Current Bill Text

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HB1885

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1885

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to
read as follows:

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Contracts; directors;
deputy directors.
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(a)
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A state agency shall not enter into a contract to procure or dispose of
goods or services, or for construction, with any business:

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(1)
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That is owned or operated; or

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(2)
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In which a controlling interest is
held,

by a relative
or household member of a director or deputy director of a principal state
department.

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(b)
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As used in this section:

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"Household
member" means an individual who resides in the same dwelling unit as the
director or deputy director.

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"Principal
state department" means a principal department of the executive branch
listed in section 26-4.

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"Relative"
means a director's or deputy director's parent, grandparent, stepparent, child,
grandchild, stepchild, foster child, adopted child, sibling, half-sibling,
stepsibling, parent's sibling, first cousin, sibling's child, spouse, spouse's
parent, child-in-law, or sibling-in-law, or any individual who has become a
member of the director's or deputy director's immediate family through the
Hawaiian hanai custom.
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SECTION
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This Act does not affect rights and
duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
begun before its effective date.

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SECTION
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New statutory material is
underscored.

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SECTION
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Ethics; Relatives
and Household Members of Directors and Deputy Directors; Contracts; Disqualification

Description:

Prohibits
a state agency from entering into any contract to procure or dispose of goods
or services, or for construction, with any business that is owned or operated,
or in which a controlling interest is held, by a relative or household member
of a director or deputy director of a principal state department.

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