HB1970 • 2026

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER.

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Sponsor: CHUN, AMATO, BELATTI, GARRETT, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KILA, KONG, KUSCH, MARTEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, WOODSON
Last action: 2026-05-01
Official status: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER.
University of Hawaii Cancer Center; Hawaii Tumor Registry; Appropriation ($) Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii Cancer Center's Hawaii Tumor Registry.
Effective 7/31/2055.
(SD1)

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HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB1970 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1970 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1970 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER .

HD2

Hawaii published version HD2

Plain English: HB1970 HD2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1970 HD2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1970 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
2 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER .

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: HB1970 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1970 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1970 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
2 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

Bill History

2026-05-01 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.
2026-04-30 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.
2026-04-28 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.
2026-04-27 H
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 1:35PM in conference room 229.
2026-04-23 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
2026-04-22 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; DeCorte.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Hussey Co-Chairs; Amato, Souza.
2026-04-16 S
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
2026-04-14 H
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2026-04-10 H
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 540) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-10 S
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2026-04-09 S
One Day Notice 04-10-26.
2026-04-09 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3616) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-06 S
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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..
2026-04-01 S
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-03-30 S
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30 S
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3261) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-23 S
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
2026-03-20 S
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:11PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-03-12 S
Referred to EDU, WAM.
2026-03-12 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-12 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 331).
2026-03-10 H
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-06 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
2026-03-06 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1098-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-25 H
The 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, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-02-23 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-17 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
2026-02-17 H
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-04 H
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-01-30 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28 H
Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 3
2026-01-26 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-23 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER.
University of Hawaii Cancer Center; Hawaii Tumor Registry; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii Cancer Center's Hawaii Tumor Registry. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)

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HB1970

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1970

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to the university of hawaii cancer center
.

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

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SECTION
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The legislature finds that for over
fifty years, the Hawaii tumor registry of the university of Hawaii cancer
center has served as a vital public health and research resource for the State
and provides support for statutorily mandated cancer surveillance.
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The Hawaii tumor registry is part of the
National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program,
which provides approximately eighty per cent of the Hawaii tumor registry's
funding, with the remaining twenty per cent coming from the university of
Hawaii cancer center in compliance with the federal contract's twenty per cent
minimum cost-share requirement.

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The
legislature further finds that restrictions in federal funding jeopardize the
ability of the Hawaii tumor registry to continue to provide robust cancer
surveillance that is critical to health of the State's residents.
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Due to an overall reduction in National
Institute of Health funding, the Hawaii tumor registry faces a twenty-one per
cent reduction in federal funding.
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This
reduction in funding will be exacerbated by university of Hawaii cancer center
funding restrictions, which will negatively impact its ability to meet the
twenty per-cent cost sharing requirement.

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The
legislature additionally finds that the Hawaii tumor registry has consistently
been recognized as a top-performing cancer registry in the United States and
across North America.
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The impact of the
Hawaii tumor registry on the health of Hawaii's residents has been far ranging,
and includes working with the department of health to investigate suspected
cancer clusters associated with a wide range of exposures, evaluating the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care in the State, and direct
contributions to national cancer research, early detection efforts, and
lifesaving legislative4 initiatives such as the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and
the National Firefighter Registry.

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Accordingly,
the purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the university of Hawaii
cancer center to support the ongoing work of the Hawaii tumor registry.

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SECTION
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,539,455 or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 as follows:

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(1)
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$460,266 to offset reduction in federal
funding;

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(2)
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$579,179 to cover mandatory minimum twenty per
cent cost sharing;

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(3)
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$300,000 for the tumor biorepository; and

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(4)
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$200,000 for a statewide pathology reporting
software.

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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of
this Act.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

University
of Hawaii Cancer Center; Hawaii Tumor Registry; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates
funds for the University of Hawaii Cancer Center Hawaii Tumor Registry.

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