HB2399 • 2026

RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.

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Sponsor: HOLT, ALCOS, AMATO, BELATTI, GARRETT, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, MURAOKA, POEPOE, REYES ODA, TAKAYAMA, TEMPLO
Last action: 2026-03-10
Official status: Referred to EDU, WAM.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
State Public Charter School Commission; Prekindergarten-only Public Charter Schools; Funding; Appropriation ($) Appropriates funds to the State Public Charter School Commission for prekindergarten-only public charter schools.
Effective 7/1/3000.
(HD1)

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HD1

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Plain English: HB2399 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2399 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2399 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING .

Bill History

2026-03-10 S
Referred to EDU, WAM.
2026-03-10 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-10 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 210).
2026-03-06 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-06 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 942-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-03 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-27 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-19 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 none excused (0).
2026-02-19 H
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 517-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-17 H
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.
2026-02-13 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 H
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-27 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
State Public Charter School Commission; Prekindergarten-only Public Charter Schools; Funding; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to the State Public Charter School Commission for prekindergarten-only public charter schools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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HB2399

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2399

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relatING
to early learning
.

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

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1.
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The legislature finds that
prekindergarten-only public charter schools are an integral component to
increasing access to early learning and meeting the mandates of Act 46, Session
Laws of Hawaii 2020.
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Prekindergarten-only public charter schools meet the same rigorous
requirements as public pre-kindergarten schools with the added benefit of being
able to operate on a full-day schedule that better serves the needs of working
families.
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Prekindergarten-only public
charter schools are essential to a high-quality mixed-delivery system, but are
currently operating at a deficit.

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The
purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the state public charter school
commission to increase funding to prekindergarten-only public charter schools.

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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$ or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for prekindergarten-only
public charter schools.

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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the state public charter school commission
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:

State
Public Charter School Commission; Prekindergarten-only Public Charter Schools;
Funding; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds to the State Public Charter School
Commission for prekindergarten-only public charter schools.

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