HB381 • 2026

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

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Sponsor: NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on how existing contracts will be affected by these changes.

Adjusting Purchase Limits for Hawaii

This bill changes the dollar limits for what qualifies as a small purchase in Hawaii, adjusting thresholds to account for inflation.

What This Bill Does

Changes the threshold for small purchases of goods or services from $100,000 to $150,000.
Raises the construction project limit for small purchases from $250,000 to $360,000.
Increases the electronic procurement system requirement range from $25,000 to less than $250,000 to $100,000 to less than $360,000.

Who It Names or Affects

Government agencies in Hawaii that make purchases under these new thresholds.
Vendors who sell goods and services to government agencies in Hawaii.

Terms To Know

Procurement: The process of buying goods or services for a government agency.
Small purchase: A purchase that is below a certain dollar amount and can be made without following detailed procurement rules.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill does not specify how the new thresholds will affect existing contracts or procurements.
The effective date of July 1, 3000, seems to be an error in the text and likely needs correction before implementation.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment adjusts the dollar thresholds for small purchases in Hawaii to account for inflation, changing what qualifies as a small purchase for goods, services, and construction.

Increases the threshold for small purchases of goods or services from an unspecified amount to $100,000.
Raises the threshold for small purchases of construction from an unspecified amount to $250,000.
Sets a new requirement that procurements between $25,000 and less than $250,000 must be made through electronic systems.

The exact previous dollar thresholds for goods/services and construction are not specified in the amendment text.
The effective date of July 1, 3000 is likely a placeholder or error and should be clarified.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-03-06 S
Referred to GVO, WAM.
2025-03-06 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-03-06 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 222).
2025-03-04 H
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
2025-02-28 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).
2025-02-28 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 990) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2025-02-26 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
2025-02-24 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21 H
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 1
2025-01-17 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-16 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Hawaii Council of Mayors Package; Procurement; Small Purchases
Amends the procurement thresholds for small purchases. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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HB381

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

381

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to procurement
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that the existing Hawaii Revised Statute relating to small
purchases is due for an adjustment to dollar thresholds with regard to
inflation.
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With the costs of goods,
services, and construction continuously rising, the items that qualify as a
small purchase continue to dwindle.
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These dollar amount thresholds were last adjusted in 1997.
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Adjusting the dollar values of what qualifies
as a small purchase with regard to inflation will afford agencies the same
purchasing power as originally intended.

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SECTION
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Section 103D-305, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended as follows:

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1.
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By
amending subsection (a) to read:

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a)
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Procurements of less than [
$100,000
]
$150,000

for goods or services, or [
$250,000
]
$360,000
for construction
shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in rules adopted by the
policy board that are designed to ensure administrative simplicity and as much
competition as is practicable; provided that multiple expenditures shall not be
created at the inception of a transaction or project so as to evade the
requirements of this chapter; and provided further that procurement
requirements shall not be artificially divided or parceled so as to constitute
a small purchase under this section."

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By
amending subsection (c) to read:

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"(c)
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Procurements of [
$25,000
]
$100,000

to less than [
$250,000
]
$360,000
shall be made in accordance with
small purchase procedures; provided that such small purchase procurements
through an electronic system shall be required.
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SECTION
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Section 103D-310, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

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"(c)
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All offerors, upon award of contract, shall comply with all laws
governing entities doing business in the State, including chapters 237, 383,
386, 392, and 393.
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Offerors shall
produce documents to the procuring officer to demonstrate compliance with this
subsection.
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Any offeror making a false
affirmation or certification under this subsection shall be suspended from
further offerings or awards pursuant to section 103D-702.
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The procuring officer shall verify compliance
with this subsection for all contracts awarded pursuant to sections 103D-302,
103D-303, 103D-304, and 103D-306, and for contracts and procurements of [
$2,500
]

$10,000
or more awarded pursuant to section 103D-305; provided that the
attorney general may waive the requirements of this subsection for contracts
for legal services if the attorney general certifies in writing that comparable
legal services are not available in this State."

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SECTION 4.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Hawaii
Council of Mayors Package; Procurement; Small Purchases

Description:

Increases
the procurement thresholds for small purchases.

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