RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES.

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Sponsor: HASHEM, AMATO, CHUN, GARCIA, KAHALOA, LEE, M., MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TODD
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on funding beyond fiscal year 2026-2027.

Funding for Veterans' Services

This bill provides funding to the Office of Veterans' Services in Hawaii to support its statutory duties.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates $250,000 each year from fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for the Office of Veterans' Services.
Allows the office to maintain a center that provides information, counsel, aid, and assistance to veterans, their families, and dependents.
Requires the office to cooperate with federal agencies responsible for administering rights and benefits granted to veterans.

Who It Names or Affects

Veterans in Hawaii
Families of veterans in Hawaii
Dependents of veterans in Hawaii

Terms To Know

Appropriations: Money given by the government to pay for specific programs or services.
Statutory duties: Tasks that a government office must do as stated in laws.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify funding beyond fiscal year 2026-2027.
It is unclear if there are any specific limits on how the Office of Veterans' Services can use this funding.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-21 H
Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 2
2025-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-17 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES.
Office of Veterans' Services; Appropriations ($)
Appropriates moneys to the Office of Veterans' Services to perform its statutory duties, including maintaining a center that provides information, counsel, aid, and assistance to veterans, their families, and their dependents; and cooperating with federal agencies responsible for the administration of rights and benefits granted to veterans, their families, and their dependents.

Current Bill Text

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HB656

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

656

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES
.

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

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SECTION
1.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $250,000 or so much thereof
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the state office of
veterans' services to perform its statutory duties pursuant to chapter 363,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, including:

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(1)
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Maintaining a center that provides
information, counsel, aid, and assistance to veterans, their families, and
their dependents, pursuant to section 363-3(1), Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

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(2)
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Cooperating with federal agencies responsible
for the administration of rights and benefits granted to veterans, their
families, and their dependents, pursuant to section 363-3(4), Hawaii Revised
Statutes;

provided that the office of veterans' services may use
moneys appropriated to contract with qualified entities pursuant to chapter
103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the purposes of this Act.

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The sums
appropriated shall be expended by the office of veterans' services for the
purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 2.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Office of
Veterans' Services; Appropriations

Description:

Appropriates
moneys to the Office of Veterans' Services to perform its statutory duties,
including maintaining
a center that provides information, counsel, aid,
and assistance to veterans, their families, and their dependents; and cooperating
with federal agencies responsible for the administration of rights and benefits
granted to veterans, their families, and their dependents.

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