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SB1118 • 2026

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

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Sponsor
LEE, C., CHANG, RHOADS, San Buenaventura
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
Re-Referred to TRS, CPN/JDC.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
  • Electric Mopeds; Businesses; Combustion Engines; Prohibition; Penalties Prohibits any business established after January 1, 2026, that uses, rents, or offers for rent mopeds in the course of their commercial business, from using a combustion engine-powered moped.
  • Establishes penalties.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 S

    Re-Referred to TRS, CPN/JDC.

  2. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  3. 2025-02-06 S

    The committee on TCA deferred the measure.

  4. 2025-02-04 S

    The committee(s) on TCA deferred the measure until 02-06-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224.

  5. 2025-01-31 S

    The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  6. 2025-01-23 S

    Referred to TCA, CPN/JDC.

  7. 2025-01-21 S

    Passed First Reading.

  8. 2025-01-17 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Electric Mopeds; Businesses; Combustion Engines; Prohibition; Penalties
Prohibits any business established after January 1, 2026, that uses, rents, or offers for rent mopeds in the course of their commercial business, from using a combustion engine-powered moped. Establishes penalties.

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SB1118

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1118

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to transportation
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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 noise pollution is a serious problem affecting mental
health and quality of life, particularly in urban areas.
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Internal combustion engine mopeds are
significant contributors to noise pollution, often having higher noise levels
than motorcycles with larger displacement and robust exhaust baffles.
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The legislature further finds that electric
mopeds are much cheaper to operate and maintain than internal combustion engine
mopeds.
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Additionally, the broad
deployment of charging infrastructure is not an impediment to the adoption of
electric mopeds because electric moped batteries can be easily removed and
charged inside a residence or workplace.

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The legislature also finds that numerous
jurisdictions including in Asia, Europe, and Africa have already required the
transition from internal combustion engine mopeds to electric mopeds.

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Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to
require any business established after January 1, 2026, that uses, rents, or
offers for rent mopeds in the course of their commercial business, to use
electric mopeds.

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SECTION 2.
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Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section
to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

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Sale
of certain combustion engine-powered mopeds prohibited; penalties.
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(a)
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Beginning January 1, 2026, no newly established business shall use,
rent, or offer for rent any combustion engine-powered moped.

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(b)
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This section shall not be construed to prohibit any business from
reselling, renting, or offering for resale or rent a combustion engine‑powered
moped if the business was established before January 1, 2026.

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(c)
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Any business who violates this section shall be fined not more than
$1,000 for each separate offense.
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Each
moped used, rented, or offered for rent in violation of this section shall
constitute a separate offense.

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(d)
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For the purposes of this section, "business"
means a person or entity that engages in the business of delivering goods or
services via moped or rents or offers for rent mopeds to consumers.
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SECTION 3.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Electric
Mopeds; Businesses; Combustion Engines; Prohibition; Penalties

Description:

Prohibits any business established after January 1, 2026,
that uses, rents, or offers for rent mopeds in the course of their commercial
business, from using a combustion engine-powered moped.
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Establishes penalties.

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