SB2101 • 2026

RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS, Fukunaga, San Buenaventura
Last action: 2026-05-08
Official status: Enrolled to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.
Department of Health; Counties; Solid Waste Reduction; Organic Waste Diversion Updates and establishes additional statewide goals for solid waste stream and organic waste stream diversion.
Requires the recycling, bioconversion, and organic waste diversion component to identify and assess methods to achieve certain organic waste stream reduction goals.
(CD1)

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CD1

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Plain English: SB2101 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB2101 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2101 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

HD1

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Plain English: SB2101 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB2101 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2101 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

SD1

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Plain English: SB2101 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB2101 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2101 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE .

Bill History

2026-05-08 S
Enrolled to Governor.
2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
2026-05-06 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
2026-05-06 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Kila, Muraoka voting no (6) and none excused (0).
2026-05-06 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
2026-05-01 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 182-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-05-01 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
2026-05-01 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 182-26).
2026-05-01 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 S
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Wakai, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-30 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 11:00AM in conference room 325.
2026-04-29 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 11:00AM in conference room 325.
2026-04-28 S
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 11:01AM; Conference Room 325.
2026-04-28 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840).
2026-04-27 H
House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Perruso Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
2026-04-21 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
2026-04-21 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Wakai, Richards Co-Chairs.
2026-04-16 H
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
2026-04-16 S
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2026-04-16 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 622).
2026-04-14 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Kila, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-04-10 H
Deferred one day 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2045-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-07 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and Excused: none.
2026-04-02 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-30 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
2026-03-30 H
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1434-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-03-24 H
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan.
2026-03-23 H
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 11:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-19 H
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-24-26.
2026-03-16 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:40AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-10 H
Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 16
2026-03-10 H
Pass First Reading
2026-03-06 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 40) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-03-06 S
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
2026-03-05 S
One Day Notice 03-06-26.
2026-03-05 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2774) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-02 S
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-25 S
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-23 S
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-20 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-02-20 S
Reported from AEN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2482) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-02-12 S
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Awa.
2026-02-12 S
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.
2026-02-09 S
The committee(s) on AEN/EIG has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-12-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2026-02-08 S
The committee(s) on AEN/EIG deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
2026-02-06 S
The committee(s) on AEN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2026-01-22 S
Referred to AEN/EIG, WAM.
2026-01-21 S
Introduced and passed First Reading.
2026-01-14 S
Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.
Department of Health; Counties; Solid Waste Reduction; Organic Waste Diversion
Updates and establishes additional statewide goals for solid waste stream and organic waste stream diversion. Requires the recycling, bioconversion, and organic waste diversion component to identify and assess methods to achieve certain organic waste stream reduction goals. (CD1)

Current Bill Text

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SB2101

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2101

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to organic waste
.

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

SECTION
1.
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The legislature finds that the State
did not reach mandates established by Act 324, Session Laws of Hawaii 1991, to
reduce the solid waste stream by fifty per cent by 2000.
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The legislature also finds that the Aloha+
Challenge established the goal to reduce by seventy per cent the solid waste
stream prior to disposal by 2030 through source reduction, recycling,
bioconversion, and landfill diversion methods for organic waste.

Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to meet United Nations
Sustainable Development and Aloha+ Challenge goals related to waste reduction
by embedding similar goals and further benchmarks into statute to track and
require progress toward reducing solid waste production and increasing organic
waste diversion.

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SECTION 2.
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Chapter 342G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new
section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

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�342G-
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Benchmarks.
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It is the goal of the State to reduce the solid waste stream prior to
disposal by requiring organic waste generators to divert material to any
certified facility within twenty miles by:

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(1)
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January
1, 2028:
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(Tier 1) All wholesale food
vendors, food service providers, food distributors, grocery stores greater than
ten thousand square feet, supermarkets, hotels, and any entity generating one
ton per week or one hundred four tons per year or more;

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(2)
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January
1, 2033:
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(Tier 2) All restaurants, local
education agencies, large venues and event spaces, state agencies, health
facilities, and any entity generating one half ton per week or twenty-six tons
per year or more;

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(3)
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January
1, 2037:
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Any multifamily complexes and
any entity generating one third ton per week or eighteen tons per year or more;
and

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(4)
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January
1, 2038: Organic wastes shall be banned from landfills and co-generation
plants, including that produced by single family residences.
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SECTION 3.
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Section 342G-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new
definitions to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:

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"Biodegradable" means
capable of being broken down or decomposed into carbon dioxide, methane, or
simpler organic compounds by bacteria or other living organisms.

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"Organic waste" means any
material that is compostable or biodegradable and is derived from either a
plant or an animal, and includes green waste, food waste, food-soiled paper
that is acceptable for food storage, and untreated and unpainted wood waste.
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SECTION
4
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Section 342G-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:

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"(a)
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It is the goal of the State to reduce the solid waste stream prior to
disposal by:

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(1)
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[
Twenty-five
]

Forty
per cent by January 1, [
1995;
]
2028;
and

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(2)
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[
Fifty
]

Seventy
per cent by January 1, [
2000;
]
2033;

through
source reduction, recycling,
organic waste landfill diversion,
and
bioconversion.
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Where feasible, the
office shall establish other state goals for specific commodities, recognizing
market considerations.

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(b)
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It is the goal of the State to reduce [
by not less than twenty-five
per cent the amount of office paper generated by all state and county agencies
by January 1, 1995, through source reduction.
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The base year for calculating progress toward this goal shall be total
office paper consumption by state and county agencies in 1990.
]
organic
waste stream disposal via incineration, waste-to-energy, or landfill by:

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(1)
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Forty
per cent by January 1, 2028;

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(2)
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Seventy
per cent by January 1, 2033; and

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(3)
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One
hundred per cent by January 1, 2038.
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SECTION
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Section 342G-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

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"(c)
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The recycling [
and
]
,
bioconversion
, and organic waste
diversion
component shall identify and assess:

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(1)
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The
level of waste reduction the county is achieving through existing recycling and
bioconversion efforts;

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(2)
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The
type and amount of solid waste that it is technically and economically feasible
to recycle or alter through bioconversion; [
and
]

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(3)
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Methods
to increase and improve the recycling and bioconversion efforts, including
opportunities for backyard composting[
.
]
; and

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(4)
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Diversion
of all organic waste produced within the county by facilities generating more
than a minimum amount, as established in section 342G- .

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For recycling, the counties shall assess
the type and amount of solid waste that it is technically feasible to recycle,
giving consideration at a minimum to clear glass, colored glass, aluminum,
steel and bimetallic cans, high-grade office paper, newsprint, mixed paper,
corrugated paper, HDPE, PET, and green waste.

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For bioconversion, the counties shall
assess the type and amount of solid waste that it is technically feasible to
alter through bioconversion, giving consideration at a minimum to green waste,
wood waste, animal manure, sewage sludge, and food wastes."

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SECTION 6.
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Each county shall incorporate the new requirement established by section
4 of this Act into its next integrated solid waste management plan revision for
submission to the office of solid waste management pursuant to section 342G-24,
Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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SECTION 7.
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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 the department
of health to reimburse the counties for incorporation of the new requirements
under this Act into their respective integrated solid waste management plan
revisions as required by this Act.

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The sum appropriated shall be expended by
the department of health for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 8.
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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 9.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

Report Title:

Department
of Health; Counties; Solid Waste Reduction; Organic Waste Diversion;
Benchmarks; Appropriation

Description:

Establishes
statewide goals for solid waste reduction and organic waste diversion.
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Requires each county to incorporate into its
next integrated solid waste management plan revision a plan to reduce all
organic waste produced within the county by facilities generating more than a
specified amount of organic waste per year in alignment with established state
benchmarks.
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Appropriates funds.

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