SB2129 • 2026

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.

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Sponsor: DECOITE, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Wakai
Last action: 2026-02-11
Official status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
DBEDT; Study; Minimum Wage; Increases; Impact on Businesses and Other Employers; Report; Appropriation ($) Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study the impacts of the incremental minimum wage increases pursuant to Act 114, SLH 2022, on businesses and other employers.
Requires a report to the Legislature.
Appropriates funds.

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SD1

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Plain English: SB2129 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB2129 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2129 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM .

Bill History

2026-02-11 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-02-11 S
Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2188) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-02-03 S
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-01-30 S
The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-01-22 S
Referred to EDT, WAM.
2026-01-21 S
Introduced and passed First Reading.
2026-01-14 S
Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
DBEDT; Study; Minimum Wage; Increases; Impact on Businesses and Other Employers; Report; Appropriation ($)
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study the impacts of the incremental minimum wage increases pursuant to Act 114, SLH 2022, on businesses and other employers. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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SB2129

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2129

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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(a)
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The research and economic analysis division
of the department of business, economic development, and tourism shall conduct
a study on the impacts of the minimum wage increases implemented pursuant to
Act 114, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022.
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As
part of the study, the division shall examine and analyze:

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(1)
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The
number of businesses or other employers in the State that:

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(A)
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Are
subject to section 387-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and have been impacted by
the minimum wage increases implemented pursuant to Act 114, Session Laws of
Hawaii 2022; and

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(B)
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The
number of businesses or other employers that closed or shut down due to
increased labor costs, including an analysis of other factors that contributed
to business closures; and

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(2)
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Comparative
research of other states that have set a higher minimum wage rate than Hawaii,
including impacts on businesses and other employers in those states.

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(b)
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The division shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations,
including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty
days prior to the convening of the regular session of
2027.

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SECTION 2.
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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 purposes of
this Act.

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The sum appropriated shall be expended by
the department of business, economic development, and tourism 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:

DBEDT;
Study; Minimum Wage; Increases; Impact on Businesses and Other Employers;
Report; Appropriation

Description:

Requires
the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study the
impacts of the incremental minimum wage increases pursuant to Act 114, Session
Laws of Hawaii 2022, on businesses and other employers.
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Requires a report to the Legislature.
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Appropriates funds.

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