SB2545 • 2026

RELATING TO VETERANS.

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Sponsor: HASHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA
Last action: 2026-03-10
Official status: Referred to HLT, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 16
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO VETERANS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO VETERANS.
Maui State Veterans Home; HHSC; Oahu Regional Health Care System; State Agency; Maui Affiliation; Transfer; Deadline Repeals the 6/30/27 deadline by which the Maui State Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation.
Requires the transfer of the Maui State Veterans Home to be completed as soon as practicable.
(SD1)

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Plain English: SB2545 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB2545 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2545 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VETERANS .

Bill History

2026-03-10 H
Referred to HLT, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 16
2026-03-10 H
Pass First Reading
2026-03-06 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 61) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-03-06 S
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). 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. 2767) 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.
2026-02-17 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-02-17 S
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2302) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-02-04 S
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-01-30 S
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-01-28 S
Referred to HHS, WAM.
2026-01-23 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-23 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO VETERANS.
Maui State Veterans Home; HHSC; Oahu Regional Health Care System; State Agency; Maui Affiliation; Transfer; Deadline
Repeals the 6/30/27 deadline by which the Maui State Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation. Requires the transfer of the Maui State Veterans Home to be completed as soon as practicable. (SD1)

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SB2545

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2545

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO VETERANS
.

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 Act 99, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024 (Act 99), requires
the transfer of the Maui state veterans home to a state agency having a Maui
affiliation.

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The legislature also finds that the Maui
state veterans home is a proposed long-term health care facility that is
anticipated to offer skilled nursing, rehabilitation therapies, and hospice,
Alzheimer's disease, and respite care.
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The
legislature passed Act 99 in recognition that this facility should be placed
under a state agency having the expertise to manage a long-term care facility.

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Act 99 required the assimilation of the
Maui state veterans home into a state agency no later than June 30, 2027.
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However, the legislature finds that the
transfer of the Maui state veterans home is highly complex because of logistical,
labor relations, and financial issues.
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Therefore,
it is necessary to reexamine this deadline to ensure that the intent of Act 99,
Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, is properly achieved.

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Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is
repeal the June 30, 2027, deadline for the transfer of the Maui state veterans
home and instead require the transfer of the Maui state veterans home to be
completed as soon as practicable.

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SECTION 2.
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Section 3 of Act 99, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, is amended by amending
subsection (a) to read as follows:

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"(a)
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[
No later than June 30, 2027,
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As soon as practicable,
the
Maui state veterans home shall be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui
affiliation, in a manner and to an extent that may be negotiated between the
Oahu regional health care system or state agency having a Maui affiliation and
the department of defense.
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After
assimilation, the physical assets and the ground lease of the Maui state
veterans home shall become the property of and be managed by the agency into
which the Maui state veterans home is assimilated."

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SECTION 3.
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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 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED
BY:

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Report Title:

Maui
State Veterans Home; HHSC; Oahu Regional Health Care System; State Agency; Maui
Affiliation; Transfer; Deadline

Description:

Repeals the specific deadline by which the Maui State
Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation.
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Requires the transfer of the Maui State Veterans
Home to be completed as soon as practicable.

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