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SB3070 • 2026

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

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Sponsor
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action
2026-01-30
Official status
Referred to JDC, WAM.
Effective date
Not listed

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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

What This Bill Does

  • MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.
  • Claims Against the State; Appropriations Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-30 S

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

  2. 2026-01-28 S

    Passed First Reading.

  3. 2026-01-28 S

    Introduced.

  4. 2026-01-26 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.
Claims Against the State; Appropriations
Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees.

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SB3070

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

3070

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES
.

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

PART I

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SECTION 1.
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The following sums or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2025-2026 are appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of
Hawaii to the department of the attorney general for the purpose of satisfying
claims for legislative relief as to the following named persons, firms,
corporations, and entities, for claims against the State or its officers or
employees, for the overpayment of taxes, or for refunds, reimbursements,
payments of judgments or settlements, or other liabilities, in the amounts set
forth opposite their names:

JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE STATE
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AMOUNT

AND SETTLEMENTS OF CLAIMS:

1.
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MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS:

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Joan Arakawa and Kevin
Arakawa
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$
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1,494.72

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Steve Boucher and Judy
Boucher
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$
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1,102.00

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Citibank NA
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$
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780.72

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Silvia Frumento
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$
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1,425.12

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Clarice H. Kam
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$
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724.11

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Maria Lundblad
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$
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104,460.50

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SUBTOTAL:
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$
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109,987.17

2.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AND BIOSECURITY:

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United States
Environmental Protection
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$
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151,132.00

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Agency Region 9 v. State
of Hawaii,
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(Settlement)

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Department of Agriculture

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SUBTOTAL:
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$
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151,132.00

3.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL:

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Roynes J. Dural II v.
State of Hawaii
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$
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420,833.00

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Civil No.
1CCV-21-0001461, First Circuit
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(Settlement)

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Alvin F. Jardine, III
v. State of Hawaii
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$
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600,000.00

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Civil No.
2SP16-1-000056, Second Circuit
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(Settlement)

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SUBTOTAL:
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$ 1,020,833.00

4.
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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
AND REHABILITATION:

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Susan O'Gorman v.
State of Hawaii,

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$
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600,000.00

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Department of Public
Safety
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(Settlement)

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Civil No. 1CCV-24-0000912,
First Circuit

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SUBTOTAL:
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$
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600,000.00

5.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:

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DOE Parents v. State
of Hawaii,
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$
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500,000.00

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Department of Education
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(Settlement)

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Civil No. 1CCV-22-0001456,
First Circuit

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Victoria Ramos v.
Hawaii State
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$
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36,951.86

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Department of
Education
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(Settlement)

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Civil No. 3CCV-23-0000394,
Third Circuit

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South Point Investment
Group, LLC v.
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$
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100,000.00

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State of Hawaii
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(Settlement)

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Civil No. 3CCV-20-0000040,
Third Circuit

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SUBTOTAL:
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$
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636,951.86

6.
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DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN
HOME LANDS:

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William Kaholoa
ʻ
a Jr. v. Hawaiian Homes
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$
1,330,000.00

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Commission, State of
Hawaii
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(Settlement)

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Civil No. 2CCV-24-0000037,
Second Circuit

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SUBTOTAL:
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$
1,330,000.00

7.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH:

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HELG Administrative
Services, LLC v.
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$
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100,000.00

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Department of Health
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(Settlement)

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Civil No. 1CC191000332,
First Circuit

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SUBTOTAL:
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$
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100,000.00

8.
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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES:

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Tera Graves v. State
of Hawaii,
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$
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600,000.00

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Department of Human
Services
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(Settlement)

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Civil No. 3CCV-19-0000022,
Third Circuit

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SUBTOTAL:
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$
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600,000.00

9.
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND
NATURAL RESOURCES:

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Lolita Silva v. Nelson
Alana,

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$ 2,000,000.00

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Civil No. 2CC121000778,
Second Circuit
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(Settlement)

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SUBTOTAL:
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$ 2,000,000.00

10.
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DEPARTMENT OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT:

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Thomas Cayetano v.
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$

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47,500.00

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Department of Public
Safety
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(Settlement)

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Civil No. 1CCV-22-0000179,
First Circuit

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SUBTOTAL:
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$
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47,500.00

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TOTAL (SECTION 1):
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$ 6,596,404.03

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The sums appropriated shall be expended by
the department of the attorney general for the purposes of this Act.

PART II

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SECTION 2.
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The following sums or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2025-2026 are appropriated out of the state highway fund for the purpose
of satisfying claims for legislative relief as to the following named persons,
for claims against the State or its officers or employees for payments of
judgments or settlements, or other liabilities, in the amount set forth
opposite their names:

JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE STATE
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AMOUNT

AND SETTLEMENTS OF CLAIMS:

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, HIGHWAYS DIVISION:

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Anacleto R. Battad v.
Lawrence J. Dill
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$ 1,100,000.00

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Civil No. 5CC181000177,

Fifth Circuit
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(Settlement)

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The Estate of Matthew
Louis Perreira v.
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$
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300,000.00

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State of Hawaii
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(Settlement)

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Civil No. 2CCV-22-0000045,

Second Circuit

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SUBTOTAL:
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$ 1,400,000.00

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TOTAL (SECTION 2):
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$ 1,400,000.00

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The sums appropriated shall be expended by
the department of transportation, highways division, for the purposes of this
Act.

PART III

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SECTION 3.
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The sums hereinabove may be paid to the respective persons, firms,
corporations, or entities for the satisfaction or settlement of the respectively
identified cases, and in several amounts hereinabove set forth or in lesser
amounts deemed appropriate, upon checks issued by the comptroller; provided
that departments shall obtain the approval of the attorney general before
payment of any claim may be made.

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SECTION 4.
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Notwithstanding the sums hereinabove stated as interest upon judgments
against the State, payment of interest shall be limited to the period from the
date of the judgment, if applicable, to thirty days after the effective date of
this Act, as provided in section 662-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for those
cases to which the statute applies.

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SECTION 5.
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The appropriations made by this Act shall not lapse at the end of the
fiscal period for which the appropriations are made; provided that all moneys
from the appropriations that are unexpended and unencumbered as of June 30,
2027, shall lapse as of that date.

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SECTION 6.
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If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other
provisions or applications of the Act that can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Act
are severable.

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SECTION 7.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Claims
Against the State; Appropriations

Description:

Makes
appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its
officers, and its employees.

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