A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES OR THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSES OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, OR DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.

SB3225

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

3225

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

a bill
for an act relating to statutory revision:
�

Amending or repealing various provisions of the hawaii revised statutes
or the session laws of hawaii for the purposes of correcting errors and
references, clarifying language, or deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions
.

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

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SECTION
1
.
�
Section 36-27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

����
"
(a)
�
Except as provided in this section, and
notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, from time to time, the director
of finance, for the purpose of defraying the prorated estimate of central
service expenses of government in relation to all special funds, except the:

����
(1)
�
Special out-of-school time instructional
program fund under section 302A-1310;

����
(2)
�
School cafeteria special funds of the
department of education;

����
(3)
�
Special funds of the [
University
]
university

of Hawaii;

����
(4)
�
Convention center enterprise special fund
under section 201B-8;

����
(5)
�
Special funds [
established by
]
under

section 206E-6;

����
(6)
�
Aloha Tower fund [
created by
]
under

section 206J-17;

����
(7)
�
Funds of the employees' retirement system [
created
by
]
under
section 88-109;

����
(8)
�
Hawaii hurricane relief fund [
established
]
under chapter 431P;

����
(9)
�
Hawaii health systems corporation special
funds and the subaccounts of its regional system boards;

���
(10)
�
Universal service fund [
established
]
under section 269-42;

���
(11)
�
Emergency and budget reserve fund under
section 328L‑3;

���
(12)
�
Public schools special fees and charges fund
under section 302A-1130;

���
(13)
�
Sport fish special fund under section
187A-9.5;

���
(14)
�
Neurotrauma special fund under section 321H-4;

���
(15)
�
Glass advance disposal fee [
established by
]

under
section 342G-82;

���
(16)
�
Center for nursing special fund under
section
304A‑
2163;

���
(17)
�
Passenger facility charge special fund [
established
by
]
under
section 261-5.5;

���
(18)
�
Solicitation of funds for charitable purposes
special fund [
established by
]
under
section 467B-15;

���
(19)
�
Land conservation fund [
established by
]

under
section 173A-5;

���
(20)
�
Court interpreting services revolving fund
under section 607-1.5;

���
(21)
�
Trauma system special fund under section
321-22.5;

���
(22)
�
Hawaii cancer research special fund;

���
(23)
�
Community health centers special fund;

���
(24)
�
Emergency medical services special fund;

���
(25)
�
Rental motor vehicle customer facility charge
special fund [
established
] under section 261-5.6;

���
(26)
�
Shared services technology special fund under
section 27-43;

���
(27)
�
Automated victim information and notification
system special fund [
established
] under section 353-136;

���
(28)
�
Deposit beverage container deposit special
fund under section 342G-104;

���
(29)
�
Hospital sustainability program special fund
under section 346G-4;

���
(30)
�
Nursing facility sustainability program
special fund under
section 346F-4
;

���
(31)
�
Hawaii 3R's school improvement fund under
section 302A-1502.4;

���
(32)
�
After-school plus program revolving fund under
section 302A-1149.5;

���
(33)
�
Civil monetary penalty special fund under
section 321‑30.2;

���
(34)
�
Stadium development special fund under section
109‑3.5; and

���
(35)
�
Universal immunization purchase special fund
under section [
[
]325-133[
]
],

shall deduct five per cent of all
receipts of all other special funds, which deduction shall be transferred to
the general fund of the State and become general realizations of the
State.
�
All officers of the State and
other persons having power to allocate or disburse any special funds shall
cooperate with the director in effecting these transfers.
�
To determine the proper revenue base upon
which the central service assessment is to be calculated, the director shall
adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the purpose of suspending or limiting
the application of the central service assessment of any fund.
�
No later than twenty days prior to the
convening of each regular session of the legislature, the director shall report
all central service assessments made during the preceding fiscal year.
"

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SECTION
2
.
�
Section 103D-215, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

����
"(b)
�

The state procurement automation
system
special fund shall be
expended by the administrator of the state procurement office for the purposes
of the administration, management, operation, maintenance, and upgrade of the
procurement automation system."

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SECTION
3
.
�
Section 132D-16.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended to read as follows:

����
"
[
[
]
�
132D-16.6[
]
]
�
Display
site inspection.
�
Each county fire
chief is authorized to conduct inspections of the persons conducting a display,
including the site where the display is occurring or will occur within the fire
chief's county to determine compliance with the applicable county code and the
current editions of the National Fire Protection Association's "NFPA 1123:

�
Code for Fireworks Display" and
"NFPA 1126: Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate
Audience".
�
An inspection fee of $200
shall be assessed by the county upon the holder of a permit for a display under
section [
132D-10(2),
]
132D-10(a)(2),
which shall be separate from
the display permit fee under that section.
�

The inspection fee shall be paid to the county in which the display will
occur[
,
] and shall be used to defray the cost of the official conducting
the inspection of the display setup."

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SECTION
4
.
�
Section 142-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

����
"(b)
�

In the performance of its duties under this chapter,
the department of agriculture and biosecurity may:

����
(1)
�
Conduct investigations,
collect data, and require reports from owners of animals, including livestock
animals, as may be necessary to conduct inspections or facilitate its
decisions;

����
(2)
�
Enter upon private property,
including agricultural lands, as may be necessary in making any investigation
or inspection required or authorized by this chapter; provided that the entry
shall not constitute a cause of action in favor of the owner of the land,
except for damages resulting from wilful acts or negligence by the department
or its employees acting in the course of their official duties;

����
(3)
�
Establish and assess fees
pursuant to chapter 91 to cover a portion of the department's costs in carrying
out the implementation and administration of any programs established or
authorized under this chapter;

����
(4)
�
Recover expenses incurred in
taking any action required by the owner of the animals, including livestock, in
the same manner that debts are recoverable by law;

����
(5)
�
Assess and collect
administrative penalties for violation of this chapter, any rule adopted
thereunder, or order issued by the department or board of agriculture [
[
]and
biosecurity[
]
]
pursuant to this chapter;

����
(6)
�
Place liens, as needed, on
the owner's property, to be collected as delinquent taxes against lands and
property, if the owner neglects to pay any costs, expenses, or penalties
chargeable to the owner under this chapter[
,
] or any rule, order, or
condition adopted, issued, or required under this chapter;

����
(7)
�
With the assistance of the
attorney general, institute and pursue all court actions that may be necessary
to obtain the enforcement of any order issued by the department or board of
agriculture [
[
]and biosecurity[
]
]
in carrying out this chapter;

����
(8)
�
Cooperate, advise, consult,
contract, or enter into cooperative agreements with the United States
government[
,
] or any of its agencies, other state agencies, or the
county governments[
,
] or any of [
its
]
their
agencies; and

����
(9)
�
Take any and all other
actions as may be necessary to carry out this chapter."

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SECTION
5
.
�
Section 142-3.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

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"
�142-3.6
�
Animal industry special fund.
�
There is established the animal industry
special fund to be administered by the board of agriculture and
biosecurity.
�
Moneys received by the
board of agriculture and biosecurity from:

����
(1)
�
The use or rental of the division of
animal industry
'
s [
properties
]
property

or facilities, including the animal quarantine property or facilities pursuant
to section 142-3.5;

����
(2)
�
Revenue from fees for diagnostic,
surveillance, and other work by the animal industry division veterinary
laboratory and animal disease control branch;

����
(3)
�
Fines, fees, costs, and damages
recovered by the department of agriculture
[
[
]and
biosecurity[
]
] under section 142-32;

����
(4)
�
Fees
for applications to register a brand or mark pursuant to section 142-41; and

����
(5)
�
Appropriations or other moneys made
available,

shall be
deposited into the special fund.
�
Fines
collected under section 708-823.2 shall be deposited into the special
fund.
�
All interest earned or accrued on
moneys deposited in the special fund shall become part of the special
fund.
�
Moneys in the special fund shall
be expended to cover costs of the division of animal industry, including the
costs of salaries, fringe benefits, operating expenses, equipment, motor
vehicles, [
contract
]
contracts
with any qualified [
person
]

persons
or [
entity
]
entities
for livestock handling
services, improvements to laboratory capabilities and operations, and operating
and maintenance of the animal industry facilities; provided that moneys in the
special fund may be used to fund the department's resource management and planning
programs.
�
A reserve shall be maintained
in the special fund to cover contingency costs, including accrued vacation
leave, unemployment insurance, and workers
'

compensation."

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SECTION
6
.
�
Section 142-18, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

����
"
(a)
�
[
The
]
Subject to section 142-16,
the
owner of all cattle reacting to the tuberculin test shall[
, subject
to section 142-16,
] cause them to be segregated immediately and, within a
reasonable time thereafter, to be delivered for slaughter at a time and place
as may be designated by the department of agriculture and biosecurity.
�
The slaughter shall be under the direct
supervision of the department of agriculture [
[
]and biosecurity[
]
]
and in accordance with the meat inspection regulations of the United States Department
of Agriculture
."

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SECTION
7
.
�
Section 142-32, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended as follows:

����
1.
�

By amending subsection (a) to read:

����
"
(a)
�
Except as otherwise
provided by law, the department of agriculture [
[
]and biosecurity[
]
]
may set, charge, and collect administrative fines, fees, and costs for any
violation of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise provided,
including attorneys' fees and costs, or bring legal action to recover
administrative fines, fees, and costs, including attorneys' fees and costs, or
payment for damages or for the cost to correct damages resulting from a
violation of this chapter or any rule adopted thereunder."

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2.
�

By amending subsections (c) to (f) to read:

����
"
(c)
�
The board of agriculture [
[
]and
biosecurity[
]
] may impose applicable fines by order in addition to any
other administrative or judicial remedy provided by this chapter or any rule
adopted thereunder.

����
(d)
�
For any judicial proceeding to recover a
fine, fee, or cost imposed under this section, the chairperson of the board of
agriculture [
[
]and biosecurity[
]
] need only show that:

����
(1)
�
Notice was given and a hearing was held
or the time granted for requesting a hearing has expired without receiving a
request;

����
(2)
�
The fine, fee, or cost was imposed; and

����
(3)
�
The fine, fee, or cost remains unpaid.

����
(e)
�
In
addition to any other administrative or judicial remedy provided in this
chapter or any rule adopted thereunder, the department of agriculture [
[
]and
biosecurity[
]
]
may
impound, seize, confiscate, destroy, quarantine, sell, auction, or dispose of
any animal, animal product, container, crate, or any other item under the
jurisdiction of this chapter in the best interest of the State.

����
(f)
�
Any criminal action against a person for any
violation of this chapter or any rule adopted thereunder shall not preclude the
State from pursuing civil legal action to recover administrative fines, fees,
or costs or damages against the person.
�

Any civil legal action to recover administrative fines, fees, or costs
or damages for a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted thereunder shall
not preclude the State from pursuing any appropriate criminal action against
that person.
�
Unless otherwise provided,
all fines, fees, costs, and damages recovered by the department of agriculture [
[
]and
biosecurity[
]
] pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the animal
industry special fund established under section 142-3.6."

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SECTION
8
.
�
Section 142-51, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

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"
[
[
]�
142-51[
]
]
�
Inspection
before slaughter.
�
No person shall allow livestock to
enter a livestock harvesting establishment that slaughters or processes
livestock meat and meat products unless the establishment's management has
conducted a prior examination and inspection to verify the brand on animals [
match
]

matches
the ownership of the consignee[
,
]
and
collects a
copy of and confirms the brand with the ownership of the livestock ownership
and movement certificate pursuant to section 142-49.
�
The establishment's management may seek
assistance from the department of agriculture [
[
]and biosecurity[
]
]
or a law enforcement officer if ownership determination via brand inspection is
in question[
,
] or violation or theft is suspected.
�
Livestock ownership and movement certificates
that correlate with all livestock harvested at the plant shall be submitted
weekly

by the establishment's management to the department of agriculture [
[
]and
biosecurity[
] weekly
]."

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SECTION
9
.
�
Section 149A-51, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

����
"(a)
�

There shall be an advisory committee on pesticides composed of but not
limited to the chairperson, or the chairperson's designated representative, who
shall head the committee
,
and one representative each from the
department of health,
the
department of land and natural resources, [
University
]

the university
of Hawaii college of tropical agriculture and human [
resources,
]

resilience, the
coffee industry,
the
diversified agriculture
industry,
the
Hawaii Farm Bureau,
the
pesticide industry,
the

structural pest control industry, an environmental organization, a citizen
group, and a landscape professional."

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SECTION
10
.
�
Section 163D-42, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

����
"(b)
�

The working group shall consist of the following members:

����
(1)
�
The
chairperson of the board of agriculture [
[
]and biosecurity[
]
], or
the chairperson's designee, who shall serve as co-chair;

����
(2)
�
The
director of business, economic development, and tourism, or the director's
designee, who shall serve as co-chair;

����
(3)
�
One
member of the house of representatives, to be selected by the speaker of the
house of representatives;

����
(4)
�
One
member of the senate, to be selected by the president of the senate; and

����
(5)
�
Members
with relevant experience, to be invited by the co-chairs."

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SECTION
11
.
�
Section 201-81, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

����
"
�201-81
�

Establishment of out-of-state offices; purposes.
�
The department of business, economic
development, and tourism may establish and operate offices and facilities in
out-of-state locations, including foreign nations, to effectuate the following
purposes:

����
(1)
�
Develop programs to reach targeted
companies or industries in the respective area and surrounding regions;

����
(2)
�
Monitor out-of-state government
policies and regulations that have an impact on business, markets, sales,
tourism, and related activities;

����
(3)
�
Host government and business officials
at conferences, meetings and social occasions, or other events on matters
pertaining to business opportunities and attraction of investments for the
State;

����
(4)
�
Develop and conduct advertising
efforts, promotional events, media coverage, and educational programs regarding
commerce in the State;

����
(5)
�
Conduct related operations as needed,
including hiring or contracting for consultants;

����
(6)
�
Support sister-state or province [
relationships,
]

partnerships,
as defined in section 229-1, and other partnerships that
promote and enrich the people, cultures, environments, and economies of the
State and its international partners; and

����
(7)
�
Generate revenue for the State."

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SECTION
12
.
�
Section 325-136, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

����
"
[
[
]�325-136[
]
]
�
Immunity.
�
Apart from liabilities of assessed entities
pursuant to this part, there shall be no liability on the part of and no cause
of action against the department, its independent contractors, or its employees
for any action or omission in the course of operating the universal
immunization [
purchase
]
funding
program.
"

����
SECTION
13
.
�
Section 394-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:

����
"(h)
�

For the purposes of this section:

����
"Coordinating agency" means the
participating [
State of Hawaii
]
state
department, agency, or
office hosting and employing an intern program participant.

����
[
"Eligible participant" means
an individual who meets established guidelines for participation in the
program, including recent high school graduates, college students, and
post-graduate students, and individuals seeking to transition into public
service careers.
]

����
"Internship program" or
"program" means the state internship and workforce development
program established pursuant to this section.

����
"Participant" means an individual
accepted into the internship program."

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SECTION
14
.
�
Section 412:13-102, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended by amending the definition of "home state" to read as
follows:

����
""Home state" has the same
meaning in reference to national banks, state banks, and bank holding companies
as is set forth in section [
44(f)(4)
]
44(g)(4)
of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. [
1831(u)),
]
1831u(g)(4)),
and
the same meaning in reference to foreign banks as is set forth in section 5(c)
of the federal International Banking Act (12 U.S.C. 3103(c))."

����
SECTION
15
.
�
Section 514B-154.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

����
"(d)
�

Except as provided under section [
[
]514B-154.2[
]
], any
documents, records, and information, whether maintained, kept, or required to
be provided pursuant to this section or section 514B-152, 514B-153, or
514B-154, may be made available electronically to the unit owner or owner's
authorized agent if the owner or owner's authorized agent requests such in
writing."

����
SECTION
16
.
�
Section 574-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

����
"
�574-3
�
Children born to parents not married to each
other.
�
The registrar of births shall

register any child born to parents not
married to each other at the time of the child's birth and where either the
natural parents have not married each other or where the parent-child
relationship has not been established pursuant to chapter 584A, as having both
a family name and given name chosen by the individual who gave birth to the
child, unless the child is born to a gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate
pursuant to part IX[
,
]
of chapter 584A,
in which case, the
child's name shall be chosen by the intended parent or parents."

����
SECTION
17
.
�
Section 706-605.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended by amending subsection (1) to read as follows:

����
"(1)
�

If a person is convicted of the offense of:

����
(a)
�
Assault
in the first degree, as provided by section 707-710;

����
(b)
�
Assault
in the second degree, as provided by section 707-711(1)(a), (b), (d), or (n);

����
(c)
�
Assault
in the third degree, as provided by section 707-712;

����
(d)
�
Terroristic
threatening in the first degree, as provided by section [
707-716(a),
]
707-716(1)(a),

(e), or (f); or

����
(e)
�
Terroristic
threatening in the second degree, as provided by section 707-717; and

the victim
of the offense is a sports official engaged in the lawful discharge of the
sports official's duties, the court may order, in the court's discretion, that
the defendant, in addition to any other punishment imposed pursuant to chapter
706, be enjoined from attending any sports event
of the
type at which the sports official was engaged in the lawful discharge of the
sports official's duties
for a period of up to twelve months from the date
of sentencing for a first offense, and for life for a second or subsequent
offense."

����
SECTION 18.
�

This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that
were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

����
SECTION 19.
�

Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
�
New statutory material is underscored.

����
SECTION 20.
�

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Revision
Bill

Description:

Amends or
repeals various provisions of the HRS or the SLH for the purposes of correcting
errors and references, clarifying language, or deleting obsolete or unnecessary
provisions.

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of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.