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SB758 • 2026

RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES.

RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES.

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Sponsor
MCKELVEY, CHANG, HASHIMOTO
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
Re-Referred to WLA, WAM.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES.

RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES.
  • State Archives; Relocation; New Building; Department of Accounting and General Services Establishes the State Archives Relocation Task Force to make recommendations on a new location for the state archives building.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 S

    Re-Referred to WLA, WAM.

  2. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  3. 2025-01-23 S

    Referred to TCA, WAM.

  4. 2025-01-21 S

    Passed First Reading.

  5. 2025-01-17 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES.
State Archives; Relocation; New Building; Department of Accounting and General Services
Establishes the State Archives Relocation Task Force to make recommendations on a new location for the state archives building.

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SB758

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

758

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to the State archives
.

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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There is established with the department of
accounting and general services the state archives relocation task force.
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The purpose of the state archives relocation
task force shall be to make recommendations on a new location for the state
archives building.

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(b)
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The
state archives relocation task force shall consist of the following members:

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The
state archivist, who shall serve as the chair of the task force;

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(2)
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The
comptroller, or the comptroller's designee;

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The
land administrator or the land administrator's designee; and

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Two
members appointed by the governor without regard to section 26-34; provided
that:

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(A)
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One
of the members shall be an archivist in the State; and

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(B)
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One
of the members shall have expertise in construction or real estate acquisition.

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(c)
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The state archives relocation task force shall submit a report to the
legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regulation
session of 2026 containing:

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The
following for the state archives building:

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(A)
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A
recommendation for the new location;

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Recommended building requirements;

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(C)
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Estimated costs for the relocation, including
estimated costs for any construction, renovation, and land acquisition;

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Any
other information or recommendations pertinent to the relocation of the state
archives building.

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The state archives relocation task force shall cease to exist on June
30, 2026.

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SECTION 2.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

State
Archives; Relocation; New Building; Department of Accounting and General
Services

Description:

Establishes
the State Archives Relocation Task Force to make recommendations on a new
location for the state archives building.

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