SB794 • 2026

RELATING TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITIES.

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Sponsor: RHOADS, AQUINO, CHANG
Last action: 2026-01-21
Official status: Re-Referred to WLA, JDC.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITIES.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITIES.
BLNR; DLNR; Immigration Detention Facility; Public Land; State and County Agencies; Prohibition Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Board of Land and Natural Resources from disposing of or approving the use or setting aside of public lands for the establishment of any immigration detention facility.
Prohibits state and county agencies from contracting with the federal government for this purpose.

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Bill History

2026-01-21 S
Re-Referred to WLA, JDC.
2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-27 S
Re-Referred to WTL, JDC.
2025-01-23 S
Referred to WTL/EIG, JDC.
2025-01-21 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITIES.
BLNR; DLNR; Immigration Detention Facility; Public Land; State and County Agencies; Prohibition
Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Board of Land and Natural Resources from disposing of or approving the use or setting aside of public lands for the establishment of any immigration detention facility. Prohibits state and county agencies from contracting with the federal government for this purpose.

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SB794

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

794

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to immigration detention facilities
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 171, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:

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Immigration detention facility;
prohibition.
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(a)
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Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department and board shall
not dispose of or approve the use or setting aside of public lands for the
establishment of any immigration detention facility.

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(b)
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No state or county agency
shall contract with the United States government for any purpose regarding the
establishment of an immigration detention facility on public lands.

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(c)
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For the purposes of this
section, "immigration detention facility" means a facility to
incarcerate individuals as they undergo deportation proceedings to determine
whether the individuals will be deported or allowed to remain in the United
States.
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SECTION
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New statutory material is
underscored.

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SECTION
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

BLNR;
DLNR; Immigration Detention Facility; Public Land; State and County Agencies;
Prohibition

Description:

Prohibits
the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Board of Land and Natural
Resources from disposing of or approving the use or setting aside of public
lands for the establishment of any immigration detention facility.
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Prohibits state and county agencies from contracting
with the federal government for this purpose.

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