AMENDING RULE 16 OF THE RULES OF THE SENATE OF THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION OF 2026, OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.

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THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

amending RULE 16 OF the rules of the senate of the
thirty-third legislature, regular session of 2026, of the state of hawaii
.

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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature
of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, that the Rules of the Senate of
the State of Hawaii be amended by amending Senate Rule 16 Standing Committees
to read as follows:

"Rule 16 Standing Committees.

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Standing
Committees shall be appointed for major subject matter areas at the opening of
the session, or as soon thereafter as possible.
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The Standing Committees and their areas of jurisdiction shall be as
follows:

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(1)
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Committee on Agriculture and Environment
(AEN).
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The purview of this committee
includes agriculture and aquaculture, including mariculture; population;
environmental quality control and protection, including litter control, recycling,
wastewater treatment, endangered species, invasive species, and hazardous
waste.

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(2)
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Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
(CPN).
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The purview of this committee
includes those programs relating to business regulation, professional and
vocational licensing, consumer protection, financial institutions, insurance
regulation, public utility regulation, telecommunications regulations, the
landlord tenant code, condominium property regimes, and leaseholds.

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(3)
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Committee on Education (EDU).
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The purview of this committee includes those
programs relating to early childhood learning; early education, including the
Hawaii P-20 Initiative; public schools; continuing education; [
and
] the
public libraries[
.
]
; those programs relating to the University of
Hawaii, the community college system, private higher education bond financing,
and other education matters relevant to higher education.

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(4)
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Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
(EDT).
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The purview of this committee
includes programs related to economic development, including but not limited to
authorities and corporations administratively attached to the Department of
Business, Economic Development, and Tourism unless the authority or corporation
is within the purview of another Standing Committee pursuant to this Rule;
other emerging industries relating to development, financial and technical
assistance to business, film and digital media production, astronomy, space
exploration and aerospace development, biochemistry, biomedicine,
biotechnology, other scientific research and development activities,
recreation, including commercial ocean recreation activities, sports and
athletics, and the Aloha Stadium; and those programs relating to tourism,
including but not limited to the Hawaii Convention Center, Hawaii Visitors and
Convention Bureau, and the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

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(5)
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Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental
Affairs (EIG).
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The purview of this
committee includes those programs relating to energy and energy resources,
including the development of alternative energy resources; matters of concern
to the counties, including but not limited to, county and federal relations.

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(6)
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Committee on Government Operations
(GVO).
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The purview of this committee
includes those programs relating to state government operations policy,
including government efficiency, The Procurement Code, and state facilities,
unless the state government operations policy, including government efficiency,
departmental procurement, and state facilities is within the purview of another
Standing Committee pursuant to this Rule.

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(7)
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Committee on Hawaiian Affairs (HWN).
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The purview of this committee includes those
programs relating to Hawaiian affairs, including but not limited to the Office
of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaiian home lands, sovereignty, and burial councils.

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(8)
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Committee on Health and Human Services
(HHS).
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The purview of this committee
includes general health, mental health, maternal and child health, communicable
diseases, dental health, medical and hospital services, developmental
disabilities, hospitals; public assistance, Medquest, youth services, day care
programs under the Department of Human Services, vocational rehabilitation,
long term care; promotion of the general well-being of Hawaii's youth,
families, elderly population; and issues, services, and programs relating to
homelessness.

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(9)
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Committee on Higher Education (HRE).
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The purview of this committee includes those
programs relating to the University of Hawaii, the community college system,
private higher education bond financing, and other education matters relevant
to higher education, but excluding the Hawaii P-20 Initiative.

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(10)
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(9)

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Committee on Housing (HOU).
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The purview of this committee includes those
programs relating to affordable and public housing; urban renewal; community
development; housing development; and the housing of, or sheltering of, the
homeless.

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[
(11)
]

(10)
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Committee on Judiciary
(JDC).
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The purview of this committee
includes those programs relating to the courts, crime prevention and control,
including juvenile justice matters; criminal code revision; statutory revision;
campaign spending and elections; ethics; constitutional matters; the Attorney
General, Public Defender, and Judiciary; and individual rights and civil
liberties.

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(12)
]

(11)

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Committee on Labor and
Technology (LBT).
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The purview of this
committee includes those programs relating to public officers and employees,
labor, employment opportunities and training, labor-management relations,
collective bargaining, the Employees' Retirement System, and the Hawaii
Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; implementation and innovation of
technology, including but not limited to information storage, transmission,
processing, and telecommunications; and programs and issues addressed by the
State's Chief Information Officer and the Office of Enterprise Technology
Services, including any boards, commissions, committees, and councils
addressing technology issues.

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(13)
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(12)
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Committee on Public Safety
and Military Affairs (PSM).
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The purview
of this committee includes those programs relating to law enforcement,
including but not limited to [
programs relating to the State Department of
Law Enforcement;
]
the narcotics division, the sheriffs division;
county

and state
law enforcement officers; public safety; corrections and
rehabilitation; civil defense; disaster readiness; state building code;
county
and federal relations;
and military and veterans' affairs.

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(14)
]

(13)
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Committee on Transportation [
and
Culture and the Arts (TCA).
]
(TRS).
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The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to air,
water, and surface transportation, and transit-oriented development as it
relates to transportation projects[
; programs relating to international
affairs, international relations, foreign policy issues, and foreign relations;
and matters of concern relating to culture and the arts in the State; and the
Hawaii State Archives
].

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(15)
]

(14)
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Committee on Water [
and
]
,

Land [
(WTL).
]
, Culture and the Arts (WLA).
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The purview of this committee includes those
programs relating to state planning; historic preservation; sustainability;
land and water management; forest management and reserve; coastal zone
management; land reclamation; naturally occurring fisheries; ocean resources;
state parks and beaches; management areas, including ocean recreation
management areas and small boat harbors; [
and
] transit-oriented
development as it relates to land use[
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]
; programs relating to
international affairs, international relations, foreign policy issues, foreign
relations; matters of concern relating to culture, arts, and the Hawaii State
Archives.

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(16)
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(15)
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Committee on Ways and Means
(WAM).
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The purview of this committee
includes those programs relating to overall state financing policies, including
revenue enhancement, taxation, other revenues, and cash and debt management;
statewide implementation of planning, programming, budgeting, and evaluation;
and government structure and finance."; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the Senate Rule material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken
and new Senate Rule material is underscored; and

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the amendments made to the Senate
Rules by this Resolution take effect upon the adoption of this Resolution.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:
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Senate
Rule 16; Standing Committees; Amendments; Adoption