Hawai‘i National Cemetery Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
In Committee
Summary
Expand burial access for Hawaii veterans. This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a new national cemetery in Hawaii and set related procedural and reporting requirements.
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- Veterans and families in Hawaii would gain a local in-ground burial option. Today some veterans must travel about 2,500 miles and the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific will stop accepting cremated remains by 2036.
- Helps the National Cemetery Administration meet its goal that 95 percent of veterans live within 75 miles of a national, state, or tribal cemetery.
- Directs work to begin immediately, lays out six construction phases, and notes the project could take more than eight years to complete.
- Authorizes establishment and governance of a Hawaii national cemetery but does not itself provide funding or create new entitlement programs.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New national cemetery in Hawai‘i
If enacted, the Department of Veterans Affairs would establish a new national cemetery in the State of Hawai‘i. The Secretary would follow chapter 24 of title 38 and the National Environmental Policy Act. The Secretary would consult the Governor of Hawai‘i and local veterans groups and prioritize sites near population centers, accessible by existing transportation, and with low environmental impact. The Secretary would report site options within one year and send a progress report within two years and then annually until the cemetery opens. The bill would not itself authorize funding for the project.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 12/23/2025
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