# Hawaii HB 1001: RELATING TO SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS RELATED TO THE MAUI WILDFIRES.

Hawaii HB 1001, RELATING TO SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS RELATED TO THE MAUI WILDFIRES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-08 (Act 301, 07/08/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1414).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1001
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS RELATED TO THE MAUI WILDFIRES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-07-08, Act 301, 07/08/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1414).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund, Establishment, Appropriations, JDC, EIG, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 13 (255 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Establishes the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund to be administered by the Attorney General. Appropriates funds to fund the settlement of claims related to the 2023 Maui wildfires. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maui claim payments require state release: mixed, high. Hawaii’s trust fund pays eligible claims under Maui wildfire settlement agreements and related administrative costs. The overall settlement is $4.037 billion for roughly 2,200 affected parties, including about $807.5 million from the State. Individuals who receive trust payments must sign a release…
- Interest-free state loans for wildfire claims: mixed, low. Hawaii’s finance director can lend extra state money to the wildfire settlement trust without charging interest. The money must be beyond state needs, and the loan cannot disrupt state operations. The director can demand repayment.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (55)

- 2025-07-08: Act 301, 07/08/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1414). (Senate)
- 2025-07-08: Act 301, on 07/08/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1414). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 249) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 249). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Yamashita, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-22: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 2:05PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-21-25 2:05PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-17-25 3:46PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Wakai Co-Chairs; Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). (House)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Takenouchi, Garcia. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 702) in amended form (SD 3). (House)
- 2025-04-04: The committee on WAM reconsidered its previous decision. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1838) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:45AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1226), as amended (SD 2), with recommendation of referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1081) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to EIG. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to EIG. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Re-Referred to JDC, EIG, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Re-Referred to JDC, EIG/WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 137). (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to JDC, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 980), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-25: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 688) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-12: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1001_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1001_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1001_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_SD1_.HTM)
- HB1001_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_SD2_.HTM)
- HB1001_SD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_SD3_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1414_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1001_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1001_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1001_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB1001_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_SD2_.HTM)
- [HB1001_SD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_SD3_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1001_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1414_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1001-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).