# Hawaii HB 2116: RELATING TO GRANTS.

Hawaii HB 2116, RELATING TO GRANTS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-30 (Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3216) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2116
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO GRANTS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3216) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Subjects: Office of Community Services, Grants, Community Engagement, Attorney General, Appropriation, LBT, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (132 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Appropriates funds to the Office of Community Services (OCS) to award grants to certain nonprofit organizations. Establishes an evaluation and selection committee to oversee the awarding of grants. Requires an applicant for a grant to provide certain documentation on activities that qualify for community engagement hours to qualify for the grant. Appropriates funds for positions in OCS and for the Department of the Attorney General to assist OCS in reviewing contracts and monitoring costs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Gedeon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LA CHICA
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elijah Pierick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Justin H. Woodson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-30: Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3216) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Re-Referred to LBT, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to LBT, WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 81). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 800-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-02-26: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso, Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 527-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Belatti voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-17: The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Hartsfield. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 183-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-05: The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-28: Referred to LAB, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2026-01-26: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-23: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2116_HD2_.pdf)
- HB2116_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2116_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2116_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2116_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2116_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2116_.PDF)

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- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2116_HD2_.pdf)
- [HB2116_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2116_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2116_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2116_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2116_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2116_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2116-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).