# Hawaii HB 2343: RELATING TO VETERANS.

Hawaii HB 2343, RELATING TO VETERANS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-19 (Act 018, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2343-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2343
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO VETERANS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-05-19, Act 018, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).
- Sponsor: Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Maui State Veterans Home, HHSC, Oahu Regional Health Care System, State Agency, Maui Affiliation, Transfer, Deadline, HHS, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (222 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Repeals the 6/30/2027 deadline by which the Maui State Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation and instead requires the assimilation to be completed as soon as practicable. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-24 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2343_SD1_.pdf)
- HB2343_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2343_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2343_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2343_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2343_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1118_.PDF)

## Related bills

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

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2343_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB2343_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2343_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2343_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2343_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2343_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1118_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [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 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2343-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).