# Hawaii HB 2581: RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Hawaii HB 2581, RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Mahina Poepoe (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-01 (Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2581
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
- Sponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: HIEMA, Emergency Management, Emergency Powers, Disasters, Emergencies, Hawaii Community Resilience Hub Program, Preparedness, Reports, Appropriation, PSM, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (171 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Clarifies the types of events that constitute disasters and emergencies for the purposes of emergency management. Establishes the Hawaii Community Resilience Hub Program within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to support the development of community-based resilience hubs across the State and leverage federal, philanthropic, and private-sector funding for disaster preparedness and climate resilience. Requires the Agency to identify locations on each island that can be used as state disaster response and mitigation hubs when a state of emergency is declared. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM 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 JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (47)

- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:00PM; CR 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 871). (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; DeCoite Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:05PM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2026-04-28: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 786). (House)
- 2026-04-27: House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Tarnas, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu. (House)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 705) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3674) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3293) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Re-Referred to PSM, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: The committee on PSM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 03-23-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft). (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Re-Referred to PSM, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 119). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 832-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-02-27: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M.. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 746-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-18: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 189-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-06: The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-06-26 10:15AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_SD2_.pdf)
- HB2581_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2581_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_HD2_.HTM)
- HB2581_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_SD1_.HTM)
- HB2581_SD1_PROPOSED: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- HB2581_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_.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/HB2581_SD2_.pdf)
- [HB2581_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2581_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB2581_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB2581_SD1_PROPOSED (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- [HB2581_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2581_.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-HB2581-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).