# Hawaii HB 883: RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Hawaii HB 883, RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by WARD; status first reading, last action 2025-01-31 (The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB883-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 883
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
- Status: first reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-01-31, The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
- Sponsor: WARD
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: HIEMA, Emergency Management, Preparedness, Inventory, Appropriation, Retrofitting, PBS, LAB, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Hawaii emergency management agency to inventory all designated emergency shelters and their ability to withstand a category one hurricane or higher. Requires Hawaii emergency management agency to publish a publicly available list of shelters and their respective hurricane ratings. Appropriates funds for a hurricane shelter retrofit program and director.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: WARD
- Cosponsor: Diamond Garcia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elijah Pierick (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-01-31: The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (House)
- 2025-01-29: The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-31-25. (House)
- 2025-01-29: Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB883_-NODEFS03.PDF)
- HB883_-NODEFS03.HTM: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB883_-NODEFS03.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB883_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB883_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB883_-NODEFS03.PDF)
- [HB883_-NODEFS03.HTM (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB883_-NODEFS03.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB883_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB883_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB883-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).