# Hawaii SB 2688: RELATING TO COMPASSIONATE RELEASE.

Hawaii SB 2688, RELATING TO COMPASSIONATE RELEASE., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Carol Fukunaga (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-27 (Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2688
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO COMPASSIONATE RELEASE.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-27, Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).
- Sponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Hawaii Paroling Authority, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Compassionate Release, Working Group, JHA, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (156 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes a protocol for compassionate release for certain ill or seriously debilitated incarcerated persons. Establishes a temporary working group within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop initial administrative rules to implement the protocol. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karl Rhoads (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: SAN BUENAVENTURA

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 45 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2688_HD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2688_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2688_.PDF)
- SB2688_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2688_HD1_.HTM)
- SB2688_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2688_SD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2688_HD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2688_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2688_.PDF)
- [SB2688_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2688_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB2688_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2688_SD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 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 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2031-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2688-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).