# Hawaii SB 343: RELATING TO HAZARD PAY.

Hawaii SB 343, RELATING TO HAZARD PAY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by AQUINO; status in committee, last action 2025-01-21 (Referred to LBT, WAM.) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB343-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 343
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO HAZARD PAY.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-01-21, Referred to LBT, WAM.
- Sponsor: AQUINO
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DHRD, Counties, Public Employees, Temporary Hazard Pay, LBT, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows the Director of Human Resources Development and the Director's county counterparts, with the approval of the Civil Service Commission in the case of the county, to grant temporary hazard pay to public employees.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: AQUINO

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-21: Referred to LBT, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB343_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB343_.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
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB343_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB343_.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-SB343-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).