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HI SB 2861

enacted

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, to develop a comprehensive plan by 6/30/2027 for the establishment of a Kakou Pilot Program to support families and children in need. Requires the Office to submit preliminary and final reports to the Legislature on the plan and identify an administering agency or agencies for the pilot program. Beginning 7/1/2028, authorizes the Department of Human Services to expend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program funds for the purposes of the Kakou Pilot Program. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Status date
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Latest action
2026-07-07 — Act 200, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-07-07

    Act 200, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-07

    Act 200, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  8. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  9. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 199-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  10. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  11. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 199-26).

  12. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Hartsfield, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-05-01

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 883).

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-30

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 2:35PM in conference room 329.

  16. 2026-04-30

    House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Alcos.

  17. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 779).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-27

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella.

  19. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  21. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 709).

    introduction,receipt

  22. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  23. 2026-04-10

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  24. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2094-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  25. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-03-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  28. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1507-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  29. 2026-03-24

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 03-24-26 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 15

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-06

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  33. 2026-03-05

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 28) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction,receipt

  34. 2026-03-05

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  35. 2026-02-25

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-26.

  36. 2026-02-25

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2717) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  37. 2026-02-19

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-02-11

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  40. 2026-02-11

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2194) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  41. 2026-02-02

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-01-30

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  43. 2026-01-30

    Referred to HHS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  44. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  45. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-02 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-19 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Kidani: not voting
    • Richards: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-03-05 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

  • The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Marten: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Alcos: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-06 · pass · 25-0

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