Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 358
RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- KITAGAWA (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Requires all public buildings, including public school buildings, constructed after January 1, 2026, to be designed to withstand category five hurricanes and be used as shelters in the event of an emergency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2025 House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 17, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1 - Jan 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 29, 2025 · House
The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-31-25. - Jan 29, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 31, 2025 · House
The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-25 at 11:00AM. - Jan 31, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-05-25 11:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Lamosao, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Morikawa, Woodson. - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 241) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.