2026 Legislative Session

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi –  The Hawaiʻi State Legislature will reopen on Tuesday, February 10, following the closure of state offices on Monday due to forecasted weather conditions. Regular operations will resume in both the Hawaiʻi   Senate and the Hawaiʻi   House of Representatives for Session Day #12, with committee hearings and floor sessions proceeding as scheduled.   For information on updated committee hearing notices, please visit www.capitol.hawaii.gov .   Senate and House

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi State Legislature will be closed on Monday, February 9, following Governor Josh Green’s announcement regarding the closure of state offices due to potentially severe weather conditions.  All Senate and House committee hearings scheduled for February 9 will be postponed, and floor sessions in both chambers for Session Day #12 will not be convened.   Legislative leadership urges the public to stay safe and remain alert as weather conditions deve

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi House of Representatives’ Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs (JHA) Committee recognizes Committee Staff Attorney Sean Aronson for completion of the 2025 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Pretrial Policy Fellows Program, a year-long national peer-learning initiative focused on improving state pretrial justice systems.   The NCSL Pretrial Policy Fellows Program supports legislators and legislative staff who are working on reforms related