Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB2345: Relating to School Facilities.
Status: Passed one chamber, April 17, 2026
Requires the School Facilities Authority to establish geographically based capital improvement project districts for the localized management of deferred maintenance. Transfers all deferred maintenance functions, funds, and vacant facilities development branch positions from the Department of Education to the School Facilities Authority as intended and contemplated in Act 72, SLH 2020. Appropriates funds.
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to school facilities.
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the centralized system for managing school capital improvement projects within the department of education has contributed to a substantial backlog of these projects. This structure has resulted in delays, reduced responsiveness to the needs of individual school communities, and challenges in managing project timelines and budgets. The legislature further finds that the school facilities authority was established by Act 72, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020 (Act 72), as a specialized agency focused exclusively on the development and improvement of public school facilities. Act intended the consolidation of facilities-related expertise within the authority, including the transfer of certain functions and positions from the department of education. That consolidation has not yet been implemented. The legislature also finds that a decentralized, district-based model for managing capital improvement projects HB2345 SD2 LRB 26-1255.docx ■lillllllllllllllilHIIIIIIIII Page 2 H.B. NO. will improve efficiency, accountability, and responsiveness. Localizing management within geographically based districts will allow decisions to be made closer to the schools they affect and provide a phased framework for the authority to assume broader capital improvement responsibilities in the future. The purpose of this Act is to modernize the State's school facilities management by: (1) Reguiring the school facilities authority to establish geographically based capital improvement project districts for …
Sponsors
- Kyle Yamashita (D, 12) · primary sponsor
- Cory Chun (D, 35)
- Andrew Garrett (D, 22)
- Mark Hashem (D, 19)
- Linda Ichiyama (D, 31)
- Greggor Ilagan (D, 4)
- Michael Lee (D, 50)
- Lisa Marten (D, 51)
- Tyson Miyake (D, 10)
- Julie Reyes Oda (R, 40)
- Gregg Takayama (D, 34)
- Jenna Takenouchi (D, 27)
Latest actions
- : Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
- : House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- : Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 683) in amended form (SD 2).
- : Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
- : 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
- : Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3685) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- : The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
- : The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- : Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- : The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Votes
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2) (April 14, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- WAM: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 6, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- EDU: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 20, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2) (March 6, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FIN: recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (March 3, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, 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 none excused (0) (February 19, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Appropriations, DOE, School Facilities, Prohibition
Common questions
- What is HB2345?
- HB2345 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to School Facilities.
- What does HB2345 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to school facilities.
- What is the status of HB2345?
- Passed one chamber as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2345?
- Kyle Yamashita (D, 12), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2345?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2345&year=2026
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