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Hawaii / State / 2026 Regular Session

Act 65, SLH 2026 (SB 2138 CD1) Extended Hawaii National Guard state tuition assistance to graduate degrees

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Expands benefits Extends Hawaii National Guard tuition assistance to graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii.

Amended HRS 121-45(a)(2) so the adjutant general may award tuition assistance, subject to the availability of funds, to qualifying enlisted members, warrant officers and company grade officers working toward undergraduate or graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii. Effective July 1, 2026. The published HRS still prints the undergraduate-only text.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, Senate
  2. In committee Done, Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs, Education, and Ways and Means, then House Public Safety, Higher Education and Finance
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Senate
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Both chambers passed the conference draft on final reading
  5. Signed by the governor Done,
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • ElefanteSponsor, Senate
  • ChangCo-sponsor, Senate
  • FukunagaCo-sponsor, Senate
  • McKelveyCo-sponsor, Senate
  • RichardsCo-sponsor, Senate
  • HashimotoCo-sponsor, Senate
  • InouyeCo-sponsor, Senate
  • San BuenaventuraCo-sponsor, Senate

What it touches

  • HRS § 121-45

Catalog entry

Official record

Read Act 65, SLH 2026 (SB 2138 CD1) on the jurisdiction's own record