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313 bills signed into law in 2025 legislative session, including fireworks and Maui wildfire settlement bills

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., took action on 313 of the 321 bills enrolled during the 2025 regular session of the Hawai‘i State Legislature.

Change in Council on Revenues projections for Hawaiʻi leads to $1B budget reduction

The change in the Council on Revenues general fund projections for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 went from +2% in March to –1% in May, which Gov. Green said, prompted the need to rebalance the state’s financial plan through line-item reductions to the budget.

Senate and House Conferees Finalize Negotiations on State Budget Bill

Senate and House conferees approved a final version of HB200, the state budget bill, on Monday which includes operating and capital improvement monies for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.

Governor Updates Hawai‘i’s Financial Future

In January, the Council on Revenues increased its revenue projections by $2 billion over seven years, but the state will still have a significant revenue shortfall, according to the governor.