CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 249

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2025

RE: H.B. No. 1001

H.D. 1

S.D. 3

C.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1001, H.D. 1, S.D. 3, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS RELATED TO THE MAUI WILDFIRES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to establish, and appropriate funds to, the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund to pay eligible claims pursuant to the Maui wildfires settlement agreements.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Appropriating $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $407,500,000 for fiscal year 2026-2027 to be deposited into the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund to fund the State's contribution to the settlement of claims related to the 2023 Maui wildfires and for the payment of administrative expenses relating to the Maui wildfires settlement agreements;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2025; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1001, H.D. 1, S.D. 3, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1001, H.D. 1, S.D. 3, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ STANLEY CHANG Co-Chair	____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA Co-Chair
____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair