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2026 Legislature update: hearings scheduled for Thursday February 26

February 24, 2026

Several measures are scheduled for hearing by the House Committee on Finance. Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., streaming on YouTube and in-person in Conference Room 308 at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol.

The arts and culture measures listed here are supported by the SFCA in their current form. Your support is still needed to help move these measures forward. Written testimony is due by Wednesday, February 25, 10:00 a.m. You may also testify in person.

  • HB1815 Performing Arts Grants
  • HB2117 Mapping of Arts Data
  • HB2118 Moving SFCA to DBEDT
  • HB2437 Artists in the Schools funding
  • HB2438 Hawaii Cultural Trust
  • HB2604 Performing Arts tickets

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