Senate panels approve amended bill to create state fire marshal selection commission
On March 14, 2025, joint Senate committees voted to pass with amendments House Bill 1064, House Draft 2, to establish a state fire marshal selection commission that would change appointment processes and clarify the state fire marshal’s role following recommendations from the Fire Safety Research Institute’s August 2023 Maui wildfires report.
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On March 14, 2025, the Hawaii Senate committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and on Labor and Technology voted to pass with amendments House Bill 1064, House Draft 2, a measure to create a state fire marshal selection commission and clarify the state fire marshal’s role.
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