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Committee chair opened the Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection meeting, announced date/time (03/18/2026, 09:30AM), location (Conference Room 229), and contingency reconvening date (03/24/2026, 09:45AM). Noted hearing is streamed on YouTube and that deferred measures would be reconvened on March 24 if necessary.
The Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection met March 18, 2026, to hear testimony on a package of consumer-related bills including proposals on unsolicited mail, automated external defibrillators, regulation or ban of cryptocurrency kiosks, social media account deletion, charitable solicitation reporting, insurance premium transparency, and deceptive retail practices. The committee passed several measures with amendments and deferred two bills for further work.
