Hawaii State Legislature

What Hawaii State Legislature does

The Hawaii State Legislature is the bicameral legislative body of the State of Hawaii, established in 1959 upon Hawaii's admission as the 50th U.S. state. It comprises the House of Representatives (51 members representing geographically designated districts) and the Senate (25 members representing an equal number of constituent districts), with leadership including Speaker Nadine K. Nakamura in the House and President Ronald D. Kouchi in the Senate. The institution convenes at the Hawaii State Capitol at 415 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, and is currently in the 2026 legislative session.

The Legislature operates a comprehensive digital portal at capitol.hawaii.gov that functions as the authoritative public interface to state lawmaking. Core products include the Public Access Room (PAR), an online testimony submission system, legislative measure tracking, live and on-demand video streaming of committee hearings and floor sessions, the searchable Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) database, hearing notification email services, session laws, budget worksheets, and grant-in-aid application tools. Distribution is multi-channel: the official website, the physical Capitol building, the Public Access Room (Room 401), YouTube playlists, RSS feeds, and community television partnerships with Olelo, Akaku, Hoike, and Na Leo O Hawaii across the islands. The platform is accessible under WCAG 2.1 Level AA, ADA Title II, and Section 508 standards.

The Legislature does not operate a commercial revenue model. It is funded through state government appropriations and tax revenue, and citizens access all legislative information and participation tools free of charge. Its customer base is the entire Hawaii resident population, and its primary "products" are public goods — enacted statutes, transparency into proceedings, and mechanisms for constituent participation. Operational and research support is provided by the Legislative Reference Bureau, and the institution participates in interstate bodies including the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the Council of State Governments (CSG), and CSG-West.

Name

Hawaii State Legislature

Legal name

Hawaii State Legislature

Website

https://capitol.hawaii.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Hawaii State Legislature is the bicameral legislative body of the State of Hawaii, comprising a 51-member House of Representatives and a 25-member Senate, established in 1959. It serves Hawaii residents through online testimony submission, measure tracking, hearing notifications, live video streaming, and the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes database.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Government Legislative Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Legislative Bodies (92112)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

Keywords

• State legislative services
• Public policy lawmaking
• Legislative information systems
• Government transparency tools
• Citizen participation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Appropriation: The Hawaii State Legislature is funded through state government appropriations and tax revenue. The legislature does not generate revenue in the traditional commercial sense but operates within the state's annual budget process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Hawaii State Legislature is a bicameral state government legislative body consisting of the House of Representatives (51 members) and the Senate (25 members). It drafts, debates, and enacts state laws, maintains the Hawai'i Revised Statutes, and provides a public-facing online portal that allows residents to submit testimony, track legislative measures, receive hearing notifications, watch live and archived video of proceedings, and access official legal codes and legislative documents.

Product overview

The Hawaii State Legislature operates a comprehensive online legislative information portal consisting of multiple integrated services. The core offerings include the Public Access Room (PAR) for citizen participation, an online testimony submission system for public hearings, legislative measure tracking for bills and resolutions, live video streaming of committee hearings and floor sessions, access to the Hawaii Revised Statutes database, and a hearing notification system. The portal also provides access to session laws, budget worksheets, grant-in-aid applications, committee information, and legislator directories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Access Room (PAR)
• Online Testimony Submission System
• Legislative Measure Tracking
• Live and On-Demand Video Streaming
• Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) Online Database
• Hearing Notification System

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Legislative Reference BureaucoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegislative Reference Bureau provides research services, maintains the Hawaii Revised Statutes, and operates the Public Access Room which assists citizens in participating in the legislative process.
• Office of the GovernorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernor Josh Green and Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke are referenced on the legislature website with links for constituent services and intergovernmental coordination.
• Hawaii State JudiciaryminorOthersLinked reference to the Hawaii State Judiciary for information on court system and judicial proceedings.
• County Governments (Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, Hawaii)minorOthersLinks provided to all four county governments in Hawaii for constituent services and intergovernmental relations.
• U.S. Congressional DelegationminorOthersLinks to Hawaii's federal legislators including U.S. Representatives Jill Tokuda and Ed Case, and Senators Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz.
• Office of Hawaiian AffairsminorOthersReferenced as a related government office dealing with Native Hawaiian affairs and resources.
• National Conference of State LegislaturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of NCSL which provides research, advocacy, and networking for state legislatures across the U.S.
• Council of State GovernmentsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of CSG and CSG-West which support interstate cooperation and information sharing among state governments.
• Community Television StationsminorOthersPartnership with community television stations (Olelo, Akaku, Hoike, Na Leo O Hawaii) for local broadcast of legislative proceedings on each island.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Illinois General Assembly: ILGA provides bill status, hearing notices, full-text statutes, and member directories closely matching Hawaii's capitol.hawaii.gov information architecture and citizen services.
• California State Legislature: Bicameral state legislature providing online bill tracking, statutes, hearing notices, and committee information through LegInfo. Closest functional peer to Hawaii in scope of digital legislative transparency to citizens.
• Florida Legislature: Florida's official legislature portal provides bill text, statutory search, committee schedules, and citizen testimony access that map directly to Hawaii's Public Access Room and measure-tracking offerings.
• Texas Legislature: Texas Legislature Online offers bill status, statutory archives, and legislator directories analogous to capitol.hawaii.gov, mirroring Hawaii's bicameral structure and online citizen-engagement features.
• New York State Legislature: NY Senate site delivers bill tracking, hearings, video streaming, and statutes with comparable functionality to Hawaii's integrated portal, alongside a bicameral chamber structure.
• Pennsylvania General Assembly: Bicameral state legislature with bill tracking, searchable statutes, committee rosters, and live session records comparable to Hawaii's offerings, particularly around citizen-facing transparency tools.
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): Interstate association whose members include Hawaii. Sets technology, transparency, and research standards that frame how state legislatures operate — directly comparable mission and constituency.

Emerging players

• Granicus: Civic engagement technology vendor supplying legislative portal, agenda management, and public-records software to state legislatures including Hawaii-adjacent jurisdictions. Operates one layer beneath the legislature on shared citizen-experience surface.
• LegiScan: Aggregates and tracks legislation across all 50 states and Congress — including Hawaii measures — supplying the data layer that powers many of the bill-tracking features seen on state legislature websites.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Congress: Federal bicameral legislature running congress.gov with bill tracking, committee info, and statutory search. Overlaps with Hawaii functionally but at a national scale and broader scope, serving as the broad incumbent in legislative information services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLcmtMpTZQLGpxSPlFmfa_CtbhveNL_jbT

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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