HI SB2210

Authorizes the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to receive, investigate, and prosecute complaints of source of income discrimination in housing, specifically protecting tenants who use housing choice vouchers (Section 8) from landlord refusals

Establishes civil penalties for landlords who discriminate based on source of income: up to $2,000 for a first violation within one year, and $2,500 for subsequent violations

Transfers enforcement authority from the courts to the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, repealing the existing section 368F-4 that previously placed remedies under court jurisdiction

Appropriates an unspecified amount from general revenues for fiscal year 2026-2027 to create one full-time housing discrimination investigator position within the commission

Takes effect upon approval, with the appropriation for the new position effective July 1, 2026