As Hawaii families struggle under the weight of soaring home insurance premiums, state lawmakers came closer than any legislature in the world to enacting a bold and necessary solution this session. Senate Bill 1166 — legislation designed to hold major fossil fuel companies accountable for the cli mate costs now burdening residents — fell one vote short of quorum in the House during conference committee on the final day of the 2026 session. Every legislator who showed up voted yes. Like so many bills in the chaotic final hours, it fell victim to procedure rather than principle. ...read more read less