By Stephanie Salmons

Wednesday marked the opening of the 2026 legislative session.

The Aloha State Daily team trekked to the Capitol for the start of the season, where we spoke to several organizations about their priorities this year.

Here’s what they’re focused on:

• Sherry Menor, president and CEO of Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i, says for the Chamber’s 2030 Blueprint Legislative package, there are 22 bills and resolutions that are “being introduced to support the blueprint and to move our economy forward.”
  
  “It touches technology, education, workforce development, cost of living and cost of doing business issues, all areas that we need to start now — actually yesterday — to move that needle to ensure that as we move forward, we build a much more thriving and sustainable economy,” she told ASD.
  
  The 2030 Blueprint for Hawai‘i aims to “transform our state’s business landscape an ensure a secure economic future.” Read more about it here.