House and Senate money committees have passed measures allowing them to take $42 million from the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund and undefined millions from the state’s rainy day fund, which is meant to support social services.

There’s about $117 million left in the hurricane fund and $46 million in the rainy day fund that could be targeted to pay a $700 million projected deficit over the next two fiscal years.

The funds were tapped last year as well, when legislators took $67 million from the hurricane fund to eliminate teacher furloughs and $24 million from the rainy day fund.

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Online:

HB1043, SB935: http://capitol.hawaii.gov/