Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1496
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- COCHRAN (Republican)
- EVSLIN (Democratic)
- GARCIA (Republican)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- LAMOSAO (Democratic)
- LEE
- M.
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MORIKAWA (Democratic)
- MURAOKA (Republican)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- CHUN (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes the position of Ka Papahana Kaiapuni Program Complex Area Superintendent. Requires that at least one at-large member of the Board of Education be a proficient Hawaiian speaking educator, practitioner, or scholar of Hawaiian studies or the Hawaiian language, to be selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Clarifies the purpose and objective of the Hawaiian Language Medium Education Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2025 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Jan 30, 2025 House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 23, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 27, 2025 · House
Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4 - Jan 28, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 01-30-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 178) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). - Feb 7, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 789) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.