Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1840
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- ILAGAN (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- GEDEON (Republican)
- HUSSEY (Democratic)
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY (Democratic)
- KUSCH (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- REYES ODA (Republican)
- SAYAMA (Democratic)
- SHIMIZU (Republican)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to develop an alternative pathway for a visiting international educator permit aligned to the duration of the educator's J-1 visa program. Permits the Department of Education and charter schools to hire unlicensed individuals as teachers on an emergency basis for five, rather than three, years. Requires HTSB to extend the five-year period in the case of a declared state of emergency. Requires the Department of Education to provide support to assist emergency hires in meeting the requirements of licensure and require the training be mandatory for emergency hires in their fourth and fifth years. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 Senate | Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 6, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 23, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 22, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to EDN, CPC, referral sheet 1 - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:15PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 10, 2026 · 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, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Amato, Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 321-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3). - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 26, 2026 · House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Marten, Pierick. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1042-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 296). - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to EDU, WAM. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:11PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3260) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3636) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
One Day Notice 04-10-26. - Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 533) in amended form (SD 1). - Apr 14, 2026 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).