Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 603
RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN BUSINESS MARKETING.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- HOLT
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Appropriates funds for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to convene a working group regarding program design, implementation, and long-term viability of a Native Hawaiian Marketing Program to promote and support the success of businesses owned by Hawaiians through marketing and technical assistance. Effective 7/1/3000.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:16 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2025 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to JHA, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2 - Jan 27, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 01-31-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 31, 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, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd. - Feb 4, 2025 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 64) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. - Feb 4, 2025 · 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, Kong, Ward excused (3). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.