Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 9
DESIGNATING HAWAII AS A PURPLE HEART STATE.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- KONG (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Designates Hawaii as a Purple Heart State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 House | The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 9, 2025 · House
Prefiled. - Jan 16, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to PBS, CAA, referral sheet 1 - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 4, 2026 · House
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 193-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CAA. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CAA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Friday, 02-20-26 11:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 765-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 4). - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to PSM/WLA.