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HI HR 177

died on adjournment

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO BEGIN INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS TEACHER RETENTION IN THE STATE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HR 177 pass?

No. HI HR 177 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1805-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

What is HI HR 177 about?

HI HR 177 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO BEGIN INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS TEACHER RETENTION IN THE STATE.”.

Who sponsors HI HR 177?

KAHALOA, AMATO, GARRETT and 8 others are the primary sponsors of HI HR 177.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-06 — Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1805-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAHALOAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-04-06

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1805-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

  2. 2026-04-06

    Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Olds, Quinlan excused (3).

    passage

  3. 2026-04-06

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  4. 2026-03-31

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Olds; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett, Kila, Muraoka, Souza.

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  5. 2026-03-25

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2026-03-18

    Referred to EDN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-03-16

    Offered

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Votes

  • The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-31 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Garrett: not voting
    • Kila: not voting
    • Muraoka: not voting
    • Souza: not voting

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=177&year=2026

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