Bill Commons

HI HR 178

enacted

REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AN AGRICULTURAL TOURISM WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE EXISTING LAWS AND ORDINANCES RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF AGRICULTURAL TOURISM IN HAWAII.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HR 178 pass?

Yes. HI HR 178 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-08): Re-referred to TOU, referral sheet 25

What is HI HR 178 about?

HI HR 178 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AN AGRICULTURAL TOURISM WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE EXISTING LAWS AND ORDINANCES RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF AGRICULTURAL TOURISM IN HAWAII.”.

Who sponsors HI HR 178?

KAHALOA, LOWEN, PERRUSO and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI HR 178.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-08 — Re-referred to TOU, referral sheet 25
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAHALOAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to TOU, referral sheet 25

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-08

    Reconsideration of action taken on 04-02-26.

    became-law

  3. 2026-04-08

    Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

    passage

  4. 2026-04-08

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  5. 2026-04-02

    Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1732-26), recommending referral to WAL.

  6. 2026-04-02

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage,referral-committee

  7. 2026-03-31

    The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan.

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-03-27

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 03-31-26 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 2026-03-18

    Referred to TOU, WAL, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-16

    Offered

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reconsider: The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-31 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Ilagan: not voting

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=178&year=2026

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