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HI HB 671

died on adjournment

RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 671 pass?

No. HI HB 671 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 671 about?

Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to identify all legislative districts in the State in which at least twenty-five per cent of the population consists of Native Hawaiians. Designates these districts as Native Hawaiian notable districts. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 671?

KILA, GARCIA, GRANDINETTI and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 671.

Description

Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to identify all legislative districts in the State in which at least twenty-five per cent of the population consists of Native Hawaiians. Designates these districts as Native Hawaiian notable districts. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KILAprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  2. 2025-02-05

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 168) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  3. 2025-02-05

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Amato, Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

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  4. 2025-01-31

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Templo.

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  5. 2025-01-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  7. 2025-01-21

    Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

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  8. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-31 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
    • Templo: not voting

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=671&year=2026

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