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HI HB 2338

enacted

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2338 pass?

Yes. HI HB 2338 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-14): Act 235, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1337).

What is HI HB 2338 about?

Addresses the change in federal law regarding Pell Grants by amending the Hawaii Community College Promise Program (Hawaii Promise) to provide scholarships for ninety-five percent of a student's unmet direct cost need and exclude grants, scholarships, and other funding sources from the calculation of Hawaii Promise awards, thereby allowing students to apply such funds toward indirect costs, including housing, food, and other living expenses, to reduce financial barriers and support student success. Changes Hawaii Promise from being a last-dollar award. Authorizes Hawaii Promise to coordinate with federal student aid programs to maximize total financial assistance available to students. Effective 7/1/2026. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2338?

NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 2338.

Description

Addresses the change in federal law regarding Pell Grants by amending the Hawaii Community College Promise Program (Hawaii Promise) to provide scholarships for ninety-five percent of a student's unmet direct cost need and exclude grants, scholarships, and other funding sources from the calculation of Hawaii Promise awards, thereby allowing students to apply such funds toward indirect costs, including housing, food, and other living expenses, to reduce financial barriers and support student success. Changes Hawaii Promise from being a last-dollar award. Authorizes Hawaii Promise to coordinate with federal student aid programs to maximize total financial assistance available to students. Effective 7/1/2026. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-07-14 — Act 235, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1337).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-14

    Act 235, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1337).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-14

    Act 235, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1337).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 106-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  9. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 106-26).

  11. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  12. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Hussey, Amato, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.

  15. 2026-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.

  16. 2026-04-23

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 2:30PM in conference room 229.

  17. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Kidani, DeCorte.

  19. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Hussey Co-Chairs; Amato, Muraoka.

  20. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-14

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  23. 2026-04-10

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  24. 2026-04-10

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 556) in amended form (SD 1).

  25. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3621) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  26. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  27. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  29. 2026-03-30

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  30. 2026-03-23

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3137) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  31. 2026-03-23

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-17

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2026-03-12

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  34. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  35. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 98).

    introduction,receipt

  36. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  37. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 809-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  38. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  39. 2026-02-25

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2026-02-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. 2026-02-17

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 300-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  42. 2026-02-17

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  43. 2026-02-06

    The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2026-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-06-26 2:05PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  45. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 6

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  46. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  47. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-06 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Garrett: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-25 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

  • The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-17 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Kidani: not voting
    • Fukunaga: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-06 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Garrett: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Muraoka: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Kim: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Kidani: not voting

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