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HI HB 2340

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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Makes an emergency appropriation for fiscal year 2025–2026 to the University of Hawaii to expand and sustain the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and Maui Health Registry. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.

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  2. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  3. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 100).

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  4. 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.

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  5. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 803-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  6. 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.

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  7. 2026-02-23

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

  8. 2026-02-18

    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 none excused (0).

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  9. 2026-02-18

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 406-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  10. 2026-02-13

    The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.

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  11. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2026-02-09

    Received from Governor re: emergency appropriation (Gov. Msg. No. 3).

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  13. 2026-02-06

    Re-referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 8

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  14. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HLT, HED, FIN, referral sheet 6

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  15. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  16. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 9-0

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

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