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HI HB 295

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, to authorize the transfer of a living beneficiary's place on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands' waitlist for any residential, agricultural, or pastoral tract to a qualified application successor who is at least one-fourth Hawaiian, if the beneficiary dies. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-17
Status date
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Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MURAOKAprimary
  • ALCOSprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • PIERICKprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • WARDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-06

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-06

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 238) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  4. 2025-02-05

    The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-01-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HSG, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-17

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  8. 2025-01-16

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-05 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Cochran: not voting
    • La Chica: not voting
    • Pierick: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=295&year=2026

Attribution

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