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HI HCR 162

enacted

REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS DATA AND MAPPING TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE SURVEY OF ENTITIES ENGAGED IN ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE DATABASE AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP OF ARTS ENTITIES AND PROGRAMS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HCR 162 pass?

Yes. HI HCR 162 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-23): Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

What is HI HCR 162 about?

HI HCR 162 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS DATA AND MAPPING TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE SURVEY OF ENTITIES ENGAGED IN ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE DATABASE AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP OF ARTS ENTITIES AND PROGRAMS.”.

Who sponsors HI HCR 162?

KAPELA, AMATO, GEDEON and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI HCR 162.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-23 — Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAPELAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GEDEONprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-23

    Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

    passage

  2. 2026-04-23

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 735).

  3. 2026-04-23

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  4. 2026-04-22

    Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3877) with recommendation of adoption.

  5. 2026-04-22

    One Day Notice 04-23-26.

  6. 2026-04-17

    The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-04-14

    The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  8. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 579).

    introduction,receipt

  9. 2026-04-10

    Referred to WLA.

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-04-09

    Re-referred to CAA, referral sheet 26

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-04-09

    Reconsideration of action taken on 03-31-26.

    became-law

  12. 2026-04-09

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

    passage

  13. 2026-04-09

    Transmitted to Senate.

  14. 2026-03-31

    Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1574-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  15. 2026-03-31

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakamura, Perruso excused (2).

    passage,referral-committee

  16. 2026-03-25

    The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Sayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Reyes Oda.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-03-23

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2026-03-18

    Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-03-16

    Offered

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-25 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • M: not voting
    • Reyes Oda: not voting

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

    2026-04-17 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Inouye: not voting
    • Chang: not voting

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