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HI HCR 181

died on adjournment

AFFIRMING THAT THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF SECTION 302A-1116, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, IS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE SUBSTANTIVELY TEMPORARY POSITIONS ONLY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HCR 181 pass?

No. HI HCR 181 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 (2026-04-24): Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

What is HI HCR 181 about?

HI HCR 181 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “AFFIRMING THAT THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF SECTION 302A-1116, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, IS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE SUBSTANTIVELY TEMPORARY POSITIONS ONLY.”.

Who sponsors HI HCR 181?

LA CHICA, AMATO, BELATTI and 14 others are the primary sponsors of HI HCR 181.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-24 — Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LA CHICAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-24

    Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  2. 2026-04-24

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 757) in amended form (SD 1).

  3. 2026-04-23

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3905) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  4. 2026-04-23

    One Day Notice 04-24-26.

  5. 2026-04-20

    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

  6. 2026-04-17

    Re-Referred to EDU.

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-04-17

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-20-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).

  8. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 586).

    introduction,receipt

  9. 2026-04-10

    Referred to EDU/HWN.

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1936-26), recommending adoption.

  11. 2026-04-09

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

    passage

  12. 2026-04-09

    Transmitted to Senate.

  13. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-02

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1769-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

  15. 2026-04-02

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage,referral-committee

  16. 2026-04-02

    Scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:05AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 2026-03-31

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Olds; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett, Kila, Muraoka, Souza.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-03-25

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. 2026-03-18

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-16

    Offered

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-31 · pass · 6-0

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

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0

    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
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting

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

    2026-04-20 · pass · 3-0

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

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HR 171, SCR162not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=181&year=2026

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