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HI HCR 36

died on adjournment

ESTABLISHING A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE PREFECTURE OF OKAYAMA, JAPAN.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HCR 36 pass?

No. HI HCR 36 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 (2026-04-23): Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

What is HI HCR 36 about?

HI HCR 36 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “ESTABLISHING A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE PREFECTURE OF OKAYAMA, JAPAN.”.

Who sponsors HI HCR 36?

YAMASHITA, CHUN, GARRETT and 11 others are the primary sponsors of HI HCR 36, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2026-03-10
Latest action
2026-04-23 — Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • YAMASHITAprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • Alcoscosponsor

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. 727).

  3. 2026-04-23

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  4. 2026-04-22

    Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3878) 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

    Referred to WLA.

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-04-02

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 454).

    introduction,receipt

  10. 2026-04-01

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1655-26), recommending adoption.

  11. 2026-04-01

    Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  12. 2026-04-01

    Transmitted to Senate.

  13. 2026-03-27

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tam.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-03-24

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-27-26 9:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  15. 2026-03-18

    Referred to ECD, referral sheet 18

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-03-12

    Offered

    introduction

  17. 2026-03-10

    To be offered.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-27 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Tam: 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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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=36&year=2026

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