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HI HCR 79

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE PLANNING OR PLANNING AND PERMITTING DEPARTMENT OF EACH COUNTY TO ESTABLISH KUPUNA-FRIENDLY BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING ACCESSIBILITY AND PRIVATE BUSINESSES OPERATING HOURS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HCR 79 pass?

No. HI HCR 79 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 (2026-04-02): Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1715-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to WAL.

What is HI HCR 79 about?

HI HCR 79 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE PLANNING OR PLANNING AND PERMITTING DEPARTMENT OF EACH COUNTY TO ESTABLISH KUPUNA-FRIENDLY BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING ACCESSIBILITY AND PRIVATE BUSINESSES OPERATING HOURS.”.

Who sponsors HI HCR 79?

CHUN, AMATO, IWAMOTO and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI HCR 79.

Introduced
2026-03-12
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1715-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to WAL.
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • CHUNprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-04-02

    Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1715-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to WAL.

  2. 2026-04-02

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

    passage,referral-committee

  3. 2026-04-01

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Hartsfield.

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-03-30

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSH on Wednesday, 04-01-26 10:00AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 2026-03-18

    Referred to HSH, WAL, referral sheet 18

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-16

    Offered

    introduction

  7. 2026-03-12

    To be offered.

    introduction

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Votes

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

    2026-04-01 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Amato: not voting
    • Hartsfield: not voting

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HR 73, SCR90not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=79&year=2026

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