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HI HR 15

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A STUDENT CORAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HR 15 pass?

No. HI HR 15 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 (2026-04-09): Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1865-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.

What is HI HR 15 about?

HI HR 15 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A STUDENT CORAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.”.

Who sponsors HI HR 15?

LOWEN, KAHALOA, KAPELA and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI HR 15.

Introduced
2026-02-20
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1865-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LOWENprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-09

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1865-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.

  2. 2026-04-09

    Adopted as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

    passage

  3. 2026-04-09

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  4. 2026-04-07

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-04-02

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1736-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to EDN.

  6. 2026-04-02

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

    passage,referral-committee

  7. 2026-04-02

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2026-03-31

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-03-27

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-31-26 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2026-03-10

    Referred to WAL, EDN, referral sheet 15

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-02-23

    Offered

    introduction

  12. 2026-02-20

    To be offered.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-31 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Woodson: not voting

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HCR 13, SR16not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=15&year=2026

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