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HI SB 1532

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 1532 pass?

No. HI SB 1532 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI SB 1532 about?

Authorizes the Department of the Interior of the United States to adopt certain regulations for the purposes of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. Provides that not less than 5 of the members shall be beneficiaries who are native Hawaiian as defined in section 201(a) of the Act, and that not more than 4 of the members shall be descendants of not less than one-fourth part of the blood of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands previous to 1778.

Who sponsors HI SB 1532?

DECORTE is the primary sponsor of HI SB 1532.

Description

Authorizes the Department of the Interior of the United States to adopt certain regulations for the purposes of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. Provides that not less than 5 of the members shall be beneficiaries who are native Hawaiian as defined in section 201(a) of the Act, and that not more than 4 of the members shall be descendants of not less than one-fourth part of the blood of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands previous to 1778.

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DECORTEprimary

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-03

    Re-Referred to HWN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-27

    Referred to HWN/EIG, JDC.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  5. 2025-01-22

    Pending Introduction.

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1532&year=2026

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