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HI SCR 161

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A CLIMATE LITERACY SEAL OF EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK IN HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SCR 161 pass?

No. HI SCR 161 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 (2026-03-19): Referred to EDU.

What is HI SCR 161 about?

HI SCR 161 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A CLIMATE LITERACY SEAL OF EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK IN HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOLS.”.

Who sponsors HI SCR 161?

WAKAI, HASHIMOTO are the primary sponsors of HI SCR 161, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-03-19 — Referred to EDU.
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • WAKAIprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-19

    Referred to EDU.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-16

    Offered.

    introduction

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Companion bill: HCR 196, SR152not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SCR&billnumber=161&year=2026

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