RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OF A HAWAIIAN SENSE OF PLACE.
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What it does
Official summary
Establishes the Hawaiian Sense of Place Recognition Act. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop educational and outreach programs to promote understanding of the Hawaiian sense of place among residents, visitors, and public employees. Requires state agencies to incorporate Hawaiian sense of place principles into land planning, management, and state construction projects.
More detail
Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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More on this bill
Where it stands
Introduced
2Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Feb 20Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 750-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.Latest
Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 20Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).Minor
Feb 18The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 13Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 12Reported from ECD/LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 251-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 12Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Minor
Feb 11The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 11The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.Minor
Feb 6Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD/LAB on Wednesday, 02-11-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 2Referred to ECD/LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6Minor