RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INITIATIVE.
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What it does
Official summary
Appropriates funds for salaries and fringe benefits of positions for the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy's Space Science and Engineering Initiative Workforce Development Program, Maunakea Scholars Program, and Internship Program. Appropriates funds for office equipment and supplies, operational costs, and stipends for high school and college students. Effective 7/31/2050.
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Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
Passed Senate
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5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Apr 17Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.Latest
Apr 2Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).Minor
Apr 1House Conferee(s) discharged.
Mar 20Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Mar 20Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).Minor
2025
Dec 8Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.Minor
Apr 24Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229.
Apr 23Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 1:45PM in conference room 229.
Apr 22Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella.
Apr 22Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).Minor
Apr 15Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).Minor
Apr 11Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Minor
Apr 10House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
Apr 8Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 8Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 655) in amended form (SD 1).
Apr 4Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1769) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Apr 4One Day Notice 04-08-25.
Apr 2The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 31The committee on WAM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-02-25 10:01AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
Mar 18Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1133) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Mar 18Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
Mar 13The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Fevella.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 10The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Mar 6Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 257).Minor
Mar 6Passed First Reading.Minor
Mar 6Referred to HRE, WAM.Minor
Mar 4Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 28Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1103), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Feb 26Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-25 11:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 26The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.Minor
Feb 25The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-26-25.Minor
Feb 21Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 11Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 401) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 11Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).Minor
Feb 5The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Jan 31Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.