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Hawaii 2026

HB 2309

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Eligible Transferees and Successors to Homestead Leases, HHCA
Introduced / first action
2026-01-26 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, to include children of a sibling as qualifying relatives of lessees for the purposes of lease transfer and lease successorship, in the same manner currently allowed for spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings. (CD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 164, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1266).

    became-law, executive-signature

  2. Act 164, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1266).

    became-law, executive-signature

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. Transmitted to Governor.

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 68-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  9. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  10. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 68-26).

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  12. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kusch, Kahaloa, Poepoe, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Gabbard, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 325.

  15. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 325.

  16. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Kahaloa, Poepoe, Garcia.

  17. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  18. Senate Conferees Appointed: Richards Chair; Gabbard Co-Chair; DeCorte.

  19. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713).

    receipt

  20. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  21. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  22. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  23. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 678) in amended form (SD 1).

  24. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3771) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  25. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  26. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  28. Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3377) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  29. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  30. The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Keohokalole.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

  32. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 203).

    introduction, receipt

  33. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  34. Referred to HWN, JDC.

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  35. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1010-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  36. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  37. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  39. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 465-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  40. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  41. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-12-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  44. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  45. Pending introduction.

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