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HB1391Introduced in the House

Relating To Trade.

Passed

Introduced by Sean Quinlan, District 47

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishes the Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports to the Legislature and Governor. Sunsets 6/30/2031. (CD2)

Where it stands

Act 180, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).

June 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · May 1, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

4 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Greggor Ilagan4Yes
Joe Gedeon18Yes
Ikaika Hussey29Yes
Sean Quinlan47Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  2. Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 4

  3. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Templo.

  5. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  6. 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 Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4).

  7. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. The 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; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

  9. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 908), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  10. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

  11. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 170).

  12. Passed First Reading.

  13. Referred to EDT/TCA, WAM.

  14. The committee(s) on EDT/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  15. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai, Kim ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  16. The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

  17. Reported from EDT/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1196) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  18. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  19. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  20. The 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, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  21. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1653) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  22. One Day Notice 04-04-25.

  23. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  24. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 588) in amended form (SD 1).

  25. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  26. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621).

  27. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Holt Co-Chairs; Hussey, Quinlan, Matsumoto.

  28. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

  29. Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lee, C., Kim Co-Chairs.

  30. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).

  31. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 411.

  32. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.

  33. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.

  34. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:00 PM; Conference Room 411.

  35. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:40 PM; Conference Room 411.

  36. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:46 PM; Conference Room 225.

  37. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.

  38. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Holt, Hussey, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

  39. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 221) as amended in (CD 1).

  40. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.

  41. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 221).

  42. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25

  43. Recommitted to Conference Committee.

  44. Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused.

  45. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  46. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  47. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  48. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  49. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

  50. Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.

  51. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Gedeon.

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

  53. Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lee, C., Dela Cruz Co-Chairs.

  54. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 791).

  55. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 8:00AM in conference room 411.

  56. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.

  57. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.

  58. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 AM; Conference Room 329.

  59. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.

  60. Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Hashimoto added as Co-Chair. Senator Dela Cruz discharged as Co-Chair.

  61. Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 811).

  62. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Quinlan, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  63. 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) DeCoite, Lee, C., Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  64. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 189-26) as amended in (CD 2).

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

  66. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 2 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 189-26).

  67. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 2) 05-06-26

  68. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  69. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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

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

  72. Transmitted to Governor.

  73. Act 180, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).

  74. Act 180, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).

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