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HB2046Introduced in the House

Relating To The lelo Hawaii Commission.

EngrossedSenate Ways and Means

Introduced by Daniel Holt, District 28

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishes and appropriates funds for the lelo Hawaii Commission to coordinate and promote initiatives that support the use of lelo Hawaii. Sunsets 12/2/2030. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

March 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Hawaiian Affairs: Passed, Unamended · March 24, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Tim Richards4Yes
Les Ihara10Absent
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao19Yes
Samantha DeCorte22Yes
Jarrett Keohokalole24Absent

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

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

  5. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Kahaloa.

  6. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 582-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  7. 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).

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

  9. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  10. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1083-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  12. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 346).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to HWN, WAM.

  16. The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 2:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  17. 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.

  18. Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3381) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  19. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

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