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HCR122Introduced in the House

Requesting The University Of Hawaii To Consider Offering Olelo Hawaii Micro-credentials Focusing On Olelo Niihau.

Passed

Introduced by Darius Kila, District 44

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requesting The University Of Hawaii To Consider Offering Olelo Hawaii Micro-credentials Focusing On Olelo Niihau.

Where it stands

Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).

May 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Hawaiian Affairs: Passed, With Amendments · April 20, 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. Offered

  2. Referred to HED, JHA, referral sheet 19

  3. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:30PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Woodson, Muraoka.

  5. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1572-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  6. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakamura, Perruso excused (2).

  7. Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  9. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1876-26), recommending adoption.

  10. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  11. Transmitted to Senate.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 567).

  13. Referred to EDU/HWN.

  14. The committee(s) on EDU/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-20-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  15. The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  16. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Fukunaga, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Hashimoto.

  17. Reported from EDU/HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3871) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  18. One Day Notice 04-23-26.

  19. Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

  20. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 734) in amended form (SD 1).

  21. One (1) day notice, Friday, 05-08-26.

  22. House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  23. Adopted as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong, Quinlan excused (3).

  24. Resolution adopted in final form.

  25. Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).

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