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HCR179Introduced in the House

Urging The aha Moku Advisory Committee To Follow Its Adopted Rules Of Practice, Fulfill Its Statutory Duties, Establish Policies To Assure Consistent Standards Of Administrative And Managerial Accountability; And Convening A Working Group To Make Recommendations.

Passed

Introduced by Mahina Poepoe, District 13

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Official description

Urging The aha Moku Advisory Committee To Follow Its Adopted Rules Of Practice, Fulfill Its Statutory Duties, Establish Policies To Assure Consistent Standards Of Administrative And Managerial Accountability; And Convening A Working Group To Make Recommendations.

Where it stands

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

May 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments · April 17, 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.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Absent
Stanley Chang9Absent
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao19Yes
Samantha DeCorte22Yes
Chris Lee25Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered

  2. Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19

  3. Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-31-26 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  5. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1751-26), 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 none excused (0).

  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, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. 1896-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

  10. Adopted as amended in HD 1 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. 584).

  13. Referred to WLA, WAM.

  14. The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  15. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang.

  16. Re-Referred to WLA.

  17. Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3927) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  18. One Day Notice 04-27-26.

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

  20. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 774) 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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