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HCR54Introduced in the House

Requesting The University Of Hawaii Board Of Regents To Consider Renaming Leeward Community College To Puuloa Community College.

EngrossedSenate Education

Introduced by Andrew Garrett, District 22

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Official description

Requesting The University Of Hawaii Board Of Regents To Consider Renaming Leeward Community College To Puuloa Community College.

Where it stands

Referred to EDU, JDC.

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. To be offered.

  2. Offered

  3. Referred to HED, JHA, referral sheet 18

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

  5. 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.

  6. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1566-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  7. 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).

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

  9. 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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1894-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

  11. Adopted as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  12. Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 544).

  14. Referred to EDU, JDC.

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