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SCR89Introduced in the Senate

Requesting The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission To Establish An Advisory Committee To Develop Recommendations On The Implementation Of Alternative Models For Rehabilitation And Restorative Justice On Oahu.

Passed

Introduced by Carol Fukunaga, District 11

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Official description

Requesting The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission To Establish An Advisory Committee To Develop Recommendations On The Implementation Of Alternative Models For Rehabilitation And Restorative Justice On Oahu.

Where it stands

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Hawaiian Affairs: Passed, With Amendments · April 2, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

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 Keohokalole24Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to PSM/HWN.

  3. The committee(s) on PSM/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

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

  5. The committee(s) on HWN deferred the measure until 04-02-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

  7. Reported from PSM/HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3428) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  8. One Day Notice 04-07-26.

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

  10. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 417) in amended form (SD 1).

  11. Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 27

  12. Resolution scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 04-15-26 10:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

  14. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2174-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  15. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato excused (1).

  16. Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-22-26 3:00PM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 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, Cochran, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.

  18. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2252-26), recommending adoption.

  19. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1).

  20. Transmitted to Senate.

  21. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 829).

  22. Resolution adopted in final form.

  23. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

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