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SCR93Introduced in the Senate

Requesting The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands And Statewide Office On Homelessness And Housing Solutions To Develop A Coordinated Support And Stabilization Pathway For Native Hawaiian Beneficiaries Experiencing Homelessness Or Extremely Low Income.

EngrossedHouse Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Introduced by Joy San Buenaventura, District 2

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requesting The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands And Statewide Office On Homelessness And Housing Solutions To Develop A Coordinated Support And Stabilization Pathway For Native Hawaiian Beneficiaries Experiencing Homelessness Or Extremely Low Income.

Where it stands

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3).

April 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, Unamended · April 8, 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
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Angus McKelvey6Absent
Kurt Fevella20Yes
Jarrett Keohokalole24Absent

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to HWN/HHS.

  3. The committee(s) on HWN/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 04-06-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  4. The committee(s) on HHS deferred the measure until 04-08-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. 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.

  6. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Keohokalole.

  7. Reported from HWN/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3572) with recommendation of adoption.

  8. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  9. Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

  10. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 468).

  11. Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 28

  12. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 04-16-26 9:45AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  14. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2183-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  15. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3).

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