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SR88Introduced 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.

Passed

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

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-19-26.

May 19, 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. 3573) with recommendation of adoption.

  8. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  9. Report and Resolution Adopted.

  10. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-19-26.

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