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Brenton Awa

State Senator · Hawaii Senate District 23

Bills introduced (42)

HISR145Passed

Urging The Department Of Education To Add Tax Instruction To Its Financial Literacy Graduation Requirement.

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. · May 12, 2026

Yes 5No 0Other 0
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HISCR154Engrossed

Urging The Department Of Education To Add Tax Instruction To Its Financial Literacy Graduation Requirement.

Referred to EDN, referral sheet 28 · April 10, 2026

Yes 5No 0Other 0
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HISR141Introduced

Requesting The Governor To Obtain A Controlled Substance Exemption From The Drug Enforcement Administration For Registered Medical Cannabis Patients And Registration Waivers For State-licensed Dispensaries.

Report adopted, referred to JDC. · March 31, 2026

Yes 4No 0Other 1
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HISCR150Introduced

Requesting The Governor To Obtain A Controlled Substance Exemption From The Drug Enforcement Administration For Registered Medical Cannabis Patients And Registration Waivers For State-licensed Dispensaries.

Report adopted, referred to JDC. · March 31, 2026

Yes 4No 0Other 1
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HISB1582Engrossed

Relating To The Coconut Tree.

Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). · March 20, 2026

Yes 5No 0Other 0
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HISCR156Introduced

Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Submit An Annual Report On Litigation Involving Native Hawaiian Traditional And Customary Rights And The States Public Trust Obligations Under Articles Xi And Xii Of The Hawaii State Constitution.

Referred to JDC/HWN. · March 19, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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HISR142Introduced

Requesting The Thirty-fourth Legislature Of The State Of Hawaii To Amend Its Internal Rules To Eliminate The Formal Vote Option Of "with Reservations".

Referred to JDC. · March 19, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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HISR143Introduced

Urging The United States Air Force To Cease Plans Related To The Construction Of The Maui Optical And Supercomputing Site Small Telescope Advanced Research Facility Atop Haleakal.

Referred to PSM/EIG. · March 19, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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HISR146Introduced

Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu's Department Of Budget And Fiscal Services, In Consultation With The Department Of Customer Services, To Study The Fiscal And Policy Impact Of The Active-duty Military Vehicle Weight Tax Exemption.

Referred to EIG, WAM. · March 19, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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HISCR152Introduced

Urging The United States Air Force To Cease Plans Related To The Construction Of The Maui Optical And Supercomputing Site Small Telescope Advanced Research Facility Atop Haleakal.

Referred to PSM/EIG. · March 19, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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HISR144Introduced

Requesting The Hawaii State Department Of Education To Ensure Good Faith Implementation Of Its Doctoral Educational Psychology Stipend Agreements And To Establish And Fund Appropriate Educational Psychologist Positions Consistent With Contractual Commitments.

Referred to EDU/HHS. · March 19, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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HISCR153Introduced

Requesting The Hawaii State Department Of Education To Ensure Good Faith Implementation Of Its Doctoral Educational Psychology Stipend Agreements And To Establish And Fund Appropriate Educational Psychologist Positions Consistent With Contractual Commitments.

Referred to EDU/HHS. · March 19, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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Showing the 12 most recently active.

Recent votes

BillVote onVote
SB2268

Relating To Equity.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB2543

Relating To State Construction Projects.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB2487

Relating To The Public Utilities Commission.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
HB2095

Relating To The Judiciary.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB2247

Relating To Political Fundraising By Executive Branch Employees.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
HB2094

Relating To Jury Duty.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Absent
SB2471

Relating To The Powers Of Artificial Persons.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB2694

Relating To Water Carriers.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
HB2050

Relating To Partial Public Financing Of Elections.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Absent
SB2930

Relating To The State Risk Management Revolving Fund.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB177

Relating To Aquaculture.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Absent
HB1838

Relating To Visas.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 30, 2026

Absent
HB1960

Relating To Human Trafficking.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 30, 2026

Absent
SB2247

Relating To Political Fundraising By Executive Branch Employees.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
SB3076

Relating To Tobacco Enforcement.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
SB2964

Relating To Property Insurance.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
SB2607

Relating To Landscape Architects.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
SB3255

Relating To Currency.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

No
SB3001

Relating To Artificial Intelligence.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Absent
HB1642

Relating To Consumer Protection.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
HB1481

Relating To Human Remains.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
SB2876

Relating To Natural Hair Braiding.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
HB1810

Relating To Charitable Solicitation.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Absent
SB874

Relating To Veterinary Medicine.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
SB2239

Relating To Voter Registration.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 28, 2026

Absent
HB1824

Relating To Condominiums.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 28, 2026

Absent
SB2397

Relating To Neighborhood Boards.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 28, 2026

Yes
SB888

Relating To Consumer Protection.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 28, 2026

Absent
SB2043

Relating To Insurance.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 28, 2026

Absent
SB2623

Relating To Licensing.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 27, 2026

Yes
HB2282

Relating To Insurance.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 27, 2026

Yes
HB1737

Relating To Farm Employee Housing.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 27, 2026

Yes
HB1511

Relating To Consumer Protection.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 27, 2026

Yes
SB2532

Relating To The Campaign Spending Commission's Electronic Filing System.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 24, 2026

Yes
HCR32

Requesting The Governor's Senior Advisor For Mental Health And The Justice System To Formulate A Plan To Create Places Of Shelter For Persons Under Civil Commitment And For Persons Who Have Been Recently Released From The Hawaii State Hospital And Are At Risk Of Recidivism.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended

April 24, 2026

Yes
SB2727

Relating To Discrimination.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 23, 2026

Yes
SB3073

Relating To The Retention Of Biological Evidence.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 23, 2026

Yes
SR20

Urging An Immediate And Permanent Ceasefire And An End To Hostilities In Iran.

Senate · Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments

April 23, 2026

Yes
HCR137

Urging An Immediate And Permanent Ceasefire And An End To Hostilities In Iran.

Senate · Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments

April 23, 2026

Yes
SB2494

Relating To Corruption.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 22, 2026

Yes
HCR193

Requesting The Establishment Of A Court Security And Department Of Law Enforcement Capacity Working Group To Address Systemic Staffing Shortages, Expanded Statutory Responsibilities, And The Escalating Fiscal And Accountability Risks Associated With Private Security Contracting At State Courts.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended

April 21, 2026

Yes
HCR206

Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Working Group To Study The Potential Impacts Of Large Data Centers On Hawaii's Electric Utilities, Ratepayers, Natural Resources, And Climate Goals.

Senate · Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended

April 17, 2026

Yes
HCR144

Requesting The Department Of Agriculture And Biosecurity To Collaborate With State And County Agencies And Community-based Organizations To Develop A Comprehensive Statewide Food Security Strategy.

Senate · Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended

April 17, 2026

Yes
HCR103

Affirming Support For The Expansion Of Programs And Projects That Increase Tree Canopy Coverage And Install Shade Trees In Urban Areas To Mitigate The Effects Of Urban Heat Islands Across The State.

Senate · Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended

April 17, 2026

Yes
HCR117

Urging The Governor To Assess Food Insecurity Conditions And Implement A Statewide Food Security Response Plan.

Senate · Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended

April 17, 2026

Yes
HCR31

Recognizing 2026 As The International Year Of Rangelands And Pastoralists In Hawaii.

Senate · Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended

April 17, 2026

Yes
HCR180

Urging The Department Of Agriculture And Biosecurity To Explore And Pursue Opportunities To Colocate Community-based Renewable Energy Generating Projects With Agricultural Reservoirs And Irrigation Water Infrastructure.

Senate · Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended

April 17, 2026

Yes
HCR33

Encouraging Hawaii County, In Collaboration With The Puak Community, Department Of Health, University Of Hawaii At Hilo, And Other Stakeholders, To Complete The Puak Sewage Project.

Senate · Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With Amendments

April 17, 2026

Yes
HCR144

Requesting The Department Of Agriculture And Biosecurity To Collaborate With State And County Agencies And Community-based Organizations To Develop A Comprehensive Statewide Food Security Strategy.

Senate · Senate Government Operations: Passed, Unamended

April 16, 2026

Absent
HCR202

Establishing The Legislative Task Force On Hawaii's Future Energy Pathways To Examine Strategies To Maximize Cost Savings While Minimizing Risk To Ratepayers Over The Next Three Decades And Achieving The State's Energy Goals And Producing Affordable, Reliable, Resilient, And Decarbonized Energy.

Senate · Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments

April 16, 2026

Absent
HB1696

Relating To Commercial Driver's Licenses.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB2033

Relating To Transportation.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

No
HB1823

Relating To The Coastal Zone Management Act.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1888

Relating To The Safety Of Educational Workers.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB2592

Relating To The Mauna Kea Stewardship And Oversight Authority.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1737

Relating To Farm Employee Housing.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1710

Relating To Historic Preservation.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1897

Relating To Condominium Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB2576

Relating To Background Checks.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1618

Relating To Cesspool Conversions.

Senate · Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes