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Measure Title: RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Report Title: DBEDT; Hilo-Kona Transportation Pilot Program
Description: Establishes a Hilo-Kona transportation pilot program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study, plan, evaluate, implement, and trial transportation routes and services connecting Hilo and Kona. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Package: None
Current Referral: EDT/TRS, WAM
Introducer(s): ILAGAN, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MORIKAWA, POEPOE, SOUZA, Reyes Oda
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DateChamberStatus Text
3/17/2026SRe-Referred to EDT/TRS, WAM.
3/10/2026SReferred to EDT, WAM.
3/6/2026SPassed First Reading.
3/6/2026SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 82).
3/5/2026HPassed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
3/5/2026HReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 779-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/2/2026HThe committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2/27/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/20/2026HReport adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2/20/2026HReported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 655-26), recommending referral to FIN.
2/19/2026HThe committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti.
2/13/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/12/2026HPassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TRN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2/12/2026HReported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 257-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TRN.
2/11/2026HThe committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/6/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-11-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
1/30/2026HReferred to ECD, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 5
1/28/2026HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/26/2026HPending introduction.

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All Versions of this Measure

HB2138_HD1 Link to HB2138_HD1 .PDF file
HB2138 Link to HB2138 .PDF file

Committee Reports

HB2138_HD1_HSCR257-26_ Link to committee report HB2138_HD1_HSCR257-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB2138_HD1_HSCR655-26_ Link to committee report HB2138_HD1_HSCR655-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB2138_HD1_HSCR779-26_ Link to committee report HB2138_HD1_HSCR779-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)

Testimony

HB2138_TESTIMONY_ECD_02-11-26_
HB2138_HD1_TESTIMONY_TRN_02-19-26_
HB2138_HD1_TESTIMONY_FIN_03-02-26_

Hearing Notices

ECD
2/11/26 8:30A
423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
TRN
2/19/26 9:00A
430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
FIN
3/02/26 2:00P
308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE