HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2026

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

36th Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

 

5.         Floor Presentations

 

 

H.R. No. 208

COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE CANDIDATES AND DISTINGUISHED FINALISTS FOR THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HAWAIʻI 2026 YOUTH OF THE YEAR AWARDS.

 


 

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            HIGHER EDUCATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1565-26

H.R. No. 50

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI BOARD OF REGENTS TO CONSIDER RENAMING LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO PUʻULOA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

 

REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                     

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1566-26

H.C.R. No. 54

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI BOARD OF REGENTS TO CONSIDER RENAMING LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO PUʻULOA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

 

REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1567-26

H.R. No. 102

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO REVIEW AND REFINE THE OPERATIONAL MISSIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT EACH CAMPUS FULFILLS A DISTINCT AND COMPLEMENTARY ROLE IN SERVING STUDENTS AND THE STATE.

 

REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1568-26

H.C.R. No. 110

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO REVIEW AND REFINE THE OPERATIONAL MISSIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT EACH CAMPUS FULFILLS A DISTINCT AND COMPLEMENTARY ROLE IN SERVING STUDENTS AND THE STATE.

 

REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            HIGHER EDUCATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1569-26

H.R. No. 103

 

REQUESTING THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO REVIEW AND CLARIFY THE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM IN RELATION TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES.

 

REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1570-26

H.C.R. No. 111

 

REQUESTING THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO REVIEW AND CLARIFY THE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM IN RELATION TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES.

 

REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1571-26

H.R. No. 114

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO ALLOW AN OLELO HAWAII PATHWAY UNDER THE NIIHAU DIALECT.

 

REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1572-26

H.C.R. No. 122

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO ALLOW AN OLELO HAWAII PATHWAY UNDER THE NIIHAU DIALECT.

 

REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                     

 

            CULTURE & ARTS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1573-26

H.R. No. 152

 

REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS DATA AND MAPPING TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE SURVEY OF ENTITIES ENGAGED IN ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE DATABASE AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP OF ARTS ENTITIES AND PROGRAMS.

 

REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1574-26

H.C.R. No. 162

 

REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS DATA AND MAPPING TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE SURVEY OF ENTITIES ENGAGED IN ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE DATABASE AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP OF ARTS ENTITIES AND PROGRAMS.

 

REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1575-26

H.R. No. 20, H.D. 1

 

DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS MARCH4WATER MONTH IN HAWAII.

 

AS AMENDED, REFER TO WATER & LAND                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1576-26

H.C.R. No. 19, H.D. 1

 

DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS MARCH4WATER MONTH IN HAWAII.

 

AS AMENDED, REFER TO WATER & LAND                                                                                     

 

            CULTURE & ARTS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1577-26

H.R. No. 98

 

ENDORSING WAIKIKI AS A WORLD SURFING RESERVE.

 

REFER TO WATER & LAND                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1578-26

H.C.R. No. 106

 

ENDORSING WAIKIKI AS A WORLD SURFING RESERVE.

 

REFER TO WATER & LAND                                                                                     

 

            HIGHER EDUCATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1579-26

H.R. No. 49

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO CONDUCT A SYSTEMWIDE ASSOCIATE DEGREE COMPLETION AUDIT.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1580-26

H.C.R. No. 53

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO CONDUCT A SYSTEMWIDE ASSOCIATE DEGREE COMPLETION AUDIT.

 

FOR ADOPTION                                                                                     


 

 

            CULTURE & ARTS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1581-26

H.R. No. 53, H.D. 1

 

RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER TWENTY-EIGHTH AS HAWAII GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY.

 

AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1582-26

H.C.R. No. 57, H.D. 1

 

RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER TWENTY-EIGHTH AS HAWAII GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY.

 

AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1583-26

H.R. No. 93, H.D. 1

 

NOMINATING JOHN D. WAIHEʻE III FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT.

 

AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1584-26

H.C.R. No. 101, H.D. 1

 

NOMINATING JOHN D. WAIHEʻE III FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT.

 

AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION                                                                                    

 

 

 

 


 

7.         Third Reading

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

 

S.B. No. 3225

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION:  AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES OR THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSES OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, OR DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.

(Revision Bill)

 

(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1564-26)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

8.         Announcements

 

 

Floor Presentation for Wednesday, April 1, 2026:

 

COMMENDING TUMUA TUINEI FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A LEADING FIGURE IN HAWAIʻI’S ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY, HIS COLLABORATION WITH THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI TO SUPPORT YOUTH WELLNESS, AND HIS POSITIVE, FAR-REACHING SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE THAT UPLIFTS AND PERPETUATES HAWAIʻI’S CULTURE WHILE BRINGING LAUGHTER TO THE PEOPLE OF HAWAIʻI.