The Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature

Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa, Ka ‘Aha‘ōlelo Kau Kanawai he Kanakolu Kumamako

State of Hawaii

Moku‘āina ‘O Hawai‘i

Regular Session of 2026 ǀ ‘Ākoakoa Kūmau MH 2026

 

 

Thirty-Seventh Day

 

 

Lā Kanakolukumamāhiku

April 1, 2026, Wednesday

 

 

1 ‘Apelila 2026 - Po‘Akolu

11:30 A.M.

 

 

Hola 11:30 A.M.

 

A live stream of the Senate floor session will be available on the Senate YouTube channel.

 

 

 

 

Order of Business ǀ Papahana O Ka Lā

 

Roll Call ǀ Kāhea Papa Inoa

 

 

Approval of the Journal ǀ ‘Āpono Mo‘olelo O Ka Puke Hālāwai

 

 

Introductions ǀ Ho‘olauna Mea Kipa

Floor Presentation(s) ǀ Ho‘olauna Ma Ka ‘Ākoakoa Nui

Congratulating Kamehameha Schools Boys and Girls Wrestling Teams for their successful 2026 season. (Senator Kim)

 

 

Messages from the Governor ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ke Kia‘āina                                                   800

 

G.M. 800

Informing the Senate that on March 31, 2026, the Governor has withdrawn KAMA HOPKINS, Gubernatorial Nominee to the Hawai'i Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission, from consideration by the Senate (GM787).

File

 

 

 

Departmental Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Nā ‘Oihana                                             None

 

 

 

 


House Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka Hale                                                                449-452

Returning the following Senate bill which on March 31, 2026; passed Third Reading in the House:

 

H.C. 449

S.B. 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

File

 

 

 

 

Informing the Senate that on March 31, 2026; the following House Concurrent Resolutions were adopted by the House:

 

H.C. 450

H.C.R. 53

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

University of Hawaii; Board of Regents; Audit; Associate Degrees

 

 

 

 

H.C. 451

H.C.R. 57, H.D. 1

RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER TWENTY-EIGHTH AS HAWAII GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY.

Hawaii Good Neighbor Day; Community Engagement; Proclamation 4601

 

 

 

 

H.C. 452

H.C.R. 101, H.D. 1

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

Governor; Aloha Order of Merit; Former Governor John D. Waiheʻe III; Nomination

 

 

 

 

 

Senate Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa                                                   None

 

 

 

 

Judiciary Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ka ‘Ao‘ao Ho‘okolokolo                                 None

 

 

 

 

Introduction of Measures ǀ Hāpai Palapala                                                                                None

 

 

Conference Committee Reports  ǀ Palapala Hō‘ike Na Nā Kōmike Kūkā                              None

 

 

 

 

Standing Committee Reports ǀ Palapala Hō‘ike Na Nā Kōmike Kūmau                                 None

 

 

 

 

Order of the Day ǀ Papahana O Ka Lā

 

Deferred Matters ǀ Nā Mea I Hoʻopaneʻe ʻia                                                                               None

 

 

 

 

Advise And Consent ǀ A‘Oa‘O A ‘Ae                                                                                              None

 

 

 

 

Adopt Resolutions ǀ ‘Ōlelo Ho‘Oholo E Koho Pāloka ‘La                                                          None

 

 

 

 

Final Reading ǀ Heluhelu Hope Loa                                                                                                None

 

 

 

 

 


Third Reading ǀ Heluhelu ‘Ekolu

 

(See S.S.C.R. 3398)

 

Status Page

H.B. 1878, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.  (JDC)

Anti-discrimination; Prohibitions; Certain Characteristics; Intersectionality

Third Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

Referrals And Re-Referrals ǀ Ho‘ouna Kōmike Ho‘olohe A Ho‘ouna Hou Paha                  None

 

 

Miscellaneous Communications ǀ Ho‘oka‘a‘ike ‘Ē A‘e                                                             None

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Business ǀ Hana ‘Ē A‘e                                                                                          None

 

 

Announcements ǀ Ho‘olaha

 

Committee Hearing Schedule ǀ Papamanawa Ho‘olohe Palapala

 

COMMITTEE

DATE

TIME

ROOM

EIG/WLA

4/1/2026

1:00 PM

CR 224 & Videoconference

HHS

4/1/2026

1:00 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

WLA

4/1/2026

1:01 PM

CR 224 & Videoconference

AEN

4/1/2026

3:00 PM

CR 224 & Videoconference

PSM

4/1/2026

3:02 PM

CR 016 & Videoconference

GVO/AEN

4/1/2026

3:30 PM

CR 224 & Videoconference

CPN/JDC

4/2/2026

9:20 AM

CR 229 & Videoconference

JDC/CPN

4/2/2026

9:20 AM

CR 229 & Videoconference

CPN

4/2/2026

9:30 AM

CR 229 & Videoconference

JDC

4/2/2026

9:45 AM

CR 016 & Videoconference

JDC

4/2/2026

10:20 AM

CR 016 & Videoconference

JDC

4/2/2026

10:30 AM

CR 016 & Videoconference

JDC/HHS

4/2/2026

10:45 AM

CR 016 & Videoconference

HWN

4/2/2026

1:00 PM

CR 224 & Videoconference

GVO/EIG

4/2/2026

3:00 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

GVO

4/2/2026

3:05 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

GVO/PSM

4/2/2026

3:15 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

HHS

4/2/2026

3:20 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

WAM

4/6/2026

10:30 AM

CR 211 & Videoconference

HWN/HHS

4/6/2026

2:00 PM

CR 225 & Videoconference

HWN/WLA

4/8/2026

1:00 PM

CR 224 & Videoconference

WLA/AEN

4/8/2026

1:01 PM

CR 224 & Videoconference

INFO-CPC-CPN

4/8/2026

2:00 PM

CR 329 & Videoconference

 

 

 

 

 

Senate Session will convene at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2026.

 

Adjournment ǀ Ke Pani ‘Ana