Relating To The Hawaii Teacher Standards Board.
Last status update Jan 23, 2026
What this measure contains
Permits the Department of Education and charter schools to hire unlicensed individuals as teachers on an emergency basis for five, rather than three, years. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 22, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 6, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 19, 2026
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- SB2616— Same As
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Legislative path
Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.
- Introduced
- HD1by EDN
- HD2by LAB
Companion measure: SB2616. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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House EDN committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
9 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
49 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused
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House LAB committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2
6 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted
48 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused
House members along the path
| Member | EDN Introduced | Second reading HD1 | LAB HD1 | Report adoption HD2 | Change along the path |
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| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye* | Aye* | Aye | Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2) | |
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye* | Aye* | |||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Aye | Excused | |||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | Aye | Aye |
35 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | EDN Introduced | Second reading HD1 | LAB HD1 | Report adoption HD2 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Joe GedeonHD-018 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Daisy HartsfieldHD-036 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Daniel HoltHD-028 | Aye | ||||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | Aye | |||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye | Aye |
Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote
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Legislative history
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Pending introduction.
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Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Referred to EDN, LAB, CPC, referral sheet 1
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Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 78-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
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Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with Representative(s) Muraoka, Perruso voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 636-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to CPC.
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Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).