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HB1873HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Hawaii.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Exempts one six-hour strategic planning retreat of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii per year from open meeting requirements if certain conditions are met. Requires members of the Board of Regents to complete a governance training and attend the training at least once every two years thereafter. Requires the Candidate Advisory Council to ensure that all candidates presented to the Governor for nomination have certain subject matter experience and are not registered lobbyists who have lobbied on matters pertaining to the University of Hawaii. Exempts the financial disclosures of the Board of Regents as mandated by the State Ethics Code from being made public. Requires the Board of Regents, in collaboration with the Candidate Advisory Council, to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

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Bill text and versions

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How this measure moved

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by HED
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by EDU

Decision stages

  1. House HED committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  3. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    3 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 2 no · 3 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    40 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 8 no · 1 excused

  5. Education (EDU) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    2 aye · 1 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1873
MemberEDU
HD2		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Carol FukunagaSD-011Excused
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Excused
Donna KimSD-014Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1873
MemberHED
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeNoNoAye → No at House JHA committee (HD1)
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013ExcusedAye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeExcusedAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedNoNo
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeExcusedAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050ExcusedAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeExcused
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeExcusedAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
24 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHED
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HED, JHA, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Olds; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 303-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe, Shimizu; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1102-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  12. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Hartsfield, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Souza voting no (8) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 305).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to EDU, WAM/JDC.

  16. The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  17. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

  18. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3133) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  19. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.

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