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HB2118HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers certain authority and responsibilities held by the Comptroller regarding the Works of Art Special Fund to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds for positions within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Effective 1/1/3000. (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 CAA
  3. HD2by FIN
  4. SD1by WLA

Decision stages

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

    6 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 1 no · 0 excused

  3. House ECD committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    6 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House LAB committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    5 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    49 aye · 1 no · 0 excused

  6. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  7. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    49 aye · 1 no · 0 excused

  8. Economic Development and Technology (EDT) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  9. Water, Land, and Agriculture (WLA) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB2118
MemberEDT
HD2		WLA
HD2		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Excused
Kurt FevellaSD-020Excused
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Donna KimSD-014Excused
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Excused
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB2118
MemberCAA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		ECD
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeExcused
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNoNo
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
27 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCAA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		ECD
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye

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 CAA, ECD/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 32-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD/LAB.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD/LAB with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD/LAB on Wednesday, 02-11-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

  10. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

  11. Reported from ECD/LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 411-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  12. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  15. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1025-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  17. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  18. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 362).

  19. Passed First Reading.

  20. Referred to WLA/EDT, WAM.

  21. The committee(s) on WLA/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  22. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella.

  23. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, DeCorte.

  24. Reported from WLA/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3366) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

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