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HB2171HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The University Of Hawaii.

Last status update Jun 24, 2026

What this measure contains

Authorizes the University of Hawaii to engage in enterprise-related activities for educational purposes and exempts such activity from certain county zoning requirements, under certain circumstances. (CD1)

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  • SB2674— Same As

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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. SD1by EDU
  4. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: SB2674. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    10 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  3. House WAL committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    6 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

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

  5. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 2 no · 1 excused

  7. Education (EDU) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  8. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    11 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  9. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  10. House conference managers on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  11. Senate conference managers on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  12. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  13. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    49 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB2171
MemberEDU
HD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at Senate third reading (SD1)
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011ExcusedAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025ExcusedAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
10 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDU
HD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB2171
MemberHED
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		WAL
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeNoAyeNoNoAye → No at House WAL committee (HD1)No → Aye at House report adoption (HD1)Aye → No at House third reading (HD1)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeNoNoNoAye → No at House report adoption (HD1)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Excused
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*Aye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House WAL committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
18 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHED
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		WAL
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye

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, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 5

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-06-26 2:05PM 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, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 131-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

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

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe.

  10. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 541-26), recommending referral to FIN.

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

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 808-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 87).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to EDU, WAM.

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

  20. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

  21. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3138) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  23. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  24. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  25. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3640) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  26. One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  27. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  28. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 548) in amended form (SD 1).

  29. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  30. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

  31. Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; DeCorte.

  32. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).

  33. House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Hashem, Templo Co-Chairs; Woodson, Muraoka.

  34. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 820).

  35. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 3:15PM in conference room 229.

  36. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:15PM in conference room 229.

  37. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.

  38. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Hashem, Templo, Woodson, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  39. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  40. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 107-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  41. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  42. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 107-26).

  43. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  44. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  45. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0).

  46. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  47. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  48. Transmitted to Governor.

  49. Act 138, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239).

  50. Act 138, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239).

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