Relating To Energy Assistance.
Last status update Jan 28, 2026
What this measure contains
Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist qualifying households in paying their energy bills. Requires the Public Utilities Commission Public Benefits Fee Administrator to provide certain information and assistance to recipients of the program. Appropriates funds to implement the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 29, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 11, 2026
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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 HSH
Companion measure: SB3103. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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House EEP committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
5 aye · 0 no · 2 excused
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House HSH committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
7 aye · 1 no · 1 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
48 aye · 3 no · 0 excused
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House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, unamended
8 aye · 1 no · 2 excused
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House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted
45 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 2 no · 1 excused
House members along the path
| Member | EEP Introduced | HSH Introduced | Second reading HD1 | CPC HD1 | Report adoption HD1 | Change along the path |
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| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | No | Aye | No → Aye at House report adoption (HD1) | |||
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | Aye | Aye* | Added reservations at House report adoption (HD1) | ||
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | No | No | No | |||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Daisy HartsfieldHD-036 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | Excused | Aye | |||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | Aye | Excused | Aye | ||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | No | No | No | |||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Excused | Aye | Excused | |||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | Aye* | Added reservations at House report adoption (HD1) | |||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | Aye | Aye |
25 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | EEP Introduced | HSH Introduced | Second reading HD1 | CPC HD1 | Report adoption HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Joe GedeonHD-018 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Daniel HoltHD-028 | Aye | |||||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | 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
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
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Pending introduction.
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Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Referred to EEP/HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5
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Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/HSH on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Matsumoto.
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The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takayama.
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Reported from EEP/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 259-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
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Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.
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Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 682-26), recommending referral to FIN.
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Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).