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HB2438HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Hawaii Cultural Trust.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes the Hawaii Cultural Trust within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes an income tax credit for contributions made to both the Hawaii Cultural Trust and at least one qualified Hawaii cultural organization, under certain conditions. Establishes a special number plate for motor vehicles to support the Hawaii Cultural Trust. Applies the income tax credit to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1)

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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 JHA
  4. HD3by FIN
  5. SD1by EDT

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

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

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

    8 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD3

    16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House third reading on HD3: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  7. Transportation (TRS) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  8. Water, Land, and Agriculture (WLA) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  9. Economic Development and Technology (EDT) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB2438
MemberTRS
HD3		WLA
HD3		EDT
HD3		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Excused
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Excused
Donna KimSD-014Excused
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB2438
MemberCAA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeExcusedAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeExcusedAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
22 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCAA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
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
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
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, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:45AM 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. 37-26) 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 none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-12-26 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: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Kahaloa.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 468-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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

  13. 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.

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1021-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  16. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 419).

  18. Passed First Reading.

  19. Referred to EDT/WLA/TRS, WAM.

  20. The committee(s) on EDT/WLA/TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

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

  22. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  23. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.

  24. Reported from EDT/WLA/TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3340) 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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