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HB2473HIIntroduced 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Recognition Of A Hawaiian Sense Of Place.

Last status update Jan 28, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes the Hawaiian Sense of Place Recognition Act. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop educational and outreach programs to promote understanding of the Hawaiian sense of place among residents, visitors, and public employees. Requires state agencies to incorporate Hawaiian sense of place principles into land planning, management, and state construction projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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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 LAB
  3. HD2by JHA

Decision stages

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

    6 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House LAB committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  3. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

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

    5 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 1 no · 2 excused

  5. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    47 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB2473
MemberECD
Introduced		LAB
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		Change along the path
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeNoAyeAye → No at House JHA committee (HD1)No → Aye at House report adoption (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeExcusedAye
Daniel HoltHD-028ExcusedAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040ExcusedAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeExcusedAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye
28 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberECD
Introduced		LAB
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye

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

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to ECD/LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6

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

  5. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  6. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  7. Reported from ECD/LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 251-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  8. 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).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.

  11. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 750-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  12. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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