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HB546HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Artificial Intelligence.

Last status update Feb 28, 2025

What this measure contains

Establishes the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaii to develop, support, and advance artificial intelligence initiatives statewide. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

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Bill text and versions

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Related measures

  • SB1622— Same As
  • HB546— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

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 LBT

Companion measures: SB1622, HB546. 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

    11 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 1 no · 3 excused

  3. House ECD committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    7 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    48 aye · 1 no · 2 excused

  5. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    12 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  6. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

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

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

  8. Labor and Technology (LBT) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB546
MemberHRE
HD1		LBT
HD1		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Excused
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB546
MemberHED
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		ECD
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeExcusedAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedExcused
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033ExcusedAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeExcusedAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeExcusedAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNoExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeExcused
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcusedExcused
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
17 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHED
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		ECD
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye

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, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 01-31-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. Bill re-scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 01-31-25 2:15PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  7. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 148) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

  8. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-07-25 10:15AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  11. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 336), 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 Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward.

  15. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 916), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  16. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 109).

  18. Passed First Reading.

  19. Referred to HRE/LBT, WAM.

  20. The committee(s) on HRE/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:25PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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

  22. The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  23. Reported from HRE/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1207) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  25. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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