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SB903HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Hawaiian Affairs.

Last status update May 26, 2026

What this measure contains

Amends the membership and responsibilities of the Public Land Trust Working Group established under Act 226, SLH 2022. Requires the Working Group to submit the following to the Legislature: by 8/1/2027, a first interim report regarding Act 178, SLH 2006, financial reporting and accounting; by 12/1/2027, a second interim report regarding the public land trust inventory; by 6/1/2028, a third interim report that includes a preliminary draft of findings and recommendations regarding Act 178 financial reporting and accounting and the public land trust inventory; and by 10/1/2028, a final report that includes proposed legislation. By 12/31/2028, requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to submit certain findings and considerations to the Legislature. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to provide administrative support to the Working Group in coordination with a third-party consultant. Appropriates funds from the Carry-Forward Trust Holding Account to be transferred to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to be expended solely for Native Hawaiian programs and services with critical, short-term funding needs in the areas of education, health, economic development, and community-based initiatives. Specifies that the transferred funds may not be used for planning, developing, or constructing residential or mixed-use projects or related infrastructure. (CD1)

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  • SB903— Carry Over

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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. SD1by HWN
  3. SD2by WAM
  4. HD1by JHA
  5. HD2by FIN
  6. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: SB903. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Hawaiian Affairs (HWN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments and be recommitted, reported as SD1

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

  2. Hawaiian Affairs (HWN) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  3. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  4. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House JHA committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  7. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    11 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  8. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    41 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 7 no · 1 excused

  9. Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  10. House conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  11. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  12. House final reading on CD1: Passed

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

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB903
MemberHWN
Introduced		HWN
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007ExcusedAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Les IharaSD-010ExcusedExcusedAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014ExcusedAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeExcusedAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
7 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHWN
Introduced		HWN
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB903
MemberJHA
SD2		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye*NoExcusedAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Diamond GarciaHD-042ExcusedAyeNoExcusedAyeAye → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeNoAyeAye → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeNoAyeAye → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeNoAyeAye → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye*NoAyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeNoAyeAye → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedExcusedAye*
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye*Aye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018Excused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
24 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJHA
SD2		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to HWN.

  4. The committee(s) on HWN will hold a public decision making on 02-13-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in HWN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

  6. Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 567) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to HWN.

  7. Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to HWN.

  8. Re-Referred to HWN/WAM.

  9. The committee(s) on HWN/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Ihara.

  11. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Kim.

  12. Reported from HWN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 804) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  13. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  14. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  15. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  16. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 219) in amended form (SD 2).

  17. Pass First Reading

  18. Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19

  19. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-14-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia.

  21. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1332) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  22. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  23. Proposed draft of Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-02-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Hussey, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  25. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2018) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.

  27. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Hussey voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  28. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 661).

  29. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  30. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).

  31. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Holt, Poepoe, Garcia.

  32. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).

  33. Senate Conferees Appointed: Richards Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Keohokalole, DeCorte.

  34. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).

  35. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 325.

  36. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 1:30PM in conference room 325.

  37. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 325.

  38. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 325.

  39. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  40. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  41. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  42. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  43. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

  44. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Kahaloa, Garcia.

  45. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840).

  46. Senate Conferees Appointed: Richards Chair; Dela Cruz Co-Chair; DeCorte.

  47. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 802).

  48. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 3:50PM; Conference Room 325.

  49. Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Moriwaki added as Co-Chair. Senator Dela Cruz discharged as Co-Chair.

  50. Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).

  51. 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) Richards, Moriwaki, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  52. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kahaloa; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.

  53. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 216-26).

  54. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  55. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 216-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

  57. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

  58. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).

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

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

  61. Enrolled to Governor.

  62. Act 032, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132).

  63. Act 032, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132).

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