Hawaii HCR69: Requesting the Department of Transportation to Correct, Update, and Complete Its Administrative Rules Governing the Driver Education Program as Recommended by the Auditor's Report NO. 25 06.

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CORRECT, UPDATE, AND COMPLETE ITS ADMINISTRATIVE RULES GOVERNING THE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE AUDITOR'S REPORT NO. 25--06. WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation is responsible for establishing and certifying a statewide Driver Education Program, including program curricula and certification of driver education instructors; and WHEREAS, H.C.R. No. 125, Regular Session of 2022, requested the Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Driver Education Program administered by the Departments of Transportation and Education; and WHEREAS, the Auditor completed this review in Report No. 25-06, published in April 2025, finding that the Department of Transportation has not certified any driver education curricula for more than twenty years despite administrative rules requiring the Director of Transportation to certify student, instructor, and master-trainer curricula; and WHEREAS, the Auditor further found that the Department of Transportation lacked oversight, internal controls, and proper policies and procedures relating to its driver education responsibilities, resulting in arbitrary practices, inconsistent instructor certification and renewal processes, and requirements that exceeded the Department's legal authority; and WHEREAS, the Auditor recommended that the Department of Transportation immediately establish required curriculum task forces, certify the required curricula, and develop and document policies and procedures consistent with its statutory and administrative rule authority; …

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Sponsors

• Tyson Miyake (D, 10) · primary sponsor
• Terez Amato (D, 11)
• Cory Chun (D, 35)
• Gedeon, Joe (R, 18)
• Kim Iwamoto (D, 25)
• Kirstin Kahaloa (D, 6)
• Susan Keohokapu-Lee Loy (D, 2)
• Darius Kila (D, 44)
• Matthias Kusch (D, 1)
• Lisa Marten (D, 51)
• Daynette Morikawa (D, HD-017)
• Amy Perruso (D, 46)

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Referred to TRS.
2. April 9, 2026: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 495).
3. April 8, 2026: Transmitted to Senate.
4. April 8, 2026: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
5. April 8, 2026: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1836-26), recommending adoption.
6. April 7, 2026: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica, Cochran, Pierick.
7. March 31, 2026: Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
8. March 18, 2026: Referred to TRN, referral sheet 18
9. March 16, 2026: Offered
10. March 12, 2026: To be offered.

Votes

• Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1) (April 8, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
• TRN: recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (April 7, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HCR69?

HCR69 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Requesting the Department of Transportation to Correct, Update, and Complete Its Administrative Rules Governing the Driver Education Program as Recommended by the Auditor's Report NO. 25 06.

What is the status of HCR69?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to TRS. (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored HCR69?

Tyson Miyake (D, 10), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HCR69?

On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=69&year=2026