Hawaii HCR150: Requesting the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to Identify and Assess Emergency Shelters Capable of Withstanding Hurricane Conditions and to Develop a Plan to Improve the State's Hurricane Shelter Capacity.

What the bill says

From the engrossed text:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D. STATE OF HAWAII U HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS EMERGENCY SHELTERS CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPROVE THE STATE'S HURRICANE SHELTER CAPACITY. WHEREAS, the State is vulnerable to hurricanes and tropical storms that threaten the safety and well--being of residents and visitors; and WHEREAS, climate change and warming ocean temperatures may increase the intensity of storms affecting the Hawaiian Islands; and WHEREAS, emergency shelters in Hawaii are located in facilities such as schools, community centers, and other public buildings that may not have been designed to withstand hurricane--force winds; and WHEREAS, identifying which shelters are structurally capable of protecting residents during hurricanes will improve disaster preparedness and pi~blic awareness; and WHEREAS, a publicly available inventory of shelters and their storm--resilience capabilities will help residents make informed decisions during emergency evacuations; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty--third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, the Senate concurring, that the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency is requested to identify and assess emergency shelters capable of withstanding hurricane conditions and to develop a plan to improve the State's hurricane shelter capacity; and 2026--2842 HCR15O HD1 HMSO ~~J• H.C.R. ~g•~ Page2 I BE IT …

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Sponsors

• Gedeon, Joe (R, 18) · primary sponsor
• Elle Cochran (D, 14)
• Diamond Garcia (R, 42)
• Kim Iwamoto (D, 25)
• Matthias Kusch (D, 1)
• Elijah Pierick (R, 39)
• Mahina Poepoe (D, 13)
• Julie Reyes Oda (R, 40)
• Garner Shimizu (R, 32)

Latest actions

1. April 2, 2026: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2. April 2, 2026: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1664-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
3. March 27, 2026: The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Ichiyama, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe.
4. March 24, 2026: Resolution scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-27-26 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
5. March 18, 2026: Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 19
6. March 16, 2026: Offered

Votes

• Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0) (April 2, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
• PBS: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 27, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HCR150?

HCR150 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Requesting the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to Identify and Assess Emergency Shelters Capable of Withstanding Hurricane Conditions and to Develop a Plan to Improve the State's Hurricane Shelter Capacity.

What is the status of HCR150?

In committee as of April 2, 2026. Latest action: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (April 2, 2026).

Who sponsored HCR150?

Gedeon, Joe (R, 18), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HCR150?

On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=150&year=2026