Hawaii HCR173: Urging Maui Health to Collaborate with Stakeholders to Establish a Full-time Medical Residency Program on the Island of Maui.

What the bill says

From the engrossed text:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D. STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING MAUI HEALTH SYSTEM TO COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ESTABLISH A FULL-TIME MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI. WHEREAS, Hawaii is experiencing a significant shortage of primary care physicians and specialists; and WHEREAS, the State's physician shortage disproportionately impacts rural areas and neighbor islands, including the island of Maui; and WHEREAS, the physician shortage on Maui was exacerbated by the 2023 Maui wildfires, which destroyed several West Maui health care facilities and forced some physicians and medical workers to relocate; and WHEREAS, the 2025 Hawaii Physician Workforce Report indicates that the County of Maui faces a critical overall physician shortage of forty-one percent, representing a deficit of approximately one hundred seventy-nine full-time equivalent physicians; and WHEREAS, the report further highlights that the County of Maui suffers from a severe shortage in primary care, with a thirty-five percent deficit; and WHEREAS, the County of Maui deficit is significantly higher than the fourteen percent primary care shortage found in the County of Hawaii, which has been trending down since the establishment of the Hawaii Island Family Medicine Residency Program in 2014, highlighting an urgent need for Maui to establish a primary care residency program in family medicine and internal medicine; and 2026-2320 HCR173 SDl SMA.docx …

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Sponsors

• Tyson Miyake (D, 10) · primary sponsor
• Terez Amato (D, 11)
• Kim Iwamoto (D, 25)
• Matthias Kusch (D, 1)
• Lisa Marten (D, 51)
• Mahina Poepoe (D, 13)
• Julie Reyes Oda (R, 40)
• Garner Shimizu (R, 32)
• Kanani Souza (R, 43)
• Gregg Takayama (D, 34)

Latest actions

1. May 8, 2026: Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).
2. May 8, 2026: Resolution adopted in final form.
3. May 8, 2026: Adopted as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong, Quinlan excused (3).
4. May 8, 2026: House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
5. May 6, 2026: One (1) day notice, Friday, 05-08-26.
6. April 24, 2026: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 755) in amended form (SD 1).
7. April 24, 2026: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
8. April 23, 2026: One Day Notice 04-24-26.
9. April 23, 2026: Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3894) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
10. April 17, 2026: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

Votes

• Adopted as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong, Quinlan excused (3) (May 8, 2026): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
• HHS: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 17, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1) (April 9, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
• FIN: recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (April 7, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HCR173?

HCR173 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Urging Maui Health to Collaborate with Stakeholders to Establish a Full-time Medical Residency Program on the Island of Maui.

What is the status of HCR173?

Passed both chambers as of May 8, 2026. Latest action: Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891). (May 8, 2026).

Who sponsored HCR173?

Tyson Miyake (D, 10), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HCR173?

On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=173&year=2026