Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HCR181: Requesting the Department of Education to Convene a Shared-decision Making Committee to Develop an Action Plan to Establish a k-12 Kaiapuni School in Kapolei.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 24, 2026
What the bill says
From the engrossed text:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. S' THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 STATE OF HAWAII o.Lj. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THAT THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF SECTION 302A-1116, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, IS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE SUBSTANTIVELY TEMPORARY POSITIONS ONLY. WHEREAS, to ensure oversight, fiscal accountability, and transparency in the establishment and continuation of government employment, the Legislature has established robust processes requiring the review and approval of state positions; and WHEREAS, recognizing, however, that unforeseen circumstances, such as natural disasters or global pandemics, may necessitate the expedient establishment of short-term positions to address critical issues, the Legislature also established simplified pathways for certain state departments to create temporary positions; and WHEREAS, these pathways afford state departments the flexibility to act in the public interest and achieve their mandates while maintaining legislative oversight of permanent employment; and WHEREAS, this was the legislative intent for enacting section 302A-1116, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which provides that the Department of Education may only establish necessary temporary positions if its expenditures do not exceed its allocated budget, the term of each position does not exceed one year, and the Department reports the positions to the Department of Budget and Finance; and WHEREAS, despite the legislative intent and embedded stipulations, the Department of Education in 2026 renewed multiple Superintendent-level positions established pursuant to section 302A-1116, Hawaii …
Sponsors
- Trish La Chica (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Terez Amato (D, 11)
- Della Belatti (D, 26)
- Diamond Garcia (R, 42)
- Tina Grandinetti (D, 20)
- Ikaika Hussey (D, 29)
- Kim Iwamoto (D, 25)
- Kirstin Kahaloa (D, 6)
- Jeanne Kapela (D, 5)
- Susan Keohokapu-Lee Loy (D, 2)
- Matthias Kusch (D, 1)
- Nicole Lowen (D, 7)
Latest actions
- : Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 757) in amended form (SD 1).
- : Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
- : One Day Notice 04-24-26.
- : Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3905) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
- : The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.
- : The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-20-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).
- : Re-Referred to EDU.
- : Referred to EDU/HWN.
- : Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 586).
- : Transmitted to Senate.
Votes
- EDU: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 20, 2026): 3 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): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 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
- EDN: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 31, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, DOE, Prohibition
Common questions
- What is HCR181?
- HCR181 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Requesting the Department of Education to Convene a Shared-decision Making Committee to Develop an Action Plan to Establish a k-12 Kaiapuni School in Kapolei.
- What is the status of HCR181?
- Passed both chambers as of April 24, 2026. Latest action: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 757) in amended form (SD 1). (April 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR181?
- Trish La Chica (D, 37), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR181?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=181&year=2026
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