Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB3022: Relating to Culture and Arts.
Status: Signed into law, May 14, 2026
Establishes the Hawaii Leadership Awards Program to honor individuals who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to the State and serve as inspirations to others.
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to culture and arts.
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CULTURE AND ARTS. SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the Aloha order of merit was established to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions and achieved national or international recognition in a field either by a single event or by a totality of work that has been pioneering in that field or outstanding in the long term. The legislature also finds that many exceptional and notable individuals are deserving of recognition specifically for their contributions to the State. While the Aloha order of merit honors individuals who have made national and international contributions and achieved recognition, the legislature believes there should be a similar program to honor individuals who have made their mark on the State. Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to establish the Hawaii leadership awards program to honor individuals who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to the State in their respective fields and serve as inspirations to others. 2026-1143 SB3022 SD1 SMA.docx Page 2 3022 S.B. NO. S.D. SECTION 2. Chapter 9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "§9- Hawaii leadership awards program. (a) There is established within the state archives for administrative purposes the Hawaii leadership awards program to honor individuals who: (1) Have …
Sponsors
- Chris Lee (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Stanley Chang (D, 9)
- Troy Hashimoto (D, 5)
- Dru Kanuha (D, 3)
- Lamosao, Rachele (D, 19)
- Joy San Buenaventura (D, 2)
Latest actions
- : Act 010, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1110).
- : Act 010, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1110).
- : Enrolled to Governor.
- : Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- : Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 716).
- : One Day Notice 04-22-26
- : Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-22-26.
- : Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
- : Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
- : Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Votes
- Passed Final Reading (April 22, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Shimizu voting no (1) and none excused (0) (April 14, 2026): 50 yea, 1 nay, passed
- FIN: recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (April 7, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, 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) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2) (March 24, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- CAA: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 18, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading (March 6, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Culture And Arts
Common questions
- What is SB3022?
- SB3022 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to Culture and Arts.
- What does SB3022 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to culture and arts.
- What is the status of SB3022?
- Signed into law as of May 14, 2026. Latest action: Act 010, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1110). (May 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB3022?
- Chris Lee (D, 25), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB3022?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3022&year=2026
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