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2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature

HB1496: Relating To Education.

Legislative Summary

Establishes the position of Ka Papahana Kaiapuni Program Complex Area Superintendent. Requires that at least one at-large member of the Board of Education be a proficient Hawaiian speaking educator, practitioner, or scholar of Hawaiian studies or the Hawaiian language, to be selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Clarifies the purpose and objective of the Hawaiian Language Medium Education Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Bill History

1/23/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 01-30-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 178) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 789) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/23/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 17
Republican: 3

Primary Sponsor

Kirstin Kahaloa
Kirstin Kahaloa
Democrat

Documents

Amended
Bill Text • 2/14/2025 • 23.9 KB
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Amended
Bill Text • 2/4/2025 • 23.4 KB
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Introduced
Bill Text • 1/23/2025 • 25.0 KB
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Misc
Misc • 2/14/2025 • 442.4 KB
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Misc
Misc • 2/10/2025 • 3449.6 KB
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Misc
Misc • 2/4/2025 • 448.8 KB
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Misc
Misc • 1/30/2025 • 6517.4 KB
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