HB 546 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Summary

Establishes the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaii to develop, support, and advance artificial intelligence initiatives statewide. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Technology

Sub-Topics: Artificial Intelligence

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB546_HD1 → HB546_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a House Draft version to a Senate Draft version, with substantive changes to the institute's name, scope, and reporting requirements. The institute name was changed from 'artificial intelligence institute' to 'Aloha Intelligence Institute', and the reporting timeline was extended from biannual to an unspecified period. The scope of the institute was expanded to include global, national, and local leaders from technology, business, and nonprofit sectors on the advisory board, as well as community leaders including Native Hawaiian and cultural experts.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a broader range of advisory board members, including global, national, and local leaders from technology, business, and nonprofit sectors, as well as community leaders including Native Hawaiian and cultural experts.

SCOPE

The institute name was changed from 'artificial intelligence institute' to 'Aloha Intelligence Institute' to reflect a more culturally relevant identity.

REQUIREMENT

The reporting requirements were modified to include a biannual report to the legislature and governor, with the report including a summary of activities and achievements, financial statements and funding updates, and recommendations for future initiatives and funding needs.

ELIGIBILITY

The advisory board composition was modified to include global, national, and local leaders from technology, business, and nonprofit sectors, as well as community leaders including Native Hawaiian and cultural experts.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the bill was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which is likely a placeholder or error in the draft.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Reported from HRE/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1207) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:25PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HRE/LBT, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 109).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 336), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 148) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HED, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors