RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS.
Summary
Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to identify all legislative districts in the State in which at least twenty-five per cent of the population consists of Native Hawaiians. Designates these districts as Native Hawaiian notable districts. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Feb 5, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a digital template format, with substantive changes to the policy content. The agency responsible for identifying Native Hawaiian districts was changed from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The threshold for identifying districts was lowered from a majority (over 50%) to at least 25% of the population consisting of Native Hawaiians. The effective date was changed from upon approval to July 1, 3000.
Scope change
The scope of districts eligible for designation was expanded by lowering the population threshold from majority to 25%.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the responsible agency from Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to Office of Hawaiian Affairs
ELIGIBILITY
Lowered the population threshold from majority (over 50%) to at least 25% Native Hawaiian population
TIMELINE
Changed effective date from upon approval to July 1, 3000
DEFINITION
Changed district designation from 'Native Hawaiian majority districts' to 'Native Hawaiian notable districts'
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 168) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Templo.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Darius Kila
DDemocratic
P
Diamond Garcia
RRepublican
P
Lauren Matsumoto
RRepublican
P
Tina Grandinetti
DDemocratic
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