HCR 142 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

URGING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO EXPAND THE KĀHEA AIRPORT GREETINGS PROGRAM TO DISPLAY KEIKI ART IN ALL NEIGHBOR ISLAND AIRPORTS.

HCR 142 is a non-binding resolution urging the Hawaii Tourism Authority and Department of Transportation to expand the Kāhea Airport Greetings Program. Currently, this program displays children's artwork at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Oahu. The resolution specifically requests that the program be extended to all neighbor island airports - including Kahului, Līhuʻe, Kona, Hilo, Molokaʻi, and Lanai - to showcase student art statewide. It also encourages securing $888,889 in funding for 2026-2027 to support this expansion, aiming to promote Hawaiian culture and provide equitable exposure for island students' work. The resolution does not create new law but formally requests agency action.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 16, 2025

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

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Committee

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from EDT/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1881) with recommendation of adoption.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Awa.

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-10-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDT/TCA.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 536).

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1837), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick.

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on TRN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey, Templo, Ward excused (4).

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1585), recommending referral to TRN.

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to TOU, TRN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors