HCR 37 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO COLLABORATE WITH RELEVANT AGENCIES TO DEVELOP INITIATIVES AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO INFORM KUPUNA ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

HCR 37 is a concurrent resolution requesting the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to partner with county emergency management offices (including Honolulu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai) to create outreach programs. It specifically aims to inform kupuna (elderly Hawaiians, who make up 19% of the state population and face higher risks during disasters due to health or communication barriers) about emergency preparedness. The resolution does not create new laws but asks agencies to develop educational initiatives to improve safety for this vulnerable group during natural disasters like hurricanes or tsunamis.

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 4, 2025 Last action Apr 16, 2025

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

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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 PSM/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1884) with recommendation of adoption.

upper

Apr 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

upper

Apr 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 04-11-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to PSM/HHS.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 507).

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1793), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takenouchi.

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on HSH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey, Templo, Ward excused (4).

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1589), recommending referral to HSH.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Morikawa, Woodson.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to PBS, HSH, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors