HR 121 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO PRIORITIZE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT "HALAU O KAWAIHUELANI".

This House Resolution (HR 121) requests the University of Hawaii to prioritize constructing a new building called "Halau o Kawaihuelani" at UH Manoa. The resolution asks the university to fund this capital project to address space constraints for the Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, which currently shares cramped facilities in Spalding Hall. The proposed building would house the Center’s faculty/staff, Hawaiian language classrooms, and a performing arts space for Hawaiian music, dance, and theater. This is a procedural request to the university, not a binding law, directly affecting UH Manoa’s Hawaiian language programs and campus planning.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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

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Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

lower

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 FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1805), recommending adoption.

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Ward.

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 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 HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1566) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Sayama.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors