SB 199 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN CULTURE.

Summary

Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to establish and maintain Native Hawaiian cultural centers within the State. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to construct one cultural center on Oahu by 2040. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to submit reports to the Legislature regarding the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' compliance with this Act. Appropriates funds for the planning and design of the first Native Hawaiian cultural center. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB199 → SB199_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative draft into a structured document with metadata headers, and substantive policy changes were made to the bill's requirements and timeline. The most significant change is the addition of a specific mandate to construct a cultural center on Oahu by 2040, while the effective date of the law was delayed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a specific geographic requirement for a cultural center on Oahu, and the applicability timeline was extended significantly.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific requirement for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to construct a cultural center on Oahu by 2040.

Modified the reporting requirements section to clarify the submission timeline and content for legislative reports.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted the document structure to include metadata headers and standardized section numbering.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 208) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to HWN, WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors