SCR 112 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO LIGHT UP CITY HALL WITH PURPLE LIGHTS ON AUGUST 7, 2025, IN HONOR OF NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY.

This bill (SCR 112) is a ceremonial resolution requesting the City and County of Honolulu to illuminate City Hall with purple lights on August 7, 2025. It honors National Purple Heart Day, recognizing military service members injured or killed in action who have received the Purple Heart medal. The resolution does not create new laws or policies; it simply asks Honolulu to display purple lights as a symbolic tribute on this specific date. The request is directed at the City and County of Honolulu, not a new legislative requirement.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Sub-Topics: Memorials & Recognition

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

SCR112_HD1 → SCR112_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document into a structured digital format with metadata headers, while the core policy content requesting purple lights for City Hall on National Purple Heart Day remains substantively unchanged. The main difference is the addition of 'of each year' to the resolution language, making it an annual observance rather than a one-time event in 2025.

Scope change

The scope expanded from a one-time 2025 observance to an annual recurring request for City Hall lighting

TIMELINE

Changed the lighting request from a specific 2025 date to 'August 7 of each year', establishing an annual tradition

TECHNICAL

Added digital metadata headers including timestamps, document IDs, and version control information

Included language support settings (EN-US, JA, X-NONE) indicating document localization capabilities

Removed original page numbering and traditional legislative formatting elements

Floor votes · House Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 16, 2025

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 748).

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2116) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to CAA, referral sheet 28

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 432) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD1). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from EIG/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1409) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to EIG/PSM.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

7 primary · 2 co-sponsors