HB 2045 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.

HB 2045 replaces "Statehood Day" with "La Hoihoi Ea, Sovereignty Restoration Day" as the official state holiday. This change directly affects state government operations, public schools, and agencies that observe state holidays, requiring them to recognize the new name instead of the previous one. The bill does not create a new holiday but formally renames an existing observance. It is currently in committee referral after passing its first reading.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2045 → HB2045_HD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from its original version to the House of Representatives version (HD1), primarily changing the effective date of the new state holiday from immediate approval to July 1, 3000. This delay ensures the holiday is not active for decades, likely to allow for further legislative review or to align with future administrative preparations. The core policy of designating La Hoihoi Ea as a state holiday remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the designation of La Hoihoi Ea as a state holiday, but the applicability timeline was significantly altered to start in the year 3000.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', delaying the implementation of the new holiday by approximately 300 years.

TECHNICAL

Metadata fields including author names, document versions, and internal tracking numbers were updated to reflect the House of Representatives version.

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Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 391-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

26 primary · 0 co-sponsors