HB 548 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE SAINT FRANCIS SCHOOL CAMPUS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA.

Summary

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to issue revenue bonds for the acquisition of the Saint Francis School campus located at 2707 Pamoa Road in Honolulu. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the acquisition of the Saint Francis School campus located at 2707 Pamoa Road in Honolulu. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB548 → HB548_HD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the effective date of the act from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, and updated the internal tracking numbers and metadata associated with the document. This change significantly delays when the funding for the Saint Francis School campus acquisition becomes active, though the core purpose of the bill remains the same.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the acquisition of the Saint Francis School campus remains unchanged, but the timeline for when the law takes effect has been extended by nearly a millennium.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

Internal document tracking numbers, dates, and metadata were updated to reflect the new version.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Re-Referred to EDU/EIG, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HRE/EIG, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 110).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 440) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.