HCR 11 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON INCREASING ACCESS TO STABLE, SUITABLE, AND AFFORDABLE FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

This House Concurrent Resolution (HCR 11) requests the Board of Education and State Public Charter School Commission to prepare a report addressing facility access challenges for Hawaii's public charter schools. The report must assess why unused state facilities haven't been identified for charter schools, propose policy changes to connect schools with underutilized spaces (including low-enrollment public schools), and evaluate financing options - such as tax-exempt bonds - to secure stable, suitable, and affordable facilities. The resolution directly affects Hawaii's growing charter school sector, which serves over 1,300 students and currently faces significant challenges operating in temporary or inadequate spaces.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026

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HCR11 → HCR11_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to shift the responsibility for a study on charter school facilities from the Board of Education to the State Public Charter School Commission. The scope of the study was expanded to include an assessment of unused state facilities by the Department of Accounting and General Services, and the language regarding federal funding was broadened to include 'any lands' in addition to funds. These changes centralize the oversight with the commission specifically tasked with charter schools and broaden the resources the study can evaluate.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from a joint effort led by the Board of Education to a standalone study led by the State Public Charter School Commission, with an expanded mandate to review both state facilities and federal lands.

REQUIREMENT

The primary agency responsible for conducting the study changed from the Board of Education (in partnership with the Commission) to the State Public Charter School Commission alone.

The study mandate was expanded to require the Commission to obtain a list of unused facilities from both the Department of Education and the Department of Accounting and General Services.

The language assessing available resources was modified to include 'any lands' alongside federal funds, broadening the scope of potential solutions to be studied.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 533).

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1952-26), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1765-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Olds; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett, Kila, Muraoka, Souza.

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 15

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Introduced

To be offered.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors