HCR 171 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO ASSIST IN ORGANIZING A STATEWIDE SUMMIT OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON COMMUNITY RESILIENCE HUBS.

This bill requests the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to help organize a statewide summit for organizations working on community resilience hubs. The summit aims to bring together groups across Hawaii to share best practices, strengthen partnerships, and develop coordinated strategies for disaster preparedness. The resolution specifically asks the Emergency Management Agency to partner with Vibrant Hawaii and Community Engagement for Resilient Neighborhoods to lead the event and provide technical expertise. Additionally, the agency must submit a report with findings and recommendations on best practices for these hubs before the 2027 legislative session begins.

Tags: Emergency Management

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

HCR171 → HCR171_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its passage in the House (HD1), adjusting metadata and formatting. Substantively, the request for a report was narrowed to focus on 'best practices' rather than the establishment of hubs, and the list of recipients for the resolution was slightly shortened by removing the Director of the Community Engagement for Resilient Neighborhoods.

Scope change

The scope of the requested report was narrowed from establishing hubs to reviewing best practices.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for the Emergency Management Agency to submit a report was changed from focusing on the 'establishment of community resilience hubs' to focusing on 'best practices for community resilience hubs'.

The list of officials receiving certified copies of the resolution was modified by removing the 'Director of the Community Engagement for Resilient Neighborhoods'.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to 'HCR171 HD1' to indicate it has been approved by the House of Representatives.

The text 'organizations on Oahu' was changed to 'organizations on Oahu and across the State'.

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How they voted

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

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 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 1, 2026

Committee

Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1603-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Ichiyama, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors