HCR 175 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

REAFFIRMING THE LEGISLATURE'S COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATE AS A MEMBER LEGISLATURE IN THE PACIFIC INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY.

This bill is a concurrent resolution that reaffirms the Hawaii Legislature's commitment to remain a member of the Pacific Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, a regional organization for Pacific legislatures. The resolution formally acknowledges the transition from the previous Pacific Islands Parliamentary Group to the new assembly and confirms Hawaii's continued participation in the organization's activities. It directs that copies of the resolution be sent to state officials and international partners, including the Pacific Inter-Parliamentary Assembly secretariat. The measure does not create new laws or funding but serves to maintain Hawaii's institutional membership in the regional parliamentary network.

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 10, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was updated from a House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) to a House Bill (H.D. 1), changing its legal status from a non-binding expression of sentiment to a potential law requiring Senate concurrence. Several formatting and text corrections were made to the 'Whereas' clauses to improve readability and fix line breaks. The list of recipients for certified copies of the resolution was retained without substantive changes.

Scope change

The scope changed from a non-binding concurrent resolution to a House Bill, which now requires passage by both the House and Senate to become effective law.

TECHNICAL

The document title was changed from 'HCR175' to 'HCR175 HD1', and metadata regarding the clerk and file version was updated.

The document was reclassified from a 'Concurrent Resolution' to a 'House Bill' (H.D. 1), altering its legislative process requirements.

Text formatting in the 'Whereas' clauses was adjusted to fix line breaks and improve sentence structure.

The number of recipients listed for transmitting certified copies was slightly altered in the text layout but the entities remain the same.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA.

upper

Apr 2, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 455).

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1657-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

lower

Mar 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tam.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to ECD, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors