RELATING TO RICHARD "BUFFALO" KEAULANA DAY.
SB 655 designates September 2nd of each year as "Richard 'Buffalo' Keaulana Day" to honor the late Hawaiian cultural practitioner and community leader. The bill establishes an annual observance with no substantive policy changes or direct impact on specific groups or legislation. It is a ceremonial resolution with no funding, regulations, or administrative requirements. The bill has been introduced and referred to committees but has not advanced to a vote. This designation serves solely to recognize Keaulana's contributions to Hawaiian culture.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Jan 21, 2026
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No floor votes recorded yet.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Re-Referred to WLA, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to TCA, WAM.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kurt Fevella
RRepublican
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
Co
Brenton Awa
RRepublican
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