SR 187 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK IN THE OFFICE OF FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS THAT IMPROVES RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MONITORING ALL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.

This Senate Resolution asks the Hawaii Department of Education to create a system that assigns responsibility for monitoring school construction and repair projects to local school leaders in each complex area. Under this proposal, local Complex Area Superintendents and their staff would oversee project progress from planning through completion, while the state Office of Facilities and Operations would keep overall management authority and provide statewide oversight. The resolution requires local leaders to submit quarterly reports on project status, budget, and any delays to the state office, which would then review the reports and offer technical assistance. The Department of Education must also develop clear procedures defining roles and responsibilities for all parties and report back to the Legislature by early 2027 with details on the new framework.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026 Last action May 12, 2026

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SR187 → SR187_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renamed from SR187 to SR187 SD1 and updated to reflect the 2026 legislative session. The core policy change shifts responsibility for monitoring school facility projects from individual complex areas to a centralized Office of Facilities and Operations. This new framework mandates that the Office establish oversight, educate school leaders, and update public tracking tools, while requiring quarterly reports to be sent to both the Office and local legislators.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include the Office of Facilities and Operations as the primary entity responsible for oversight, whereas the original version placed accountability directly on Complex Area leadership. Additionally, the reporting requirement was modified to include legislators representing the districts.

REQUIREMENT

Responsibility for monitoring capital improvement and maintenance projects was transferred from Complex Area leadership to the Office of Facilities and Operations.

New requirements mandate that the Office educate school leaders on the project process and update a public jobs tracker on the department website.

Quarterly status reports must now be submitted to both the Office of Facilities and Operations and the legislators representing the respective districts.

DEFINITION

The bill title and header were updated to reflect the 2026 session and the specific designation as SD1.

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

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Committee

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

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Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3608) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

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Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Apr 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-26 1:03PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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Mar 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDU.

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Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered.

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5 primary · 2 co-sponsors