STATE BILLHI HB 2297PASSED

Relating To Education.

Updates Hawaii's statutory framework for adult and community education programs to ensure alignment with federal funding requirements and current best practices in those programs. (CD1)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 4, 2026; 161 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 2297 · PassedJun 4

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Bill details

Last action: Act 083, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183). · Jun 4, 2026

Sponsor

NNNadine NakamuraRepresentative · Democrat · HD-015Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Jun 4, 2026Act 083, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183).House

Jun 4, 2026Act 083, 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183).Senate

May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate

May 7, 2026Transmitted to Governor.House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

May 5, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).House

May 1, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).Senate

May 1, 2026Deferred one day 05-06-26.House

Show 38 earlier actions

Apr 29, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26Senate

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 24-26).Senate

Apr 29, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.House

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 24-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

Apr 24, 2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Apr 24, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) La Chica, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Souza.House

Apr 23, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 4:15PM; Conference Room 229.Senate

Apr 22, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).House

Apr 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; DeCorte.Senate

Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Senate

Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: La Chica, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Souza.House

Apr 17, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Senate

Apr 16, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 14, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 677) in amended form (SD 2).House

Apr 14, 2026Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 9, 202648 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.Senate

Apr 9, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3678) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate

Apr 6, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..Senate

Apr 1, 2026The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Mar 30, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3266) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Mar 20, 2026The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.Senate

Mar 17, 2026The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Referred to EDU, WAM.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 393).Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.House

Mar 6, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1032-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Mar 5, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.House

Mar 5, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 19, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

Feb 19, 2026Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 486-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House

Feb 12, 2026The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.House

Feb 10, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-12-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 30, 2026Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 5House

Jan 28, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 26, 2026Pending introduction.House

Recorded votes

Senate Education: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 20, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 6, 2026 · Senate · 12 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 24, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 24, 2026 · House · 2 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Department of Education
Adult and Community Education
Scope of Programs

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