Hawaii House Bill 9
Session 2026
Designating Hawaii As A Purple Heart State.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 25, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
9
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Designates Hawaii as a Purple Heart State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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03/10/2026
Senate
Referred to PSM/WLA.
02/25/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 4).
02/25/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
02/24/2026
House
Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 765-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
02/24/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
02/20/2026
House
The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
02/18/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Friday, 02-20-26 11:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/11/2026
House
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 193-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CAA.
02/11/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CAA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
02/04/2026
House
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
01/30/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
12/08/2025
Hawaii State Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
01/21/2025
House
Referred to PBS, CAA, referral sheet 1
01/16/2025
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/09/2025
House
Prefiled.
Sources
HI Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 9:02:46 AM
Record Updated
Mar 18, 2026 10:57:38 AM