Bill Sponsor
Hawaii Senate Bill 903
Session 2026
Relating To Hawaiian Affairs.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on May 26, 2026
First Action
Jan 17, 2025
Latest Action
May 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
903
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Senate Votes (6)
House Votes (3)
Motion Text
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).
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Roll call vote details are unavailable for Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).
Summary
Amends the membership and responsibilities of the Public Land Trust Working Group established under Act 226, SLH 2022. Requires the Working Group to submit the following to the Legislature: by 8/1/2027, a first interim report regarding Act 178, SLH 2006, financial reporting and accounting; by 12/1/2027, a second interim report regarding the public land trust inventory; by 6/1/2028, a third interim report that includes a preliminary draft of findings and recommendations regarding Act 178 financial reporting and accounting and the public land trust inventory; and by 10/1/2028, a final report that includes proposed legislation. By 12/31/2028, requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to submit certain findings and considerations to the Legislature. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to provide administrative support to the Working Group in coordination with a third-party consultant. Appropriates funds from the Carry-Forward Trust Holding Account to be transferred to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to be expended solely for Native Hawaiian programs and services with critical, short-term funding needs in the areas of education, health, economic development, and community-based initiatives. Specifies that the transferred funds may not be used for planning, developing, or constructing residential or mixed-use projects or related infrastructure. (CD1)
05/26/2026
Senate
Act 032, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132).
05/26/2026
House
Act 032, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Moriwaki added as Co-Chair. Senator Dela Cruz discharged as Co-Chair.
05/01/2026
House
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).
05/01/2026
Senate
The 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) Richards, Moriwaki, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
05/01/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kahaloa; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 216-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 216-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/30/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Richards Chair; Dela Cruz Co-Chair; DeCorte.
04/30/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 802).
04/30/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 3:50PM; Conference Room 325.
04/28/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840).
04/27/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Kahaloa, Garcia.
04/02/2026
Senate
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
04/01/2026
House
House Conferee(s) discharged.
03/20/2026
Senate
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
03/20/2026
House
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
12/08/2025
Hawaii State Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
04/23/2025
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 325.
04/22/2025
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 325.
04/21/2025
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 1:30PM in conference room 325.
04/17/2025
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 325.
04/16/2025
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Richards Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Keohokalole, DeCorte.
04/16/2025
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).
04/15/2025
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).
04/14/2025
House
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Holt, Poepoe, Garcia.
04/10/2025
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 661).
04/10/2025
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/10/2025
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
04/08/2025
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Hussey voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
04/04/2025
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2018) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/04/2025
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.
04/02/2025
House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Hussey, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
03/31/2025
House
Proposed draft of Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-02-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. Copy of proposed draft available at www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
03/18/2025
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1332) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
03/18/2025
House
Passed 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 Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
03/14/2025
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia.
03/12/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-14-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/06/2025
House
Pass First Reading
03/06/2025
House
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19
03/04/2025
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
03/04/2025
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 219) in amended form (SD 2).
02/27/2025
Senate
Reported from HWN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 804) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
02/27/2025
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2).
02/27/2025
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
02/18/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Ihara.
02/18/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Kim.
02/14/2025
Senate
Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 567) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to HWN.
02/14/2025
Senate
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to HWN.
02/14/2025
Senate
Re-Referred to HWN/WAM.
02/14/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on HWN/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/13/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in HWN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
02/12/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on HWN will hold a public decision making on 02-13-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
01/23/2025
Senate
Referred to HWN.
01/21/2025
Senate
Passed First Reading.
01/17/2025
Senate
Introduced.
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Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 9:14:49 AM
Record Updated
May 27, 2026 6:09:06 AM