Relating To Hawaiian Affairs.

Amends the membership and responsibilities of the Public Land Trust Working Group established under Act 226, SLH 2022. Requires the Working Group to submit four reports 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. Authorizes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to provide administrative support to the Working Group in coordination with a third-party consultant. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill Details

State

Hawaii

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Committee

Ways and Means

Official Source

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Action History

2026-03-30 S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

2026-03-30 S Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3379) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

2026-03-24 S The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Keohokalole.

2026-03-19 S The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

2026-03-12 S Referred to HWN, WAM.

2026-03-12 S Passed First Reading.

2026-03-12 S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 439).

2026-03-10 H Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

2026-03-06 H Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

2026-03-06 H Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1193-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

2026-02-26 H 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, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

2026-02-24 H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

2026-02-20 H Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

2026-02-20 H Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 762-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

2026-02-19 H The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

2026-02-13 H Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

2026-02-02 H Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 6

2026-01-28 H Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Votes

2026-03-24 Senate Hawaiian Affairs: Passed, Unamended Yea: 3 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-02 H Water & Land

2026-02-20 H Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

2026-03-12 S Hawaiian Affairs

2026-03-30 S Ways and Means

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-28 Introduced

2026-02-20 Amended

2026-03-07 Amended

Subjects

Public Land Trust Working Group OHA Public Land Trust Inventory Financial Reporting and Accounting Reports