HCR 192 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH A NATIVE HAWAIIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP.

HCR 192 is a concurrent resolution requesting the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish a Native Hawaiian Economic Development Working Group. This group would identify economic initiatives directly benefiting Native Hawaiians and study gaming-related opportunities to spur economic growth, addressing documented disparities like a 57% poverty rate among Native Hawaiian households. The working group, including state officials, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and community representatives, must submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature by 2027. The resolution does not create new programs or funding but mandates a study to inform future policy. (HCR 192, 2025 Hawaii Legislature)

Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2025

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MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) to a House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) with significant substantive changes to the working group's membership and focus. The working group's composition was expanded to include new members from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, and Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, while removing the Department of Law Enforcement representative. The working group's charge was modified to specifically study gaming definitions and options for economic opportunity, and the report title now explicitly includes gambling. These changes shift the working group's focus toward Native Hawaiian-specific organizations and gaming policy while reducing law enforcement representation.

Scope change

The working group's membership composition changed to include more Native Hawaiian-specific organizations and removed the Department of Law Enforcement representative. The working group's charge was modified to specifically study gaming definitions and options for economic opportunity.

SCOPE

Added requirement for the working group to study the definition of gaming and explore all options to spur economic opportunity

Added new working group members from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, and Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the requirement for a Department of Law Enforcement representative to serve on the working group

REQUIREMENT

Changed the working group's charge from considering gaming as one pathway to specifically studying gaming definitions and all options for economic opportunity

TECHNICAL

Changed the report title to explicitly include gambling as a focus area

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 2 Aye(s): none; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Ihara, DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Kim; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Apr 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-15-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDT/HWN.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 552).

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1894) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan.

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on TOU as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey, Templo, Ward excused (4).

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1610) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to TOU.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Templo, Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Todd.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to ECD, TOU, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

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