HCR 94 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ISSUE A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING HAWAII AS A PURPLE HEART STATE ON AUGUST 7, 2025.

HCR 94 is a concurrent resolution requesting the Governor of Hawaii to issue a proclamation designating the state as a Purple Heart State on August 7, 2025 (National Purple Heart Day). This symbolic gesture honors military service members who have been awarded the Purple Heart for combat injuries or deaths, following the example of other states. The resolution does not create new laws or benefits but aims to publicly recognize veterans' sacrifices through a formal state proclamation.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025

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How they voted

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

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Committee

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1963) with recommendation of adoption.

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

upper

Apr 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-16-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 428).

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2).

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1738), recommending adoption.

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Ward excused (4).

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1546), recommending referral to PBS.

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Reyes Oda.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to CAA, PBS, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors