HR 135 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CREATING A HAWAII CULTURAL TRUST TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE HAWAII'S CULTURAL RESOURCES.

HR 135 is a House Resolution requesting a working group to study the feasibility of creating a Hawaii Cultural Trust. The working group, composed of state officials and cultural representatives, will examine potential funding sources, tax incentives, governance structures, and impacts on cultural institutions. It will specifically evaluate how a trust could support Hawaii's cultural preservation and promotion through sustainable funding models. The group must submit findings and recommendations, including possible legislation, to the Legislature by early 2026. This resolution does not create the trust but initiates a study to determine if one would be viable.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

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Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Mar 25, 2025

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MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a House Resolution to a House Bill, adding a new working group member (the chairperson of the Hawai'i State LGBTQ+ Commission) and updating the list of recipients for certified copies of the resolution to include this new member. The substantive policy content regarding the Hawaii Cultural Trust study remains largely unchanged, with minor formatting adjustments and metadata additions from the document conversion process.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on establishing a working group to study the feasibility of creating a Hawaii Cultural Trust, with no substantive changes to the study's purpose or objectives.

REQUIREMENT

Added the chairperson of the Hawai'i State LGBTQ+ Commission as a required member of the working group

Updated the list of recipients for certified copies of the resolution to include the chairperson of the Hawai'i State LGBTQ+ Commission

TECHNICAL

Changed document type from House Resolution to House Bill with associated metadata and formatting updates

Adjusted line numbering and page formatting from the original legislative markup

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Committee

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 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. 1551) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

9 primary · 0 co-sponsors