HR 208 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

CONGRATULATING THE KAUAʻI DISTRICT KAPAʻA-KAUAʻI-WAIMEA COMPLEX AREA 2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR, 2025 UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM DELEGATE, 2024 PRUDENTIAL EMERGING VISIONARIES WINNER, AND 2024 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL.

HR 208 is a ceremonial House Resolution congratulating four honorees for their achievements: Leah ‘Aiwohi (Kaua’i District Teacher of the Year), Ethan Yang (U.S. Senate Youth Program Delegate), Genshu Price (Prudential Emerging Visionaries Winner), and Koko Head Elementary School (National Blue Ribbon School). The resolution recognizes Leah’s 35-year teaching career and advocacy for equitable tech education, Ethan’s student leadership and academic awards, Genshu’s nonprofit Bottles4College (diverting 140,000+ pounds of waste and awarding $53,500 in scholarships), and the school’s academic excellence. As a purely symbolic resolution, it has no policy impact or binding effect - it expresses formal praise without creating new laws or altering regulations.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action Mar 18, 2025

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

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Committee

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors