SB 178 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO SURFING.

SB 178 allocates state funds to the Department of Education to establish surfing as an official interscholastic sport in public schools. This would directly enable schools to develop and support surfing programs for students, including equipment, coaching, and competition structures. The bill provides concrete funding for schools to integrate surfing into their athletic offerings under existing interscholastic sports frameworks. (Procedural bill; summary limited to 2 sentences as requested.)
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jan 17, 2025
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Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
11 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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