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SR 176 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING A BROADER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY.

This Senate Resolution expresses Hawaii's support for strengthening ties with Norway, highlighting potential collaboration in marine conservation, renewable energy, sustainable tourism, and criminal justice. It does not create new laws or funding but encourages state agencies to explore partnerships based on shared priorities like ocean management and clean energy. The resolution directs copies to the Governor and the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for consideration. As a symbolic gesture, it focuses on fostering dialogue rather than implementing policy changes.
Issues: ✓ EnergySupports EnergyHighlights renewable energy as a key collaboration area with Norway, promoting partnership in clean energy initiatives.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025
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SR176 → SR176_SD1 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured digital format with metadata fields. Substantively, a new clause was added regarding Norway's approach to prisons and criminal justice as a topic for collaboration, expanding the scope of potential partnership areas beyond the original focus on fisheries, renewable energy, and tourism.
Scope change
Expanded scope to include criminal justice and prison systems as a potential area of collaboration between Hawaii and Norway.
SCOPE

Added a new WHEREAS clause stating the State could benefit from Norway's approach to prisons and criminal justice as a subject of conversation and collaboration.

TECHNICAL

Converted document from traditional legislative text format to structured digital format with metadata fields including timestamps, version numbers, and language settings.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted as amended (SD1). Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa).
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Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1621) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-01-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to TCA.
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Offered.
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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