HB 88 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO STUDENT ATHLETES.

Summary

Requires the Department of Education to establish and administer a three-year student athlete travel pilot program to provide funding for intra-county travel expenses for student athletes of counties with a population of less than 500,000. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/28. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB88 → HB88_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was significantly expanded to apply to all counties with populations under 500,000 rather than just Maui County, and the effective date was changed to July 1, 3000, likely a clerical error intended to be July 1, 2025. Additionally, new funding was authorized to hire an athletic clerk to manage the program.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from exclusively serving Maui County student athletes to serving student athletes in any county with a population of less than 500,000.

SCOPE

Eligibility was broadened from Maui County only to any county with a population under 500,000.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a drafting error.

FISCAL

New funds were appropriated specifically to hire an athletic clerk to assist with travel procurement and program implementation.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 6).

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 179) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors