HCR 101 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

NOMINATING JOHN D. WAIHEʻE III FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT.

This House Concurrent Resolution nominates John D. Waihe'e III for induction into Hawaii's Aloha Order of Merit, a legislative body that honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the state. The resolution recognizes his historic role as the first Native Hawaiian to serve as a U.S. state governor and highlights his achievements in education, healthcare, economic development, and Native Hawaiian rights advocacy. The bill directs the transmission of certified copies to the Governor, the Aloha Order of Merit Committee, and Governor Waihe'e III himself, following the statutory criteria for induction established in Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026 Last action Apr 24, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was amended to reclassify the document from a Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) to a House Concurrent Resolution (HCR), changing the primary sponsor from Gregory LaMontagne to Chris Kobayashi. The substantive text regarding the nomination of John D. Waiheʻe III for the Aloha Order of Merit was reformatted to correct capitalization, remove unnecessary line breaks, and streamline the list of officials receiving copies of the resolution.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document type from a Senate Concurrent Resolution to a House Concurrent Resolution.

Updated the primary sponsor of the bill from Gregory LaMontagne to Chris Kobayashi.

Corrected capitalization and removed excessive line breaks in the nomination text for John D. Waiheʻe III.

Adjusted the list of recipients for the resolution copies to remove the Speaker of the House and Governor from the specific transmission list.

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

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Committee

Apr 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

lower

Apr 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from HWN/WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3906) with recommendation of adoption.

upper

Apr 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang.

upper

Apr 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lamosao, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Ihara.

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to HWN/WLA.

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 452).

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakamura, Perruso excused (2).

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1584-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

lower

Mar 25, 2026

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, Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to CAA, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

25 primary · 0 co-sponsors