HCR 173 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

URGING MAUI HEALTH SYSTEM TO COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ESTABLISH A FULL-TIME MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI.

This bill urges Maui Health to work with state agencies, medical schools, and community health centers to create a full-time medical residency program on Maui. It highlights the island's severe shortage of physicians, which worsened after the 2023 wildfires and currently leaves many residents without access to primary care and specialized services. The resolution specifically asks Maui Health to use available federal funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program to help cover the costs of establishing the program. Additionally, the bill requires Maui Health to report its progress and recommendations to the Legislature within 20 days before the 2027 session begins.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026 Last action May 8, 2026

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HCR173 → HCR173_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to formally designate the target organization as 'Maui Health System' rather than just 'Maui Health' for greater precision. The text was also updated to clarify that the Hawaii Rural Health Transformation Plan is a five-year federal program and to correct a comparison between Maui and Hawaii County by specifying 'County of Hawaii.' These changes ensure the resolution accurately identifies the recipient of the request and correctly cites the relevant federal funding context.

Scope change

The scope of the resolution's addressee was refined to specifically target the 'Maui Health System' instead of the broader term 'Maui Health,' ensuring the request is directed at the correct legal entity.

SCOPE

The target organization was changed from 'Maui Health' to 'Maui Health System' in the title, the recitals, and the operative clauses to ensure the request is directed at the specific legal entity.

FISCAL

The description of the Rural Health Transformation Program was updated to explicitly state it is a 'five-year' federal program administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

DEFINITION

A comparison regarding primary care shortages was clarified by changing 'Hawaii County' to 'the County of Hawaii' to distinguish the location correctly.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the header metadata, including updating the document version identifier and revision numbers.

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How they voted

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

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Committee

Amendments

May 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

lower

May 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong, Quinlan excused (3).

lower

May 8, 2026

Introduced

House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

lower

Apr 24, 2026

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 755) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3894) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Apr 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to HHS.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 582).

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1928-26), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to FIN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered