Legislative record

SB 2659STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS.

Prohibits active employees of the University of Hawaii or the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii from serving on the Board of Regents.

Voted 2/18/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

3 yea·0 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/18/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
  2. 2/18/2026Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2334) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
  3. 2/13/2026The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto.
  4. 2/10/2026The committee(s) on EDU has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-13-26 1:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
  5. 2/8/2026The committee(s) on EDU deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
  6. 2/6/2026The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  7. 1/28/2026Referred to EDU, JDC.
  8. 1/26/2026Passed First Reading.
  9. 1/23/2026Introduced.