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HB 1873STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Exempts one six-hour strategic planning retreat of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii per year from open meeting requirements if certain conditions are met. Requires members of the Board of Regents to complete a governance training and attend the training at least once every two years thereafter. Requires the Candidate Advisory Council to ensure that all candidates presented to the Governor for nomination have certain subject matter experience and are not registered lobbyists who have lobbied on matters pertaining to the University of Hawaii. Exempts the financial disclosures of the Board of Regents as mandated by the State Ethics Code from being made public. Requires the Board of Regents, in collaboration with the Candidate Advisory Council, to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Voted 3/23/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

17 yea·3 nay·5 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/23/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
  2. 3/23/2026Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3133) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
  3. 3/17/2026The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.
  4. 3/12/2026The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  5. 3/12/2026Referred to EDU, WAM/JDC.
  6. 3/12/2026Passed First Reading.
  7. 3/12/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 305).
  8. 3/10/2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Hartsfield, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Souza voting no (8) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  9. 3/6/2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
  10. 3/6/2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1102-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.