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HB 2489STATE · HawaiiIn Committee

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Appropriates moneys to establish a bachelor's degree program in American Sign Language interpretation at the University of Hawaii Manoa campus with a multi-year plan to include a master's degree program for interpreter training. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 3/10/2026View source

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How representatives voted

21 yea·0 nay·6 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/10/2026Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.
  2. 3/6/2026Passed First Reading.
  3. 3/6/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 112).
  4. 3/5/2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  5. 3/5/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 806-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  6. 2/25/2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Yamashita.
  7. 2/23/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  8. 2/17/2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
  9. 2/17/2026Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 301-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  10. 2/6/2026The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Olds, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kila, La Chica, Woodson, Souza.