# Hawaii HB 1873: RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Hawaii HB 1873, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3133) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1873
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3133) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
- Sponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Board of Regents, Strategic Planning Retreats, Open Meetings, Exemption, Candidate Advisory Council, Nominations, Reporting, EDU, WAM/JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (105 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher L. Muraoka (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 2 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 41 | 8 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-03-23: Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3133) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: The 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. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 305). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to EDU, WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed 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. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1102-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 2026-03-05: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe, Shimizu; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama. (House)
- 2026-03-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-17: Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 303-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2026-02-17: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3). (House)
- 2026-02-04: The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Olds; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to HED, JHA, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2026-01-23: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_SD1_.pdf)
- HB1873_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1873_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1873_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB1873_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1873_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1873_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1873_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1873-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).