# Hawaii HB 2339: RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS.

Hawaii HB 2339, RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Act 080, 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2339-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2339
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-06-04, Act 080, 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Board of Regents, Authorization of Revenue Bonds, Capital Improvement Projects, Appropriation, EDU, WAM
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (215 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing qualifying priority capital improvement projects. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Housing aid for resident students: benefit, low. The University must offer housing aid to students who live in its student housing program, demonstrate financial need as determined by the University, and qualify for resident tuition. The aid can be a housing allowance, stipend, or similar financial assistance. It offsets part of room and board in…
- University bonds fund campus projects: benefit, low. With the governor’s approval, the University of Hawaii can issue up to $28.5 million in revenue bonds for construction, maintenance, or modernization of University projects. Qualifying refunding bonds and bonds outstanding on July 1, 2026, do not reduce that limit. The law provides up to $28.5 mill…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 2 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2339_CD1_.pdf)
- HB2339_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2339_CD1_.HTM)
- HB2339_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2339_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2339_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2339_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2339_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1180_.PDF)

## Related bills

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

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2339_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB2339_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2339_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB2339_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2339_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2339_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2339_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2339_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1180_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 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 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2339-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).