# Hawaii HB 714: RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Hawaii HB 714, RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Gregg Takayama (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2025-04-21 (Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 714
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-04-21, Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).
- Sponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: DBEDT, Education, Health Care Workforce, Appropriations, HHS/EDT, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Appropriates funds to support educational training programs to expand the State's health care workforce, including funding to support health care certification programs offered in public high schools and education programs that support certified nurse assistants in becoming licensed practical nurses. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: WARD

## Actions (35)

- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, La Chica, Ilagan, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Garcia. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 551) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1521) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: One Day Notice 04-03-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from HHS/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1325) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: The committee(s) on HHS/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 122). (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to HHS/EDT, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 952), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-21: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Lee, M., Alcos, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from EDN/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 751), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-13: The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-02-13: The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN/ECD on Thursday, 02-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-05: Re-referred to HLT, EDN/ECD, FIN, referral sheet 12 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 66) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED/EDN. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED/EDN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-01-31: The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-01-29: Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 01-31-25 9:15AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to HLT, HED/EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB714_SD1_.pdf)
- HB714_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB714_HD1_.HTM)
- HB714_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB714_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB714_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB714_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB714_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB714_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB714_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB714_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB714_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB714_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB714_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB714-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).