# Hawaii HCR 102: STRONGLY URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ALLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S EXAMINATION IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE FOR PURPOSES OF ISSUING A LIMITED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S LICENSE, FOR THE SALE OF TIMESHARE PRODUCTS IN HAWAII, TO JAPANESE NATIONAL VISITORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING JAPAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN AND SUPPORT OF THE HAWAII TOURISM INDUSTRY.

Hawaii HCR 102, STRONGLY URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ALLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S EXAMINATION IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE FOR PURPOSES OF ISSUING A LIMITED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S LICENSE, FOR THE SALE OF TIMESHARE PRODUCTS IN HAWAII, TO JAPANESE NATIONAL VISITORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING JAPAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN AND SUPPORT OF THE HAWAII TOURISM INDUSTRY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Adrian K. Tam (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2025-04-23 (Report and Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Transmitted to House.) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 102
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: STRONGLY URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ALLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S EXAMINATION IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE FOR PURPOSES OF ISSUING A LIMITED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S LICENSE, FOR THE SALE OF TIMESHARE PRODUCTS IN HAWAII, TO JAPANESE NATIONAL VISITORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING JAPAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN AND SUPPORT OF THE HAWAII TOURISM INDUSTRY.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-04-23, Report and Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Transmitted to House.
- Sponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Real Estate Salesperson's Examination, Japanese Language, Timeshare Products, EDT, CPN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (14 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-23: Report and Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 869). (House)
- 2025-04-23: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Waived referral to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: One Day Notice 04-23-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1876), with recommendation of referral to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Report adopted, referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 04-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 525). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Referred to EDT, CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1829) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-01: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tam. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Resolution scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1583), recommending referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey, Templo, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-20: The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Matsumoto. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Resolution scheduled to be heard by TOU on Thursday, 03-20-25 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to TOU, CPC, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR102_HD1_.pdf)
- HCR102_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR102_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR102_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR102_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR102_HD1_.pdf)
- [HCR102_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR102_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR102_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR102_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR102-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).