# Hawaii HCR 121: REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, UNITED STATES ARMY, UNITED STATES NAVY, AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK WITH APPROPRIATE STATE AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO EXPAND, PLAN, AND COORDINATE WORK RELATED TO USING KOLEKOLE PASS AS AN EXPANDED EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTE.

Hawaii HCR 121, REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, UNITED STATES ARMY, UNITED STATES NAVY, AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK WITH APPROPRIATE STATE AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO EXPAND, PLAN, AND COORDINATE WORK RELATED TO USING KOLEKOLE PASS AS AN EXPANDED EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTE., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Darius K. Kila (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-05-02 (House agrees to Senate amendment(s).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 121
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, UNITED STATES ARMY, UNITED STATES NAVY, AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK WITH APPROPRIATE STATE AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO EXPAND, PLAN, AND COORDINATE WORK RELATED TO USING KOLEKOLE PASS AS AN EXPANDED EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTE.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-05-02, House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- Sponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: United States Department of Defense, United States Army, United States Navy, Kolekole Pass, Emergency Exit, PSM/TCA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (35 yes, 1 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: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 7 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-02: House agrees to Senate amendment(s). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lamosao excused (2). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 823). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: One (1) day notice, Friday, 05-02-25. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 798) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Reported from PSM/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1878) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: One Day Notice 04-16-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: The committee(s) on PSM/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-11-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 528). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Referred to PSM/TCA. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1824), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). (House)
- 2025-03-31: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Ward. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-31-25 10:15AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Reported from TRN/PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1618), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey, Templo, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-25: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Evslin, La Chica, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-03-25: The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Souza; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lamosao, Woodson. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN/PBS on Tuesday, 03-25-25 9:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to TRN/PBS, FIN, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR121_SD1_.pdf)
- HCR121_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR121_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR121_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR121_.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/HCR121_SD1_.pdf)
- [HCR121_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR121_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR121_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR121_.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-HCR121-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).