# Hawaii HCR 130: URGING CONGRESS, THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE, AND OTHER RELEVANT AGENCIES TO PROVIDE INCREASED AND SUSTAINED FUNDING TO THE INVASIVE SPECIES COMMITTEES AND HAWAI‘I ANT LAB WITHIN THE PACIFIC COOPERATIVE STUDIES UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA.

Hawaii HCR 130, URGING CONGRESS, THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE, AND OTHER RELEVANT AGENCIES TO PROVIDE INCREASED AND SUSTAINED FUNDING TO THE INVASIVE SPECIES COMMITTEES AND HAWAI‘I ANT LAB WITHIN THE PACIFIC COOPERATIVE STUDIES UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Mahina Poepoe (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 130
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: URGING CONGRESS, THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE, AND OTHER RELEVANT AGENCIES TO PROVIDE INCREASED AND SUSTAINED FUNDING TO THE INVASIVE SPECIES COMMITTEES AND HAWAI‘I ANT LAB WITHIN THE PACIFIC COOPERATIVE STUDIES UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-05-02, House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- Sponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Biosecurity, Invasive Species Committees, Hawaii Ant Lab, Funding, AEN/HRE
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (26 yes, 0 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: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | House | The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 4 | 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) Pierick 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)
- 2025-04-17: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 819) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-16: Reported from AEN/HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1925) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: One Day Notice 04-17-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: The committee(s) on AEN/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 04-14-25 1:45PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 533). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Referred to AEN/HRE. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1808), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick 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 AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1565) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey, Templo, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-21: The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Ward. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Resolution scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Re-referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 24 (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to AGR/HED, FIN, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR130_SD1_.pdf)
- HCR130_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR130_HD1_.HTM)
- HCR130_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR130_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR130_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR130_.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/HCR130_SD1_.pdf)
- [HCR130_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR130_HD1_.HTM)
- [HCR130_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR130_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR130_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR130_.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-HCR130-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).