# Hawaii HCR 162: REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS DATA AND MAPPING TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE SURVEY OF ENTITIES ENGAGED IN ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE DATABASE AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP OF ARTS ENTITIES AND PROGRAMS. Hawaii HCR 162, REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS DATA AND MAPPING TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE SURVEY OF ENTITIES ENGAGED IN ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE DATABASE AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP OF ARTS ENTITIES AND PROGRAMS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Jeanne Kapela (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-04-23 (Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR162-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii HCR 162 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) - Title: REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS DATA AND MAPPING TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE SURVEY OF ENTITIES ENGAGED IN ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE DATABASE AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP OF ARTS ENTITIES AND PROGRAMS. - Status: passed senate - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-16 - Last action: 2026-04-23, Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. - Sponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: Arts, Arts Education, Task Force, Survey, Statewide Database, Geographic Information System Map, WLA - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (7 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: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe Gedeon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 4 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-04-23: Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 735). (House) - 2026-04-23: Resolution adopted in final form. (House) - 2026-04-22: Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3877) with recommendation of adoption. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: One Day Notice 04-23-26. (Senate) - 2026-04-17: The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang. (Senate) - 2026-04-14: The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 579). (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Referred to WLA. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Re-referred to CAA, referral sheet 26 (House) - 2026-04-09: Reconsideration of action taken on 03-31-26. (House) - 2026-04-09: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House) - 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Senate. (House) - 2026-03-31: Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1574-26), recommending referral to FIN. (House) - 2026-03-31: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakamura, Perruso excused (2). (House) - 2026-03-25: The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Sayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Reyes Oda. (House) - 2026-03-23: Resolution scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2026-03-18: Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 19 (House) - 2026-03-16: Offered (House) ## Bill text - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR162_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR162_.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law) - SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed) - HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed) - HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed) - HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed) - SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed) ## Sources - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR162_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR162_.pdf) ## Related - [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026) - [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026) - [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 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR162-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).