# Hawaii HCR 19: DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS MARCH4WATER MONTH IN HAWAII.

Hawaii HCR 19, DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS MARCH4WATER MONTH IN HAWAII., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Mark J. Hashem (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-04-23 (Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 19
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS MARCH4WATER MONTH IN HAWAII.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-27
- Last action: 2026-04-23, Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
- Sponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: March4Water Month, Designated, WLA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (16 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: Mark J. Hashem (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 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-23: Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 726). (House)
- 2026-04-23: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3879) 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. 537). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to WLA. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1842-26), recommending adoption. (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)
- 2026-04-07: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-31: Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1576-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to WAL. (House)
- 2026-03-31: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL as amended in HD 1 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, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M.. (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)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to CAA, WAL, referral sheet 15 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Offered (House)
- 2026-02-27: To be offered. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR19_HD1_.pdf)
- HCR19_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR19_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR19_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR19_.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
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR19_HD1_.pdf)
- [HCR19_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR19_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR19_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR19_.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR19-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).