# Hawaii HCR 192: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH A NATIVE HAWAIIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP.

Hawaii HCR 192, REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH A NATIVE HAWAIIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Daniel Holt (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-04-15 (The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Kim; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 192
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH A NATIVE HAWAIIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-04-15, The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Kim; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
- Sponsor: Daniel Holt (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Native Hawaiian Economic Development Working Group, Gambling, Legislative Report, EDT/HWN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (16 yes, 3 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: Daniel Holt (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | fail | 2 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-15: The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Kim; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 2 Aye(s): none; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Ihara, DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: The recommendation was not adopted. (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: The committee(s) on EDT/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-15-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 552). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Referred to EDT/HWN. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1894) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Adopted as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-01: The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Resolution scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 04-01-25 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1610) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to TOU. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on TOU as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey, Templo, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-21: The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Templo, Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Todd. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Resolution scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to ECD, TOU, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR192_HD2_.pdf)
- HCR192_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR192_HD1_.HTM)
- HCR192_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR192_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR192_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR192_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR192_HD2_.pdf)
- [HCR192_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR192_HD1_.HTM)
- [HCR192_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR192_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR192_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR192_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR192-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).