# Hawaii HCR 53: REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO CONDUCT A SYSTEMWIDE ASSOCIATE DEGREE COMPLETION AUDIT.

Hawaii HCR 53, REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO CONDUCT A SYSTEMWIDE ASSOCIATE DEGREE COMPLETION AUDIT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-05-08 (House agrees to Senate amendment(s).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 53
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO CONDUCT A SYSTEMWIDE ASSOCIATE DEGREE COMPLETION AUDIT.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Last action: 2026-05-08, House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- Sponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: University of Hawaii, Board of Regents, Audit, Associate Degrees, EDU
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (10 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: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-20 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-05-08: House agrees to Senate amendment(s). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Adopted as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong, Quinlan excused (3). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891). (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: One (1) day notice, Friday, 05-08-26. (House)
- 2026-04-24: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 748) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-23: Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3904) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: One Day Notice 04-24-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-20-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Re-Referred to EDU. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to EDU, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 450). (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1580-26), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2026-03-31: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakamura, Perruso excused (2). (House)
- 2026-03-31: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-25: The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Woodson, Muraoka. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Resolution scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:30PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Referred to HED, referral sheet 18 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Offered (House)
- 2026-03-12: To be offered. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR53_SD1_.pdf)
- HCR53_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR53_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR53_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR53_.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/HCR53_SD1_.pdf)
- [HCR53_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR53_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR53_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR53_.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-HCR53-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).