# Hawaii HR 186: REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE AND CONSIDER THE TRANSFER OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN BURIAL SITE MANAGEMENT UNDER CHAPTER 6E, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, FROM THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Hawaii HR 186, REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE AND CONSIDER THE TRANSFER OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN BURIAL SITE MANAGEMENT UNDER CHAPTER 6E, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, FROM THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Daniel Holt (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-04-03 (Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1850) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HR 186
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE AND CONSIDER THE TRANSFER OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN BURIAL SITE MANAGEMENT UNDER CHAPTER 6E, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, FROM THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1850) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.
- Sponsor: Daniel Holt (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: OHA, SHPD, Island Burial Councils, Burial Sites, WAL, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (20 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: Daniel Holt (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-04-03: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1850) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Adopted as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2025-04-01: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1694) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Muraoka, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-28: Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-25: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-25-25 9:40AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR186_HD2_.pdf)
- HR186_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR186_HD1_.HTM)
- HR186_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR186_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR186_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR186_.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/HR186_HD2_.pdf)
- [HR186_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR186_HD1_.HTM)
- [HR186_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR186_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR186_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR186_.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-HR186-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).