# Hawaii HR 94: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE, TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PEER COUNSELOR PROGRAM TO ADDRESS YOUTH LONELINESS AND SOCIAL DISCONNECTION IN HAWAII'S SCHOOLS. Hawaii HR 94, URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE, TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PEER COUNSELOR PROGRAM TO ADDRESS YOUTH LONELINESS AND SOCIAL DISCONNECTION IN HAWAII'S SCHOOLS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Lisa Marten (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-04-09 (Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1839-26), recommending adoption.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HR94-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii HR 94 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) - Title: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE, TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PEER COUNSELOR PROGRAM TO ADDRESS YOUTH LONELINESS AND SOCIAL DISCONNECTION IN HAWAII'S SCHOOLS. - Status: adopted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-16 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1839-26), recommending adoption. - Sponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 14 - Subjects: BOE, DOE, DOH, Office of Wellness and Resilience, Hawaii State Youth Commission, Statewide Peer Counselor Program, Schools, Loneliness, Youth, Students, EDN, HSH - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (15 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: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: REYES ODA - Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (11) - 2026-04-09: Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1839-26), 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: Resolution adopted in final form. (House) - 2026-04-07: The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House) - 2026-04-02: Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1770-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to HSH. (House) - 2026-04-02: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on HSH as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House) - 2026-04-02: Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 04-07-26 11:15AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2026-03-31: The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Olds; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett, Kila, Muraoka, Souza. (House) - 2026-03-25: Resolution scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2026-03-18: Referred to EDN, HSH, referral sheet 19 (House) - 2026-03-16: Offered (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR94_HD1_.pdf) - HR94_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR94_HD1_.HTM) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR94_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR94_.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/HR94_HD1_.pdf) - [HR94_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR94_HD1_.HTM) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR94_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR94_.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-HR94-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).