# Hawaii HR 98: STRONGLY URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ALLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S EXAMINATION IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE FOR PURPOSES OF ISSUING A LIMITED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S LICENSE, FOR THE SALE OF TIMESHARE PRODUCTS IN HAWAII, TO JAPANESE NATIONAL VISITORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING JAPAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN AND SUPPORT OF THE HAWAII TOURISM INDUSTRY.

Hawaii HR 98, STRONGLY URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ALLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S EXAMINATION IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE FOR PURPOSES OF ISSUING A LIMITED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S LICENSE, FOR THE SALE OF TIMESHARE PRODUCTS IN HAWAII, TO JAPANESE NATIONAL VISITORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING JAPAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN AND SUPPORT OF THE HAWAII TOURISM INDUSTRY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Adrian K. Tam (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-04-03 (Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1828) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HR 98
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: STRONGLY URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ALLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S EXAMINATION IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE FOR PURPOSES OF ISSUING A LIMITED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S LICENSE, FOR THE SALE OF TIMESHARE PRODUCTS IN HAWAII, TO JAPANESE NATIONAL VISITORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING JAPAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN AND SUPPORT OF THE HAWAII TOURISM INDUSTRY.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1828) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.
- Sponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Real Estate Salesperson's Examination, Japanese Language, Timeshare Products, TOU, CPC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (11 yes, 2 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: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-04-03: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1828) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2025-04-01: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tam. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Resolution scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1582), recommending referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey, Templo, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-20: The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Matsumoto. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Resolution scheduled to be heard by TOU on Thursday, 03-20-25 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to TOU, CPC, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR98_HD1_.pdf)
- HR98_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR98_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR98_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR98_.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/HR98_HD1_.pdf)
- [HR98_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR98_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR98_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR98_.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-HR98-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).