# Hawaii SB 1051: RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HISTORY MONTH.

Hawaii SB 1051, RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HISTORY MONTH., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Jarrett Keohokalole (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Act 167, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1051
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HISTORY MONTH.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-06-03, Act 167, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267).
- Sponsor: Jarrett Keohokalole (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Hawaiian History Month, Month of Observance, CAA, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (196 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Designates September as Hawaiian History Month. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jarrett Keohokalole (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: AQUINO
- Cosponsor: Karl Rhoads (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joy A. San Buenaventura (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (42)

- 2025-06-03: Act 167, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267). (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Act 167, on 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 91). (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 91) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chair; DeCorte Co-Chair; Kanuha. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 863). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Kapela, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 479). (House)
- 2025-04-01: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 424). (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1736), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-20: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1194) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-12: The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2025-03-10: Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 03-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to CAA, JHA, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 251) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from TCA/HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 721) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: The committee(s) on TCA/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-25 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to TCA/HWN. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1051_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1051_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1267_.PDF)
- SB1051_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1051_CD1_.HTM)
- SB1051_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1051_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1051_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1051_SD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1051_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1051_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1267_.PDF)
- [SB1051_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1051_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB1051_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1051_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1051_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1051_SD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1051-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).