# Hawaii SB 1589: RELATING TO THE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND.

Hawaii SB 1589, RELATING TO THE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Glenn Wakai (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-20 (Senate Conferee(s) discharged.) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1589-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1589
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2026-03-20, Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
- Sponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Department of Accounting and General Services, Stadium Authority, Stadium Development Special Fund, Appropriations, ECD, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (154 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires gifts or grants from a private source deposited into the Stadium Development Special Fund to be used only for infrastructure related to the stadium and costs associated with the development of the stadium. Requires any unexpended and unencumbered funds in the Stadium Development Special Fund to immediately lapse to the general fund if the NASED project is terminated. Appropriates funds out of the Stadium Development Special Fund with certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 47 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 22 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2026-03-20: Senate Conferee(s) discharged. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). (House)
- 2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- 2025-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai, Lee, C. Co-Chairs. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 863). (House)
- 2025-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 699). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1997) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25. (House)
- 2025-04-01: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1290) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-03-12: The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lee, C.). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 394) in amended form (SD 3). (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Floor Amendment No. 4 offered. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 3). (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Separated Committee Report. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Report filed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-25 (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1052) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 02-27-25 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 660) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to EDT, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_HD2_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_.PDF)
- SB1589_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1589_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1589_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_SD1_.HTM)
- SB1589_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_SD2_.HTM)
- SB1589_SD2_SFA4: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_SD2_SFA4_.HTM)
- SB1589_SD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_SD3_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_HD2_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_.PDF)
- [SB1589_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1589_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1589_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB1589_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_SD2_.HTM)
- [SB1589_SD2_SFA4 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_SD2_SFA4_.HTM)
- [SB1589_SD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1589_SD3_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
- [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-SB1589-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).