# Hawaii SCR 117: URGING THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF BUS STOPS ON HAWAII ISLAND UTILIZED BY CHILDREN TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOL AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SAFETY AT EACH LOCATION.

Hawaii SCR 117, URGING THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF BUS STOPS ON HAWAII ISLAND UTILIZED BY CHILDREN TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOL AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SAFETY AT EACH LOCATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-04-22 (Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 792).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SCR 117
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: URGING THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF BUS STOPS ON HAWAII ISLAND UTILIZED BY CHILDREN TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOL AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SAFETY AT EACH LOCATION.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 792).
- Sponsor: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: DOT, DOE, County of Hawaii, Bus Stops, Transportation Infrastructure, EDN, TRN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (24 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: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joy A. San Buenaventura (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-04-22: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 792). (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 858). (House)
- 2025-04-21: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2141), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Woodson excused (3). (House)
- 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-17: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Miyake, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2070) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to TRN. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on TRN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2025-04-14: Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 04-17-25 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-04-10: The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Souza. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Resolution scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 04-10-25 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Referred to EDN, TRN, referral sheet 28 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 504) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reported from TCA/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1637) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: One Day Notice 04-03-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: 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)
- 2025-03-28: The committee(s) on TCA/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-01-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Referred to TCA/EDU. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Offered. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR117_HD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR117_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR117_.PDF)
- SCR117_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR117_HD1_.HTM)
- SCR117_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR117_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/SCR117_HD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR117_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR117_.PDF)
- [SCR117_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR117_HD1_.HTM)
- [SCR117_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR117_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-SCR117-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).