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Hawaii 2026

HB 2474

RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Governor, Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission, International Cooperative Agreements, International Relations, Legislature, Sister-State or Province Partnerships
Introduced / first action
2026-01-27 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Authorizes the State to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with national governments; national ministries, departments, or agencies; provincial or regional governments; or international intergovernmental bodies relevant to the interests of the State or an international partner. Expands the definition of sister-state or province partnerships to include a partnership between the State and a prefecture or foreign nation. Requires the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission to evaluate how a sister-state or province partnership or international cooperative agreement will enhance certain key state initiatives. (CD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 181, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283).

    became-law, executive-signature

  2. Act 181, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283).

    became-law, executive-signature

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. Transmitted to Governor.

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.

  9. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:32PM in Conference Room 411.

  10. 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., DeCoite, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 153-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  13. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  14. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 153-26).

  15. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  16. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 11:00AM in conference room 229.

  17. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 11:00AM in conference room 229.

  18. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 229.

  19. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

    receipt

  20. Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; DeCoite, Kanuha Co-Chairs.

  21. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.

  22. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  23. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  24. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  25. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  26. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 696) in amended form (SD 2).

  27. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3681) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  28. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  29. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  31. Reported from WLA/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3395) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  32. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  33. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  34. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, DeCorte.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. The committee(s) on WLA/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  37. Referred to WLA/EDT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  38. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 111).

    introduction, receipt

  39. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  40. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 774-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  41. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  42. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  44. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 423-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  45. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  46. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  48. Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  49. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  50. Pending introduction.

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