SB 624: RELATING TO PRINCE JONAH KUHIO KALANIANAOLE.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2025-02-10
Current Status:
Failed
(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)
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Requires certain public buildings near mass transit projects and on Hawaiian home lands to display a portrait of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. (SD1)
Requires certain public buildings near mass transit projects and on Hawaiian home lands to display portraits of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole.
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PRINCE JONAH KUHIO KALANIANAOLE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The purpose of this Act is to require certain public buildings near mass transit projects and on Hawaiian home lands to display portraits of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole.
SECTION 2. Chapter 27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§27- Prince Kuhio; portraits; buildings. Any public building or structure that is located:
(1) Within feet of a mass transit project that receives moneys from a surcharge on state tax established pursuant to section 46-16.8; and
(2) On Hawaiian home lands,
shall display a portrait of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Hawaiian Home Lands; Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole; Portrait; Mass Transit
Description:
Requires certain public buildings near mass transit projects and on Hawaiian home lands to display a portrait of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. (SD1)
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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THE SENATE |
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624 |
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PRINCE JONAH KUHIO KALANIANAOLE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The purpose of this Act is to require certain public buildings near mass transit projects and on Hawaiian home lands to display portraits of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole.
SECTION 2. Chapter 27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§27- Prince Kuhio; portraits; buildings. Any public building or structure that is located:
(1) Within feet of a mass transit project that receives moneys from a surcharge on state tax established pursuant to section 46-16.8; and
(2) On Hawaiian home lands,
shall display a portrait of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Hawaiian Home Lands; Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole; Mass Transit; Portraits
Description:
Requires certain public buildings near mass transit projects and on Hawaiian home lands to display portraits of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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| Dec 8, 2025 | Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 205) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 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. |
| Jan 24, 2025 | The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Referred to HWN, WAM. |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Passed First Reading. |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Introduced. |
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| Jan 28, 2025 | The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS | Senate Standing Committee on Hawaiian Affairs |
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This list shows positions taken on this bill by organizations on the date displayed, which is linked to the original source.
Positions by individuals are not included.
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| Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies | *** Against | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Department of Hawaiian Home Lands | ** Support | |
| Hawaiian Homes Commission | *** Support | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Lahaina Hawaiian Civic Club | ** Support | |
| Waiʻanae Coast Community Foundation | ** Support |
STAND. COM. REP. NO. 205
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 624
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 624 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PRINCE JONAH KUHIO KALANIANAOLE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to require certain public buildings near mass transit projects and on Hawaiian home lands to display portraits of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Lahaina Hawaiian Civic Club, Waiʻanae Coast Community Foundation, and two individuals.
Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from two individuals.
Your Committee finds that Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole spearheaded the passage of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, and was responsible for instituting the county system still in place today. As a statesman, Prince Kuhio shaped the foundation for the State's modern government structure. Accordingly, your Committee finds that it is appropriate to honor Prince Kuhio through the display of his portraits.
Your Committee notes the discussion held with the community during the public hearing on this measure and requests that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands procure an official portrait of Prince Kuhio. Your Committee finds that it is appropriate to allow the Hawaiian community to provide feedback regarding which portrait of Prince Kuhio is most representative of his image and that the chosen artwork become the official portrait of the prince.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 624, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 624, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,
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________________________________ HERBERT RICHARDS, Chair |
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Testimony PDF
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| Jan 29, 2025 | SB624_TESTIMONY_HWN_01-28-25_.PDF |
Discussed in Hearing
14MIN
Senate Standing Committee on Hawaiian Affairs
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