HI HB1796 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-12 - (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Bertram, Cabanilla, Takumi excused (3).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires office of Hawaiian affairs to develop and administer the kupuna honorary degree program, which may award the pohaku degree, intended to be Hawaii's equivalent to the Nobel Prize, to eligible Hawaiian kupuna worldwide. (HB1796 HD1)

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Title

Kupuna Honorary Degree Program; Office of Hawaiian Affairs

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-02-12 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Bertram, Cabanilla, Takumi excused (3).
2010-02-12 (H) Reported from HAW (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 375-10) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2010-02-10 (H) The committees on HAW recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Carroll, Shimabukuro, Bertram, Brower, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Yamane.
2010-02-08 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by HAW on Wednesday, 02-10-10 10:00am in House conference room 329.
2009-05-11 Carried over to 2010 Regular Session.
2009-02-18 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
2009-02-13 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by HAW on Wednesday, 02-18-09 9:10am in House conference room 329.
2009-01-30 (H) Referred to HAW, FIN, referral sheet 5
2009-01-28 (H) Introduced and Passed First Reading

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