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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · Proclamation

GM 657: Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, KATINA SOARES, for a term to expire 06-30-2028.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

GM 657 is a proclamation introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, KATINA SOARES, for a term to expire 06-30-2028. Primary sponsor: governor. Most recent recorded action (April 14, 2026): Nominee(s) failed to be confirmed. Ayes, 2. Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 23 (Senator(s) Awa, Chang, DeCoite, DeCorte, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fevella, Fukunaga, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Ihara, Inouye, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Kidani, Kouchi, Lamosao, Lee, C., McKelvey, Moriwaki, Richards, San Buenaventura, Wakai). Excused, 0 (none).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
governorPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Nominee(s) failed to be confirmed. Ayes, 2. Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 23 (Senator(s) Awa, Chang, DeCoite, DeCorte, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fevella, Fukunaga, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Ihara, Inouye, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Kidani, Kouchi, Lamosao, Lee, C., McKelvey, Moriwaki, Richards, San Buenaventura, Wakai). Excused, 0 (none).
  2. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3695) with recommendation to Advise and Consent.
  3. One Day Notice 04-14-26.
  4. The recommendation of the committee(s) on EDU is to ADVISE AND CONSENT to the nomination(s). The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.
  5. The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  6. Received.
  7. Referred to EDU.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source