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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

SCR 161: REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE AND CONSIDER THE TRANSFER OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN BURIAL SITE MANAGEMENT UNDER CHAPTER 6E, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, FROM THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Passed one chamber 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

SCR 161 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Hawaii Senate on March 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE AND CONSIDER THE TRANSFER OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN BURIAL SITE MANAGEMENT UNDER CHAPTER 6E, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, FROM THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Primary sponsor: Jarrett Keohokalole (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 4, 2025): Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 28.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jarrett KeohokalolePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate24

“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. Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 28
  2. Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
  3. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 522) in amended form (SD 1).
  4. Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1565) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
  5. One Day Notice 04-03-25.
  6. The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura, Ihara, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  7. The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-01-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
  8. Referred to HWN.
  9. Offered.

Sources

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