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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · Resolution

SR 4: URGING THE SENATE TO ESTABLISH AN INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF A 2022 CASH OR CHECK PAYMENT FROM AN UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL TO AN “INFLUENTIAL LEGISLATOR” FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING AN EXISTING POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, AND TO EXAMINE POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF STATE LAW, STATE ETHICS CODE, AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE PROVISIONS.

Introduced 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

SR 4 is a resolution introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: URGING THE SENATE TO ESTABLISH AN INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF A 2022 CASH OR CHECK PAYMENT FROM AN UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL TO AN “INFLUENTIAL LEGISLATOR” FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING AN EXISTING POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, AND TO EXAMINE POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF STATE LAW, STATE ETHICS CODE, AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE PROVISIONS. Primary sponsor: Brenton Awa (Republican), Samantha DeCorte (Republican), Kurt Fevella (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 28, 2026): Offered.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brenton AwaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Samantha DeCortePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Kurt FevellaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20

“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. Offered.

Sources

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