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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · Resolution

SR 43: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PEER COUNSELOR PROGRAM TO ADDRESS YOUTH LONELINESS AND SOCIAL DISCONNECTION IN HAWAII'S SCHOOLS.

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

SR 43 is a resolution introduced in the Hawaii Senate on March 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PEER COUNSELOR PROGRAM TO ADDRESS YOUTH LONELINESS AND SOCIAL DISCONNECTION IN HAWAII'S SCHOOLS. Primary sponsor: Troy Hashimoto (Democratic), Tim Richards (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2026): Referred to EDU/HHS.

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

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Troy HashimotoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Tim RichardsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Joy San BuenaventuraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Les IharaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Dru KanuhaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Glenn WakaiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“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 EDU/HHS.
  2. Offered.

Sources

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