---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT."
description: "Reduces the minimum Hawaiian blood quantum requirement of certain successors to lessees of Hawaiian home lands from one-quarter to one thirty-second. (HB451 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 451"
citation: "Hawaii HB 451 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hawaiian Home Lands", "Successors", "Blood Quantum"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CREAGAN", "DECOITE", "EVANS", "Gates", "HASHEM", "ICHIYAMA", "ING", "KEOHOKALOLE", "KONG", "MORIKAWA", "San Buenaventura", "TOKIOKA", "TUPOLA", "WOODSON", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2017-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de8d0d9d-30ef-42d5-a50b-dbbd05d8b725"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=451&year=2017"
source_hash: "d5aa65bbe3c71890a065487e7f217f387bcc08c0ef085c012f6c4957484a9d6d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii HB 451 (2017 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.

Reduces the minimum Hawaiian blood quantum requirement of certain successors to lessees of Hawaiian home lands from one-quarter to one thirty-second. (HB451 CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB451** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB451_.HTM)
2. **HB451_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB451_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB451_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB451_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB451_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB451_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committees on OMH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **17–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- Gates — primary (person)
- HASHEM — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- ING — primary (person)
- KEOHOKALOLE — primary (person)
- KONG — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — primary (person)
- TOKIOKA — primary (person)
- TUPOLA — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-20** Pending introduction.
- **2017-01-23** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-23** Referred to OMH, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 2 `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by OMH on Tuesday, 01-31-17 10:00AM in House conference room 312.
- **2017-01-31** The committees on OMH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ing, Gates, Creagan, DeCoite, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) LoPresti; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Thielen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-03** Reported from OMH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 30), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2017-02-03** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) LoPresti voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-14-17 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2017-02-14** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Johanson, C. Lee, Morikawa, Nakashima, Oshiro, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-17** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 530) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2017-02-17** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).
- **2017-02-22** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-24-17 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2017-02-24** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) LoPresti; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 963), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) LoPresti voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 93). `introduction`
- **2017-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Referred to HWN, JDL. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-17 1:15PM in conference room 016.
- **2017-03-14** The committee(s) on HWN deferred the measure until 03-16-17 1:16PM in conference room 016.
- **2017-03-16** The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Galuteria, Green; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Kim. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-23** Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1025) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDL.
- **2017-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
- **2017-03-31** The committee(s) on JDL will hold a public decision making on 04-04-17 9:45AM in conference room 016.
- **2017-04-04** The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) L. Thielen ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-07** Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1539) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2017-04-07** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-17.
- **2017-04-11** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere, Ruderman, L. Thielen . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 567) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2017-04-13** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2017-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Ing, Nishimoto, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Thielen.
- **2017-04-17** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 585).
- **2017-04-17** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 586).
- **2017-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Shimabukuro Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; Galuteria.
- **2017-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 680).
- **2017-04-19** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-17 1:30PM in conference room 225.
- **2017-04-21** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-17 1:30PM in conference room 225.
- **2017-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ing, Nishimoto, DeCoite, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2017-04-24** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Keith-Agaran, Galuteria; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 116) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2017-04-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-17.
- **2017-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 116).
- **2017-04-28** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17.
- **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) L. Thielen. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
- **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) LoPresti, Thielen voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1).
- **2017-05-03** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 737).
- **2017-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 642).
- **2017-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2017-07-07** Act 080, on 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1181). `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-07** Act 080, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1181). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de8d0d9d-30ef-42d5-a50b-dbbd05d8b725`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).