---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS."
description: "Creates and appropriates money to a temporary commission on the thirteenth festival of pacific arts to plan for the historic event to be held in Honolulu from June 11 to June 27, 2020. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 545"
citation: "Hawaii SB 545 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Festival of Pacific Arts", "Temporary Commission", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DELA CRUZ", "ENGLISH", "ESPERO", "GABBARD", "GREEN", "IHARA", "K. KAHELE", "K. RHOADS", "KEITH-AGARAN", "KIDANI", "NISHIHARA", "RIVIERE", "S. CHANG", "SHIMABUKURO", "TOKUDA", "Taniguchi", "WAKAI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2017-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af2ad7b1-5d38-4ee2-a808-4712d3929dc8"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=545&year=2017"
source_hash: "58ab3bc7868310ac63ae3c56e489a63c848c844bb92df3cf43067c3068cfb8ca"
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 SB 545 (2017 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS.

Creates and appropriates money to a temporary commission on the thirteenth festival of pacific arts to plan for the historic event to be held in Honolulu from June 11 to June 27, 2020. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB545** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB545_.HTM)
2. **SB545_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB545_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB545_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB545_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB545_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB545_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committees on VMI recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committee(s) on IAA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committees on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **25–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- DELA CRUZ — primary (person)
- ENGLISH — primary (person)
- ESPERO — primary (person)
- GABBARD — primary (person)
- GREEN — primary (person)
- IHARA — primary (person)
- K. KAHELE — primary (person)
- K. RHOADS — primary (person)
- KEITH-AGARAN — primary (person)
- KIDANI — primary (person)
- NISHIHARA — primary (person)
- RIVIERE — primary (person)
- S. CHANG — primary (person)
- SHIMABUKURO — primary (person)
- TOKUDA — primary (person)
- Taniguchi — primary (person)
- WAKAI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-20** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2017-01-23** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2017-01-23** Referred to IAA/ETT, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** The committee(s) on IAA/ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-17 2:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2017-02-09** The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ETT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, Galuteria; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, L. Thielen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-09** The committee(s) on IAA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in IAA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, English, S. Chang, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-15** Reported from IAA/ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 291) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2017-02-15** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2017-02-21** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-23-17 9:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2017-02-23** The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 02-24-17 9:40AM in conference room 211.
- **2017-02-24** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 904) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2017-03-03** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-17.
- **2017-03-07** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 196) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Referred to VMI/TOU, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by VMI/TOU on Thursday, 03-23-17 9:45AM in House conference room 429.
- **2017-03-23** The committees on VMI recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Tokioka, Cachola, Choy, Ohno, Onishi, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-23** The committees on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Tokioka, Cachola, Choy, Ito, Ohno, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-24** Reported from VMI/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1338), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2017-03-24** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Har, Ichiyama, C. Lee, Thielen excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-30-17 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2017-03-30** The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-31-17.
- **2017-03-30** Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-31-17 3:15PM in conference room 308.
- **2017-03-31** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-07** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1732) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-07** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-11-17.
- **2017-04-11** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2017-04-13** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 558). `introduction`
- **2017-04-13** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2017-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 677).
- **2017-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Ito, Onishi, Holt Co-Chairs; McDermott.
- **2017-04-17** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 587).
- **2017-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Wakai, English Co-Chairs.
- **2017-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 681).
- **2017-04-19** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-17 1:00PM in conference room 312.
- **2017-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-17 1:00PM in conference room 312.
- **2017-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 2:30PM in conference room 312.
- **2017-04-27** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Onishi, Holt, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2017-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 94).
- **2017-04-28** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17.
- **2017-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 94) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2017-04-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-17.
- **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none 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).
- **2017-05-04** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-10** Act 104, on 07/06/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1205). `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-10** Act 104, 07/06/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1205). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af2ad7b1-5d38-4ee2-a808-4712d3929dc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).