---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO KAIAPUNI EDUCATION."
description: "Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for Kaiapuni programs and the establishment of three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) Kaiapuni education curriculum specialist II positions and ten full-time equivalent (10.0 FTE) Kaiapuni classroom teacher positions. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 2074"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2074 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "DOE", "Hawaiian Immersion", "Kaiapuni", "Positions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["COCHRAN", "GANADEN", "GATES", "HOLT", "HUSSEY-BURDICK", "ILAGAN", "KAHALOA", "KAPELA", "LOWEN", "MARTEN", "MORIKAWA", "PERRUSO", "POEPOE", "QUINLAN", "SOUZA", "TARNAS", "WARD", "WOODSON"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-19"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/599ef388-8ebe-4133-85c0-49c9b5779a7c"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2074&year=2024"
source_hash: "93a9a36391869f688723b861f6e55379cc076f88b8249ce15ffa95ca7b068784"
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 2074 (2024) — RELATING TO KAIAPUNI EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for Kaiapuni programs and the establishment of three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) Kaiapuni education curriculum specialist II positions and ten full-time equivalent (10.0 FTE) Kaiapuni classroom teacher positions. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB2074** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2074_.HTM)
2. **HB2074_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2074_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2074_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2074_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2074_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2074_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB2074_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2074_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COCHRAN — primary (person)
- GANADEN — primary (person)
- GATES — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- HUSSEY-BURDICK — primary (person)
- ILAGAN — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KAPELA — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- SOUZA — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
- WARD — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-07-01** Act 126, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). `became-law`
- **2024-07-01** Act 126, on 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). `became-law`
- **2024-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2024-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 156-24).
- **2024-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 156-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Morikawa, Amato, Kahaloa, Kapela, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2024-04-26** 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) Kidani, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:00 PM; CR 229.
- **2024-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 2:30 PM; CR 229.
- **2024-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-23** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-24 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-22** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-24 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-19** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-24 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-18** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-19-24 2:09PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-18** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). `receipt`
- **2024-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 689). `receipt`
- **2024-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; DeCoite Co-Chair; Fevella.
- **2024-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Amato, Kahaloa, Kapela, Garcia.
- **2024-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 554) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2024-04-09** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-04-05** One Day Notice 04-09-24.
- **2024-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3789) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-02** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-24 10:15AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-19** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-19** Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3120) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2024-03-13** The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-24 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to EDU, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 293). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-05** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Gates, Kahaloa, Matayoshi, Woodson excused (5). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-24.
- **2024-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 994-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-02-23** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kila. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-24 1:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakashima, Nishimoto, Sayama, Ward excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 209-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2024-02-01** The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Kapela, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Perruso, Quinlan, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-01-24 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-01-24** Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-19** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/599ef388-8ebe-4133-85c0-49c9b5779a7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).