---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES."
description: "Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Malama Puuloa. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 2715"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2715 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Malama Puuloa", "Motor Vehicles", "Special Number Plates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GANADEN", "KAPELA", "LAMOSAO", "MARTINEZ", "TAM"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fe56d4f-dd65-4a48-9b5f-9ca425e74c28"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2715&year=2024"
source_hash: "5bc9b815aaddd92a7c375ded893c6fbe97290eff27d77abae1b36c5e0adc818a"
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 2715 (2024) — RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.

Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Malama Puuloa. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB2715** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2715_.HTM)
2. **HB2715_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2715_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2715_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2715_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2715_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2715_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on CAI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GANADEN — primary (person)
- KAPELA — primary (person)
- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
- MARTINEZ — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-24** Act 081, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182). `became-law`
- **2024-06-24** Act 081, on 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182). `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 Representative(s) Ganaden, Martinez, Nakashima excused (3). `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. 103-24).
- **2024-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 103-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **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) Lee, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Chun, Martinez, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2024-04-25** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-26-24 11:01AM in conference room 329.
- **2024-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 779). `receipt`
- **2024-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee Chair; Inouye Co-Chair; Kanuha.
- **2024-04-18** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). `receipt`
- **2024-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Tam, Chun Co-Chairs; Martinez, Alcos.
- **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. 662) 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. 3755) 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.
- **2024-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-22** Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3262) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2024-03-19** The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Inouye, Elefante, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-15** The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-24 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to TCA, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 438). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Martinez, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 926-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-02-23** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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 11:30AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-02-12** 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) Amato, Lowen, Nakashima, Quinlan, Todd excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Reported from CAI (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 252-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2024-02-07** The committee on CAI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Garrett, Kapela, Matayoshi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Martinez, Sayama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by CAI on Wednesday, 02-07-24 10:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-01-26** Referred to CAI, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fe56d4f-dd65-4a48-9b5f-9ca425e74c28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).