---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO STATE GESTURE."
description: "Adopts, establishes, and designates the shaka as the official gesture of the State. Authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to develop a public work of art related to the shaka and its history to be displayed in a prominent location in the State. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 3312"
citation: "Hawaii SB 3312 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Official State Gesture", "SFCA", "Shaka", "Work of Art"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "CHANG", "DECOITE", "FEVELLA", "HASHIMOTO", "KIDANI", "MCKELVEY", "SAN BUENAVENTURA", "WAKAI"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3386a4e9-06f9-4ec3-832e-15cfa9c17b6e"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3312&year=2024"
source_hash: "83b1a3e911eea2bf9100614d4052d4a57f59e93a31c73e94f92a8ff9270f9fc4"
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 3312 (2024) — RELATING TO STATE GESTURE.

Adopts, establishes, and designates the shaka as the official gesture of the State. Authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to develop a public work of art related to the shaka and its history to be displayed in a prominent location in the State. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB3312** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3312_.HTM)
2. **SB3312_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3312_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB3312_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3312_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB3312_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3312_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB3312_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3312_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on CAI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AQUINO — primary (person)
- CHANG — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- FEVELLA — primary (person)
- HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
- KIDANI — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
- WAKAI — primary (person)
- Kim — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-24** Act 085, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186). `became-law`
- **2024-06-24** Act 085, on 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186). `became-law`
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-02** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-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`
- **2024-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 69-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 69-24).
- **2024-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Tarnas, Martinez, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2024-04-25** 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) Lee, Kanuha, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-24 11:00AM; Conference Room 329.
- **2024-04-23** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 804). `receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Conferees Appointed: Tam, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Martinez, Alcos.
- **2024-04-15** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678). `receipt`
- **2024-04-15** Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Wakai.
- **2024-04-04** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 366). `receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 549). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-04-03** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-03-24.
- **2024-04-01** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1596-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-03-27** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ganaden, Holt. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-22** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-27-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-22** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-22** Reported from CAI (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1277-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- **2024-03-20** The committee on CAI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Martinez, Garrett, Kapela, Matayoshi; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Alcos. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-15** Bill scheduled to be heard by CAI on Wednesday, 03-20-24 10:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to CAI, JHA, referral sheet 16 `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 321) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-05** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-24.
- **2024-03-01** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2899) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2024-02-15** The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-15-24 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
- **2024-01-29** Referred to TCA. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-26** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-24** Introduced. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3386a4e9-06f9-4ec3-832e-15cfa9c17b6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).