---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII."
description: "Authorizes the University of Hawaii to engage in enterprise-related activities for educational purposes and exempts such activity from certain county zoning requirements, under certain circumstances. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 2171"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2171 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Enterprise-Related Activities", "UH", "Zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "EVSLIN", "ILAGAN", "KAHALOA", "KAPELA", "KILA", "KUSCH", "LOWEN", "MARTEN", "MATSUMOTO", "OLDS", "POEPOE", "REYES ODA", "SOUZA", "TAKAYAMA", "TAM", "TARNAS", "TEMPLO", "WOODSON"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-01-26"
last_action: "2026-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/557f57a3-7089-4cf1-9d3e-59783cbbe250"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2171&year=2026"
source_hash: "0ded6460a430a33e1abda8ee77b0d07ff22887cc943f3f1ac378db46f9672dc3"
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 2171 (2026) — RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Authorizes the University of Hawaii to engage in enterprise-related activities for educational purposes and exempts such activity from certain county zoning requirements, under certain circumstances. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB2171** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2171_.HTM)
2. **HB2171_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2171_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2171_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2171_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2171_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2171_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **16–0** (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. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- AMATO — primary (person)
- EVSLIN — primary (person)
- ILAGAN — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KAPELA — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- KUSCH — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MATSUMOTO — primary (person)
- OLDS — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- REYES ODA — primary (person)
- SOUZA — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
- TEMPLO — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-24** Act 138, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239). `became-law`
- **2026-06-24** Act 138, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239). `became-law`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2026-05-08** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 107-26).
- **2026-05-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 107-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2026-04-29** 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) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Hashem, Templo, Woodson, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2026-04-28** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.
- **2026-04-27** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2026-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 3:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2026-04-24** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 820). `receipt`
- **2026-04-23** House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Hashem, Templo Co-Chairs; Woodson, Muraoka.
- **2026-04-22** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719). `receipt`
- **2026-04-21** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; DeCorte.
- **2026-04-16** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). `receipt`
- **2026-04-14** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 548) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2026-04-10** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2026-04-09** One Day Notice 04-10-26.
- **2026-04-09** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3640) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-04-06** 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, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-23** Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3138) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2026-03-17** The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-12** The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-10** Referred to EDU, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 87). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-03-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 808-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-02-25** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-02-19** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).
- **2026-02-19** Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 541-26), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2026-02-17** The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-02-11** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 131-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
- **2026-02-06** The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-06-26 2:05PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-01-30** Referred to HED, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 5 `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-26** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/557f57a3-7089-4cf1-9d3e-59783cbbe250`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).