---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS."
description: "Establishes a Silver Alert Program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are sixty-five years of age or older, cognitively impaired, or developmentally disabled. Appropriates funds. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 2305"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2305 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "DLE", "Missing Persons", "Silver Alert Program"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "CHANG", "DECOITE", "ELEFANTE", "FEVELLA", "HASHIMOTO", "KIDANI", "MCKELVEY", "MORIWAKI", "RICHARDS", "SHIMABUKURO", "WAKAI"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-19"
last_action: "2024-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4de484e8-63a2-40e0-975f-6214da708644"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2305&year=2024"
source_hash: "a13f2983ddba5903ce35bfa8d8fd8f1b2b33f0b659edbb908cccccbaec2eeb5d"
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 2305 (2024) — RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS.

Establishes a Silver Alert Program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are sixty-five years of age or older, cognitively impaired, or developmentally disabled. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB2305** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2305_.HTM)
2. **SB2305_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2305_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2305_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2305_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB2305_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2305_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB2305_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2305_SD1_.HTM)
6. **SB2305_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2305_SD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AQUINO — primary (person)
- CHANG — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- ELEFANTE — primary (person)
- FEVELLA — primary (person)
- HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
- KIDANI — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MORIWAKI — primary (person)
- RICHARDS — primary (person)
- SHIMABUKURO — primary (person)
- WAKAI — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-07-02** Act 158, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259). `became-law`
- **2024-07-02** Act 158, on 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259). `became-law`
- **2024-05-03** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **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** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 159-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **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. 159-24).
- **2024-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Tarnas, Chun, Amato, Takayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2024-04-24** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Shimabukuro, Aquino, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-23** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-24 2:30PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2024-04-19** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-24 2:30PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2024-04-18** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-19-24 2:31PM; CR 016.
- **2024-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 694). `receipt`
- **2024-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Shimabukuro, Aquino Co-Chairs; Elefante.
- **2024-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 737). `receipt`
- **2024-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Tarnas, Chun Co-Chairs; Amato, Takayama, Garcia.
- **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. 524). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-04-03** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1606-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-03-27** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Alcos. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-27-24 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-22** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (3).
- **2024-03-22** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1328-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2024-03-20** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Souza. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-20-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-15** 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) Cochran, Ganaden, Gates, Martinez, Quinlan excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-15** Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1119-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- **2024-03-12** The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Amato, Belatti, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Tuesday, 03-12-24 9:15AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to HUS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16 `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 100) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-05** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-24.
- **2024-03-01** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3027) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2024-03-01** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-24 9:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2024-02-13** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Reported from PSM/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2304) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2024-02-02** The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-02** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-30** The committee(s) on PSM/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-24 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2024-01-19** Referred to PSM/HHS, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-19** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-19** Introduced. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4de484e8-63a2-40e0-975f-6214da708644`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).