---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO ISLAND BURIAL COUNCILS."
description: "Extends the time to fill vacancies that occur during an Island Burial Council member's term. Provides per diem compensation in the form of a stipend for Island Burial Council members representing geographic regions. Adjusts the Island Burial Councils' quorum for business to be a majority of the appointed council members, but no fewer than three members. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 2104"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2104 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Historic Preservation", "Island Burial Councils", "Office of Hawaiian Affairs Package"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["NAKAMURA"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95943b5e-cc72-4833-a857-20a1e82cb0c0"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2104&year=2026"
source_hash: "32ca12ad1e55296fb0469f79c847f533d7d7b323ea722d8a38ead16daa2a028f"
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 2104 (2026) — RELATING TO ISLAND BURIAL COUNCILS.

Extends the time to fill vacancies that occur during an Island Burial Council member's term. Provides per diem compensation in the form of a stipend for Island Burial Council members representing geographic regions. Adjusts the Island Burial Councils' quorum for business to be a majority of the appointed council members, but no fewer than three members. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB2104** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2104_.HTM)
2. **HB2104_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2104_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2104_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2104_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2104_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2104_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB2104_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2104_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- NAKAMURA — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-05** Act 096, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196). `became-law`
- **2026-06-05** Act 096, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196). `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; none voting no (0) 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. 173-26).
- **2026-05-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 173-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2026-04-30** 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) Richards, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-30** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Tarnas, Morikawa, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2026-04-29** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 9:20AM in conference room 229.
- **2026-04-28** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 9:15AM in conference room 229.
- **2026-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 9:45AM in conference room 229.
- **2026-04-23** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810). `receipt`
- **2026-04-22** House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu.
- **2026-04-22** Re-referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 32 `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-21** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717). `receipt`
- **2026-04-21** Senate Conferees Appointed: Richards Chair; Kanuha 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. 545) 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. 3652) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-04-07** 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, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-02** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-30** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3376) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2026-03-24** The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Keohokalole. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 2:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-12** Referred to HWN, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 357). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
- **2026-03-06** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1183-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-02-24** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-02-12** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 239-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- **2026-02-05** The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-01-28** Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-23** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95943b5e-cc72-4833-a857-20a1e82cb0c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).