Establishes the official designation of the East-West Center as the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc., and exempts state fund appropriations to the East-West Center from chapter 42F, HRS. Renames the Hawaii Sister-State Committee to the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission and amends its functions and membership. Requires the Office of International Affairs to provide support to the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission. Expands the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's authority to establish out-of-state offices to include out-of-state facilities to support sister-state or province partnerships and other partnerships that promote and enrich the people, cultures, environments, and economies of the State and its international partners, generate revenue for the State, and buy property. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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Hawaii Legislature
2025
SB 1578
Hawaii SB 1578 (2025)
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East-West Center
Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission
Hawaii SB 1578 (2025) — RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Establishes the official designation of the East-West Center as the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc., and exempts state fund appropriations to the East-West Center from chapter 42F, HRS. Renames the Hawaii Sister-State Committee to the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission and amends its functions and membership. Requires the Office of International Affairs to provide support to the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission. Expands the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's authority to establish out-of-state offices to include out-of-state facilities to support sister-state or province partnerships and other partnerships that promote and enrich the people, cultures, environments, and economies of the State and its international partners, generate revenue for the State, and buy property. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
2025-05-02 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
2025-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). receipt
2025-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). passage
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella, McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none). passage
2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 205) as amended in (CD 1).
2025-04-25 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 205).
2025-04-25 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Takenouchi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-04-25 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, C., Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:00AM; Conference Room 329.
2025-04-23 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 9:50AM; Conference Room 329.
2025-04-21 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 848). receipt
2025-04-21 Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chair; DeCoite, Hashimoto Co-Chairs.
2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). receipt
2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
2025-04-08 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774). receipt
2025-04-08 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
2025-04-08 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 618). introduction, receipt
2025-04-04 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2025-04-04 Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2).
2025-04-04 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1957), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-04-01 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-28 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-18 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) Cochran, Ward excused (2). reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-18 Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1345) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-03-14 The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-11 Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-14-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-06 Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 19 referral-committee
2025-03-06 Pass First Reading reading-1
2025-03-04 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 372) in amended form (SD 2). introduction, receipt
2025-03-04 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2025-02-28 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-28 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 841) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2025-02-19 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-14 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2025-02-14 Reported from TCA/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 671) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-02-13 The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-13 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, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-07 The committee(s) on TCA/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-01-27 Referred to TCA/EDT, WAM. referral-committee
2025-01-23 Introduced and passed First Reading. introduction
2025-01-22 Pending Introduction.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a8d343b6-2659-4a03-b96c-f518c2739c6a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).