Hawaii · House Bill 521 · 33rd Legislature

Small Business Caucus; Entrepreneurship; Appropriation

HB 521 Sponsored by Gene Ward and Diamond Garcia Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 21, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 21, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Establishes the Office of Entrepreneurship. Creates a program in partnership with the Hawaii film and creative industries development special fund. Appropriates moneys to establish the Office of Entrepreneurship.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HousePending introduction.
  2. HouseIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
  3. CommitteeReferred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2 · House Economic Development & Technology
  4. LegislatureCarried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it.

From Hawaii's official records (capitol.hawaii.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.