SB 1538

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 27, 2025.

DBEDT; Native Hawaiians; Legislative Districts; Recognition.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-1538
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee EDT/HWN, WAM
Senate in_committee 2025-01-27
Business / Commerce
Summary

Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to identify all legislative districts in the State in which a majority of the population consists of Native Hawaiians. Designates these districts as Native Hawaiian majority districts.

Sponsor
III, Herbert M. "Tim"" Richards"
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-01-27 Status in_committee
2025-01-27 Latest Action Referred to EDT/HWN, WAM.
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