House ECD committee adopts a slate of resolutions, including HCR191/HR181 and HR27

The House Committee on Economic Development recommended and adopted a series of resolutions during its March 27, 2026, morning session. Committee actions and recorded outcomes are summarized below based on the hearing transcript.

Votes and outcomes (committee recommendation and adoption):
- HCR191 / HR181 — Recommended and adopted; DBEDT comments to be memorialized; Representative Tam recorded as excused during the vote.
- HR27 — Recommended and adopted; DBEDT Creative Industries supports a three‑year business plan for Hawaii Film Studios.
- HCR24 / HR23 — Recommended and adopted.
- HCR66 / HR60 — Recommended and adopted.
- HCR189 / HR179 — Recommended and adopted; committee asked to memorialize concerns about federal/state statute analysis.
- HCR153 / HR145 — Recommended and adopted.
- HCR183 / HR173 — Recommended and adopted; Department of Education jurisdiction concerns to be noted for committee report.
- HCR36 — Recommended and adopted (Okayama sister‑state support).
- HCR197 / HR187 — Recommended and adopted (Yamagata sister‑state support).
- HCR21 / HR21 — Recommended and adopted.
- HCR175 / HR165 — Recommended and adopted with an HD1 amendment (typographical amendment noted as needed).
- HCR121 / HR113 — Recommended and adopted; committee adjourned following completion of the agenda.

Character of the votes: The transcript records that the chair and vice chair voted in the affirmative and that the measures were adopted by voice/roll call among members present; Representative Tam was excused for at least part of the hearing. The committee recorded requests for the committee report to memorialize certain comments (for example, DBEDT’s resource considerations and statutory analysis points). No recorded measures failed in this hearing.

Next steps: Adopted resolutions will be reflected in the committee report or transmitted according to House rules; specific implementation steps (such as DBEDT producing a business plan or coordinating exchanges) were discussed for several measures and will proceed according to agency plans and any required follow-up.