The House Committee on Culture, Arts & International Affairs on March 14, 2025, voted to forward SB1581 SD1, a bill to establish a Hawaii–Japan Pacific Peace Monument developed by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and appropriate stakeholders representing Hawaii and Japan.

The committee adopted technical amendments for clarity and consistency and set a defective effective date of July 1, 3000. No testifiers appeared for the item; the only listed testifier, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, was not present. Committee members recorded no objections during the vote and the recommendation was adopted; Representative Garrett was noted as absent.

Chair remarks in the record summarized the measure’s purpose: to create a monument developed by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and appropriate stakeholders representing Hawaii and Japan. Because no foundation representative attended, committee members had no opportunity to ask questions of the administering agency during this hearing.

The committee record shows the bill will move forward with amendments; further details, such as site selection, design process, stakeholder list and funding, were not specified at this hearing.