HI HB 2490

died on adjournment

RELATING TO COASTAL RESILIENCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2490 pass?

No. HI HB 2490 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-20): Re-Referred to EDT, WAM.

What is HI HB 2490 about?

Establishes a five-year Coastal Resilience Pilot Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the preservation of Mantokuji Bay. Allows the pilot program to be exempt from certain regulatory requirements. Requires the State Historic Preservation Division to conduct a streamlined historic preservation review. Establishes certain procedures for the discovery of Native Hawaiian skeletal remains. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 2490?

HASHEM, AMATO, COCHRAN and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2490.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-28
Latest action: 2026-03-20 — Re-Referred to EDT, WAM.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-20
Re-Referred to EDT, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-10
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 215).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-10
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-10
Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-06
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 972-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-06
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-03
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-19
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 510-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2026-02-19
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
passage,referral-committee
2026-02-13
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-10
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-09
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 97-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.
2026-02-05
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-02
Referred to WAL, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1

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Votes

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-05 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Hashem: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Souza: yes
- Belatti: not voting
- Iwamoto: not voting
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-13 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ilagan: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Holt: yes
- Tam: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Gedeon: yes
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-03 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Todd: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Hartsfield: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Perruso: yes

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 3169

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2490&year=2026

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