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HI HB 1423

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HANALEI BAY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1423 pass?

No. HI HB 1423 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 1423 about?

Prohibits vessels longer than seventy-five feet from entering Hanalei Bay except for vessels operated by a federal, state, or county agency. Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to define boundaries of Hanalei Bay by rule. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1423?

NAKAMURA, EVSLIN, MORIKAWA are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1423.

Description

Prohibits vessels longer than seventy-five feet from entering Hanalei Bay except for vessels operated by a federal, state, or county agency. Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to define boundaries of Hanalei Bay by rule. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-14

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 709) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  3. 2025-02-14

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-13

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-01-27

    Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-13 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Poepoe: not voting
    • Woodson: not voting

Related bills

  • Companion bill: SB 1511not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1423&year=2026

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