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HI HB 1881

enacted

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1881 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1881 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 172, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1274).

What is HI HB 1881 about?

Prohibits passenger or cargo ropeways in all land use districts, with an exemption for government entities subject to legislative approval. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1881?

QUINLAN, CHUN, GRANDINETTI and 11 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1881.

Description

Prohibits passenger or cargo ropeways in all land use districts, with an exemption for government entities subject to legislative approval. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 172, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1274).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • QUINLANprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 172, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1274).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 172, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1274).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 85-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  9. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 05-06-26.

  10. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 85-26).

  11. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  12. 2026-04-28

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Tarnas, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-28

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:00AM; CR 229.

  15. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:00AM; CR 229.

  16. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads Co-Chair; Lamosao.

  17. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Souza.

  19. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  22. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  23. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 634) in amended form (SD 2).

  24. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3770) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  25. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  26. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  28. 2026-03-30

    Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3248) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  29. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-18

    The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 03-18-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  32. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 310).

    introduction,receipt

  33. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  34. 2026-03-12

    Referred to WLA, JDC.

    referral-committee

  35. 2026-03-12

    The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  36. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  37. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1185-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  38. 2026-03-04

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  40. 2026-02-13

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 266-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  41. 2026-02-13

    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) Chun, Kong, Kusch excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  42. 2026-02-10

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. 2026-02-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  44. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  45. 2026-01-26

    Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  46. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-04 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Cochran: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Quinlan: not voting

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Lamosao: not voting

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1881&year=2026

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