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HI HB 2218

enacted

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2218 pass?

Yes. HI HB 2218 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-09): Act 203, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305).

What is HI HB 2218 about?

Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to enter into community co-management agreements and establishes qualifications for eligible community co-managers. Authorizes the disposition of public lands by a community co-management agreement. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2218?

NAKAMURA, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA and 5 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2218.

Description

Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to enter into community co-management agreements and establishes qualifications for eligible community co-managers. Authorizes the disposition of public lands by a community co-management agreement. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-07-09 — Act 203, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • QUINLANprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-09

    Act 203, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-09

    Act 203, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305).

    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 Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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  7. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 171-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  9. 2026-05-01

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

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 171-26).

  11. 2026-05-01

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

  12. 2026-04-30

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-30

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Moriwaki, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.

  15. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.

  16. 2026-04-27

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

  17. 2026-04-24

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

  18. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Chang.

  19. 2026-04-21

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

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-20

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

  21. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  24. 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.

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  25. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 665) in amended form (SD 2).

  26. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3689) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  27. 2026-04-09

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  28. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  30. 2026-03-30

    Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3253) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  31. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-23

    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

  33. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  34. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 382).

    introduction,receipt

  35. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  36. 2026-03-12

    Referred to WLA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-10

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

    passage

  38. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1077-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  39. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  40. 2026-02-23

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2026-02-19

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-23-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  42. 2026-02-18

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 458-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  43. 2026-02-18

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  44. 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

  45. 2026-02-06

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

  46. 2026-01-30

    Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 5

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  47. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  48. 2026-01-26

    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 FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-23 · 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
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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

    2026-03-23 · pass · 5-0

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

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: 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.

    2026-04-30 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Souza: yes

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

    2026-04-30 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Chang: yes

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