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HI HB 2395

enacted

RELATING TO THE TAKING OF MARINE DEPOSITS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 2395 pass?

Yes. HI HB 2395 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Act 063, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163).

What is HI HB 2395 about?

Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to issue permits for research, education, management, or propagation purposes that include the taking of marine deposits seaward of the shoreline, as long as the resources will be returned to the beach if possible and that the taking poses no more than a minimal or negligible risk to the environment. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2395?

KITAGAWA, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2395.

Description

Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to issue permits for research, education, management, or propagation purposes that include the taking of marine deposits seaward of the shoreline, as long as the resources will be returned to the beach if possible and that the taking poses no more than a minimal or negligible risk to the environment. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-05-29 — Act 063, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-29

    Act 063, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-29

    Act 063, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163).

    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

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Tarnas, Morikawa, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  9. 2026-04-29

    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, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  10. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 87-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-04-29

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

  12. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 87-26).

  13. 2026-04-29

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

  14. 2026-04-28

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

  15. 2026-04-27

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

  16. 2026-04-24

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

  17. 2026-04-21

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

  18. 2026-04-21

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

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30

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  20. 2026-04-20

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

  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).

    amendment-failure

  24. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. 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. 687) in amended form (SD 1).

  26. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3731) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  28. 2026-04-08

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2026-04-08

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-03-30

    Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3255) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  32. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 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

  34. 2026-03-20

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

  35. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 409).

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  36. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  37. 2026-03-12

    Referred to WLA, WAM/JDC.

    referral-committee

  38. 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

  39. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1186-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  40. 2026-03-06

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

  41. 2026-03-04

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

  42. 2026-02-27

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

  43. 2026-02-18

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 460-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  44. 2026-02-18

    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 none excused (0).

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  45. 2026-02-12

    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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  47. 2026-02-02

    Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 6

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  48. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  49. 2026-01-27

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-12 · 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, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    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.

    2026-03-23 · 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, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-08 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

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

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

    2026-04-29 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Cochran: yes

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2395&year=2026

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