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HI HB 781

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE WAIAHOLE WATER SYSTEM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 781 pass?

No. HI HB 781 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 781 about?

Appropriates funds for the Waiahole Water System for bond debt service and tunnel repair. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 781?

KAHALOA, AMATO, LAMOSAO and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 781.

Description

Appropriates funds for the Waiahole Water System for bond debt service and tunnel repair. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAHALOAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-11

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-11

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 357), recommending referral to FIN.

  4. 2025-02-06

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-04

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-01-31

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Templo, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-31

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  8. 2025-01-29

    The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-01-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2025-01-21

    Referred to AGR, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  12. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-29 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-06 · pass · 9-0

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

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