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HI HCR 140

died on adjournment

URGING STATE AGENCIES THAT OWN OR CONTROL LAND IN WEST MAUI TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE AGGRESSIVE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, FUEL REDUCTION, DEFENSIBLE SPACE, AND EMERGENCY ACCESS MEASURES TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK TO LAHAINA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HCR 140 pass?

No. HI HCR 140 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 (2026-04-10): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 575).

What is HI HCR 140 about?

HI HCR 140 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “URGING STATE AGENCIES THAT OWN OR CONTROL LAND IN WEST MAUI TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE AGGRESSIVE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, FUEL REDUCTION, DEFENSIBLE SPACE, AND EMERGENCY ACCESS MEASURES TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK TO LAHAINA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.”.

Who sponsors HI HCR 140?

AMATO, HUSSEY, IWAMOTO and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI HCR 140.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 575).
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • AMATOprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KUSCHprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 575).

    introduction,receipt

  2. 2026-04-10

    Referred to PSM.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1850-26), recommending adoption.

  4. 2026-04-09

    Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

    passage

  5. 2026-04-09

    Transmitted to Senate.

  6. 2026-04-07

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-04-02

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1666-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to WAL.

  8. 2026-04-02

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage,referral-committee

  9. 2026-04-02

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2026-03-27

    The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Poepoe.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-03-24

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-27-26 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2026-03-18

    Referred to PBS, WAL, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-16

    Offered

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-27 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Belatti: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting
    • Poepoe: not voting

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Woodson: not voting

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HR 132, SCR180not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=140&year=2026

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