Bill Commons

HI SB 2818

enacted

RELATING TO BOATING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Clarifies the penalties for violations of boating and ocean recreation laws pursuant to chapter 200, HRS. Clarifies the violations that constitute unauthorized conduct. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-28 — Act 058, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • Hashimotocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-28

    Act 058, on 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-28

    Act 058, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (6) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  8. 2026-04-29

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

  9. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 81-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  10. 2026-04-29

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

  11. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 81-26).

  12. 2026-04-28

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 0 Excused: none.

    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. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  17. 2026-04-22

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

  18. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-21

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

  20. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  22. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 706).

    introduction,receipt

  23. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (5) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  24. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  25. 2026-04-08

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.

  26. 2026-04-08

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1830-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2026-04-02

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. 2026-03-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-30

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1528-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  31. 2026-03-24

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2026-03-12

    Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  35. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 306) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction,receipt

  36. 2026-03-10

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  37. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  38. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3064) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  39. 2026-03-03

    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 ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2026-02-24

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  41. 2026-02-20

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  42. 2026-02-20

    Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2516) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  43. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2026-02-03

    The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

  45. 2026-01-30

    Referred to WLA, JDC.

    referral-committee

  46. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  47. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-06 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Chang: not voting

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

    2026-03-03 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: no

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

    2026-03-10 · pass · 22-3

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 8-0

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

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

    2026-04-02 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Sayama: 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

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

    2026-04-28 · pass · 2-1

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Cochran: no

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-06 · pass · 22-3

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