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HI SB 2818

enacted

RELATING TO BOATING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2818 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2818 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-28): Act 058, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158).

What is HI SB 2818 about?

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

Who sponsors HI SB 2818?

MORIWAKI, CHANG, SAN BUENAVENTURA are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2818, joined by 1 cosponsor.

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
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

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-28

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

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-28

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

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 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).

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  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

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

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-29

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

  9. 2026-04-29

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

  10. 2026-04-29

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

  11. 2026-04-29

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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  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

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

  19. 2026-04-21

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

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

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

    introduction,receipt

  21. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  22. 2026-04-16

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

    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.

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  24. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

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  25. 2026-04-08

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

  26. 2026-04-08

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

  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

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

  30. 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).

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  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

    Pass First Reading

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  34. 2026-03-12

    Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  35. 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

  36. 2026-03-10

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

    introduction,receipt

  37. 2026-03-06

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

  38. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  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

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

  42. 2026-02-20

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  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.

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  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.

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  47. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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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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