HI SB 3169
died on adjournmentRELATING TO COASTAL RESILIENCE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 3169 pass?
No. HI SB 3169 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 (2026-03-30): Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1448-26), recommending referral to FIN.
What is HI SB 3169 about?
Establishes a five-year Coastal Resilience Pilot Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the preservation of Mantokuji Bay. Allows the pilot program to be exempt from certain regulatory requirements. Requires the State Historic Preservation Division to conduct a streamlined historic preservation review. Establishes certain procedures for the discovery of Native Hawaiian skeletal remains. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/3005. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI SB 3169?
DECOITE is the primary sponsor of HI SB 3169.
Description
Establishes a five-year Coastal Resilience Pilot Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the preservation of Mantokuji Bay. Allows the pilot program to be exempt from certain regulatory requirements. Requires the State Historic Preservation Division to conduct a streamlined historic preservation review. Establishes certain procedures for the discovery of Native Hawaiian skeletal remains. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/3005. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-03-30 — Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1448-26), recommending referral to FIN.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- DECOITEprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-30
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1448-26), recommending referral to FIN.
2026-03-30
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
passage,referral-committee
2026-03-25
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-20
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1300-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.
2026-03-20
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-20
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-19
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-16
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-12
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2026-03-12
Referred to WAL, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 17
referral-committee
2026-03-10
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-03-10
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 374) in amended form (SD 1).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-06
Reported from EDT/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2963) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-03-06
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-06
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
2026-03-05
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-05
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-04
The committee(s) on EDT/WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-05-26 12:01PM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-02
The committee(s) on EDT/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-25
Re-Referred to EDT/WAM.
referral-committee
2026-02-19
The committee on WLA deferred the measure.
deferral
2026-02-19
The committee on EDT deferred the measure.
deferral
2026-02-13
The committee(s) on EDT/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
2026-02-02
Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced.
introduction
2026-01-28
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
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Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-05 · 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 EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-05 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- DeCoite: yes
- Wakai: yes
- Kim: yes
- Fevella: yes
- Fukunaga: not voting
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Rhoads: yes
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-19 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Hashem: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Souza: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Iwamoto: no
- Belatti: not voting
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-25 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Ilagan: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Tam: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Gedeon: yes
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 2490
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