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HI SB 3169

died on adjournment

RELATING TO COASTAL RESILIENCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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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

  1. 2026-03-30

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1448-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  2. 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).

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  3. 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.

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  4. 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.

  5. 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).

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  6. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 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.

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  8. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  10. 2026-03-12

    Referred to WAL, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 17

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  11. 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.

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  12. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 374) in amended form (SD 1).

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  13. 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.

  14. 2026-03-06

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

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  15. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  16. 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.

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  17. 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.

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  18. 2026-03-04

    The committee(s) on EDT/WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-05-26 12:01PM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

  19. 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.

  20. 2026-02-25

    Re-Referred to EDT/WAM.

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  21. 2026-02-19

    The committee on WLA deferred the measure.

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  22. 2026-02-19

    The committee on EDT deferred the measure.

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  23. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on EDT/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  24. 2026-02-02

    Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.

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  25. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  26. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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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

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