HB 2024 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO MAUNA KEA.

Summary

Establishes the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority as the sole authority for the management of Mauna Kea lands. Requires the Authority to manage land uses; human activities, other uses, and access; stewardship; education; research; disposition; and overall operations on its respective lands. Authorizes the Authority to develop a framework to allow astronomy development on Mauna Kea. Declares astronomy as a state policy. Requires the Authority to establish advisory groups. Allows the Authority to limit certain commercial use and activities on Mauna Kea on its respective jurisdictional lands. Provides certain restrictions on leases and a moratorium on new leases. Requires the timely decommissioning of certain telescopes. Allows the Authority to require an application and fee for all recreational users of Mauna Kea. Establishes the Mauna Kea management special fund. Transfers rights, duties, and positions from the University of Hawaii to the Authority. Exempts positions under the Authority from civil service requirements. Requires an audit of the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Apr 2022

House Passage

May 2022

Senate Passage

May 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2022 Last action Jul 7, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 29, 2022

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-03-22.

upper

Apr 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 234-22).

upper

Apr 29, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 234-22) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 29, 2022

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Nakashima, Branco, Eli; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.

lower

Apr 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Keith-Agaran, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-22 1:30PM in conference room 016.

lower

Apr 26, 2022

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-28-22 1:30PM in conference room 016.

lower

Apr 22, 2022

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-26-22 2:30PM in conference room 016.

lower

Apr 14, 2022

Introduced

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 12, 2022

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 820) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 12, 2022

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Ihara, Rhoads, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 8, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Kanuha, Kidani, Misalucha, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

upper

Apr 5, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-08-22 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 31, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-22 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

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

upper

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3505) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 23, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE deferred the measure until 03-23-22 12:00PM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 18, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-22 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to HRE, WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 301).

upper

Mar 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Branco, Gates, Holt, Kapela, Kitagawa, Matsumoto, McKelvey, Okimoto, Perruso, Quinlan, Takumi, Wildberger voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) B. Kobayashi, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Ward voting no (5) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Eli, Ilagan, Marten, Tam, Todd, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Branco, Holt, B. Kobayashi, Perruso, Sayama, Wildberger; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.

lower

Mar 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, Nakamura, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Lowen, McKelvey; 3 Noes: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Ward; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi.

lower

Mar 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Ganaden, Morikawa, Ohno; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Branco, B. Kobayashi, Kong; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.

lower

Feb 19, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on WAL/JHA/FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-23-22 at 11:00AM.

lower

Feb 1, 2022

Committee

Re-referred to WAL/JHA/FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Committee

Referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 24, 2022

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors