HB 1359 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO FLOOD MITIGATION.

Summary

Establishes a grant program for drainage system maintenance and flood mitigation measures in residential areas, to be administered by the Board of Land and Natural Resources. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Mar 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1359 → HB1359_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a draft version to an official House Committee version (HD1), with substantive text changes including the addition of a new section on public education and resources, a new reporting requirement, and a placeholder for funding amounts that was previously blank. The core grant program structure remains the same, but the HD1 version adds requirements for the Board to educate the public about flood prevention and to submit annual reports to the legislature.

Scope change

The bill now includes a new requirement for the Board of Land and Natural Resources to develop educational materials on flood prevention and to submit annual reports to the legislature, expanding the scope beyond just grant administration.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new section requiring the Board to develop and distribute educational materials on flood prevention, including proper drainage maintenance, permeable materials, emergency preparedness, and HOA management.

Added a new reporting requirement mandating the Board submit an annual report to the legislature within 20 days before each regular session, detailing funded projects and grant statistics.

FISCAL

Changed the funding section to include specific placeholders for appropriation amounts for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, whereas the original draft had blank spaces.

TECHNICAL

Updated the effective date from July 1, 3000 (placeholder) to July 1, 2026, and reorganized the bill structure to match official legislative formatting standards.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 167).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 718) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Shimizu, Souza; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors