HCR 190 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A DEMOLITION WASTE REDUCTION WORKING GROUP.

HCR 190 is a resolution requesting Hawaii's Department of Health to convene a Demolition Waste Reduction Working Group. It aims to address Hawaii's landfill capacity crisis by reducing construction and demolition waste, which makes up 21-40% of landfill mass, and aligning with the state's 2045 carbon neutrality goals. The working group would include health department leadership, industry representatives (construction, demolition, reuse, waste management), and community groups to develop strategies for scaling material reuse, removing barriers, and creating policy incentives. The group must submit annual reports with recommendations to the legislature, focusing on environmental justice and reducing landfill reliance. This resolution directly affects the construction sector, waste management industries, and communities near landfills disproportionately exposed to waste-related health risks.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics: Waste Management Climate Change Environmental Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

HCR190 → HCR190_HD1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a document template to a clean text version, with substantive changes to the working group membership composition. The original version included the Comptroller and private sector leaders, while the new version adds the Department of Education, Department of Transportation, and University of Hawaii System as required members, and modifies the final reporting recipients to include these new agencies.

Scope change

The scope of the working group was expanded to include additional public sector stakeholders from education, transportation, and higher education sectors.

REQUIREMENT

Added the Department of Education as a required member of the working group

Added the Department of Transportation as a required member of the working group

Added the University of Hawaii System as a required member of the working group

Changed the final reporting recipients to include the Chairperson of the Board of Education, Director of Transportation, and President of the University of Hawaii

Removed the Comptroller from the list of required working group members

Removed the requirement for the Comptroller to receive certified copies of the resolution

Floor votes · House Mar 28, 2025

How they voted

47–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 51

Mar 28, 2025

D Democratic41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican10

7 Yea 3

70% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 04-11-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS.

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 420).

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Muraoka, Ward excused (4).

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1698) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors