HB 1423 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HANALEI BAY.

Summary

Prohibits vessels longer than seventy-five feet from entering Hanalei Bay except for vessels operated by a federal, state, or county agency. Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to define boundaries of Hanalei Bay by rule. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1423 → HB1423_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that the Board of Land and Natural Resources must define Hanalei Bay's boundaries through official rules rather than just a general definition. Additionally, the effective date was changed from immediate approval to a distant future date of July 1, 3000, likely indicating a placeholder or error in the draft.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly require the creation of rules defining the bay's boundaries, and the applicability timeline was altered to a future effective date.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for defining Hanalei Bay boundaries from a general board action to a specific mandate for the Board of Land and Natural Resources to define boundaries via adopted rules.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from immediate approval to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title and description to reflect the new requirement for defining boundaries and the updated effective date.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 709) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors