HB 1765 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO SPEARFISHING SAFETY.

HB 1765 requires safety warnings related to spearfishing activities, directly affecting spearfishers who use the equipment. The bill establishes specific safety-warning requirements that must be posted or communicated to users. These provisions will take effect on July 1, 2027, after the bill is enacted. The abstract does not specify the exact content of the warnings, only that they are mandated for safety purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1765 → HB1765_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a specific effective date of July 1, 2027, for the requirement that spearguns and pole spears display hypoxia safety warnings. Additionally, the bill's effective date was changed to July 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder or clerical error, while the title and description were updated to reflect the new timeline and formatting.

Scope change

The scope of applicability remains the same regarding the equipment covered, but the timeline for enforcement has been significantly altered by adding a 2027 start date and changing the final effective date to the year 3000.

TIMELINE

Added a specific start date of July 1, 2027, for the safety warning requirement on spearguns and pole spears.

Changed the Act's official effective date from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title and description to reflect the new effective dates and formatting changes.

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, 2026

Committee

Referred to HHS, CPN.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 153).

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 368-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors