HB 2113 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES.

HB 2113 allocates funds for the removal of overgrown vegetation along the Kainahola Stream. This bill directly affects the Kainahola Stream area by funding maintenance work to clear excessive plant growth. The key provision is the appropriation of state money for this specific vegetation management project. The bill is currently scheduled for committee review in February 2026.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2113_HD1 → HB2113_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to transfer responsibility for removing overgrown vegetation from the Kainahola Stream drainageway from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. The change also updates the legal citation to include the specific court where the underlying case was decided. This shift likely reflects a strategic decision to place the project under the agency with expertise in land management and biosecurity rather than general infrastructure maintenance.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from a transportation infrastructure project to an agricultural and biosecurity initiative, changing which state department is authorized to spend the appropriated funds.

SCOPE

The responsible agency was changed from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.

REQUIREMENT

The legal citation for the underlying court case was updated to include the specific court name (Hawaiʻi Cir. Ct.).

TECHNICAL

Metadata regarding the bill version was updated from House Draft 1 to Senate Draft 1, reflecting its progression through the legislative process.

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

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3142) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte.

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRS, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 79).

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 329-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Quinlan.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors