HB 365 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.

HB 365 prohibits the farming of octopus in aquaculture operations within the state. The bill directly affects businesses or entities currently engaged in or planning to raise octopus commercially. Its key provision bans these specific octopus farming activities, with an effective date listed as July 1, 3000 (a likely typographical error, as this date is far in the future). The bill is currently pending in committee after receiving a favorable recommendation for passage with amendments.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB365 → HB365_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the effective date from immediate approval to July 1, 3000, ensuring the prohibition on octopus aquaculture does not take effect until that specific future date. Minor text adjustments were made to improve clarity regarding the spread of pathogens and to update the bill's title and metadata.

Scope change

The scope of applicability remains the same (prohibiting octopus aquaculture), but the timeline for enforcement has been significantly delayed.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', deferring the prohibition on octopus farming by decades.

TECHNICAL

The text describing pathogen spread was slightly edited to change 'farmed octopus' to 'farmed octopuses' for grammatical consistency.

The bill title was updated to include 'HD1' and the description was updated to reflect the new effective date.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 648) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

11 primary · 2 co-sponsors