HCR 63 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DETERMINE AND CLEARLY DEFINE JURISDICTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONOPOU BRIDGE AND TAKE COORDINATED ACTION TO ADDRESS RELATED SAFETY, WILDFIRE RISK, AND EMERGENCY ACCESS CONCERNS.

This House Concurrent Resolution urges the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Transportation to clarify which agency is responsible for the Honopou Bridge on Maui and to work together to address safety and emergency access issues. The bill calls for these departments to assess the bridge's structural condition, identify restrictions on emergency vehicle access, and develop a coordinated plan to repair or upgrade the bridge so it can safely support modern fire trucks and other emergency vehicles. Additionally, the resolution requires the agencies to conduct community outreach, estimate costs and funding options, and submit a detailed report with a timeline to the Legislature by early 2027.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026

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HCR63 → HCR63_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from a House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) to a House Bill (HB) or Senate Bill (SB), changing its legislative vehicle and associated metadata. The text was reformatted for clarity, with the title and body capitalized for consistency. The core request remains unchanged: urging state departments to define jurisdiction over the Honopou Bridge and address safety and access issues.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to urge the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Transportation to address the Honopou Bridge. The change is primarily in the legislative vehicle (from HCR to HB/SB) and formatting.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was changed from 'HCR63' to 'HCR HD1', indicating a shift from a concurrent resolution to a bill in the House or Senate.

Metadata fields were updated, including file names, clerk numbers, and revision timestamps.

The bill text was reformatted with consistent capitalization and line breaks for readability.

A minor wording adjustment changed 'obtained updated structural engineering advice' to 'gathered new structural engineering advice'.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA/TRS.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 546).

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1846-26), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1674-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to WAL.

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, WAL, referral sheet 18

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

To be offered.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors