HR 117 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO COORDINATE WITH UTILITY PROVIDERS OPERATING WITHIN STATE HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PLAN AND SCHEDULE TO ADDRESS DERELICT OR AGING UTILITY POLES AND LINES ALONG FARRINGTON HIGHWAY AND OTHER HIGH-RISK CORRIDORS.

This bill requests the Hawaii Department of Transportation to work with utility companies to create a statewide plan for fixing or removing old and unsafe utility poles and power lines along Farrington Highway and other high-risk road areas. The plan would involve assessing the condition of aging infrastructure, prioritizing repairs based on safety risks like wildfire potential and traffic volume, and establishing clear rules for who is responsible for maintenance and funding. The Department of Transportation must submit a detailed report to the Legislature by the start of the 2027 session outlining the proposed schedule, responsible parties, and any legal barriers to implementation. This resolution does not mandate immediate action but sets up a framework for coordinated planning between state agencies and private utility providers to improve public safety.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ 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 16, 2026 Last action Apr 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

HR117 → HR117_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from HR117 to HR117 HD1 and updated with new metadata, including a revised effective date of October 25, 2000. The core policy language requesting a plan to address aging utility poles along Farrington Highway was reformatted for clarity but remains substantively unchanged. These changes appear to be administrative updates to the bill's tracking and formatting rather than new policy directives.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the request for a statewide plan regarding utility poles remains identical.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from HR117 to HR117 HD1 and metadata fields were updated.

Effective date was changed to October 25, 2000, and other date fields were updated.

Text formatting and line breaks were adjusted to improve readability without altering the meaning of the request.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

lower

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 CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1869-26), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Iwamoto, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Ichiyama.

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC 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. 1689-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to CPC.

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, CPC, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors