SB 2130 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HUNTING.

Summary

Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to identify public lands on each island of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, and Hawaii, that may be newly designated as public hunting areas for the hunting of game birds and game mammals without conflicting with other land uses. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2130 → SB2130_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill shifts from a mandate to automatically increase public hunting land acreage by 20% to a directive for the Department of Land and Natural Resources to identify suitable lands without conflicting with other uses. This change replaces a rigid numerical target with a more flexible, case-by-case evaluation process. Additionally, the effective date of the law was delayed significantly from immediate approval to July 1, 2050, and the bill title was updated to reflect its new focus on identifying lands rather than mandating acreage increases.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from requiring a specific 20% increase in hunting land acreage on every island to requiring the department to identify appropriate public lands that do not conflict with existing uses.

REQUIREMENT

Replaced a mandatory 20% increase in public hunting acreage with a requirement to identify suitable lands that do not conflict with other uses.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from immediate approval to July 1, 2050.

REPORTING

Updated the legislative report requirement to track progress on identifying applicable islands rather than complying with a specific acreage increase.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title and metadata to reflect the shift from a numerical mandate to a land identification process.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2509) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

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Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-13-26 1:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

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Feb 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

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Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

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Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA, WAM.

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

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3 primary · 0 co-sponsors