RELATING TO MARINE AFFAIRS.
Summary
Declares that the State is an ocean cluster. Establishes the Office of Marine Affairs and Marine Affairs Governing Board within the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Establishes the Marine Affairs Coordinator position. Repeals the powers and duties of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism over marine affairs. Transfers the employees and functions of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Marine Affairs to the Office of Marine Affairs. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Jan 23, 2026
Signed Jul 7, 2026
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MODERATE
This bill was revised to shift the Office of Marine Affairs from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to the Governor's Office, aligning it with the executive branch rather than a state corporation. The revision also renamed the governing body from a 'Board' to a 'Task Force' and updated the effective date of the law from the distant year 3000 to 2050, making the legislation immediately actionable for future planning.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed by moving the administrative oversight of marine affairs from a state corporation to the Governor's Office, thereby altering the chain of command and funding source for the new office.
SCOPE
The Office of Marine Affairs was moved from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to the Office of the Governor.
DEFINITION
The governing body was renamed from the 'Marine Affairs Governing Board' to the 'Marine Affairs Task Force'.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2050.
FISCAL
The appropriation for the Marine Affairs Coordinator position was moved from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to the Office of the Governor.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
57
Key actions
26
Committee
25
Amendments
2
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe voting no (4) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).
lower
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
upper
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 226-26) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
May 1, 2026
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
upper
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 226-26).
upper
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
lower
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
upper
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.
upper
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 PM; Conference Room 329.
upper
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.
lower
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 8:30AM in conference room 411.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 713).
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Iwamoto, Perruso, Poepoe, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Poepoe, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1519-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Committee
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1270-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to ECD, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 17
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 318) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Reported from EDT/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2436) 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 AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kim.
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDT/AEN has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-13-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDT/AEN deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:05PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDT/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
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