RELATING TO AQUATIC LIFE.
Summary
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to amend the definition of "aquarium purposes", in Hawaii Administrative Rules, to allow a bona fide aquaculture entity or scientific research entity to collect aquatic life without a permit so long as the aquatic life remains in the county in which it was collected while it is alive.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Jan 21, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Re-Referred to WLA/EDT, JDC.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to WTL/EDT, JDC.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
P
Tim Richards
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
Co
Kurt Fevella
RRepublican
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