SB 657 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT.

Summary

Appropriates funds for the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology within the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish and operate a Center for Climate Resilient Development. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Environment

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Apr 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB657_HD1 → SB657_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change the version from House Draft (HD1) to Senate Draft (SD1), updating administrative metadata and correcting a typo in the text. Most significantly, the effective date of the legislation was moved from the distant future of July 1, 3000, to July 31, 2050, making the law operative in the near term. The report title was also updated to pluralize 'Appropriation' to 'Appropriations' to reflect the funding language.

Scope change

The scope of the bill regarding its operational timeline changed from a hypothetical future date to a specific date in 2050, allowing the establishment of the Center for Climate Resilient Development to begin planning for that timeframe.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 31, 2050, activating the funding and establishment of the new center.

TECHNICAL

The report title was updated to change 'Appropriation' to 'Appropriations' to align with the plural funding language used in the bill.

A typo in the text was corrected, changing 'Assestment' to 'Assessment' regarding the IPCC report.

Several lines describing the House version metadata, including specific timestamps and revision numbers, were removed.

Lines describing the Senate version metadata, including new timestamps and revision numbers, were added.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 17, 2026

Committee

Re-Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM.

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 3:00PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 3:00PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 3:45PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to HED, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 33

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 469).

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Alcos, Ward.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Muraoka, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1414), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Woodson.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1263) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, HED, FIN, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 181) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 27, 2025

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, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from HRE/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 232) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 1:50PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to HRE/AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.