# Hawaii HB 1316: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Hawaii HB 1316, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Luke A. Evslin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Act 128, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1316
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-05-29, Act 128, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228).
- Sponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Rental Vessels, Registration, Numbering, Navigable Waters, Wailua River State Park, Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park, Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, State Parks Special Fund, WTL, WAM/CPN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 13 (252 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Beginning 1/1/2026, requires rental vessels to be registered and numbered with the Department of Land and Natural Resources before being rented or leased, or offered for rent or lease, by the public for transiting the navigable waters of a state park. Requires registration fees to be deposited into the State Parks Special Fund. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fees fund Hawaii state parks: benefit, low. Fees collected under this rule go to Hawaii’s State Parks Special Fund to support state parks programs. The law does not specify the fee amount or change how much people pay.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (50)

- 2025-05-29: Act 128, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228). (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Act 128, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Moriwaki, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Chun, Lamosao, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 151) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 151). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 9:30AM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 9:30AM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Chun, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Souza. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Moriwaki, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Elefante. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 759) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1830) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: 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. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM/CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1218) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 163). (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to WTL, WAM/CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 978), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-24: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 679) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-11: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 143) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-01-30: 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, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-22: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1316_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1316_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1316_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1316_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1228_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1316_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1316_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1316_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1316_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1316_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1228_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1316-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).